Miscellaneous items from a late 19th century page
The fragment cites diverse notes: balloon ascent in 1783, London bus counts rising to 3200, Ireland’s 103 Commons members and Scotland’s 72, births surplus figures for England Scotland and Ireland, German control of Central American shipping, bacon imports swelling 600000 to 6000000 hundredweight, camels' inefficiency in Abyssinia, the calendar year 1889 number nine set to 1999, Vermont farm counts and trends, and a Zurich photographer claiming long distance teleophotography up to 120 miles.
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London
Ireland
House of Commons
Scotland
England
Abyssinia
Vermont
Zurich
Unique Cherokee Republic in Western North Carolina
An account frames the Cherokee as a democratic, republic like society in the mountains of western North Carolina. It notes their lack of kingship, governance based on consent of the governed, and historical encounters with early colonists including Oglethorpe.
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Landon Knight
North Carolina
Europe
United States
San Marino
Gaust
Monico
North American
Washington’s treaty prerogatives and a witty senate encounter
Former Secretary John W. Foster spoke at Yale about early U S treaty powers. He cited the US Great Britain pact beginning with In the name of the Most Holy Trinity and noted John Jay was the only signer firmly Trinitarian while John Quincy Adams and Benjamin Franklin held unorthodox views. He recounted Washington’s two hour Senate grilling on a treaty, ending with a quip about never returning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John W. Foster
Yale
United States
Great Britain
Foster
Tle
John Jay
John Quincy Adams
Benjamin Franklin
Franklin
George Washington
Republic
Senate
Washington
C. ¢. Farrington
Hae
Jefferson
Silliman
Kingsley
Weston
Conn
Laivre
France
French Academy
Largest Pastoral Charge in the World Named Greeley District
The Greeley district in Northern Colorado covers areas from Nebraska to Utah and Wyoming to Colorado, totaling about 45 000 square miles. Presiding Elder W D Phifer travels constantly to visit 47 charges, facing winter snows and river crossings, with bands of Indians encountered but harmless.
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Colorado
Greeley
W. D. Phifer
Nebraska
Utah
Wyoming
Chicago
Phifer
Rhode Island
Delaware
New Jersey
Maryland
Pennsylvania
Ohio
Conjure Lore in Southern Folklore and Its Legacy
Charles Chesnutt notes that superstition and conjuration relics from enslaved ancestor tales face erasure by critics and teachers. The piece reflects on Harris Uncle Remus tales and the sociological value of conjure narratives, recalling the author's own creation in Hot-Foot Hannibal and a North Carolina tale of pepper feet and rabbit foot omens.
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Charles W. Chesnutt
Modern Culture Magazine
Harris
Remus
Hannibal
North Carolina
Unclear OCR Item on Audit and Penalty Amounts
Fragmentary text indicates a note about penalties and audits with numbers and identifiers. The readable bits reference a five percent penalty on a twenty five amount and a series of coded figures, but the full context is missing to identify the exact event or parties involved.
Pennsylvania Railroad 1901 Summer Excursion Route Book issued
The Passenger Department announces the 1901 Summer Excursion Route Book detailing Eastern resorts and routes on the Pennsylvania system. It lists over 1700 routes, includes maps and illustrations, and is available June 1 at ticket offices for ten cents or twenty cents by mail. Also advertisements for CHOICE BUILDING Tot s for sale at Exchange via J E Bastress' law office.
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The
Pennsylvania Railroad Company
Eastern
America
Hagi
Pennsylvania Railroad
Broad Street
J. E. Bastress’ Law Office
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Isaac Kemble
Carmel
Preston A. Vought
North Oak Street
Jackson’s
E General Law
KR. Bastress
Offce
Samuels Drug Store
Jefferson Shipmam
Mt. Carmel Banking Co
Ak Street
Wiliam Amour
Justice Of-The Peace
Third Street
Oak and
Hickory
Thomas N. Burke
Bolich
Otc
D. A. B. Longshore
Third
Oak Streets
Geo. H. Keefer
Mt. Carmel Bankig Co’s
New Orleans
Bill Year
G.f.theel
Philadelphia
Germany
Philadelphia Sunday Times
Mt. Carmel
Presiding
Financial Statement
Isaac Hall
Eetor
Isaac Ae Cc
Amt
I. Sieves Bo Os
Henry J K . Maier
Das
Harley
Cychsulon
All Souncor
Otne
R.S .Club
Salaty
Scceevcceevacions
Jas
McCa
Samuel Hall
Teane Hall
Henry T “Maier
Belie
Edward Dunlavy
John Car Jos
Me Donnelll
Scott
Sce & Bowne
Pearl Street
New York
Soc
Richard Irvin
Mount Carmel, Penna
F. Gross & Son
Second and
Hickory Streets
Bates
the Item Publishing Company
UNIO
Union
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