Notable Solar System Visitants Comets Through Ages
A catalog of famous comets from ancient times to 1861 notes events tied to rulers and cities. It cites Halley’s comet 1759 prediction, Donati’s comet 1858, and 60,000 mile sunward approaches, with other sightings across years including 4264 and 1402.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mithridates
Caesar
Rome
Urban IV
Constantinople
Calixtus II
Europe
Halley
Jupiter
Jaez
Pons
Marseilles
New England
Donati
Prohibition vote and Russian courtship lore mixed in plea
The article notes Ashe prohibition voting results 266 for 1328 against and mentions Angola township’s late tally lowering the majority by 51. It then recounts a detailed, period tone description of Russian courtship rituals from betrothal to wedding ceremonies with family feasts and bridesmaids.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ashe
Secretary of State
Orange
Wake
Graham
Angola Township
Franklie
Granville
Warren
North Carolina
Alamance
Alexander
Alleghany
Anson
Beaufort
Bertie
Bladen
Brunswick
Buncombs
Burke
Cabarras
Caldwell
Camden
Carteret
Caswell
Catawba
Chatham
Cherokee
Chowan
Clay
Cleveland
Columbus
Craven
Cumberland
Currituck
Dare
Davie
Davidson
Duplin
Durham
Edgecombe
Forsyth
Franklin
Gaston
Gates
Greene
Guilford
Halifax
Harnett
Haywood
Henderson
Hertford
Hyde
Sredell
Pailico
Pasquotank
Pender
Perquimans
Person
Pitt
Polk
Randolph
Richmond
Robeson
Rockingham
Rowan
Rutherford
Sampson
Stanly
Stakes
Surry
Swain
Transylvania
Tyrrell
Union
Yance
Fidelity and true friendship in adversity
A short exhortation on loyalty, stating that true friendship endures hardship and that betrayers reveal only selfish motives. It argues real fidelity is rare but exists in the heart and should be sustained through distress and hardship.
Kentucky Heroine of Early Days in Nelson County
An 1787 assault on John Merrill’s cabin in Nelson County Kentucky shows frontier resolve. Merrill is wounded while Mrs Merrill, with an axe, drives off seven raiders burning feathers to suffocate them and killing four in defense of their home. One attacker escapes wounded. Also noted is a Colorado resident claiming possession of Columbus’s crucifix.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nashville
Nash County
Judge Shipp
Charlotte
Nash Court
Shipp
Nelson County
Kentucky
Old
Virginia
John Merrill
Merrill
Tie
Columbus
America
Colorado
Columbug
How to Train the Memory
The piece urges active reading to improve memory. It recommends reading with interest and then recalling ideas aloud in one’s own words. It warns against careless skim reading of newspapers and sensational novels which produce confusion and forgetfulness.
Point of Law in McNee v Robins on Note Interest
The case in the Superior Court concerned a note reading six months after date with 8 percent interest. The judge held the 8 percent only for the initial six months. after maturity the legal rate of interest applied. The U S Supreme Court was cited, and the ruling was affirmed on appeal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ebenezer McNeely
SR Bsseiae
Robinson
J.T. Keerans
Superior Court
Intiff
Seymour
North Carolina
Supreme Court of the United States
Advice on Chick en Cholera Cure Using Oak Bark and Lime Wash
A farmer recounts a chicken cholera outbreak that killed many birds last fall. He credits white oak bark tea and direct dosing to save twenty four of thirty, and recommends lime wash and sand to restore health, noting bark can be bought at drug stores.
Elmira Youths Weigh Tastes In Smoke Gossip
A group of Elmira girls discuss preferences with a tease about Sam Parrison who smokes. The scene shifts to poultry care advice, noting chickens need proper domestication and care to prosper, and that no gains come without effort.
Scratches in Horses Remedy From Flower of Sulphur Mix
A Canadian correspondent shares a horse remedy after many trials gave only temporary relief. Mixing flower of sulphur with glycerine to form a glossy paste, the writer reports rapid, wonderful results. Applications at night followed by plain glycerine in the morning are recommended.
Experimental cement glass compound described in 19th century notes
The text details making a cement by mixing pulverized stone and glass with sulfur, heating to melt sulfur and form a homogeneous material, moulding, then heating to 248 degrees for use. It resists acids and air and remains unchanged in boiling water, hardening to stone at 230 degrees.
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New Orleans
Rube Ioffenstein
Poydras ‘Street
Troffenstein
Jerusalem
Ferman
Herman
Ierman
The
Glinston
Sentinel
Geo. M. Mathes
Aftor
Winston, N.C
Sam
Preston Roan
Winston
Robah F. Gray
Merchants’ Hotel
Winston, N. C
Dr. I. Gector
Depot Street
AVING
Citi Seon
Winston, Salem
Sountry
J. Lindsay Patterson
Winston, NW Co
John Ti
Dillard
Greensboro
N. C
Wacho- Fin National Back
Wiston
N.C
Ort
Jechfield, Ratchfeld & Stedman
Iso
Scasa
W. T. Vogler
Main Street
Kees Cox T
DURE
Marels
Austin
Petersburgh
Summergarden
R.nk
Woman
Robert D. Johnston
Merchant Tailor
New York
Hat House
H.S. Foy
J. W. Foy
Fidelity
Elmira
Sam Iparrison
Trumph
Flood
W. IL. Vanderbuilt
Fifth Avenue
Daniel Webster
Mis
James Geddes Day
Sam—uel Appleton
Indiana
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