Niagara Falls NY Named Newest City in New York State
The Niagara Falls area formed New York's thirty third city by merging Niagara Falls and Suspension Bridge. Census 1890 reported 9 907 residents, with strong growth expected to exceed 10 000. The Buffalo Courier lauds its scenery and industrial progress as the youngest city in the state.
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Niagara Falls
Niagara Fails
Falls
Jos
Posus
Buffalo Courier
Magnets Exhibit Baffling Power in Noted Experiments
Reports describe striking tests with two large magnets and four drum men pulling to detach them. A tack swarm flew toward the magnet, solid 15 inch cannon balls hung in the air in a stacked line, and a sledge hammer felt feather light when swung against the magnet.
Tree Growing in Church Tower Amazes Locals in Luean N HL
A mountain ash on the top of a church tower in Luean N HL has grown from a small shoot to about seven feet tall in fifteen to sixteen years. Roots push through brick cracks and the tree has blossomed with scarlet berries in recent years, attracting interest as a curious sight cited in Mechan's Monthly.
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Luean N. HL
Tve
Usago
Tien
Mechan’s Monthly
Edgar L. Wakeman
Europe
England
United States
Locust Plagues Wipe Crops And Global Observations
A locust swarm devastates crops in the Orange Free State causing losses over a million dollars. The article surveys railway safety, population gender ratios, a Missouri Mission barge project, and olive oil regulation, noting global notes on agriculture, roads, amok in Malaya, and California olive cultivation.
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Socra
Western Australia
Army
Navy
Great Britain
Moham med standard at Turin museum and ancient rock city
The sacred standard of Moham med, once in the Mosque of Ayoub in Constantinople, is now housed in Turin Italy after Baron Tecco bought it in 1839 for King Charles Albert. It features red silk with verses from the Koran in yellow. Nearby near Milan lies a dramatic rock formation nicknamed Nature's City with a 200 foot high irregular mass forming a citadel and a 200 acre layout with a natural 300 foot wall. The article also traces the origin of the letter i and the names of the Great Lakes.
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Monam Mep
Mohammed
Turin
Italy
Ayoub
Constantinople
Baron Tecco
Charles Albert
Milan
Geography in South Africa and misdirected travelers
A boy named N. H. Bishop travels with Argentine natives across South America and overhears a humorous exchange about Boston and Bostron. The dialogue features mistaken geography with references to France England and North America, highlighting confusion and playful misstatements.
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South Africa
Boston
N. H. Bishop
Pampas
South America
Argentine Republic
Hkosten
Bostron
France
North America
Number One
England
Buenos Ayres
Subtle Cure Promoted for General Catarrh and Lung Irritation
An advertisement touts Dr Hoxsies Certain Croup Cure as effective for threat and lung irritation, claiming it permeates all tissues of the ves ter y organs. It is marketed by a Buffalo NY prominent druggist. The piece also notes an accordion inventor Damian of Vienne in 1820.
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Seo
Ellis
Rev. C. F P. Loop
Pomona
California
Africa
Tuscany
United States
Madison Square Garden
New York
Genoa
Dr. Hoxsie
A. P. Hoxsie
Buffalo
Damian
Vienne
Wall Paper Advertises Cent a Bolt Deals
A Rochester Da wallpaper jobber offers solid finer paper at one cent per bolt and gold embossed samples at two cents. The ad promotes gold embossed finishes and requests wall paper samples for Rochester customers.
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Rochester
New South Wales Reports Best Rabbits Hit One Million
New South Wales records show a record 1,000,000 rabbits in the previous year. Wildlife officials note rising populations and ongoing management efforts.
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New South Wales
Hall's Catarrh Cure Praised by Local Drugstore
M L Thompson Co druggists of Coudersport Pa endorse Hall's Catarrh Cure as the best and only sure remedy for catarrh. Beecham's Pills touted to ward off malaria related sickness and restore vigor. Salvation Army cavalry brigade disbanded by General Booth is noted.
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Olive
J. A
Reynoldsville
M.L. Thompson & Co
Coudersport
Hall
Cavalry Brigade
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Salvation Army
Booth
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