A Mining Superstition in Carbondale Miners Whistle
A Carbondale Pa correspondent recalls miners superstitions about whistling in mines. In 1840 a Delaware and Hudson mine collapse trapped seventeen men. Welshman Jack Richards allegedly sparked disaster by whistling. Richards died. superintendent Alexander Boyden led rescuers to safety two hours later. The tale warns visitors not to whistle in mines.
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Delaware and Hudson Canal Company
Jack Richards
Richards
Jack Richard
Jack
Alexander Boyden
Frenzied Poet Confronts Editor Over Scrambled Verses
A distraught poet storms into Col. Bangs Argus office to complain about mangled lines. He cites examples from his poem Surcease of Sorrow with lines altering meaning and imagery, threatening to return armed. The editor invites him to return next day.
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Col. Bangs
the Argus
Balis
A New Society Laugh
A Cincinnati Enquirer piece describes a summer fashion laugh sequence starting with te-he and progressing through ha ha ha Oh and a final crescendo. It suggests the laugh suits many mouths with modifications and notes its popularity in cities and resort areas.
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Cincinnati Enquirer
Items of Interest From A Century Past
A Blackwood's Magazine writer notes Europe faces 60 000 yearly crisis reports and a rising suicide rate. American timber firms push black walnut exports to England while U S log supply grows, with Ohio, North Carolina, and Missouri in the drive. Russian coal and Cuban naphtha ventures attract investment. cotton seed oil faces Italian import duties. A British MP praises American political traits after studying tissue ballots. A traveler praises Japanese rice cooking methods, predicting higher U S consumption if adopted.
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Europe
Blackwood’s
England
Ohio
North Carolina
Missouri
Russia
Baker
Geigland
Twedal
New York
Treasury Department
South
South Carolina
Japan
United States
America
Rise in Prices in Paris Hits Dress and Lodging Costs
The Philadelphia Telegraph notes rising prices in Paris across dresses, fabrics, and ready made garments. It cites higher costs for board, rooms, and meat with rents up, making the American colony shrink as Parisian life grows more expensive.
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Paris
Hooper
Philadelphia Telegraph
Bon Marche
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Richmond, Hamilton
Pittsburg
Hoosier
Hampion Reaper & Mower
Brown Cultivators
Studebaker Farm
Gilpin
Casaday
Climax Corn Planter
J. F. Hoke
Ind
Marble
Sullivan,nd
Commercial Row
Sullivan Or
Terre Haute
J. P, Stratton
Briggs & Lachey
Sol. Goodman
Nichols,shepard & CO
Wichols, Shepard & CO
Battle Creek, Mich
New Denison Hotel
Indianapolis
West
B” Howe
Howe Machine Company
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