Daily Echoes and Local News Tidbits From 19th Century Ledger
A compact page notes daily publication details, local chatter, and brief items. It mentions Uncle Samuel’s hat, a war footing wakeup, ongoing ice cream season worries, a globe trek by an Ohio reporter, and Chu Fossa’s Sing Sing stint for swindling. It also covers Secretary Tracy’s rheumatism, James G. Blaine’s indictments, New York political strife, Cantor’s World’s Fair funds, Harris murder trial morphine theories, and a County Agricultural Society meeting at the Court House in February.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Young Harris
Miss Potts
Brat Binsh
World notes on bores, dyes, and ancient finds
The excerpt surveys diverse topics from fashion and religion to industry. It mentions hair decoration with red silk thread, prohibitions on alcohol in Hinduism and Islam, damaged goods marketings in English trade, a large new naphtha spring in Baloo, Bahama sponge industry growth, Dead Sea microbes killed except two, a French professor researching seawater as hospital antiseptic, ancient terra cotta Venus figures found near St. Saens, sugar bleaching by clay, and Liberian timekeeping with sunrise at six and sunset at six.
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Billioa
Seber Ft
India
Omos
Baloo
Bahama
Idlands
Florida Coant
Bahamas
Dead Sea
Seine Valley
S Mall
M. Gaston Ls Breton
Venus
Christ
Engar
Cours
Dagar
Liberia
Turret Topics and Racing Notes Abound in February
A ragged collection notes Pittsburg Phil finishing strong by 20,000, Stoval acquitted after a ferryboat quarrel with Peter Robinson of Philadelphia, and North the English Derby king planning five entries for the 1693 Chicago Derby. Civil Service shows a strong season with fourteen wins in twenty-five starts. Ralph Wilkes ties Sunol’s two year old record at 2:16. The American Trotting Horse Register may switch Wallace’s Monthly to weekly. Also mentions Dre of thirteen on-line services at $1,250 each, Laymen Movement reports, Christian Unity, and denominational cooperation efforts. Allcock’s Porous Plasters praised. beware imitations. K of P Grand Lodge to meet in Trenton February 17-18. United Tea and Coffee Growers Association ad promotes low prices.
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Plonger
Pittsburg
Phil
Stoval
Peter Robinson
Philadelphia
Wea
Colonel North
England
Civil Service
Ralph Wilkes
Red Wilkes
Independence
Sunol
American Trotting Horse Register Association
Wallace's Monthly
J. A. Morris
New York
Dre
Gulupin
Woman Smuggling Suspicions And Bridal Gown Craft In Detroit
Fragmented 19th century column blends observations on customs officers policing contraband with social notes on rich brides and home industry. A Detroit bride elect employs handmade lingerie from a poverty flat, while other items discuss women being scrutinized for valuables and a sewist’s artistry amid market chatter.
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Detroit
Mra
Sally Slam
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TIE Plainfield
Counfr
East
Puost Smaarty
Sroosa
Lars Matter
Rye Dollars
Tom Ma
Samuel
Herorc
Obio
Fia
Cuo Fossa
Chu Fong
Sing Sing
Tracy
Jad
Washington
James G. Blaine
Massachusetts
New York City
Senator Hill
Cleveland
Democratia
Ue”polla
Devid B. Ell
New York State
Cantor
Iowa
Union
County Agricultural Society
Court House
Fom‘rville
Theodore F. Seward
Brotherhood of Christian Unity
Richard B. Hassell
South Dakota
Presdent Hyde
Bowdoin College
Maine
New England
W. T. Stew
The
Review
Newcastle
AlLcock
Alicock
Grand Lodge K. of P. Willl
Trenton
Talafield
United Tea and Coffee Grower's Association
New York Cor
St. Louis Globe-Democrat
Pittabarg
Shane
Jawbone Gulch
Silverwae
Wyoming
Silver Crown
Omaha
New York Advertiser
Jchnel
Marguerite Merington
ZB. Rothern
Normal School of
Mise Ellen Funke Fet Pee Terry
Harper’s Weekly
Sca
William J. Stephenson
North Avenue
Ove. Rt
C. Dickinson
Park Avenue
John H.hn H. Sayres
East Front
Treet
Qethivr
So. T Baer Poort Sracer
RAT
Mr. Leal
John Seal
Tqrand Place
Plainfield
A. M. Runyon & Son
Maldron Avrion
Ete
Tespeick
Hillatdg ClageTe
the Smith
Ami
Han
Smith Premier Typewriter Co
Broadway
Somertille
Barfon wAsLe
Sea
Wlio A
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Betheahs
J. T. Vail
Ig Orto
Amrareae
American Steam Laundry
East Front Street
H. W. Marshall
J. Frank Mundy
Equitable Life Assurance Society
East Pront
Crome & Winekwell Jam
Bat A & Fn
Laportiad i Eco Ee
Neo
West Fourth Street
Quart Can Richardson
Nate vi
Somoengee
Monet
iNet
Libby Laimch Tingwis Feng
Herman A. Weber
Liberty Street
Lyr
Second Street
A. L
M. D. Gorsline
West Front Street
Plainfield, WN. J
M. Ulrich
Pocket Book
F ‘al. Fox
United Tea and Coffee Growers Association
Ger Sea
West Second Street
R. J. Shaw
Owl
Keepa
Shaw
Front Street
Doane
Ssaa
Wada
Plainfield Produce CO
Ratitan Mills
Ifieg
Fairchild
East Pront Street
Carey's
J. P. Laire & CO
Heyniger
Hay
Romersét St
North
Moy
Park Ave
Nod
Pat
J. F. Mac Donald
East Front St
China
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