Odd Team of Geese Descends Ohio Falls in 1870
An Indianapolis era reminiscence recounts Harper who trained a four goose team to pull a tub down the Ohio River above Falls for a July Fourth spectacle in Jeffersonville. He guided the craft with a switch and reins on the birds, enduring a gale and swift eddies before safely reaching shore to cheers.
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Ohio
Harper
Ohio Falls
Ind
Newcastle
England
J. M. & I. Railroad Company
Old Camp
Indianapolis
Falls
Jeffersonville
Three Falls
Indiana
Government Drum
Reese
the Ohio
N. Y
Electric heating pad in medical use sparks heated debate
A historical article discusses electric heat therapy in hospitals noting a portable asbestos pad with high resistance wires, heated by a lamp socket supply. A thermostatic control maintains temperature, overcoming early overheating issues and enabling continuous, adjustable warmth for patient care.
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Kleeteotierm
Xry
Davides
Yebieh
Shops Not for Sale Chinese Merchants Discourage Americans
A New York Sun report describes Dover and Mott street shops as unwelcoming to American customers. It portrays Chinese merchants behind partitions, wary of buyers, with odor and displays of Chinese wares, including vases and ivory pieces. The piece casts a critical eye on customer experience and sales effort in Chinatown.
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New York
Dover
Mott Streets
Chinaman
Chinatown
Sun
Moravian Christmas and New Year Customs at Lititz
Moravians in Lititz Pa observe simple Christmas Eve rites with choir, a love feast, cakes, and hot coffee. Children receive wax candles as ceremonies close. Easter morning graveside processions and New Year’s Eve scriptures and prayers precede a banded welcome at midnight, ending with families returning home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Republic
Lititz
Silas Sagg leby and Storkville Center Wealth Tale
A New York Sub report portrays Silas Sagg leby as a lazy but thrifty long-time resident of Storkville Center. Col Caliper notes he was among the wealthiest locals, with wealth tied to bonds. The text hints at a paradoxical belief about his fortune and a plan to leave money to a chosen beneficiary.
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Storkville Centre
Storkville Center
Sais Col. Caliper
New York
Cnede
Coupon bonds and the lazy man Saggleby tale
The excerpt contrasts a thrifty old man who boosts his pile by transforming small bonds into fewer large ones with Silas Saggleby who avoids work by hiring others to cut coupons. It then notes German carp used to clear moss in Havana sloughs, with 5000 pounds seized for shipment as winter approaches.
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Silas
Silas Saggleby
Bloomington Pantograph
Krampff Kyle
Rudolph & Shafer
Havana
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Minnesota
Alleghanies
Mount Mena Inn
W. St. Jont Mena
Arkansas
AGET
Finis
Co-operative
BY Zebina Forbush
Chicago
Charles H. Kee Company
Gerstle
L. Gerstle & CO
Chattanooga, Tenn
W. I. Boyer
Pickering Avenue
Mena, Arkansas
DeQueen
Janssen
H. Delker
ALKES
Ln Nursery
Stok
Autharie
Dur Vries
Urial
Mattedee
James
Wilo & Bros
Sarcoxia, Mo
Century Carriage CO
3D and Lombard Sts
ST. Louis
F. C. Savage
Queen & Janssen Ave
East Mena Street
R. M. Watters
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