Vast 19th century miscellany from crowding notes and stats
The item compiles diverse facts and figures from 1880s America and beyond. It includes population shifts in Nebraska and New York, counts of swine and Chinese laundries in San Francisco, coastal seal numbers, and oddities about coal use, spool production, and submarine cables. It also lists biblical statistics, mountains, and humorous vignettes.
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New York
Thusand
St Lawrence
Nebraska
United States
San Francisco
Duel Gone Wrong at Lead Mines Joke Turns to Withdrawal
An old colonel known for his humor incites a young man to mortal combat at a mining site. He instructs the challenger to descend a mineral slide and throw rocks up while the colonel remains above. The plan backfires and the duel is promptly withdrawn, cited in The Argonaut.
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Lillie Drake
Lillie
Ethel
Frank
Mamma
Cauition
Johnny
Joheny
Col. Smith
fred
Lifting the Hat A Stitch of Courtesy in Decline
A Chicago Herald note laments changing manners as men hurry to lift and grip hats with little grace. The writer contrasts old calm bowing etiquette with modern brisk moves that resemble grabbing for a streetcar seat. The piece mocks the hurried ritual and end-of-gesture grins from ladies as the sign of recognition fades.
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celerity
Chicago Herald
Equal Fortunes Across Men Says Charren
The quotation argues that despite apparent differences in men’s fortunes, there is a balance of good and ill that makes them equal, attributed to Charren.
Sheriff Sale Notice in Washoe County Nevada Listing Land Parcels
The District Court of Nevada Washoe County issues a sheriff sale for Louigi Pedroli. The sale runs from 8 am to 1 pm with a final hour at 1 pm on a specified day. Property includes multiple parcels in Franktown, Washoe County, described as adjoining sections and tracts totaling acres including land in the northeast sections and near a railroad. Ownership tied to KB Towle and John Doughins, with legal chain of title referenced from 1877. Sheriff Emmitt announces the sale and the lands lie within the county and state limits.
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GUILDO
Reno
Waebot county
State of
Nevada
Franktown
Washoe county
lanorth
M.D
KB Towle
John Dongins
KE. B
thenee
townsill
Newton
Pranktown
Er. B. Towle
Douglas
anid Washoe Counlys
EMMITT, Sherift
DISTRICT COURT
SEVENTH Judicial District
Washoe
Myron Charles Lake
Jane Lake
von Charles Lake
Washon county
Peno
Washoa county
W. M. BOARDMAN
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