Spiegel Grove Offered to State Society for Hayes Memorial
The Hayes heirs offer Spiegel Grove near Fremont to the Ohio State Archaeological and Historical Society if a permanent $25,000 fund is raised to preserve the house and its Hayes era collection. The estate includes historical artifacts, a vast Americana library, prints, autographs, and items linked to Lincoln, Jackson, Farragut, and Washington. If funded, heirs may retain occupancy portions and the library would be moved for safety.
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Fremont
Chicago
Rutherford B Hayes
Spireel Grove
Spiegel Grove
Sandusky River
Fort Stephenson
Geo. Croghan
Great Britain
Proctor
Ta- Glans
Tecumseh
Silas Birchard
Spiegel
Silas Hirehard
President Hayes
White House
Lincoln
Andrew Jackson
Washington
Fiarragut
Peldom
Hayes
Hirchard
Family Association
Sun Bonnet Fashion Sparks Shopper Frenzy
Sun bonnets of all descriptions flood shops and exchanges signaling a rising craze for summer attire. Outdoor girls are urged to own several, with many preferring muslin and lace rib bonnets in plain or bright colors. Some are soft and drooping while others stand on stiff forms, with or without strings.
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New York Herald
Thackeray's Gentler Side Letter to His Wife 1838
A fragmentary 1838 letter from William Makepeace Thackeray to his wife reveals personal happiness and gratitude. He praises marital harmony, prays for protection from hardship, and notes relief at returning home.
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Thackeray
Washes Cats and Seeks Work in Troubled Letter
A garbled diary style note from a New York girl to Katy details work aims, family distress, and a troubling encounter involving a cat, a doorbell, and a stranger. The misspelled text hints at financial strain and a request for money, revealing a distressed tone and possible coercive situation.
Cat Care Techniques And Personal Habits In A Quirky Narrative
The text sketches odd home routines and cat care practices including soaking baths and brushing, mixed with personal reflections on self education about health and aging. It hints at a New York cat show and a casual, humorous voice discussing daily life and pets.
Indian Artificial Lake Awe Inspires Visitors near Odeypore
A fragment describes the Tabore Tribune Jai Samund near Odeypore as India’s largest artificial lake, built by Ute Maharana Jai Singh in the late 17th century. It spans 30 to 40 square miles, with a marble wall about 200 yards long and a gleaming white terrace leading to the water, a marvel of simple construction and endurance.
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Tabore
Odeypore
India
Jai Singh
Rome
Maharana fills space with bund improvements and promenade
The narrative notes the Bund on the reverse side supporting the Bund proper. A long cavern between once housed tigers and dacoits. The current Maharana has filled the area, guarding marauders, strengthening the bund, and creating a terrace along its entire length.
The Spectral Bell and a Miner’s Ghostly Tale
A Gulf coast superstition, the spectral bell is heard as a sweet, clear tolling near the sea. An old miner recalls hearing the bell in a distant New Mexico canyon, while his partner Whicher described the eerie sound ringing over a three day journey and spurring a hasty retreat.
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N. S. Times-Democrat
Huston
Gulf Coast
Lvegerman
Mobile
Whicher
Sierra Madre Range
New Mexico
Httle
Attempt to grow pearls from chamber's journal
A report on artificial pearl production notes Signor Comba has experimented in Turin with aquariums to cultivate pearls. Plans to deploy pearl oysters along Calabria’s south coast aim for larger operations, though mother of pearl shells need 68 to 70 degrees Fahrenheit temperatures. Queensland also reports successful cultivation.
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Chamber
Signor Comba
Turin
Mediterranean
Artificial pearl production eyed as profitable industry
A report from Torress Strait by W Savilie Kent notes great potential in artificial pearl production despite high transport costs to London Hamburg and Trieste. The work could run alongside pearl shell cultivation under export management, with pearls themselves remaining real and only the rearing method artificial.
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Torres Strait
W. Savilie-Kent
F. L
Queensland
Western Australia
London
Hamburg
Trieste
Golden Banyan of Burmah Draws Crowds Near Railway
A Karen owner near Pyin Bongyi and Poundaw on the Sittane Burmah line reports a young tree said to be pure gold. Visitors flock as superstition swirls about future ponds named Silver and Golden. Pilgrims risk illness and harm from touching the tree or its bark. The Times Burmah notes the tale alongside an ad for The Peerless Steam Laundry offering new collar edge smoothing.
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Kodak
Pyinbongyi
Poundaw
Sittane
Burmah
Pyuntaza
Silver Pond
Golden Pond
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Topeea
J. M. Knight
Kansas Ave
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Peerless Steam Laundry
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