Tree of Cocoa Nut Legend Linked to Sri Lanka King
An ancient tale from Ceylon recounts a Kandyan rajah cured of a full body rash after a dream guiding him to a giant palm with edible fruit. Fire felled the tree, yielding sustenance and water, restoring health and prompting migration southward. The carved rock image stands near Belagan Bay. Also noted is Berlin’s Milly sisters riding in the Baron’s carriage and the Baron’s marriage hopes.
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Island
Buddha
Ceylon
Maha Sudana
Tione
Bellegan
Galle
The Religion of Beauty in Hearth and Home
Emerson argues that true culture makes each home a temple and school for its owner. He contrasts rugged Esquimaux huts with modern comfort, urges individual growth through personal habitation, criticizes ugliness, and celebrates beauty arising from nature and inner character.
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Emerson
Esquimaux
Lap
In Love With a Twin. A Berlin Mallback Story
The Advertiser recounts the Milly sisters once shown in London as joined bodies not Siamese. A Cincinnati man worships one sister and sends a ring, but a confused array of fingers returns it. Baron von Nerger of Russia arranges a Vienna theater engagement, paying the twins’ compensation to secure the introduction.
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London
Ontario
Milly Sisters
Berlin
Frederick Hunt
Cincinnati
von Nerger
Vienna
Leopold Stadt Theater
Baron von Nerger
How Popes Are Elected A Victorian Primer In Conclave
An excerpt from Chambers Journal describes the papal election ritual at the Vatican. Cardinals and conclavists lock away until a two thirds majority on ballots is reached, with ballots burned if no result. Veto power rests with France Spain and Austria, and a layman has historically been chosen.
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Chamber
Vatican
Uieter
France
Spain
Austria
College of Cardinals
Court of
Madrid
Guistiniani
Buckram
Portugal
Naples
Sacred College
Atlantic Bank Defalcation and Rumor of Shutters
News notes a Nassau Street bank near the Post Office that suspended operations after a cashier’s defalcation of nearly half a million. The Clearing House committee investigated, a receiver appointed, and the bank faced a holiday closure while a public moral admonition echoed in church. The piece questions accountability within the National system and wider moral implications.
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Wall Street
Atlantic National Bank
Nassau Street
Clearing House
Herald
Rat or Mouse Misunderstanding Teaches A Lesson In Love
A newly married couple argue over whether a rodent seen in their home is a rat or a mouse. Their quarrel ends with separation and reconciliation, illustrating folly in stubborn dispute. A Pennsylvania editor condemns sensationalism and declares his paper an airy sheet devoted to wind whisky wickedness and other matters Vox Populi Vox Beelzebub.
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Dennsylvania
Prospectis
Vox Popul
Vox Beelzebub
Profitable Garden Crops From One Bed to Three Yields
The article outlines market gardener methods to obtain two to three crops per season with similar manure input as a single crop. It details crop sequencing, manuring, and timing for peas, potatoes, squashes, cabbages, turnips, celery, spinach, lettuce, beets, onions, melons, cucumbers, corn, tomatoes, cauliflowers, and horseradish, stressing soil richness and careful planning for successful successive harvests. It also notes Merino sheep suited for remote, rugged farming and harsh conditions.
Cholera at Vienna disrupts World Fair mood
An article notes the unexpected cholera outbreak at Vienna amid the Exposition. It argues the disease underscores global interdependence and sanitation needs, urging nations to unite to prevent epidemics and improve public health worldwide.
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Vienna
Language Quirks and Translations Across Nations
A contemplation of linguistic quirks notes how many languages lack or redefine common words. It cites Italian humility, Russian knout, German thimble, and French gaps in stand, baby, home, comfort, and stairs, contrasting with English directness and phrases like cure.
The Merinos or Fine Wools
The American Merinos descend from Spain importations of the early nineteenth century. The original flocks were hardy and thrived on scanty feed, with long migratory journeys of up to 800 miles. Merinos endure exposure and subsist on minimal pasture, making them suitable for large flocks, though mothers typically yield one lamb.
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Spain
Striking Old World Romance Finds its Way to Colorado
A Cornish couple long separated by jealousy and distance reunite in Denver after the husband’s long migration from miner in Cornwall to Colorado prospector. The wife joins him in Colorado soon after news of the Atlantic disaster, illustrating the adage that truth is stranger than fiction.
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Tingland
Isband
Liverpool
America
Pennsylvania
Nevada
Colorado
Denver
Denver Tribune
Danbury Painter's Ladder Accident Causes Havoc
A Danbury mishap recounts Old Manager Watson's buy of paint and a ladder. A painter tied the paint pot to the ladder, mishandled the rig, toppled a bonnet, knocked down agents and other customers, and caused a store front to collapse before fleeing.
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Mgr. Watson
Nelson Street
Necessities of the South and West at St Louis Congress
St Louis readies to host the Congressional Convention on May 13 to promote needs of the South and West. Goals include unimpeded commerce, cheap transport, river improvements, mouth obstructions removal, and slack water navigation linking Mississippi waters with the Great Lakes and Atlantic trade. Endorsed as future realities amid growing national growth and modern infrastructure.
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St. Louis
Mississippi
Congress
Mississippi River
Great Lakes
Atlantic
Jorney
Nurseries and country childhood compared in 19th century view
The piece contrasts urban nurseries with rural play spaces, arguing country children grow sturdier though less graceful, and noting that combining city and country life offers greater benefits. It cites Herald of Health and reflects on virtue and restraint, including a slave trial anecdote and a proverb about the sun rising in the east.
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Cay
Various Household Tips From Hearth and Home
Curative poultices and simple remedies for burns sauces and dressings. soap and ammonia soapmaking. carbonate beverages with iron filings. starch finishing tips. grease stain removal. butter brine preservation and ham storage methods. dried hay wrapping for aging hams. German Belgium linen substitutes. a DIY laundry mixture using soap oil turpentine and ammonia for repeated use.
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A. Muntz
Connecticut
Germany
Belgium
Timber Planting a Profit for Farms and Lands
The article argues timber planting yields quick returns through thickly planted Scots pine and larches, with thinning profits long before sawlog size. It notes winter work for laborers, farmer labor shifts to married tenants, and that farms of 100 acres+ could profit from timber plots as a sound investment.
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Europe
Scotland
Germany
The Trade in Books and Minsters in the City
A long man claiming gospel ties seeks to sell publications to Button and Jacox. Button dismisses him, declaring ministers useless for selling books, while Jacox accepts a territory offer amid sharp remarks about exhausted clergy.
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Button
John
Jacox
Adrian
How to Quit a Bad Habit
The Herald of Health advises a stepped plan to quit tobacco. Start by lowering daily cigars or pipes from six to none, then switch to short term smoking if needed, and repeat the process for chewing before returning to the initial method. If both chewing and smoking occur, stop smoking first, then reduce chewing and substitute smoking briefly.
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Milly
Thiergarten Park
Atlantic Bank
Danbury
Cato
Paty
Davis
Joan B. Anpsy
Chicago
Gov. Geary
Executive Chamber
Iarrisburg
Shallenbengei
Blair & CO
Lovin
DR. Whittier
Chanles
Louis
Lougert
Mort
Cutler
Curtinge
Sinols
Charintey Pictures
Jabn 3
Alden
Jil
R. Wilkon Garr
Baltimore
Gaya
Berofula
Ds. G. Pug
Dabney Ball
Baltimore NM
Conference South
Craven & Co
Gordonsville
Fay
Sam
G. McFadden
Murfreesboro
Tenuerece
Caya
Clements & CO
Commerce St
Radway
Redrles
TIIS
Rapway
Broadway
Adway
Druggista
Radway & CO
Warren St
Suenste Eitery Liva
Kennedy &Co
Pittsburgh
American Sali CO
Vee
Dio Lewis
Wladern
Maclean, Stoddard & Go
A. Young
Brooklyn
Edn
Palicnet Addresa L. le
Clereland
Tron
Perry Davis
Hovsk Keeven
J.N. Harris & CO
Waneet
Pacific Railroad Company
Phatre Valley
Nebraska
Wyoming
Utah
Pass
Minttoxa
Thia Great RaiLnos
Duscniprior
Faye
Addresa
F. Davis
U.P
The
Dana
Ned
J.w.chapman & CO
Madison
Ind
Welch & Griffiths
Boston
Minee
Detroit
Mich
U.S
Relainger Sash Lock Co
Market Street
Carrisburg
Bcs
Dala
Ciuiluken
Winslow
Curtis & Perkins
Scharkus
Whittier
Calbor Walle
NPR
Richard Vailes
U Kearney Junction
Buffalo Co
Bowman & Satthews, Publishers
Third Street
Horace Greeley
D.iroynsent
Galion
Union Furnishing CO
Feavreck
Poudseerk Rail
Uress
M. Young & CO
Cortlandt Sr
Sewing Machine CO
Lars Tres
J. Worth
St. Lonia
Box el
Andres G
Srinson & C c
Portland
Madna
Amantic
Pacite Teaco
Fulton St
Chore
St.n.y.p
Brewlor
A.N.K
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