Progress of Indiana and world notes in 1891 era
Reading snippets from a 1891 issue, the column cites population shifts in France and the United States, growth of shipping and rail moments, road improvement appeals, and the rise of electric lighting boosting gas industries. It mentions a Burmese belt at Windsor Castle and remarks on etymology of news, with various economic observations.
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Wandalay
Winchester Tower
Windsor Castle
Maudslay
The Cellar as a Center of Home Comfort and Order
Harper's Weekly advises careful cellar planning in new or hired homes. Emphasizing ventilation, window protection, and draft reduction, it suggests whitewashing, cement or earth floors, and raised boards for dampness control. A furnace partition and low-cost materials help keep produce, cider, and pantry items safe, recalling country home abundance.
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Cuntry
Harper's Weekly
Strength of spiders described in Philadelphia academy report
An 19th century Philadelphia Academy of Natural Sciences account details a large luck spider capturing a fish in swamp water. The spider grips the fish behind the dorsal fin, drags it toward the bank, then pulls the struggling prey from the water using its long legs while observers briefly leave to fetch a bottle.
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Acalemy of Natural Sciences
Philadelphia
Springer
Abeenos
Machinery's rise and a fish tale from the past
The narrative contrasts a struggle with a fish pulled by a beak and Sprenger's return with a hoisted catch, then shifts to a retrospective on early machinery. It recalls 60 to 70 years of toolmaking challenges, from lathes to drills, noting Winston-like progress, Watts, Whitworth, and price shifts in steel pens as factories emerged and machinery improved.
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Whitworth
England
Verry
New
Orleane Delta
Boston
Infamous Law gang formation revealed in Italian city patrols
Rival of the Mafia in Andria Italy the Infame Legge mirrors Maia Vita though less notorious. Confiscation of a member’s books exposed its management and a neophyte training in fencing and shooting. A dagger ceremony bound the recruit to loyalty. Barletta hosted a women’s branch. about fifty members were arrested in Andria as hunts continue.
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Infame Legge
Andria
Italy
Maia Vita
Barletta
Khem
New Orleans Times-Democrat
Notice on distinctive Treasury paper for United States securities
Treasury Department issue describes silk thread paper used since 1883 for obligations and securities. Cream white bank note paper features red and blue fibers and a perpendicular stripe near the center portrait. Similar watermarked checks and drafts also continue use.
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Treasury Department
United States
National Bank
Six Suits in One Day by Emperor William Visit
Six outfits and roles mark a single day in England as Emperor William changes uniforms and plain clothes while coordinating a visit to Albert Hall. The visit adds last minute friction for British hosts and highlights royal fashion contrasts and ceremonial demands. The Philadelphia Press notes the Pennsylvania mining engine dubbed The President, powering zinc mines at Friedensville with the strength of 5000 horses, alongside the 1838 Lehigh engine restored at Allentown.
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New York
Iself
Mead
Chicago News
England
William
Albert Ilall
Prince of Wales
Albert
Pennsylvania
Friedensville
Lehigh County
Hokondauqua
Lehigh
Allentown
Eli Sager
Philadelphis . Press
Berlin
Empresa
Emprese
Gricious
Irl
Juteumatism in a Heifee and New Rose News
Farm notes warn rheumatism in cattle linked to weather changes and inheritance with hyposulphite of soda treatment. Also reports a new Kaiserin Auguste Viktoria hybrid tea-rose from Germany and guidance on spraying apples safely, plus dry hay stacking tips and poultry care for roosters, ducks, and turkeys.
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New York Times
Germany
Kaiserin Auguste Viktoria
New York World
A Chinese Burglar's Defence
A retired sea captain recounts an incident in China where a naked thief attacked a captain and his friend. The robber fled through a window as the victim suffered severe hand injuries from fish hooks braided into the thiefs pig tail. The tale appears in the Barton Journal.
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China
Borton Journal
The Haitian Army in Crisis and Corruption
A 19th century critique notes Haitian soldiers as ignorant and vain with a French veneer. It cites a 1867 ministerial report listing 20,000 troops, including 18,500 officers and 6,500 privates, and describes pay arrears of private soldiers at $12 per year. The piece also notes a presidency order limiting regiment posting to one month to curb conspiracy risks.
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Paris Green
London
American Agriculturist
Hippolyte
Ribbons and fashion spark a sanitary debate in Vienna
A Vienna Sanitary Board debate ponders trailing dresses and mud risks, proposing options from a special tax to enforcement challenges while fashion pundits explore boudoir ribbons and room décor. Separate items note nose massage trends, a laundry accident scarring Mrs Wilk, lace work by Indian women, and Empress generosity to a poor girl ending in school and music education.
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Supreme Sanitary Board of
Vienna
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