Blasting Rocks with Dynamite at Echo Farm
A Connecticut farmer Mr. Starr of Echo Farm near Litchfield describes successful dynamite blasting experiments to remove large rocks. Two days work replaced months of powder blasting, producing crushed rock, easier removal, and field clearing. A white quartz rock was pulverized, and the method proved faster though not suited for building walls.
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Starr
Echo Farm
Litchfield
Conn
Connecticut State Board of Agriculture
Parmolose
Tim
Thal
Roche
Mr. Webb
Mr. Starr
Cleertrr
Scheme of Murder at Palace Hotel Reported
A San Francisco incident concerns a well dressed man who wished to exchange a large amount of gold for paper money. A bank note implied illness prevented meeting, but a clerk and officer uncovered the suspect in room No. with a hatchet. The patient fought, was restrained, and a diary suggested insanity. The scheme spanned weeks and a prior letter went unacted upon. The piece then shifts to a cautionary tale about morphine addicts and theft in drug stores, illustrating deception to obtain opioids.
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San Francisco
New England
Palace Hotel
Gouda
Spider captures eight inch snake at Woodbine saloon
At Mr D O Kearns Woodbine saloon a red spider ensnares a small corn sized spider web securing an eight inch chicken snake. The spider gradually pulled the snake from the floor toward the chair, leaving only about two inches of its tail on the floor by late hour.
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Woodbine Saloon
D. O. Kearns
Rural editor nails horseshoe over door amid trouble
A rural editor posts a horseshoe over his door following recent trouble as three debtors and a man with a revolver appear. The exact author of the strange note remains unclear.
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Leer Farrm
Strange tale of feigned sweetness and a photographer's joke
The Virginia Chronicle recounts a curious scene at a photographer's where a green couple visits for a portrait. The groom boasts of a recent marriage and asks the photographer to adjust his looks to mislead his bride's family, arguing the whiskers and appearance will help him seem respectable. The exchange ends with the photographer staying silent to maintain the posing.
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Gort
Toox
Virginia Chronicle
Bal
Carson
States
Sal
Mysterious riddle at New Haven school class
As schools closed for vacation a teacher in New Haven district whispered a word then asked for its meaning. She claimed to alone know the answer while students puzzled over the mystery word. A hesitant hand finally rose seeking the explanation.
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New Haven
Aza
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