Fortune teller warned man in the lane in a curious tale
The Register recounts a gypsy style fortune teller in Water Lane who warned a widower to keep his hat on. A separate item notes a Liberal challenge over a trip to Ireland and a peculiar superstition case in York Township, Ohio about witches in the cream, plus a San Francisco office boy who forged a bell purchase inquiry and rose to prominence after exposing the scam.
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Granrata
York Township
Ohio
Milar
Thunderstorm compass misread leads traveler astray near Orlando
A storm struck a tree holding a compass near Orlando causing the magnet to reverse its readings. The man walked north for miles before an old settler corrected his course. Separately, reports describe a Georgia migration of Black residents seeking free schooling in Athens and discuss a handsless watch variation claiming timing advantages.
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Orlando
Fla
Manager Correl Reveals Hidden Gold Stashes at Wells Fargo
Wells Fargo official Correl told a San Francisco reporter how untouched gold coin and gold dust accumulate. He recalled shipping a large bag of Oregon John Day River gold to the mint years ago after preserving it until the bag nearly disintegrated.
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Correl
Wells, Fargo & Co
San Francisco
John Day River
Oregon
The
Mint
Manning's Argus Office Then and Now in New York
A correspondent recalls Daniel Manning’s private Argus newspaper office in New York City, a secluded twelve foot square compartment on Broadway. It was a favorite retreat for Democratic politicians, with a notable visit by President Cleveland in 1856 leading to Manning’s return to the cabinet.
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Tur
Daniel Manning
Argnzs
Manning
Washington
Treasury
Argus
Broadway
Bengar Street
Commercial Bank
State Street
United States
Aly. Cleveland
Adirondack
Delaware and Hudson
Dan Lamont
Secretary of the Treasury
Cleveland
Gold plate myths and a cup worth six hundred dollars
A Boston Herald piece notes that solid gold utensils are rare and most gold services are silver washed. It cites James Keene’s Ascot cup, bought for duties valued at $5,000 but later appraised at about $600 in metal and workmanship, raising questions about precious metal value. It adds a proverb on a man’s nature toward herbs or heals.
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Kiven Victoria
Editha
James Keene
England
Foxhall
United States Customs
Keene
Boston Herald
Land of Canaan praised at San Jose horticultural meeting
Special correspondence from San Jose notes the American Horticultural Society's endorsement of San Jose California as the site for its eighth annual session. Delegates admire the city’s growth, institutions, and prospects, including Stanford University, Lick Observatory, New Almaden mines, and abundant fruit crops. The article highlights Mt Hamilton telescope, parks, and robust citrus and horticultural displays, with plans to meet again in Riverside.
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American Horticultural Society
San Jose
Cal
Cleveland
Ohio
California
Rocky Mountains
Santa Clara County
Santa Clara Valley
Santa Clara
Monterey
San José
State Normal School
Horticultural Association
Convent of Notre Dame
University of the Pacific
Santa Cara
Palo Alto
Stanford
Leland Stanford Junior University
Europe
Lick
Mt. Hamilton
James Lick
Pennsylvania
Spain
Washington
National Capital
Buffalo
Parker Earle
Coblen
Earle
Moses
Canaan
Moson
Aaron
Cale
Israel
Anak
Vrout
Jerael
Golden Coast
Foresta
Audi A Couras
J. A. Smith
Wisconsin
Wilcox
Board of Trade
Edward B. Lewis
O'Alock
Tain
Lewis
Riverside
Evolution of late medieval armor from 1410 to 1460
The finest armors of 1410 to 1460 blended suppleness lightness and elegance with form fitting shields. The white harness molded to the wearer allowed movement while distributing weight evenly. Maximilian armor featured decorative elements in later years and a shift away from uniform shapes as fashion dictated.
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France
Nuremberg
Scribmer
Danish horse cleaning machine praised for speed and ease
A Danish inventor showcases a horse cleaning device using a rotary brush driven by a spiral spring. Operators hold a left-hand brush and right-hand wheel, keeping the spiral straight. The machine, praised by circus trainers and a Crown Prince of Denmark entourage, cleans quickly with less harm to hides than the curry comb.
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Denmark
Lightning and Thunder Facts From Golden Days
An explanatory piece notes that lightning travels through damp air, avoiding drier layers, and splits into forks near the target cloud. It discusses thunder propagation, cannon-like sounds versus thunder, sheet lightning as reflected lightning beyond the horizon, and the rarity of globular lightning lasting minutes.
Editor Whirls Into Matrimony In Moonlit courthouse
In a humorous account from Hagle Gulch Warhoop the editor narrates his sudden marriage to Widow Pledger of the corner boarding house. He recalls wooing under a moonlit oak, the parson’s ceremony, and the vow to live as one united “we.” The tale playfully frames a life change as a partnership of editors.
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Pledger
Cupid
Brethren of the Press
Hagle Gulch Warhoop
How to Grow Old Handsomely in a Clean Mind and Body
A Philadelphia Record piece argues longevity rests on bodily cleanliness and outdoor exercise. It warns greed and worry age the face, urging calm minds, simple living, and generous, cheerful hearts to grow old gracefully without looking aged.
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Philadelphia
Moses
Ivarice
Shakespeare
Cesar
Boers in Africa as seen through a critical lens
A measured critique condemns Boer advances into native lands as murder enslaving and land theft. The author questions pioneer valor, condemns cruelty and racial domination, and rebukes British hypocrisy amid the Transvaal rebellion and retrocession, reflecting imperial discontent.
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Transvaal
Eingland
Two Tons of Plays and the French Tricolour
A son recalls E A Sothern leaving two tons of manuscript plays while contrasting a massive two act American comedy with a three act version that overloaded a skating rink due to permit limits. The note pivot s to a remark about Burdeite and a line about fleur de lis as France’s emblem from Clovis to 1789 when the tricolor was adopted.
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E. A. Sothern
America
France
Clovis
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