South’s Industrial Promise Enthralls New York Caller
Col McClure tells a New York Herald interviewer the South is a vast field for industry and investment. He cites cotton output valued at 600 million dollars this year, the shift from raw to manufactured goods, cheap labor due to climate, rich water power, and the potential to become a leading manufacturing center within decades. The Marion Lamp Post notes New York gentlemen seek a Western North Carolina mineral and agriculture development charter of 1 million dollars with Southern headquarters in Marion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Col. McClure
New York
Erald
South
New England
Old Te Gland
Matas T
Therald
Marion Lamp Post
Weststern
North Carolina
Mario
Suthern
Seient Aml
The Gypsy's Prophecy and a Bandit's Bride Tale
Narrative of Maria Giazin, a Roma fortune teller's warning, a siege of intrigue, and a bandit chief's rise and fall ending in capture and dungeon fear. Also vivid battlefield scene of a field battery in action with brutal, graphic detail of artillery and ridered assault.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Uane
Rome
Justice
Ponnery
Sheler
Maria Giazin
Why the Need ie Points Northerly
A condensed historical explanation describes Earth as a magnet causing the magnetic needle to point north or south. It notes the magnetic poles do not align with geographical poles, with varying declination across locations, and compares Earth’s influence to a strong magnet. The text acknowledges no ultimate reason beyond harmony with natural laws.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arctic Circle
Omaha
San Pbarcleo
Calais
Maine
San Francisco
Old Laws and Proverbial Warnings Reprint
A compilation of maxims and proverbs on behavior and prudence. Wry snippets warn that bad habits invite trouble and that character shows in speech and action. Also includes a humorous dialect exchange about weather and etiquette.
Longevity Across Species and Historic Humans
A Springfield report outlines opinions on the maximum lifespans of creatures and people. It cites Prof Hefeland, notes animals like pike turtles eagles and crows, and recounts long-lived humans such as Cicero’s wife, Lunes, Henry Jenkins of Yorkshire, and Thomas Parry of Shropshire.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Springfield
Repttmes
Hefeland
Pliny
Vespasian
Appennines
Po Ot
Cicero
Lunes
Henry Jenkins
Yorkshire
England
Thomas Parry
Shropshire
Parr
London
P Ilateloll
Mittiestedt
Fredericks
Lead pencils from paper and a meat price dispute
In a Leadville Democrat item a diner questions the price of meat and coffee, the counter man replies with a witty line about not staying for his health. The piece also notes a new use for paper in making lead pencils by dipping paper in an adhesive and rolling around a lead core.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Deal
Iere
Tront
Tery
Mister
Max
Tom
Leadville Democrat
Remedies for joint pain from old Boston note
A fragment describes pulverized saltpeter mixed with sweet air and olive oil to rub inflamed joints, with five or six peas worth of saltpeter in a bottle. It also suggests rubbing with a fresh onion half nightly and morning, and mentions tincture of iodine as another good option.
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Boston
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Ge Winston Sentinel
Geo. M. Mathes
Westery H.C. Call
Gaston
New Berne
N.C
BR. Street & Sol Proprietors
the National Hotel
Byrie Mouse -Buare
Raleigh, N.C
Street & Sen
Preston Roan
Winston End
Bry
I. W. Durham
Waission, B.C
W. T.ogles
Winston
N. C
MeachanZe Hotel
Greensboro
Beubow
Paul
F. G. Cru Baccesser
Cr Wy Inste
HS. Foy
Tchfield
Itebfie
D & Stedman
Eeey CO
Stante
J. W. Foy
H. & Toy & Bro
Ake
MR Curtis
Winston, N C
Merchant's Hotel
Papre
Indies
Robert D. Johnston
Keeges
Aline
Bue
Ros
J. Vulvecwell
Culverwell Medical CO
Ann
Kew
St. Francis
Meria Gracia
Currie
Robbee
Leo
Aja
Thad
Tor
Dominie
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