Labor as noble toil in Newman Wall address at Exeter Hall
In an 1855 Exeter Hall address Newman Wall extols honest labor as dignified and universal. He links toil to sustenance, clothing, building, transport, and industry, urging workers to pair labor with virtue and a godly life to honor their vocation.
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Newman Wall
Exeter Hall
London
Juabor
Mart of Commerce
Hall of Science
Temple of Religion
Earth
Heaven
McCarthy's bold advice to Vanderbilt sparks railroad unification
Irving Bacheller recounts how a young genius named McCarthy sought guidance before meeting Commodore Vanderbilt. The confidant advised facing power head on, comparing Vanderbilt to a turbine full of force and resistance. McCarthy followed the counsel, leading to Vanderbilt organizing the intercity rail lines into a single network.
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Denver News
Irving Bacheller
McCarthy
Commodore Vanderbilt
New York
Chicago
Vanderbilt
Coale to Newcastle and Kitchen Blunders
A Lippincott's note on cooks making errors more than other workers. The Bennett boys camped, and their family wondered how three boys ate six pounds of butter for four loaves. Frank explains the butter used to fry the bacon caused the excess.
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Newcastle
Lippincott's
Bennett
His First Visit and a Briton’s Steamer Meeting
The New York Herald notes a Briton aboard a steamer misconceives American prices. An Englishman learns locals may mark up five to tenfold for foreigners. He feigns ignorance, while a guest warns him he will not reveal the scheme. A year-old Spanish crown prince is listed as an officer in a regiment.
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New York Herald
United States
Open shed dairy method improves cow health and fertility
Professor W. J. Praser reports on keeping cows in open sheds with mangers and bull pens, noting cleaner udders and milking areas, better air, stronger appetites, and easier bedding. Labor savings and complete manure absorption improve fertility, though results vary by region and conditions.
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W. J. Praser
Best Steers for Feed Lots Guide Beginners and Pros
The article offers practical steps for starting cattle on grain, emphasizing gradual transition from pasture to dry feed to avoid scours or constipation. It notes western cattle may need a slower intro to corn, then rapid gains. finish quality depends on age and cattle quality, with long yearlings often yielding top market returns.
Rotation Plan for 80 Acre Iowa Farm in Grading Climate
A Grundy county reader proposes an 80 acre farm rotation of four fields with pasture, meadow, oats and corn in year one, then corn pasture meadow oats in year two. The plan aims to start with corn on clover, feed into spring grains, hay clover timothy, and eventually alternate plowing for corn with a hay and pasture phase. An efficiency variant uses winter wheat or rye to shorten the cycle, yielding clover timothy hay and pasture before corn, with tentative success north and south of the Northwestern railroad line in Iowa.
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Grundy County
Iowa
Wallace
Timothy
Northwestern Railroad
Benzoate of soda questioned as a food preservative
A medical paper argues benzoate of soda hides rotteness in foods. The discussion covers Dr. Wiley’s fights against food frauds, the labeling of medicines, and the use of benzoate in canning. It cites judge Anderson on disguising poor manufacture and notes shifts from urine derived benzoic acid to coal tar sources.
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Wiley
Dr. Wiley
Anderson
State Board of Health of
Indiana
State Board of Health
Committee On Interstate and Foreign Commerce of Congress
United States
Germany
Per
Editorial on benzoate of soda findings and Wiley contrast
The Journal of the American Medical Association states the government's referee board erred in assuming benzoate of soda in foods is harmless. It notes benzoate is used to avoid cleanliness or to mask inferior products and asserts sodium benzoate preservation is unnecessary.
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Harvey W. Wiley
Journal of the American Medical Association
Wiley
Editorial supports Wiley on benzoate of soda in foods
The Journal of the American Medical Association editorial rebuts the government's referee board on benzoate of soda as a preservative. It argues the board’s conclusions do not prove safety for all uses, cites limited test conditions, warns against assumptions about infant and invalid use, and criticizes manufacturers’ push to endorse the additive.
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Philadelphia
Pennsylvania
Journal of the American Medical Association
Harvey W. Wiley
United States Bureau of Chemistry
Wiley
Well Acquainted Tit Bits Humor Box
A humorous brief from Tit Bits and the New York Times recounts a court notice marked as adjourned sine die with a quip adding a d to die. A visitor jokes about Sine dying and the clerk explains the court was closed yesterday. A Noah's ark joke closes the piece with a chuckle about two of every kind.
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Sine
The
New York Times
Today and Tomorrow by Arthur Guiterman
The poem narrates ancient mythic beginnings with Yama and Yami as first humans. Night is created to ease Yami’s grief, delaying the Morrows. Dawn appears in gold as Yama is forgotten, and the line blurs between Today and Tomorrow.
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Yama
Wearing of Furs Is Not Advisable Says Dr Bayles
Dr J C Bayles argues fur garments are uncomfortable and dangerous for many women. He notes furs provide little outdoor comfort in New York winters, cause excessive warmth indoors, and can lead to stiff necks and sore throats. He urges leaving furs for prudence and promotes warm woolen fabrics as a better alt.
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J. C. Bayles
New York American
New York
Red Haired Women Linked to Wallace Ty ler Thupont Case
In Justice Scudder's Brooklyn court a witness testified that John Ty ler Thupont, husband of Helen Thupont, frequented multiple public places with red headed women. Margaret Fuller Eiser described several outings at Coney Island and Ocean Parkway where Thupont was seen with groups of red haired women, and he allegedly kissed and socialized with them.
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Margaret Fuller Eiser
Coney Island
Eiser
Helen
Gertrude
John Ocqueline
Dupont
Ocean Parkway
Fork Row
Shirts and the Gentleman Fashion Row
The Atlantic Monthly questions the white collar band, stiff cuffs, and stiff bosom plate of the gentleman’s attire. Once symbols of not working, these garments persist as ghosts of past norms, with few bold enough to oppose them.
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the Atlantic Monthly
Mark Twain
Addison
Kellar Tricks Delight Inmate Audience At Orphan Asylum
In Success Magazine a magician named Kellar performs for orphans and asks a girl to examine his handkerchief. He encourages her to blow on it to test a conjuring trick, prompting a humorous misunderstanding as she blows and a ball of fabric is produced.
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Success Magazine
Kellar
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Jack
Yami
Rosie
Tony
Arthur Guiterman
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