Prospecting find near Concord uncovers woman skeleton
The Hegister Miggers prospecting near Concord North Carolina found at the mouth of a long deserted shaft the skeleton of a woman still clothed and shod. A diamond ring suggests she was a person of means. A second note records thoughts on Columbus and Shakespeare and a plan to display ashes in a transparent urn.
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Miggers
Concord
N.C
Christopher Columbus
William Shakespeare
Seville
Saint Domingo
Peanut industry grows into notable Georgia crop
The pea nut cultivation is rising as a notable industry with an estimated crop value of 3,000,000 dollars. In Georgia the peanut is ground into flour used by expert cooks to make biscuits that suit delicate stomachs.
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Georgia
Proportion of Homes to Population and Sectarian Growth Glance
The article surveys ratios of homes to population in unnamed cities, reports a color line railroad project in North Carolina, and recalls a South Carolina Secretary of State clash with his Governor’s secretary. It notes a New York jurist’s coin toss verdict approach, a Georgia Police Gazette offense case, and Presbyterian and Baptist church growth and giving from 1879 to 1883 including home and foreign missions education and minister counts.
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New York
Police Gazette
Georgia
Montross
Supre
The
Presbyterian General Assembly
Baptists
Humming Bird Returns to Norwich Home Room
Mrs Russell of an old ladies home in Norwich Connecticut trapped a humming bird that flew into her room and spent several hours in captivity. The bird brushed its head on the whitewashed wall and two days later returned on its own. She identified the bird by the whitewashed head feathers and kept it in a cage.
Hummingbirds and social clashes across tales of port and women
The column details tame hummingbirds visiting a woman, a vicar’s protest against a miller who burned wines for the sick poor, and Pitcairn Island mutineers now numbering 105 with livestock and jewelry interests. It also surveys debates on women’s status in America versus Britain, citing George Sala on female reverence and American gallantry.
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St. Paul’s Church
South London
Salvation Army
Blue Ribbon
Pitcairn
Isuand
Bounty
New Zealand
San Francisco
Cal
Bligh
North American
Fortnight Review
Atlantic
America
Great Britain
England
Europe
George Augustus Sala
Mary Anderson
Illustrated London News
Cape Cod
Golden Gate
Sala
A Dainty Cradle and Ice Rink Plans at Bismarck
A dainty cradle is described with gold gilt accents and embroidered angels, a linen fringe, and a blue and gold prayer. The item notes a proposed winter project in Bismarck to build a large ice block skating rink inspired by Canadian and Russian winter palaces.
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Bismarck
Canada
Russia
American Fables And Lessons From Short Stories
A collection of moral fables with talking animals and human foibles. The rat learns cheese brings danger, the sign painter’s truth is revealed, a wheel rebels and causes a wreck, and a closing proverb warns against weak leadership in a humorous Detroit Free Press framing.
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Morar
Weadow
Detroit Free Press
From the Anvil to the Pulpit Robert Collyer’s Humble Beginnings
The Chicago Inter Ocean profiles Robert Collyer born December 8 1823 in Ilkley Yorkshire England. A factory apprentice turned blacksmith he found faith in 1847 and preached first in Pennsylvania then Chicago and New York City. The Unity Church preserves Collyer’s old smithy anvil as a memorial.
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Robert Collyer
Keighley
Yorkshire
England
Ilkley
America
Shoemakertown
Furness
Second Unitarian Society of Chicago
Northwest
Church of the Messiah
New York City
Unity Church
Collyer
Beecher
Chicago
Inter Ocean
Household Tips From an Old Receipt Page
Advice on saving fish by soaking in sour milk and washing fabrics with cold rain water and soap. Boiling water dip to ease scalding fish. Fresh meat left in cool air overnight to sweeten. Boiling starch improved with sperm oil salt or gum arabic. Turpentine with white clothes for whitening. Kerosene softens boots. Clear boiling water removes tea stains by flushing.
Household tips from Prairie Farmer on salts and kerosene
Practical use notes advise adding salt to dishes only after cooking to prevent curdling and suggest kerosene can brighten tea kettles. Also recommends saturating a woolen reg and rubbing to remove stains from varnished furniture.
Foolish Girls and a Lesson in Decorum at a Summer Resort
An 1882 tale recounts a physician’s pursuit of a flirtatious young woman at a seaside resort. After a sequence of bold public missteps and freeing remarks, he withdraws when her friends need him. The piece cautions that modest dignity earns respect, while open flirtation invites danger. It ends with a Quebec hotel anecdote about Princess Louise’s dinner dress and a waiter’s remark.
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Dr. L
St. Louis
Quebec
Princess Louise
Gould Kicks Reporter Off Train In Interview Snub
A Chicago reporter seeking an interview with Jay Gould on refunding the 6 percent bonds tracks him to his private car in Indiana. Gould refuses, calling for Jim Keene to discuss the topic instead and sending the reporter away with a chilly briefing about Flood.
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Jay Gould
Chicago
Indiana
Mr. Gould
Ms. Gould
Unfortunate Lampton Family in Austin
A Texas Siftings note recalls the Lampton family in Austin faced with multiple losses as deaths outpace births. An undertaker’s assistant asks about the funeral time. a boy responds that Pa always buried them at four o'clock in the afternoon.
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Lampton
Austin
Texas
Wash Day Woes at the Dry Goods Store
A lively quip exchanges between Mrs Arminte and a new clerk over washed goods. The clerk defends low prices while the customer doubts washability, ending with a young man puzzling over a sudden departure. Blizeard notes.
Silence and stealth of the tiger in jungle combat
A London Telegraph account describes the tiger as an utterly silent stalker that can fade into sight like an apparition. It notes the animal’s unusual fondness for water, rare swims, and deadly clashes with wild boar and bears, including scenes of tigers killed in encounters and the carnivores’ occasional dominance over other predators.
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Machan
London Telegraph
Good Biblical Authority and the Turtle Riddle
Farmer Furrow puzzled by a newspaper claim a turtle lays 150 eggs in solemn silence. His wife scoffs, citing the Good Book “the voice of the turtle is heard in the land.” The tale ends with neighbors praising his wife as the town’s smartest.
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Furrow
John
New York
Care For The Colt Growth And Feeding Guidance
The article stresses that a colt's first year requires ample nourishment and water, more than an ordinary horse. It urges feeding by appetite and use, not size, with pure water, good air, clean quarters, and plenty of room to build growth, strength, and a solid constitution.
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Wallace
A Wholesome Truth
The Ladies Cabinet argues a man who only admires full bloom lacks refined taste. True appreciation comes from following a plant from seed through all stages to its final form, whether forest monarch or garden plant, elevating the educated reader.
Wool Growing Growth in U S Sheep and Wool Output
An American publication summarizes census data on sheep numbers and wool production over the last four census years. It lists counts of sheep and pounds of wool for each period, with figures showing a rise in both sheep population and wool yield across the years.
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America
Restoratives and Household Tips from an Unseen Column
A compilation of household advice including milk as a restorative, recipes for dedorizers and cream candy, methods for wasting less starch, cooking guidance for chicken and beef, velvet cleaning techniques, and cautions about cheese washing practices. The piece preserves period voice with multiple practical recommendations.
How Fast they Stick Hogs in Chicago
A vivid Albany Express correspondent description recounts a hog slaughter in Chicago. The pig is seized by the hind leg, swung to a crane, bled, eviscerated, scalded, scraped, divided into halves, and butchered in swift sequence. The piece portrays the brutal efficiency of the meat process.
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Chicago
Albany Express
Women in the Workforce and Changing Roles
An Easy Chair essay notes that sex should not define jobs, citing George Herbert and Lady examples. It argues modern invention and machinery will open many fields to women as skilled laborers, not as women, with exceptional cases like Mrs Patten steering a ship remaining rare.
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George Herbert
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