14 Jul 1894
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Newspaper
Orange County Observer
Location
Hillsborough, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jul 14, 1894
Page
1
A Pittsburg Bulletin piece portrays children gathering fruit sea weeds shells and berries in a rural scene. It ends with a pledge that through honest labor their "little brown hand" will shape the nation's future rulers and arts.
Four men trek in the San Juan region chasing fortune. Frank Edgerton falls ill then vanishes chasing “gold caves” and is found alive after a snowslide with pockets full of gold. Ned Copley and the narrator carry him back to camp as they recover a hundred plus pounds of treasure. Edgerton returns to Kentucky to marry Susie Burns, with their first son later named after the narrator.
A historical note on the expansion of newspapers in North America from 1690 to 1890. The piece highlights 18,900 periodical publications in the US and Canada and a near three and a half billion annual issues. It argues that large circulations indicate widespread reading and a bright future for press and printer professions.
The 1894 American Press Directory tallies 20 169 newspapers and periodicals in North America with 19 392 in the United States and 2 571 in the provinces. It lists U S dailies 18 53 and various weekly and monthly editions including semi weekly tri weekly and quarterlies.
The Washington Star describes Crisfield Maryland as the hub of soft shell crab fishing from May to October with over 100 men catching more than 5 million crabs worth over 100 000 annually. It explains the catching methods using dredges and nets, boat types including can be small sailboats called kunner, and the process of aging and sorting crabs by stages and prices from a half to two cents per crab. Mortality during shedding and shipping raises costs for fishermen, with dealers paying 35 to 50 cents a dozen, and some crates carrying 800 to 400 crabs to markets as far north as Boston.
Lima observer George A Dona van describes the condor’s brutal strength and tenacity after a near-miss encounter at the Lindell Hotel. He recounts watching the bird overpower prey, resist capture, and survive after a hard fight, then notes the first war vessel Edward was captured by an American ship Lexington on April 17, 1777.
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