Tale of Tippo Sahib the elephant and the cascading raft
Billy Manson recalls Old Tippo Sahib, a famed and fierce elephant from the Van Amburgh show, who refused a ford and clashed with a raft in turbulent Delaware River rapids. The beast toppled rafts, roared triumphantly, and proceeded to Milford, leaving wrecked logs, panicked raft crews, and a legend of a beast with a will of iron.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Billy Manson
New York Sun
Tippo Sahib
van Amburgh
Tip
Tippo
Port Jervis
Pike County
Milford
Delaware River
Shaky
and Sons
Pennsylvania
Tippo Shib
Spa
New York
Old Tip
Circus Iy
Dining With Laplanders and a Lapp Hut Visit
A writer describes dining with Lapps in a hut. A wood fire burned, coffee and reindeer milk were served, sugar was eaten separately, and cakes with sour cream were unpalatable. The guest discreetly hid leftovers to avoid offending hosts, while the dogs sniffed around.
Cassava Roots Size and Uses in Pastries
Cassava roots stretch three to five feet and four inches in diameter. Raw roots taste nutty and resemble a pink radish when broken. Used grated in pastries to stiffen cakes and puddings, or mixed with corn meal for fritters with fried oyster flavor. Stalks grow to a small tree size. cut four inches long and planted four feet apart.
Puzzling Advertisements Ebbs and Flows in An Curious Sheet
A collage of medical claims and curiosities appears, promoting Dr Isaac Thompson blooded remedies, a tree statistic from Mount Etna, Cragin Co ship notices, Dobbins wrappers for cents, electrocution gear test on animals, Scott Emulsion travel notes, roses credited to France, Syrup of Figs laxative appeal, and Spanish grasshopper soap claim.
Toilet table care and Venice Liniment advert
An old advertisement extols Dr Tobias Venice Liniment as a top toilet table remedy for pimples blotches and insect bites. It notes a state charity report listing New York caring for 67,781 invalids pampers and delinquents at over 670000 annually.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tobias
State Board of Charities
New York State
Diamonds and the global diamond trade by the era
The article describes major diamond sources in the early era including the Kimberly and Jaegers Fontaine mines in South Africa, with minority stones from Borneo Brazil and India. It notes London Paris Amsterdam as the three great markets and details Amsterdam’s dominance in cutting and polishing. A New York firm is highlighted for independent high standard diamond work and meticulous record keeping for traceability.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kimberly
South Africa
Jaegers’ Fontaine
Borneo
Brazil
India
London
Paris
Amsterdam
New York Herald
Why a Boiled Lobster Turns Red
A New York Dispatch note explains that lobster shells redden due to iron oxidation when boiled. The shell’s natural muriatic acid and heat drive a chemical change similar to brick burning, altering the lobster’s living coat and color. The sun can also cause oxidation but acts slower and bleaches the shell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Dispatch
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New Orleans Picayune
Isaac Thompson
Oburn
Mer
Ite Secott
Hall
Kiawe
Ifr
Aline
St. Phila
Tovernment
Mount Etna
Mwmbagooo
Hemiache
Lamretacne
Europe
Alfred BK. Scott
Scott & Bowne
Scott
Paricelona
Milan
Uperte
Bress
Beecham
DAIA
France
United States
Hood
All Druggista
C. 1, Hood & CO
Lowell
Masa
Uburg
Stelphresa
Lecce
Ua Persease
Amd
F&f. F
Jonsus
Ensio Jou W. Nornins
Berg
Ghiy Taurht
Cere Free
Bryant
Celeve
Van
Hutak
Washington
Frazer A
Joseph Ht
Ili ii
Tare Beam Ali
Binghamton A
Ge Cincinnati
Doree
M. D
Chicago
Diamonds
Supolio
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