Miscellaneous Historical Notes From The Mlora Tribune
A collection of assorted items includes Washington city bonded debt of 19 138 238, and property value 203 505 002. Brooklyn taxable property 549 146 112 with public debt 49 734 000. Cuban city Tampa in Florida notes cigar manufacturing. John Flamstead first astronomer royal born 1646 near Derby. Auctioneer licensing in England requires annual £10, renewed July 5. Canada name origin from a Spaniard phrase nothing here. May-pole history near London, 1717, Wanstead telescope base. Gray hair heredity discussed with dark-haired lineage. Inland letter rate in England set at one penny per half-ounce Jan 10. Vehicle for taxing letters and a new method introduced May 6. Historic knives with musical notations for grace before and after meals.
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England
Embankments for Rice Fields and Social Commentary from 19th Century Journals
The article surveys irrigation by embankments in India and notes rice products like rice spirit shipped to Germany and Russia. It discusses Central Tennessee College’s work for educating Black students in Nashville and local ostracism. It critiques pistol carrying in South Carolina and likens its decline to rising moral standards.
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Central Tennessee College
Nashville
South Carolina
Mike McCarty Enters Night School for Love and Growth
Mike McCarty, a Manila driver, agrees to join a night school branch run by Pat Shannon as Maggie Carroll inspires him to learn. He fears ridicule yet discovers a spark of hope as Maggie supports his effort, rekindling memories of their past and a possible future together.
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Jimmie
Mike
Maggie Carroll
Mrs. McCarty
Coogan
Maggie
Kelly's Hall
Clancy
Academy of Music
Thumper
Aurora Borealis Athletic Club
Koskee McGurk
Caesar
Rome
Regan
Mike McCarty
Regan’s
Master Street
Pat Shannon
Pat
A Marvelous Cure in Saint Leon Through a Toy Engine
Guidemerre, longtime health officer of Saint Leon, loses prestige to Dr Preville. After patient desertion, he discovers a cure using a toy locomotive hidden as treatment. The forester’s family pardons him as Robert recovers, and Guidemerre gains fame as mayor and senatorial candidate.
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Guicemerre
Guidemerre
Saint-Leon
Preville
Forester
Robert
Othurs
Forester’s
Sapristi
Nursing as a Profession for Women Embraced by Society
The piece extols nursing as a noble and wholesome path for women, comparable to teaching and shopkeeping. It lauds Florence Nightingale, notes the rise of educated, refined nurses, and describes the vocation as aligning with feminine virtue and refined upbringing while serving all humanity.
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Florence Nightingale
Arper’s Bazar
Questioning the Fate of Full Sleeves in Fashion
The New York Post debates whether full sleeves will vanish or endure. It condemns skin-tight styles of the past and balloon shapes, praising moderate sleeves that balance comfort and elegance. Fashion leaders are urged to steer patrons toward tasteful, comfortable designs rather than extremes.
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New York Post
Potatoes and Fertilizers Tips for a Virginia Grower
A Port Walthall reader details several fertilizer options for early potatoes. He notes 6 percent ammonia phosphoric acid and potash mixes costing $36.50 per ton and reports doubling yields with a 404 pound per acre application. He considers Mapes manure 4 8 6 at $45 and bone meal plus sulphate of potash at $27.50 and $12 per ton, weighing options to mix bone meal nitrate of soda to cut costs and asks which mix gives quickest effect and best value.
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Port Walthall
Mapes
Get Everything in Shape Now for Farm Tools
The article urges farmers to inspect and repair farm tools now using readily available materials. It notes many repairs can be done by the farmer, while calling in a carpenter or blacksmith may be avoided with a stock of bolts screws nails rivets and a shoe makers outfit at hand.
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Somerset House
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Germany
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Shed B
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Peter Slattery
Mayo
Ixerrigan
Lehigh Avenue
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Mikee
Front Street
Old Shannon
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McGarrigle’s Alley
Mr. McCarty
Board of Education
Veronica McTurpin
Michael McCarty
John T. McIntyre
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