Foreign Gossip From The Times Of Old Europe
A digest of period gossip notes the rise of new fashion in fine veins printed on women and the Czars palace works near Peterhoff. It mentions the 90 year old Earl of Mounteath in Britain, Berlin street organs almost vanished, and a Paris thief who targets purses and jewelry with police station returns. Reports on French priests insulted, Abbe Portier praised for saving wounded at Gravelotte, and curious German ukases on clubs and taverns. The Muiron flag ship foundered off Toulon after Napoleon embarked, with lightning blamed for the disaster and a dramatic rescue nearby.
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Cain
Czaris Battding
Peterhoff
Prepa Moore
Earl of
House of Lords
Berlin
Pli
Frederick William III
France
Abba Veinet
Paris
Abbey Portier
Gravelotte
Siegenruck
Geenaays Hava
Toulon
Napoleon Honapatto
Frahéa
Egypt
England
Pound Fishing At Long Point Harbor Traps Vast School Of Fish
A writer visits two large pound nets off Long Point Shore to observe king mackerel and bluefish trapped by a circular enclosure. Fishermen guide the catch into the lead, detailing a furious, foamy scene as mackerel, squid, and other sea life are corralled in dense nets and held for harvesting.
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Provincetown
Mass
Rosa
Hota
Long Point
Ithin
Juices as Gentle Nourishment in Digestive Illness
The article discusses juice use from fruits like strawberries currants apples and grapes as gentle substitutes for solids during illness or weak digestion. It warns against seeds rinds and excessive intake while noting juices enter the system without digestion and can restore vitality with careful seasonal preparation and storage.
Moths and Their Effects on Wool Goods
A historical note explains moths derived from two Gothic words and now including night butterflies. It describes the cloths moth miller Tinea flavifrontella, its color, behavior at night, egg hatching in about fifteen days, larval feeding on wool, cocoon forming, pupation, and the need to kill moths when seen. It also mentions remedies like camphor and sealing papers, with a stray reference to a purchase by B. Walton for 4 dollars and a location in Mountain, Teuna.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Epri
Pilice B. Walton
Home and Farm Practical Tips From 19th Century Press
A compact roundup of domestic advice and agricultural notes from various papers. Weaved through are tips for keeping stoves clean with newspaper, starting farms on government lands, spice mill cleaning with raw rice, economical grass seed, grape-vine pest control, cheap chicken and pasta dishes, feed sequencing for canaries, and a craft project to make a work-basket from a pasteboard box. Named sources include the Chicago Journal, WV Post, Boston Transcript, Canary seed concerns, and St. Louis Globe Globe-Democrat.
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Minnesota
Dakota
Chicago Journal
Post
Agasoh
Tienes Wilson
Cook
Detratt Post
Zoston Transcript
United States
England
Spain
Newcastle
France
Smyrna
Levant
Switzerland
Italy
Chicago Times
St. Lows Globe
Cultivating the Black Walnut for Local Planting
The Indiana Horticultural Society highlights rising demand and scarce supply of black walnut. Secretary W H Ragen urges farmers to plant, cultivate, and promote groves as walnuts resist pests, grow quickly, and suit furniture use. Guidance covers soil prep, nut sowing, spacing, thinning, and longer term cultivation.
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W. H. Ragen
Indiana Forticultural Society
Speer
Magan
Gontaig
Conree
Aizo
Yi Ariro
Copper cent a Texan change fetes the new coins for use
The Texas legislature requires railroads to charge three cents a mile, bringing copper cents into circulation. Curious change mishaps occur on trains as conductors mistake cent trades for larger coins. Texans joke about the novelty while some misread the coins as two dollar and a half gold pieces, leading to playful refusals and amusing misunderstandings on Galveston Island.
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Vno
Usc
Galveston
Galveston Island
Texas
Inter National Road
Tonk
Vexas
Proud or Not A Child Seeks Meaning in Pride
A Detroit item cites a girl named Jenny learning pride from her aunt and questions what proud means while a separate tale recalls a jealous lover imagining disaster and a witty quip about Jonah and whales, with a Brooklyn zebra reference.
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Jennie
Ahd
Jenny
Ayate
Detroit Post and Tribune
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Calhoun
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Merbert Tixton
Joseph C. Dpoteher
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