Notable 19th Century Notes on Wealth and Politics
A sweeping column surveys bequests by Julius Hanu Enrox and a New York banker, noting $2,000,000 to kin with $150,000 to charities, alongside human interest sketches of Generay Grant, Vanderbilts, and Barnum. It reports on a New York lawsuit by Miss Annie Pettit over a life as the world’s largest woman, Nichols’ postoffice venture, and a Calcutta elephant roundup. It wraps with a Washington dispatch praising Clay and a critique of Senate stagnation and ritualism, contrasting bold ambition with formal inertia.
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Julius Hanu Enrox
New York
Switzerland
Annie Pettit
New York World
Congress
Hungary
Germany
Italy
New England
South
Were you ever a second fit on duel 2
A dialogue from the Newman Independent recounts a brief duel where one man notes Todu as a former second and briefly as principal, only four seconds long, with both principals leaving in different seconds.
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Newman
Wall Street Bedlam and the Private Wire Monopoly
A New York Sun report describes the Stock Exchange rush from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., with millions changing hands and firms relying on private wires to outpace rivals. It warns that strong houses profit from superior intelligence while weaker players lose and risk ruin, as illegal private lines persist and brokers prize quick gains over public access.
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New York Sun
Stock Exchange
Wall Street
New York
Europe
Catherine
Ilegal
G Yun
George
Atrocious Epistle Defiles the Paper A Bristling Sharp Critique
A harsh opinion column denounces a recent epistle as exceedingly vile, calling it a graphic example of poor taste and offensiveness. The piece condemns the tone and content, arguing it degrades public discourse and incites controversy among readers.
Dream and science of the mind and light
A reflective piece discusses dreams and mind play, recounting an English student’s polar bear experiment that yielded tangled dream imagery. It notes limited dream-linking success, then shifts to debunking sun exposure’s effect on combustion with experiments on candles and flames. An aside mentions Siberian imprisonment and foreign meddling in Russian affairs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Llad
Siberian
Tamane
Largest six foot circular saw sails from city to Michigan
A historic report details a six foot diameter circular saw shipped to Michigan, with fifty two teeth, turning at 672 revolutions per minute and capable of a ten to twelve inch cut per revolution. The article explains movable teeth patterns, maintenance costs, and speed considerations, noting efficiency gains over solid saws. It also notes related saw sizes, sawdust curiosities, and the use of edger saws in processing rough lumber.
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Michigan
Norway
New Terminology For Ancient Measurement System
The text outlines proposed units such as meter as U387 inches and decameter as about 4 inches, defines liter and weight relations, lists names now in use like water ammeter and thermometer, and mentions high units such as deka-lagze and myriameter. It notes coins and weights in the Metre System and references historical terms and figures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aéfidreh
Building a Home With Forethought and Teamwork
A long excerpt on constructing a personalized home stressing careful planning, site choice, and joint decision making by husband and wife. It outlines four essential points drainage sunlight ventilation and a bathroom and suggests large windows for health benefits. It also notes the value of a permanent, well planned house over temporary boxes.
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New York World
A Wife's Anxiety
Mose Schaumberg rides a horse without consulting his wife. He parades past the house to display his riding, while Lebecca exclaims the danger of riding the horse. She insists the ride is unsafe and warns of the stables demanding two dollars per horse ride.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sexaron Wane Hamprox
Burnside
Mose Schaumberg
Lebecca
Moses
Teras Siftaigs
The Delighted Doctor at Crystal Palace Exhibition
A comical tale by Tom Moore features a sick man detailing symptoms to a mondical friend who exclaims phrases like Shineming and Delightfull before the punchline about a presumed extinct complaint. At London’s Crystal Palace Exhibition two cats are valued at $00,000 each.
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Tom Moore
London
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the Hegister
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Generay Grant
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New Orleans
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United States
Nichols
Wilksbarre
Joan Swinton
Vanderhbilt
Rome
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Vanderbilt
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Calcutta
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Colorado
Lamon
District of Columbia
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Sirip
Grand Canon
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Clay
House of Representatives
Senate
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Frye
Kenna
Tames
West
van Wycck
Beck
the Wall-Street
Bedlam
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Trenton
Lessing
Prince Hesse Cassel
Tondon
Cassel
Teoult
Shaksperre
France
England
Spain
Bavaria
Henry IV
Marie de Medicis
Frontenac
Farmer’s Homes
Vrofessor Levi Stockbridge
Leana de
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Crermany
Stockbridge
Phia
Karepe
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