Saucepan Flight at Wem Sparks Houseyard Mystery
A Wem area incident at Wood's Farm near Wem along the Shrewsbury Crewe line reports a saucepan leaping from the fire followed by flying tea things and burning coal. A infant suffered burns. furniture and glass shattered, and neighbors were struck by flying objects. Police inquiries fail to reveal cause, with locals incredulous and seeking explanations beyond a haunted coal theory. The article then shifts to an unrelated essay on trades, machines, and agricultural life, discussing industrial change and workforce education.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wem
Shrewsbury
Crewe
London and Northwestern Railway
Wood
Hampson
Mr. Lea
Bowen
Lea
Siampson
Weu
Frosted corn and farm preservation tips from old notes
Frosted corn should be left to dry in the field until kernels are dry and hard before harvest. This prevents heating and rotting, preserving feed value for hogs and cattle. The text also covers butter whitening causes, garden plant selection, eel ponds, leaf mulching, Merino sheep health, and stable winter temperatures for livestock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sayine
Thia
Amer Ita
Riverhead
Masa
Straxme
William Hays
Australia
New Cooking Theory for Frying Fish and Fashion Notes
A presented essay argues fat immersion as the frying method, plus a broader pot for even heat, while noting the grease pan method’s efficiency. It cites W M Williams and Lord Bacop, then shifts to tea gowns of vivid fabrics, gowns and hats, with embroidery and lace, plus a matinee dress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lord Bacop
W. M. Williams
Popular Science Monthly
Humoroon and the New York trotting stock tale
A quirky column blends a cold by exposure aboard a return train with horse racing lore. It touts St Jacobs Oil as a premier pain remedy for animals and humans, cites Calvin Priest and the New York Club Stables, and weaves in campaign anecdotes, tonic pitches, and a spectral elephant bone tale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Cincinnati Tines-Star
Allerica
Calvin ML Prisst
New York Club
25Th Street
Forth Avenue
Mace
Excelsior Stables
West 29Th Street
David Robarge
Priest
Carbo Line Promises Best Hairdressing and Restorative Care
A refined description extols Carbo Line as the most elegant hairdresser and restorer, claiming it merges cleansing quality with penetrating care. The ad-style wording invites readers to try the service and assembles positive attributes around the brand.
Laughable South Side Car Scene and Disturbing Digressions
A humorous mishap on a South Side streetcar ends with a well dressed man mistaking a dainty kerchief for a disaster and flapping his coat to hide it. The note shifts to brief advertisements and quotes on health, crime, and education, mentioning Dr Graves, St Bernard’s Pills, a Texas murderer, and Carl Werner’s praise of an American industrial art education system.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Side
St. Bernard's
Texas
Tie
New York
Carl Werner
Germany
Schna
Chas G. Leland
Philadelphia
Europe
Fragmented 19th Century Odds and Ends Vignettes
A collage of local humor and health ads with snippets about travel, a door tender job offer, Dr Pierce products, and stray dialogue. The piece includes quips about Frisco trips, a sign read nothing, and a mock medical chorus praising early tonics. It also notes war memories, nurses, and a mention of leprosy treatment in India along with a shoe stiffener advertisement.
Telegraph Speed Trials Across the Atlantic From Penzance
Reports note a cable trial sending 1000 words from Penzance to Canso in 81 minutes including repeats and corrections. The thousand words total 7288 letters, equating to about 1458 five letter words, yielding a rate of eighteen five letter words per minute. France offers fifty thousand francs for practical electricity applications in heat light chemical action mechanical power or transmission of intelligence with a December 1877 prize date. A deaf Milford MA woman reportedly hears via a stick held between teeth using throat muscles of the speaking person. A Nature correspondent argues Java’s eruption may have altered the atmosphere and weather worldwide. A grocer’s barrel scene mocks forester destruction in American forests.
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Jay Gould
Atlantic
Penzance
Canso
Nova Scotia
Cango Station
France
Nature
Java
Eere
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Ramanes
Velfe
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Straven
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Berlin
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Ontario Agricultural College
Seiende
Conorrep
M. Cyme
Marseilles
Srewko Grwex
Humoroon
Yotog
Sellar
Hoatetter
Smith, Kline & Co
Crittenton
Mise S
Voltaic Belt Co
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Dye
N. B
Spain
Ely
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Palestine
New York City
Grand Union Motel
Grand Central Depot
Grand Union
Royal Tar
Ima
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P. Neustaddter & Co
Box
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Chicago
Graves
Aleort
Somerville Journal
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Nero
Rome
Bright
Elmoors
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J. C. Todd
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P. Neustaedter &C
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Damley
Daley
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N. XY
J. W. Graham
Austin
Tex
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Bronx
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Piketon
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Fadia
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Kline
Atlita
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Emory
Gravea
Dr. Sanford
Tver
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Butler
Ogee
Cne
Obronic
Soc
Brest
Saxony
Mase
Cade
Aus
Nhnicein Ana Ren
Charles A
Vogeler Co
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Hever
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U.S
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Richmond Medical Co
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Louis
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Boop
York
Il Exeauta
Particuare
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Qane
Pilladulphi Nirneat
Ravetone Hoge Reating
Ouse
Harriepurg
Bud Bas St. Sys
Bas
Rii
Nandgor
Tiene
Ries Eves
Dias
Mance
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Craton
Olreniara Frea
Valentine Exos
Janesville
LaGrange
Ibe
Hudson Mfg. OG
Wii Knit & T
Coleman Hi Business Pillenepark
New Jarsey
Gredaatin
Olaularato
Col Ory
Econcity Co
Newbury
Monta & Board
Tach County
PB. W
Neine Saeptes
Daress Salmson & Co
Clark
SAPEC
Yuden
Ep Anne
Pearl Bi
New Yorke
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Abe
Hee
Pout Erson
N. X
Parsrowr
M. Y
Hinca
Ioan
Nave
Chester Pare
D. Tali
Chase TE
Rheumatic Syrup CO
Plymouth Ave
Rochester
N. Y
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