Varied 19th century notes hint at notable lives
A panoply of short items mentions the Prince Imperial turning 21, ex Senator Wigfall of Texas dying, operatic ventures in Havana, the Prince of Wales and a bear, Gustave Doré, Kenyon College degrees, congressional snickers at Grangerism, and New York horse trades. Also noted are Dickens analysis, temperance work, Beecher quotes, landseer gossip, multilingual New York hack drivers, and diverse society sketches from Mary Ware to Ottawa officials and Detroit immigrants.
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Prince Imperial
Wigfall
Texas
Lucca
Havana
Prince of Wales
Gustave Dore
Kenyon College
Walte
Congress
Robert Bonner
New York ‘Ledger
Dickens
Dio Lewis
Temperance
Ohio
Henry Ward Beecher
Pomeroy
Landseer
New York
Martha
Kellogg Opera
Mamiford
Mary E. Ware
Wex
London
Ottawa
Canada
Edward Jenkins
Ginx
Detroit
W. F. Davidson
Marine of the
Upper Mississippi
Har
Minnesota
Dillon
Livingstone
Africa
T. DeWitt Talmadge
Boston
St. Louie
Colonel Blood
Woodbull
St. Paul
Saratoga
Franz Abt
America
Worth
Maliner
Paris
Many odd claims crop up in late 19th century notes
A jumble of brief items cites laborers in Georgia, Missouri boys, Portland trains, U.S. education builds, women seeking better jobs, Egypt sayings, French boarding houses, steam ice cutting, Michigan rail, boarding house fare, Dr. Peters and space, a saloon named Shadows of Death, Jupiter's moons, Ravensburg mill, Galesburg athletic contests, Beecher on open air, NYC fire engines, D.C. tree planting, Africa steamers, a life insurance case, world metal values, Sumner’s gold watch, Caxton’s 1480 encyclopedia, Rhode Island divorce business, fashion woes, Lord Townley fortune, Indians scalping method, Paul locomotive mishap, and New Orleans thief exhibit.
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Gia
Missouri
Portland
Egypt
France
Michigan
Dr. Peters
Hamilton College
Nenia
Ravensburg
Galesburg
Ill
Beecher
United States
England
Fire Commissioners
New York
Park Commissionera
Washington, D. C
Central Africa
Samuel Baker
Detroit Enterprise
Sumner
Washington
Lafayette
Yorktown
Caxton
Philadelphia
Lord Townley
As&j Paul
New Orleans
Debate on Abolishing the Railway Postal Service
A Boston Morning Journal discussion with Col. J. W. White, Chicago railway postmaster, weighs reform of mail delivery on trains versus distributing post offices. Proponents cite speed and efficiency while critics warn of higher costs, larger facilities, and the need for better training and discipline among workers.
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Boston Morning Journal
J. W. White
Chicago
Soinc
Boston Post-Office
Critiam
Boston Journal
Col. White
Journal
New England
Railway Postal Service
A Question of Taste and Animal Diet Customs
A New York writer argues that dietary practices vary by culture with horses dogs cats rats and mice eaten in some nations while Americans largely reject them. He notes horse flesh in Denmark Sweden Norway and Paria as claimed healthy, while mule meat is praised by some as tender and nutritious, claiming taste and habit shape eating norms across societies.
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New York
Denmark
Swedeo
Norway
Paria
Boston
Plymouth Rock
America
Schoo S
Lobatera
J Questhat
Sandwich
Mr. Twain
Abhorrence of heathen cannibals and teaching shifts
The piece argues that dietary taboos reflect taste and prejudice, noting the supposed heathen Chinese view and the tolerance of differences in onions and oil. It defends women teachers as capable and advocates payment equity. It condemns funeral rituals as barbarous, urges reform, and critiques modern burial customs. It also discusses Newark spring trade prospects and prudent business conduct post panic.
Free trade fallacies vs Western manufacturing interests
The New York World argues democracy’s animating principle is free trade but warns Western farmers against abandoning protection. It contends Western manufacturing, boosted by protection, supplies home markets and transportation benefits, making free trade dangerous to Western industry and farmer welfare.
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New York World
Democratic Party
West
Forgery Security and Local Mill Output Point to Fraud Risk
The article argues no absolute safeguard against large scale forgery as skilled criminals can imitate paper, ink, signatures, or stamps. It notes legitimate incentives remain higher for lawful use, while occasional schemes entice audacious offenders. It mentions a facility at FEEOD county capable of turning out barrels weekly, valued at per barrel, highlighting ongoing forgery temptations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Feeod
United Sta
The Decimal System and Its Perennial Plea
A historical argument praising decimal money, weights, and measures as a superior system. The piece laments current confusion from pounds, pence, and yards and urges adoption of a metric framework, citing France’s model, the cost of change, and calls for school teaching and gradual public adoption led by figures like President Barnard of Columbia College.
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Fife
Troy
France
America
Congress
Barnard
Columbia College
Post Office
Custom House
Indianap olis woman dies after son's arrest shock
An Indianapolis mother collapses when told her son may be implicated in a Crawfordsville railroad ticket robbery. Police seek O Neal Michael O'Neil after a robbery at L C and W railroad offices. a mis identification leads to a fatal stroke for the mother, a 40 year old with six children, including a baby.
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Indianapolis Journal
Indianapolis
Crawfordsville
O'Neal
Michael
Stock shortages hit Utah and Eastern Nevada ranges
From H N Conger of a large Utah stock ranch word arrives of severe winter losses in Utah and Eastern Nevada. Conger reports his Snake Valley ranch north of Pioche has about four thousand sheep thriving while snowy ranges nearby kill cattle and horses. At Murphy's on White River two hundred fifty cattle dead. Eastern Nevada ranches are overstocked, snow deep, hay scarce, and stock losses expected before spring.
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H. N. Conger
Comstock
Utah
Nevada
Snake Valley
Murphy’s Ranch
White River
Bir
Conger
Humboldt
Spring Valley
Birmingham’s steel pens show mass production feats
The American Manufacturer reports weekly output of about 98 000 gross steel pens or 14 120 000 pens, noting prices, processes, and the diamond point iridium technique. It explains material costs, labor, and division of labor behind the modern pen, with details on gold pens, iridium diamonds, and the manufacturing steps from alloying silver to final grinding.
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Birmingham
Leavier
Isbor
Unclear OCR fragment on county tax and jail wording
Fragmentary text mentions debt and tax in a county with references to jail and mandamus. Lacks clear proper nouns or dates to identify entities or outcomes. The readable parts imply a tax levy issue and potential court action but details are missing.
Use of Fiction in the Education of Children
H. IV. Beecher argues fiction aids child understanding by translating complex truths into stories. Parents shorten large ideas into fairy tales using familiar things like ants or birds. The child smiles, believes a version, but the full truth remains beyond a young mind's grasp.
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Mamma
H. IV. Beecher
J C Smith Vessel Goes Ashore in Nova Scotia Gale
During the August storm on the Nova Scotia coast the schooner J C Smith from Wellfleet ran ashore near Mt Mademoizelle. Four sailors drowned as crew members clung to the rigging and halliards. A Newfoundland dog aided a drowning youth, dragging him to safety after a dramatic rescue at the rocks.
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Nova Scotia
J. C. Smith
Wellfleet
Mt. Mademoizelle
Theatay Sail Halliards
Lyith
Boy
Dog
Official Returns Show 1870 Liquor Expenditures in U S
A New York correspondent reports compiled figures from official documents indicating total U S spending on intoxicants in 1870 reached a large sum. The data also notes high costs for flour, cotton goods, clothing, and woolen products tied to licensed saloons.
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Newark Evening Post
United States
Cause of the Indian Troubles
White men precipitated the Indian conflict near Fort Laramie. Col. John E. Smith says a Cheyenne sought return of ponies. three border ruffians robbed Indians and spread false blame on Sioux. Lieut. Allison captured the culprits and recovered stolen horses. Massacre motives linked to frontier treachery. Indians may remain quiet if not provoked, else open war. Reports of further massacres continue with confusing details from E A Howard and others. Chicago Tribune.
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John E. Smith
Fort Laramie
Lieut
Allison
Chicago Tribune
A Mischievous Boy Sparks Orion Firefly Hoax
A boy stuck a firefly with mucilage on a telescope lens at Washington Observatory and fooled the astronomer into announcing a third magnitude star in Orion. The “discovery” caused worldwide telegrams costing 2500 dollars before the bug was found. The astronomer swore, the boy disappeared, and the case remains unresolved.
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Washington Observatory
Orion
Flanders
Alexandria
Postal cards reach wide use and steady demand
The Springfield Republican notes postal cards are now widely used and demand is stabilizing. Since January 1 about 14,000,000 cards have been issued, with an estimated 25,000,000 for the current quarter and an annual consumption near 100,000,000. To date 93,008,800 cards have been manufactured since May last. A Pennsylvania town postmaster sought 100 cards immediately, but no orders under 600 are filled without a special act of Congress.
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Springfield
Ames
Republican
Tyner
Pennsylvania
Congress
Colonia Silk Worm Colony Planned in Mississippi
A group of 50 Chicago Germans has bought 1000 acres in Lauderdale County Mississippi for 2000 dollars to form a cooperative silk worm colony named Colonia. Each member contributes 250 dollars. provisions and product sales will be run by a managing committee. A brewery is planned with lager at one cent per glass and no prohibitory laws. Inaugural mid March in St Louis.
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Lauderdale County
Missasippi
Chicago
Colonia
St. Louis
A Novel Railroad Bridge Idea Receives Patent
A Michigan inventor has been issued letters patent for a railroad bridge that moves on wheels along one side of navigable streams. The iron bridge carries the train and is driven by the locomotive, lifting the bridge over the water as cars cross, leaving the stream clear otherwise. The practicality remains to be tested, but the concept is described as a great curiosity and a sign of inventive genius.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Michigan
Death by Self-Inflicted Wound Aboard Prairie Bird
An onboard tragedy on the Prairie Bird from Havre to New Orleans ends with the steward firing a bullet into his right temple. He is laid on the main hatch and launched overboard after the crew discovers the wound and remarks on the act and its grim aftermath.
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Havre
New Orleans
Fashion Currents In City Schoolgirls Styles
A feature on schoolgirl dress trends and parental influence traces the rise of low necklines, exposed throats, veils, bracelets, and court plaster. It critiques costly, extravagant outfits, false hair, and the social pressures shaping youth fashion while noting mothers struggle to curb the trend.
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Chas
Bastlea
Mahomet
Chubb and the Weather Obsessed Leader Hope
A humorous piece about Chubb who greets all weathers with praise and claims perfect satisfaction. He revels in heat, cold, drought, and storms, touting weather as beneficial, even joking about political leadership and endless storms.
New York Commissioners Offer Premium for Canal Boat Inventions
State appointed commissioners awarded a $100000 premium to attract a practical steam canal boat. They will split $25000 to each of three inventors on condition they build working models for canal use. The plan aims to provide a practical trial of the inventions and benefit the state.
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State of
New York
Traps in Our Homes Warned by Country Gentleman
A reader warns that dangerous door fasteners and faulty well and cistern covers threaten children and adults. Examples include closet closures that trap a person inside and a boy locking a servant in a closet. The piece urges immediate removal to prevent accidents and questions providence as an excuse for sloth.
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Ats Hetle
Macauley Memory and Social Power in Public Life
The author notes a man with a painter’s talent for recollecting faces and recall of small facts gains social power. Macauley’s memory is praised as forming lasting impressions. A Russian baron argues republican institutions curb such memory, while monarchical rule supposedly grants kings broader recognition due to frequent encounters.
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Macauley
Wis
Gralary
Pheasant Enters Cecil County Wedding in A Curious Feat
In Zion Maryland last week a stylish Cecil county wedding drew crowds of county notables when a pheasant flew through an open window and perched on the carpet. Guests watched as the bird exited, leaving witnesses to wonder if the event foretells fortune or misfortune for the newlyweds.
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Irom
Denton
Zion
Cecil County
Englishman in Petersburg Describes Russian Climate
An English writer in St Petersburg criticizes the climate as villainous and depressing. He says it saps the spirit and brings extreme discomfort, leaving people in sweating heavy furs or chilled to the marrow.
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St. Petersburg
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