EndiANA Progresses Through Curious 1890s Wonderings
A garbled excerpt surveys global notes from 1890s press. It references population figures for New York Chicago Philadelphia and others, remarks on Japan's House of Lords, Turkish sultan, German science support, Koch lymph, and London growth. It jokes about immigration to Canada and the United States and ponders Bildung in imperial capitals.
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United States
New York
Chicago
Philadelphia
Brooklyn
St. Louis
Boston
Baltimore
San Francisco
Cincinnati
Cleveland
Washington Star
Emin
Africa
Curtius
Greece
Koch
Aceland
Canada
Boston Advertiser
Lost youth and blossoms recalled in old verses
Poem fragment reflects on fleeting youth and memories of happier times. With imagery of blossoms, bells, breezes, and appletrees, the speaker laments how youth fades while yesterday’s sweetness lingers in memory. The lines praise past joys and mourn their passing.
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Mary A. Mason
Frank Leslie
Little White Stones and a Fisherman's Daughter
Ruth is born after a shipwreck on a rough coast as her father perishes at sea. Her grandmother cares for the infant through poverty and hardship, while Ruth grows into a bright young woman, marries a cabin-boy Jack Parker, and endures loss. A chance discovery of oyster pearls becomes a fortune that lifts them to a farmer’s life with a happy ending.
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Ruth
Ruthy
Jack Parker
Jennie
Jack
Captain Bright
Pol
Christmausetide
Mrs. Bright
Old Simon
Sam
Captain Parker
Sam Gill
Simon
Annie Gill
The
Dolphin
Ituth
Keith
New York
the Ledger
Astor Dinner Set Worth Fifty Thousand Dollars
A $50,000 gold dinner service once owned by the Astor family now belongs to Mrs William Astor. The ornate pieces include a large plateau, centre-piece, end pieces, candelabra, wine-covers, and pitchers with repousse fruit, unicorn, and lion designs. The set is paired with a fine linen cloth and pink satin border.
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Astor
William Astor
A New Kind of Fuel From Rangoon Oil Refinery
Indian engineer reports experiments at Rangoon oil refinery to create a cheap solid fuel from petroleum by heating the oil and dissolving three percent common soap. The resulting product is hard to ignite, burns slowly with barely any smoke, and yields high heat, deemed superior to other mineral oil fuels tried.
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Rangoon
Household tips and recipes from old columns
Cleaning ivory ornaments with a toothbrush and soap restores lustre, with alcohol boosting shine. Candlemaking with enamel paints and simple shading creates floral and ribbon effects. Borax offers cures from ringworm to brightening silver, wool, and baby mouths. Recipes cover jelly trifle, Rhode Island Johnny Cake, and broiled chicken with stepwise prep.
Death From Gravel Cravings Shocks Coosa County
Thomas Waltz a 22 year old resident seven miles from Verbena Alabama died after years of craving gravel. He lived on a gravel train with the South & North Railroad and finally could not chew the rocks he sought, consuming hard flint gravel until illness and death ensued. The account is reported by the New York Star.
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Coosa County
Fla
Thomas Waltz
Verbena
South & North
New York Star
Salda Kentsha
New York
Vanderbilts
Rob Ray
Mary Jane
Consumption and the Koch lymph amid 19th century view
The article surveys historical fight against consumption, noting widespread fatalism, varying city death rates, and hopes for Professor Koch's lymph. It discusses global mortality, disease duration, climate and treatment effects, and cautious optimism about a future cure amid ongoing medical debate. The piece contrasts European and American data and mentions old tuberculous traces in bodies.
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Koch
Berlin
Vienna
London
Edinburgh
Belgium
Netherlands
Switzerland
Europe
Geneva
Paris
Rome
Philadelphia
Chicago
Richmond
St. Louis
Charleston
Memphis
New Orleans
Train Bond Over Age Laugh Sparks Honest Banter
On a Boston train two men shared a light moment about age. A gray, bent man asked for help with his overcoat, joking he is sixty-three. The younger man guessed age and the gray man revealed he would be seventy-one at his next birthday, provoking disbelief.
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Boston
Tam
Boston Transcript
He was Hit Hard Teacher What in a famine
A fragment from a rural page notes a child who has traveled to the countryside and recalls miles of apple trees with nothing growing among them, reflecting hardship or famine era conditions. The source half-cites a dialogue about scarcity and resilience.
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Newa
Old Farmer and Beasts Scenes in a Rural Lullaby
A fragment from St Nicholas and Detroit Free Press items recalls a playful old farmer with cows sheep and hens plus a comic water-works tale of a beaver dam. It also mentions storks nesting in Europe and notes on ants in Brazilian forests with curious behavior.
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Endiana Progress
F. Hershey
Japan
House of Lords
Turkey
Green
New York City
Metropolis
Thames
Seine
Venice
New Yark
Cuburbs
Bamarck
Hurgre Weekly
Raiom
Bimmerck
Dr. Koch
Frank Lesle
Mourope
England
Booth
Biemarck
Tan Stanley
Sandwich Islands
Pacific Ocean
Congress
Arkansas
Hawaii
Bellingham Bay
Whatcom
Eliza Island
Rosario Straits
Canal de Haro
Canfield
Nantucket
Moss
Whatcom (Wash
Father Hook
Pacific Coast
Asia
Behring Strait
Father Tuk
New York World
Good Housekeeping
Rhode Island
New York Times
Kansas City Star
Moe
Ceys
George W. Oden
St. Nicholas
IE Stork
Holland
Detroit Free Press
Maine
Lewiston
Brasil
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