Fourth of July Stampede in Black Rock Valley
In Black Rock Valley a trio defies a rustler stampede to salvage a family Fourth. Ford, Florence, and the narrator stage a counter stampede with crackers and speed, aided by Florence’s brave distraction. They corral the rustlers, recover the herd, and return home as the family awaits. Florence earns local renown for bold action.
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Black Rock Horse Ranch
Ford
Florence
Cottonwood Grove
Black Rock Creek
Congressional Record
Marence
Green River
Black Rock
Lander
Ferd
Black Rock Valley
Two-one-tee Pass
Owl Creek
The Colonel Sproat and the Bone Joke Tale
Ebenezer Sproat of Middlesex Massachusetts is remembered for a comic incident recounted by Doctor Hildreth. While on furlough, he charged soldiers for leftovers then gifted three shillings from the till as payment for bones, misinterpreting his mother's remark as the value of the bones. The tale ends with shared laughter between mother and son.
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Ebenezer Sproat
Middleborough
Mass
Hildreth
Colonel Sproat
Ebenezer
Fourth of July dangers cited by doctors and public health letters
A July warning notes the high risk of tetanus from Fourth of July injuries mainly from toy pistols and fireworks. It explains how deep jagged wounds, dirt, and restricted air enable bacteria to grow and urges thorough wound cleaning and exposure to air to prevent lethal infection.
Britain still leads in shipbuilding says English study
An English publication argues Britain remains superior in shipbuilding despite declines in coal, textiles, and cotton. It notes 1899 British output of 1,245 vessels, 930,550 tons merchant ships, and outlines competition from Germany and the United States, with U.S. steel trends and steel cost declines shaping future battles on the seas.
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Great Britain
Germany
Britannia
United Kingdom
England
Great Inland Lakes
Africa
Pacific
Unite States
Celtic
White Star Line
United States ships second in build count amid global shift to iron
The data show United Kingdom building over half of the ships while the United States ranks second in number, yet German tonnage exceeds U S outputs by about 20 000 tons. The piece traces transitions from wood to iron and steel, noting landmark ships like La France and Warrior and the emergence of ironclads and steel vessels by 1879.
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United Kingdom
United States
Germany
France
Norway
Sweden
Holland
Belgium
Denmark
America
la France
England
Ericcson Monitor
Imagination Works Cures in Hysteric Cases
A historical piece notes how imagination aids healing, recounting cases in Cincinnati where patients improve with placebo water instead of morphine, and a parson’s magnetism therapy for imaginary paralysis yields progress. It highlights gender differences in responsiveness and the role of staged treatments.
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Cincinnati
Japs Absorb as Well as Imitate
Ainslee's Magazine notes that Japan is not merely imitative. It argues the Japanese absorb, adapt, and transform what they imitate, shaping distinctive national character over thousands of years. The piece questions the stereotype of mere imitation and highlights deep cultural metamorphosis.
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Ainslee
Winter forcing of asparagus through steam tunnels
Experimental winter cultivation of asparagus in fields uses four inch deep trenches between rows covered with boards to form tunnels. Steam from a boiler is directed into the tunnels through a hose to keep soil moist and warm. The process lasts five minutes daily and has produced remarkable results.
The First Colored Voter of Perth Amboy
Thomas Peterson of Perth Amboy New Jersey is celebrated as the first colored voter in the United States He marked his thirty first anniversary of voting after being born May 1 1824 in Metuchen He moved to Perth Amboy at age four and has resided there since On March 31 1870 Perth Amboy voters approved a city charter revision and Peterson cast his first ballot The community later raised eighty dollars and gave him a gold medal with an inscription
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Thomas Peterson
Perth Amboy
N. J
United States
Mr. Peterson
Metuchen
Thomas
Peterson
Peterson Wu
Uses of Horsehide in Industry Through History
Horsehide finds diverse uses beyond razor straps. Cordovan leather from Cordova Spain is used for shoe uppers. It also furnishes mittens gloves and bookbinding and can imitate buckskin. Used in whiplashes carriage leather seats and shoestrings. Annual US usage ranges from 150000 to 200000 hides.
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Cordova
Spain
United States
The Sultan's Armored Kitchen Fortress in Yildiz Palace
The private kitchen of the sultan of Turkey is a fortress like chamber near the entrance guarded by barred windows and an armor plated door. The kelardjhi bachi oversees the cook under royal scrutiny ensuring meals remain sealed with red wax until the sultan witnesses their unsealing.
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Turkey
Kelardjhi Bachi
Yildiz
Constantinople
Copper In the Philippines by Igorrotes near Mount Data
Copper deposits in Lepanto province near Mount Data have been worked by the Igorrotes since before Spanish contact. The barbarians, heathens living in squalor, have developed industriously and display extraordinary skill in metal extraction. They forge copper kettles over three and a half feet wide and craft many implements and ornaments from sarc metal.
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Philippines
Lepanto
Mount Data
P. 1
Archipelago
Garden crops added to greenhouse list for winter use
The Philadelphia Telegraph notes beans and other garden products are added to greenhouse crops, making winter delicacies available and increasing producers’ income. The Department of Agriculture is exploring a fund to help modest households access garden produce during cold weather.
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Department of Agriculture
Philadelphia Telegraph
Milwaukee to Host First Uniform Pallbearers
Milwaukee residents who served in European countries have organized drilled pallbearers with black uniforms, knee breeches, belted coats, white rufs, and a military hat. They are said to be the first uniform pallbearers in the country and are ready for hire by undertakers if accepted.
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Milwaukee
Costliest Era Funeral Recalls Alexander the Great
A century old account notes the world's costliest era funeral as Alexander the Great. A golden coffin held costly aromatics with a diadem upon the head. The royal hearse, adorned with pure gold, required 84 extra mules to move from Babylon to Syria over the journey.
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Fred
Rustler
Florance
Brent
F. W. Crissman
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Chicago Tribune
High Seas
Nachihery
United “States
Italy
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