Edison as a young genius reshapes science and industry
The article spotlights Thomas A. Edison at thirty one as a magnetic force in science. It highlights his 150 patents on electricity, developments like the phonograph and acrophone, and visionary claims about reading mail aloud via phonograph, aiding the blind, and expanding sound reproduction. It praises his early start with electricity and foresees major future discoveries. It also offers moral guidance on charm and virtue, closing with a note from Ladies' Magazine.
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Thos. A. Edison
Bill Arp on Binding the Sheaves and Harvest Woes
The column mixes farming woes and social commentary. Bill Arp muses on binding the sheaves, proposes future leadership, laments harvest outcomes, and asks about improving grain and livestock fortunes amid a lean season and rising costs.
Caldwell Tragedy Shocks Sumter County Community
In Sumter county near Davison's Mills, John W. Caldwell killed his wife Nancy and four others including three children and his sister-in-law Frances Mitchell before leaping from his house roof and dying. The grisly event left six dead, eight children in the family, and stunned Americus observers as details emerged. The tragedy marks an unprecedented crime in the region and spurred mourning coffins and calls for reflection on independence and community reform.
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Sumter County
Americus
Caldwell
Ildren
Frances Mitch Culiar
Alice
Robert
Leila
Nancy
Frances Mitchell
Emma
Japanese Idea of Future Punishment Exhibit
A New York jewelry store shows a nine yard scarf illustrating a Japanese concept of hell. The panels portray Satan in various torments including casting victims into flames, a dragon figure, a court sentence with hot lead, knives, a wheel of fire, and seas of blood with demons, ending with Satan feeding them rice for endurance.
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New York
Satan
Earth
Under the Lilacs by Miss Alcott a New Story
A salesy notice touts Miss Alcott’s Under the Lilacs as a companion to Little Women set in a New England homestead with lively juvenile characters and a runaway circus boy with his trained dog Sanch o. It explains serialization in St Nicholas from November 1877 to October 1878, with twelve numbers plus extras for 2.50 dollars, and notes praise from Whittier Christian Union New York Tribune and London Academy.
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Alcott
New England
Sancho
St. Nicholas
St Nicholas
John G. Whittier
The
Christian Union
The New Volcano in Peru
The Bolsa Peru newspaper reports extraordinary phenomena at the Corpuna volcano in Castilla province. Locals are alarmed as immense snow banks atop the summit have suddenly melted, a dramatic change observed recently.
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The
Bolsa
Castilla
Tale of river erosion and national debate on reform
The passage laments rapid floods and property damage from torrents and argues for calm judgment in Senate reform. It asserts fairness, tempers public factions, and foresees broad support from North property owners, merchants, and New England mills for the proposed measure.
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Senate
Great
North
New England
What Hon Jeremiah S Black Says on Hayes Title
Judge Jeremiah S Black was interviewed at Portapetria amid Washington fraud investigations of 1876. He says Hayes won by house action and cannot be impeached for the fraud unless Hayes or insiders consented or benefited. urges clear grounds and a fair hearing for impeachment, warning that partisan passion must yield to broad patriotism and national interest.
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Ons Aatt
Beecher
General Black
Bill
House of Representatives
Hayes
Louisiana
Florida
Sherman
Repeal the Resumption Act and heed the warning signs
The speaker cites ancient ruins and a bronze hand as a warning amid financial ruin. He argues against continued contraction and urges restraint to avoid deeper distress, warning that policy choices risk plunging the nation into a gulf of ruin.
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Pemyrea
Fatal explosion at Evans colliery Haydock Lancashire
London reports a devastating blast at Evans colliery Haydock Lancashire. Two hundred thirty two dead, eight alive in refuge, ten rescued with one death. Bodies described as decapitated or blown apart, cause unknown due to prohibition on naked lights. Crowd gathers at pit mouth as rescue continues.
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Ueho
Evans
Haydock
Lancashire
Post
Prince Bismark
Havana
Cuba
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