Foreseeable perils of forest loss and urban drift warned
A 19th century column warns of timber depletion and floods, citing Gen Sherman on rural migration and cheap city land. It notes nervous exhaustion linked to luxury and overwork, and reports a Chicago child case of alleged abuse at a home with failing conditions.
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Winn Harbert Spencer
de Bear
Philadelyins County Medical Society
Wichulan Wickelly
Charles Dickens
Dickens
Chicago
Mrx
Anna Schock
Petral
Criminal Court
Wlegad
Lowrange
Rich and tangled notes from a city column various figures
The fragmentary text mixes gossip and brief reports from hotels, courts, and society. It mentions debts tied to a large Chicago palace project, personalities like Wilker W Story and Caleb Dickinson, Kate Langtry travel tabloid bits, and scattered crime and public notices, with unrelated foreign and imperial asides.
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Tridoerenon
Snoye Wormon
Richmond Sussay
Wilker W. Story
Northampton
Hatfield and Whately
Todges C.K Flandran
Wercott Wilkin
Groanluat Clark
Ant Wilkin
Louis Post-Dispatch
Fred- Gis Gebhardt
Gebhardt
Langtry
Rom
Cantos
England
Les Larper
News of the Week includes court ruling and military notes
The Supreme Court of the District of Columbia rules an appeal does not go from patents to the interior secretary. Generals and officers are marked in Washington, Detroit, and in the army as plans for removal unfold. Taxes on incomes and a 8 percent levy are debated. Postal revenue trends and Confederate soldier aid are noted along with local public notices and civic actions.
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American Forestry Congress
Washington
Civie
Congress
America
Greely
Julia C. Colwell
Colwell
Brooklyn
Olaf
Melville
Bestia
Greeley
Linool
Anpreme Court
Dintrist
Conumibia
Patents
Secretary of the Interior
Gommuneatonae Mevarland
Ong
Poo
Engineer Corps
Gon. Bherman
Lus
Fogea
Han
Ud Hag
Detroit
Turner
Kentucky
Lave
Postuffica de. Palimiene
Thomas J. Eckeron
Moutaha
Wayin Ahab
Lim
Lieut Eckurvon
Ninetownth Infantry
Hia Won
Wil Koon
Mia Armen
Hiernard
Wighth Cavary
the Provident Han
Charlee ‘Coon
John Coow
Ms. Coon
Royal procession on troubled royal journey to Darmstadt
Report notes anonymous threats on Queen Vetoria during a Windsor to Darmstadt journey. Precautions included extra guards, signal men along the line, patrols to clear obstructions, and Royal train protection details from Scotland Yard. The royal party then sailed to Schooneveld aboard the royal yacht and planned onward voyage to Flushing Holland on the 17th.
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London
Vetoria
Darmstadt
Windsor Castle
Beatrice
Windsor
Ardure
Her
Scotland
Finabing
Holland
Nuptial Fancies Across Places In Brooklyn
A Brooklyn reminiscence describes how nuptial rituals occur in varied settings from a slate coach to river scenes and even a minister’s chamber. It notes quirks in marriage certificates including a mix up where a bride learns she married the wrong man and requires a new certificate to fix the line of paternity.
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Lalloond
Niagara Hive
Minnehaha
Hayy Binamalian
Brooklyn
Ape
Chambep
Axe
Health Board
Ime
Begging of Rich Men in Philadelphia Ledger Attention
The Philadelphia Record reports George Childs of the Ledger receives vast sums in begging letters. His income from the Ledger exceeds a thousand dollars daily with other sources. many letters demand money, sometimes reaching forty thousand dollars in a day. Some suitors seek debt relief or study funding, while others aim for careers such as ministry.
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Philadelphia
Jay Gould
Vanderbilt
America
George Chills
Philwitlphia Ledger
Chiarity
Child
Sant
Jim
W Wong
Ghibb
Fildex
Pene
Mr. Child's
Unity NJ Town Treasurer Re-elected at 94
Amos Parkins aged 94 last January was re elected as Town Treasurer of Unity New Jersey last week. He presented his annual meeting report without glasses.
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Hoo
Amos Parkins
Unity
N. J
Memoir of Seward's Dining Skill Taming Senators
Ex Senator Gwin recalls William H. Seward bright and genial at the dinner table. He could charm foes and friends alike with lively tales and self jest, even persuading southern leaders to dine in his house. Seward’s sociable wit and tact at table are praised as remarkable and unmatched.
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Gwin
California
Wm. H. Seward
Seward
Senate
Talsa
Sinate
Te Butler
South Carolina
Bits of Fun and Miscellany in Local Notices
Bits of odd local chatter and brief items include a note about many Americans sending condolences to a Mr Likmaris in Beakin, mention of Satin and others at a revival in Washington N I, and a tale from Norrytown Horal about a highwayman attack where Dumley lacked any defense weapon.
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Dumley
New Anecdotes of Washington and the Philadelphia tale
A Pennsylvanian biographer offers anecdotes about Washington never before printed. The anecdotes portray a more human Washington and include vivid scenes, such as a Philadelphia mechanic recounting alterations to the President's house and Washington’s temper. The piece also recalls public appearances at inauguration and Washington’s farewell on Chestnut Street with a crowd’s silent mourning.
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Washington
Yuo
Hivex
Hoon
Ween
Deis
Philadelphia
Gaur
Pople
Allan
Jefferson
Johor
Pascel
Ving Adams
Teffarndhy
Platform Women and the Public Voice in Society
A critical piece attacks platform women as a moral test for public speaking’s impact on society. It laments the loss of repose and naturalness, warns of expanding female influence, and argues true breadth comes from a narrower domestic sphere and private virtue. The article cites social disdain and historical anecdotes to caution against public prominence.
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Publie
Antigoniam
Anind
London
Taye
Tibet
Markard
Lonsdale
Poisoned Mirth and Machinery Hint at Banter
A fragment from the Norristown Herald jokes about Leon granting a patent on a cutting machine for bonds and mocks editors for sharpening tools to last another year. It vents playful sarcasm about creative works and the idea of “Give Me Back My Dead” lamenting poems.
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Smith
Tuksun
Philadelphia
Boston
Leon
Norrintown Herald
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