Oddities and Inquiries Across 19th Century Letters
A collage of quotes and items spans social satire, crime notes, and scientific curiosities. It mentions Mo Doctors in Washington, Jamaica planters, and Jamaica coffee. Discusses Danbury whipping, Bath coal mines, and a New York Chicago rail idea. Reports on pneumatics and Manhattan transit trials with Broadway tunnels and safety claims.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnati
Washington
Jamaica
Uumanz
Danbury
Bath
England
Mair
New York
Chicago
Jack
Swissiema
Boston Post
Mixxétsora
N. P. Willis
Swirt
Maine
New York State
Mrs. Waddles
Mr. Waddles
United States
Paris
Runorrn Doxrny
Missouri
Badeau
General Grant
Dresden
Saxony
New Orleans
Boston
Massachusetts
Ceres
Spirit Raps at Jencken and Kate Fox Wedding
London Times reports Bencher Henry Jencken of Middle Temple wed Kate Fox with spiritualist rites. Guests heard raps from spirit domains as Rev Braithwaite proclaimed the couple joined, while a Doctor Bird gave away the bride. Woven humor cites dancing cake and levitating pastries as crowds react to a unique ceremony.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Jenkins
London Times
Middle Temple
Ilenry Iedrich Jencken
Kate Fox
Mr. Braithwaite
Fox
Jencken
Portman Square
Jeneken
Barrister Jencken
F. Herald
Pneumatic Power Advances in Major Projects
The article notes increasing use of compressed air for large undertakings such as the Mt Denis Tunnel through the Alps seven miles long and the Hoosic tunnel in Massachusetts five miles long. It mentions the St Gothard tunnel in Switzerland thirteen miles long and under construction, the Hell Gate rock removal in New York, and pneumatic systems in mills and iron furnaces. It also cites underground pneumatic freight tubes in London and postal tubes under city streets for letters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pneumatic ‘Transit Company
Broadway
England
Battery
Harlem River
New York
Scientific American
Mt. Denis
Alps
Hoosic
Massachusetts
Lenth
St. Gothard
Switzerland
Hell- Gate
East River
London
Post-Offica
Proclamation of a British Parliament Speech on Foreign Policy
The Lord Chancellor reads Her Majesty's speech opening a session. It outlines aims on slave trade on the east coast of Africa, arbitration awards, extradition treaties, and commerce with France. It notes plans for education in Ireland, a Supreme Court, land transfer, local taxation, railways, and educational acts, ending with a prayer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iliye
Africa
Zanzibar
Germany
United States
Sanduwn
Tribunal of Arbitration
Geneva
Tribunal of
France
Russia
United Kingdom
Central Asia
Wttm
Afghanistan
House of Commons
Ireland
Supreme Court of Judicature
Coroner Evidence and a Nation Keeper Turned Riches
The Voz de Cuba criticizes the Cuban Spanish clash and urges action by civilized nations to end the Cuban war. It compares atrocities by Cuban and Spanish forces with Native American wars and warns the double standard could draw world condemnation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bill
Voz de Cuba
Modoc
United States
Game Organ
Grant
Europe
Sheridan
Y. Herald
Gardening in Holland Reveals Dutch Garden Craft
A correspondent explores Dutch gardens through an old city gate noting neat, expansive plots tended with care. The soil blends polder peat and sand ideal for bulbs, requiring deep trenching and careful soil inversion by hand, a laborious process unlikely to please American farmers relying on horse reapers and steam plows.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Holland
Framework for Fiction from Newspaper Records on Stokes Case
The passage discusses Mr. Charles Reade using daily newspaper records to craft fiction. It highlights Fisk rise from pedler to wealth, Gould’s plots, and the Grand Central Hotel murder scene with a New Yorker antihero. It imagines how future generations will retell these events in dramatic form.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Reade
Stokes
Fisk
New World
Grand Central Hotel
New-Yorker
Haneman
Practical kitchen chemistry and household tips
A compilation of experiments and home advice including a candlelit camphor flame, salt in alcohol for color-changing displays, carpet sweeping techniques, and cautions on misusing heroism language. Also includes vendor-style cures and patent remedies for humors and jaundice with brief promotional notes.
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Jencken and Jenkins
Gould
Appleton
William Pott
William
Dill
Tau
Atlantic
1St Centur
Charles Kingsley
Cornhill
TUE Weekly Sun
N.Y. Sun
Yunus East
Ranicanturan Parga
Tim Best
Poumrican Parek
New York Sun
Ture
N. Y. Sun
Spages
Kly
Dar
Publisha
Minurn
PurunoLociar Journal
Norman McLeod
Daniel Fox
Clara Louise Kellogg
Christian Charity
Marvey Prince Peet
S.t. Wents
N.Y
Axthur
J. S. Aunuun & Sox
Philadelphia
St. Louis 'I Operance Monthly
Moses King
North Third Street
St. Louis
John
Alden
Ill
Pacific Coast
Eprortay Orinroys
Joseph Walker
California
Tm Merchants
Jlotel
Col. Jug, Watson
Newry House
M.D. Luby
Call
Anpierson
A. Stannorn Couci
Pr Jayne
Allen
Tennessee
Springfield
Tenn
Drs. Wilson & Ward
Comrevile
J. H. Harris & CO
Cincinnati, C
Yar
All Medicine Dentera
Peters’ Musical Monthly
Peters
Cme
J. Estey & Company
Brattleboro
U.S. A
Estey Cottage
Midland ‘Farmer
Bowman& Mathews, Publishers
Union Publishing Co
Wabash Ave
Louis Martina & CO
Clark Street
HL. Blair & CO
DR. Whittier
St.yHaRues
Callor Wells
of of
Atlanta
David E. Foutz
Baltinoery, Mad
Rabolteau & CO
Ten
Eifth Street
Agema Tor St
Lums
Canadas
South America
HISN
OL Cunepson
Mike
Stinson & Co
Worthand
Milne
JRE Dal Needle CO
Olive SL
Prouty Funnense
Eureka MG
Carlinville, Linoiss
Low
Drs
Mrs. Wins
Prof. Fowler
Metropolitan Collar Co
Broadway, N
Washington & Greenwich Std
N. Y
Henry Howe
Lowa
Stony Paper
America
Edmund Yates
Petroleum V. Nasby
Oliver Optic
Emily Faithfull
Elizabeth Dudley
Moran
Lucy Randall Comfort
W. Mackey
Carleton
W. Pearce
Bricktop
L. Aiken
Tony Pastor
John Kiderkin
Fireside Companion
George Muna
Wall
Beckman Street, New York
Radway
PIS
Willeute Pevers
Hapway
Flesi
Wright
Rabway
DR. Radway
Ter
Radway & CO
Warren St
American Saw CO. Now
York
Teegut
George Atieard & Co
Mass
Aduliess
Wanxaygny & Co
Atl
Somanhaod
Dara Aden
Mississippi
Ohio
Aliosa
Lennessee
Cumberland
Arkansas
Red
Colorado
Rio Grande
Peat
Alabama
Mobile
Savannah
Ronrke
James
J. Walker
Walker
Warner
Ruggists
Gen. Agts
San Francisco
ALL Druguisis & Deallrs
All Druggiste
Kellogg
Unita
Califoritry
Aby Ankdress
Lara Ud de Worth
Louis, Mo
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