Army of Skeletons Exhibit At Gettysburg Era Museum
A Civil War era museum display features relics and skulls from battles, including a breast plate from Gen Sickles and a leg bone with a round shell fragment. Exhibits describe trepanning Peruvians, Braddock’s fourth vertebra, and a rare colored preserved man, with commentary on antiseptic advances reducing fatal wounds in future wars.
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Pords
Beiding
Liswote
Geert
Wiehierton
Gettysburg
Mearderes
Reiles
Seung
Bic
Fouth
Nice
Europe
Braddock
DES. C
Sickles
Richmond
Fragments on Artifacts of Deformity and Medical Fetishes
The article recounts a 17th century Sicilian collection of counterfeit disease models used as votive offerings. It notes wax figures simulating deformities, a surgeon’s attempts to reproduce pathological examples, and skeleton tableaux labeled for study. It mentions superstition about cures and antique medical curiosities catalogued by Smith D. Fry.
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Svestroes Sirti
Eho
Agenes
Amd
Bert
Maseem Macy
Smith D. Fry
Rare Civil War Stamp Said Possess by Chicago Collector
Robert Moeller of 0 Austin Avenue believes he owns a rare United States stamp issued in 1862 that traveled through the Civil War. The cancel shows The Army of the Potomac and the stamp’s value rises with prices of war era issues, with English stamps fetching up to 100 dollars and 200 pounds.
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Chicago
Robert Moeller
Austin Avenue
Chicago Inter Ocean
Moeljer
United States
Germany to End Dueling Declares Nobility Against the Practice
About 140 German nobles led by Prince Loewenstein sign a declaration denouncing dueling as contrary to intelligence religion culture and law. They urge abolition yet reserve the right to demand satisfaction under old rules if honor is at stake and propose tribunals of honor for real satisfaction instead of public duels.
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Loewenstein
Spiders Spinning Silk Found in Rhodesia
A fragment notes discovery of silk spinning spiders in Rhodesia. It mentions possible uses for young specimens and references Dr Johnson, suggesting early trial ideas for making something from the spiders.
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Rhodesia
Johnson
Why Not Stop the Leaks in Farm Practices
Southern Cultivator urges farmers to prevent waste and soil loss by stopping leaks in methods. It cites leaks from erosion, improper plowing, and poor fodder choices, advocating deep plowing, clean pastures, and better feed to boost crops and reduce costs cited by Fred Grasdri in Farm and Trade.
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Beeecee
Fred
Drought Inspires Farmers To Diversify Crops And Harvest Hay
The article urges diversifying crops beyond corn during drought. It notes corn’s profitability in the corn belt but warns of partial or total failures, urging sowing oats, wheat, barley, or cowpeas. It also highlights feeding value of oat hay, signs of rust, and the idea of damming a ravine to create a farm lake for water storage.
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Masr
Eors
The Hog for the Packard Packers May Seek Better Hogs
The article discusses optimal hog weights from 103 to 190 pounds, feeding costs, and meat quality factors. It notes packers prefer certain hog types, emphasizes early maturity for profitability, and cites market prices for corn, cottonseed meal, and meat products. It warns against overfattening and highlights supply constraints for bacon hogs and hog producers’ risk in feeding economics.
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Lecter
Chicago
Ereree
Canada
Swift
Feeler
Raech
Adage and agricultural notes from a Texas paper fragment
The clipped text offers moral maxims and farming guidance. It mentions friendship maintenance, early fall strawberry planting, dog and sheep counts in Lavaca County, cattle market expectations for winter, and crop conditions in Louisiana affecting rice and cane. It also discusses feed choices and wheat versus corn for hogs.
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Texas
Lavaca
Priess
Louisiana
Wimier Omar
Memphis Harness Meet Promises Great National Interest
The Memphis harness racing carnival October 21 to 28 aims to be one of the era’s greatest, with a 1 mile track, modern facilities costing 250000 dollars, and 35000 dollars in purses for the inaugural day. Entrants include top horses from across the United States, and Tennessee hopes the event will revive local breeding and bring thousands to the state.
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Nashville
Temes
Lexington
Far O
California
New Engla
New York
Pennsylvania
Tennessee
Star Pointer
Edward F. Geers
Memphis
Making soap and a snatch of scattered curios
A fragmented page notes soap making with white castile soap and glycerine for bubbles and a pink from strawberry juice. plus a soap mix for cleaning and cloths. It jumps to a dialogue about crying on an excursion boat and a Sicilian farmer’s diet anecdote. The text then mentions a Carter Harrison led timber deal and a recipe for a perfume with salt clove and bergamot oils.
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Felix L. Oswald
Italy
Townsfolk Tee Off on Trusty Old Tales
A collage of quotes and snippets shows locals debating fortunes and honor. A veteran recalls Gettsyburg, a father confesses to truth, and a judge quips amid a courtroom moment.
Two Mile Shaft Feasible in Tamarack Deep Mine Plans
Discussion notes that a shaft near two miles deep could be sunk in ten years at about 2 million dollars. Ventilation remains the main hurdle, with proposals to use airtight compartments to run a down draft and up draft system aided by compressed air to manage heat in extreme depths.
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No. 1
Tamarack
Milwaukee
Red Jacket
Worder
Tamarach
Almos
No.5 Tamarack
Calumet District
Youths recount a plan to reopen a city restaurant
A fragmentary report notes a youth group and the firm Youth's Companies discussing a restaurant project. The text is damaged and unclear, but it hints at renewal or reopening efforts within the community and involvement of a local youth organization.
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Pafiedsipais Preeck
Phiedelphas
Fragmented OCR Note Reflects Turbulent Office Scenes
The readable fragments describe office confusion and workload tensions with mentions of names like Mr Periins and Mr Sot, plus scattered references to places such as Ocean Grove. The text hints at disrupted routines and unspecified awards or events, but key details are unclear.
Public Upholsterer Seats Debate on Uptown Car
In an Uptown Broadway car at Thirty-fourth Street Gereet Car Press remarks loudly that the benches are for five men or four ear hogs. The four passengers ignore him until one rises to leave, prompting a laugh and a sharp retort. The incident ends with a pointed quip about “beings and one cer hog.”
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Gereet
Thirty-fourth Street
N. Y. Times
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