Shocking tale spans deserts and tragedy across seas
A long span of events unfolds from a wealthy businessman leaving his city life to seek settlement, to a five day march across Western Nebraska ending in death. The narrative follows discoveries of his remains, the brutal conditions in the desert, and a final note written before death. The piece links related domestic stories of marriage, betrayal, and tragedy across Ireland and Baltimore with a bleak record of loss and hardship.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yoshe Bor
Wiliam Ansty
Canour
Ridney
Nebraska
L. McCoy
Raley
Fythias
Sidney
Rust
Thalls
Lefe
Omaha
Agricultural Schools in Sweden Provide Rural Uplift
The article notes twenty seven Land bruka akolar and two agricultural colleges across Sweden. Schools offer two year programs in agriculture and horticulture, animal care, crafts, forestry, and more. Women attend three year dairy and cheesemaking programs. Tuition is free but labor is required. costs run about 600 Kronor annually for board and lodging at the college.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sweden
Landbruka Akolar
Agricultural College
Muore
Atudenta
Sud
Amapunla
Arctic Circle
A Young Woman's Adventures in Love and Widowing
A Baltimore widow formerly Amelia Graham, now Mrs. John Ritchie, who moved from Ireland to Baltimore about a year ago, is again in the public eye as she nears an engagement to a wealthy Boston suitor. The prior engagement to John Ritchie ended when he resided in Baltimore County.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ireland
Mr. Ritchie
Ocean
America
Boston
Lod
Boss Blacksmith
Baltimore
Baltimore American
John Ritchie
Amelia Graham
Baltimore County
Ritchie
Dairy Practices and Dairymen Notes From California
Article discusses butter production, storage, and hygiene for dairy cows and milk handling. It covers feeding effects on butter yield, methods to preserve butter during price dips and heat, cleanliness practices, equipment like wooden ladles and pails, and cautions about contamination from hands, odors, and fumes. It cites issues with pasture quality, shelter, and winter storage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
California
Watterson on Dinners from The Courier Tour
Extracted reminiscence recounts a Georgia dinner with James Eus tis and Harry Yeatman, a leg of mutton and whisky from a general’s stump chest, praising Boston dining while noting private club contrasts. It critiques New England eateries, noting a famed Point Sherry resort and inns like Tatt's, and laments women’s entry to dining rooms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Watterson
Youisytls Courier
Wastle
Georgia
James Eustis
Jos Younson
United States
Harry Yeatman
Polk
America
Bostop- Bat
Point Sherry
Tatt’s
Boston
Lord & Thomas Leads Missing Ledger in Chicago Trade
The Chicago post office rated it the nation’s lending office for business volume. Among 15,000 firms receiving matters, the largest single delivery goes to Lord & Thomas, famed advertising agents for the Inter Ocean. This reflects the era’s bureaucratic flow and the prominence of major agencies in advertising and publishing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago Post Office
Lord & Thomas
A Theory of Flies and Trout Lies
A humorous survey critiques a Professor Simmons theory that flies fill the skies year round and are drawn to earth by air shocks. It contrasts baldness based fly theories, cites experiments, and lampoons public gullibility, while ending with a closing quip on trout liars and political honesty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prof. Sroith
Scava
Nature
Brown
Simmons
Chicago
Fros. Simmone
Garfield
Ware
Calla
Alexandria
Simmona
Congress
Frof. Jones
Sonia
Aies
Ara
Ny Merone
The Trout-Fishing Lier The Trout Liar and Its Skill
An excerpt on trout fishing lore describes the trout liar as a unique figure born with a peculiar fitness and shaped by lifelong study. It contrasts natural aptitude with dedicated practice, using mythic and poetic imagery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herbert
David
Eccentric preacher sparks riot at Beach Pond funeral
A New York Sun correspondent describes Elder Willian Slocum’s funeral in a forest cabin on the Connecticut Rhode Island border. About 200 mourners arrived with liquor, the ceremony collapsed into drunken revelry, flames, and chaos as the elder’s planned corpse portrayal failed. Beach Pond’s nearby Volantown hosts an annual Beach Pond Raid Day noted for its rowdy backwoods festivities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beach Pond
Connecticut
New York Sun
Willian Slocum
Slocum
Crawde
Hackwoodemen
Rhode
Taland
Thas
Shipel
Rhode Island
Guna
Volantown
Backwooda
Deadwood
Market Day Oddities and Horse Trading Tales
A century ago, revelry and coin trading dominated. Horse tied trades showcase barter at fairs with rough gestures and improvised stalls. Trades included a jackknife or a dollar in exchange, while crowds watched the odd custom of wealthy value and drunken diversions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jane
Wen
Exciting Scene on Dacre as Passengers Rescue Men Overboard
A Dacre steamship voyage from Aden to Colombo endures a ferocious storm off Cape Guardafui. A life boat is lost, two sailors fall overboard, and a heroic rescue unfolds as Lieut Wolff and crew members leap to save the stranded boat crew amid towering waves. Captain Burkitt maintains calm control while the ship presses toward the monsoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des
Harks
Dacre
London
Nends
Aden
Ovsen
Reese
Colombo
Thasbeetz
Earier
Ingrant
Lieut. Wolff
Mathere
Drummond Wolf
Pasenger
Jadder
Testamen
Burkitt
Cape Guardafui
Manchester Crurier
The Pennsylvania Railroad hires a gardener for stations
The Pennsylvania Railroad Company employs a gardener for the three divisions between Philadelphia and Pittsburgh. His duties include laying out beds at stations, securing funds for plants, and preserving symmetry by trimming every few weeks. Watering is handled by a railroad employee. The worst flower bed is said to be between Harrisburg and Altoona at Tuscarora Station near Port Royal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pennsylvania Railroad Company
Philadelphia
Pittsburg
Harrisburg
Altoona
Carora Station
Port Royal
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