Oldest native Hoosier the Register mentions
The Register notes Tomas Brand born in 1804 in Clark County and living near San Jacinto Jennings County Indiana as the state’s oldest native-born Hoosier. It also touches on yellow fever study plans in Jacksonville, religious admonitions on tobacco at a Detroit Conference, and assorted human-interest items about explorers and notable figures with brief cultural observations.
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Tomas Brand
San Jacinto
Jennings County
Ind
Clark County
Bland
Jacksonville
Juvenile weight range noted for ages two to four
A report states that children aged two to four weigh from 5 to 12 pounds, outlining a broad pediatric growth range for early childhood development. The note emphasizes standardizing measurements across pediatric assessments and growth charts.
Vigilant care for George Washington's coach in New York
The owner of George Washington's coach, now in New York, must guard it to prevent damage by relic hunters. Mount Vernon tombs also demand vigilance to keep them safe. An Englishman sued Covent Garden Theater for damages after being refused a seat for not surrendering his umbrella, and the court upheld the theater manager.
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George Washington
New York
Mount Vernon
Covent Garden Theater
London
Curious Pen Collection and Railways Statistics From 1887
A Dover Colorado collector keeps a seven hundred strong pen assortment with many metals and foreign specimens. Separate itemical notes recount Dickens meeting and tracing sketches by Boz. Railways show 13,081 miles new tracks in 1887, total assets near 9.2 trillion cents, 6.5 million workers, and net earnings of 334 million, with fare reductions and rising mileage.
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Mays
Dover
Col
Lyon
England
Ireland
Scotland
Germany
America
Canada
United States
The American Corn-Cob Pipe Industry Story
The article describes a single corn cob pipe factory in Washington Missouri, detailing patents, profits, and ownership. It explains cob sourcing from farmers, production steps from cobs to finished pipes, and the 3000-piece daily output by skilled turners, with plaster filling and minimal interior modification.
How Clothespins Are Made In Lumber Regions
Clothespins are described as male in lumber regions and made from white ash, beach, birch, and maple. Logs travel to mills where they are cut into lengths of thirty-one inches, split into blocks and sticks, then sequentially shaped by turners, slotting machines, and polishing cylinders. Each pin passes through eight hands, with a plant costing $7,000 to $12,000 and processes from block sawing to drying and final polishing described in concise steps.
Friction Polishes Metal Objects Details In Trade
The brief note from New Fork Mail states that simple friction and contact cause items to become polished. This concise observation highlights a basic technique used in shaping or finishing metal objects through manual rubbing.
Some Tropical Women in a Harrowing Vision by Lafcadio Hearn
Language vivid describes comely women in sheer robes and veils, a coolie mother with a naked baby adorned in silver, and a market woman with an odd Oriental face. The narrator, Lafcadio Hearn, notes metallic jewelry and skin tones, concluding with a striking lemon-hued complexion and a noted cross-cultural gaze.
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Lafcadio Hearn
Harper's Magazie
The Latin pronoun se for common gender discussed
A Georgia college professor favors inflecting the Latin pronoun se to represent shared gender in phrases like Let each passenger secure sis ticket. He argues grammar rules push toward using they their them, noting usage rises in common speech and urging grammarians to accept they as proper.
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Georgia College
Springfield
Georgia
Dinner Tables Through English History
A concise look at how English dinner tables evolved from massive feasts with heavy joints and game pies to lighter displays. It notes shifts in table presence, florals, course order, and host influence, contrasting old practices with more decorative, costlier arrangements and simpler floral accents.
Carlyle's French Revolution questioned as history
The excerpt argues Carlyle's The French Revolution is not a true history. It questions the work’s misnomer, noting sarcasm, wit, and transposed dates obscure genuine historical learning for readers unfamiliar with the revolution. It asserts key events are neglected and causal links are misrepresented.
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Carlyle
Thomas Carlyle
A Jibe On A History Book From St. Louis Magazine
Alexander N. De Menil condemns a massive old growthler from the clan realm that Sam Johnson, M. D., hated, mocking the book’s title A History rather than An Essay and noting the scribe’s blunder with sharp wit.
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Sam Johnson
M. D
Lexander N. de Menil
St. Lowis
Dogs in Germany Draft Work and Military Roles Through Time
Dogs in Germany are employed in draft tasks and transport in South Bavaria and Austria. Large breeds haul milk carts and laundry wagons, while regimental dogs accompanied bands in war and peace. Training shifted to military counts and messengers. university corps also keep regal canine companions shared among students.
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Germany
South
Bavaria
Austria
Nero
Cesar
Lisen
Claudius
Care of the Eyes According to Dr Lundy
A historical note presents Dr C I Lundy listing twelve rules for better eye care. Key points include proper lighting from the side, avoiding reading in fatigue or while lying down, taking regular breaks, reading well printed books, correcting refractive errors with glasses, avoiding alcohol and tobacco, and ensuring physical activity keeps pace with mental growth.
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C.I. Lundy
He Didn't Need It at a Camp Meeting
An Arcola Record item recalls a camp meeting exhorter urging a young man to seek rest. The youth, a store clerk, resists, saying he doesn’t need rest and that his store does not advertise. The exchange captures a moment of urban modernity meeting religious exhortation.
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Arcola Record
His Cry of Anguish and a Poet’s Cross Current
The fragment blends a romantic plea from Gus De Smith to Birdie McGinnis with a satirical note on poetry and universal virtue. It cites Love, jealousy, and a sailor’s lament amid quotes from Longfellow and Chateaubriand critiquing nationalism and universal truth.
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Gus de Smith
Birdie McGinnis
Birdie
Gus
Lsten
Siftings
Tacoma the Pacific Northwest’s growing hub and gateway
Special correspondence from Tacoma Wash Ter Sept 29 1898 extols Tacoma as the terminus of Northern Pacific Railway and the ocean ferry from Asia, with vast resources from fisheries timber and minerals. It cites rapid growth from 700 in 1880 to 17000, a perfect harbor, diverse industries, extensive timber stands, and a climate free from malaria and extremes, inviting investment and development through J H Hall.
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Tacoma
Asia
Alaska
America
Wash
Pacific Coast
Atlantic
Ohio
New York
Pacific Northwest
Puget Sound
Yucoma
Commencement Bay
Olympic Mountains
Mount Tacoma
Rainier
Northern Pacific Railway
China
Japan
San Francisco
Pacific
Canada
Maine
Europe
Australia
Washington
Northwest
British Columbia
Idaho
Montana
Oregon
Washington Territory
N. P. Railway
J. H. Hall
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Russia
Iredell County
Grex
Epward McCook
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Denver
West Springfield
Mass
Joseph Thompson
Dumfries
Keith Johnston
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Royal Geographical Society
James James
Oneego
Santa Rosa
Mexico
Dorchester
D. C
Texas
Elizabeth
France
Italy
Globe-Democrat
St. Louis
Charles Dickens
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Boz
Tare
Acon
Lavater
Washington, Mo
H. Tibbe
Plaster of Paris
Upton L. Weirich
Kansas City
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Chataubriand
MT. Tacoma
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