Pistol Tax Debate and Coins in Early America
The piece argues for severe taxation to abolish pistols, claiming high taxes would deter crime, and notes a rare 1795 penny found in Gwynedd, highlighted by Col. Snowden. It cites Herbert Spencer on science and religion, and quotes The English Mechanic praising American locomotive progress and inventiveness.
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Macon
Georgia
Col. Snowden
United States Mint
Charles L. Preston
Montgomery County
United States
Blood stain testimony and dog blood comparison
Referring to recent expert testimony on blood stains the microscope notes that human blood cannot be reliably distinguished from dog blood even under favorable conditions Woodward of Washington states that some dog blood samples have corpuscle sizes larger than many human samples and that human blood measurements vary from 1 5050 to 1 4630 inch urging juries to view such testimony with caution
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Woodward
Washington
Propose a massive ditch to divert Ohio River floods to Lake Erie
Mr. Thomas Hunter of Shane's Crossing Ohio proposes an enormous channel from the Ohio River at Wellsville to Lake Erie to avert freshet floods. He notes the river is much higher than the lake during floods and argues the drainage would cover costs, acknowledging hills but suggesting valleys could provide an outlet. The piece also mentions discussion of war correspondents including Willard, Watterson, Stanley, and others.
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Thomas Hunter
Shane
Hunter
Garn
New York Tribune
Willard
Henry Watterson
Mr. Watterson
Washington City
Col. Forneys
Tennessee
Louisville
Courier
Henry M. Stanley
William D. Bickham
Dayton
Ohio
William Swinton
Thomas W. Knox
J. 2. McCullagh
St. Louis Globe-Democrat
Portraits of American beauty in a satirical sketch
A prose sketch by Mr. P. Conan for a St. Louis publication offers pen portraits of leading American beauties. The narrator, after a vigorous pull from a bottle, weaves a narrative linking Britain’s monarchy to American elegance across oceans and landscapes from the Dakotas to Florida.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. P. Conan
St. Louis
Britain
Globe
Mexican Gulf
Silk-lined yoke of a resistless young theocracy
A fragment praising a gifted woman described as a grand endowment with a moving, graceful presence in a theocratic setting. The lines evoke reverence and admiration for her influence and eloquence within a religious framework.
Death of Henry E Packer makes Miss Packer wealthy
The passing of Henry E Packer, late President of the Lehigh Valley Railroad Company, leaves his sister Miss Catharine L Wolfe and Miss Packer as principal beneficiaries. The Packer estate holds 160000 Lehigh Valley shares plus 30000 more, yielding annual dividends of about 760000. The estate value reaches 12000000, with Miss Packer lacking nearer relatives to share in the wealth.
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PainapeLena
Henry E. Packer
Lehigh Valley Railroad Company
America
Miss Packer
Lehigh Valley Railroad
Packer
A. T. Stewart
New Acme Electric Light for Domestic Use
The Liverpool Post reports a discovery in electric lighting that may bring power to homes without engines or dynamos. An acid cell using common metals and carbon yields immediate electric force, enabling one to many lights. Tests by E. H. Thompson show a twenty candle light running continuously, with no accumulators needed and scalable to multiple lamps at similar cost to gas.
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The
Liverpool Post
E. H. Thompson
Acme
Texas Dinner Station on a Desert Run Narrative
A San Antonio to El Paso trip covering 618 miles is described as an almost treeless waste. An old gutted passenger coach serves as the diner station with a single exotic cook. Only one passenger resists, while others quit on tough, nameless tissue and owl meat remains disputed. A Kingston Ontario tale notes bees invading a candy store then entering a liquor bar and many pellets die after becoming drunk.
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San Antonio
el Paso
Cor- Sennee
Cincinnati News-Journal
Kingston
Ontario
The Animals That Laugh In The Wild And Human Minds
A survey of laughter and tears across animals and humans notes facial muscles and diaphragms enable laughter while emotions spark it. Gorillas, chimps, dogs, parrots, and other creatures display laughter or mimic it, with many shedding tears under grief. Historical observers cite various species, from orangutans to hyenas, showing expressive joy and sorrow alongside human-like reactions.
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London Zoological Gardens
Wood
White
Selbourne
Jesse
Australia
Livingstone
Dr. Livingstone
Boerigge
Java
Atifie
Gordon Cumming
Animal World
Cincinnati Enquirer
Doubt in Science and the Quest for Truth
An essay on the cautious mindset of scientists who question their observations after long toil. It contrasts their self doubt with lay people's quick conclusions that statements are lies. The author notes journals attract many corrections, undermining any final certainty in published results.
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Scientific
Earth
Little Gem Circus Seeks Quiet Publicity Trade
A brisk Little Gem Circus advance agent bezoeken a newspaper man from Topics of the Time to buy favorable coverage. The exchange reveals a shabby scheme to buy ink with cash, while the editor fights off a premature write up and keeps the circus off the public pages.
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Little Gem Circus
Henry Ward Beecher
Parlor Bean Bag Game Gains Social Popularity
The new home made game Bean bag is becoming popular among socially inclined youth. Players stand several paces from a sloped board with a square hole and throw bags to score points. Ten for passing through, five for landing on the platform, ten off for floor hits. Jumbo bag counts double.
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Amss
Agricultural notes stress dairy, trees, and records
Wisconsin sheep owners say dogs deter sleep losses while Nebraskans build dams for stock water. Farmers report bran on acre yields far higher than bone dust mixes. Plant care, plum sprays, and post durability are weighed. The piece urges careful, continuous records for all farms, arguing data drives successful management.
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Wisconsin
Nebraska
Cook
Michigan
Paris
Beal
Heximer
Bliss’ Garden
Ayrshire
Jersey
Illinois
Housekeepers Helps and Food Preparations
A reader offers household recipes and cooking instructions for pastries and dishes. The list includes Maar Pastry Mountain Cake Sugar Cake Nice Cake Fry Oysters Merrins and several cakes with detailed ingredients and methods. Also covered are Syowpon Pupnixe and Lemon Tea Cakes, Sprine Rort Liat Cakes Crumprers and Hominy variations with steps for preparation and cooking times.
A Lucky Boy on Woodward Avenue
A Detroit Free Press item recalls a boy who dropped a broken jug in front of a Woodward Avenue grocery, then claimed luck after noting the jug was empty. He joked that waiting five minutes would have yielded a full gallon of molasses, declaring himself very lucky.
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Woodward Avenue
Oll
Detroit Free Press
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the Hegister
Posum
Popular Science Monthly
Herbert Spencer
Edwards
Texas
Cornhill Aligazene
Elling
Augustor
Agricultural
Chicago Tribune
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