Various 19th Century Updates From The Nation And World
A digest covers labor in Canada, German science notes on tuberculosis treatments, a Chicago harvest libel suit against Evening Journal and publisher Johan R Wilson, and several midwestern to national items. Census shifts in New York, Napoleon era reflections on German princes, Texas treasure myths in Jasper County, and a light Philadelphia incident with a switch engine near a man named Jacob Kanx are noted.
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Harvest
Chicago
Chicago Evening Journal
Johan R. Wilson
United States
Thomas T. Jebb
Willian P. Kennare
Cyrus W. Pettit
Jasper County
Texas
Sabine River
Louisians
Stark
Laodiaz
Hillencamp
Mullem‘s
Newton
Jesper County
A Clever Convict Makes Locks and Clocks in Prison
Tobias F. Hudson, a prisoner in the Maryland penitentiary, has spent nine years in confinement. Despite an injured left arm, he carved marble and onyx into miniature monuments and clocks, built a burglar alarm, and devised a padlock that resists hammering. His work led Warden Weyler to adopt his lock design for dormitory use, while Hudson earns time commutation and awaits release.
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Maryland
Tobias F. Hudson
Hudson
Hazerstown
George Stonebraker
Walt
Weyler
Madeon
Board of Visitors
Hermit Libby Dies After Fifty Years in Mountain Hut
George Libby known as Daddy was found dead in a hut near Fruitville Pennsylvania after fifty years as a recluse. He arrived in 1840 as a fisher, lived alone in a sheltered ravine, supported himself by hunting and fishing until three years ago, then relied on town aid. He rarely spoke and kept his past a mystery, burying himself beside his simple cabin.
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Daddy
George Libby
Fruitville
Penn
Libby
Philadelpha Record
Dogs and Their Affections
Quida muses on why great men crave love, arguing dogs provide unfailing sympathy in sorrow or joy. The dog treats owners as providence, remains loyal beyond human ties, and follows his master to death if needed, displaying devotion beyond kinship.
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Quida
Geniua
A Perfumed Caravan
A description of attar rose perfume from Persia, with caravans of donkeys guarded by soldiers transporting the scent to Buahire and other ports. The article notes wide demand in Turkey Russia Hindostan and traces odor as a beacon of the caravan well before sight.
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Persia
Booy
Buahire
Bombay
Caspian Sea
Turkey
Russia
Harper’s
The Arab's Test of a Good Horse
Observation shows few horses meet the Arabian standard for standing erect while drinking from a shallow pool. Defects in conformation or prior injuries limit the breed's ability to reach this benchmark, notes New York Voi.
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New York State
Atlanta Constitution
New York
Pearls of Thought Proverb Collection on Character
A compact moral set argues that education of the will reduces melancholy while cautioning against false friends and slow enemies. It extols action over laziness, links luxury to harm, lauds memory as true wealth, warns against hypocrisy, and notes marriages suffer from vanity over practical bond building.
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Christ
Zion
Paul
Census Reveals Shifting Hindu Gods in Northwest Provinces
A northwest provinces census introduces a separate sect classification for Hindoo and Mahometan worshippers, but many Hindoo respondents could name only the god they worshiped. The tally fills pages with tribal and local deities likely to fade or emerge, proving Brahminism’ s adaptability and foreshadowing a changing pantheon.
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India
John Strachey
Northwest Provinces
Oude
Sir Alfred Lyall
Reson
Bumbo
Hindoo
Allihabad
Pioncer
Stray Children Plague City Police in New York
An officer reports hundreds of guardians in New York deliberately abandoning children in the streets to catch ferries. Parents flag down a passerby to take the child to the station, claiming the child is found. The child is registered and later reclaimed amid staged tears, a nuisance to police.
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New York
New York News
Cruelty to Lobsters Sparks Debate on Humane Killing
In a letter citing outdated methods, the writer protests boiling lobsters alive and contrasts with humane slaughter of calves and veal. The piece argues modern methods often aim to reduce suffering, noting public perception and lingering cruelty in culinary practices.
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St Louis
Globe-Demoerak
Temperance and Doctors in Georgia Alcohol Law
Summary notes discuss a Georgia law barring any physician once convicted of drunkenness from practicing. cites Cincinnati cases of delirium and an insistence on repeated prescriptions to combat dipsomania. Additional items cover California liquor dealer ratios, temperance news, and social attitudes toward alcohol, including prohibitionists and industry reactions.
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Georgia
Ohio
Cincinnati
Cincinnati Medical Society
Temperance
St. Louis
Frances E. Willard
Indiana Grand Lodge
F Odd Fellows
Kentucky
Ireland
Germany
Sioux City
London
England
Fort Hamilton N. Y
Harvest Days and Gospel Reflections Across Faith
A compact religious column blends poetic Harvest Days imagery with biographical sketches of Bengel and Wendell Phillips on Christianity. It recalls Bible study devotion, perseverance in faith, and advice from The Congregationalist on teaching children, urging reverent, faith-focused Bible instruction and personal example.
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Congregationalist
Parenta
Joshua
Christ
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Indiana Progress
Th County
Websisnar. Nouv
Wall Farms
Canada
Oregon
Halle
Alirecht
Magdeburg
Weber
Wartenberg
Napoleon
Wurtemberg
Confederation of the Rhine
Boston Transcript
Board of Women Managers
Jacos Kanx
Baltimore Sun
Argua
Pan
Paris
Paria
North American Review
Colorado
Arizna
Little
Louisiana
Antigua
van Dieman
St. Louis Republic
Traysla
California
Montana
Nevada
Faba
Ennsylvania
Massachusetts
New Hampshire
Wisconsin
San Francisco Chronicle
Hood
PB Stout
Sheridan
Ind
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Shy
Lry
Custom House St
Boaton
Maas
Scott
Noe & Bowne
South Stn
Avenus
Enily Tha Sys
Faust
Ely
GLY Bros
Warren St_ i
Pittsburg
Tannot
Ness
Palestine
Gitulla Cocke
Bengel
Benger
Lord Jesus
D. P. Putnam
Evangelist
Prof
Henry Drummond
Wendell Phillips
Mr. Phillips
Shakespeare
Plato
Teneriffe
Mont Blanc
Ganges
Athens
Jamie
Lake Hemet Company
Los Angeles County
Calfornia
Lydia i Pinkham
Lydia FE
Pinkham Medicine Masa
Kimberly Kaffirs
Tiaac Thornson
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Adan, Ga
DR. Talmace
Piso
George Zurcher
Mamachusetts
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Semple
Gerald Ten T
Osgood
Thompson
Hay Fevei
Bere Aay
Secoee
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