Tales of fashion, finance, and folly from a bygone era
A collage of items includes Princess of Wales bonnet habits, Senator Pendleton declining a New Orleans bicentennial talk, Captain Eade steering a Tehuantepec ship bill, Dickens manuscripts in Birmingham, a Kalama asylum patient’s death, New York brokers suspended after a scrape, Langley’s London cap craze, and President Arthur’s Newport holiday plans. Also notes on Maine gum industry, a preacher’s quip, a cook’s afterlife joke, and Castile excise law quirks.
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Princess of Wales
Pendleton
New Orleans
Duljes
Eade
Senate Commerce Committee
Garantee
Dickens
Birmingham
South Kensington
United States
Washington News Roundup of March 18 Details
Captain E K Morgan of the sixty third Ohio is a candidate for chief engineer of the treasury department. James S Crawford, chief clerk of the foreign mail service, lies ill in his city residence. Cabinet meeting today lacked Secretary Hunt due to illness. Walter S Johnston of First National Bank of Minonri faced court of claims. Comptroller of the Currency surprised National Exchange Bank of Waukesha to begin with $60 capital and report banks’ condition as of March 11. Treasury secretary issued circular to collectors on duties on sugars by Dutch standard. President pardoned John L Dickson of Grassy Creek post office N G, previously sentenced to Auburn for embezzlement. War secretary sent telegram to General Beckwith to deploy army officers in Louisiana for destruction reports. commissary general ordered ten thousand rations to land for Shawaneetown relief.
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Wasuborox
E.K. Morgan
Ohio
James 8. Crawford
Foreign Mail Service
Poste Office
Hunt
Walter 5. Johnston
First National Bank of
First National Bank of Minonri
Court of Claims
National Exchange Bank
Waukesha
Wis
Joho L. Dickson
Geseaister
Grassy Creek
N. G
Auburn
Beckwith
St. Louis
Louisiana
Tlingis
Shawaneetown
Garfield-Charge letter tied to war department secrets
Report claims a Garfield-Charge letter from the war department archives aided removing Rosecrans from the Army of the Cumberland and parallels Chase using a McClellan chief letter to remove McClellan. Judge Warden, Chase’s biographer, says he once held Chase papers but doubts nothing of the letter's genuineness based on prior statements.
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Washiorox
Garfield-Chage
War Department
Chase
General Garfield
General Rosecrans
Army of the Cumberland
McClellay
Ule
Army of the Potomac
PB. BH. Wawon
Stanton
Garfield
Rosecrans
Warden
Edgewood
Thin v
Wasniseten Interview With Shipherd Before Foreign Affairs Panel
March 15 report notes 3.R. Shipherd's name in Riggs House register as reporters seek an interview. He arrives prepared for tomorrow's testimony before the house committee on foreign affairs, declines to answer until his own statement tonight, and promises full remarks next week.
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House Committee On Foreign Affairs
Nob Snower
State Department
Shipherd
Bushed correspondents await arrival of Bia in city elevator lift
A report describes the arrival of a Mr. Shiphard, a stout but genial man about 45, weighing around 220 pounds with auburn whiskers. He appears cool and deliberate, a frewd business man used to handling matters promptly, as shown by his examination before the committees.
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Bia
Shiphard
Value of Corn Cobs for Farm Potash Reuse
Farmers often overlook the potash in corn cobs and the value of burning or composting them. The article notes corn cobs in the country yield upwards of two hundred thousand pounds of potash, with willow ashes ranking high but corn cobs containing double the potash. Properly utilizing corn cobs returns nutrients to the soil and supports thrifty farming.
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Amerivan Quitiwilor
Plants That Eat Animals and Darwin's Observations
The article describes carnivorous plants that trap and digest small insects, noting Darwin's in-depth study since 1860. It explains the plants’ mouthlike leaves with hairy, mucilaginous bits and how prey is caught when the mouth closes, providing insights from New Jersey, North Carolina, England, and other regions.
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Darwin
Remarkable Plant Digestive Mechanism Described in Odd Text
A curious excerpt explains how a plant metabolizes swallowed food and uses gastric juice to digest it. It describes the plant's throat hairs and a sensitivity so precise that even a human hair fragment causes an immediate response, noting the plant consumes beef jelly and other foods while avoiding fatty items.
Sugar Cane in Oslo and the Avletsbura Sugar Mill
Horace Talcott read at the Avletsbura county meeting on Jefferson Sugar Manufacturing Company noting the year’s work proves feasibility and stressing timely cane delivery in proper condition. He warns against sour juice and outlines steps for processing juice, including heating to 180 185 degrees, lime neutralization, skimming impurities, and sediment handling to yield molasses.
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Horace Talcott
Tate
Avletsbura County
Jeferon Sugar Manufacturing Company
Stewart
Wisconsin Assembly Deliberates On Tax And Public Works Bills
The Wisconsin Assembly and Senate debated numerous measures including exemption from subpoenas, highway and bridge projects, and tax reforms. Bills sought to authorise county refunds, widen town clerks duties, and regulate deceptive insurance ads while considering capital improvements and courthouse expansions.
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Thurida
Door
Birle
Cremation Now Legal in Genoa as Crematories Run
In Genoa a legal change allows cremation in place of burial. Crematory furnaces are reported to be in full working order, enabling immediate adoption of the new practice by residents and authorities.
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Genoa
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