Snakes and Secrets in a Bombay Bungalow Mystery
In a bungalow, Strickland and I uncover a deadly secret after a torn ceiling cloth reveals a mangled corpse and a strangled servant confesses a murder tied to a cursed child. Imray’s return and Bahadur Khan’s trap unfold as police move in, exposing a web of fear, fever, and betrayal.
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Tietjens
Joe
Eeme
Halpy
Strickland
Adam
Eden
Imray
Suickland
Toray
Ioray
Dent Teik
Bemar
Bahadur Kien
Bahadur Khan
Mohammedan
Tharp
Imray Sar
Europe
Imrey Sahib
Sahib
Imray Sahib
Suriekland
Wari
Bahadur
Behadur Khen
Ancient Gold Mining Unearths Old Workings in Mexico and Peru
Pall Mall Budget notes a Mexican discovery in Chiapas pushing back the antiquity of gold mining. It details ancient workings near the Sanita Fe copper mine and at the Victoria mine, where old dumps and a shaft prove mining predated modern activity.
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Pall Mall
Lima Cathedral
Africa
Rider Haggerd
Montesume
Chiapas
Mexico
Sanita Fe
Santa Fe
Victoria
Euddenly
Fragmentary medical note on broms and stimulant effects
The excerpt discusses simile like ide action separate from vital flow, noting that cessation can cause fatal diseases. Hastetter's Broms Hitters is cited as providing action without titillation, with claimed benefits on the nervous system and conditions like anxiety and energy.
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Hastetter
A Night in Old Virginia with Colonel Preston
Delightful visit unfolds in Virginia at Colonel Thomas J. Preston and a companion’s journey from Charlottesville to Albemarle. A vivid Virginia reminiscence reveals a woodpecker tale, rustic humor, and a cousin’s failed courtship as two men ride through meadow and lake discovering life and memory in a sunlit landscape.
Colonel Preston's Home and a Notable Name in Charlottesville
The piece highlights Colonel Thomas L. Preston, aged in his seventies, living near the University of Virginia. It notes his lineage linking him to General Francis Preston and General William Campbell, and his connections by marriage to Wade Hampton, James McDowell, Robert Breckinridge, and Edward Carrington. Daisy Hampton, General Wade Hampton’s daughter, is mentioned as a guest.
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Bounce
Betsey
Francis Preston
William Campbell
Elizabeth Henry
Patrick Henry
William ©. Preston
South Carolina
Clay
Calhoun
Webster
John 8. Preston
James McDowell
Wade Hampton
Robert C. Breckinridge
Edward Carrington
Thomas L. Preston
University of Virginia
Witmer Wellington
Fredericksburg
Burnsider
Lee
Leo
Burnsides
Frederick
McClellan
Army of the Potomac
General Couch
Burnside
Couch
Tate
Fitz John Porter
Ve-Takang
How Matches Are Made Wonderful Meditowry Tent Taree
A nineteenth century factory process describes match production from pine logs. Steps include cutting blocks, producing veneer bands, slicing into seven ribbons, forming matches, drying splints, and dipping in paraffin and protecting coatings. The process yields over many millions daily.
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Eaact
Sipping Fila In the Bud
A fragmentary exchange mentions a lake crossing and playful banter. It captures a casual outdoor moment with anyone named Blinks, though the context and full meaning are unclear from the readable text.
Lincoln's Diplomatic Life in London Shapes Perceptions
Frank A. Burr reports from London on American Minister Lincoln and other diplomats, noting English views of a president's son and the strain of dual obligations. He compares Reverdy Johnson, Schenck, Lowell, Pierrepont, and Phelps, arguing long diplomatic training is essential and urging Americans abroad to respect local customs and decorum.
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Lincoln
London
England
Cleveland
America
Pierrepont
Phelps
Legation
Ple
Feaxk A. Burr
Reflections on Fredericksburg and McClellan’s Command
A historical recount of the Fredericksburg river crossing defense and subsequent events. Includes Burnsides, Lee, McClellan’s removal, Porter notes, Lincoln letters, Hooker’s command, and a brief glimpse of Lincoln's dinner with officers.
Voluntary Slavery in Domestic Service Criticized
A NY Dispatch piece recounts an American factory girl’s stark account of 200 to 300 women in a Staten Island dyeing plant kept in harsh conditions. She portrays long hours, unhealthy rooms, no rests, and meager pay, arguing such toil echoes slavery and questions voluntary work.
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Dispatch
Staten Island
New York
Bouseholds
Louise Alcoti
Louise Alcott
Emerson and Sew
Dixie
Pope
Bessts Breambie
Detroit Free Press item on a Brooklyn man’s bold note
George Schmidt of Brooklyn wrote a taunting letter to a Newark man claiming to spit on his grave. The quirky piece, tied to a misread postal payment and a dry wit, appears in a chaotic gallery listing at Lies gallery, 16 and 12 Sixth Street, advertising cabinet photos at $1 per dozen.
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Detroit Free Press
George Schmidt
Brooklyn
Newark
Postal
Sixth Street
Prompt Peliverr
Coconut butter misnamed as butter or fat substitute
A historical note explains coconut butter is not butter but a vegetable fat invented in Germany and produced in India. It has increasingly entered commerce in the United States, appealing to diverse dietary groups due to its vegetable fat nature while being cheaper to manufacture than butter.
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Court of St. James
United States
Esbina
Down South
Dixie
Mannhein
Germany
India
Slag as a Fertilizer Moves from Nuisance to Profit
The article notes basic slag once a nuisance to pig iron makers has become a valuable, versatile material. It is used in road building, construction, cement, bottles when molten, boiler work, and as a fertilizer rich in ammoniacal and phosphoric content. Albert brothers plan a new mill at South Bank Middlesbrough to supply 1300 tons weekly.
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Kullow
Messrs. H. and
E. Albert
South Bank
Middlesbrough
Misread Sign Causes Painter’s Sleeve Mix Up
A passerby mistook a door sign reading Paint for express or to rent. He opened the door, cursed the sign, and blamed a baggy sleeve as if painted. The amusing misunderstanding shows how a single word can mislead and spark a reaction across the street.
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Detroit Free Press
Moone
Express
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Colonel Preston
Virginia
Mr. Stedman
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Charlottesville
University of Vital
Diss
Daisy Hampton
Albemarle
Betsey Bounce
Dows
Mistress Bounce
John Morris
General Wade Hampton
MR. Lincoln
Londow
Robert Lincoln
Menother
Chicago
First Court of the World
Reverdy Johnson
Johnson
General Schenck
Mr. Schenck
Lowell
James Russell Lowell
Lowell Wee
Genuelvis Pease
Valenbio
Franklin
Jackson
Battle of
Richmond
Pennsylvania
HopkEn
Hooker
Jlemen
Nion Soldrae
Perhans
Chronicle
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