Vast mixture of 19th century notices from Berks County
A 1889 miscellany notes will validity and writing, global economic mentions, and assorted political tales. It covers declarations of will in Berks County, English and American commerce, Russian imperial type, India statistics, Utah and Central American politics, and a President Harrison anecdote about North and South Dakota statehood with a dramatic signing ruse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harrison
North
South Dakota
Ebeld
Old Jack Frost Sweeps Over the Hills
Poem lines describe frost’s onset as autumn colors bloom across elms willows maples and thistle-down. A lyrical portrait credits Old Jack Frost as the silent ice king bringing golden brown leaves and bright color across the countryside.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack Freet
Jack Frost
Old Jack Frost
Ice King
Luana S. Thomas
Frank Lealic
The Lost Will in Ohio Widow's Flight and Fire
A peculiar tale from southern Ohio follows Thomas Martin a wealthy oil landowner who revokes a will amid family strife. After his death his housekeeper Mrs Thatcher vanishes pursued by a lawman tracing her from Cincinnati to a boarding house network. A lightning strike reveals James Martin’s will burned in the wagon blaze. Thatcher aided by clever disguise escaped with the other will and money. The relatives share the recovered will’s estate and award Thatcher $500 before she remarries in Oregon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio
Thomas Martin
Pennsylvania
Itz
Alice
James
Henry
Tom
Martin
May
Thatcher
Cincinnati
Rose
Chrisgs
Ms Thatcher
James Martin
Oregon
New York Sun
Nevrose Among Dogs The French academy reports canine hysteria spreading
The French academy of sciences notes a new canine form of nevrose or hysteria. pampered pet dogs show nervous disorders and the same influences blamed for human hysteria. dogs of humble breeds remain less affected. researchers warn of artificial living and lack of exercise blamed for the trend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
French Academy of Sciences
France
Drumming of the Ruffed Grouse Unearthed Mystery
A discussion on the origin of the ruffed grouse drum notes, contrasting theories of a hollow log resonance with claims of wing whir and body motion. An observer referenced in Harper’s Magazine questions the log beating idea and suggests wing movement may drive the sound.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brewer
Samuels
Harper's Magazine
Inspecting Telegraph Poles Show Dangers of Decay
A street inspection story describes a worker bore testing a telegraph pole with a gimlet to assess wood strength. He notes poles can look sound yet harbor decay, risking collapse in wind, and cites a Bowery pole that appears solid but is nearly decayed inside.
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Bowery
Fourth Street
New York
Oxalis blooms and composting guidance from old farmer notes
The article extols oxalis as a window plant that always blooms and fills baskets with abundant flowers. It then covers composting weeds, bone handling, and avoiding lime with manure, plus warnings about seeds spreading. It includes advice on saving corn for cow feed, improving soil nitrogen with clover, storing potatoes, and using forest leaves for animal bedding and litter.
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Bourdes
Dakota
Minnesota
Littering beds and farm notes from Prairie Farmer
Practical advice on farm litter with leaves as absorbent bedding and compost material. Methods for gathering leaves, using baskets and a wooden fork, storing dry leaves, and making loft space. Additional notes cover fodder timing, fattening beef, grasses, manure use, and seed drying practices.
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Prairie Farmer
History of a Diamond and Its Daring Losses and Gains
The Delancy diamond has a tangled tale tracing from Charles the Bold through a Swiss soldier and a Portugal king to Hurley de Sincy. It passes through a Hebrew broker after a servant disappears and a murdered body is found, revealing a loyal, long-hidden risk in a famed jewel.
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Delancy
Charles the Bold
Duke of Burgundy
Portugal
Hurley de Sincy
Henri YE
de Laney
What We Drink and Other Scribbles From the Street
A collage of witty exchanges and snippets about everyday life, neighbors, and social quips. Jokes about taxes and funerals mix with verses and street chatter, highlighting humor and irony in urban scenes.
How the Arabs Make Tea Recipe and Traveler’s Nourishment
The mistress of the tent brews tea by boiling coarse leaves in water with salt, thickens with cream, and serves it in half pint mugs. The process includes cleansing the kettle, frying a paste of meal and butter, and using a brass ladle to mix the drink, which sustains traveler and hunger alike. Charlotte Yonge is writing her latest novel.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Indiana Progress
Berks County
Patent Office
Chauncey Depew
Honduras
Florida
South Carolina
Russia
India
British India Office
Arthur L. Thomas
Utah Territory
Secretary of the Interior
Lsat
Lord Tesanyson
Cardinal Newman
Cardinal Manning
Mr. Gladstone
Assyria
Synnacheril
Konyanjik
Bagdad
Central America
Central American Union
Berrios
Guatemala
Sen Salvador
New Orleans Piceyune
Nevrose
Faem and Garden
Vick
Alata
Gainine Greand
Crematory
de Paddack
Darling
Berrevics
Eda
Suaw
Maj. Riffe
Billy Bliven
Jimson
Wilson
Jove
Miss Dasher
Eddie
Willie Thomas
Boo Hoo
Johanie
Mrs. Wickwire
Wickwire
M’rier
Jarson
SSY
Rome Sci Eti Poe SA
Municipal Ater Ang Gam Tea, Pai Railroad
Securitie
Indiana County Depot Bank
United States
Stewart
Mre
J. M. Way
Cashion
Walker & Sor
Philadelphia
DW. Anthony
Charlotte , Yonge
Hes
Holland
Bali
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