Sucker Flat Mine and the Garrison Influence on Royalties
The article recounts how capitalists near Joplin and Carthage lease mining rights to locals, citing the Garrison family as models of wealth from royalty deals. It describes the Sucker Flat vein bought by Gen. Noble at a low price, later producing profits after initial failures, and notes Noble already earned back his initial cost through royalties, with sustained future profitability anticipated.
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Joplin
Carthage
New York
Gen. Noble
Mes
Missouri
Geant
Taylor
Suluberty
Louisiana
Father
Cme
Dean
Washington
Grant
Desertion patterns in the 1888 US Army ranks
Harper's Weekly correspondent H. L. Nelson notes many long serving soldiers and a high desertion risk. Data show 72 percent of the army’s legal strength consist of men with three years or more of service, with deserters often being restless, seeking excitement, or using enlistment for western transport. The piece comments on pay and retention, citing Adjutant-General Drum and outlining no proposed remedies.
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Drum
H. L. Nelson
Harper's Weekly
Leopard Encounter in Serajgunge Ends in Death
Two English youths unfamiliar with hunting faced a leopard in a cleared patch near villages. One was fatally injured when the beast attacked. the companion failed to fire due to a stuck safety pin. Beaters drove the leopard away, the injured man died at Beralgunge, the other to Calcutta for treatment. A recent similar incident nearby is noted.
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Serajgunge
East India
Hhunta
Beralgunge
Calcutta
Ladies and Lovers and Work for Women in Society
A collage of prose and instructional pieces. A Romantic poem extols devoted love and nature, followed by an essay urging daughters to pursue work and self sufficiency. It notes women printers in New York, the shift to typing, and changing trades. A Dalton widow's anxious marriage tale ends with irony, while assorted fashion notes preview fabrics and accessories of the era.
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Madame de Stnel
Salt and Milk Tricks and Southern Farming Advice
Long excerpt covers dairy technique to separate cream using temperature and dilution, soil fertility in farming, potash for grapes, stock care, and salt as fertilizer. Includes heredity laws, cattle profitability contrasts, and practical notes on feeds, breeding, and general farm management with period voice.
Modern surgery and strange medical claims
A quoted practitioner extols dramatic advances in modern surgery, claiming new eyes and rib removal, lung and spine work, a renewed larynx, better perspiration, and even dog tendons for improved movement. He jokes about future feats like a Feantconatine as science progresses, while a contrasting anecdote mocks delayed train arrivals and overblown pride in minor victories.
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Progres of Science
Philadelphia
First Female Branch Train Conductor Described by Veteran
A veteran conductor recalls meeting a branch line conductor who was the first woman he knew in that role. She handled fares and tickets as a man would, but when ejecting passengers for noncompliance she defers to a male brakeman. Her authority extended to calling on other passengers to assist in removing offenders.
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New York Sun
New York
Denver
Uolo
Dr. Pierce Cure Promoted For Wives And Ills
An 19th century style advertisement extols Dr. Pierce’s Favorite Prescription and related products as remedies for female complaints and childbirth aftercare. It touts stomach and liver cleansing, promotes pellets, praises “Mother’s Friend,” and lists locations in Atlanta and Chicago for the supplier. It also mentions other patent remedies and a medical quackish offer.
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J*eren
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