Astronomical Events and Eclipses for 1870 from Chicago
An 1870 sky chart lists four eclipses two lunar and two solar with guidance for visibility from the United States and Canada. It notes midpoints and times from Chicago and outlines planetary positions with Venus Mars Jupiter and Saturn as evening or morning stars and mentions Saturn aligning with Uranus. The article also marks equinoxes solstices and perihelion dates and indicates a lunar eclipse path across the North American continent.
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Ciee
Cpus Voor
Siam
Macch
M. Sumner Solstice
United States
Canadas
Chicago
Penumbra
P.m
Servetica
Sint
Vancouver
Hudson's Bay
Australia
South Pacific
Antarctic
South Pole
Venus
Mars
Uranus
Saturn
Jupiter
Aquarius
Wine and Water. A story of two famous merchants
A tale from this city recounts two celebrated wine connoisseurs dining together. One, Beeswing, deflects a host’s request for an opinion, preferring not to judge. The host insists, Beeswing reveals that the wine was watered, and recounts how the other merchant stored, aged, and hoarded the wine, culminating in a claim tied to his father’s invitation.
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Beeswing
Fragmented reminiscence on old clerks and drafts
An excerpt recalls a father’s clerks, noting surreptitious drinks from casks and maintaining water to prevent short measures. The speaker mentions recognizing an old acquaintance now in reduced circumstances, with a Boston Commercial tone.
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John Magnam Ant
Tame
Weis
Boston’ Commercial
Billdin
Hog slaughter described in rapid modern method
A Cincinnati Commercial account details a swift meatpacking process where hogs are penned, restrained, and slaughtered, then bled and boiled. Hogs are dressed on a long table by many workers, with heads removed and internal organs extracted before chilling. The piece notes innovations like Caldwell’s manhead and large lard vats, describing efficient handling from killing room to market.
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Neway
Jim
Brush
Cincinnati
Rusty Plow Care With Acid and Oil Toward Winter Rust Prevention
A Rural World item advises using a water and half pint sulfuric acid mix poured slowly into water to prevent rust on mold boards. After brushing with acids and oils, rinse, dry, and oil the metal before winter. Repeat on any rust spots during plowing season to keep tools from rusting and reduce trouble and depreciation.
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Iit
Sunrise from a Balloon Over Appletown Valley
A writer in Appletown's Journal recalls a balloon voyage at dawn on the 25th. The ascent from a valley east of a tall hill brought a hazy village below as clouds and vapor from the Hudson rolled in. The sun rose briefly above a distant mountain, casting a heavy, dull light as vapor foes were defeated by the balloon's ascent and wind.
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Appletown
Descrives
Ine Valley
Ballax
Somebnily
Hudson
Decay of Glaciers Across World Hints At Ocean Loss
John Muir notes glaciers from Greenland to the Alps and Himalaya are wasting as Earth warms. Edges retreat from front moraines to shorter lengths, with many glaciers melting well above sea level in varied regions.
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North
Greenland
Pacific
Lyell
Switzerland
Norway
Asia
South Americ
Sierra
Schlagintweit Brothers
Grindelwald
Aur
Himalaya
Ganges
Capt
Hodgson
John Muir
Larper
Anecdote of a Trout and Its Learned Tricks
A trout living under a stone in a barn pool learned to come out for worms fed by boys on a bridge. It even bit a radish-like bait but spat it out, later distinguishing the radish from a real worm and returning only for the true bait. The note illustrates fish intelligence observed by the author.
How a Woman Got Rich
A six year rise from tent life to wealth. Mrs. Mary Abart started with almost nothing, selling cow milk and doing neighborly chores. Now she owns a cattle herd, farm, and elegant home valued at 40 000 to 50 000 dollars, built by her own industry and management. She raised a educated daughter and never relied on government contracts or inheritance.
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Mary Abart
Edgve
Ahart
Larumia
Col
Cat attack drives intruders from wall after bite incident
A fragmentary report describes a chaotic street altercation where a cat bitten woman defends herself as companions flee. One attacker is repelled with a paw strike. the wounded party retreats to a doorway amid shattered surroundings.
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Tal
Ani
Siidsin
Panther Naat Kills Camouflaged Panther In Vermont Hunt
Hunters in West Wordsboro Vermont corral a large American panther after a dramatic daylong pursuit. A shot disabled the animal, but it fought back, leaping between trees and clashing with dogs. J B Johnson and Perry aided as the beast was finally slain with a pocket knife and cudgel. The carcass weighed 105 pounds and measured seven feet from tip to tail.
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Fitts
West
Wordsboro
Perry
Stratton
Nia
Messrs. Fitts
J. B. Johrson
Ile
Johnson
Mr. Fitts
Jie
Spanish Brigandage Across Spain Coast Travel
Travelers recount Spain's brigand tales along the coast from Tarragona to Valencia. Descriptions cover old routes, highwaymen, and blackmail by bandits, with some modern robberies on trains near Sierra Morena. Duvillier and Dore recall diligence travel and a deadly ravine incident between Barcelona and Valencia.
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Spain
Sarragona
Alencia
Baron Duvillier
Dore
Cosartos
Corhiaay
Sierra Morena
Barcelona
Valencia
Duvillier
A Nightmarish Descent from the Celestial Balloon
The narrator recounts a perilous ascent with Mons G and companions in a public display turning suddenly dangerous. Stranded fifty feet above ground, he clings to a rope as spectators misinterpret his plight. The terrifying moment ends when a commotion at the inn restores him to awareness after a Christmas Day diversions.
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Acronaut
Mither Stout
St. Paul's
Boston Times
Trade marks and their role in workmanship prizes commerce
The article traces how trade marks evolved from early signs at Herculaneum to modern paper and textile marks, noting their purpose to guarantee quality and protect manufacturers. It cites 1862 legislation and argues marks deter fraud for both domestic and foreign buyers, praising British progress in marking protection and advertising of goods.
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Herculaneum
London
Sweet Margaret Fane and Paul Meet at the Lane
Sweet Margaret Fane returns from berry picking and meets tall Paul going to market with cherries. They pause and seem flushed as they share a burden. On the way home their loads appear lighter, yet Christmas time leaves them worried.
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Margaret Fane
Paul
Hair Trade Rumors Linked to Smallpox Victims
Reports allege a surge in selling human hair after a smallpox outbreak. Investigations indicate much of the hair was cut from the heads of victims of the disease, raising health and ethical concerns.
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Coxcessary
New York Bachelors of Wealth and Noted men in Town
New York exposes a group of wealthy bachelors led by Peter Goelet, a septuagenarian with vast metal fortunes and a passion for fancy fowls, and John Q. Jones, a leading banker and former Chemical Bank president. The piece notes Goelet’s bachelor status and Jones’s public life, longevity at the Broadway bank, and social standing among capitalists.
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New York
Clogintisti Gasetts Anys
Peter Goelet
Niseteemth Street
Browlway
Ike James Lenox
Tils Estates
John Q. Jones
Jones
John’ Mason
Chemical Bank
Fits
Broadway
Germany as a Feudal Landscape of Class and Privilege
The Counters von Bothmer observes that German rural life lacks smiling villages and equal social mingling. He describes vast estates, greedy peasants, and a strict, hierarchical society where farming life offers little freedom for women and commoners, with nobility and officials maintaining distant, exclusive circles.
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von Bothmer
Germany
Ford
Parisian Vampire of 1848 described as spring-heeled killer
In 1848 Paris rumors spread of a spring-heeled Jack figure who dug up bodies, dismembered them, and left pieces in trees. Berg, Maj. Mertrand, later confessed to being the vampire after hospital wounds and a period of madness. He claimed to tear graves with bare hands as dogs fled and spring guns proved useless. He was imprisoned for a year and reputed cured, possibly becoming a model officer.
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Jack
Berg
Maj. Mertrand
Cemetery Walla
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