Diverse 19th Century Curiosities And People
A collage of notes on frontier tribes and mail by raft in California. color blind railroad workers. Vanderbilt and Travers wealth hints. a Parisian wedding dress worn since 1742. Roscoe Conkling’s changing appearance. California rainfall anecdotes. Prince Alexander's austere court. Quaker manners and Miss Gurney. a Montreal train vaccination hoax with a button ruse.
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Ohio
Miss. Morris
Paris
Miss Morris
World's butcher Purp Armour famed in Chicago lore
Purp D Armour described as medium height with a full face and plain manners. The Water town New Yorker turned Milwaukee grain trader, he built a fortune of about $2,000,050 and oversaw 5,000 workers in Chicago. Also noted is Judge Davis whose Chicago real estate holdings are valued above $2,000,000, gained through a chance land deal and subsequent city lots profit.
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Purp
D. Armour
Chicago
Prairie Avenue
Watertown
N. Y
California
Plains
Milwaukee
Davin Davis
Clint
New York
St. Louis
Bloomington
City Ordinance Keeps Ladders At Promises
City fathers in Cuthbert Georgis pass an ordinance requiring men to keep a ladder at their premises. The measure aims to aid safety and access, reflecting the city’s progressive approach to neighborhood chores.
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Cuthbert
Georgis
Name for the baby in a family’s name debate
A father writes the baby’s name in the Bible while relatives argue for different possibilities. They propose Mary or Beatrice and Imogen, but the final blessing arrives with Mary as the enduring choice, reflecting timeless tradition amid family pressure. The poem by Columbus Dispatch narrator captures a motherly wish and a grandfatherly fate.
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Beatrice
Imogen
True Love Conquers in Mary Percival Debut
Major Browning pursues Mary Percival as Julia in a new opera but her heart and vow to Alfred Temple compel a choice. Temple returns from Mexico and their bond outshines Browning’s scheme as Mary chooses authentic love over fame.
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Major Browning
Impressario
Whittier
Major
Julia
Colonel Forrester
Priory
Guy
Colonel Forester
Mary Percival
Mademoiselle
Fred
Aimico Mio
Oper
Ramon del Camp
Browning
Forrester
Fred Browning
Alfred Temple
Miss Percival
Alfred
London
Languil
Mary
Madame Arditi
England
Young Temple
Mr. Temple
Colonel
Busy Men And The Gospel Of Work Today
A defense of hard work argues that many productive efforts come from busy, diverse laborers who shoulder public duties beyond their private interests. The piece cautions against self pity and urges ongoing effort, variety in work, and public service as path to happiness and societal progress. It cites LESION Courier and discusses popular science notes on storms, longevity, glucose testing, moisture prevention, polar travel, heat tolerance, and a thermo chemical battery concept.
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Lesion Courier
le Journal p’Hygiene
Polar
Brewster
Chantry
Chantrys
Schroeder
Germany
Biarty
Weather Talk in a Fashion Scene The Mother and Daughter
In a Philadelphia scene a fashionable daughter asks about today’s probabilities while the mother reads a paper predicting high easterly winds and local rains. June, the maid, is directed to fetch striped silk mocking shoes as they prepare to go out.
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Philadelphia
Beaver Farming Proposed as Profitable Venture in Nipissing
Stipendiary magistrate Mr. Barron suggests beavers could be raised as a profitable enterprise, arguing their meat is wholesome and fur valuable. He estimates a 1000-head operation could yield about $2000 annually with little cost, as beavers thrive in swamps and require no special treatment. The piece notes beaver as a Canadian totem and praises the idea for northern settlers.
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E. B. Barron
Nipis
Sing
The World’s Smallest Sacred Book Mystery
In a brief note the author questions claims that the tiniest book is a sacred Sikh text, suggesting it may be a pocketbook misidentification and inviting Burdeits to weigh in on the size mystery.
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Burdeits
Also Mentioned on This Page
the Register
NEW Harmony
Ind
Spokane
Nespielum Rivers
Pacific Coast
Chico
New York, Pennsylvania and Ohio Railroad
William H. Vanderbilt
William R. Travers
Windsor
Travers
Roscoe Conkling
David Davis
Mr. Conkling
Acre
Tropics
Amazon
Calcutta
French Guiana
Sacramento Bee
Sacramento Valley
Prince Alexander
Balkans
Dulge
George Fox
Mrs. Fry
Misses Gurney
Elizabeth Gurney
Vermont
Dr. Kay
Newport
Montreal
Henry W. Taylor
Terre Haute
Harrison J. Rice
Rockville
Taylor
Nevine
Parke County
McNutt
D. E Williamson
Greencastle
Baby's
Bivins
Fairy
Grace
Ethelind
Maud
Christine
Louisa
Lou
Malachi
Matthew
Columbus
C. R. Crispi
Popular Science
Beaver Farms
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