Scientific American advertisement for Patents and Munn & Co
The notice promotes Scientific American, detailing its 80th year, January 4, 1875 start, 832 pages per year, numerous engravings, and wide field coverage from engineering to inventions. It urges readers in science, industry and education to subscribe for $3.20 yearly, with patent services offered by Munn & Co and patent notices.
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Com. Oliver It. Perry
Exquirer
Faran & McLean
Diainciumatt
Ohio
Scroytrore American
Scientific American
Messrs. Munn & Co
Munn & CO
Park Row
N.Y
Cor
Sis
Washington, D. C
Year in death list noted by Cincinnati Gazette
The Cincinnati Gazette reviews a yearly necrology naming political, business, and literary figures who died across months, including J. B. Thompson, Chang and Eng, Baron Rothschild, Fillmore, Sumner, Buchanan, Agnes Strickland, Ezra Cornell, and Poe’s circle, while flagging omissions and the medium balance of names. It also covers patent extension debates for sewing machines, praising their invention yet condemning renewed monopolies, and ends with a Pittsfield court horse case anecdote.
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J. B. Thompson
Harrodsburg
Chang
Eng
Parepa Rosa
James Thompson
Pennsylvania
Concha
Agnes Strickland
Anselm Rothschild
England
H. D. Newcomb
Louisville & Nashville Railroad
Tl. J. Whitehouse
Ilinois
T. M. Eddy
J. A. Foster
U.S. AL
Paris Quiznot
Benjamin R. Curtis
United States Supreme Court
Tl. W. Lee
Iowa
Bryan Waller Proctor
Darry Cornwall
Tom Thood
Wm. A. Blanchard
Philadelphia
Daniel Suskell
Boston
Prescript
Lersinda
Cabu
A. C. Klavemeyer
New York
Ien
J. B. Lice
Apis
Illinois
Ezra Cornell
University
W. 2B. Cushing
U.S. N
Thomas C. Clark
Edgar A. Poe
James Walker
Harvard Callone
Gerrit Smith
Expose of Seance Trick Involves Apparent Suspended Paper
Philadelphia Press reports on a sensational séance demonstration tied to Robert Dale Owen and the Robertson signature. Katie King describes a staged method using a concealed hand, black gloves, and a prepared sheet, claiming a spirit pen traced letters while the paper hovered.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rzow
Robert Daler
Owen
Katie Ming
I Holmes
Robertson
Philadelphia Press
Spend Your Money at Home Merchants Plea
A historical snippet urges residents to patronize local merchants to strengthen the town. It argues spending locally keeps money in the community, builds better merchants, improves schools, and sustains credit within the town, asserting local spending lowers prices and enhances assortments.
I Found the King of the Sandwiches at the Depot
A Washington gentleman declines a friend’s invite to see the King of the Sandwiches at the depot. He recalls once seeing three kings and two queens in war times, a tale that ends with a wry remark about royal company. A punster jokes about smoking if shown, adding a playful close.
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Ersons
J. W. Davis & Co
J.W. Davis & CO
Washington
Local newspapers and their community value in Boston Advocate
The piece argues newspapers strengthen communities through local focus and reader support. It stresses loyal readership, timely subscriptions, and the editor’s labor, noting per page columns reflect local domestic interests and the area’s intellectual and social status.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mast
Boston Advocate
Firing Sepoys From a Cannon Mouth Explained
Prof Sodlge discusses a historical punishment misinterpreted in papers. The act did not fire men from cannons but scattered bodies about six feet ahead, denying burial rites and signaling a harsh deterrent in mutiny cases. Also notes Sperenberg deepest well and a Lowell libel suit over postal card publication.
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Sodlge
England
Berlin
Sperenberg
Postal
Carp
Lowell
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Williams & Donaldson
Artimidia Jones
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Hi. T. Barrett
Robb Township
H. T. Barrett
Queriff
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Mount Vernon
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Jonathan Oglesby
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John Christia
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H.and L.co
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Wm.reed
Apl3y
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Estella House
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WEW
New Orleans
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Thrale & Mumford's
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Perry
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Decis
Jacob Breitif
Wendel Schmitt
East Main Street
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Lichten Berger & Sons
Thrall & Mumford's
Thrall & Mumford
Sugar House
Jotich
General Assembly of
Jos. Ward
Esquire Kilbinger
Specser Ie
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Ilias Howe
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