Unclear 1852 notes span science to wine riots
Disjointed 1852 items discuss butterflies, pineapple culture, wheat world production, Vanderbilt investments in canal, ex-Queen of Naples horse breeding, a steeplechase rider's death, African climate health, a British bicycle ruling, hotel liability, phylloxera defense syndicates in France, and delegates from the Defence Syndicate of the Marne forced from vines amid hostile wine growers, illustrating varied 19th century concerns and anecdotes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
France
Watt
Pup
Ayndanate
Marne
Saint Martin
Ceck
Dewemce Syndicate
Gail
Vinet
A Man's Hat Admonitions From A Merchant Ad Page
A jumbled old clipping offers guidance on hat wear in a humorous tone from Aren's Outfitter. It discusses proper hat positioning to suit the wearer and avoid social ruin, then shifts to a note about Mrs G M Redman of St Louis becoming a youngest grandmother at age fifty two when a daughter bore a grandchild Mire ALN. Fase of Kansas City is mentioned and a stray garden observation ends the fragment with a cryptic line.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aren’s Outfitter
Babcock
New Yorker
Dreams in Twilight Haunting Troubled Hearts
A Detroit Free Press poem excerpt by J.H. Parke explores dreams of lost loved ones that linger at midnight and twilight. It recalls memories of mother, father, child or wife, a dear departed, and the haunting pain and peace their images bring to grieving hearts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J.H. Parke
Detroit Free Press
The Millers Thief and a Sleepwalking Mistake
In Talnley the miller Harvey Jameson is robbed of a fifty dollar stash and the money hidden in a tin box. Dick Levee, a stranger employed as a boarder, falls in love with Jennie Jameson and proves trustworthy. The theft turns to a sleepwalking episode, a reveal of Dick’s innocence, and a plan for their future together with Jennie as the miller’s blessing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Talnley
Talinley
Harvey Jameson
Farmer Greene
Jennie
Levee
Greene
Jameson
Talmley
Dick Levee
Miller
Galvin
the Hollow
Mrs. Jameson
Pye
Harvey
Thresehold
Tate
Glavin
Millers Chamber
Aga Smiller
Farm and Garden Notes on Fencing and Fowl Breeding
The article advises cross wiring fence strands to reduce lightning dangers to cattle and sheep. It discusses the origin of domestic fowls from a single wild species and the value of variation in breeding. It reports a dairy test favoring beets over ensilage for lamb growth, with beets yielding three pounds weekly versus two and a half for ensilage, and notes final weights after 12 weeks.
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Hoard
Farmera
New York Independent
Michigan
Troublesome Peavy remembers pious zeal in Albion tale
A portrait of Peavy, the eccentric Albion resident noted for strict churchgoing, who once challenged a preacher over a biblical claim about the Israelite desert and their sandals. The passage blends satire with other clipped items from Rural New Yorker and New York World discussing farming, sheep care, churning temperatures, and livestock.
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Albion
Peavy
Lewiston (Me
Magnetized Watches and Their Electrical Effects
A jeweler explains how electricity can magnetize watches and affect their timekeeping. He notes that a compass near the watch’s spring may reveal the effect, with needle deflection when placed near live wires or under crossed wires, indicating magnetization.
Fashionable Ball Toilets and Powdered Hair Trends
In the realm of fashion a suggestion for a pretty party costume describes a gowns with pale green pongee silk corsage and sleeves, black velvet trellis trim, and a dark green mer veileux skirt. It notes watteau inspired waist illusion, powder balls as a season trend, and a decorative gown with mauve flowers on white gauze.
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Ociety
St. Germaine
An Albino Among Swallows
A white swallow sighting near Birchington ends in gunshot injury. Despite rescue, the bird’s wing was shattered and it cannot fly again. the correspondent laments bird collectors and notes the beauty and rarity of the creature.
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London Times
Westgate-on-Sea
Birchington
Movable Drops Threaten Diamonds With Explosions
A St Louis Republic report explains that rose diamonds may explode when heated by sun or light as volatile liquids trapped in cavities near their centers rapidly expand. Many stones remain unfinished with drops still forming pure carbon crystals, sometimes visible to the naked eye or under a microscope, and gases under tension may also be present.
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St Louis Republic
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Indiana Progress
Terme Bisco
Wentereway
Lim
Florida
Henry H. Fowler
Local Board of London
Corneline Vanderbilt
New York
Naples
Empress of
Austria
Chancery
Auteuil
Upper Pongo
England
Prostietor
Abrilly
Russia
Buman
Agrcultural College of Ontario
Dominion
New York World
Minorcas
New Hampshire Experiment Station
Arizona
Alfilfa
Josephine
Rocco
Temperance
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