Plumping Oysters and a Giant Quarry Blast
A feature on oyster fattening debunks the belief of flesh gain through floating and explains osmosis in fresh and brackish water. The piece also reports a dramatic Glen Mills quarry blast that freed hundreds of tons of stone and drew crowds to witness the blast. It closes with a light note on women's feet and fashion critiques from Delsarte and Chicago Times.
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Chicago News
United States
Phal Weiditis
Intik Aml
Stenr
Glen Milla
Muladelphia
Leager Sud Transcript
Delsarte
Chicago Times
A Queer Coincidence and a Fatal Locomotive Strike
A mute man walking near Flint and Marquette streets was killed by a locomotive, two years after a prior near miss at a similar spot caused by the same engineer. The piece then extols health and promotes Electric Bitters as a tonic improving liver stomach and kidney function, claiming cures for pimples and boils and a better complexion, offered at J. R. Weeton's drug store for one dollar per bottle.
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Flint & Pete Marquette Iireed
J. R. Weeton
Bets on Horse Races Show Huge Wagers and Shifts in Gambling
A forum writer notes massive historical and current wagering on horse racing. Early bookmakers handled six figure sums with single races while today many overlook single bets as groups place larger margins through stock speculation. Notable 19th century figures include Haughton, Kelly, Lorillard, and others wagering tens of thousands to millions across races.
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Haughton
Ton
Kelly
Appleby & Johnson P. Lorillard
Remarkable Mexican rock foretelling rain near Chupuncigno
A traveler reports a rock near Chupuncigno in the Sierra Madre del Sur that allegedly predicts rain. The five foot high stone darkens to red and heats before showers, then returns to gray after rain. Electrified storms cause a pale blue glow, and mineralogists doubt identification.
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Mexico
Chupuncigno
Sierra Madre del Sur
Royal London chef wins wager with six minute chicken feat
Prince Diemarck’s former chef now head cook at a Derlin restaurant wins a twenty five collar bet by killing cleaning cooking and serving a chicken in six minutes on an improvised platform. A Hartimore American correspondent notes a Duchess of Leinster seen at the Royal Academy in London described in detail.
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Derlin
New York Sun
Royal Academy
London
Leinster
Ireland
A. M. Darcy & Co Announces 60-Day Net Cash Prices
A. M. Darcy & Co. informs customers that goods will be sold on sixty days time at net cash prices and that all accounts must be settled with cash or by note after sixty days. At expiration, notes bearing interest for ninety days will be accepted.
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A. M.ivarcy & CO
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