The Potent Peanut Ore and Nation’s Peanut Trade
A detailed 19th century overview of peanut production and trade in the United States. It discusses global demand, major producing states Virginia North Carolina and Tennessee, yields per acre, cultivation methods, soil exhaustion, and the uses of peanuts, peanut oil meal and byproducts. It notes high protein and fat content, compares to other feeds, and mentions consumption and prices, with a brief testimonial on Chamberlain’s Pain Balm for rheumatism.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Genere
Bulletin of the
United States Department of Azneniiere
HB Handy
Office of Experiment Eations
Virginia
Gerreua
United States
Africa
Marseilles
Etree
Europe
Tennessee
North Carolina
Boston Herald
D P. Davis
Goshen
Pete
Chamberlain
Bottie
Saie
A. L. Pearty
Pricua
W. RB. Rudy
Mt. Airy
Scribe Sarges Watch Tale At Cam Bridge Assizes
Fragmented satire from London Tit-bits recounts Sergeant Byles pursuing a case at Cambridge assizes. A village inn keeper Georges Porpeer appears with a stolen watch and a web of craft trades. The dialogue spirals through quirky identity clues and a veiled threat before ending in incomplete gossip.
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Byles
Nerhane
Cambridge
Henry Mawdslay
Isambard Branel
Thames
Dina Gugsunth
London
Ivory tusk quality across regions and species discussed
The article compares African and Asiatic mammoth ivory varieties. It notes that Mearet Listile square and elephant Theavery roam Rip 21 Canny to yellow. East tunes are best when cut, yielding mellow translucent ivory. Siam ivory praised for density, Mammoth tusks often devalued for brittleness and yellowing. England favors dense, clear ivory while large Asiatic tusks rot for industry.
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Ncrd
Siam
England
Russia
Chambers’ Journal
Fide Ste Fy
British Luggage and Travel Customs Highlighted in Europe
A survey of luggage habits contrasts British travel gear with American and Japanese copies, noting the saratoga trunk and many impedimenta. It recalls a Mediterranean voyage mishap with a bathtub, immigrant cargo at New York stations, and the decline of elegant dressing cases. Headlines a cosmopolitan, bustling travel scene and shifts in baggage fashion.
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Europe
Saratoga
Cumbery
Hinbelf
Gud Bederib
Broadway
Sony
Americas
Tangier
Muhammedan
North Africa
New York
United States
Great Britain
Charlotte Brante
Yorkshire
Calforsia
Shaw
Eydence
York
Labor Day Holiday Status in U S Law Debated
A New York Tribune note explains that no national Labor Day exists and that holiday status depends on state law. It analyzes the 1894 act and earlier statutes, clarifying that only the District of Columbia and states enacting holidays grant official recognition, with emphasis on the first Monday in September and related laws.
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Boyd
United States
District of Columbia
New York Tribune
Pranks of Scottish Fairies and a Thief Dog Tale
A Scottish Review account asserts lingering belief in fairies in northern Scotland and recounts a tale of a fisher’s child spared by a ritual to thwart the wee people. It also notes a Northwest Washington dog that habitually steals purses and handbags, likely trained, with owners unseen and no police complaints.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scotland
Washington
Washington Star
Fragmented OCR leads to garbled tale of figures and events
A damaged passage presents scrambled names and phrases, mentioning Alfred Cuctimase and disjointed references to powder, tote, and saw. The text includes unclear actions and a sense of investigative tone but lacks coherent details or verifiable entities for a clear summary.
Odd Facts About Madagascar Sleepy Police and Curfew System
The New York World describes Madagascar's capital Antananarive where police sleep at night and by day, guards monitoring property are barely alert. Curfew from 9 to 10 pm enforces darkness, with passes needed for travel, and a lack of a formal criminal code allows mobs to punish theft.
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Madagawar
Auuinanarive
Royal
Madagascar
New York World
Earth’s daily spin rivaling cannonball speed
The article explains the Earth's 24 hour rotation requires an enormous equatorial velocity. It compares the Earth's spin to a cannonball's high speed, estimating a maximum reach near 1,026 feet per second and an equatorial velocity of about 1,507 feet per second, equating to a mile every 36.1 seconds and 17 miles per minute. The comparison frames the daily rotation as an incredible celestial sprint.
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Earth
St. Louis Republic
Historic Bourne cellars and Mayflower link in old town
Two ancient cellars in Bourne Massachusetts, one dug by the Plymouth colony and the other by Dutch traders, sit beneath adjoining structures filled with goods for early settlers. Governor Bradford notes a brick house built circa 1627, seven years after the Mayflower landing, highlighted alongside scattered reminiscences and period ads.
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Bourne
Masa
Plymouth Colony
Bradford
St. Louis Grobe- Democrat
Amusing Scene at Broadway Corner Sparks Satire
Pedestrians at Thirty-seventh Street and Broadway watched six Irish workers sharing lunch by a fence covered with lithographs. Above them, in bold letters, read The Gay Parisians, creating a humorous, if accidental, satire noticed by many. The scene occurred at noon near a building site.
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Everbody Smilies
Thirty-seventh Street
Broadway
Erin
New York Herald
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Sdeare
Dawig Thom
Broud
Arkan
Gard
Cnuainly
Thuy
York Merald
Garret
Chrisitias
Balistat
Ss Cote
Plas
Hln
Strand
Australia
Pearson's Weekly
Imdy
Mathie
Indian Is Journal
Msdf
Steiner Boca’ Drug Store
Albert &. Pearre
Etchnson
Frances
Minuet
Toocetervegh
Dave Tb
Wikee Roet
Berlompaer
Larkana
Erich
Trean
James L. Francis
Chicagu
King
Pata ¢Ian
Jobe Burgne Keokuklows
Kine
Ray
Maine
America
Karl
Albert J. Pearre Breainson
Skibcb
Peerre Buchion
Shiloh
Sais
Albert L. Pearre
Bisinco Building
Demmach
Bose
Bear
Adenie
Dr. Deane
Eegguts’ Ltd
So Ane
Deane
Kagan S
Erie Medical CO
Buffalo,n.y
Jules Garrison
Chi Sti
Adnan
Verieon
Geo. W. Fisher
DAVG
Brown Ug. Co
N.Y
Greeneville
Teno
Albert L. Pearce
Clifton
Olifios Malt Whiskey CO
Baltimore
Footer's
Cumberland, MD
Beat
Lewis B. Adams
West Church
St. Frederick, Md
Opti
Ter Rews
Excelsior
Howe and
Paracol
A.J. Wilson & Son
J. J. Wilson & Sof
J. W. Morris
Caton Black
Toralg
Blis
Caton Manufacturing Company
Courbes
P.O. Diawer
T.peme
Kamm
Dome Boharm
Bething
Drs. B. Fahrney
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