Relics of famous men stir relic mongers across eras
A Morning Post survey notes the persistent hunt for personal artifacts of great figures from Napoleon to Elizabeth I. It discusses skulls, hair, furniture, autographs, and royal relics, the market for them, and the waning appeal as sentiment shifts and authenticity challenges grow.
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Mark Twein
Lumov
Oliver Cromwwall
Aga
Elizabeth
Charlobin Bronte
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Tia
Thome Beckett
Tykes
Werdaworth
Colerite
Ak Betes
Wally
Demon Morning Post
Fragmentary Text About Wartime Voting and Names
The readable bits suggest a wartime era notice mentioning voting, a list of names, and places. It references proceeds and bids and a general sense of community records amid disrupted text.
Hints for Young Horsemen
The piece urges safe handling around horses and warns not to pass behind them without speaking. It emphasizes calm gentle actions, avoiding whipping, and using firm voice and gentle gestures to control a horse. It advises proper leading from the front and speaking to horses before approaching or moving them.
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Mike bin
The Proper Weight of Man by Jaxtey
The text discusses ideal male weight balancing muscles bones and viscera, listing components and masses such as 24 pounds for muscles and 84 pounds for abdominal viscera. It states heart rate 75 per minute and 14 breaths per minute, with daily air intake and bodily losses to estimate ventilation and material loss.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jaxtey
Boy Witness Tells Truth Amid Witness Testimony
A 12 year old boy testifies under cross questioning as the court probes how he was coached by his father. The boy says his father advised him to tell the truth and avoid tangling testimony, stressing honesty. A prisoner, Cluvertius, faces a death sentence in Richmond with sleep eluding him as execution nears.
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Cluvertius
Richmond
Kent
Farm and Garden Advice From An Angled Perspective
Agricultural notes cover orchard care with potash soap to smooth trunks and lice control, poultry tips on feeding and housing, seed selection guidance for potatoes beans corn and cereals, and warnings about horse health and beekeeping.
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Tahoe
Curtis E
Fred
New York
Walla
Pani
Tno
Muaiguihd
Cruelty to Work Animals Taught By Farmer Tales
A Mississippi farmer near Vicksburg notes that cotton drivers whip and mistreat teams while an old Black man tends oxen with care feeding and watering them. The man says kindness yields fatter, larger loads, while cruelty breeds poverty and inefficiency as shown by his own animals and a broader moral in The New Orleans Picayune.
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Vicksburg
Misa
Orleaga Picayune
What Science Says In The Human Body Laboratories
An editorial describes the human body as a vast laboratory showing how air, liquids, heat, and electrical forces sustain life. It extols the digestive, circulatory, and nervous systems, praises curiosity about organs, and promotes a tonic called Warner's Safe Cure as their recommended remedy.
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New York
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M.D
Charatan
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Gebbipe
Aharne
OTT
Weom
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Petlin
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Wits
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Lersons
Histon Post
Calmness urged after fatal runaway horse accident in New York
A Mrs George H Pendleton and her daughter perished after a carriage slippage in Central Park. The coachman, experienced, fell from the dust-board while trying to control a runaway horse, injuring himself as the ladies reacted in shock and panic. The incident prompted calls for restraint and caution in similar emergencies.
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George H. Pendleton
Germany
Centent Park
New York
Mra
Pendleton
Victoria
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