Notable Figures and Feats From A Fragmented News Page
The item cites John G. McCullum named agent of the Indian Mission Agency in California, replacing Samuel Lawson. It notes a 100 year old Abram Livingstone and 83 year old Margaret Jones obtaining a marriage license in Darien Georgia. It mentions Angela Cardelia claiming to lift a 200 pound man, and lists historical absences of presidents. It profiles Abraham Reacher, Harriet Steer, and Sandy Simms, with references to 106 year old Elizabeth Coates. It recounts Henry Clews and Jay Cooke’s recovery from 1873 losses and Clews remaining active.
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Vanderbilt
New York World
John G. McCullum
San Francisco
Indian Mission Agency
California
Samuel S. Lawson
Darien
Abram Livingstone
Margaret Jones
Detroit Post
Angela Cardelia
Nevada
Italy
Jefferson
Washington
Monroe
John Quincy Adams
Chicago Herald
John Babb
Limington
Portland
Boston Post
Abraham Reacher
North Carolina
Congress
Portugal
New Mexico
Buchanan
Navy
Chicago Journal
Harriet Steer
Society of Friends
Cincinnati
Sandy Simms
Ninth and
Pennsylvania Avenue
Ebenezer Church
Elizabeth Coates
East Washington
N. OY. Sun
Henry Clews
Jay Cooke
Clews
Indianapolis Journal
Nonsense and jests from historic comic pages
A collage of humorous quips from various newspapers and columns. Jokes reference native phrases, wordplay, and light social satire featuring a parade of small incidents and playful puns. Notable lines remark on stairs, haircuts, and schoolroom scenes with a dated, period voice.
Farm and Household Remedies and Agricultural Notes
An assortment of home tips and farming observations discusses borax relief for colds, earthworms on potatoes, and cream pie preparation. It also notes tomato hash ideas, tree hardiness via seed planting, silver polishing tips, ensilage experiments at Cornell, and ragweed as a weed hazard linked to bitter milk and hay fever.
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N.Y
N. Y
Ohio
N. ¥. Post
I. P. Roberts
Cornell
Germantown
How to Sheck Wheat in the Eight-Shock Method
A cornbelt description explains eight sheaves arranged in a specific east west row with two on each side. The method yields a round, firm shock capped with a tight head, wind resistant, and quick to dry after rain. No stacking is needed, as storms can thresh soon after.
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Ohio
False Notions on Fevers and Patient Care
A Golden Rule excerpt debunks common fever care myths. It urges balanced warming during early stages, avoiding excess heat when fever rises, and warns against overexposure to light or air. It stresses giving drink and food as needed, cast against cramming with random medicines or ignorant guidance.
Green Harbor Home of Daniel Webster
The article recalls Green Harbor Marshfield as Daniel Webster s former home. It describes the grounds, the modern villa, the tomb and gravesite with Webster s inscription, and notes his grave’s quiet seaside setting amid fields and downs with Marshfield spire nearby.
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Green Harbor
Daniel Webster
Scituae
South Shore
Statesman
Gurnet
Scituate
Marshfield
Standish’ Monument
Duxbury Hill
Event Statesman
Webster
Grace Fletcher
Julia
Edward
Fletcher Webster
Duxbury
West Downs
Marshfield Village
Bundle Wrapping and Its Skill in Modern Stores
The article discusses bundle wrapping as a costly and skilled labor in retail, noting that wrappers must choose paper and twine quickly, wrap bundles securely, and maintain neatness. It cites examples from music shops, grocery stores, revision centers, and postal paper bundles, highlighting the variance in care and the impact on customers.
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Mail
Newspaper Bundle Wrapping: A Growing Urban Industry
A Kansas City Star note explains that wrapping papers for mailing remains manual despite a folding machine. Proficient young workers wrap many renawed papers hourly, showing bundle wrapping as a sizable urban employment sector across large cities.
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Kansas City Star
Felling the Pine in the Michigan Winter Forest
A Michizin lumberman discusses the pine forests, their size and straight trunks, and the careful process to fell and haul logs. The article details the two man gangs, cross-cutting, skids, and the use of a riverbank path and an ice-track tank to move logs after snowfall. Michigan Car, BEvening Post.
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Michigan
Noy
Bevening Post
Copper Roofing Gains Favor As Copper Costs Drop
The Scientific American notes copper roof costs may fall, boosting use of copper over tin. Copper roofs in Boston show little deterioration after forty years, needing no painting, and copper’s blue green patina enhances beauty. Copper outperforms zinc or tin for flashings and roof work with some lead, solving roofing problems durably.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scientific American
Boston
Train encounter shows ex-treasurer’s cheeky confession
A New Yorker on a Philadelphia bound train shares a seat with a former Ohio County Treasurer. After mild chit chat the man boasts a 4 cent fiscal balance, then reveals he later served as postmaster and cheated the government out of 7000 dollars. Wall Street News.
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Philadelphia
Ohio
New Yorker
Wall Street News
Hole Found Off Fisher's Island With Deep Water Nearby
A hole was discovered about five miles southeast of Fisher's Island Connecticut with eighteen fathoms of water around it and a depth of ninety fathoms nearby according to the Hartford Post.
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Fisher's Island
Conn
Hartford ‘Ost
Abolition of Titles in Montenegro and Global Shift in Honors
The piece discusses Montenegro’s ruler abolishing noble titles and the broader decline of hereditary and formal honorifics worldwide. It notes demotic use rising, with “monsieur” and “madam” common, while knights and esquires fade in favor of plain forms across France, England, Germany, Spain, and the Americas. authorities struggle with modern identity and etiquette amid changing ranks.
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Montenegro
Soulque
Mississippi
Verevodes Mrust
Nicholas Petrovitch
Kingdom of Norway
Republic of France
Grevy
Legion of Honor
Monsieur
Pierre
Alphonse
Sgarcon
Marie
Mademoiselle
Mme. la Blanchisseuse
M. de Cocher
France
Channel Islands
England
Senor
Spain
Osignear
Haly
Senhor
Portugal
Herr
Germany
Ameret
New England
Algernon Deucence
J. Po
Esq
Frau
Frue
Froken
Don
Donna
Mexico
Punta Arenas
Belgium
Denmark
Fountain of Honor
Names and titles lose meaning in modern speech
A London News excerpt notes that Kriegsraad and esquire or mister no longer convey honor. It observes that many bear arms without Heralds, and confusion about Sir and Mr. puzzles foreigners. The piece suggests dropping prefixes for American plainness.
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Kriegsraad
College of Heralds
Sir Jones
Sir
Mister
America
Strange Threats After Irish Street Car Quarrel
Detroit Free Press reports a quirky scene on Michigan Avenue where a large man confronts passersby, asking if they meant him with cabbage and carrots taunts. The exchange grows tense as locals joke and threaten, ending with a vow to strike if provoked at the ferry dock.
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Michigan Avenue
Tellme
Stone
Tas
Griswold Street
Das To
Pye
Tomer
Detroit Free Press
Explosive Roast Beef Tale From Civil War Camp
In fall 1863 in a Rapidan camp, Andy and Harry plan a roast beef using clay to encase the meat and bake it in coals. Corporal Harter’s interference leads to a spark-filled disaster as coffee boilers fly and the roast is ruined, with a joking suspicion of a hidden cartridge.
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Rappahannock
Andy
Harry
Corporal Harter
Harter
Harry M. Kieffer
St. Nicholas
Doctor's remark on aging clocks and life’s end
An octogenarian feels run down, echoing Dr Holmes who likened brains to seventy year clocks wound for life and keys handed to resurrection. A brief reflective note attributes youth fatigue to time’s pressure.
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Annie
Gable
Burelar
Chicago Tribune
Wm. Y. News
Boston Commercial Bulletin
M. Y. News
Oil City
James
Arkansaw Treveller
Hartford Times
Ponto
Mr. LaDude
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