Finds in the Rag Bag and Tales of Hidden Wealth
A vivid chronicle of rags and rubbish where keepsakes, coins, banknotes, and even a baby are found in discarded bundles. The piece notes odd discoveries from folded sovereigns in coats to a sixpence and beer in Houndsditch. It ends with Mr Jockins memorably identifying cows by their bells and dreaming of a city cow-filled night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Betty
Esparto
London
London Rag ‘Brigade
Houndsditch
Besant
Tom Leghorn
Edinburgh
Voices of the Night and the Cow Bell Music
A Burlington resident from Cleveland savors rural life on West Hill where every neighbor keeps a cow bells of differing tones. He idolizes the night sounds as intelligent signals from cows and neighbors, guiding his sleep with a comic, baroque chorus of bell tones and farm noises.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joexnns
Burlington
Cleveland
Ohio
West Hill
Joskins
Mr. Joskins
Peak
Mr. Jonkins
Poisoning as a Fine Art in Medical Courts
A London Era article cites Dr. Taylor on secret poisoning, noting at least fifteen exhumations in thirty years revealed poison as a cause. It warns that sudden deaths are often natural or misattributed and that chronic poisoning remains undetected, discovered only by chance amid medical inquiries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Palmer
Taylor
Corender
London
A Mother Leaves Eight Week Old Nellie May
A note found with an eight week old girl left at a TexsDAY evening doorstep tells of a desperate mother seeking charity. The infant named Nellie May is entrusted to strangers with a promise to send money for care if possible. The note laments hardship after her husband’s departure and requests kindness and mercy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texsday
Omaha
Nellie May
Bebe
Giants of State Street Exhibit Capt. Bates and Wife
A remarkable exhibition in a State Street store features capt. Bates and his wife, a seven foot eleven inch couple weighing 478 and 413 pounds respectively. The pair, praised for intelligence, discuss the awkwardness of their life on tour and their Ohio home with ceilings and doorways built for their size. Bates, 29, from Kentucky, and his Nova Scotian wife, 27, were married in London while traveling as exhibition curiosities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Street
Nan
Gulliver
Capt. Bates
Ohio
Mrs. Bates
Bates
Ife
Letcher County
London
Engiumi
Rocheater
N. Y
A Carriage Ride in Servis Described by London Times
A London Times correspondent in Servia describes a native four wheeled carriage with leather covered roof and windows, a veranda for the driver, Turkish and German notices labeling it a fiacre, and scenes of travel through revolt ridden territory as locals greet the travellers with Berian politeness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London Times
Servia
Gikage
Turkey
Seraglio
The First American Coins and Colonial Currency
The article describes wampum usage by Native Americans and how early colonists adopted money from Europe. It covers Massachusetts 1652 silver coinage bearing New England and value marks, plus designs with oak or pine tree, and notes on public reception and political views. It ends with a brief medical tip about stopping nosebleeds with linen and arm elevation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indiana
Europe
General Court of
Massachusetts
Boston
New England
Charles
Nichols
Seventy six breeches and a nation’s birth tale
Poem verse recounting a boy’s rebellious way through the 1776 era. The speaker, a grandfatherly narrator, recalls a pompous general, patriotic dreams, and a boy’s struggle with breeches worn to signify national identity. The piece blends memory, humor, and historical allusion in a St Nicholas style tribute.
Little Fizzle Learns A Wide World In Youth
A cautionary tale of a precocious boy named Little Fizzle who shuns deep study for skimming many topics. He leaves school early, moves from medicine to law, and grows up to watch peers become successful while he remains poor and unfulfilled.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dale
The Big Fizzle and the Tireless Beginning
A parable from a Church Journal about a boy who grows from boastful youth into poverty. It warns that half learning many things leads to failure and self-disgust. Begin one thing fully, persevere, and avoid abandoning tasks when they grow hard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hhey
Mobete
The Wonders of the Body
Charlie asks how many bones the body has and learns the skeleton. His mother explains the count 208 bones with numbers for the head body limbs and digits while stressing the body's wondrous design from God and urging care.
Monument to William Seward Raised in Madison Square Park
The bronze statue of William I. Seward by Randolph Rogers, cast in Munich, arrived in New York and was raised on a marble pedestal at Madison Park. The 13 foot statue shows Seward in a thoughtful pose with a pen and document, atop a 15 foot pedestal of New England granite and dark tarfan marble. Inscribed on the pedestal are sees WILLIAM II. SEWARD Governor, Senator, Recorder of State. Costing 825000, the monument reflects New York and other cities’ respect for the late Secretary of State and is expected to be unveiled in early September.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William I. Seward
Randolph Rogers
Rome
Uie Royal Bronze Foundry
Munich
New York
Madison Park
Broadway
Fifth Avenue
Twenty-third Street
Mr Seward
Auburn
N. Y
Factory Averages From Ohio Mills In 1875
From reports from forty two factories in Ohio in 1875 the averages include cows per factory 810 percent running time eight months four days milk per cow season 3.642 pounds milk per cow per day 154 percent cheese per factory season 115092 pounds money per factory for butter 402.51 dollars milk to cheese 19.8 pounds butter price 25 cents per pound money per cow for cheese 45.25 dollars money per factory from combined product 11764.56 dollars money per cow from combined product 36.70 dollars
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio
Famine Ravages Northern China Provinces Prompt Relief
A ravine in northern China causes massive deaths from starvation. Relief pours in from the south and Formosa with 100000 taels and 1000000 cattle of rice. Hanlin College and Lie Hung Chang contribute large rice shipments as Japanese merchants increase exports to the north.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
China
Formosa
Peking
Hanlin Colle
Lie Hung Chang
Chile
Efpa
Sre Ng Iar
Chins
Milk Sweet Dumplings and Frying Method
A recipe fragment describes mixing one pint of sweet milk three cups flour three eggs salt and yeast to raise batter. Let rise in warm place, then fry spoonfuls in hot fat until done.
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Bidney
Geregraph
Ocarlee 4 CO
Nebraska
Kat
Jashicn
Jockins
Burlington Hawk Eye
Mr. Jenkins
Throstlewaite
Throstiewite
Servis
Graxpraran
Noasenad
Rover
Soren
Tavok
A. Wadsworth
St Nicholas
Michigan
Connecticut
Charlie
Wm. Il
Seward
William II. Seward
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