Grotesque Quill-pen Work and Victorian Craft Fads
A collage of 19th century curiosities and ads notes quill pen fashion, literacy rituals, and ornate handwriting. It mentions Hostetter’s stomach bitters, Scottish newspapers editors, Hall’s Catarrh Cure, Toledo wholesale druggists, George Bird Grinnell’s Century piece on Northwestern Montana, Salt Lake sanitarium baths, Dynamite Worker stories in St. Nicholas, Allen’s footwear powder, Hawaii constitution issues, Piso’s Cures, San Francisco strikes, corals export ban, and Mrs Winslow’s soothing syrup.
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St. Nicholas
Cleveland Moffet
Allen's
Allen
Olmsted
LeRoy
English Prison Life Shown in Star of Hope Extract
An extract from the Star of Hope recounts English prison life in stark detail. It describes nine months of separate confinement in county prisons, guarded silence, strict discipline, and harsh daily routines, followed by transfer to public works prisons like Dartmoor and Portland with rigid control and minimal meals. It notes the prevalence of repeated offenses and the bleak outlook after release.
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Public Works Prison
England
Dartmoor
Portland
Parkhurst
Borstal
Aylesbury
Oxfordshire
The
Royal Infantry
Army
Navy
Marine Corps
Using Both Hands Alike Ambidexterity Debate
An American Medicine article argues against discouraging ambidexterity. It cites cases of equal skill with either hand, musician multiform actions, and pianist bilateral dexterity to claim divided attention and neural specialization can enhance mental control and practical freedom of movement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Journal of Insanity
How Uncle Jam Watches Crops Provisions for county agricultural reports
Across the United States about 2,750 counties of agricultural importance have a principal county correspondent and three assistants each covering fixed territories. The principal obtains monthly reports, supplements them with personal observations, and forwards a consolidated summary to the statisting. No pay is attached to the role, yet about 90 percent report monthly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Uncle Jam
United States
Agricultural Department
American Conquest Sign Seen in London Coins
London papers note a London flusterer marking goals in United States coinage with examples like 16 cents per basket. A melancholy London publication warns the scheme may foreshadow an inevitable shift to a so called new coinage with sovereigns five dollar pieces and other terms adapted to cents and dimes.
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London
West End
United States
Krupp's Enormous Income Declared for Taxation
Baron Krupp, head of the great gun works, has declared an annual income for taxation of 5 225 000 21 000 000 marks. The Krupp works employ 0 000 workers, including 65 000 artisans and 15 000 clerks.
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Krupp
Great Gun Works
Krupp Works
Woman and horse Hat Trial Ends in Fancy Gown
A humorous rural exchange describes a mare named Brown and a straw hat adorned with pink roses and blue chiffon. Jones notes the mare kicked at the hat but was calmed when his wife added decorative touches. The scene ends with the horse wearing the hat and performing better.
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Jones
Plant That Devours Meat and Digest
An excerpt describes a newly discovered plant species that traps insects with a hinged mouth and sticky throat tissues. The plant digests prey using gastric-like fluids and can even digest small meat morsels such as beef and fish. It retains fatty substances but not rancid fats, leading to decay if left in the mouth.
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Polrish
Isthmus of Tehuantepec Railway Across Mexico
Readers learn of the Tehuantepec Railway linking Castricoatros on the Gulf of Mexico to Sajina Cras on the Pacific. The 190 mile line climbs only TH feet, with tropical healthy climate, coal fuel, and petroleum discovery along the route. The project, once a ship railway idea, entered the world trade race with locomotives drawing daily passenger service.
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Tehuantepec
Mexico
Isthmus
Castricoatros
Gulf of Mexico
Sajina Cras
Pacific
An Ancent Canoe Dug Up From Irish Bog
A prehistoric six foot canoe carved from oak trunk was unearthed about five miles from Dun gannon in County Tyrone. It features a ring shaped bow for mooring and two stern lugs. A well preserved woman's body was also found in the bog, believed to have lain there about two centuries, kept by peat.
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Dungannon
Tyronne
Myth of Appomattox sword surrender debunked by Grant memoirs
The piece cites Jefferson Davis’s revival of the Lee sword surrender tale and cites Ulysses S. Grant’s memoirs which state no conversation occurred between Lee and Grant about the sword or any surrender exchange. It concludes the sword tale is romance, not fact.
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Appomattox
South
North
Lee
Grant
Appomatox
Jefferson Davis
Private Mating Cards And Tree Senate Custom
The piece notes a birth rite in Japan where two trees are planted and later cut for furniture at marriage, followed by a private mailing card offering scenic views of the Chicago Milwaukee and St. Paul Railway. It cites a London Telegraph remark on clergy, joking about athletic requirements for clergy.
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Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul
A. Miller
Chicago
Square-shouldered coats herald tall fashion trend
The Philadelphia Times notes square broad coats with long lanky silhouettes as the fall winter ideal. In Wurtemburg a recent municipal election saw only one voter, a police sergeant, casting a ballot and securing election to the entire city council.
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Athie
Philadelphia Times
Wurtemburg
Utopia in Sweden Sees Generation Wealth Through Trees
The community of Utopia in Sweden has developed a unique economy, selling trees and reinvesting judiciously. Over a generation it has generated substantial income, with a consistent pattern of income every thirty to forty years, funded by commercial wealth and steady reprensive practices.
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Utopia
Sweden
Telotate
T Oras
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Uy Hin Pupila
Hostutter
Scotland
Edinburgh Statesman
Dundee Advertser
Sir John Long
Charlen Cooper
Hull
Yorkshire
Ohio
George Bird Grinnell
North America
Montana
Idaho
Salt Lake
Hawaii
Piso
S. W. Lalemy
Grote
San Francisco
Corea
Japan
Tower CO
Boston
Mass
ST. Mary's Academy
Notre Dame
Indiana
Sisters of the Holy Cross
Dr. Aan
Loevedt
W. N
Priaen
la Dowling
Couin
Won
London Telegraph
axingAen
Allen 5
Price
Leela
Charterhouse i
Ear Bennett Glass & Paint CO
Salt Lake City
Utah
Parchen Drug CO
Kclens
Alden Speare’s Sons CO
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