Various Global Notes Include Wyoming Equality and Chilean Industry
A compilation of 1861 items touches on Wyoming adopting Equal Rights symbols with a broken chain emblem, Brazil seizing Countess dEu property, and Chile expanding mills and factories. It notes an electric soldering iron innovation, Appalachian resources drawing interest for Chicago’s World Fair, and Topolobampo experiments in communal living. Also mentioned are a Richmond goat prize, and a Washington barber lineage.
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Chile
Santiago
Boston Transcript
Appalachian Basin
Cacoapeake & Ohio Railroad Company
Guynandotte River
Chesapeake & Ohio Railway
Onward to the Noble Spirit in Times-Democrat Poem
A Times-Democrat excerpt by W. A. Havener praises onward marching toward glory and fame while urging deeds of good. It remembers heroes who answer duty with steadfast hearts and a shield of truth, framing a call to righteous action.
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W. A. Havener
Times-Democrat
A Costly Mistake Ends In Engagement Clash
Thomas Tatlock, a young doctor with grand plans, plans to wed heiress Francella Martin aided by Uncle Bob Millingham. A series of comic misadventures follows as false teeth misrouted, a dog arrives, and love rivals surface, culminating in a broken engagement and a new bond between Millingham and Francella.
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Mr. Millingham
Uncle Bob
Thomas
Tom Tatlock
Thamas
Tom
Mr. Tallock
Applegate Depot
Thomas Tatlock
Francella Martin
Mr. Tatlock
New York
Bob
Francie
Barker
King Charles
Express
Hannah
Josin
Miss Martin
Jane
Miss Francella
Francella
Tom Tattock
T. Tattock
Francella Magri
First Glimpse of Gold Discovery in California 1848
A fragment from 1848 notes San Francisco’s two weeklies the Californian and California Star mention mining at Sutter’s Mill with a gold package worth thirty dollars. The Star later reports editor E C Kemble’s trip, silence, and then a claim that mines were a sham, before mid June when gold becomes the region’s cry. The era prompts mass departure for mines and disrupted livelihoods.
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San Francisco
The
Californian
California Star
Sutter’s Mill
New Helvetia
Star
E. C. Kemble
Coloma
Fertility tips for potatoes and home mills idea
Guidance from the New York Times urges broadcasting superphosphate after harrowing for potatoes, noting the need for potash and a balanced manure. The Boston Cultivator extols farmers grinding grain at home, saving tolls by owning and operating a shared neighborhood mill using idle horses for power.
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Boston
Wood Ashes for Gardens and Moon Blindness in Horses
Wood ashes mix with soil to supply potash and retain moisture, aiding garden fertility and drought resilience. Moon blindness in horses is hereditary and affected by environment. treatment includes eye protection, saline anti inflammatories, and belladonna solution, with bran mask and no corn during recovery.
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Journal of Horticulture
New York Times
Pigeons On The Farm Aids And Beautifies Rural Life
Practical notes extol keeping common pigeons on farms as a small cost venture with many benefits. They clean grain scraps, fertilize fields with droppings, and provide meat and income via squabs and pigeon pie, while adding life to the homestead.
A Kings Conquest and a Peruvian Colonel Tale
A London favorite piece recounts King Kalakaua of Hawaii attempting Samoa conquest, financing a small navy, then recoiling as drunken captains and Samoan chiefs thwarted him, leaving only valuable cannon and a whistle as security. A Peru section follows a young colonel’s love chase in Lima, hindered by language and etiquette, and ends with New York’s oldest house’s Revolutionary-era tale.
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Kalakaua
Samoa
Aalta
Honolulu
Chicago News
Fannie B. Ward
Lima
Peru
Marsh Mallow Native to Europe Could Grow Locally
The marsh mallow is a European native supplying the bulk of our commercial need but has naturalized on New England and New York salt marshes. Used in medicine and confectionery, roots chiefly harvested in autumn from two year old plants. Much marshy land could produce the plant at home, reducing reliance on imports.
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New York Sun
Topolobampo
Lower
California
San Francisco Chronicle
Tepelchampe
New York
Willian Street
Wall
Fair Streets
Fair Street
Foltom Street
Lota
Holland
Golden Hill
Boston
Sixteenth Regiment of Foot
Britigh
Golden Mill
John
Faken
Gold
Some of Liberty
George Washington
Baron Steubes
General Putnam
Lafayette
New York Telegram
Europe
New England
Unspecified social couple discussed in New York Weekly
Mrs Tiptop questions a gentleman's attentiveness while Miss Tiptop explains he hails from old English nobility but likely is poor. The exchange reveals social tensions over status and wealth.
Bloody Showers Across Medieval Times
A survey recalls fourteen showers of blood and other matter in Europe from 319 to 1807, plus related eerie phenomena in 1222 1251 1348 1561 1686 and 1807, including bloodied leaves and a Siamite event.
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Rome
Italy
Syria
Europe
Villach
Austria
Burgundy
Dedfordshire
England
Witnesed
Wariemburg
Siam
St. Louie Republic
Also Mentioned on This Page
Endiana Progress
Wenpxeenar
Canada
Dominion
Brazil
d'Eu
Dom Pedro
Wyoming
Ceylon
Richmond
Washington, D C
Tuomas
Millingham
Martin
Jock
Landes
France
Bordeaux
Bayonne
M. Brementier
Edwin Asa Dix
Rosa Bonheur
New Niagara
New Forth
New York Dispatch
John H. Stalin
Montgomery County
New York Epoch
New York World
Hawaii
Winister
Faney
Marsh Mallow
He Rei
Philadelphia
Penn
New Feel Harbor
New York, Lake Erie and Western Railroad
AIA
Bagh McCulloch
Washington Star
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