Chicago as a leading port of entry in the United States
A historical note argues Chicago handled more arrivals and clearances in 1881 than New York Philadelphia and New Orleans combined, highlighting the city’s immense immigrant mix including Germans Romanians Canadians Danes French Irish Dutch Italians Norwegians Swedes Poles and Swiss, with substantial non US born residents and a broad geographic footprint.
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Chicago
United States
New York
Philadelphia
New Orleans
The Wolf of Starvation in a Mother's Battle
A destitute mother fights hunger and a starving wolf in a fevered tale from the Detroit Free Press. With a two year old asleep, she battles poverty, fear, and a literal beast of hunger as Charity arrives with food, ending the brutal scene.
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Angels of Heaven
Charity
Detroit Free Press
French wine growers wage war on phylloxera across vines
French vintners continue the struggle against phylloxera with about 642,978 hectares damaged and only 1,500 escaped. Champagne remains largely immune. Syndicates of 12,338 growers are organized to curb the pest, with a government subsidy of 1,240,500 francs this year and similarly next year.
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Prench
The Lumber King Pumnetus Sawyer in Senate
A Washington writer dubs Wisconsin Senator Pumnetus Sawyer the lumber king. He has made a fortune in lumber and now adds another. He stands in the middle aisle with hands in pockets, described as Brer Tarrypin of the Senate. He is well balanced, well polished, with a round smooth head and white fringe beard, his parrot-like nose and twinkling eyes giving a sharp look. He also gives good dinners, if he hails from Oshkosh.
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Pumnetus Sawyer
Wisconsin
Washington
Brer Tarrypin
Senate
Oshkosh
Senator Van Wyck Compared to Mother Goose in Senate
A Washington writer in the Philadelphia Record calls Senator Van Wyck of Nebraska the oldest man in the Senate. He resembles a Mother Goose figure with gray hair, sharp eyes behind spectacles, and a shrill voice. Once from New York, he has grown with the West and plans to stay in the Senate, though a good Massachusetts Avenue house might tempt him away.
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Uncle Remus
Georgia
Washington
Joel Chandler Harrisg
Putnam County
Atlanta
Philadelphia Record
Senator van Wyck
Nebraska
Senate
New York
Massachusetts Avenue
Crankiness Runs In Symmes Genealogy Revealed
Americus Symmes, son of John Cleves Symmes, claims Arctic exploration proves an open Polar sea with warm climate. He describes islands with a race of Hebrew-speaking people, true lost tribes of Israel, supposedly wealthy in gold iron mica and wheat. He seeks subscriptions to finance an expedition.
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John Cleves Symmes
Americus Symmes
Louisville
Seabaum
Mr. Symmes
Israel
China
Lecture on Birds Reveals Anatomy and Vision Adaptations
The Rev. Wood discussed bird anatomy emphasizing strong light skeletons and buoyant lungs, noting hollow limb bones and air flow through quills. He recounted a hunter drowning a wounded bird whose quill-breathing allowed its survival, and described birds of prey adjusting eye focus to spot distant prey.
Feathers and Flight Adaptations Observed in Birds
The report highlights how bulk birds consume food mainly to generate heat, and notes interesting facts about feather structure and use. It discusses modifications to body form across species to suit diverse life patterns, as observed by the Loston Transcript.
The German Peasantry of Eisenach in the Continent’s view
A portrayal of the Saxon peasantry near Eisenach, noting unchanged rural life, harsh taxes, and hard labor. It highlights aging poverty, female burden, enduring family trades, and resilient cheer at local kirmes, pairing somber toil with rustic charm and simple beauty.
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Eisenach
Old Lentenburger
Acre
America
Dong
Jean Paul
Germany
Pointed Sermon Stirs Austin Church Crowd
In the Austin Blue Light Colored Tabernacle last Sunday Rev. Whangdoodle Baxter roused the congregation with remarks on marital infelicity. He argued that the least faithful spouse should be put to the task, as Uncle Mose pressed for clarity. The scene ended with Baxter asking Uncle Mose to pass the hat.
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Austin Blue
Uncle Mose
Jess
Mose
Spider Catches Snake in Judge's Office in Maryland
Judge Robinson of aston Maryland witnessed a large spider trap a snake in his office. The reptile hid under an old sofa and the spider spun a series of webs to create a strong cord, suspending and restraining the snake until intervention saved it. The incident, cited from the Cincinnati Enquirer, is tied to a George Sand quote about prudish women with secrets.
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Judge Robinson
Aston
Agricultural notes on thinning, underdraining, and breeding
Dr Maxwelll Masters discusses thinning potato tops to boost yields and favors naturally drained soils for apples. Articles cite Michigan gravel subsoil as key to prized orchards and cover bagging grapes, mortgages, dairy cow costs, and the case for selective breeding like Jerseys and Ayrshires to improve milk and fat content.
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Maxwelll 'l. Masters
Michigan
L. H. Baily
South Haven
Mich
Chicago Journal
J.B. Rogers
Tha 2
Home Kitchen Tips And Simple Dishes From A Historic Page
A vintage guide offers practical recipes and cooking tips using oats in cookies, grape seed removal methods, fruit puddings with butter and sugar sauces, a lemon pudding with meringue, and careful fish prep for mackerel. It emphasizes simple techniques, substitutions, and basic bake times for everyday meals.
Brages Battery and Its Civil War Legend
A story recalls Braxton Brage, once a regular army officer who led a Third Artillery battery known as Brage’s Battery. In battle near Thomas’s army in Tennessee, he exulted that he would rather command those guns. a shell later covered him, and he died in North Carolina after the war. The tale highlights Buena Vista exploits and later rebel leadership.
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Braxton Brage
North Carolina
Buena Vista
Troy Times
Hotel Dead Beats and Dinner Seating Tricks
A Chicago Herald note describes the head waiter as a dining room sentry who uses a guest list to verify room numbers, then pattern to detect impostors. If a man’s name fails to clear, clerks investigate and police may be called. Seneca warns to consort wisely. a girl winning love is framed as she played for it.
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Mary Churchill
Miss Churchill
Jersey
Guernsey
Ayrshire
Farmers’ Magazine
Lance Farus
California
Chécago Herald
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Garn
Philadelphia Times
General Grant
Grant
Cutcaco News
Henry Villard
Hantt
George Sand
Agricultural
New York Tribune
Brare
Seneca
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