Ghost in the Pennsylvania Haunt Exposed by Detective
A detective recalls tracking embezzler Kelly from a town near a haunted farmhouse to a trap built within the house. Kelly staged ghostly noises to mislead pursuers, but the sleuth using careful observation and staged sounds captured him on the garret ladder. Kelly was sentenced to two years in State Prison.
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Pennsylvania
Chicago
Kelly
Shas
Thad
Jonas
Trow
Garret
New York Sun
Evolution of Highways and Ancient Transport Methods
The article traces highways as ancient, public paths immune to private ownership, underpinning water freights’ low costs. It surveys road systems from Egypt, Hebrews, Greece, Carthage, Rome, Incas, and England, noting vehicle evolution from chariots to carrettas and carriages, and lists historical transport modes and vehicles across regions.
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Deborah
Khungar
Anash
Joel
Greece
Appia
Via Aurelia
Thimboldt
de Andes
Hrichthonius
Athens
B. C
England
Lapland
Trolland
The Big Hats of Corea
A correspondent notes historical Corean headgear with enormous brims meant to curb conspiracies. Kings ordered three to four foot wide hats. rooms were small and few could fit with such hats. Generations passed and brims gradually shrank to their current size.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Corea
Asker
Allen
Cor
Corer
Fragmented verse on marriage and loneliness in century prose
A clipped personal lament in a century voice. The speaker declines wedlock, citing bashfulness and poverty as barriers. The text hints at social constraints and emotional struggle, with scattered names and phrases suggesting a broader literary fragment.
Natural gas boom changes life in Findley and beyond
The New York Sun profiles the natural gas boom across Northern Ohio and Indiana. It highlights Findley’s transformation from a small town to a sprawling center with 14,099,000 cubic feet of daily gas output, mass migration, rapid real estate gains, and new industries. The belt from Noblesville to Jelpichos drives regional growth, while Pittsburgh supplies data and context for the gas’s reach and impact.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio
Indiana
Findley
Cygnet
Montpelier
Delphos
Toledo
Wancock
Wood County
Blanchard River
Pindley
California
Pennsylvania
Lawate
Neinnati
Big Parker
Lima
Pittsburgh
Anderson
New York Sun
World of science notes and oddities entertain readers
A collage of science glimpses and curiosities from Pasteur’s methods to brain aging, caterpillars, naphtha fountains, and weather myths. Reports on a Baltimore electric shoe sharpener for horses, sunflower effects on malaria, and a Texas jail device, plus a humorous verse about a scientist husband.
Senatorial Tardiness in Senate Prayer Reflected in Lapses
The article laments repeated delays in Senate presiding duties and failure to attend prayers. It recalls an incident where Senator Loar missed a timely appearance leading to a reprimand attempt by a resolution that died. It recounts Judge Davis’s moment of correction when only Butler appeared.
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Loar
Hoar
Senate
Davis
Ilinsis
Butler
South Carolina
Thad
Peeth Seave
Fragmented Note on a Far Off Structure and Bermuda Accounts
The text describes a towering feature about ten meters high with four arched pillars resembling a skeletal dinosaur. It references a place called Chang du Slars and Notre Dame as a height comparison. It also mentions Bermuda accounts being settled yearly on June 30.
The New Girl in the Train Carriage Pranks a Lady's Hat
Fragmented humor from a 19th century miscellany noting a railway carriage incident where a young man mocks a lady's hat and an elderly gentleman defends his wife saying a bonnet joke would offend. No clear dates or locations available.
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Utah
Artemus Ward
Sisptinga
Jucy
New
Yortr
Arkansas
Tiecot
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Him
Frank Sherman
Independent
Woods
Benedict
Mary
Popular Science
Pasteur
Rheims
Australa
Baltimore
Brussels
Iuperieuse
Tyndall
Scienne
Potomac
Scheldt
Motland
Baku
Russia
Balakham
SS. Barrett
Houston
Tesas
Ton
Warry
Agassiz
Herschel
Alli
Gator
Minerva
Henry Clay
Pitino
Ipevavyah
Hippopobullius
Yurkee
Bermudas
Duamers Gazelle
St. Eisely
Turnapo
Yo'apuk
Tessa
Harpers Basar
John
Peter
Robinson
Brown
Browning
Buddha
Boston Courier
Bob
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