Various Global and Local News From December 4 1859
The issue reports on safety envelopes rejected by post office inspectors in Washington, Edison backed doll manufacturing, sparrow feeding penalties in New York, Hebrew cattle handling immunity to phthisis, Russian Black Sea maneuvers near failure, Klather deemed sane after attempted assassination, Franceville independence with Chevilliart president, metal railroad ties test in Chicago, army barracks recruits abuses and desertions at Jefferson Barracks, proposed England France bridge from Folkestone to Cape Grisnez, English Channel crossing by rail debates, and vast unclaimed U.S. swamp land suitable for drainage and cultivation.
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England
France
Folkeston
Cape Grisnez
Iron and Steel Institute
Paris
English Channel
Chicago Herald
Things Immortal Poem Echoes Faith and Charity
The Atlanta Constitution quotes Myna Jack praising enduring virtues. It speaks of pure beauty, memory, mercy, and hopeful action as forces that never die. A call to awaken love, be just, and help others, so a lasting light shines on high.
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Angel
Mae
Myna Jack
Atlanta Constitution
A Little Venture at Fifty Second Street and Debt
Cornelia leaves a Fifth Avenue stage and wanders toward the east, inner conflicts about independence surfacing. She contemplates a self supporting plan, then finds herself in a delicatessen where a cashier girl is accused of theft. Willard Oliver, a wealthy New York lawyer, arrives and the two reconnect, with him offering to take care of her as she considers beginning self-support.
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Cornelia
Fifth Avenue
Fifty-second Street
Near West
New York
Sarah
Willard Oliver
Madame Monfort’s
Third Avenue
Delicatessen
Phwat
Schwab
Ree
Fiftieth Street
van Tollar
de Rothschild
Amazemet
Lost Money And A Wary Lover In A Saturday Night Tale
In a clipped dialogue from Saturday Night, Cornelia navigates a money dilemma with Schwab the shopkeeper and her lover, who insists on paying a debt with a cheerful, unapologetic air. Cornelia frets over her aunt and the future, clinging to a fragile hope they can manage without the extra coin.
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Schwab
Cornelia
Mary
Origin of forks in dining hinges on Byzantine court tale
The article traces early fork use from medieval kisses to serving spits and holding foods. It notes nobles used forks to toast bread and handle sticky or aromatic items, with a 11th century Byzantine noblewoman's two pronged fork linked to later Western adoption. It suggests fork eating began at Byzantine imperial court and spread to Europe by the 17th century.
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Byzantium
Venice
Petrus Damianus
Europe
Chinamen as Smokers Across Imperial China
A column describes Chinese smoking habits with Li Hongzhang as a example. It notes water pipes used by nobles, long pipe stems, servants aiding, and repeated inhalations. It adds that Chinese prefer tobacco similar to twist, use snuff, and that cigarettes are cheap and poor quality.
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China
Li Hung Chang
Frank Carpenter
Tien Tsin
Short Names Rivalry Across Nations
A whimsical note from Youth's Competition surveys how unusual surnames echo across borders. It cites a France with only the letter B, rival Belg ium families named O, and a Swedish village A. It mentions a French Marquis of O from Henry II's era, a Belgium O lineage, a Y village and river, and a China village Vj misrendered by mapmakers, illustrating geographers maps and notoriety.
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France
Belgium
Henry II
Sweden
China
Norom
Teal Estats Avan House Tour Prompts Curiosity
A New York Weekly snippet describes a house praised for its modern improvements with phrases about a cyclone cave and an earthquake cellar. The dialogue shows an Eastern man eager to grow up with the country and an agent guiding the tour.
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New York Weekly
Too Tough for Him. Mrs Pancake in Tramp Encounter
A window incident yields a trimmed dialogue where a tramp returns asking for a pie, claiming any teeth marks are minor and no further harm was done, reflecting a gritty street scene and a blunt back-and-forth. The exchange centers on a pie and a sharp retort from Mrs Pancake as onlookers witness the moment.
Fatting Animals and Seed Corn Practices for Farms
The article discusses fattening livestock through understanding food elements, noting Jersey cows underperform in Indiana dairies and suggesting slaughter for unprofitable stock. It covers orchard ant control with bones or water, berry picking labor notes, and stresses proper seed corn selection and storage to protect vitality, moisture control, and rodent protection. It ends with a warning that dairy cleanliness is essential to quality butter and cheese.
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Indiana
Jersey
Stogtman
Farm and Garden Notes on crops and practices
Practical farm tips cover hay financing, soil fertility, mulching with tan bark, and preserving fodder. Advice on feeding, breeding, clean poultry quarters, forest planting mixes, and using iron for weak chicks. Notes on garden items, rings, and animal merit plus a Count Anthoskoff snow flower discovery and a sacred Nepaul seed offered for sale at Calentia with a high potential price.
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Calentia
India
Nepaul
Cies
Candy and soda water spark row with doctors
In a quoted exchange a doctor criticizes another for giving the Smith children candy cake and soda water while the other defends his role as the family physician. The men clash over child health practices in a brief public moment.
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Doctor A
Smith
Doctor B
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Indiana Progress
Weperrs Bay
Post Office
Washington
Thomas A. Edison
New York State
Behrend
Black Sea
Klather
Prince William of Wurtemburg
Whic
Franceville
New Hebrides
M. Chevilliart
Ens. Hshman
Saone
Chicago
Jfffson Barracks
Army Court of Inquiry
Secretary of War
United States
Incelar
New York World
View's Magazine
Touce
Philadelphia
Sou‘ache
Count Anthoskoff
Siberia
Count Anthoskff
St. Peters Brz
Aumber
Pittsburg
Rosenbaumy
Market St
Fifth Ave
Pittsburg, PA
Holland & Seas Wholesale Manuf
Federal ST
Allegheny, PA
Market Street
Ieee
Tae
Biber & Baston
Wmar Il
Thomas Elliott
Veniam
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