Peck Smiths Proverb and Old Railroad Note
Fragment from a 19th century issue recounts a school exhibition led by a young Yankee teacher and recalls the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad’s seventy-one year presidency, landmarks, and continuous original-name operation. It includes anecdotes about children and proverbs, plus ads and brief notices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thompson H. Herndon
St. Louis Republic
Little Rock
oNow
Oteo
Boston
Willie
Smith
Poele
Poole
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company
Philip ©. Thomas
Louis McLane
Thomas Swan
William ©. Harrison
Chauncey Brooks
John W. Garrett
Robert Garrett
Samuel Spencer
Charles F. Mayer
John K. Cowen
Harper's Ferry
Winchester
Strasburg
Westward Jr
Cumberland
Wheeling
W. Va
Parkersburg
Grafton
Parkersburg Way
Great Railroad Company
Skull of extinct Sierra animal found by explorers
C Baley and Lil Winchell return from a Sierra Nevada expedition with a well preserved skull and horn of an extinct animal resembling the Montana bison. They report such creatures likely roamed near the mountains years ago, with sightings near Mt. Goddard and along the San Joaquin river. The skull was found at the foot of a black cliff two miles north of Mt. Goddard. horns missing, possibly eaten by scavengers. The piece also notes seed company ads and a fire in Abhorrent peninsula.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. Baley
Lil Winchell
Sierra Nevada
Montana
San Joaquin
Sierra Nevadas
Odd Weathered Dialogs and a Patent Beauty Pitch
A garbled collage shows quips about a stove failing and a camp stool joke set beside an old beauty advertisement praising a liver and kidney cleanse. Also a remark about German papers praising the Reichstag, mixed with tourist notes from abroad.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dhe
Reichstag
Nown
Advertisements Note About Reliable Local Ads
The passage urges readers to study the advertisements for bargains and mentions Clara Edwards of Btow county Georgia who owns a hen laying two eggs daily for four years. It notes eggs reportedly contain two yolks and hints at a lasting hens performance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clara Edwards
Vweldent
Btowart County
Georgia
Eho Clalime
Turkey
The Hall Mystery Deepens as Auntie Fades
Dick Harris visits Graveleigh Hall to comfort Dorothy as Aunt Marion Dimsdale nears death from paralysis. Dorothy reveals an engagement, while David Stevenson arrives as executor to discuss the will and funeral arrangements. The scene shifts to the unsettled future for Dorothy, Barbara, and the household amid the dying mistress.
Disputed Hall Sale Reveals Family Financial Strain
In a dialogic scene Dorothy questions a man about funds advanced to Miss Dimsdale. He recalls losses of money, offering sums on the security of property, and explains plans to help her, including selling the Hall for a high price to aid her. He asserts no rent was taken while she lived. (To be continued.)
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dorothy
Canon formation of the New Testament
The article traces how the New Testament books were formed by about A D 185 with early church fathers quoting other gospels and different regional canons. It discusses Byzantine legend of Nicaea and the 397 Carthage council confirming apostolic or autho ritable works and the term canon first used by Athanasius.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North America
Nicaea
Carthage
Athanasius
Jerome
Augustine
Gallant Piper Bravely Plays After Wounds
London Chronicle recounts piper Gordons and pipers Stewart Mackay amid Peninsular War and Waterloo heroics. Vimlera and Dargal ridge actions cited as soldiers fall but inspire with pibroch. Pipe Major Mackay is highlighted for braving cavalry charge while playing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Luneters
London Chronicle
Gordon Piper
Dargal
Vimlera
Kellerman
Piper Stewart
Grenadier Company
Highland Society of London
Mackay
Waterloo
Bogle
Academy
Electricity and poetry in Galileo Ferrary’s dialogue
A rusted dialogue recounts Galileo Ferrary explaining electricity to a curious student. He cites Maxwell and Hertz to show light and electromagnetic waves share a common ether. The text portrays electricity as both a fearsome force and a life giving, beauty inspiring presence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philosphers
Galileo Ferrariy
Maxwell
Hertz
Remark on Ant Society by Sir John Lubbock
The remark notes that Sir John Lubbock compared ant societies to humans, praising their organization, large communities, elaborate habitats, and even suggesting they possess domestic animals and slaves, thereby asserting ants merit high regard in the scale of intelligence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Lubbock
Cleaning glass with acid and chalk polish advised
The Louisville Dispatch notes that Crete’s olive groves were devalued by political disturbances, totaling about 19 million dollars, and estimates it will take forty years to restore the orchards to full bearing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Highton
Louisville Dispatch
Crete
Musician Loses Watch After Hoboken Car Jostle
Brooklyn clarionet player Christopher Schnelfus alleged a passenger jostled him aboard a Cortland street ferry car in Hoboken causing a gold watch and chain to fall from his overcoat button. He pursued suspects to Church street station and surrendered the watch to a sergeant. the fourteencarat American made piece had a suspected theft.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pendset
Josties
Christopher Schneifus
Brooklyn
Kessler
Hoboken
Cortland Street
Schnelfur
New York Sun
Mr. Schnelfus
Mother of ten touts after long illness cured by pink pills
Detroit residents recount a daughter's recovery attributed to Dr Williams Pink Pills for Pale People. A mother of ten urges all mothers to keep the remedy for blood and nerve ailments. A physician's wife recalls jelly molds and sterile caution about germs. The item notes Salzer seeds and a church organ built in San Francisco.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Evening News
Detroit
Mich
Mia
John Tansey
Baker Street
Michigan
Tam
John
Koon
Dr. Williams
Eya
Lydia E Pinkham Advice For Ovarian Ills Weakened
An advertisement urges women to seek early treatment with Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for ovarian disease and related pains. It cites a testimonial from Mrs. L Myers of Qualsake Pa praising the remedy and offers free advice from Mrs Pinkham at Lynn Mass via mail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lydia
Pinkham
Mas
BE. L. Myers
Quals
Ake
Saya
Lydia E. Pinkham
Railway Engineer Resists Tyranny and Keeps Regular Run
A New York Tribune tale set in a railway office shows an engineer refusing to accept unjust command. He frames his reply calmly and walks out, declaring he will return only when assigned to his regular train. The superintendent realizes the value of a dissenting, independent worker and plans to reinstate him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Tribune
Sam
Uptown church silliness and a costly cabinet look
A string of 19th century items appears in a single column: a racial jab about a Haitian pew user and other public notices, ads for foot powder, a joke about a pinnae pun, a tobacco warning, a N.Y. Advertiser remark, and a note on a minister’s ceremonial uniform costing $600. The piece blends humor, ads, and brief notices with local color and branding.
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Ayer
Agor
Peck Smith
Godfrey
Harold
Lothersa
Allen
PRI
Allen, Olmsted
LeRoy, N. Y
Smith—Seving
Jones
Star Tobacco
Granny Metcalfe
DR. Bell
Dip Uyi
Yoo
Medicine Padnenk, Wy. Company
Oo Vaneuk
Thia Laper
Sierra
John A. Salzer Seed Co
America
John A. Salzoey Seed Co
Aboheron
Persia
Russia
Hall
Foo, Chenry & Co
Toledo
Ohio
Dow
Elroulara
Bridget
Dever Lye Tm
International Press Assoc
Laurence
Cimax
Adam
Barbara
Colchester
R. Warris
40Th Dragoons
Dilek
Darbara
Dovercourt
Auntie
Mike Dimedale
Met
Marion Dimsdale
Great
North Sea
Chapter
Ice
Graveleigh Hall
Mr. Harris
Inquirera
David Stevenson
Miss Dorothy
Misa Dimsdale
Miss Dimsdale
Ale
Busshead
Piper
Poetry and Science
Schneifus
Sualzer
Balzer
Salzer
la Crosse
Wis
Tady
Lano
Chamberg
Savoy
Piso
Amos Kelner
Cherry Valley
Fly
Church of St. Ignatius
San Francisco
Bodi
Eule
Sterne
Marion Crawford
Porum
Cara
Ho Berane Color Dial
Allen 8
Olmsted
Adilogy Sterling Komedy Co
Chioage
New York
Lindell Hotel
ST. Louis
Ino
F. Donovan
Mawson
Amoke
O'Parrell
New York Avenue
Washington, B. Co
John W
Morris
Wishincon
Prin
Watson Bf
Il Urea Huh
Atlanta
Ons
Athors
Inielovo Stimp
Chicago UK
Iservige
Lowla
Htm
Jordinate Beach
Phompson
Drogeteta
Omaha
SPATE
U. Et Louis
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