Emeralds and Oddities in General Interest News
A miscellany reports emeralds as promising gentleman gems, baldness possibly contagious per Edinburgh Medical Journal, a Rome Georgia man dying from cigarette smoke, and a hundred year old Pueblo Indian in Algodones earning by hard work. It covers sensational notes on a Norwegian man in Nevada, a fatal accident, a long lightning tube found in Germany, and comments on postage rate effects. The item also mentions Mexican estates, typhoid cures with milk, a mule incident in Richmond, and social notes on marriages, education plans for cooks, and Mormon marriage intrigues.
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Edinburgh Medical Journal
Rome
Algodoes
N. M
Xamcsasr
Howland Flat
Nev
India
Cincinnati
Germany
Lowell
A‘iman
Warren County
Perror
Manitoba
Byrons
Repie
Mexico
Chicago Herald
Richmond
Alice Beachamp
Boston
Louis Shearer
West Point
Jedger
Detroit Post
Household Cooking and Preservation Tips Across Papers
Extracted recipe notes and household advice from Cincinnati Times and Detroit Post praise simple dishes like peppered bread slices fried in butter, and a tomato sauce accompaniment. Also offered are remedies for headaches with hot water baths, bay rum cooling baths, and a sweet egg dessert. Reports mention Poland wheat storage practices, Dantzic long-term granaries, Hubbard squash fats for hogs, and squash feeding for cattle cost savings with seasonal farming insights.
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Cincinnati Times
Detroi Post
Lee
N. Y. Post
Poland
Dantzic
Orleans County
New York
Commercial Herald Dance Tunes Walk Through Fun
A brief item notes a playful event featuring upbeat dance tunes described as a lively walk through fun. The notice hints at light entertainment and community enjoyment, with no specific dates or venue given.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Commercial Herald
Early Maturity in Stock Raising Described
Western Rural notes that forcing rapid growth in cattle and hogs often yields bulk but poor overall development. Proper feeding from the start builds balanced bone, muscle, and fat, producing marbled beef and leaner pork with distributed fat rather than heavy single-spot fat.
Sleep and health as told by a doctor in Atlanta Constitution
An interview with a doctor in the Atlanta Constitution argues for ample sleep for all ages. It compares exhausted railroad workers and printers to rested laborers, urges early bedtimes for children, and favors health and vitality over rote schooling and wealth. It stresses nature’s restorative sleep and warns against sleep deprivation making bodies and minds worse over years.
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Nature
Tam
Mar'i
Atilanta Constitution
Insects and Beetles Challenge Garden Health
W. B. H. notes common garden pests: squash bug Corieus tristus and striped cucumber beetle Diabrotica vittata. Eggs on leaf undersides, larvae damage roots, adults emit odor, winter hiding spots. Recommend covering hills with glass or netting to prevent egg laying and protect vines.
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de- Geer
Coleoptera
Fammer
Early blackberry planting guidance from M. Y. Times
Instructions advise setting blackberries out very early with six feet spacing each way. Stake six feet high for each plant and secure bearing canes to stakes. Emphasizes tying plants that are to bear this year to supports.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. Y
Advice on potato planting in cool, inclined soil
An old note suggests planting potatoes on sloped, cool soil to avoid strong sun. It emphasizes reducing sun exposure for better growth and yield.
Bank competition shifts as small accounts attract customers
The article argues that modern banking sees active competition across institutions. It notes banks now woo small depositors with incentives, counters old ideas of never soliciting rivals’ customers, and stresses that legitimate, long term trust plus steady deposit growth underpin prosperity. It warns older banks risk stagnation from overconfidence and outdated leadership.
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Wayg
Baltimore
A Tough Snake Story From Tennessee History
A Nashville letter in the Louisville Courier-Journal praises Judge J. C. Guild’s history Old Times in Tennessee as a keen early portrait of settlement south of Kentucky. Guild, born near Erin in Stewart County around 1800, grew up as his family moved to Sumner around 1812, shaping a tale of frontier life and regional origins.
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Nashville
Tenn
Louisville Courier-Journal
March of Civilized Society
Judge J. C. Guild
Tennessee
Kentuck
Judge Guild
Erin
Memphis & Louisville
Stewart County
Sumner
Big Lumps of Gold From Sierra County Mines
A 1860 find at Monu mental quartz mine in Sierre Buttes yielded 1,596 ounces troy valued up to 30,000 dollars and sold for 21,636.52. Nuggets from Rainbow at Chipp's Flat, French Ravine, Smith's Flat, and Forest City appear in a Sierra County Tribune survey, listing weights from 30 to 263 ounces and values from about 1,700 to 22,000 dollars. The Oriental (Gold Gate) mine at Forest City is noted with 5,900 dollars for a specimen and a total mine value near 200,000 dollars with working depth to 800 feet.
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Sierre Buttes
R. B. Woodward
San Francisco
Chipp
Chipp’s Flat
London
French Ravine
Minnesota
Smith's Flat
Little Grizzly Diggings
Hope Claim
Mountain House
Smith’s Flat
Forest City
Oregon
Oriental
Gold Gate
Golden Gate
Sierra County
Cal
Tribune
Hop Bitters Promises Health Across Ailments
A fragmented ad style piece touts Hop Bitters as a universal cure for sickness, liver and kidney issues, rheumatic and nervous complaints, skin ailments, female disorders, and general debility. It presents numerous testimonial style lines claiming restoration of health and vigor for various social classes.
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Bright
Mark
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N. Y
Victoria
Prince of Wales
England
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Charlotte
Maximilian
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Maritime Provinces
Dominion
Boston Post
Ohn Taylor
Mormondam
Seymour B. Young
Zion
Denver Tribune
Syracuse
Castle Garden
Su Scanilehs
Ort
Bangs and Banking
France
Yellow Dog
Billy
Rushing
Charles A. Vogeler Co
A. Vogeler & CO
Taliimore, Md
Psalms
Leavenworth
Kansas
Medart
Elone
Aostetters
Cleveland
Ontario Stagez
Earth
Ane Loomis & Nyman
Tifeim
OMG
Saci
Binghamton
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SUN
Pegca
Ryant &Strait
Louis
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