Bee laden beehive found near Santa Anna Cal
The Register notes a three foot honey filled EF SBE Q beehive suspended from a tree near Santa Anna. It mentions a December 1884 New Orleans Cotton Exhibition marking the export of the first U.S. cotton bale to England in 1784. John Sellers, a New Philadelphia farmer, keeps a six year unshorn flock arguing God gave them wool.
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Santa Anna
Cal
New Orleans
England
John Sellers
New Philadelphia
Ohio
Royal interdict on card playing and theater life flashs
A wide era of notices from a late 19th century paper recounts Queen Victoria’s ban on prolonged card games in royal palaces after Duke of Teck’s Kensington stay, a Georgia couple’s sudden nuptials at a party, Pacific railroad moguls planning winter in Washington, and society opinions on stage cosmetics and Beecher theater night.
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Queen Victoria
Royal Palaces
Duke of Teck
Kensington Palace
Will of Francisco Perea filed in San Francisco
Estate of Francisco Perea to be divided as per his will filed in San Francisco. The document, from Temescal Oakland, Alameda, lists bequests to Henry and Rosey Rubelar and several others including Mary Cruze and Peter Cruze, with varying shares and small sums to Meeker Cruze Carchan Leith and Donna Allenna.
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Solomon
Francisco Perea
San Francisco
Temescal
Oakland
Henry
Rosey Rubelar
Miss Lee
Mary Cruze
Peter Cruze
Meeker Cruze
Carchan Leith
Donna Allenna
John B. Leith
Disappearing boy linked to secret Skull society
A Cleveland fourteen year old vanishes from his affluent home amid tales of the Society of the Silver Skulls. The group issues a blood oath and threats to nonjoiners, while neighbors may help if he agrees to stay away. In a second tale a burglar kisses a sleeping teen girl during a break-in, prompting a noisy alarm and a getaway.
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Cleveland
Leisurely Baltimore Women Hit By Age Stasis
In a Cleveland Herald joke, Baltimore women are praised for languid grace and southern courtesy while northern briskness is admired yet not emulated. The piece contrasts climate driven calm with a century gap in perceived progress, noting polite openness and a public quip about time differences.
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Baltimore
Emerson
America
Hotel News Bride and groom tour in unnamed Wabash line
A playful exchange between a newlywed couple travels west on the Wabash railroad toward St Louis and the Hotel Belvedere. The bride asks where they will stop while the groom proclaims their status in public, adding light humor about privacy.
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St. Louis
Charley
Brannen
Wabesh
Belvedere
The Little Skeleton Ghost Story From Ipswich London
A Briton father in 19th century Ipswich rents a haunted room in London during a crisis of plague. A fire lights the neighbor’s house and a spectral woman cries for help while a baby is dropped into his arms. He discovers a buried infant skeleton, the mystery cloaked by fire and fear, resolved by a quiet burial and an eerie conclusion.
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England
Ipswich
London
New York News
Washington Birth Centennial Fund Grows in Portsmouth
In February 1932 a centennial celebration of George Washington's birth occurred in Portsmouth New Hampshire. A growing fund supported by local groups and residents funded events and educational activities connected to the milestone.
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Portsmouth Savings Bank
Washington
Portsmouth
N. H
The Capture of Jefferson Davis by Union Troops
Burton N. Harrison, Jefferson Davis' private secretary, recounts the May 1865 capture scene. He describes Mrs. Davis urging a trooper away, the President's exit into the woods, threats by soldiers, and the moment a carbine was aimed at Davis. He notes only a few witnessed events and disputes other accounts as hearsay.
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New York
Mrs. Beecher
Henry
Mr. Beecher
Henry Ward Beecher
Cavalazz
Burton N. Harrison
Jefferson Davis
Johnston
Pritchard
Agin
Miss Howell
Captain Moody
Wood
Lubbock
Mrs. Davis
The New Order Ends Postal Cards Says Officials
The New Order claims postal cards will not be issued any longer. Officials object that this reduces access though some note the 2 cent rate. The officials insist current length satisfies both government and people. The piece ends with a quip about widespread nonenrollment in schools and a comment about P T Barnum.
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Jim
Names and Abbreviations Honor Names and Dignity
An essay on the value of good names and the harm of nicknames. It contrasts worthy ancestral names with diminutives that erode respect, warns against prefixing famous names to dishonorable lineages, and urges parents to choose and consistently use meaningful names to cultivate virtue.
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George Washington
James Garfield
Washington Irving
Margarets
Elizabeths
Helens
Catherines
Sate
Mate
Bill
Satie
Saral
Daves
Bobs
Jims
Pitts
Christian Intelligencer
End of the Ice Age and early human history
Lecture by Dr. J. W. Dawson argues the ice age may have ended 6 000 to 7 000 years ago based on rock decay, river erosion, waterfalls recession, lake ridges, and Pleistocene fossils. He notes this ties to big questions about the origin of life and human history.
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Aon
J. W. Dawson
Prisoner at the bar accused of stealing four chickens
A judge questions a colored man in a court scene about a chicken theft. The prisoner denies collusion with a partner, claiming the other man stole on his own side. The text contrasts unequal dialogue and hints at broader local issues with remarks about a stepfather, a Texas king, wool, and small beginnings leading to great results.
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Ossifer
Joaquin Muller
A Curious Mix of Home Remedies and Egg Digestion
A historical column cites various home cures for cancer and throat issues, plus dietary views. It discusses remedies from Corina Erysirortas to red clover blossoms, salt gargles, and watermelon juice for fever. then probes egg digestibility with Dr. Beau mont and Dr. Hanaford, noting cooking effects on nutrition and digestion.
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Foote
Beaumont
St. Martin
J. H. Hanaford
Modern Courtship Scene and the Silent Requests
A dialogue showcases a modern courtship with sweeping rhetoric about love and uplift, as Frederick presses for lifelong devotion and self-improvement commitments. The exchange highlights a fixation on emotional bonds over practical needs like buttons and socks, ending with a critique of its abstract elegance versus everyday duties.
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Frederick
Grocery Story Declares Nickel Box Promise
A Fort Wayne grocer wades into a heated exchange about twelve nickel boxes of matches sold for twenty five cents. A customer complains his boy received paper pasteboard boxes instead of nickel ones. Also noted: last year 161,000 Italians emigrated from Italy.
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Fort Wayne
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Jonathan Davis
Elizabeth Elyett
Georgia
Jonathan
Tur
Washington Post
C. P. Huntington
Central Pacific Railroad
D. O. Mills
Stanford
D.P. Morgan
New York Hospital
New London
Conn
Fort Trumbull
Ted
Garrison
THE
Chicago Tribune
Mer. Leonard
Leonard
Mr. Leonard
Miss Leonard
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New Order
P. T. Barnum
AtapaMa
Texas
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