Ermine farmer killed over apple theft near Port Jervis
Rich eccentric farmer Ermine living near Port Jervis shot Jesze Manderville with a rifle after an orchard theft. Mrs Fixtener Wessies, Webster farm owner at Marshfield Massachusetts, offers Webster history society furniture to furnish a future Boston room. Also reports a surgical amputation of a tiger’s diseased paw at a Amiens menagerie amid roaring pain.
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Ermine
Port Jervis
Jesze Manderville
Amiens
France
Two Million Dollar Match Made After Fifty Year Wait
A Kentucky couple, married at ages 68 and 64 after a 50 year wait, now stand to inherit a two million dollar fortune. The piece notes other curiosities from London’s press, including editor names and a judge’s brusque court order.
Bear Attack Fights Off Berry Thief In New York Woods
A berry gathering party in Northern New York battled a bear after a mistaken belief by a young woman. The bear killed a man’s doglike assault, then mauled the woman before two rescuers finally stabbed the bear. One rescuer sustained rib and arm injuries.
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Rocky Mountains
New York
Sign language innovation and drug trade faults noted
A mute Staunton pastor entertains in St. Louis with pantomime of Mexico to hint at a universal sign language. In Philadelphia, investigations show substitution and adulteration in retail drug trade, with pharmacists blaming wholesalers and some retailers admitting weak testing and sale of laudanum without prescriptions.
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Jos Turner
Staunton
St. Louis
Mexico
Alaska
Guatemala
Philadelphia
Lumber Interests of the Country Highlight Massive Industry
The census office reports the lumber manufacturing sector in strong detail. It lists 25 708 establishments, capital of 181 million, logs used worth 139.8 million, mill supplies 6.3 million, and wages 31.8 million. Production includes 18.09 billion feet of lumber, 1.76 billion laths, 5.56 billion shingles, 1.25 billion staves, and other products totaling 283.17 million in value. Michigan leads production, with Pennsylvania Wisconsin and New York close behind. Maine Vermont New Hampshire are top New England producers. Foreseen timber depletion warns that at current rates forests may be exhausted in ten years, with some timber already scarce.
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Sargent
Census Office
Michigan
Pennsylvania
Wisconsin
New York
New England
Maine
Vermont
Newshire
Fragmentary Note on 19th Century Soldier Rations and Gear
A garbled 19th century note cites ration costs in 1854 at $19 and 1882 at $40 for Russian soldiers. It also references equipment costs around 1856 and a later figure of $18.26, with unclear details about weight and carried items.
The Ghost Poem Recited in Moonlit Night
In Boston Courier style, a night scene unfolds with a ghostly vigil. The speaker hears hoof-strokes and silken train steps, shadows from a willow, and a lingering perfume as the dead are imagined. The stanza-like fragment hints at longing and mourning.
A Parisian Passion Plot Unfolds in a Salon
In a Paris salon Madame De Miramon and her sister Lucille plot to win back a long-absent lover, M. De Palissier, by pressing him to court Jeanne de Miramon. Jeanne resists yet fears losing the peace she has found, while Lucille engineers a staged reconciliation that tests love, pride, and forgiveness.
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Jeanne de Beaujeu
Madame de Soule
Paris
de Palissier
Madame de Miramon
M. de Palissier
Lucille de Beaujeu
Monsieur
Mille
Mademoiselle
M. le Marquis
Lucille
Jeanne
Tucille
M. le Marquis de Palissier
Jesnne
Guillaume
Notable Hearts and Riddles In Harper's Weekly
Vivid sketched scene shows a love triangle with Jeanne Lucille and a narrator who declares lifelong devotion. A playful aside from a cheerful sister references a plotted happiness and a pledge to reign alone, echoing a classical line.
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Lucille
Jeanne
Sister
Alexander
Harper's
Fly Screen Man Seeks Window Guard in Local Home Visit
A fly screen salesman visits a house noting sixteen windows and dust entering without protection. The homeowner jokes about screens and prices, while the man offers cheaper options in green or fig color. The exchange hints at local concerns over flies and mosquitoes and the value of protective screens.
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Busi Ness
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