Curious miscellany from old notes on seeds and spoons
Seventeen bushels from one grain seed, water fattening, walls of a Dakota city buried by ancient cedar forests, a man in Orlando smoking ninety cigars, Lear's musk ox horn spoon over eighteen inches, first greenback owned by Edward Stacom, Roman favete linguis charm origin, Highland Charms stone used for cattle disease defense.
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Dakota
Lincoln County
N.M
Pattos
Orlando
Cal
Lear
Fort Wrangell
Alaska
Edward Stacom
New Richmond
Alleghany County
Michigan
Pliny
Highlands
Scotland
Ireland
Vast fortunes and world events fill the page
The article surveys wartime casualties with Bulgarian and Servian losses in a wartime tally, notes the Jersey island retreat economy for married couples, and discusses buffalo farming prospects in Western Kansas. It also contrasts Vanderbilt fortunes with a Chicago preacher’s demonstration of huge wealth and offers a reflection on enormous sums.
Prolonged Wakefulness Case Seeks Medical Attention
A young man named Henry Johnson, aged twenty to twenty one, has survived with drastically reduced sleep for years near Cottonwood Creek. He can stay awake nineteen hours daily and by 1884 slept only four to five hours per week, yet remains in good health. After consulting Dr. T W Service in Oroville and reviewing notes for the State Medical board, Johnson remains capable of ten days without sleep, though he tires like others and spends nights reading by a fire.
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Henry Johnson
Cottonwood Creek
Mick
J. W. Patterson
Johnson
Yong Man
Sacramentoy
Ieee
Oroville
T. W. Service
State Medical Board
Cal
West Virginia hunter fights buck on Lost River near Moorefield
Danil Cooper known as Danl Boone battles a wild buck in Lost River near a bend where the river disappears. The fight ends when Danl dives and stabs the deer in the belly repeatedly to save himself. The river runs red as the creature thrashes in the water.
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Capen Mountains
Romney
W. Va
New York Tribune
Moorefield
Gabriel Cooper
Dan'l Boone
Dan'l
West Virginia
Winchester
Dan’l
Lost River
Beachmont Community Notes and Local Incidents
Beachmont residents report minor injuries from a Sunday garbage pickup incident and a Friday ankle sprain. A mother’s death is noted with 79 years and burial in Abington. Town discussions urge a plank walk, and a hill hose carriage site is proposed after a Sunday fire. A lively Wednesday coasting night and a temperance meeting with readings and music are described. Next Tuesday plans include a temperance drama.
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Marshall Rice
Beachmont
A. W. Meyer
Boston
Willie Marshall
H. A. Marshall
Cactus Leaves Used as Visiting Cards in Cape Town
A Cape Town tale details how certain cactus leaves, growing on tall plants, are scratched with names by visitors to leave lasting, silvery markings. Ladies use leaf leaves on New Year’s, while gentlemen employ penknife points. a boastful plant reaches fifteen feet, its leaves serving as permanent calling cards.
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America
Europe
Africa
Cape Town
South Africa
Wasted Eloquence in Conversation and Commerce
A paragrapher jokes that conversation is the idle man’s business and the business man’s recreation. He recalls a traveling salesman who talks to live and lives to talk, and a grocery store tale where a grocer, deaf to endless pitches, marks the end with a slate reading I’m deaf. The anecdote ends with a comic retreat and amused clerks.
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C. T
Boston to Winthrop Junction Train Schedule
Train times listed for departures from Boston to Winthrop Junction and return trips from Winthrop Junction to Boston. Services include a Sunday service every hour from 10 A.M. to 10 P.M. plus a Workingmen's train.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Winthrop Junction
Boston Narrow Gauge Line Schedule From Winthrop Junction
Boston schedule announces depart times from Boston depot Atlantic avenue to Winthrop Junction and Cottage Hill with multiple daily trips on Wednesday and Saturday service and limited Sunday runs. Returns from Cottage Hill and Point Shirley shown with complex time list and emphasis on winter and holiday service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Boston, Revere Beach
Cottage Hill
Point Shirley
Transit Schedules for Winthrop and Magee's Store Services
Public notices list weekday and weekend coach and train connections from Winthrop corner and Winthrop Street to Winthrop Junction and Magee's Store on Main Street. Times span early morning to late evening with additional Sunday and WednesdaySaturday variations. George & Collins advertise coaches furnished at reasonable rates.
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Winthrop and
Pleasant Streets
Winthrop Junction
Boston, Revere Beach & Lynn
A. Me
Widd
Pas
Winthrop St
Malesia Ene
Winthrop
George & Collins
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Island
Jersey
Langwy
Great West
Kansas
Cornelius Vanderbilt
William H. Vanderbilt
Chicago
Adam
Italy
Ph Wong
Mr. Littlefield
Mr. Coffin
Mr. Barrett
Durkee
Hallenge Thi
Fish& Genuine India
Forest City Furniture CO
Rockford, Il
Revere Beach
Lynn KR. R
Winthrop & Shore R. R
J. H. Burrrick
A. P. Blake
Akam &Skinner
Broadway
New York
AKAM
Adams Street
CKFO
Rockford, Ill
Hayward Crewtide
Conover Bros, Pianos
Catelogué
Conover Bros
Avery Machine CO
Brodway
Lil AU
Ae Eeasners
Bastine
Warren St
Hayward
United States
Hayward Hand Grenade CO
Gouttu
Eve Ofour
Atli Real Mixe
Wetherill
Hit
Edward Magee
Main Street
E. F. Cutter
Winthrop Street
Cor
Madison Avenue
Winthroo
Beach
Gale
Winthrop Highlands, Mass
Vin
Boston, Revere Beach & Lynn Railroad
Revere
G. E. Joscelyne
Devonshire St
Roow
Revere Street
Winthrop Depot
Real Estate and Insurance
GE Joscelyne
Devonshire Street
Robi
Foth
Great Head
Winthrop Highlands
Gener GG Insurances Agency
Saddlery and Morse Furnishings
Hill E& Langtry
Federal Street
Samuel ST. Durgin
Winthrop Beaches
Locust Street
Beach Road
Shirley Street
Winthrop Bar
Myrtle Street
Hawthorne Avenue
Neptune Avenue
Mermaid Avenue
Coral Avenue
Trident Avenue
Sea Foam Avenue
Wave Way
Pearl Avenue
Dolphin Avenue
Ocean Avenue
Iowin Street
Sturgish Street
Underhill Street
Perkins Stree Tewksbury Street
Charles Street
Moore Street
Beacon Street
Cryst Cove Avenue
Cottage Avenue
Prospect Avenue
Harbor View Avenue
Terrace Avenue
Shirley Avenue
Four- Bar Avenue
Hillside Avenue
Park Avenue
F. L. Woodward
Lorenzo Richardson
Thomas Floyd
Winthor
Addreds
Ce Ee Hench & Dromcold
York
Okey SA AD
Worcester Organ Co
Worcester
Mass
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