Proved an Alibi in a Carlisle Robbery Trial
In Carlisle, a district attorney feared the defense would prove an alibi for Joe Slifer in a highway robbery case. A reader recalling a prior encounter identifies a masquerading witness, Caleb Wye, as Nicholas Bray, whose perjury collapses the defense. Bray pleads guilty. Slifer and Bray face years in prison.
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Joe Slifer
Slifer
Court House
Norcott
Caleb Wye
Dodger
Wye & Pleasants
Mr. Pleasants
Pleasants
Wye
Nicholas Bray
Printing press process described in detail
The article explains the high speed printing workflow from a 3,300 yard endless web entering the press to two descending sheets. It covers dampening, dual sided printing, cutting, and continuous sheet delivery by a self acting machine. It notes Koenig Applegath and Cowper designs from 1818 and ongoing improvements in printing machinery.
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Koenig
Applegath
Cowper
Pioneering Paris Telegraph Pigeon Delivers 15000 Pages
In Paris during the siege, officials wrapped 15000 despatches and 500 pages of official notes in a small quill then attached to a pigeon's tail. The method evolved from hand written sheets to microscopic photography and finally ultra thin colloction films, enabling a larger message load with less weight.
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Paris
M. Steinachers
Telegraphs
MM. Bareswell
Blaise
Lafollye
Tours
England Debates Bottle Sizes in a Grievance Overpints
A large England audience contemplates whether wine and brandy are sold in smaller bottles than stated. The debate centers on fixing bottle capacity to imperial pint standards. Supporters hope for standardization though uniform sizing may be hard to achieve.
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England
U.S
Allen Kerosene Oil Safe CO
Fair Haven
Dr. Grook
Montreal tailor billed editor for manuscript refusal
A Montreal tailor sent a bill to a magazine editor. Hours later the editor returned it with a note reading Your manuscript is respectfully declined.
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Montreal
Hens Pay with Care and Proper Housing on Farms
The article argues hens pay off with good care and feed, but must be confined in summer. It advises a dedicated hen house with southern light, movable runs, weekly cleanouts, fresh water, and a rotating range to keep grain crops safe. It ends stressing choosing a good hen breed.
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Maine
New Yorker
Paris
Hudson Republican
Storm forecasts and Watsons plan for nationwide warning
The article argues for widespread storm warnings using a system proposed by A Watson. It details firing guns at defined intervals to signal approaching storms or floods, with variations for severity and speed, and notes support from state and national officials for government examination of the plan.
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Signal Bureau
Washington
A. Watson
Watson
Peterson's May Magazine and Other Publications Featured
May issues of Peterson's Magazine Franklin Leslie's Illustrated Frank Leslie's Young Friends Weekly and Arthur's Home Magazine reviewed. Highlights include continued Oliver Optic stories Cringle and Crosstree and The Spark of Genius as well as Diamond Cutting and Pigeon Hole Papers. Subscriptions and prices listed for multiple periodicals.
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Oliver Optic
May
Cringle
Crosstree
Elijah Kellogg
Sophie May
Petrolia
George 8. Burleigh
Peterson’s Magazine
Frank Lee Benedict
Charles J. Peterson
Chestnut Street
Philadelphia
Arthur & Sons
Arthur’s Home Magazine
Frank Leslie
John Jasper
Edwin Drood
Pearl Street
New York
Frank Seelie
Dr Walker’s California Vinegar Bitters Endorsed by Medical Field
A physician benefactor, Dr J Walker, earns esteem for California Vinegar Bitters praised by the medical profession. The editor testifies from personal relief after throat and stomach issues, noting the remedy’s mild cathartic action and practical preparation by R H McDonald. The piece urges public awareness and support for the medicine.
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J. Walker
R. H. McDonald
Walker
Rings Lost and Found After Fifteen Years Mystery
A Cincinnati woman mislaid finger rings in New York fifteen years ago blaming a chambermaid. Last week an old bachelor uncle returned a letter from her New York friend with the missing rings, having kept it since receiving it and later stored among old papers.
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Cincinnati
New York
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