World antiquity debate cites Reade on limestone time
The article reports Mellard Reade of Liverpool proposing a limestone based index of geological time. He argues the crust is about one mile thick with calcareous layers increasing over eras, implying a minimum world age around 0.0? million years and detailing strata durations. Also a column on neatness in women stresses tidy living and the role of mothers in shaping daughters for labor and household duties.
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Bowery Boy Tale Spoofs Thackeray in The Bowery Bay Anecdote
The New York Times laments the loss of The Bowery Boy and recalls a 25 year old Thackeray anecdote. A red shirted, cigar smoking Bowery character at a lamp post greets the novelist and prompts a humorous exchange about visiting places. The Times notes the Bowery Boy’s successor carries similar vices and traits.
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Gigantic intellect man causes commotion at city post office
A towering man new to New York storms the post office angrily over an unresolved letter from his homeland. He threatens to start an opposition post office if the document isn’t delivered by tomorrow, then departs into the bustling city.
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Perfected Butter Color by Wells, Rich and Co. promoted
Farmers are urged to use the original Perfected Butter Color from Wells, Richardson & Co. Burlington, Vt. Other brands and imitators fail to match its excellence. Sold by druggists and merchants.
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Pittsburgh Doctor Joke Leads Patient To Health
A Pittsburgh physician joked to ailing patient to try Hop Bitters. The patient used it and regained health, now laughing at the quip though the doctor worries about losing a good patient. A passerby meets an Irish laborer breaking stones and jokes about a ladder to the top. Pat quips that it will be a long time before he reaches your ceiling.
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