Astronomers Predict Earth Enduring 350 Million Years
A miscellany of notes on science and society includes Professor Procter predicting the earth’s 350 million year remaining span, the Ohio State Grange meeting in Cincinnati, and reflections on the fading memory of great public figures. The item blends humor, politics, and personal tales across several locales.
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Ohio State Grange
Melodeon Hall
Cincinnati
Delaware
Ohio
Nashville
Advocate urges cremation as safeguard against being buried alive
An advocate of cremation argues it would prevent many instances of burial while still living by ensuring prompt disposal of the dead.
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Miss Leigh
Meta
Wilson Audrey
Eunice Dalton
Guy
Creme de la Creme
Winters
Wilson
Guy Winters
Audrey
Eunice
Quickest methods for fattening beef and odd notes
The piece notes that rapid fattening risks tougher meat and recommends stall feeding for speedier gains, with young cattle needing richer diets. Winter fattening hinges on stable warmth, as higher warmth reduces feed needs. A Zulu woman wears a nose ring for dual purposes, and a New York bride wore her grandmother’s dress for her wedding, reflecting old fashions.
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New York
Deacon Grinder's California plan and village envy
In Fitchville Four Corners a widower deacon loses his Mariposa mining investments and faces a possible move to California to provide for his three children. Neighbors debate his prospects while Naomi Poole offers care, and Barbara Bowyer and Miss Peck clash over charity and marriage prospects.
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Miss Bowyer
Miss Peck
Philena Peck
Clapp
Josie
Mrs. Clapp
Joe
Tommy
Dorothy
Naomi Poole
Mahala Ann Grinder
Joshua
Mahala Ann
Mariposa Silver Mining Company
Mariposa
Fitchville Four Corners
Barbara Bowyer
Naomi Pool
California
Philena
The Essex Sinks After Whale Collision in 1820
An 1820 Nantucket whaler tale describes the collision with a massive whale that tore the ship's keel, knocked sailors to the deck, and sent the Essex to her doom as she sank bow first with all hands aboard.
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Eunice Dalton
Eunice
Guy Winters
Guy
Ohio
L. F. Gackenheimer
East Main Street
van Wert, O
Essex
Nantucket
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