Alma Record on Gurtell University in Wichita Kansas
Readable fragments describe Alma Record’s new Gurtell University near Wichita, a multi-building campus with chapel seating 5000, dorms, a botanical garden, and an advanced observatory. It will offer typical university disciplines, a hospital-backed medical college, and a commercial college with six students. The article notes Wichita’s growth, other institutions, and a related religious denomination project. Also included are historical reminiscences of Queen Victoria and assorted public notices and editorials mentioning salaries, politics, and Lincoln era content.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gurtell University
Wichita
Kansas
Commercial College
Jearning
Frionis
John Bright Wolverity
United States
Vast mix of social notes and oddities from a 19th century page
A sprawling, fragmentary OCR slice mixes statistics on education and demographics with local color items. It mentions varieties of vice in Nashville, overcrowded Utah prisons, a broker selling “Frost mo Pie,” women governing rail and industry, new suburbs near Los Angeles, and civic scenes in Allentown and Albany. The tone imitates a period social column with brief sketches and anecdotes.
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Jom Nashville
Speecouse
N.Y
Utah
Jervis
Amandons
Frost
France
Europe
Birminglans
Ala
Stith
Atchison, Tupske
Santa Fe
GoShar
Los Angeles
Cal
Rochester
Carbot
Maglinis
Bilungl Ag Firmary
Domestic Hints From a Fragmented Home Cook Book
A collection of recipe fragments describes mixing warm water with flour to form a stiff dough for Ayton biscuits, frying into brown cakes, and serving. It includes custard pie steps, boiled custard, buttered parsnips, and various sweet and savory dishes with measurements and oven times. The text also notes a large ancient animal skeleton discovery with preserved teeth.
Food and grape growth in California and dairy caution
An essay-like piece discusses optimal cooking of meats, dairy practices, and nutrition, warning against frying, praising broiling and stewing, and stressing clean milk handling. It then extols California viticulture, grape drying for raisins, and the potential dairy and cattle farming boon. It ends with commentary on beef stock values and cautions against flashy pedigrees, urging practical cattle breeding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
California
Miylarly
Mattis
Ben
Perley Pogie
Minton
Jada
Hayes
Cleanliness in Ish Culture Boosts Artificial Fish Propagation
Seth Green argues artificial fish propagation relies on strict cleanliness. He notes eggs must avoid sediment through filtered water and lime tanks, with frequent washing of hatchery apparatus to prevent fouling and ensure eggs mature properly.
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Seth Green
Why Uncle Mose Got Fat
A quirky tale recounted by Reverend Baxter about Mose’s fattening by his own deeds. Mose explains he grew stout after spending a Sunday listening to a turkey feast and leaning on his own appetite rather than the Lord. The anecdote ends noting many soldiers deserted the British army in recent years amid conflict.
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Victoria
Canter Wry
Gil
Lord Melbourne
Duke of Wellington
Lord Brougham
Lon Lynchrcst
Robert Peel
John Russell
Lord Palmerston
Mr. Disraeli
Mr. Gladstone Teel
Mose
Whangdoolle Baxter
Turkey
Jincas Siurgs
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Ditler
New Elampethre
Vermont
Islands
Michigan
Boston Globe
Lincoln
Douglas
Senate
Howe
Horace Greeley
Lincln
Ohio
Cooper Institute
Pege
Baltiore
Chicago
Fineolo
Pottstown
Vascar College
Laily
Hightiyer
Belleville
Etiurn
Molbee Wilken
Madison
Ney
Lannie
Osir
Bestia
Holy Ami
Evangelical
Allentown
al Nang NY
Anirewe
Palatka
Pia
Cyallen
Paserbeer
Passetzer
Cuvier
Lee Domn
Boston Ira
Hult
Muchner
Anne
Calfornia
Pacific
United
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