Caoutchouc’s rise from sap to global staple and uses
The article traces the origin of india rubber from South America and Africa, its varying quality and price, and details the manufacturing process from washing to vulcanization. It highlights wide applications from military gear to insulators, and notes sustained demand, growing production in 1873, and future exhibitions in Philadelphia Chicago and San Francisco.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aeiny
Itussia
Philadelphia
Chicago
San Francisco
Magnetizers draw in literary and clerical prestige
The article notes magnetizers attract many famous writers and public figures, including Anna Dickinson and Kate Field, who seek nervous restoration after long labors. It describes the practice as elaborate rubbing from head to foot with slappings, promising renewed circulation and vigor, while warning of possible adverse reflex effects from mismatched magnetism.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tne
Boston
Anna Dickinson
Kate Field
F. World
May-day Vienna opens glass palace for cosmopolitan pageant
The article describes Vienna's May-day display of a glass palace opening to welcome kings and peoples from around the world. It predicts a cosmopolitan gathering with delegations from Asia, Turkey, Persia, Egypt, Armenia, Caucasia, and Arabia. It argues the festival will surpass London and Paris in spectacle and broaden religious and racial prejudices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vienna
Turkey
Persia
Egypt
Nova Scotia Observations on Prosperity and Trade
A Nova Scotia correspondent reports scarce Dominion scrip value vs US money and notes on bank credit. He describes Yarmouth's credit maneuver, wealth along the Windsor Annapolis line, and a labor market with low carpenters wages. He cites shipbuilding costs, female labor migration to the United States, and perceptions of local beauty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nova
Cntlenan
Bank of
Yarmouth
Nova Scotia
Montreal Bank
Montreal
New England
Bank of Liverpool
Bank of Acadia
Dominion
United States
Windsor
Bridgestown
Windsor and Annapolis
Bay of Fundy
New York
Annapolis
New England Shore Line
States
Cor. N
News From Istamboul On Abdul Aziz Illness And Empire
A column from the New York Graphic reflects on the ailing Sultan Abdul Aziz of Constantinople and the Ottoman Empire. It comments on political grief, mourning rituals, and the prospect of succession, while noting Istamboul’s charms and Ramadan customs. The piece mixes satire with concern about leadership and fate.
Dormant Vertilizers And The May Settling Weather
Fertilizers applied in dry summers become available in wet seasons, boosting crops this year after soil dormancy. Poor rainfall in the past years hid real value of manure and chemical fertilizers. May brings packing chaos, moving day discomfort, and household strain as families shift to new homes, with the burden often falling on women.
Fragment from Boston Journal of Chemistry on crops
Fragmentary note from the Boston Journal of Chemistry discusses how seeds and plants depend on soil, and how favorable seasons will compel plants to yield food, with the husbandman receiving abundant crops as a result.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mer
Boston Journal of Chenisiry
Atlantic Bank Embezzlement Seen As Wakeup Call
The Atlantic National Bank embezzlement case shows a bank with 300000 capital plundered for 400000 by Tainter. The piece blames President and Directors for lax oversight, urges full restitution to depositors and stockholders, and calls for strict daily balance checks and better internal controls to prevent future defalcations. The writer warns such incidents recur in loosely managed banks and questions whether the Tainter case will teach lasting lessons or merely spark brief sensationalism.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlantic Bank
Vaintor
Wall Street
V. VY. Herald
Philanthropy urged as remedy for hospital food abuses
Opinion notes a Cumberland County Pennsylvania Almshouse trial revealing brutal neglect of patient meals. Inmates endured dry bread, weak coffee, scraps of meat, and Sundays with no supper, sparking calls for reform of contracting and oversight in public institutions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Zealand
Cumberland County
Old charge of female dram drinking resurfaces in history
The piece recalls earlier alarms about American women and drink, citing a 1737 essay that warned fashionable dram drinking among ladies. It notes the pattern repeats, with critics focusing on public display versus private private consumption and argues no scandal if bottles remain hidden.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Round Table
Amusing rent chase reveals peculiar landlord game
A humorous tale follows a broker’s pursuit of a house with a capricious landlord. The man seeks guarantees, inquires about family size, and fears ball play, then delays a decision while telegraphing from Philadelphia. The narrator notes Teutonic thrift as a digressively relevant remark.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ann& Brackett
Thyree
Smith
Philadelphia
Jersey City Ferry
Tt van
Joan Stow
Great Guns Under Construction at Water Shops
The Springfield Republican outlines how the Hitchcock cannon will be made using a heat controlled reverberatory furnace, welded rings, and a hydrostatic press forged assembly. Rings formed and heated to welding pitch are joined without atmospheric exposure, yielding a uniform temperature and strong welds. Components include an eighteen inch ram, a fourteen foot long stroke, an eight ton anvil block, and eight thousand pound top blocks sourced from Pittsburgh.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South
America
Africa
Navy
Para
Springfield Republican
Hitchcock
Watershops
Sitchcock
Pittsburgh
Paris and Dutch Beauty Secrets From A Distant Era
A prose fragment discusses historical cosmetics and beauty rituals across Europe. It cites Parisian practices of applying raw beef, white of eye, alum, and almond oil to preserve skin. mentions Elizabeth of Hungary, Mme Walmoden era practices with quicksilver, and Vernonne arsenic waters. It notes a fascination with pale complexions, the allure of such treatments, and a secretary-like caution about wax salves combining talc or brimstone to seal powders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Elizabeth of
Hungary
Vestris
Madrid
Arsenic Springs
Mme. Walmoden
The Candles and Cosmetics of Southern Beauty
A correspondent recalls Aunt Dinah advising a man about a social misstep and explains how Southern beauty rituals use glycerine talc mixtures and varnish like enamels. The piece notes rising cosmetic use, foreign influence, and high profits in perfumery, claiming vast potential customers if Mme. Rachel arrives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dinah
Old Fogg
Email de Paris
Mme
Rachel
How To Cook Pork From A Lady Cookbook Tips And Tricks
A column offers multiple pork preparation methods. Salt pork can be boiled briefly in milk or water, then fried browned in a hot pan with flour. Thick slices advised. Cream or dry flour gravy suggested. Another method bakes pork with Yorkshire pudding, flour, milk, and eggs. A pork pot pie on a griddle layers pork potatoes and soda biscuit with water and a steam cover. The result is creamy gravy and a family favorite dessert.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buttermill Marrixs
The Fence and Shade Trees in Rural New England
A Springfield Mass Republican column argues fences should be minimal and inconspicuous to preserve views, laments overbearing front-yard barriers, and urges thinning shade trees for sunlight. It favors elms for street trees and warns against overly thick plantings that obscure homes and reduce individual tree development.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New England
Village Street
Springfield
Mass
Homey kitchen and farming tips from a by gone era
A collage of old time recipes and agricultural notes describes lemon pies fried potatoes and tongue with cider vinegar, plus buttermilk bread and apple desserts. Guidance on hog growth fumigation beds seed sales and a Wisconsin Illinois farming anecdote highlight the era’s domestic and rural economy.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Caoutchouc
Vienna Fair
Constantinople
Pacha
Mussolini
Waywode
Aga
Thecadar
Istamboul
Aymar
Abdul- Aviz-Ikhan
Mohammed-Mourad-Effendi
Kismet
Bismillah
Franquestan
Palampore
Calpac
Allah-il- Allah
Salam Alikoum
Ehary ‘Saltan
al Sirat
Eblis
Allah
Rhamazan
Baiim
Atar-Gul
Nobod
Paradise
Abdul-Aziz
N. Y
Atlantic National Bank
Chance For Philanthropists
Landlord
Cosmetics
Illinois
New York Life Insurance Company
Broadway
Pawer
Davis
Tie
Brown
Elmwyood
Milwaukee Monthly
West Ling
T. Z. Gilmore
Milwaukee
Wis
Readera
Perry Davis’ PainsEsziller
Zanertent
Teeta Oepon
Tang
Missoni
Dyson
Colle
J. NM
Union Pacific Ralroad Company
Nebraska
Wyoming
Colorado
Utah
Nepda
Platte ‘A
Mintioxa
Aourt
Raibnorp
David
U.P. R. It
Owain
Neb
J.W. Chapman & CO
Madison, Ind
D. C. Cutler
Carthage
Hinuls
Welch & Griffiths
Mase
Detroit
U.S
Netsinger Sash Lock Co
Market Street
Harrisburg
Elea
G. Stinson & C c
Portland
Young & CO
Cortlandt St
St Louie
MON Earnes Sewing Machine CO
N.Y
Cliteland
Cd. Fay
Camden
N. J
Eavadsted
Dteeg Civisnungh Enterprise
Earle
Brill
J. 3. Houghton
M.D
Diasays
Howard
South Ninth Street
Poe
W.barlow
St. Loui
Schence
Jones Com's and Telegraph College
Fifth and Olive Streets
ST. Louis
Jonathan Jones
John W. Johnson
Stewell & Key
M.srenckn
Hanover St
Titerary
Adress Ikon Wobb Punristine Co
Eefervescing Druggists
PIE
Gevattreany
Rowney Dunetton
Bullito Co
Howman &Matthews, Publishers
N. Third Street
Lows, Mo
JDR
Whittier
Gat ST. Charlys ST. ST. Louis, MO
Dio Lewis
Ong
Loconames
Maclean, Stoddard & Co
Great Atlantic & Pacifc Tea Co
Fulton
N.Y.P
J. Worth
Louis, Mo
R. Wilson Carr
Baltimore
T.C. Pugh
Dabney Ball
M. E. Conference South
Craven & Co
Gordons Ville
Sam
McFadden
Murfreesboro
IHOUR
Commerce St
Rosa Dauis
Pierce
Ng Sash
Pierke
Reeraco
Aey
A. Reseri
Raxsoft
Sox & Co
Propr's
Bulltto
J. R. Miller
B.ransom &Co
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