Rhinoceros and Boa Hide Trade Expands into Fashion Goods
New York reports detailing how rhinoceros and boa constrictor hides are now used in luxury items from jewelry polishers to belts and bags. It notes tanneries in Hartford and Europe processing hides, the time and cost to prepare skins, and the perilous supply chains from Africa and Asia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York News
Hemisphere
Aye
Germany
Mngland
Asia
Africa
Usade
Broadway
Twentieth Street
Soyer's Odd Calculation of a Bon Vivant's Diet
An unusual estimate by Soyer calculates the total food a gastronome consumes over a lifetime. Based on daily consumption, he projects a sixty year indulgence reaching thirty three pounds or more.
Curious Varieties of Marriage Law Across States
Recent court reports highlight how states differ on what constitutes a valid marriage. Worcester couples wed themselves in a Friends style ceremony, while Massachusetts and Tennessee court rulings show tensions between local ceremony validity and interstate recognition.
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Worcester
Mass
New York
Supreme Court
Society of Friends
Massachusetts
West Viginia
Clara
West Virginia
Fannie
Wisconsin
Ohio
Sarah
Sarai
Court of West Virginian
Tennessee
Tennessee Court
Washington
An Eighth Decade Past in Rev Freeman’s Golden Anniversary
The Rev. F. R. Freeman celebrated his fifty fourth wedding anniversary at his Brooklyn residence with family friends and clergymen. He is the sole surviving passenger of the Clermont, the first steamboat to ascend the Hudson to Albany, built with funds from Robert Livingston and Robert Fulton’s project in 1807.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brooklyn Eagle
F. R. Freeman
Livingston Street
J. N. Freeman
Freeman
Hanson Place
James Freeman
Bloomington
Ill
Lucy E. Taxis
Miss Taxis
Norris, Il
Hudson
Albany
Elisha Freeman
Robert Livingston
Paris
Robert Fulton
Mr. Freeman
North River
Fulton
Bobby
Fool
New York
Chancelor Livingston
Albaon
Cler Mont
Erie Canal
Wyorcester
Otsego County
Buffalo
Perry
Lake Erie
Dewitt Clinton
Memorials of Perry Victory and Pioneer Preacher
The fragment recalls the final report from the Manhattan gun and an excursion boat bearing a Perry victory message from the lakes to the ocean. It notes Mr. Freeman as a pioneering preacher in the West for forty nine years, twenty five in Ohio and nearly as many in Illinois.
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Manhattan
Perry
Freeman
West
Ohio
Faithful Dog Joins Mule on Range in Owner's Absence
A long article describes B M Cobb's hen dog and his mule left on the range while he traveled to California. The dog, anxious for her master, wandered away for weeks then rejoined the donkey and her master on the range, greeting Cobb with ecstatic rapture.
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Herald
B. M. Cobb
Mr. Cobb
Fear of the Dead Moves A Bird To Ecstasy
In Gentleman's Magazine a reflection on animal suffering argues for humane death in slaughter. A jackdaw in the writer’s home frets at sight of dead pheasants, an instinctual fright revealing animals’ sensitive perception of death. The tale invites reflection on empathy across species.
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Gentleman’s Magazine
The Only Case on Trains During the Campaign
A Michigan railroad canvasser faced violence on a Saginaw bound train. A drunk man in the rear car attacked him, injuring his nose while declaring he would vote against him. The canvasser claimed the measure won by a two vote margin, posting the result on the man’s nose.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Michigan Railroad
Saginaw
Train Crash Confusion Over Gimlet Falls Station
Reporter and superintendent clash over an alleged accident at Gimlet Falls Station. The superintendent denies any recent crash, while the reporter insists a train derailed killing several people, highlighting bureaucracy and confusion in the Go-To-Blazes-Smash-and-Crash Railroad incident.
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aAre
Gimlet Falls
New York Graphic
Household Recipes and Broiled Mackerel Dish Notes
A compilation of kitchen directions for eggs in buttered bakeware with cream, broiled mackerel alla maitres, and croquettes of chicken and rice. Includes butter, salt, pepper, lemon, parsley, shives, and oven or fire cooking, plus frying and dipping steps.
Purse de pommes de terre recipe and variations
The notice describes preparing purée de pommes de terre by sieving boiled potatoes with butter milk and white stock to a thick consistency, seasoning with pepper salt and nutmeg, with optional garlic and gravy. It also details rolling mashed potatoes into balls, brushing with liquefied butter, and browning in oven.
Death by Own Action Scattered Through Examples
The article muses on self destruction across species and humans, citing cases from scorpions to a Connecticut farmer and a New Jersey octogenarian. It frames death by own action as a stark, persistent phenomenon and a sobering practical joke.
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Loston
Stygian Express
Charon
Connecticut
New Jersey
Avoiding the Idle Mind in Chambers Journal
A discussion on the dangers of idleness for women and youths, arguing work sustains health and morals. It contrasts country and town life, notes middle class leisure, and laments wasted energy leading to physical and mental illness.
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Chambers’ Journal
Advice on youth energy and parental overprotection
A physician criticizes parents who shield young people from activity insisting rest cures and indulgent meals harm health. He argues girls and boys benefit from occupation and that excessive rest leads to fatigue and weak vitality, urging parents to allow constructive activity.
Hereditary Crime Alleged From Flaherty Family Record
The death of James Flaherty a Clinton Prison convict killed by keepers recalls a family history alleged to prove crime is hereditary. The family includes father Patrick a famed thief, mother noted alcoholic, sons Thomas Jim and Patrick jun with varied crimes, two daughters with contrasting paths, and a largely criminal lineage.
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New York Sun
James Flaherty
Clinton
Quimbo Appo
Flaherty
Patrick
Long Island
Blackwell's Island
Thomas
Abe Coakley
Manhattan
Martin Broderick
Moritz
Sing Sing
Burns
Maulholland
Canada
Jim
Jun
Roosevelt Street
Carr
Oak Street
Remarkable tales of multiple marriages across history
A fragment recounts various old anecdotes about individuals with many spouses. It notes Elizabeth Mazi who married seven times and died at Korencs in 1768, recalling each marriage on her deathbed, and a Bordeaux man who wed sixteen times. It mentions long marriages and aged spouses in 18th century contexts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Jerome
Elizabeth Mazi
Korencs
Bordeaux
Essex
St.lement Dane
A Shrewd Old Valet
A Monaco tale reports a German Baron who wins 300 000 francs then finds his cash-box and valet missing. He asks his father for help, but the reply says Jean the valet kept the treasure and remains with the master. The father urges not to distress himself.
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Monaco
Mecklenburg
Jean
Jis
Lake
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Osl
Sayer
Gentlemen’s Magazine
Russel
Charles H
Mediterranean
Malaga
New York Times
Parenta
Rhaad
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