A Wonderful Land. Stock and Farm Statistics by Duane Dory
A dense 19th century overview of U S population farming and livestock trends through 1890 93. It notes rising urbanization grain and cotton yields and numbers of horses swine cattle sheep and other stock with figures on farm acreage improved land and nation wealth. It underscores agriculture riding machinery gains and compares U S growth with other nations offering a patriotic booster tone.
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How Frogs Hibernate In Winter Earthy Study
A St Nicholas article explains frog hibernation as torpor with halted respiration and digestion, lasting through winter in mud or pond margins. It notes fat lobes sustain frogs, insects remain scarce, and tongues trap prey when active. Bullfrogs eat small fish, field mice, and tadpoles, and may eat captive food.
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St. Nicholas
The Burglar's Joke Upsets a Philadelphia Home
A story from the Philadelphia Record tells of a burglary near Eighteenth and Wallace streets during Easter. The thief left a note claiming items were not stolen as they were plated and inferior. the owner, though relieved, felt chagrin at the joke.
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Atlantic City
Philadelphia Record
Seventeen Year Locust Year Brings Pest and Pest Hunters
A periodical cicada year promises swarms of seventeen year locusts, with feathered predators like kingbirds and bluejays feasting as farmers fear crop damage. The article notes squirrels and chipmunks prey on the shedding nymphs, while fishermen can use the white underground larvae as bait, turning a seasonal nuisance into a fishing boon.
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Beast
Lord
A Visit From a Saxony Clerks English Lesson
An American traveler recalls meeting a Saxony clerk who spoke a little English and offered to show him the counting-house, portraits, and vast cellars. The clerk fretted over language, identified a cigar as a "tsigger," and kept his guest visiting the premises despite the narrator's reluctance to smoke or stay longer.
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Ion
Mus
Herr Ebert
Tsiggers
Producing Artificial Marble From Limestone Process
A historic method outlines converting limestone into marble like material. Complex steps include water bath gelation with varnish of iron oxide, turpentine with soap, and successive sulphate baths of iron copper zinc and zinc. Colors vary by immersion time and bath order, then fixation and drying.
Marble Quarry Precision Revealed in Ancient Text
Fragmentary OCR describes finishing the stone with density measurements and steps to prepare marble for polishing using standard methods. It notes grading the stone and readying it for ordinary processing.
Intrusion by Insurance Visitor Sparks House Fire Talk
An eccentric insurance visitor calmly questions a wealthy homeowner about house insurance. The owner resists, calling the intruder a bother, while the visitor reveals only that the fire may occur if uninsured. The scene ends with the visitor following the owner, hinting at a dangerous punchline. Detroit Free Press.
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Angel Enawares
Albit
Bors
Siberia Seen as Vast Agricultural Region Not Sterile
The Philadelphia Record notes Siberia in Asia covers about 5 million square miles suitable for farming and grazing with nearly 18 million people. Major cities exceed 50,000, exports include agriculture valued around 30 million dollars and minerals, furs, and other goods totaling over 28 million annually. The czarist government plans a 33 million dollar Great Siberian Railway over 4,000 miles linking the Black Sea and Baltic with Vladivostok, potentially shifting trade routes and opening a new continent for settlement.
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Austria
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Pythagoras
Anheuser Busch
Gambrinus
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Gobi Desert
Philadelphia
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Sea of Japan
Custom Deacons Retire With Pastor Change In Boston
In line with English royal custom, the Central Congregational Society re elected the old deacons J A Denison T H Russell and J A Bennett after a pastor change. The board may grow to six in fall. The rule aims to avoid future church quarrels by ensuring annual vacancy of deacons with a new pastor.
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Boston
England
Central Congregational Society
J. A. Denison
T. H. Russell
J. A. Bennett
Boston Transcript
Destruction of Field Mice and Gopher Parallels
Meehan's Monthly notes that in Scotland eastern counties field mice have swarmed, devouring grass over hundreds of acres and prompting farmer meetings to urge government aid. It suggests Americans might bury vegetables laced with Paris green in runs to exterminate mice, blaming owl declines for the pest surge.
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Meehan
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Paris
Colossal Confederate Statue to Grace Richmond Park
A nearly finished Confederate statue designed by William J. Shepard and Caspar Buber will stand as a Richmond ornament honoring lost cause soldiers and sailors. The bronze figure will weigh about 6,000 pounds when completed with 3,600 pounds cast so far, and shipments to Richmond are planned around April 25.
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Richmond
Mem Orig
Willam J. Shepard
Caspar Buber
Uist
Galdier
Rtay
Honda
Beards Reach Seven Feet in Length Across Men and Myths
A London Million report notes two men with beards over seven feet long. Richard Latter of London claims a ten foot beard, and Lagland Larow of Missouri has a beard over seven feet. A Jewish Odessa tradesman allegedly once boasted eight feet, leading to a prison stay after officials reported the claim. A Polish Jew with a five foot beard was witnessed by a French lady in St Petersburg, sparking official incredulity. An ex governor dispatched a reported eight foot beard to Odessa’s capital, resulting in detention, shaving, and eventual release after a year with warnings to reform.
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London
Richard Latter
Lagland Larow
Miasouri
Larow
Samson
Odessa
St Petersburg
Insect Eyes See Less Detail Than Humans
The article explains that human vision distinguishes objects as close as one minute of arc, while insects with compound eyes resolve less detail due to facet spacing. Dr G Johnstone Stoney notes a dragonfly cannot separate objects closer than one degree, and a fly cannot distinguish coins farther than about seven feet, though insects may adjust multiple lenses for different distances.
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G. Johnstone Stoney
You Too Story Of Dumas And A Thief Friend
The tale recalls Alexander Dumas refusing little, yet a famed author once helped a wealthy Brussels merchant by inviting his friend into generous circles. After two weeks the man vanished with the merchant’s best horse, later revealed to be a thief. Dumas reacted with disbelief at the accusation and cried out about the nature of the thief.
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Alexander Dumas
Brussels
Dumas
Wordhgot
Home of the Wild Horse in Texas Frontier Vein
A correspondent describes the wild horse as native to a vast Texas plains region. He claims it roams far west and near local homesteads, thriving long before white settlers arrived, and still present within about twenty miles of the area.
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Texas
Thia
Mystery of Breton island carvings and vanished builders
A fragmentary tale describes a Breton island reached at calm seas where a tunnel and a stone hall lie buried beneath hieroglyphs and serpent-like figures. An altar holds evidence of ancient human sacrifice, with stones unlike any found inland, prompting debate whether Druids or serpent worshipers built the site centuries ago.
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Rollos
France
Goldthwatters Magazine
Bittany
Arthur
Marbihan
Great Britain
Wholesome Cooking and the Art of Nourishment
A discussion from Youth's Companion on how proper cooking enhances digestion and health. It argues cooking should render food digestible and palatable, balancing scientific economy with artistic taste, and notes the cook's influence on a family's well being.
Amusing Marriage Customs in Old Japanese Villages
Amusing marriage rites are described from mountain villages in Japan. In a village between Kaga and Echizen, the bride arrives at the groom’s gate and loudly pleads for consent, followed by a procession, dancing, and celebratory chaos. At Kurita Echizen betrothal involves a deputation delivering gifts and praise, with a year of service by the groom before fine apparel.
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Kaga
Etechu
Kurita
Echizen
Cumberley
Manlal
Sonya
Es Bhi
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