How Qhase Is Cut and Engraved in Glass Cathode
The article traces glass engraving from 1609 with Gasper Lehmann gaining exclusive rights to cut glass for Emperor Rudolph II. It details tools and methods used by glass cutters, including wheel-based engraving, grinding with emery and pumice, polishing with putty powder, and the use of wax and fluoric acid for intaglio and relief designs. It notes the precision limits of engraving, examples like Lowell & Senter inscriptions, and a description of a point-and-oid engraving mechanism and crown glass etching process.
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Gasper Lehmann
Rodolphus II
Europe
Nuremberg
Lowell & Senter
Exchange. Street
Portland
Fremont
Paris
Andi
Smart Horse Tales From Burlington Lavik Eye
A Fair field grocer Thomas Bel owns a horse famed for his wit. The twenty year old animal once walked a wagon to the blacksmith for a shoe after being left unfed. A grandfather’s tale recalls old Charlie the walnut thief horse that climbed a tree to reach hulls and was caught by the farmer.
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Thomas Bel
Fairfield
Mr. Bell
Doc
Charlie
Old Charlie
Burlington Lavik- Eye
Dead to the World and a Modern Mystery
A Boston Evening Gazette fragment recounts a young-appearing woman confined to a brownstone’s back rooms since her husband’s death. She has not left for years, yet her mind remains clear as the world moves on, earning the label “dead to the world.” The piece contrasts her fate with aging expectations and notes a statistic on longevity.
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Tits City
Fourteenth Street
Fifth
Sixth
W. Y. Yor
Boston Saturday Evening Gazette
Facts About Furs From Arctic to Siberia Trade Review
The article surveys fur sources across the Arctic and North America, naming Russia and its Asiatic dependencies as major suppliers. It highlights the sable, sea otter, and pine marten as premier furs, notes the high value and cost of the Russian sable, and discusses Hudson Bay sable, martens, ermine, miniver, grebe skin, chinchilla, and fox varieties. It mentions the hardships of trappers and the allure of furs for wearers.
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Arctic
Russia
North America
Europe
Siberia
Hudson Bay
South America
Buenos Ayres
Fat, Gap and Kur
Inheritance Mystery Unfolds Across Centuries
A journal from Atchison parades irony as Melissa Elder becomes heir to about £112000000. Her great great grandfather, Roman Senator, saw vast Rome real estate confiscated for aiding Marc Antony. A detective’s later confession and Pompeii ruin uncover his vindication. A Chicago lawyer heard further twists.
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Atchison, Kaw
Melissa Elder
Rome
Marc Antony
Caesar
Melissa
Pompeii
Iifé
Elder
Chicago
Europe
Heir Melissa Elder to Take Possession of Town
The surviving heir Melissa Elder, identified by detectives as the only descendant of her late great-great-grandfather, faces a prosecutor on a bone in pen fee. Melissa departs to authorize Ronnie to assume control of the town while reporters note a $50,000,000 stake.
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Melissa Elder
Melissa
Ronnie
The Loon and Its Wild Skies and Waters
A vivid meditation on the loon, describing it as a hybrid of bird and animal with aquatic prowess. The piece praises its solitary Northern wildness, unique swimming and underwater flight, and dramatic presence on glassy rivers as a boat pursues.
The Lost Darling Found By Cent Guard Help
A rural woman arrived in tears at the Centennial Guard office seeking her missing daughter Eva. Descriptions matched a tall 20 year old in a newborn-like dress. the guards pursued leads. About an hour later Eva was located, alive and well, though the text notes many other children are reported missing.
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Thrusday
Indy
Centennial Guard
Capt IL
Eva
Charley Ross
Prosef
Uici
Hitladelphia Cor
Cincinnati
Mnquirer
Rail road construction in 1876 reaches new heights
The United States built about 1,220 miles of railroad in 1876, more than double the mileage by the same date in 1875 and a third more than in 1874. By mid-April only 908 miles had been completed, but the last four months showed a surge. The year is expected to exceed 1875 and 1874, signaling a genuine revival in railroading and a broader industrial upturn.
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United States
DaNuary Man Plans Grand Two Story Stable
A Danbury man who invested in a lottery seeks to build a grand stable for his horses. Builders Waddell Brothers drafted plans for a 24 by 35 foot two floor structure with stalls, a carriage apartment, heated water, brass details, silk flooring and ornate furniture. The project includes a billiard table library and a music box feed cutter, heated by steam and lit by electricity, funded by lottery winnings.
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Messrs. Waddell Brothers
France
Pas
Danbury Newa
New Remedies and a Sick Boy in the Alley
A Detroit Free Press report recalls a scene on Griswold Street where a sick boy named Tom, gripped by a severe ague, is laid in a straw-packed box in an alley as bystanders debate odd remedies. Passersby joke and scavenge, while a clerk scolds, and a plan to flee town with a hundred dollars is whispered.
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Tom
Thomas
Jess
Detroit
Work and Play for Farmers and Family Life
The piece argues farmers should balance labor with rest and education to sustain vigor and ambition. It notes farming is not inherently slavery and urges time for reading and reflection. It contrasts endless toil with the hope of uplifting pursuits beyond drudgery. Also mentions July 1875 arrivals of 4,800 Chinese in San Francisco and July 1870 figures.
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Ohio Marmar
San Francisco
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