Scattered Facts from an Ancient Ledger of Oddities
A collage of notes covers taxation curiosities, early photography, anatomy, and world lore. It cites English hearth taxes, Egypt and Greece origins, Russian beardless myths, and a Benton County boy hunter, with antiquarian mentions of bread breaking, Buenos Aires population, and a ball lightning sighting in Prussia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Great Britain
Egypt
Archer
Hume Delon
Russia
Johnson
Wash
Benton County
Oregon
Australia
St. Louis
Fanny Crosby
Lisble
Im- Tae Tong Sun
Tos Otvere
Yay
Buenos Ayres
New York
London
Pennsylvania
Avwriter
Ple
A Band of Apaches Brought to Santa Fe through Heat
Report excerpt recounts a voyage by train through New Mexico and Arizona. It describes Apache observers, a scorching Deming ascent in 1851, and a conductor encouraging a ride on hot railcars while the engineer shouts to climb aboard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. F. White
Santa Fe Railroad
New Mexico
Arigons
Atchison Road
Deming
M. M
Bessemer
Chicago
Old Fashioned Flowers Stir Childhood Memories
A nostalgic meditation on garden flowers like hollyhocks roses and peonies that evoke childhood memories. The piece links flowers to family, springtime, Sunday afternoons, weddings and funerals, noting their unchanging presence through changing times. Pittsburg.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburg
How Pine Kindling Is Made by Steam and Machinery
A detailed description of pine kindling production from Virginia pines. It covers logging, transport to docks, steam splitting and automatic feeding to an elevator, and a lengthy saw and knife process that shatters logs into many small pieces. The piece notes capacities, speeds, and prices per cord at the dock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peap
Virginia
Scientific American
Man Tnt
Richard
Germany
Switzerland
London Spectator
New England
Pennsylvania
Bangor
Wales
Maxim Aims Bulletproof Coat Attracting Interest
The Philadelphia Ledger notes Hiram Maxim, inventor of the famous machine gun, plans a lighter bulletproof coat tougher than Dove’s and aims to sell the secret for two dollars, predicting such coats may later appear as evening wear in the south and west. A separate hotel exchange features a pompous guest answering a rude claim with a sly retort about gentlemanly status.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hiram Maxim
Dove
Philadelphia Ledger
Wilson
Miners and slate workers across American towns recounted
The fragment contains anecdotes about Montana gold rush hardships and a coach robbery, a humane account by Wilson the ornithologist, a Bangor slate quarry description with skilled Welsh workers, and a casual chat with a divorce lawyer discussed at a train station. It shows varied 19th century labor life and social topics.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Canada
Alaska
G- M. Dawson
Yukon
Terra del Fuego
Mother Hubbard
Paris
Berlin
Bordeaux
Buda-Pesth
Hamburg
Italy
Catania
Florence
Bologna
Venice
Milan
Turin
Rome
Oderberg
Prussia
28 & Man
Uncle Gill
Gilbert
Ae Asa Perieckter
McConney's
the Reliable Jeweler No
Riddle Block
Geo, Cook
Coorm
John Sorenslwa & CO
Ravenna, Ohio
Sar
Meridian Street
Main
J. Sorensen & CO
Willimantic
Willimantic Thread CO
Willimantic, Conn
Life
Tecompson
Beran
Milburn
Studebaker
Amens
Main and Prospect Sts
Ravenna.o
Alen
F. Towns
Ravenna
Keystone Watch Case Co., Elphia. Philad
Montana
Ions A
Diogenes
St. Auis Republic
Wonéerfel
Centrocien
Judianapolis Journal
OESSL
E. C. Belding
Wheeler& Wilson
Wheeler & Wilson Mfg. Co
Fourth St
Cincinnati
F.C. Park
Biddle Briek
Raverra
Carters
Little
Billous St.co
Stiet
Washington
Mente
Sour
Erey Tren
Addenne
C.a.snow&co
Patent Office
WassineTow, BD. G
TRN & OG
Munn
Jena
Bunaswar
Grance J. Kemns
Bongier Street
Rl Ener
Anette Eg Anu
Ana
Siestenthia
Aristead
Yeruna
Gere J. Rehm
LaSalle Street
Chicano
Ilinois
Shad
Tate
Frans Diay
Das
Annie Bowes
Rehm
Wn & Dow
G. P. Heimes
Eurikek Bollows
Nowra Canemor
PTLY
G. P. Heiner, Raveena, Gr
Palmyra
Massillon
Youngstown
Carlota Yard
Erie Depot
Risdon & Taylor's
J. Andrie
S. Leonard, M. D
H. H. Spies
H. Griffin
Omoo
ML A. King
Eneral Insurance Agency
Ah Ravenna
A. Cole
Gno
F. Doutestt
Cole & Douthity
Ttorneys
J. J. Dubsel
Ttorney
J. H. Nichols
S. F
Hanselman
Tyormby St Law
Attoshet
Viive
Uiart House
Phesiz Biotk
Barmera
Harry 1
Tiorley Ade AW
Ay Rodlee ‘Aflee
Room 18
Lokney Haveuns
Oia
Carrian
Surrnus
Chas. Merts
H.L. Hive
R. B. Carnanan
Chas, Merts, H. L. Hine
H. W. Riddle
C.S. Orrin Stevens
Ohio
Carrrat Pam
U.S
C. A. Resp
Wanzer Hotcom
H. Barse
PF. H. Carnanan
A. Head
Irene Esd
Ravis
Okates
Powell & Gun
COAL
Morgans & Bow
Brick & Tre M
Raveons
C.J. Stanford
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