Steamers replace sailing ships change ideas in travel and commerce
A British Consul in Japan notes sailors' manners improved since steamers replaced sailing vessels. The Sheaspers offer better food and less hardship, while adventurous independent spirits endure. California Chi Meee expands fruit trade, provoking white opposition as buyers, not laborers, reshape the industry. The New York World and Harper's Weekly comment on travel, censorship, and a Russian book confiscation. Also covered are shooting records at Mingtaed, Confederate general tallies, mosquito remedies, and London buttonhole makers earning daily wages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Japan
Jack &E
California
A Heroine and a Bear Threat to a School Trek
In Harrisbursgh a fearless teacher Miss McGee teases and delays a pursuing bear by shedding clothing and diverting it with dropped garments. She leads the animal toward a house, then fires a Winchester when it nears, killing the bear a 287 1 2 pounds. The tale blends peril and courage with rural frontier grit.
Daring Escape From Bear on East Kentucky Mountain
Miss Callie McGee of America in Lee County Kentucky fled a bear on Bear Wallow Mountain while carrying her three year old niece. The pair raced uphill for two and a half miles to reach safety as the bear gave chase and tore at a hat that fell from the child. McGee maintained calm, planned next moves, and pressed on toward the nearest house amid the lonely mountain road.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Misa McGee
John Miller
Mr. Miller
Bears
Miss McGee
Mrs. Miller
Miss Callie
Miss Callie McGee
America
Lee County
Kentucky
Callie
Bear Creek
Bear Wallow Mountain
Chimney Mountains
Cumberland
Bear Creek Valley
Enort
Thas
Wils
Strange Positions in Death During Civil War
A late Civil War account from the St. Louis Republic describes US soldiers startling Southern troops near Goldsborough North Carolina. One Union man stood rigid in the saddle clutching his rifle as he died, then preserved the posture after being laid down. A second Zouave at Williamsburg died with one leg over a fence and a hand raised to the forehead, both bodies retaining their final positions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Goldsborough
N. C
Springfield
Williamsburg
T. P. Reed
Goldeborough
St. Louis Republic
Deep Ocean Maps Redefine Hidden Depths and Marvels
Old Ocean depths are mapped showing three vast basins beneath the surface. A mid Atlantic mountain range sits parallel to the coast with a second range from Newfoundland to Ireland hosting cables. Five mile deep tops rise beneath ships, seas glow with tiny shell blooms, while red volcanic depths hide enormous abyssal creatures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlantic
Newfoundland
Ireland
The Beauty of St Helen photograph shown
A short dialogue about a photograph titled The Beauty of St Helen features Helen asking if it resembles her. Sue and Lusan praise the image, noting it looks splendid but not like Helen, emphasizing the beauty of the portrait as a separate value. The Boston transcript is cited.
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St. Helen
Sue
Helen
Susan
Boston
Buchanan's life and loves from Lancaster to Woodlawn Hill
A Minneapolis woman recounts James Buchanan's romance with Miss Coleman of Lancaster and the jealous rival Miss Hubley, detailing his life at Wheatland, his burial wish at Woodlawn Hill, and his modest nature. The piece also mentions a geranium tale from Vick's Magazine about using gardening to aid a consumptive patient, transforming her health and outlook.
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Minneapolis
James Buchanan
United States
Lancaster
Penn
President Buchanan
Mr. Buchanan
Wheatland
Ile
Firat
Miss Coleman
Miss Rose Hubley
Miss Hubley
Minneapolis Tribune
Uncanny Auburn Encounter Suggests Soul Communication
An Auburn visitor recounts a true tale of unconscious soul contact. A former adopted sister, estranged years earlier, seems to appear as a voice and then sits in a carriage across the street, prompting a joyous reunion in New Gloucester area.
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Auburn
New Gloucester
Poland
Lewiston (Me
Leopards Liked Perfume In Zoo Experiments
Reports on London Zoo tests described in Spectator note lavender water as the favored scent for big cats. Lions and leopards reacted vividly, sniffing, rubbing, and rolling over scented cotton in their cages, with affection shown by both sexes and even playful interactions between them.
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London “Zoo
Spectator
The Best Light to Read By Dr Payne Warns
Dr John H Payne an oculist argues against incandescent new lamps saying the whiter bright light harms the eye Old lamps emit pale yellow light which he says is easier on sight He notes yellow sunset tone is clearer for reading and warns against new bulbs claiming are unsafe for vision
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John H. Payne
Hippopotami Still Plentiful in African Rivers
The hippopotamus remains plentiful across African rivers within 26 degrees of the equator. Weighing second only to the elephant and about fourteen feet long, hippos defend with massive jaws. The White Nile is noted for man killing incidents, including attacks on boats and bathers. A Chicago Tribune summary cites ongoing damage to boats over three years of Nile exploration.
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Africa
Equator
White Nile
Nile
Chicago Tribune
A Novel Surgical Operation At Presbyterian Eye and Ear
A three year old blast injury left a man with left eyelid covering the eyeball and no vision in that eye while the right eye had an artificial pupil restoring sight. Surgeons peeled the eyeball from the lid, lined the exposed surface with graft mucous membrane, and the patient is recovering with hope for regained sight.
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Presbyterian Eye and Ear Hospital
Baltimore
FOR FAEN ARE GARDEN DISEASE AMONG CHINCH BUGS
Professor Snow of the University of Kansas reports a fatal disease spreading rapidly among chinch bugs. He claims experiments show farmers can destroy the pest by using diseased specimens sent to him, promising practical help for distressed fields.
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Snow
University of Kansas
West
Boston
Farrier detail and cabbage growing tips from old periodical
The text outlines equine hoof care focusing on trimming technique and lameness indicators, advising competent farriers and level feet. It then covers cabbage cultivation stages from February sowing to April planting, soil richness, and crop rotation. Poultry notes praise bran as bone builder, incubation issues and feed preferences for chicks, and seed distribution methods.
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Emily Maderstood
Jane
Vick’s
World Wheat Crop Outlook From 1892 Import Needs
The London Financial Times estimates a 50,000,000 bushel net shortage for the world’s wheat. Britain may need 150,000,000 bushels imports, France 100,000,000, Italy 40,000,000, and other Europe about 85,000,000. Total world demand could reach 405,000,000 bushels with exports outside the US, Russia, and India at 105,000,000. The three major exporters may supply 250,000,000, leaving 300,000,000 needed. The American Cultivator notes the outlook.
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London Financial Times
Prom
Great Britain
France
Italy
Europe
Holland
Belgium
Germany
United States
Russia
India
Teeth Growing in Again After Boxing Incident
A Augusta Maine school affiliated young man boxing with a companion received a blow to the mouth that knocked out two teeth and badly lacerated his lip. He placed the teeth back in his mouth.
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Augusta
Candy-Eating Horse and Odd Tales from Aged Clippings
A stray horse strolls into a Breching NY candy shop to share candy with a clerk, while a mother’s tea-time tale ends with a preserved jar mystery. A horse shares grass, a six year old Mexico tale of a mountain lion grab, and a king’s gift story reveal curious, scattered vignettes from old newspapers.
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Indiana Progress
Worms
Taventor Edison
Wee Baheees
New York World
Harper's
Lester F. Wood
United States Geological Survey
Imperial Council of Ministers
Mingtaed
St Bidey
Wimbledon
Foulkes
W. L. Rhiell
Delia
Tex
Miss
James Longatzvet
Gainesville
Jubal A. Early
Tynchberg, Ve
Simon B. Buckner
Freckfort
Joseph Wheeler
Wheeler
Als
Ambrose P. Stewart
Washington, D. C
Wade Hampton
Columbia
D.C
John B. Gordon
Ardents
London
Tria
Edward
Joe
Little Joe
Harrieburgh (Penn
New York Witness
Edinburgh
Scotland
New York Observer
Boaton Cultivator
Johnny
Les
Detroit
Lampazos
Nuevo Leon
Mexico
Lion
Hettaun
Camile
Red
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