Odas and Ends Inquiries and Oddities of the Era
A collage of brief notes covering diverse topics from wheat prospects and famine distress to diverse curiosities. It mentions Virginia wheat claims, Paris expositions, a first New York black juror, a Brockway shad fishery, and a vast Baikal depth, with scattered anecdotes on Paris fashion, geography grants, and Dickens relics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virginia
France
England
Paris Exposition
New York City
Selden
Brockway's Beach
Jerusalem
Leo
Natural Bridge
Lake Baikal
Siberia
Point Keyes
California
Boston Young Men’s Christian Union
Sylvanus Baker
Dartmouth
Mass
St. Paul's Cathedral
London
Wren
Mantor Mason
Strong
Compton
Supreme Court of
Mississippi
Jefferson Davis
Paris
Vincennes
Petermann
Portugese
Africa
Congo River
The
Scientific American
Munn & CO
Park Row
New York
Scientific American Messrs
F & 7Th Streets
Washington, D.C
Puzzle of apples story ends with fourteen apples
A reader puzzle describes a young man seeking his bride. The father would take half the apples, seven. The mother then takes half the remainder plus half an apple, four total. After that three apples remain. the daughter takes half plus half an apple, two. The suitor keeps one apple uncut. The total given is fourteen apples.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Napoleon
Brighton
Charles L. Vallandigham
GC. L. Vallandigham
Montgomery County
Ohio
Dickens
England
Relica
Gade Hill
Eary
Marringe
Sbe
Theateney
Agenta
Walnut St
Cincinnati
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the Register
Register
Bulgaria
Nichols, Shepard & CO
Battle Creek
Mich
Hextera
Plehera
Radler
Co’ss
New Harmony
Jewelry, &c., Ind
MT. Vernon
Ind
Frank Smith
Elirus
Vicinity
D. M. Schnes
Aving
Main Street
M. Schnee
Frank Smieth
Apts
Everex
Tora
Loracse 2
Owen
New Harmony Banking Company
J.W. Miller
Marelse
Indiana
Rand
Aypu
Eugene 8
Thrall
Thomas Mumford
Eugene F. Owen
Horace P. Owen
Charles A. Parke
William S. Owen
Alfred Dale Owen
Centennial
Peter Heckman
EAGLE
East Main Street
New Harmony, Ind
Fane
Peter Weckman
Monitor
New Iarmony
J. T. Eagle
Proprietor
J.T. Eagle
FPVNB
Peter Seckman
S. & W. Hartman
Booot
J. R. Hugo
S.& W.hartman
Wat
Jacob Breith
Lave
Hovey & Menzies
Attorneys - At-Law
Fatham
Baldwin & Snelling
United States
Supreme Court of the State
Posey
Vanderburgh
Key
Court House
Sepoy Mount Vernon
the Weekly Courier
Evansville, Ind
Thrall & Mumford's
SUN
Daily Sun
Taz Sun
Address Courier CO
George I. Williams
Third Avenue
High Street
Evansville
Pam Theresa
Joss Powest
Louist Prados
Chothier & Hatter
Root & Tinker
Duane St
N.Y
Weekly Sun
Canadas
the Sun
JOS. West & CO
Col.Poydras and
Magazine Streets
New Orleans, LA
F. A. Leimann
Patent
H. Hallett & CO
Portland
Maine
Nake
Weekly Star
E. F. Owen & Co
Walter A. Wood
H. Lt. McCormick
Rumely
Robinson Machine Works
Fagle Machine Works
Birdsell Manufacturing Co
EK. F.owen & Co
Peter Weber
West Main Street
Tavern Street
Warren's
Knabe
Chickering
Hazelton
G. W. Warren & CO
Gilmore & CO
Chipman, Hosmer & Co
F Street
Washington, D. C
Patent Office
Congress
Supreme Court of the United States
Court of Claims
Court of Commissioners of Alabama
Southern Claims Commission
Executive Departments
United States General Land Office
General Land Office
Department of the Interior
Old Bounty
Bounty
P.O. Box
Washinerox
D. C
B. White
National Metropolitan Bank
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