New Burial Scheme Promises Desiccated Mausoleum Plan
A 19th century proposal outlines a desert-dried preservation method for the dead, resembling a public library layout with sealed glass inner doors and iron outer fronts. The mausoleum would hold thousands of sepulchers in a single acre, using dry air currents to desiccate bodies and a furnace to destroy waste, with electrical alarms and perpetual care funds.
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New York Sun
Battlec
Mexico
Peru
Far West
South Australia
Washington
Numeral Nomad Prof McIntire A Maine Figure Learns Math
A Biddeford correspondent profiles Prof George S McIntire known for decades in Southwestern Maine as a relentless student of mathematics. Born in North Kennnebunkport Missouri in 1836, he wandered through farms mills and shops, studying algebra from a weathered gift and living frugally with a life devoted to figures. Morrison to California and San Francisco where he labored and studied, he returned to Biddeford early in the 1860s, earning the moniker Professor. He survives on little sleep and meals, living in a small Biddeford room, subsisting on bread and fruit as he pursues his singular pursuit.
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Biddeford
New York Herald
Maine
George
McIntire
Meintire
Y Hage
Moses Wilson
Wilson
NoIatire
Melstra
Omelntire
Lome
Saco
Buxton
Benjamin Grant
NeIntire
New York
Nicaragua
San Francisco
Man
Mars
Lone Mountain
California
Maina
Laatit
Scheol
Diure
PESTERING OLD HICKORY AND A BLACK COAT OFFER
A quirky scene unfolds after General Jackson arrives at the White House as a fervent admirer asks for an official post. He proposes cabinet, Europe ambassadorship, and other offices, but is gently rebuffed, ending with a joke about a black coat. The piece also includes a craft note on making thistle pompons and a brief Washingtons anecdote.
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Jackson
White House
Magis
Sat
Peor
Gener
Europe
Department of State
Washington
Wein
Local saloon ads mix whiskey lore and tavern offerings
A column of scattered notices promotes the Pony saloon with pure whiskey and brandies, beer, and rums, listing various brands and liquors. It mentions other local merchants and services, including a memory prospectus, salesmen wanted, a tailor, and restaurants, all reflecting a bustling late 19th or early 20th century town page with promotional content and health advice.
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Pony
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