Lima's varied industry and growth praised in 1880s letter
A Lima, Ohio letter extols the town's rise via machines and wagon works, planning mills, grain warehouses, and a booming railroad junction. It notes churches, healthfulness, and bustling commerce, praising the Paper Mill and local trades while quivering at odor concerns. It also mentions social scenes, jokes, and regional anecdotes from residents.
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Barnesville
Enterprise
Eptren
Lima
Allen County
Dayton Michigan Railroad
United States
Ohio
Methodist
Presbyterian
Baptist
Disciples
New Methodist Church
Felow Tochemian
Mr. Mowen
Eis
Hair and temperament by hair color and texture rules
A foray of character typing based on hair traits links straight, curly and frizzy styles to courage, ambition, deceit, and temperament. Observations connect light auburn to intelligence, coarse black to sluggishness, red hues to ugliness or dominance, and brown shades to reliability and courage, with temperament hints tied to texture and weather.
Humorous wardrobe mishap disrupts treasury man at meeting
A distracted scene last week left Yeman, a treasury clerk, in a wet street encounter after taking off his new pants to avoid rain. Entering a memorial gathering with an umbrella, he walked in wearing only undergarments, causing surprised glances from guests before making a swift exit amid laughter and embarrassment.
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Treasury
Yeman
Deak
Sh O
Washington
The Mountain Meadow Massacre Trial Reopened In Congress
The Telegraph reports that Congress has advanced a bill from Judge Poland to pursue justice for the Mountain Meadow massacre twenty years past. Brigham Young officials face arrest, with one turning State evidence. A 13 year old girl witness may testify as more killers are named. The motive tied to Mormon avengement is cited, suggesting a potential blow to Utah’s church if convictions follow.
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Mountain Meadow
Brigham Young
Salt Lake
Arkansas
Utah
Last victim of old fugitive slave law dies in Washington
Charles Nally, noted as the last victim of the old fugitive slave law in New York, died in Washington after escaping from Virginia bondage and seeking work in Troy. He was seized in 19c0 and rescued by a crowd of colored residents before being returned to his master. He later lived in Washington as a Post Office Department messenger. One daughter married State Senator Ruby of Mississippi.
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New York
Charles Nally
Washington
Nally
Virginia
Troy
United States
Iudson
Post Office
Ruby
Mississippi
Comic Baseball Terms as Defined in Verse
A humorous glossary of baseball jargon reimagined as definitions. It playfully rewrites terms like field, umpire, strike, and foul with satirical and absurd explanations, depicting the sport through comic, era-tinged whimsy. The piece lampoons players and rules with witty, old-time flavor.
The Sad End of a Ponettic
A grotesque verse tale from an Eastern setting features a visitor named Prof. Bing who promotes a phonetic spelling system. He opens a school to teach brief spelling and clashes with a boastful youth over an incident involving a bell. A heated debate ends with a provocative act of violence against the professor.
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Bing
Strane
A Grain Measure Trick During Oats Trade
A country merchant agreed to buy farmer oats at forty cents a bushel if he could tramp the measure after filling. The farmer filled sixty bushels, the buyer tramped them down, and the oats were poured into the bag compressed. The merchant protested for a full measure, but the farmer argued no agreement on oat sort allowed trampling after measuring.
Dutchman’s buried money fails to grow by 14 years
A Hol lander once buried $500 in a tea-kettle expecting it to triple by compound interest in 14 years. After waking at 4 AM on the 14th anniversary to dig it up, he found only $800, and now doubts arithmetic, calling it all a lie.
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Cardinal McClokey
St. Vincent
Cnadte
Lawlor
Matty
Sito
Siderk
Viek Lawson Chemical Con Clivyet
AVID
OFIO
Mebalo Aly
Weetesale
Withstanding Temptation In a Vicksburg tale
The Vicksburg Herald recounts a colored church dialogue about temptation and choosing righteousness. A man recalls resisting theft, saying he once faced stealing boots but heard a good spirit guiding him to abstain. He notes he did take eight cheap shoes instead of the boots.
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Nosah
Tito
Fonteo
VEGETINE Purdine Cure Claims Strong Health Boost
An 1878 testimonial letter from Thomas F. Moe of Vertemouth Co claims VEGETINE cured dyspepsia and improved health after months of poor diet. The misspelled clippings reference weight loss and widespread use among others, with several customers reporting relief.
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Vertemouth Co
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