Various 19th Century News Bits From The Register
The Register reports on publisher Harpernay advising a pastor to cover church debt, Senator Ingalls reportedly drafting a satirical Washington life novel with aliases, Mrs Cleveland greeting 3,000 workers in Bridgeport wearing a brown bonnet and suit, a curious medical use of liver oil in candies and taffy for children, a Georgia prohibitionist seeking whisky with C O D payments, and a Georgia firm’s witty reply about trust and debts.
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Senator Ingalls
Kansas
Washington Life
Couples to Re wed After Borderline Marriage Claim
County commissioners assert a house on Warren County's western edge lies in Pennsylvania and not Ohio. Hundreds of couples married there over the years must wed again if they want legal marriage status.
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Warren County
Pennsylvania
Ohio
Vicar Stuns Picnic Party With Daring Bird Catch
Rev William Drury, vicar of Braddan Isle of Man, aged about sixty, waded to rocks during a seaside picnic and dove into the sea to net a diver. The bird dove away but he retrieved it underwater and brought it ashore alive for the party.
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William Drury
Braddan
Isle of Man
Suisun Valley Orchard Wealth of A. T. Hatch
CalliFrornis owns the largest Suisun Valley orchard, 200 acres of oaks, 130 peaches, 70 apricots, 210 almonds, 40 cherries, 100 plums and prunes, 40 currants and gooseberries, plus lemons and oranges. This year 300 acres bore 2,000 tons worth $100,000. full bearing could yield 8,000 tons worth $400,000.
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CalliFrornis
Suisun Valley
A. T. Hatch
California Fruit Union
New York photographer uses words to shape portraits
A New York photographer directs female patrons by having them repeat specific words during the shoot. Words like bosom, brush, flip, cabbage, kerchunk, and s'cat adjust mouth shape and expression, producing moods from serene to melancholy and sweet resignation.
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New York
Eclipse Edict and Royal Heart Casket Unearthed
Chinese authorities enforce an eclipse rite with officials wearing ordinary robes per an emperor’s edict. In France, Tar Nantes Museum acquires a gilded heart shaped casket said to hold Anne of Brittany’s heart, richly decorated with fleur de lis and motto.
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Nantes
France
Anne of Brittany
Navarre
Jean Perreal
Francis
Portrait of a Queen and an English Irish MP in Ireland
The report notes the Queen’s portrait from Blois in 1614. It profiles Jasrrn Dovanas Pyne, an English-born Irish MP and Castle recluse who harangues landleague crowds. A Church of England clergyman’s son, he rents from the Duke of Devonshire and counsels as a tall, dark, cultured figure with a strong English accent. He attracts Southern Irish favor and was elected unopposed.
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Jasrrn Dovanas Pyne
Duke of Devonshire
Lord Hartington
London Spectator
O'Brien jailed for political stance in Irish editor row
Mr O'Brien the home rule Irish editor is confined in a six by eight cell fed bread and water denied chaplain. Jailers demand he wear prison garb exercise with criminals and do menial labor for advising tenants to resist rack rents and evictions. He resists Tory attempts to punish political offenses as criminals and has so far succeeded.
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O’brien
Trish
Centenarian Dimitrios Antippa Dies in Constantinople at 115
Constantinople reports the death of M. Dimitrios Antippa aged 115, a merchant who survived the French Revolution era. Born in 1772 at Cephalonia, he witnessed Robespierre, Danton, and Marie Antoinette’s execution, later returning to Constantinople to build a merchant life. The tale also recalls Queen Anne’s farthing myths, noting eight coinages and a case of a Yorkshire laborer who was convicted for attempting to sell a coin he believed valuable.
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Constantinople
Robespierre
M. Dimitrios Antippa
Cephalonia
M. Chenier
Antippa
Paris
Murat
Danton
Camille Desmouline
Barnave
Tallien
St. Just
Mme. Tallien
Caira
Andre Chenier
Marie Antoinette
Citizens Rally to Clean Up Local Stream
Community leaders urge residents to join a band of volunteers helping to clear debris and restore flow to the muddy stream. Officials say orderly effort and public cooperation can prevent pollution and protect nearby homes.
Law and a One-Eyed Man in Costly Justice
A Salt Lake Tribune piece recounts a one-eyed man recounting law’s reach from Ohio theft cases to Colorado mining swindles. He describes purses taken, courts dismissed or upheld, and a pistol threat that recovered $3,000 with deadly resolve. He cites historical punishment by chieftains and kings, ending with a tale of beheadings in Edinburgh castle.
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Salt Lake Tribune
Jones
Thompson
Alogal
Ohio
Butler
Chicago
Copartnership
O. K
St. Louis
The
Commonwealth and Smith, Butler & Co
Colorado
Billy
Bill
The Feudal Barons and Their Downfall in Early England
A historical sketch depicting feudal barons as a disruptive force against kings and the rising merchant class. It recounts royal measures to curb noble power, mass executions of barons and Highlanders, and the nobles’ final pursuit of the king at Perth amid steadfast resistance.
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America
Europe
England
James L
Henry VIII
France
Hedding Hill
Stirling
Perth
Granulated Eyelids and Conjunctivities Explained
A medical note explains granulated lids as a form of conjunctivitis with four varieties. Simple conjunctivitis arises from irritation or cold and clears with proper eye rest and cleansing. Contagious conjunctivitis can spread via towels or blood secretions. it may become purulent and cause blindness if untreated. Prompt physician care is advised and contagious cases should not attend school.
Millionaire Hearst the mining king and senator
George Hearst, prominent Pacific Coast miner and California senator, built vast wealth from mines across Montana Utah Nevada Idaho and Mexico. Known for blunt speech yet loyal honesty he rose through political ranks aided by generosity to the Democratic party. His wealth and a San Francisco newspaper gift mark his public influence.
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Pacific Coast
George Hearst
United States
California
Hearst
Montana
Utah
Idaho
Nevada
Mexico
Haggin
Devil
Geronimo
Democratic
Senate
Gen
Stoneman
George
San Francisco
George H. Fitch
Cosmopolitan
The Minister's Secret Loan Trick Revealed
A New York preacher explains his weekly five-dollar loan from Porter, always repaid in the same money. The quirk, he says, keeps him confident as he preaches, with the returnable bill inspiring trust among his rich listeners. The tale ends with plans to test a ten-dollar sermon on a visiting auditor.
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Peter Brooks
New York
Porter
George Law
Value of Bogus Coin Revealed in 18th Century Kirk Boxes
Records from Mauchline sessions show in 1748 and later that kirk boxes contained far more bad copper than good money. For every three pennies of good copper there were two of bad, with bad coins sold or exchanged by kirk treasurers to fund the poor. Prices for bad copper rose and fell, yielding small proceeds per penny, while church leaders urged charity and later sought to dispose of counterfeit-like coins as cheap junk.
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Mauchline
Mauchline Kirk
Kirk
Kilmarnock
England
Opera Bell of Paris Uses 15 Pound Brass Parabolic Bell
A new operatic device in Paris achieves a deep tolling effect normally from a 15 000 pound church bell. Sax, famed for saxophones, solves the challenge with a 15 pound brass cornet shaped bell. The bell’s form and inflations control tone, duration, and volume, aided by two saxhorns and a high pitched small bell to produce a five octave range for stage effect.
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Paris
Sax
Saxhorn
dArkansaw
Inventor claims stone type and advanced solder alloy
A report describes experiments on artificial stone for font production and a tin solder that shields against poisoning. It notes no lead in cheap solders, urges pure tin use, and details a novel gas radiator and rapid manufacturing feats. It also explains a mercury amalgam solder for low temperature use on heat sensitive items.
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Msg
T. P. Ware
Chemical Society
W. Mattieu
Williams
London
His Lavatory Joke From Detroit Free Press
A Boston guest asks for a lavatory at a Western landlord’s house. The exchange turns humorous as the landlord guides him to a yard with a stump and a bucket of roily water. The landlord quips about no extra charge for the so called lavyatory and a bench with soft soap.
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Boston
Detroit Free Press
Foolish banker vows no more charity after theft tale
A Dublin London telegraph rate note follows a comic scene from the San Francisco Post about a banker who berates a beggar for deceiving him. The piece ends with a reflection that most misfortunes are more inscrutable than the newspaper's commentary.
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Bloatem
San Francisco Post
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Harpernay
Louisville Courier-Journal
Prohibition
Georgia
Atlanta
Blois
James IT
Edinburgh Castle
Douglas
Gath
Somerville Journal
Dublin
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