Indiana Progress and Oddities From November 23, 1889
A collection of rail-thin notes and curiosities from Wepxespar and nearby, including reflections on wealth and contentment, a Virginia violin linked to Pocahontas history, a Nashville dog Mack with tricks, Spokane Falls paper money box observations, and concerns from shorkpeers about unpaid bills. Also reports on Austrian military dog training, Captain Coon and Australia language miscommunication, rattlesnake oil as a South Georgia industry, and a humorous tale of a boy and snakes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jongerx Mier
Spokane Falls
Sparrow Day urged by governor amid Brasilian republic talk
A historical column notes broad sentiment favoring a Brazilian republic as Dom Pedro may become its last emperor. It cites relief funds totaling 3.5 million dollars for Johns Town coffers and highlights a stamp of global inquiry from Canada to India on crime and social reforms.
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Brasil
Dom Pedro
Pearls of Thought on Nobility and Selflessness
The excerpt urges pursuing true ideas without vanity or glory, noting that great leaders reconcile labor with state duties and that neglecting self preserves virtue. It argues against fanaticism, stresses the value of hard but disagreeable work, and credits small facts and patient accumulation as the basis of knowledge and success.
Roping with the Lariat Records and Realities
A Spirit of the Times excerpt debunks sensational rope length claims in lariat work. It notes claimed distances from 116 feet to 44 feet are exaggerated, explains practical rope reach for catching horses or steers, and observes most ropers are limited to around 45 feet under typical conditions.
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California
Buffalo Bill
Texas
Montana
H. L. Pharris
Superior
Neb
Bret Harte
Overland Magazie
Pacific
The City of Washington in the early federal era
The text outlines Washington as the U S capital on the Potomac at Anacostia, detailing city area, reservations, avenues, and squares. It notes the federal territory’s size, congressional authorization in 170, proclamation by President Washington in 1791, initial naming by Thomas Jefferson, occupancy in 1800, and the construction period for the President’s House and Capitol from 1792 to 1809.
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Washington
United States of America
Potomac River
Anacostia
Chesapeake Bay
George Washington
Federal City
Tumbia
Tuoma J.ffrson
Seretary
Federal House
Bate Department
Health of Home Mothers
Advice from the Courier Journal stresses women health as vital for families. It urges daily walking sunlight outdoor time and proper meal timing while noting not to delay meals for late husbands. It cautions against letting trifles disturb serenity and praising cheerful endurance for wellbeing.
Searing His Lot Mr Top Heavy Penelope Exchange
Speech fragment shows a dialogue with Penelope offering agreement if a brown stone front appears. appears to be a snippet from a humorous or literary exchange. No clear event, date, or named organizations.
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Mr. Top Heavy
Penelope
Ziva
Jute culture method and farmer’s view from Algiers
Charles Johnson of Algiers, Li, argues for jute culture in the South. He outlines soil, sowing, and harvest timing, fibre yields, and markets, comparing jute and okra fibre. He urges farmers to replace cotton coverings with jute or okra fibre, claiming major economic gains and easier production.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Johnson
Algiers
Manufacturers’ Record
Baltimore
South
A Bold Fight Over a Detroit Tailor's Bill
A Detroit man dodges a debt for two years. At Third Street depot a collector confronts him as he boards a Chicago bound train. A staged fight plan ends with the debtor paying thirteen dollars and leaving, whistling a jibe about his mother.
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Detroit
Third Street
Chicago
Daroit Free Press
Orbits of Shooting Stars Alignments Questioned
A record fragment notes M F Tisserand’s analysis of shooting star showers, arguing they do not originate from a single radiating center as Earth meets them at different times. The text suggests other researchers reach the same conclusion, though wording is garbled.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. F. Tisserand
Podste
Queen of Swedes Receives Housemaid Treatment For Health
The Queen of Sweden is placed under medical care emphasizing housework and sunlit walks to ease a nervous condition. Boerhave’s theory on exercise surpassing decoctions is cited. The item appears in a compilation of brief notes on domestic life and society.
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Boerhave
New York Telegram
Oddities and world notes from a distant era
A compilation of curiosities and historical asides on royal names, political figures, unusual births, prize exhibitions, rail and steam technology, mining, Canary birds, and early Siberian trade. It covers Meade’s nickname, presidents dying same day, prize counts, canaries in Hamarg, and a Yenisei river steamer route.
Man steals a book then exits with a quip
A man rings a door bell at a house on second avenue multiple times, then explains he wants a book. The distressed lady asks if he is trying to pull the house down. He replies he would take the Lives of Plutarch if needed, exits with a wry air.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Second Avenue
Von
Plutarch
Time to Reflect on a Sudden Engagement
A fragmentary exchange shows a couple discussing time to reflect before accepting an engagement. The conversation hints at hesitation and a request for a week to consider the proposal, with repeated references to weighing the measure of commitment.
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George
Fragmentary glimpse of a dreamlike exchange
A garbled passage presents a tender exchange with phrases like dear and forever, interwoven with unclear names and stray words. The text reads as a damaged, poetic fragment lacking coherent context or identifiable events or individuals.
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Indiana Progress
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Ee W. W. Davis
Richmond
Virginia
Nicolaus Amati Fecit
Cremoni
Robert Bolling
Jane Holfe
Pocahontas
Powhatan
Virgisis
Cartarxs
Alexander Erxpart
Nashville
Mack
Bosnia
War Office
Vienna
Ir Ie
Coon
Australia
South Georgia
Mmeke
Johnstown
Guelph
Ontario
The
Hartford Times
Isabella B. Barrows
Boston
Carl Schurz
Benjamin Franklin
John Scott
Philadelphia
New York Sun
A. G. Chase
Norristown
Penn
India
Calcutta
James M. Swank
United States
Great Britain
Germany
America
Europe
United Kingdom
New England
Maine
Union
San Leandro
San Francisco
Gen Lerndro
Ogre
England
Courier Journal
Ballie Joy White
Boston Herald
Anna K. Green
Leavenworth
Eliza J. Nickerson
New Orleans
Prezymie
Philadelphia Press
Cleveland
Mra
Richmond Times
Armure
Faille Francaise
Brocades
New York
General Meade
John Adams
Thomas Jefferson
Prince Louis de Rohan
Stone
New York Journal of Commeroe
London & Northwestern Railway
Lndy
Michigan
Eilen Marion Xenzie
Steubenville
Watrobe
Yenesei River
Siberia
Yenesei
Biberia
Bunnies
BANKS
Jamison
Third and
Chestnut Streets
Indiana County Deposit Bank
Capital
Goa
Tod P. m. Wikwa
M. Watt
Weed Steve J. G. Walker
Nh & Son
Corner Pyth and
Philadelphia St
Trey
BR W. Anthory
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Jom All Busines Pevisizing
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