Postal convention between United States and Sweden Norway
The document records ratified articles of a postal convention between the United States and the kingdoms of Sweden and Norway. It details exchange of letters newspapers books samples, office routes, rates, prepaid and unpaid charges, registration rules, open mail terms, and quarterly account settlements. The agreement includes ratifications by Oscar and Creswell, with seals and dates in Stockholm May 1873 and Washington June 1873.
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United States of America
United Kingdoms of
Sweden
Norway
John A J Creswell
Oluf Stenersen
Sweden and
United Kingdoms
United States
Goteborg
Stockholm
Malmo
Fulkoping
Kristianssand
Christiana
Hammerfest
Hamburg
New York
Chicago
Mali
England
Germany
United Sraen
Wen
Ted States
Atlantic
United Kingdom
Lsw
Aea
Chris Apland
Hx«mvorg
Denmark
Sweden Postal Administration
Posal Administration
Postal Administration of the United Staten
Necong
Dea
London
Credi
Oscar
America
Ald Ou
United
Stockholm Castle
Washington
United States of North America
United Kingdom of
Sachanne
U. C. Andrews
O. M Bjurnstjerna
Axar
Sarplcg
German
United State
Man nearly burns clothing on roadside ride
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The
Sacramento Union
Central Pacific Railroad Company
Fragmented OCR item from 19th century paper
Vague readable lines describe a brief item with historical context and multiple garbled phrases. The sole clear element is a generic notice fragment, offering little concrete data about people, places, or events present in the source text.
Enormous Krupp Works of Prussia and Its Vast Plant
A detailed 1870s overview chronicles Krupp’s cast steel works near Essen founded 1810, expanded under Alfred Krupp, and by 1873 covered about 1000 acres with 17,000 workers. It lists extensive furnaces, machines, rail infrastructure, housing, hospitals, pension funds, and auxiliary ventures supporting a giant industrial empire.
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Krupp
Prussia
Essen
Alfred Krupp
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Why Mr Seward Joined the Church in 1837
The excerpt recounts William H. Seward telling Thurlow Weed that he joined the church in 1837. He says he did not experience a miraculous conversion but recognized himself as an offender and sought repentance. He aims to live under God's grace, study revelation, and hopes to elevate his motives gradually.
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William H. Seward
Thurlow Weed
Yielding for peace over constant quarrel urges wiser living
The text argues that yielding a little may prevent endless disputes. It warns that insistence on small rights leads to unhappiness and unrest, favoring prudence and shared harmony over perpetual bickering. True wisdom, it says, is pure, peaceful, and gentle.
Mirage of the Moon Seen Over Toledo Before Noon
A rare optical illusion observed in Toledo on October 10 showed a moonlike reflection above land rather than water. Experts explain the mirage as atmospheric refraction and reflection due to differing air densities, with the near last quarter moon appearing tremulous and distinctly drawn.
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Avnevond Moor
How She Takes the Train
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Disuo
Virtue and Work in a World of Thought
Excerpts argue that virtue, self restraint, and diligent work shape character more than wealth or titles. It urges cautious exchange of words for real meaning, and that life is a working day where activity can aid or harm, stressing freedom to choose one’s field and the unseen depth of a traveling life.
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Flushing
Chaucer
Hannibal
Fashion Notes From The Winter Season
Fashion trends emerge with marine blue, white sealskin and fine leather trims. Cameos fade as fortes replace with oxydized silver jewelry. Hair styles go plain and low, Elizabethan ruffs loom large, and maid servants wear British style caps.
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Europe
Aris
New York
Instructive Ocean Circulation Demonstration At Meeting
A readability experiment showed water circulation using a glass trough with ice at one end and warm water colored blue and red at the other. Blue chilled water sank, moved along the bottom, rose at the equator end, and circulated back to the start. The demonstration completed a distinct, half hour circulation observed by the audience.
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Society
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