10 Feb 1894
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Newspaper
Orange County Observer
Location
Hillsborough, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Feb 10, 1894
Page
1
A fragmented column blends notes on New York housing and war records with a lyrical poem about a sleigh ride. The text references the War Department, Baltimore Herald, and a vivid winter scene, interweaving factual wartime tasks with nostalgic verse.
Uneven OCR text references a battle story in Hornewis Col Ttis and a sparsely settled region with railways and transportation. It mentions traditions, a partial county tale, and old murders or killings tied to Bhulls of Mate, with occasional entiles by Routt ay.
An Onlesos correspondent reports Koesian orthodox missionaries have failed in proselytizing efforts and Turks claim Muslims will be withdrawn. The steppe tribes, described as heathens, largely convert to Islam spread by Tartars. The All-Russian Orthodox Mission Society notes 25 years of missions produced 5,000 converts at a cost of 8,146,783 rubles.
The piece notes thousands of unemployed in New York unite to seek aid from charitable churches as a Congregational paper proposes a plan to house and feed workers. It mentions Chicago groups coordinating to provide lodging and meals, with aims to relieve distress among the poor by mobilizing church and civic support.
Lew Wallace served as governor of the New Mexico Territory and hunted Billy the Kid with Pat Garrett. The two clashed in Santa Fe and Lincoln County as the governor bolstered frontier security and Garrett finally killed the outlaw at Pete Maxwell’s house near Fort Sumner. The pursuit captivated the territory and ended with Garrett’s stand and Wallace’s wary vigil.
The first Hawaiian printing press arrived with American missionaries on the brig Thaddeus in April 1820. It began operation January 7, 1822, in a frame house with Governor Kalanimoku, chiefs, Rev Hiram Bingham, Mr Loomis, and others present. Loomis set Lesson I, the first imprint was by Hunnewell, and the sheet now rests in the American Board collection in Boston.
A fragmentary biographical sketch describes Charles Magnes, a Venetian nobleman, shaping his life into a painted biography. The narrative presents him as striving for posthumous esteem, choosing Pan Vero as the artist who captured his lifework with a central grand painting and surrounding panels, though the text is incomplete and not printed.
The New York Journal describes enormous portable derricks built by the Chapman Wrecking Company, including the Reliance, used to raise sunken ships from depths beyond reach. Divers wear copper helmets and lead belts, while endless chains, electric lighting, and powerful hoists enable lifting and pumping to restore wrecked vessels for repair and return to sea.
A fragment reports a natural history anecdote from southeastern Texas describing a large sea tortoise found apart from water whose head was severed then reoriented to reach the sea. It notes repeated recoveries after being displaced and compares with water snakes that instinctively seek water, suggesting surprising locomotor traits in West Indies species.
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