Great Republic 1882 Statistical Abstract and growth
Public document overview from the Bureau of Statistics under the Treasury explores the 1882 Statistical Abstract Fifth Number. It highlights U S population growth from 1790 to 1880 and massive agricultural production including cereals and hay, emphasizing the United States as a land of boundless resources and progress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bureau of Statistics
Secretary of the Treasury
United States
America
Great Republic
Maine
Atlantic
Florida
Pacific Coast
Washington Territory
Alaska
Republic
Pacific Ocean
Pacific Northwest
Oregon
Liverpool
Northern Pacific RR
Oregon Hallway & Navigation
Oregon & California It. R. Co’s
Columbia
Northern Pacific R. A
Oregon Fesrcay & Navigation Co
A. L. Stokes
Clark Street
Chicago
A Pretty Flower Bed Easily Made
A reader recalls a beautiful weed free flower bed laid out in a circular brick ring with white quartz stones and stacked soil to form a raised central pot. Centered geraniums and pinks bloom amid sweet alyssum, with outer roses nasturtiums and pansies, plus a white petunia display off a sunken bottomless pot for large growth.
Leaning Tower of Pisa Bell Tower Details
The Leaning Tower of Pisa, begun in 1174 by Bonanno and William of Innspruck, is a cylindrical structure fifty feet in diameter and 179 feet tall. It leans about thirteen feet, with eight stories and a gallery on each, reached by 330 steps. The foundation settled unevenly, causing the inclination which has changed little for centuries, while the upper parts were built to counteract the tilt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bonanno
Pisa
William of
Innspruck
Magnificent tower hailed as a world wonder
A description celebrates a towering structure weighing 12,000 units and mounted to counteract its flaw. The passage extols this magnificent tower as a remarkable world wonder, highlighting its grandeur and engineering significance.
Various Ways to Utilize Stale Bread in Home Cooking
A Floral Cabinet reader shares practical uses for stale bread to prevent waste. Recipes include soft bread griddle cakes with or without eggs, French toast using milk and eggs, a bread dressing substitute from gravy and butter, and dried crumb crumbs for coatings and coquettes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. G. Herbert
Durable Colors for Exterior Painting Cited by Building News
The Building News discusses color durability for outdoor painting, noting standard chemical pigments fade under sun and weather. It highlights durable earth tones like ochers, Indian and Venetian reds, umbers and siennas, and warns zinc white as sea air favors it over white lead. It lists safe hues such as ultramarine blue and lampblack, cautions against chrome yellow and greens derived from arsenic, and warns about poisonous verdigris and Scheele's green.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Naples
Scheele
Sunflowers Show Directional Opening Beyond Sun Tracking
A Sunflower observation notes most blooms do not track the sun but tilt in a prevailing direction as they open. In a 68 flower perennial, all faced southeast at first, then with 73 blooms, 21 older heads shifted toward the northeast while nearly upright. Quotations on sacrifice and honesty accompany the brief item.
Cheap remedy for female diseases promo from Dr Guysett
It argues it is cheaper to stay healthy than suffer illness and urges women to try Dr Guysett's Yellow Dock and Sarsaparilla. The text claims every bottle proves its relief of painful female disorders and advises asking a druggist to obtain it.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. Guysett
Proper Bathing technique and timing cautions
The article advises a hot bath followed by gradual cooling, drying, and oil rub for joint flexibility. It warns against bathing immediately after meals due to digestion shifts and possible danger, noting convulsions or fatal congestion in the stomach, with emphasis on waiting two to three hours. Toledo Blade.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Toledo Blade
Immense Mexican estates rival European realms
The article extols huge haciendas in central and northern Mexico with million acre tracts under single owners. It highlights the Salado rancho with over six hundred square miles across Neuve Leon Coahuila Zacatecas and San Luis Potosi, on the Mexico highway and rail lines. Elevation around 4000 feet, mountain chains, mineral wealth, and long boundaries stretch over a hundred miles with thriving farms and mining towns along the way.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Mexico
Pacific Coast
Union
Salado Rancho
Neuve Leon
Coahuila
Zacatecas
San Luis Potosi
Table Lands
San Francisco
First Agricultural Societies and Early Farm Fairs
An overview traces the origin of agricultural societies from New England in 1762 and notes early societies in Philadelphia and New York, with Massachusetts hosting twenty nine societies. The piece comments on counterfeit cures and cites Hood's Sarsaparilla as a remedy for spring debility and impure blood, then closes with a quip about a man of quiet tastes.
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New England
Hardwick
Worcester County
Mass
Philadelphia
Benjamin Franklin
New York
Boston
Hallowell
Massachusetts
European and American Doctors Promote German Hop Bitters
Celebrated physicians in Europe and America tout German Hop Bitters as top remedy. Public notices announce post office rate changes and various patent remedies, including Dr. Doye's Electro Voltaic Belts, Army and Navy Liniment, Ferro-Phosphorated Elixir of Calisaya, Carboline deodorized petroleum extract, Howe Scales, and Lyon's Patent Metallic Heel Stiffeners.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Europe
America
Tre Votrare Berr Co. Marshall
Mich
Doye
N. B
Calisaya
Caswell, Hazard & Co
New York
Hood's Sarsaparilla Promoted For Spring Health
An 1880s style advertisement extols Hood's Sarsaparilla as ideal for spring illness and blood purification. It touts energy boosts and appetite, features testimonials from J P Thompson and Mrs A D Allen, notes price and availability, and includes a quoted cure story of scrofula in a Vigo county boy, praising Scovil’s Sarsaparilla and Stillingia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hood
J. P. Thompson
Ruy
Deeds
Lowell
Mass
William &. Baker
Lewis
Vigo County
Ind
Also Mentioned on This Page
The
Indianapolis Sentinel
Samuel Johnson
Colion
Agricultural Societies
Pur- Nam
Lord, Stoutenburgh & Co
Post Office
Congress
Canada
British North American
Newfoundland
Army
Borden, Sebeck & Co
Lyon
Bixby
Meredith Village
N. H
Ike
Mus
A.D. Allen
Lowell, Mass
EFOOD
C.J. Hood & CO
Apothecaries
Baker
Main
Beast
Gostetters
rRve & Co
Augusta
Epfleor
Curesda Waver
Arsenal St
Louie Ato
Oldest
Beat Commercial College
Circularfree
C. Ba Yligo
Dubuque
Munway Hill
N.Y
National Publishing Co
L.A L
Engenes
Aultman & Taylor Co
Mensfield
de Olios
Mark Twain
C. B. Beach & CO
Jipp.i
Gen. Dodge
Gen. Sherman
Brent
Pres. Arthur
Gen. Grant
A. G. Nettleton & CO
London
New Yorks
Journal of Medicine
Ab. Mesorola
Bisauccems
Hahan
Ferer
Wei Panier Ural
Haar
Drea
Druggins RB
Tee
Oracon
Washington & Idaho
Henican Mustang Lintmen
H. Hallert & Co
Portland
Valentine Bros
Janesville, Wis
Middlesex
Middlesex Comany
Wendell, Fay & CO
Middlesex Company
Franklin St
Chestnut St
Tertraton
Illustrated World
Mipwoop
Mir
J. Sermoun Guy
National Academy of Artists of New York
Art
James Elverson
Tlilustrated World
Paschal Morris
Cay
Practical Farmer
Union Trust Company
Ie Et Pa
Hiladelphia
Keribers
Iborho
I. W. England
New York City
Tong Wihamey
Kgs
ON. U
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