Wide range of curious notes from distant regions
A miscellany of short items includes stumps burned with kerosene in Clyde New York, a deer shot across several Alabama Georgia counties, observations on home sanitation and opium use in Persia, a London wedding scene with young bridesmaids, a vast clam shell deposit near Astoria Oregon, fashionable Philadelphia women with antique fiddles, and a legal setback for saloon license tax under the Scott law in Ohio.
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Ohio
Supreme Court
Tigers and Lottery Riches Mark Autumn News
A railway survey in Assam battles man eating tigers, with a lone Goorkha hunter’s daring pursuit ending in the tiger losing its victim. Louisiana Lottery magnate Charles Howard reshaped New Orleans society and racing culture, building a powerful but costly tomb-like prestige. Wheat crops face threats from multiple insects, especially the Hessian fly, whose lifecycle and impact on May-June growth threaten yields across several states.
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Patt Mall
Gachar
Assam
Ladder
Mr. Ladder
Charles Howard
Howard
New Orleans
Metairie Racing Club
Louisiana Jockey Club
Maryland
West Virginia
Pennsylvania
Staten Island
William Howe
Germany
Bacon
England
Descartes
France
Spinoza
Holland
John Locke
Leibnitz
Locke
Christian Wolf
Emanuel Kent
Kuit
Tichte
Tant
Fichte
Schelling
Hegel
Schleiermacher
Schubert
Schopenhauer
Inter Ocean
Stonewall Jackson scheme joke prompts big verdict
A Portland humor item notes Miss Lily Hill sued after a newspaper cartoon or remark about her forehead. The piece mocks journalists returning from an editorial convention and cites a heavy verdict in her favor.
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Stonewall Jackson
Smith
Mrs. Smith
Jackson
Portland
Oregon
Lily Hill
Marvelous Speed of the Swallow and Bird Migrations
A discussion in The Edinburgh Review notes the swallow’s punctual arrivals in Sussex villages and its remarkable daily flight of 1,500 to 2,000 miles. It compares avian and animal speeds, cites a anecdote of a starving man fed by a swallow, and describes migration patterns across Britain and North America, ending with a curious Chinese oath scene from San Francisco Call.
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Edinburgh Review
Sussex
Turner
Great Britain
Shetland
Saxby
Nature
North America
Europe
Gulf of Mexico
Mexico
West Indies
New Granada
Yellow oath in murder trial prompts Chinese witnesses oath
In a murder case prosecutors sought to bind Chinese witnesses to the Wong Chung yellow oath alongside the standard oath. The court granted the motion, and the first Chinese witness swore on the yellow oath after an interpreter read a literal and a free translation, invoking spirits to ensure truth in Loi Ah Gow’s murder case.
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Wong Ah Foo
Loi Ah Gow
Loi al
Abolition Debate On Oratorical Contests At University
A survey of questions on oratorical contests asks if they aid or hinder scholarship, character, and fairness. The piece contrasts the idea of abolition with examination of benefits and risks, citing university culture and broader effects on students.
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Jo.ansington
The Entire Troop In A Paris Masquerade Feat
An Irish trooper in Clare’s Horse disguised as a yellow domino crashes a high society masquerade for the Regent of Orleans. The trooper reveals the ruse and explains the plan to share the supper among his detachment, prompting Duke of Orleans to laugh and reward him.
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France
Orleans
Paris
Duke of Orleans
Polyphemus
Clare
Louis D'Or
Angeret
Going Out to Dine in Japan
An invitation to dinner among Japan's middle and upper classes begins with self deprecating hospitality. The host apologizes for the supposed inadequacies of the home and foods, yet guests arrive to a spotless, tasteful setting and a ten to fifteen course meal showcasing the market’s best offerings.
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Japan
The Towels in Printing Offices of Wisconsin and Ohio
A humorous Peck's Sun piece contrasts printing office towels in Wisconsin and Ohio. It jokes that old towels in Wisconsin would not break easily, while Ohio towels are so fragile a printer could hang himself with one. A Wisconsin editor’s attempt to wash his towel ends with comic scorn from bystanders.
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Thomas Pealing
Thomas
Mr. Peaking
Doe
Arkansaw
Ohio
Wisconsin
Chen
Sur
Peck
Lewis and Clark Expedition of 1804 Remembered
The article recounts Jeffersons private secretary Meriwether Lewis and Lt. William Clark leading the Lewis and Clark Expedition from St. Louis in May 1804 to reach the Pacific on November 7, 1805. It covers their origins, roles, hardships, and the ultimate exploration of a vast western wilderness.
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Jeferson
Thomas Jefferson
Congress
Missouri River
Pacific Ocean
Lewis and Clarke
Meriwether Lewis
Virginia
United States
Jefferson
William Clarke
Rocky Mountain
Missouri
Lewis
Nashville
Tenn
St. Louis
Jafferson
Also Mentioned on This Page
the Daily Sentinel
LE Mars
Iowa
H. Ragbdale
Clyde
New York
N. A. Brewster
Randolph County
Alabama
Calhoun County
Cazarroll County
Georgia
Cherokee
Cleburn
Polk County
Col. Ludlow
Philadelphia
Persia
Savoy Chapel
London
Astoria
Gard
China
San Francisco
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