Local Miscellany of Sudden Deaths and Oddities
A collage of 19th century mishaps and crimes from Chicago to Indiana. Reports include accidental gunshot in Warsaw, Greenfield, and a fatal eye injury in Milwaukee. a strange two week continual rain under a clear sky at Knob Noster. martial law over smallpox fears near Bradford. a church scene disruption in New Haven. a deadly staircase fall and a carriage wreck. a Swede's body mistaken for kept cool. and a Kansas murder suicide in Osage Mission with a chilling final note.
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Boston
Union
Chicago
Warsaw
Ind
James’ Grubbss
Charles Lightfoot
Greenfield
California
Nik
John Curran
de Witt
Low WA
James Ging
West Albany
Minn
Bradford
Hutayetic
St. Louis Democrat
Knob Noster
Moz
New Haven
Poprano
Ordef Wobrits
Milwaukee
St. Paul
Wan
H. Stafford
Lewiston
Wetton
Chamberlain
Boston & Maire*Railroad
Medtal
Inwood
Tnd
Giccar
Robbins
The Vagaries of a Starving Man in the Yukon
Evants, lost in the Yellowstone vicinity, recounts thirty seven days of peril and near starvation. He describes visions of lavish meals, his body’s decline, and talking with imagined companions as his stomach demands varied sustenance. He recalls a stream, minnows eaten raw, and the stomach’s quarrel over nourishment.
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Mr. Evants
Yellowstone
Sceribner’s
New Gat
Washington
Houra
Hoysgt
Ane
Sleep and its balance in modern life
A discussion on sleep duration warns that excessive wakefulness harms health while too little sleep harms many. It argues the brain is over-stimulated by modern life and calls for generous rest, especially for the young, noting many under forty need eight hours or more. It also mentions a marriage anecdote about Mr Tease and Miss Cross.
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Tease
Miss Cross
Cross
Corn Stubble tillage for better next season
A farmer argues for fall plowing of corn stubble to mix残 plant debris with soil, improve nutrient absorption, and prevent dried stalks from scattering. Turning under stalks and roots now boosts vegetable matter, frost resilience, and prepares spring sowing for oats or barley, reducing future losses.
Atmosphere Changes Linked to Global Fires and Quakes
The article argues that vast fires across the Northwest reflect a broader atmospheric shift driven by extreme internal Earth heat and volcanic activity. It links wildfires to unusual wind patterns, droughts, and a global belt of disturbance, noting records of earthquakes, volcanic events, and parched air fueling the blazes. It cites droughts, reversed seasons, and dry air reducing oxygen, causing asphyxiation deaths near water and wells, with carbonic gas detected in fatalities.
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Brourly
Northwest States
South America
Sandwich Islands
Java
Japan
St. Thomas
Globe
Europe
Asia
North America
Persia
Pacific
Chicago
St Louis
Lake Shore
Lake Michigan
Hudson Bay
Minnesota
Wisconsin
Michigan
Canada
Winnipeg
Tennessee
Vencreton
Practical Household Tips From Hearth and Home
A collection of old homemaking notes covers onion pickling, oil painting cleaning with chalked flannel, and an antiseptic charcoal-lard ointment for smallpox symptoms. It also describes carbolic acid waxed paper, animal fat storage tips, and farm advice on fattening stock, poultry care, weed control, and farm equipment storage before winter.
Atmospheric changes and disease spread questioned in 19th century note
A Madison Wisconsin Journal piece contemplates whether recent atmospheric shifts, with reduced oxygen and altered gases, could affect animal and plant life and potentially ease epidemic spread. It warns that anxiety and malnutrition heighten vulnerability, urging timely sanitary action to prevent pestilence and protect public health.
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Madison
Wis
Journal
Oxen Training and Preservation by Teackle of Baltimore
A Baltimore author outlines methods for preparing oxen for work and preserving equipment. He emphasizes coating parts to resist rot and rust, gradual education from one year old, tying tails to prevent escape, and a controlled regimen using signs and gentle handling. The goal is lasting elasticity and durability through careful, staged instruction.
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Teackle
Baltimore
Ice Fleas On Morteratsch Glacier Describe Tiny Insects
In a glacier ramble I found hundreds of minute jet black fleas under flattish rocks on Morteratsch Glacier. The six legged insects, about one-twelfth inch long, jump their length, live in sun-warmed ice basins, and cluster in shoals on ice surfaces while few stay attached to stones.
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Morteratsch
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How to Fasten Cows at Golden's Bridge NY
A New York Post correspondent outlines a cow stall setup using upright wooden poles as neck fasteners. The design features a six foot two inch stall depth four feet two inches of clear wall space, and a leather neck strap buckled to a pole.
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Golden's Bridge
Old Colony Railroad Free Pass Spurs Passenger Growth at Wollaston Heights
A Boston Advertiser correspondent reports the Old Colony Railroad offered a free pass for three of five cars to any traveler binding at Wollaston Heights Massachusetts. In four years the station’s paying passengers rose from about 3,000 to 50,000, reflecting a dramatic surge in traffic and local impact.
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Boston Advertiser
Old Colony Railroad
Wollston Heights
Massachusetts
Ttle
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Til
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Eas
Wheeler
Osage Mission
Kungas
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Flanagah
Clarence
Scientific America
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