Indiana Progress Worms and World Wealth Figures
A fragmented 1891 newspaper item cites figures on wealth distribution in the United States, European trade, and British emigration. It notes California gold output since 1673, Rothschild investments, European ship losses, and a quizzical remark about advertising value. The text is garbled but preserves names and numbers such as 1,250,000 possessors, 16,600,000,000 wealth, and 70,500,000 from California gold.
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California
The Hero of the Stampede on Merrill's Ranch
A whistle stop tale from Merrill's Western ranch follows herders enforcing squatters removal, a stampede threatening a squatter and a child, and Merrill's decision to aid the settler. The squatter saves the boy, is injured, and Merrill funds his claim, with cowpunchers presenting a purse of 130 dollars to honor the rescuer.
Persian Poem Rendered in Sleep Lovers Imagery
A lyrical fragment titled From the Persian evokes sleep as tender mercy sealing eyes with kiss like Cupid. Imagery binds winged night, crimson poppies, and visions of love. The speaker seeks rest and gentle influence to crown the brow and soothe a restless mind.
A Little Change Old Friend Dont You Remember
A playful exchange recalls Alice who loved a smile and feared a frown. Mr B Bolt Jr notes she is now married, implying Sweet Alice’s changed feelings and a new union. Short, light social snippet from the New York Weekly.
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Alice
Mr. B. Bolt, Jr
New York Weekly
Shoes Made Indestructible by German Prep
A German chemist claims a preparation extends shoe wear from 500 to 1000 percent and makes soles waterproof while improving flexibility. Also reported is a scrap leather lace-cutting machine enabling even small dealers to reuse offal. simple, inexpensive, with adjustable blades and a three-hole plate for uniform lace rounding.
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Germany
Chicago News
Huge Metal Mass Found At Chicago Masonic Temple Site
While excavating the foundation for the twenty story Masonic temple at State and Randolph in Chicago, workers uncovered an eighteen ton mass of iron and copper remains from the 1871 blaze. The mass will be exhibited at the World's Columbian Exposition by D. A. Stout, and the Copper Queen Company of Bisbee Arizona will display a five ton ore brick from their mines. Extraction has been ongoing with care, and the brick will showcase copper formations and colors, promising to be the Exposition’s most attractive specimen.
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State
Randolph Streets
Chicago
D. A. Stout
Copper Queen Company
Bisbee
Ariz
New Orleans
New Delta
Sun Spots and Heart Failure Shocks Rochester Readers
The sun’s northern hemisphere shows new spots while a second disturbance with two large spots marks the southern hemisphere. The active solar activity correlates with serious heart irregularities and seven sudden deaths. The paper notes the sun is nearby, and its changing energy is felt instantly.
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Rochester N. Y
Democrat
Disfigurement Among the Fijians
The Fijians prize hair and coifures with a chief’s headdress said to be five feet in circumference. A pagan custom cut off fingers of dead relatives as grief signs, and Bishop Vidal noted many men bore disfigured hands. Head hunter practices remained among Solomon Islands communities.
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Vidal
Solomon Islands
San Francisco Chronicle
Value of Corn Stalks and Farm Youth Involvement
A survey of farming practices covers feeding with whole corn versus corn meal, grinding corn and cob, and the benefits of corn stalks. It highlights engaging youth in farming through breeding purebred fowls, plus guidance on tree transplanting, packing roots, mulching, watering, and protective measures for timber against pests.
Preservation method for timber and creosote use
The article discusses teredo defense for timber and piles, noting coppering is costly and ineffective alone. Creosote oil combined with coal tar remains insoluble in water, leaving wood resistant after long submersion. Observations show creosoted timber resists teredo attack for up to forty years, with changes in appearance deterring mollusks.
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Northwestern Lumberman
Visible Sound and Sand Patterns On a Vibrating Plate
A physicist uses a glass plate and sand to visualize vibration, creating star shaped patterns and nodes. Dampening touch alters the pattern. lycopodium powder highlights air currents around the vibrating surface. Also notes a California discussion on Spanish influence and property loss among a grandee, predicting decline unless cattle fortunes improve.
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Chindni
Broadway Immersed in the Great Streets of the World
In Scribner, R. H. Davis depicts Broadway during business hours as a battleground of commerce. Crowds surge from 8 to 3, with drays and tall buildings boxing in pedestrians who dodge, rush, and chase errands, a fever heat of city life that swells from ferry and bridge arrivals to a daily uptown armistice.
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Scribner
R. H. Davis
Broadway
New York
Brooklyn Bridge
City Hall
What Wild Animals Eat in Central Park
A readable slice of old park life outlines feeding habits of Central Park’s animals. It notes polar and black bears cooling their tongues on stone after meals, camels and deer diets, birds fed meat and grains, and big cats kept well fed to stay quiet. It mentions daily hay, cornmeal, and varied fodder needs, with live beef slaughtered by park authorities and occasional horse carcasses from the pound.
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Central Park
New York
Adoption of a white woman by Indians noted
The San Francisco Examiner reports Harriet Maxwell Converse becoming the first white woman nationally adopted by Indians, bearing the name Yxih Wah Noh meaning watcher. It highlights her advocacy for New York Indian rights and opposition to a proposed bill, noting the ceremonial adoption as a powerful symbol of alliance and warning.
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Harriet Maxwell Converse
May Jamison
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California State Board of Wesith
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Emi Q@Fation Association
Britain
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Belgium
Austria
Italy
Switzerland
France
Great Britain
Mail and Express
Kentucky
Lemdou
New York Tribune
Ching
Amimaghei
Thomas P. Montfort
Merrill's
Haneas
Elsc
Johanie Merri
Sandown
Ike Sampson
Ike
Merrill
Jake Morgan
Ile
Tesitten
Detroit Free Presse
Arthur Clay
Quay
Sixtieth Rifles
Her
Peshawar
Kopulvie
Mr. Grimm
FOE
Pikesville
H. V. Alvord
Maryland Experiment Station
Florida Times-Union
Samuel Edwards
Illinois Horticultural Society
New York World
Buck
Salina County
Don Pena
Penya
Don
Hidalgo
Fortune
Streck
Waleen
New York Telegram
San Francisan Examiner
York Dispatch
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