Emigration, finance, and railways in the era notes
The item surveys emigration to Italy for vine and olive farming, warns of Greek turbulence, and discusses financial theft risks and safe design. It recounts a 1869 transcontinental railway spread, global lines, and new explosives like Americanite. It ends with a wreck report from a frigid maritime coast.
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Hill
Italy
United States
Canada
Russia
Sea of Okheotek
Canadian Pacific
South America
France
Mediterranean
Lake Tehad
Ordinance Bureau
War and Navy Departments
O. D. Howard
le Cave
Poem Fragment About a Wayward Child
A fragmentary verse reflects on a child's distant footsteps and tears in a mother’s absence. The speaker contrasts soft sleeping baby moments with a sense of separation, invoking divine guardianship and parental care through a prayerful tone.
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Mary R. Corley
Busion Transcript
The Two Maries During the Reign of Terror
In a Paris crowd during the Reign of Terror two women shape a mercy tale. Marie the Pauper helps noble Antonio de Nantes escape the guillotine by swapping clothes with Marie and posing as the aristocrat, while Robespierre weighs the ruse. The act yields release for the brother and a wary peace between sisters.
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France
Marie
Llowdy
Antonio de Nantes
Robespierre
Roespierre
de Nantes
Maria de Montes
Paris
Marie de Nantes
Gems and diamonds among royal collectors and sovereign treasures
The piece surveys eminent collectors including Queen Victoria Empress Eugenie and the Russian Imperial family, noting famous pieces such as Mrs McKay’s pearls and a Paris crown jewel necklace bought by Tiffany. It also cites a 1,000,000 valued necklace owned by Prince Grosnouf and a 6666-diamond Lobkowitz necklace.
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Eugenie
Marquise of Povir
Russia
Empresa
Austria
Paris
Mcakay
Prague
New York Mail and Express
Farm and Garden Notes and Advice From Old Papers
A composite of agricultural items ranging from humane colt handling to soil feeding practices, crop rotation, and dairy care. It covers soiling cattle feed, keeping clean milk rooms, horse and pig management, iron and copperas use for fowls, hillside plowing, and general farm wisdom with emphasis on restraint, nuisance control, and steady profit through quality. It also includes notes on counterfeit currency and a veteran general story about a cowardly soldier.
It Makes a Difference in a Domestic Quip
A brief newspaper quip shows a husband and wife debating a neighbor who killed a dog. The wife notes the dog killed was her Fido but clarifies it was his hunting dog. The husband reacts with alarm and asks where his gun. New York Herald.
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Rusia
Witigenskia
seamerWreckvi
Gee Frenceco
Gerace
Point Areca
Gan
New York Herald
Sliver Ponsonby Haigho Ring Theme Sparks Debate
A fragment notes a silver ring maker Ponsonby Haigho with cloud symbolism, hinting at a broader cultural or stylistic discussion. The terse line suggests a crafted item tied to a poetic motif.
Burning bush tale and petition to World’s Fair shown
A traveler recounts a scene with a priest and an MP observing a heatless burning bush while others seek miracles. The bush’s odd glow and superstition spark humor as the party jokes and the MP defers. The narrative shifts to American Indians seeking exhibit representation at the World’s Fair and petitions sent to the president and cabinet.
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West
United States
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Indiana Progress
Wepseepay
San Francisco Chronicle
Greece
New Orleans
Chicgo Herald
Tama Lamp
Marie the Pauper
Nantea
Tam
Astonio de Nantes
Damascus
Japan
Toledo
Spain
Zlatoust
Urals
Kate Field
Washington
Eleventh Street
Robert J. Thompson
Eleventh and
Chesnut Streets
Kokomo
Ind
Glaas
Pittsburg
Philadelphia
Messie,Grimaux
Arnaud
New
Orleane Picayune
New York Observer
New York Times
Meyers
West Virginia
Commission
Ohio
New York World
Philadelpha
Sub-Treasury
Waltera
Times-Democrat
Ean
Miles
Casteria
Osco
Lowell
Mass
Cantoria
Seid
Tee Duramg
M. P
Aos
Reo
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