Scientific miscellany items on color, chemistry and travel notes
A miscellany of observations and claims covers color variation in newborns and Africans, chemical processes affecting sugar and tinctures, and the mistaken idea of a planet Gobi. It also describes water purity and microbes, tea infusions, double yolk eggs, and a sale schedule with round-trip fares via a rail line.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gobi Desert
Asia
Arsib
China
Wingo
Abe Desert
Abe Aerat
Miles Lane
Mery Bela Stanford
Reat
Asiphan
Keppe
Gastein
Haiving
Vooil
Jillian J. Veler
Hunt
Not Yer Free Duster and Meekeot Uns Posession Case
A terse note reports a dispute over possession involving an unnamed party and a $100,000 claim. It mentions a divorce and a simple prerequisite, with limited readable details about the parties and outcome.
German Negroes in Pennsylvania Speak German Among Farmers
The article describes a community of African Americans brought to Pennsylvania who, after years on Blue Mountain farms, now speak German and struggle with English. They live among white Lutheran and Jewish families, adopting German dialects and customs, with a few named individuals like Solomon Williams and Moses Varns cited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pennsylvania
Touver
Blue Mountain
Solomon Willams
Wim
Moses Varns
New Bath
New
Anaty Schpaiks
Leeland
Singularly attractive Countess in 1834 era notes
Fragmentary OCR reveals a historical item referencing Countess Cysiy born 1834 and described as singularly attractive. It mentions military figures, Empress, and various officers including Bell with three sons, along with notes on past country service and a New York unit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ting
Luigini
Cysiy
Betcher
Bell
Alaska
W. 2
Tell
Seventy-first
New York Voluntears
Fragmentary note hints at a tense social exchange
A garbled snippet hints at a heated discussion or dispute among individuals, with unclear names or places. The legible words suggest worry or sarcasm about a serious matter, but the exact details remain obscured by OCR errors.
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Auaer
Alps
Mae HE Gverton
Vickers
CO. SL
PM. &O. By
Eni
Weiser
Mula
N. We
Avhd
Cleveland
Jase Linnie
Yan Caine
Mariano
Iim
Roi
Aviky
Callahy
le PH Ryaigisany
Tao
Seoul
N—V. 1
Fae
Neo Fandt
Tig Saldien
Acnomibur
Gon
Saehtent
Une
Pascale
Eiders
Yaa Sabion
Roessler
Ayers
Tate
D. Be. Ceuting
Savings Bank
Hardmwond
Pio
Pyr
Cosbwy
Enehy
Froin
Donwie
Tore Ae
the Savings Bank
Arnahi Hoek, Marshueteld, Wis
Marcy, Giranaiss Oe
la Grippe
Silllo's
F. B. Wing
Schmirler
C. Schmirler
Iron Works
South Depot Street
George Upham
State Board OF Examiners
Dr. Brewer & Son
Athine Marshfield
Web
Neillsville
Thurs
I.sk
Lai
Astisus
Masonie Vemphs
Chicago
Sexton Bros
Eeery
ST. Paul
Minneapolis
California
Callornki
Oregon
Ivor
Chicago and Northwestern Railway
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