The Great Famine of 51 Years Ago Warning Across the Sea
The piece recounts Ireland’s 1846 1847 potato famine driven by excessive rain and lack of sun. It notes the gulf stream climate, the black heart disease of potatoes, and the resulting starvation. It describes relief efforts by Britain and emigration trends, with population declines from 1841 to 1881 and the famine as a defining tragedy.
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Globe-Democrat
Ireland
United Kingdom
Europe
Great Britain
Atiattic
Ocean
British Islands
America
Daniel O'Connell
O'Connell
Rula
Pomsaints
Iif
Peasente Bol
Vallon
Durin
Irland
Germany
After Long Years Dear Harpers Magazine Fragment
A fragmented verse recalling past meetings and long lost love. The speaker mentions distant dreams and a chill wind on a hill and hints at someone rising from a grave, with garbled lines and a name Margaret Bangater.
Grain-O new grain drink tastes like coffee
Try Grain-O ask your grocer for a package of Grain-O the food drink that replaces coffee. Suitable for children and adults alike it has the rich appearance of Mocha or Java yet is made from pure grains and can be enjoyed without distress at the price of 1 and 25 cents per package sold by all grocers.
The Man Who Did A Story From Years Ago
A dramatic tale from the New York Gun recalls Captain Winfield Beott Bohley who chose loyalty to Uncle Sam over personal safety at a moment of national crisis. The narrative follows the 1860s naval ordeal as the ship returns to Boston and the captain tests his oath, with a Maryland midshipman choosing to stand by the flag and his father’s bond.
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Sam
United States
Boston
Uncle Sam
Sumter
Howse
Maryland
Winnie
Massachusetts
Winfield Beott Bohley
Elevated rail miles dwarf other American cities in New York report
A Sun report compares railroad mileage in New York and Brooklyn with other cities, noting 166 miles of elevated lines in NY and Chicago’s 66. It lists streetcar totals, trolley lines, and regional networks, highlighting vast Greater NY rail capacity and historical shifts in rail centers.
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New York
Brooklyn
Chicago
Metropolitan Traction
Third Avenue Railroad
Union Railroad
The
Huckleberry
Kings County
Staten Island
Central
Harlem
Greater
Philadelphia
Boston
St. Louis
Baltimore
Washington
San Francisco
Pittsburg
Cincinnati
Cleveland
Detroit
Louisville
Buffalo
Mansfield
John Sherman
Logansport
India
Household Hints From a Tattered Page
A collection of household tips covers finishing silver with ammonia, cleaning lamps and chamois, steaming rice, reheating hominy with cheese, laundering embroidered linen, boiling new potatoes in jackets, and crafting decorative holders for tea and coffee pots. Tips emphasize careful handling, drying, and avoiding damage to fragile items.
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Paris
Lawsuit Over Alienation of Husband's Affections
A courtroom exchange shows an attorney advising a madam to sue another woman for alienating her husband's affections. The client asks if she must put a value on the affection and is told to set a large monetary damages figure. The dialogue occurs during a consult.
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Weonan
Ohlevao Tribune
Snakes Captured in India for Menageries Amid Bounty System
The article describes Indian snake hunts organized for menageries, driven by a government bounty on snake heads. Hunters encircle jungle patches, trap snakes with nets, ignite undergrowth, and corral thousands toward nets. Small snakes are killed, then larger specimens are restrained with bamboo lashings for shipment to Bombay and sale to European agents.
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India
Angere
Tts
Winks
India Net
Bombay
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