Indiana Progress and Global Notes From 1892
A lengthy digest from May 11 1892 includes progress notes on education in Wyoming and Britain, railroad construction trends, and a tale of Murthy bread in Germany. It reports Crewe England population growth and a Whitworth scholarship record, plus playful science commentary on maple sugar flavor and a Sheridan era anecdote about George Brinckley later known as Gid Bink.
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Crewe
England
Mar
Mechanics’ Institute
Whitworth
Kansas City Bro. Times
General Sheridan
George Brnckley
West Point
Military
Philip
Binckley
Gid Bink
Bink
Colorado
Denver
Sheridan
Dean
Meteor Crashes Near Icks Creek In Eagle County
Frank Newell, a settler from Eagle County Choctaw Nation Indian Territory, witnessed a massive meteor strike near Icks Creek. The fiery mass was visible for miles, buried at least twenty feet, protruding twelve feet above ground, and caused ground tremors and sizzling sounds. Newell estimated the meteor weighed several tons and noted its intense heat hours after impact.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Newell
Newell
Raine
Farm and Garden Notes From Early Guides
A compilation of agricultural tips on pruning wayward fruit trees in August to curb vigor, tire tightening methods, best flowers for cutting and display, poultry feeding via ground bone and meat, apple scab spraying with Bordeaux mixture, asparagus bed setup, and general farm and garden practices including seed quality, manure needs, thinning fruit, and orchard care.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio
American Agriculturist
Traveled by Express in Odd Parcel from New York
An express parcel traveling from New York to California stopped at Independence Iowa. It contained H Smith his wife son and dog and was billed at express rates. They were packed on tops of trunks and deposited in the freight room. Smith said it was cheaper and spared trouble and responsibility compared with first class passage.
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Independence
Iowa
New York
California
H. Smith
Smith
New Orleans Picayune
Will Explore by Electric Light Polar Expedition
The Danish polar expedition now fitting out to fail next summer will carry a large dynamo machine to produce electric light. It is funded by Baron Oscar Dickson of Gothenburg, a noted patron of science.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oscar Dickson
Gothenburg
Picayune
Not In It Jones Adams at the Circus
A circus night featured a man leaping a platform with three elephants. another man posted a bail bond last week involving three brownstone houses. The New York Truth notes the unusual feats and contrasts in daring.
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Jones
Adams
New York
Truth
No Heirlooms, Mrs Maifleur in Neighboring Tale
A humorous dialogue unfolds as Mrs Maifleur shows family treasures to a new neighbor's child. The child answers with dignity that no heirlooms exist, noting that folks were always silent.
Scientific Scraps From The Period
A collection of brief notes: Tassinari links ordinary European bacillus to tobacco defense. Port Townsend expedition to Alaska to study seals. a French officer’s rifle emits vitriol. fumes from broiohydrate of ammonia aid asthma when inhaled. Nine noble metals listed. 110-ton English gun under study. France may build a downhill railway using electric motors. Berlin to add red-lettered street boards. a self-detecting buoy for lost vessels. Swiss saw of seven feet three inches uses diamond teeth. Virginia Mine power cuts coal costs via water power. London zinc coating process at ambient temps avoids alloying or temper loss. compressed air powers lines. Niagara plant to use such systems. London Registrar notes hydrophobia deaths down since 1863. storm clouds form a continuous sheet with front warmed and rear cooled. first storm signs are fibrous clouds up to 100 miles ahead.
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Port Townsend
Wash
Alaska
Switzerland
Virginias
Colorado
Red Canon Creek
Marine
Getting Down to Hara Pan in Hetex Hetex
Dialogic snippet contrasts England and New York habits. Loxo Buazonperere notes pavement placement differs from England. The exchange reveals cultural observation and humor in a street scene style.
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America
England
Loxo Buazonperere
New York
Puck
Saratoga County Man Restored to Health by Pink Pills Miracle
Charles A Quant of Galway Saratoga County New York was crippled by locomotor ataxia treated at Roosevelt St Peter Albany and New York hospitals as incurable. After nine weeks of Hun treatment and a course of Pink Pills for Pale People he recovered enough to walk with a cane.
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Albany
Saratoga Co
The
Express
Albany Evening Journal
Charles A Quant
Galway
Saratoga County
N. Y
Journal
Albany Journal
Express Reporter
Charles A. Quant
Dr. Williams Medicine Company
Morristown
Brocksville
Ontario
the Express
New York
Roosevelt Hospital
New York City
St. Peter’s Hospital
Quant
H. H. Hun
Hamilton
Ont
John Marshall
Marshall
Royal Templars of
Cexaperance
Dr. Williams
Allen Btarr
West Twenty-eighth St
Starr
Ninth Avenue
Fifty-ninth Street
Ware
M.A. Starr
West Forty-eighth Street
Newark
Vought
O. . Dept
Roosevelt
Ord
R.F
Edward Ware
West Ninety-third Street
Theodore R. Tuttle
West Eighteenth Street
St. Peter's Hospital
Ferry Streets
Mary Philomena
Henry Hun
van Derveer
Williams
Rockville
Our Ancestors Valued Good Carving in Feasts
A Chicago Herald summary notes medieval dining customs where carvers and servers led at grand banquets. Dishes arrived on armored servants mounted on horses, forks were rare, and touch with knives was limited. The Boke of Kerrying advised restraint in venison and meat handling. Piers Gaveston reportedly owned three silver forks for pears, a luxury of James II's era.
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Carvar
Boke
Kerrying
James B
Piers Gaveston
Edward II
Chicago Herald
Blistered Words Echo Family Tensions
A fragment from Puck quotes harsh exchanges between Esther Jeanie and Jack over kinship and acceptance. The lines imply sarcasm and strained relations as instruction and sisterly ties are debated amid a chilly household atmosphere.
Lived by His Pen Miss Backbayy Dialogue Note
A concise exchange recalls a writer whose life centered on the craft. The dialogue hints at a father’s dedication to his pen and the intimate discussions about his trade amid remembered phrases and questions.
The Saleslady and the Factory Girl Debate
A heated New York debate critiques caste labeling of salesladies with factory girls. The piece argues factory workers rival in physique and intellect, surpass in wage earning and home duties, and questions practical emergency responses. It contrasts gender roles and urges practical competence over social stereotypes.
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New York
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Indiana Progress
Wyoming
Berry
London
Royal “‘Command
Prince Albert Victor
United States
Murray
United States Tréasury Department
New “Orleans
New York Tribune
FOH Farm and Gardes
Wayward Fruit
Revames
New York World
Ladies’ Home Journal
Green Bones
Wimer
Tassinari
France
Berlin
Germany
London Metallurgical Company
Niagara
Registrar General of
Boston
Poiceman
Youngetee
Saratoga
Esther
Jeanie
Jack
Roose
Tower of London
Dottaro
Szare
Yres
Sxanre
Bren Bo
Scroggs
Boggs
Detroit
Free Presa
Hall
Cheney & Co
Toledo
Lydia E. Pinkham
A. B. Laforme
Swan
Beaver Dam
Wis
Beecham
Isaac Thompson
Prus
Cutantas Lawrence
Ashland
Neb
Swift
Joan McDonald
DcDonald's Mills
Gate
Sea Seaton
Ee Pet and Sake
Ae Swiet
Artamra
W. L. Douglas
Thare Ace Ag
Ian Gavan
Sonahai
Peor
Fee
Risiy
J. W. Jones
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