New Sidewheel Passenger Steamer Shows American Engine Advance
A New York and Providence line vessel, 305 feet long and 42 feet beam, features an oscillating compound surface condensing direct acting side wheel engine. built in the U S by the Roaches the 250000 dollar ship uses eight tubular bodies and a long 10 foot 6 inch stroke. Feathery paddles will power the vessel expected to run this fall with economy and speed favored by engineers.
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New York
Long Island Sound
New York & Providence Line
England
King Rat of the Washington Avenue Elevator
Jack Gregory recounts trapping a two foot long twelve pound rat at the Washington Avenue grain elevator. He took the creature to Camden, doctored it for three weeks, and sold it to a Camden saloonkeeper who later killed it by poison. A sign on the cage warned customers not to poke the rat.
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Philadelphia
Jack Gregory
Washington Avenue
Camden
Navy-Yard
Ex-Empress Eugenie at Farnborough Estate
The narrative describes Eugenie in seclusion at Farnborough after her arrival. Col. -, who led the regiment of the doomed prince imperial, owns nearby property and sought a neighborly greeting. Two weeks after their meeting his estate was put up for sale in a local advertisement.
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London
New York
Farnborough
Eugenie
Col
Prince Imperial
New Western Town Boasts Rapid Rise and Lively Scene
An excited citizen of a six month old western town touts two hotels forty eight beer saloons twenty seven gambling houses four drug stores and shops while noting no churches exist yet as plans for a building were deemed too dudish.
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New York Sun
Missouri
Cremation a Necessity in Face of Burials
The Philadelphia Record warns that cremation may become essential as burial needs surge. It cites Calvary Cemetery in New York where ground expanded from ten acres to hundreds, with about 500000 interments and rising by fifty daily, reflecting a broader pattern across the city.
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Philadelphia
Calvary Cemetery
New York
Robber Foiled by Tailors Bills in Pockets
A philosopher who owed money to cover lodging woke to a thief at his window. With dry wit he warned the intruder that robbing him would lead to debt, since his pockets held only unpaid tailors bills and nothing of value.
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Paiva
Harisa
Tapgrete
Yale
Amy
Narier
DR. Hieren
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