Fort of Grenada and Augustine's historic waterfront tour
A vivid sketch from St Augustine Florida recounts the Fort and old city sights. Readers are told of the fort's granite walls built from coquina rock, the dungeon interiors, and the Moorish influenced plaza. The piece lauds the bay view, date palms, and the revived Spanish era streets. It notes Pedro Menéndez's landing in 1565 and reflects on past prosperity and ongoing tourism.
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Gren
Streota
Hance de Leon
Pedro Menendiz
Avedondo
Eagomonta
Sanitheonlay Institution
Taxa de la Constitution
van Do
Acta
Conneil
Mio Plaza
Dells
St. Augustine
Fred
Relative of Warren Hastings Celebrates 103rd Birthday
A Malvern resident mixes Hastings lineage with legal history as Mina Hastings marked her great grand uncle Warren Hastings's famed era. The piece notes public interest in longevity and the improbability of verified birth dates amid famed impeachment era debates.
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Warren Hastings
Willehall Legion
George Campiwall Lewis
Mixes Hastings
Malvern
Mina Hastinga
Leen
William Bufns
Macaulay
House of Lords
Charlo
Earl Grey
Lord Grey
Macaulay Lin
Senator Williams Defeated and Left Inward Turmoil
The piece describes Senator Williams of Kentucky reacting to his political defeat with noted affectation and withdrawal from public claims. It contrasts a grand, humbled figure in another city who endures the pangs of fortune, bankrupting hopes and disturbing life, illustrating the danger of chasing ambition. It cites a maxim about ambition bringing misery versus contentment.
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Seniator Williams
Kentucky
Europe
Harmer
Joly Hopking
Practical Farm and Household Tips From a 19th Century Page
A mixed guide offering recipes and home remedies, kitchen science and gardening notes. It covers corn molasses treats, plaster wall repair, plant care, flower preservation, beets for stock, and farmer organization, with references to specific plants, feeds, and methods.
Antonic Dyspepsia and Its Ancient Etiology
Discusses Antonic Dyspepsia defined as diminished vigor causing digestive issues. Notes inheritance, sedentary life, poor hygiene, sleep loss, and overwork as origins. Lists symptoms such as stomach unease after eating, loss of appetite, thirst, throat inflammation, constipation, heart palpitations, and drowsiness. Emphasizes risk of fatty degeneration if prolonged and urges medical guidance over self treatment, highlighting lifestyle regulation and travel as remedies.
Rewetting Plante Farm and Garden Advice
Farm and Garden advises on reviving stored plants kept in the cellar. It suggests potting in fresh soil, adding well-rotted manure, trimming woody branches, and avoiding harsh back cuts. After repotting, water well and place in cellar until mild weather returns for setting out.
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Heaton
Recipe Fragments From A Curious Cookbook
A jumbled pastry dialogue features an artist discussing early kitchen notes and a recipe sketch. It recounts mixing ingredients like eggs, milk, yeast, and yeast in a warm place, with hints of honey or maple syrup and vague measurements, all in a playful, fragmentary exchange.
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Hutt
Lins
Smald Boueliog
Vhubayb
Pr lessons for Home Flower Growing and Pot Plants
A short note on growing primroses in windows and thriving pot plants. It mentions throwing seals to twice their diameters, and how German or jailor plants bloom freely with ivy note.
Preparing Asparerns Reds For Garden Planting
The soil should be deep and mellow with sandy foam. Plow and furrow both ways, apply well rotted manure, and plow under rich matter. Open furrows 10 to 12 inches deep, spacing two and a half to three feet for garden use, four feet for field culture. Plant 15 inches apart in rows, cover crown lightly, and weed as shoots rise to four inches.
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Marin
Kinley
Hagland
Virginia
Sibley &Co
Grant
Failiven
Tom Ipmostion Ag
Arnold
Ins
Michigan
Nih
Government tests compare wheats from India and abroad
The Government of British India conducted experiments to compare wheats from India, the United States, Australia, Russia, and Egypt. Indian wheats yielded heavier grain and bread with higher flour content, but American wheats offered a finer texture and color. Winter Indian wheats showed favorable characteristics, while Tudisy wheats were heavy and coarse.
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Dudin
New Yorker
Bierstadt Paintings Bring Yellowstone to Washington Hall
President Arthur views Bierstadt landscapes during a private display at a Washington home. The Yellowstone Falls and Yellowstone scenes, praised as faithful reproductions, join Canadian lake scenes with anglers and calm reflections. Walls feature portraits of predecessors, and the owner plans to loan the pieces to the president for extended study.
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Bierstadt
Washington
Arthur
Little Ark
Ifing
Uva
Lieratak
Yellowstone Falls
Yellowstone
Dumas and the Deme Aux Cromellins Origin Story
The excerpt recounts how young Alexandre Dumas faced debt and despair, turning to writing after a pistol moment. It notes The Deme Aux Cromellins as his breakthrough, its stage fame, and a related tale of Madeleine Duplessis, later linked to Dumas and a costly secret.
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Camille
Duns
Orew
Dumas
How Great Players Travel Mr Joseph Jefferson Plans
Mr Joseph Jefferson, famed performer, will tour with a private hotel car for 17 of 20 weeks from September to December. He prefers towns in the so called beyond region and aims to avoid nightly routing, using hotel-style travel to improve actor comfort and meals. The car costs range from 50 to 750 dollars daily with railway guarantees, and the system promises cheaper, more family like touring than hotel stays.
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William Astor
Ordinage Uke
Ward
Gnosta
Jadira
Cnnyas
Joseph Jefferson
Rip van Winkla
Aeagon
Uipoli
Mr. Jefferson
Sardines Packed in Lulwe Mev Reach Record Totals
Four million three hundred and ty thousand boxes of sardines were packed in Lulwe Mev last year, reflecting a landmark production figure for the facility and signaling robust activity in the seafood sector.
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Lulwe
Mev
Snow Muddles Marshfield Area with Frigid Winds
Odd weather report describes heavy blizzards west of Marshfield Oregon causing whiteout conditions. Residents report thousands of robing objects exposed by gusty winds and freezing temperatures.
The Work of a Single Hair at the Capitol
Washington correspondent describes a large air control apparatus in the Capitol. A system of engines pumps air through eight boilers and three fans to regulate temperature and humidity for lawmakers. A moisture responsive hair device adjusts the dial from 0 to 100, maintaining a healthful climate near 50 degrees.
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Washington
Washingston
Xinsta Lintk
Wales And His Hansom The Prince In Public Affection
Olive Logan from London notes a titled couple in city life. The article mocks the prince in gray livery and the apparent affection between him and Alexandra, questioning public decorum and the perfect facade maintained by the pair.
Generous Revenge in Washington Letter Tale
A Washington letter recounts a scene with Senator Wade Hampton and Reverdy Johnson. A generous dame displays an autograph book aimed at raising funds for a Richmond hospital for Southern soldiers, with each senator contributing five dollars. A mystery senator’s giving pattern remains secret and the tale closes with a note on humanity.
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Washington
Wade Hampton
Reverdy Johnson
Paines
United States
Richmond
Hampton
North
South
East
West
Swiss cantons vote to reintroduce death penalty
The Stvins cantons of Glarus and Zurich have voted to reestablish the death penalty. They are the first Protestant cantons to do so after Catholic cantons, and a history of abolition in Switzerland is noted as a failure. The piece argues prompt trials and executions in the United States as a beneficial contrast for justice and public safety.
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Stvins
Glarus
Zurich
Hago
Switzerland
United States
The Silent Suffering of Homeless Women and Men
In a Burlington Hawkeye piece the author laments homeless men and women living unseemly lives while exploring the loneliness of unmarried, devoted wives whose daily burdens and scarce rewards reveal a lack of household joy. The essay contrasts male neglect with female endurance and calls attention to the social invisibility and emotional hunger of those in hardship.
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Alona
Tnira
Burlington Hawkee
Susan Anthony Wields the Gavel in a Virtuosic Speech
The scene shows Susan B. Anthony presiding over a platform of twenty nine women, commanding the convention with precision and calm authority. Hank Monk compares her control to a rider's rein and tortic, while the audience of spectators and laughers respond with strong applause as Anthony addresses the crowd. Fred Douglass approves of her leadership and stature.
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Susan Anthony
Susan B. Anthony
Fred Douglas
Shelter for Stock in Illinois A Rag Commentary
A Country Gentleman piece argues that 85 to 90 percent of live stock lack adequate shelter in Illinois. It notes extreme winter lows and prolonged cold, with farmers using straw to shelter animals. The author urges forethought to set posts and poles to support straw coverings, improving stock welfare and feed efficiency.
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Liaan
Zara
Chicago's extravagant high houses alarm critics
The Chicago Journal reports on lavish planned buildings in Chicago including a proposed world class model on Acton Street and 127 by S7th. Armour Kent's tower on Buren and Sherman aims to be America’s tallest twelve story behemoth. Critics warn the boom could ruin war time economies.
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Chicago
New York
Hwy
Pallinan Gay Company
Ix Koi
Amerca
Acton Street
Chicago Journal of
O Square
Armour & Kent
America
Buren
Sherman Streets
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