Various Oddball Notes From The Register
Perp Ward voices sharp opinions on Mr Ives in Wall Street seen recently in Sing Sing. In Duxbury Mass Capt John Alden aged 74 traces descent to Mayflower ancestor. his house dates to 10653. Arnold B Johnson Sumner's secretary writes of chocolate creams and Sumner’s diet. he never smoked or drank much. Daniel Spraxer of Mohawk River Bank at Fonda N Y aged 90 runs bank since 1835, now frail but serving. M Naquetr dueling case condemned to two months jail and 150 francs plus damages. A New York trend folds toe pockets into hose, digitated and one toed mitt style, sold by leading dealers.
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Perp Ward
Mr. Ives
Wall Street
Ward
Ives
Duxbury
Mass
John Alden
Charles Sumner
Arnold B. Johnson
Great Statesman
Sumner
Daniel Spraxer
Mohawk River Bank
Fonda
N. Y
M. Naquetr
United States Fish Commission
Venus
Massachusetts
Langford
Halibut Point
Ipswich Bay
James S. Brisbin
Omaha Republican
Edward P. Doherty
Cheyenne River
Dakota
John Wilkes Booth
Mr. Doherty
Booth
Washington
Corbett
Lincoln
Baltimore
William
Courney
Edith
Johnny
Portland’s Wealth Evident In Population And Trade
Portland Oregon is described as the third richest city by per capita measure with an estimated population of 25 000 to 40 000. The city hosts twenty business houses with capital of 1 000 000 dollars or more and rentals at 40 000 dollars or higher imply 43 700 000 in investments. Annual wholesale trade is conservatively placed at 60 000 000 and bank capital totals 6 742 514 dollars.
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Portland
Oregon
Rocky Mountains
Denver
Colorado
Salt Lake City
Utah
Missouri River
St. Louis
San Francisco
Missouri
Rockies
Lawyer from Bridgeport Loses Weight by Walking
A prominent Bridgeport lawyer, whose sedentary life and liberal diet brought him to 250 pounds, found walking to be the fat-reducing remedy. He shed 42 pounds in months, overcoming inertia to walk ten to twelve miles daily, and noted clearer thinking as the routine became enjoyable.
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Bridgeport, Conn
Massedaglia’s Petrifaction Secret Letters Heirs Found
Forty years after Dr Massedaglia’s death in Padua the physician and chemist who petrified animal bodies, the university museum received his sealed will with a secret of petrifaction. Heirs have been found and offered large sums for the secret but refuse to disclose it for now.
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Padua
G. B. Massedaglia
Massedaglia
Canadian founders shaped many western and southern cities
Ten or twelve major western and southern cities trace their origins to Canadian settlers, a point highlighted by M. Joseph Tasse in Les Canadiens de Ouest. Detroit arose from Lamothe-Cadillac, Duluth from Duluthe, Dubuque from a pioneer of the same name, St. Joseph from Robidoux, St. Louis from Laclede and Bienville, Galveston from Bienville, Mobile and New Orleans from Iberville, and Chicago St. Paul Louisville and Vincennes from Canadian settlers.
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M. Joseph Tasse
Ouest
Detroit
Lamothe-Cadillac
Duluth
Duluthe
Dubuque
St. Joseph
Robidoux
St. Louis
Galveston
Bienville
Mobile
New
Monu ment Erected for Armand Carrel in Rouen
Armand Carrel, famed for a stormy life, is commemorated in Rouen with a monument. His career spanned St. Cyr to a duel with Emil de Girardin, who swore to end fighting after that tomb confrontation. In Spain he led the Foreign Liberal Legion, a French Italian unit, clashing with courage before later court martial.
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Armand Carrel
Rouen
St. Cyr
Emil de Girardin
Spain
Foreign Liberal Legion
Carrel
Provisional tale of hidden gold and mountain tunneling plan
A tale recounts a man nearly attacking a president as soldiers carry him out of court. Nearby, Joan Gray finds hundreds of dollars hidden in an old chair. The piece then explains an ambitious Rocky Mountain tunneling project designed to connect Denver and Salt Lake City, detailing elevations and route considerations.
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Joan Gray
Byron
Taylor
James Taylor
John Gray
Modesty and Discretion As Life Rules
A San Francisco Chronicle essay argues modesty as discretion and warns that public behavior differs from private conduct. It contrasts shameless public flirtation with private restraint and advises against chasing only appearance, noting life lessons on balance and enjoying opportunities.
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San Francisco Chronicle
French Economies and Frugal Parisian Life
The narrator observes Amiens chiffoniers and French thrift across classes. He describes rags, bone scraps, and odd table fare like wood sorrel soup and pig parts, noting widespread reuse, double crops, and wood scarcity driving field border tree planting and meticulous field work. Peasants labor by hand as woods are cleared and swept for manageability.
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Paris
Amiens
France
Brittany
Greenland kayak of the Inuit and Greely's notes
In Century writing Gen Greely notes Greenlandic kayak usage is declining as more boys take to the craft. Describes the shuttle shaped boat built of wood and sealskin with walrus ivory ends, a single oar, seal skin garments, and a weight around fifty pounds carrying a hunter plus about 200 pounds of gear.
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Greenland
Gen. Greely
Globe
Musicale Evening Ends Early at Mrs Redfern House
Detroit Free Press reports Mr and Mrs Fraud leave a musicale hosted by Mrs Redfern after a night of bored sighs and squeaky singing. Miss Screech performs while Professor Wise prepares a proto plasms paper. Guests praise the host yet exit early citing headaches and fatigue.
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Fraud
Miss Screech
Ass. F
Absorption of Disease by Porcus Wood Sparks Debate
A noted physician argues houses absorb disease as they age, suggesting tearing down every sixty years. Since replacement is impractical, he recommends oiling or varnishing interior wood and plaster surfaces to block absorption, altering their character to discourage decay. Milton quote on education closes the piece.
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Harpers Baza
Rosebery tips a bumpkin in railway race deal
The Earl of Rosebery, en route to Ayr racecourse, teased a commercial traveler in a railway carriage. The man offered a bet on Chevronel for the Welter Cup. Rosebery tipped his own horse to the traveler, who lost £25 after learning his benefactor was the very earl.
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Earl of Rosebery
Ayr
Lord Rosebery
Joseph
Chevronel
Primrose
Court Journal
Clever Children Sayings Mirror Schoolroom Humor
A compilation of humorous exchanges from children and parents. Jokes about whippings, jam, Fridays, catechism, and daily life reveal playful misunderstandings and the light humor of family moments in a school setting. Distinct names are sparse. the piece trusts familiar family scenes and common sentiments.
Charlemagne and his canal across Germany
Cornhill Magazine discusses Charlemagne as a great ruler and innovator, praising his military and administrative achievements and especially his proposed canal linking the Altmahl to the Pegnitz. It notes Louis the Pious abandoned the project, deeming it impractical.
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Charlemagne
Peenitz
Altmahl
Plato
Louis
Rhine
Neckar
Maine
Danube
Altmuhl
Charles the Great
Pegnitz
Louis the Pious
Cornhill Magazine
Rollo and Uncle George Debate Sultan’s Signing
The excerpt shows Rollo and Uncle George criticizing a newspaper’s claim that the Sultan refuses to sign. Uncle George angrily vows to expose shady records in a letter to the Clipper as he mocks political secrecy and the inventors of petty plots.
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Rollo
George
Day
Uncle George
the Clipper
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New Harmony, Indiana
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Milton
Wilkes W Booth
Philadelphia
Somerville Journal
Locke
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