Micro-Organisms in the Air and Their Visibility
A discussion from the Gentleman's Magazine explains that most air particles are invisible to the naked eye, with dust motes visible in sunbeams. It notes that microscopic germs require powerful lenses to be seen, estimating sizes under one two hundred thousandth of an inch and suggesting up to 400,000,000 organisms could inhabit a square inch in a single layer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Percy F. Frankland
London
Gentleman’s Magazine
Confederate Stamps Fetch High Prices At Auction
Old South letters reveal Confederate local postage stamps were issued in many cities and now command high prices among collectors. Examples from Athens Georgia Baton Rouge Macon Lenoir Mobile show values ranging from 5 to 191 dollars. Demand may rise as time passes and only wealthy collectors can acquire them.
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South
Philadelphia Society
New York
Athens
Baton Rouge
Macon
Lenoir
N. C
Mobile
Georgia
Atlanta Constitution
Love's Power as Eternal Rest in Peace and Light
Poem excerpt by F. L. Stanton printed in the Atlanta Constitution extols love as a shelter in storms, promising a May rose, comfort through tears, and sweeter heaven created by love. The verse leans on enduring affection to comfort the reader in gloom.
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F. L. Stanton
Atlanta Constitution
Saved by a Squaw on the Rush Station Frontier
In a desert heat Pete Oberlin feeds a roadside feast in his shanty when a thirsty squaw named Wanaga drains his kerosene. A raid by Black Wing’s band sparks a deadly night of fire and gunfire at Rush Station. Wanaga helps Pete and a wounded boy escape on a pony, while the tribe’s leader spares them and withdraws into the hills.
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Pete Oberlin
Oasis
Pete
Ceatless
Veatless
Wanaga
Ike
Ike Dempsey
Pat Grogan
Meget
Farm House
Geronimo
Rush Station
Smith
Mrs. Dempsey
Black Wing
Grogan
Peter Oberlin
Wawaga
Jim
Hutt
San Francisco
Words of Wisdom from a Southern Paper
A collection of aphorisms on success, folly, honesty, and human nature. It touches on industry, envy, justice, corruption, and personal conduct with sharp witticisms. The piece mixes humor and moral observations, reflecting a 19th or early 20th century voice.
Mrs. Muggins the cat walks and wins family praise
A suburban family cherishes their clever cat Mrs. Muggins who walks with the father each evening, poses in the rocking chair, and proudly presents dead rats as trophies. The cat’s antics provoke amusement and affection as the family marvels at her wit and bravery. The tale appears in the Cincinnati Tribune.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnasti Tribune
Georgia State News Notes and Local Developments
Georgia readers learn of county bank deposits moved to Monroe Banking, the governor offering $100 for Ed Johnson’s capture from Bibb jail, and Washington excitement over the Atlanta exposition women’s exhibit led by Miss Morton. Reports cover Bruns wick steamship water depth, Goodyear’s dynamiting survey, Athens Normal School progress, Andersonville military readiness, Gate City Guards status debate, and receivers’ fee fixes.
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Ed Johnson
Bibb County
Johnson
Dodge Superior Court
Gate City Guards
Atlanta
Dyed Grasses Describe Fashionable Garden Display Trends
A column notes natural dried flowers are scarce and grasses fill the void. Vera grass leads in bold treelike plumes imported and dyed in salmon pink, canary, and helitrope shades, followed by Pampas grass both undyed and colored. Also mentioned are Japanese and African grasses from the Congo, dyed barley and oats, and species like Eulalia and Briza in dyed forms.
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Congo
Eulalia
Bronius
Briza
Exianthus
Lazarus
The Central Park Monkeys and Their Curious Behaviors
Keeper Cook notes twelve monkey varieties totaling thirty two in Central Park New York City A Nubian baboon helps sweep his cage and seeks the keeper's broom The Java monkey rings bells before arriving here and remains noisy Despite captivity monkeys rarely live long with only one born here surviving two years
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Central Park
New York City
Keeper Cook
A Dog and Parrot Tale From A Philadelphia Butcher Shop
A dog named Pomp buries a deceased parrot Polly after its owner William Winpenny of Queen Jane sent the bird to the family table for years. Polly’s death prompts a mournful dinner and the dog retrieves the parrot and places it in its chair. The tale is told via a Philadelphia Record excerpt, followed by a humor column about flirtatious greeting and a joke about Hindercorns.
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William Winpenny
Queen Jane
New Orleans
Polly
Pomp
Philadelphia Record
Lighting the parlors with dim gas and lamps
The New York News advises lighting from the sides with softly shaded gas jets or quiet hidden lamps. Candlelight is preferred for dining rooms as the prettiest and most becoming illumination, suggesting clusters of four shaded wax candles at each corner of the table and avoiding overly dark hallways.
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Parvoru
New York News
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Whiffers
Ho Tetter
Lars
Tyner
Caas, O. Tyxtr
Parker
J.C. Simpson
Marquess
W. Va
Hall
Piso
F. R. Lorz
Scott Covington
Tam
Hood
Death's Hoods
A. Lyxon
Wettingell's Corner
Maine
Gertrude P. Mildard
Words OF
Mammon
State News Notes
Butts
Crawford
Monroe
Upson Counties
Monroe Banking, Loan and Guaranty Company
Forsyth
Washington
Miss Morton
Secretary of Agriculture
Massapequa
Brunswick
St. Simon’s Bar
William Whitlock
Elbert County
Colonel Goodyear
Brunswick Bar
Goodyear
State Normal School
State Normal School Commission
Bradwell
Normal School
Andersonville
Atkinson
Andersonvile
Wiley
Americas Light Infantry
Sam Road
Fish
Americas
Florida
Northern
H. Hawkins
Messrs. Bacon and
Miller
Hopkins
Georgia School of Technology
Board of Trustees
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Emory College
Beltzhoever
Pennsylvania
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Hazen
Army
Ezra Taylor
Garfield
Ben’ Butterworth
Cincinnati
Converse
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Ohio
Mayor Calkins
Indiana
Taylor
Congressional Library
Ainsworth Spofford
Gov. Food Report
Royall Powder
Royal Baking Powder CO
Tutter
Miss Clara
Mies Pinkerly
Mr. Butter
Brooklyn
California
Cal
Louisville
York
Eve
Hegre
Spiri
Hever
Droge
Georgia Russ—stress College
Macox
Wall ST
Charles A. Baldwin & Co
An, AL
Hammar
People’s Common Sense
R.V. Pierce
Copan
Invalids' Hotel and Surgi ‘ Institute
Buffalo
Worth
Dispensary Medical Association
Main Street
Sohn Carle & Sons
Ened
E. W. Smith
Commercial College of Kentucky University
Lexington
Gostow
W. BR. Smith
Lexington, Ey
James Pyles
Cowan On
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