Presidential wedding account sent to Cleveland by Utica publisher
The Utica Journal publisher sent one silk bound copy of the presidential wedding account to President Cleveland. William L. Clark, the war’s worst wounded, enlisted in 1862 and was discharged in 1865 after seventeen wounds. his pension rose from $24 to $45 monthly. A giant gum tree near Cambridge Maryland, used by an eagle to rear young, was cut down after years. the nest, two young eagles, was as large as a cart body. The old bird was away on a foraging mission.
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Greconry
Utica
Cleveland
William L. Clark
Connecticut Cavalry
Cambridge
Margaret Arnolp
Augusta County
New Holland
Arnold
Iowa
Charles Dickens
Washington
Welckker
Fifteenth Street
Osgood
Boston
Dolby
Simon Hanscom
Johnson
Benator
Bumner
Chicago
Garfield
Illinois
James A. Garfield
United States
Rail axles, cranks and pipes in 19th century notes
A compilation reviews railroad axle safety with iron outperforming steel, advises early removal of crank axles from passenger engines, and notes a Georgia Augusta report on Sam Jones’s wealth and Cartersville life. It mentions a Chattanooga iron pipe works project for global markets, plus a tale of Mrs. Arnold of Augusta County and long-lived kin. It includes a nicotine antidote claim via watercress, a Kentucky ring recovered from a pond, Mr Beecher’s 1863 English tour, and Dickens in Washington with Osgood and Dolby.
Memoir and market notes from 19th century era pages
The text recounts land surveys in Manitoba, government land transfers, and Col Grant editing his father's world tour journals. It also includes a Chicago drummer’s tale of profiting from a Garfield assassination extra, detailing a rapid, profitable publishing scheme and bold headlines that sparked widespread reaction.
The Horseback Cure in Daily Health
The piece argues that riding and equestrian sport promote longevity and vigor, citing examples like Arabs and Cossacks and praising Brooklyn’s growing interest in outdoor exercise. It credits David Dudley Field for linking vitality to horseback riding and claims outdoor recreation leads to better health and mood for the rising generation.
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David Dudley Field
Brooklyn
Sidney Smith
Making Maple Sugar In The Orchard Era And Methods
Maple sugar production described with sap yields sixty-four quarts per pound, tapping holes, and improvements over time. Second growth trees yield sweeter sap. maple orchards on southern slopes near brooks favored. Evaporators replace kettles, sap boiling to 325 degrees for flavor, malate preservation, and sugar crystallization into cakes or cans.
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Pittsburg
Gazelle
The Hidden Value of Quiet Dignity in Boys
The piece argues that showing off is common in youth but ineffective, as true worth is recognized over time. Quiet, steady boys gain universal esteem through duty and restraint, while adults should trust that others see their genuine character. Some youths outgrow showy behavior before adulthood.
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Kentucky
William Howe
Moorefield
Tom
Youll
Tobago as Crusoe’s island, a reader’s voyage
A narrator argues that Tobago matches Defoe’s island description in Robinson Crusoe. He cites charts, coordinates, and the shipwreck tale, noting Trinidad lies nearby and Tobago’s geography aligns with the novel’s details. The piece discusses Tobago’s current settlements, estates, and rivers, contrasting past and present.
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Trinidad
Tobago
Capt. Fraser
Robinson Crusoe
Crusoce
Defoe
Robinson Cruscoe
Tobtago
Grenada
South America
Crusoe
New World
Old Boston Wit and Wayward Quips Cited in Appleton Life
A Boston Traveller piece surveys bright sayings and anecdotes from The Life and Letters of Thomas Gold Appleton. It recalls clever remarks about cremation, wax, wind, and the Mersey River, plus a Washington birthday party joke and observations on meteoric showers. It highlights a tradition of sharp Boston humor from days long past.
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Thomas Gold Appleton
Park Street
Thomas B. Curtis
Brown Bros. & Co
Brown Brothers & Co
Baring Brothers
Mersey
Liverpool
Boston
Paris
Washington
Boston Travever
Beekeeping Breakthroughs In Honey Bee Tongues
Aurora Blade reports on Prof. McLain's experiments to lengthen bee tongues so honey bees can reach red clover nectar. Using a sugar plate under a wire screen, bees stretch their tongues until the plate lowers, aiming to breed a bee with longer tongues. The effort also includes enlarging queen cells to produce larger bees, potentially without stingers, amid concerns of safety.
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Prof. McLain
Aurora
Acclimatization of Animals Across Ancient Civilizations
The text traces domestication from dogs and sheep through goats and horses, noting pigs in German forests and cats as mouse catchers. It covers birds like pigeons, fowls, geese, ducks, and swans, and mentions turkeys, pheasants, peacocks, parrots, and Africa's guinea hens. Alexander the Great and the Argonauts aided cross-cultural animal movement, while Romans imported and displayed exotic animals for exhibitions and combats.
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Denmark
Switzerland
Germany
Europe
Egypt
Greece
Asia
Turkey
Alexander the Great
Phasis
Africa
Monster Volcano Explained By Prof Bandin Lassalle
The article claims a prehistoric Cascade eruption near Oregon produced a vast lava bed eighteen hundred feet thick spanning about sio hundred thousand square miles from Northern California to British Columbia. It describes lava fields ten to fifty feet thick near Etna and Sangay and imagines Niagara Falls flowing with molten lava for fifty years to match that eruption. The Boston Globe quote notes parental guidance.
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Bandin-Lassalle
Paville
United States
Mt. Etna
Mt. Sangay
Cascade Range
Oregon
Sio
Klamath River
California
Okanagan Range
British Columbian
Great Canadian Lakes
Mississippi
Niagara Falls
A Druggist Listens to a Snake Tale from the Field
In a Boston Globe item a druggist recalls a tale told by a solemn customer about two men haying in the Middle States who encounter a deadly creature in the bushes. The account ends with a mistaken belief about a Simon plaster and a comical fright, as the minister across the street is later drawn into the scene.
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Jim
Earth
Alcoho 2
Boston Globe
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the Register
New Harmony, Indiana
Augusta
Georgia
Sam Jones
Cartersville
Tax Iron Pipe Works
Chattanooga
Tenn
Louisville
Stanton
Dickens
Manitoba
Lake Winnipeg
Lake of the Woods
Department of the Interior
Dominion
Fred Grant
Philadelphia Times
St. James
Middle States
Ledger, Oo
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