Raspberry and strawberry culture and home shop advice
An 1885 Batavia Ohio rural column urges farmers to build a small workshop with iron and wood tools to repair and maintain equipment, saves taxes, and details raspberry and strawberry cultivation, pruning, renewal needs, winter protection, and regional varietal suggestions by George W. Trowbridge. It also notes gullies require timely work and mentions two foreign ships in New York harbor as a brief item.
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New Yorker
George W. Trowbridge
Glendale
Ohio
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Shaffer
Turner
Utfbert
Souhegan
Gregg
Haneell
Cuthbert
Cumberland
Triumph and Crescent
Wilson
Cresent
N.obmer
Dayton
Russian Strelok stealthily escapes Norfolk shores
The Strelok, a 12 gun, steam cruiser with 170 men, slipped away from Fortress Monroe and Norfolk in darkness, outdistancing the Garnet. Reporters race to follow, while the US coast guard warns against foreign warships fighting within nine miles of the coast.
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Atlantic Ocean
New York
Strelok
United States
Fortress Monroe
Garnet
Skrydiof
Old’ Point Comfort
Capes
Pedot
Peelet
Russian Warship Garnet Visits New York Harbor
Report describes the Garnet from Brooklyn Navy Yard sailing in New York harbor. Russians welcome visitors aboard amid cordial scenes while the Strelok and Canada monitor the area with torpedo batteries. Map shows nearby falls and public park plans following state purchase.
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New York Harbor
Brooklyn ‘Navy Yard
New York
Caer Ee
Mercy
America
Goat Island
Canada
Horseshoe Fall
Waingara River
Prospect Park
Port Day
Niagara
Niagara Falls
Bath Island
Mary Murfree a Tennessee novelist of strong imagination
The article profiles Mary Murfree a 27 year old writer born in Nashville whose family name gives Murfreesboro its origin. It notes her early paralysis, mountain observations, rapid mental imagery, and prolific fiction work including The Dancin Party at Harrison s Cove and Where the Battle was Fought. It recounts her Atlantic Monthly sketches and her publishing breakthrough at age 17 with The Dancin Party at Harrison s Cove. It mentions her life in St Louis and her father a lawyer and writer.
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Nashville
Tenn
Harrison’s Cove
Chillowee
Lost Creek
Great Smoky Mountains
We Sunnis Monthly
Scott
Shoat
Aswoman
Henry ‘. Houghton
St Louis
Miss Murfree
Wide Awake
A Much Needed Improvement in Theatres
London Punch notes a plan to ease theatre seating for wives who arrive late or leave during intermissions, proposing a method to accommodate small wives during performances.
Long Felt Want Bridging Police and Dynamiters Hinted
The Rambler notes Mgr Capel works on America a book that hopes to break down class barriers and bring different groups closer. It imagines if the Monsignor could unite police and dynamiters it would meet a long felt demand.
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Mgr. Capel
America
Dedicated to the Next President Poem Fragment
A Davenport Gazette verse expresses a wish to be a prime minister, imagining an ink pad and stamper ready on a table and thanking the great power for giving progress. The text presents a nostalgic political message with playful, uncertain lines.
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Davenport Gazette
Mysterious Death Of Sallie Reber Laing In Rutherford Park NJ
A long, unvarnished obituary recounts Sallie Reber Laing a renowned Ohio singer who died alone in Rutherford Park New Jersey after a troubled life. It notes a secret marriage to James D Fish the Marine bank president and hints at a hidden daughter whose whereabouts are unknown.
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Sallie Reber Laing
New York
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Fatinitza
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Jamea_D. Fish
Marine Bank
Geert. Ward & Co
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Ludlow Street
New. City
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Thaye
Mariné Bank
Bish
Sallie Reber
New York Times
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Reber
Laing
Rutherford, Park
N. J
Narnia
Pies
Rutherford
Park
Sandusky
Jersey Flats
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Eallie
Fish
Heress
Cling
Aker
Davies
Rima
Auyting
Sallie Nad
Emileen
Ital
Sailie Reber
T. Haxronn
Unclear historical note on George Van Ness Lothrop
Fragmentary OCR text references George Van Ness Lothrop and a remark about appointments and a northwest context. The readable portion offers no distinct event, date, or organization to summarize into a full news item.
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George van Ness Lothrop
Great Northwest
Business Card Listing Announced at Five Dollar Rate
A small notice states business cards are offered at a maximum of six per year with a price of five dollars. The text outlines a simple pricing scheme likely for a local directory or advertisement page.
Political figure linked to Douglas and Civil War era
The text notes a Democrat political figure tied to Lie Drotesdon and a 1860 National convention split led by Douglas. It mentions strong Union support in the war, a son who practiced law, and involvement with patent office matters affecting an appointment. The fragment hints at debates over a political appointment.
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Lie Drotesdon
Douglas
Patent Office
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