Rise From Steel to Iron Parts in Locomotives
The Register notes a shift away from steel toward iron in key locomotive parts on several railways, alongside brief assorted items. A South of France visitor admires rose hedges and orange blossoms near Cannes, while lighting and pest control tips involve birds and cloth. The column also covers political resignations, a jail for a man who pushed a wheelbarrow, and various European- and American-focused anecdotes.
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France
Cannes
Remarkable Texas Claims and Revolutionary Echoes
A Dallas resident recounts a remarkable lineage, claiming arrival from Africa in 1773 and attendance at Washington’s river crossing on December 26, 1776. He says he served as body servant to Col. Archer through the Revolutionary War and to Yorktown, while noting a 124 year age and 26 descendants, with tobacco use for 105 years.
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Putt Louis
Dallas
Texas
Africa
Washington
Delaware
Col. Archer
Cornwallis
Yorktown
Phil
Snow Owl Case and Curious Watch Tale
James McFapper of Ben Springs California captured a four and a half foot snow owl sold to a jeweler. The jeweler found thirteen gold and silver watches inside the owl after decapitating it while searching for missing timepieces. Dr E B Scripyer of St Louis owns a watch charm once belonging to the Khedive of Egypt bearing a moss agate.
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James McFapper
Ben Springs
Cal
E. B. Scripyer
St. Louis
Egypt
Scrilmer
Red Sea
India
Nhedive
Nile
Chicago as a pivotal railroad hub and economic engine
Charles Drpley Warner extols Chicago as a premier continental base for operations and a driving force in labor, supply, and transportation. He highlights 50,000 miles of rail, vast investments, and a belt railway around the city to support freight exchange, marking $1.305 billion in stock and bonds as essential capital.
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Charles DrpLrEy Warner
Chicago
New York
Two Sparrows for a Farthing Burdette Quote
A letter from "Young Freethinker" argues that Bible words may not fit modern times yet the Bible remains sound. Bob Burdette counters, noting 1884 US excesses such as high prices for food, alums in bread, sand in sugar, and sardines off Maine, urging Wall Street not to warp the Sermon on the Mount.
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United States of America
Maine
Wall Street
Bob Burdette
Special China Sets Turn Veggies Into Novelities
Speciat china sets for country houses are novelties with pieces shaped as vegetables. A potato nest resembles a cabbage leaf and a strawberry imitates a turned oak loaf, blending whimsy with decorative table settings.
I am going to John A wandering mother's restful plea
An elderly widow travels by train seeking her son John in Kansas after exhausting her wealth and family support. In a quiet city station a compassionate stranger offers shelter and listening ears. The tale ends with the bereaved mother dreaming of reunion and care from John and his family.
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John
Johnsa
Kansas
Mary
Martha
Laundry guidance for fabrics and stains from old journal
The advice covers washing pillow-slips stockings and table linen, using Javelle water for mildew, washing channels warm then rinsing, and adding sugar or lead to water for delicate wines. It outlines ironing on the wrong side for ginghams, starch and sun exposure for linen stains, salt and boiling water stain removal, and lemon of starch methods.
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The
Journal of Commerce
Medicinal Value of Water Says Dr Coan
Dr. Titus Munson Coan discusses water as solvent and diuretic, noting large drinks slow pulse and lower body temperature while aiding alcohol removal. He cautions against weight gain claims, cites hot water for dyspepsia and rheumatic relief, and emphasizes diet and rest as key factors in digestive care.
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Titus Munson Coan
Not wholly remove the stain repeat the process
A brief quotation attributed to the Baltimore American notes a method that has never failed and urges persistence in repeating a cleaning or treatment process. The line frames a confidence strategy in a historical context. The source emphasizes a cautious, iterative approach to remedy or restoration efforts.
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Baltimore American
Lion in Skiff Aboard River Driftwood Save Sees Two Men
On a warm day a skiff on the Mississippi carried Wash and Uncle Jake who chased driftwood. They found a lion aboard a log, the beast yawning and then sleeping in the boat. They fled to land as a nearby policeman took the sleeping lion to Carrolltown before it was claimed by its circus owners.
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Mississippi River
Wash
Uncle Jake
Jake
Lion
Carrolltown
New Orleans
Blizzard Wordplay and Language Exchange Across Oceans
The London Book Buyer notes American coinages like blizzard and buzzardous gaining traction and humorists applying blizzardous to wretched scenes. It argues slang often evolves from technical terms and becomes refined speech across generations.
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England
Imany
Nuttall
London
America
Falconry Chase in Desert Feat with Arab Riders
In the second day’s trek we join falconers tracking and striking a hare. Falcons dive from high, a fresh bird joins, and the hare finally falls. Attendants feed the birds, then a siesta with absinthe and pipes. Afternoon brings an oasis as the party continues through the desert.
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E. P. Sanguoietti
Moments of Terror at the Chollar Shaft in 1866
An Elder speaks of two near fatal mine shaft incidents at Chollar Nevada: a 500 foot plunge with six men trapped in a twin compartment shaft and a later 200 foot bucket snag that he freed by guiding the cable. The Maine worker afterward left for Maine that night to farm.
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Chollar
State of Maine
Maine
Pass Him the Medal Skating Tale From a Portland Barber Shop
In a Portland barber shop a man from Indiantown recounts an old skating tale from the Kennebeck area. He describes racing through dark ice with holes, claiming his speed shed light on the way as sparks flew from the skate blades to guide him. The joke ends with the narrator insisting he could see a pin ten yards ahead.
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Portland
Indiantown
Kennebe Oasis
Milkish
Si. John
N. B
Explosive Eye-Glasses and Celluloid Fire Hazard
A reporter recounts a merchant’s warning about celluloid eyewear made by gun cotton process. The process uses sulfuric and nitric acids to create pyroxyline, then camphor and pigment form sheets. The material can explode near flames, with examples of celluloid objects and even an entire Paris room furnished in cellulose.
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France
Paris
Willow Tree Reunion of a Veteran and His Wife
The tale recalls Gen Joseph B. Carr recounting a Second New York Vols survivor Henry Kenward Allen. Struck by shell fragments in battle he lay among the dead with a letter from his wife in his grasp. Believed dead, he wandered four years with no memory until a faint clue led him to the willow tree near his old home where he found his wife awaiting him. The reunion nearly cured his madness. New York Express.
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Sheridan
Ohio Cink
Joseph B. Carr
New York
Henry Kenward Alen
Lansingburg
N. Y
Allen
New York Volunteers
Carr
New York Express
Reformed Cannibals of the Upper Congo
The Bangala, once famed for cannibal raids on Ngombe, now serve as Congo state soldiers and river laborers. They wear Manchester cloth, own guns, and speak some French, shouting Savages at boats while boasting their polished status to travelers.
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Upper
Congo
Bangala
Stanley
Ngombe
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