News of Chancellorsville Recalls Gideon Welles Diary
From the Diary of Gideon Welles now running in the Atlantic I visit the war department to learn Hooker’s status near Falmouth. Stanton and Sumner express gloom claiming Hooker has been defeated and driven back across the Rappahannock while details remain elusive.
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Gideon Welles
Atlantic
War Department
Stanton
Young Dahlgren
Hooker
Falmouth
Sumner
Rappahannock
Seward
Stoneman
Halleck
Devil Fish Not A Pretty Creature
A Smithsonian study summarized by Dr Theodore Gill describes the great ray or devil fish as a warm water creature with long wing like fins and a single young at birth. It notes its diet of small crustaceans and the rarity of attacks on humans, its tendency to swim in shoals, and occasional dramatic feats such as lifting anchors or leaping from the water.
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Theodore Gill
United States National Museum
Washington
New York Tribune
Smithsonian Institution
National Museum
California
Dr. Gill
High Seas
New York
Mediterranean
United States
South Carolina
Gulf States
Making Change in New York
From the New York Sun a thin man with a long beard boarded a Second Avenue car and asked for a transfer to the Fourteenth Street line. He received a half dollar and three dimes and quickly changed the tickets, alighting at a nearby stop. A passenger noted three dimes were involved and quipped that he would have trouble disposing of the half dollar.
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New York
New York Sun
Second Avenue
Aetor
Fourteenth Street
Tle
How He Caught Big String in Gilisburg Pa
Bill Boyd recounted a surprising Spruce Run trout tale after catching 28 California variety fish over 16 inches long. He claimed four years ago a stock of large trout was released and, despite prior fishing, many remained unseen until he used fried liver as bait, drawing a splashy feeding frenzy.
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Gilisburg
Bill Boyd
Spruce Run
California
Iver
Soestdyk Brings Vast Animal Cargo to Port of Philadelphia
The Holland American liner Soestdyk arrives with a rare menagerie including 2000 canaries, 6 monkeys, 15 baboons, 24 snakes, 2 tigers, a leopard, two sun bears, and numerous birds such as 107 bull finches and 650 Java sparrows. Consignees bear loss risk. a large trained crew will care for the shipment during the voyage. The cargo originated in Rotterdam and reflects substantial expense and effort.
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Philadelphia Telegraph
Soestdyk
Rotterdam
Africa
Java
Philippines
Canaries
Market Street
Real Labor in Literary Work and Immigrant Physique
The article discusses Charles Dudley Warner’s meticulous writing process for obituaries and personal appreciations, noting his long revisions and insistence on perfection. It also covers William Z Ripley’s remarks on immigrant physique, stressing nurture over nature and the need to protect health and living standards for current and future generations.
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Philadelphia
William Z. Ripley
American Academy of Political
Reflections of a Bachelor in the New York Press
A fragmentary excerpt critiques gender norms in playful aphorisms. It humorously mocks male self pity and marital blame while nodding to social expectations around independence and public virtue. The garbled text references Fourth of July events and casualties amid a noisy, incomplete wrap of opinions.
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New York
Alek
Defining quality in livestock and its value
A reader asks what "quality" means in hogs and cattle. The piece explains quality vs quantity, showing how fatness, skin, hair, and coat indicate superior stock and how the best breeders blend quality with quantity for higher profits.
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Waltees
Testing Alfalfa Varieties at Colorado Station
Colorado experiment station reports systematic selection to develop superior alfalfa for seed production. Some Turkestan strains and Grimm alfalfa show hardiness. Arabian and hot-country seeds lack hardy vigor, with seed distribution limited. Proper sowing depth and timing key to stand, with recommendations on drills and methods.
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Colorado
Tle
California
South America
Chile
Rocky Ford
Col
Farmers Should Buy Good Stockers for Pasture Gains
Farmers seek well bred cattle to stock surplus pasture. Choose cattle with uniform color, good condition, soft coats, and no stunting. Avoid low value runts and dogs, as high priced grain with poor stock never pays.
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Taft
George W. Wickergham
Richard A. Ballinger
Secretary of the Interior
Charles Nagel
Commerce and Labor
Chancellorsville
Frank H. Hitchcock
Philander C. Knox
Jacob M. Dickinson
George von L. Meyer
the Navy
Franklin Macveagh
the Treasury
James Wilson
Agriculture
India
Renee
Loeeceue
New Evening News
Charles Dudley Warner
New Amstel
Warner
Edward L. Youmans
O. K
Youmans
Mr. Warner
Los
Merrym
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