Sharks in a muddy sea tale of twin beasts and luck
A narrator recalls fishing near Barnegat Bay with friends and a drag-net. They trap two young sharks and wire them together by their tails, hoping they grow to prove a wonder. A misadventure leads to the sharks escaping, the boat nearly capsizing, and the tale ending with a rash claim about polar daylight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barnegat Bay
Esterday
Jeremiah
Madeley
Athen Wonteahbad
Barnum
Ascal
Coradelphia
Arctic Winter Twilight Extends Beyond Shortest Day
Lieutenant Schwatka notes Arctic winter varies by latitude with twilight hours lasting into December at latitude eighty three degrees. He explains four hours forty two minutes of twilight on December 22 and explains the gradual disappearance of twilight as one travels toward the Platonic zone. He cites a period from November 13 to January 7 as notably dim and discusses the onset and end of twilight across zones.
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Schwatka
Man
Towers and Columns of Paris Recounted in Travel Squares
Prentice Mulfordy recalls climbing the towers and columns of Paris including St Jacques Vendome and July monuments. He describes narrow stairways, dizzy heights, and the surreal sense of viewing Paris from atop stone saints, noting costs and personal reflections on travel pleasures and labor.
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Paris
St Jacques
St. Jacques
Schuéth
Paria
Baris
Ain
France
Notre Dama
Prentice Mulfordy
San Francisca
Chinese Prinipen In Truckee Printing Office
A Truckee printing shop operates near the depot with two workers feeding pine boards into a press. Boards are moved by a foot and a kick mechanism to align between two revolving cylinders where a zinc plate is inked and printed onto boards using rubber sprung lower cylinder and inked rollers.
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Truckeo
Cominy
Ftv
Gazelle
First Use and Early Issuance of Postage Stamps
A Philadelphia correspondent cites John Lori mer Graham as postingaster in New York in 1842 as the first to issue postage stamps. Other early examples include stamps issued by Postmaster Morris in 1847 or 1848 at five and ten cents, though not widely recognized, catalyzing Congress to establish the modern rate and stamp system.
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The
Public Ledger
Philadelphia
John Lorimer Graham
Postngaster
New York
Washington
St. Louis
Baltimore
Alexandria
New Braven
Providence
R. L
BrattleGore
New York Post Office
Morris
Turkey hen incubates brood on Diggas farm near Warrenton
A turkey gobbler on Mr. Diggas' Warrenton Virginia farm began setting after July 1 and was left undisturbed for two weeks. About twenty four hens were placed under him, and after five weeks the gobbler hatched a fine brood of chicks. He tends them attentively and they are thriving.
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Mr. Diggas
Warrenton
Unclear Quote Misattributed From German Citizen
Fragmentary OCR quotes yield a garbled line about making a man with a dismissive reply Nelo from a German citizen. Text appears from a damaged page with nonsensical spelling and few readable names or dates.
The Longest Lived Frass Tree Reputed to Flourish
A damaged note claims an orange tree is the longest lived frass tree known and that it is said to have flour shed for three hundred years.
Vast US Wheat Area Expands Across Nations and Regions
The article traces the expansion of wheat cultivation in the United States, noting area growth from about 9 million acres thirty years ago to over 45 million in 1879, with 40,000 square miles equivalent. It highlights regional distribution, from cotton belt limits to New England's small share, and contrasts winter wheat in the Midwest with spring wheat in the Northwest, stressing yield trends and soil fertility concerns across states.
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France
Oae States
Illinois
Union
Seaboard
Gulf
North Carolina
Georgia
Texas
New England
New York
Pennsylvania
Virginia
Tennessee
Nebraska
Californian
Oregon
Inkoa
Ohio River
Missouri
Mixaladippi
Ohio Valley
Mississipi
Michigan
Ohio
Indiana
Ilinois
Wisconsin
Minesota
Jews
Territory
Dakota
Mississippi
Pacific Ocean
Decline in Wheat Growing Cited Across States by Dodge
The New York Tribune article cites state and county wheat figures, noting Colusa San Joaquin and Saint Clair among high producers, Geneseo New York’s decline, and regional yield comparisons. It highlights per acre yields, total bushels, and areas, with a regional trend toward lower productivity from Ohio to the Rockies. The piece discusses census data and county variations.
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Er Prca
United
United States
Geneseo County
New York
Michigan
Indiana
Illinois
Ohio
Rocky Mountains
J. H. Dodge
N.Y
Capturing Monkeys by Traps and a Cocoa Nut Lure
A narrative on monkey capture methods using a roof trapdoor trap, a house shaped trap, and a coconut with a tiny hole. Hunters exploit greed as monkeys grasp rice inside the nut, leading to capture when the hunter ambushes and the monkey cannot release its hold.
Mr. Cash's Little Joke
An old peddler named Cash fakes death after a drunken night away from home. He returns claiming illness, collapses, and is mourned by his wife before he suddenly rises and forgives her. The couple reportedly reconciled and continued living together afterward.
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Cash
Arguins
Hashington Fost
Iceland Women Gain Privileges In Work And Transport
Icelandic women enjoy several privileges denied elsewhere such as riding horses in a manly style and working in the fields alongside men. They may also haul coal down an inclined plane and carry two bags at once to load them into boats.
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Iceland
Potatoes and lawn care tips from a past issue
The article discusses edible uses for raw potatoes and peels, potato cakes fried in butter, and a hot meat sauce recipe. It also covers feed nutrition comparisons between corn and hay, lawn maintenance through open turf and tree borders, lettuce sowing for winter and spring, and a commentator on farmers selling grain to avoid gambling-like price speculation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Ward Heucher
Dementleay
Seymour
New Uses for Coal-Oil Seen by The American Cultivator
The American Cultivator outlines several coal-oil applications for households. It claims kerosene cleans roughened hands after labor and helps wash oily brushes. It also offers safety tips for lighting fires and lamp maintenance to prevent accidents and fumes.
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Truckee
Yawood Blrauss
Mr. Cash
van RD Pireside
Chigaco
Kennedy
Main Street
Jwoline
Erictor
Weat
Moline
Hodder's Patent
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