Edgewood Poultry Farm Trains Chickens by Steam Hatching
A New York World report describes Edgewood Poultry Company in Westchester County near Mamaroneck. The 15 acre facility incubates up to 16,000 eggs with steam, houses 15,000 birds, and ships 10,000 eggs monthly to families along the Sound. The farm uses 90 degree brooding rooms and a French style feeding machine to mass fattening before market. The operation employs Peter R. Quick and aims for high hatch rates and steady supply across seasons.
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Mamaroneck
House of Hapsburg
Edgewood Poultry Company
Harlem
Peter R. Quick
New York
Posse
Bridge of Sighs
Edgewood
Sound
Greenwich
Conn
New York World
Sailors Ship Talk Shows Rich Dialect and Poetry
The piece explains how seafaring speech reshapes land terms into nautical meanings and blends hardships with rough verse. It notes sailors vent emotions in topsail-halyard songs and chanteys, using wind and halyard chorus as a vehicle for protest and humor.
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Jack
Chicago Herald
Gotham’s 400 in church and fashionable worship
A New York paper notes society's 400 attend church as a fad with midnight services imagined. It highlights fashionable clergymen, imported priests, and prominent figures like Dr. Greer and Rev. Morgan, plus the cosmopolitan worship habits of Stuyvesant Square social women.
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New York
Father Ignatious
Greer
Cornelius Vanderbilt
Rev
D. Parker Morgan
Dr. Rainsford
St. George's
Stuyvesant Square
Poems and Poets Reflect on Originality and Imitation
A reflective piece debates what makes a true poet versus imitators. It traces how great poets often begin by echoing predecessors and later develop a personal rhythm, while some writers channel beauty into deeds rather than verses.
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Lott
The Skin Complexes Beyond Simple Appearance
The skin, a multifaceted organ, regulates heat via sweat and oil glands, expels wastes, and provides the sense of touch. It comprises epidermis, a fibrous middle layer, and a transparent outer film, with nails and hoofs as modifications.
Man Dies While Signing Will in Plainfield
An octogenarian millionaire from Plainfield New Jersey died on his deathbed while attempting to sign a will. His lawyer hastily drafted the document and read it back as the dying man whispered yes to it. A hypodermic dose had briefly revived him to finish the will.
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New York World
Job Male
Plainfield
N. J
Current alarm buoy sights strong maritime interest
A New York Sun report describes a novel current alarm buoy developed by a Lighthouse Department worker. The device uses a hemispherical eight foot float with a blade that, driven by current, makes the bell toll to warn ships near shoals. One unit is in Norfolk Virginia, but locals call it a nuisance due to constant ringing.
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Lighthouse Department
Fifth District
Norfolk
Elizabeth River
New York Sun
Shot Full of Holes by Jim Cannon in Civil War Tale
A Civil War yarn recounts Jim Cannon, a bold but reckless scout from Indiana, wounded eleven times after ambushing a group of bushwhackers. He survived, later said to work in an Indiana town.
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Jim Cannon
Erin
Indiana
Seventieth Indiana
Jim
Chicago News
Victory too soon for bankrupt Detroit dealer tale
An agent reports a northern county case of a Detroit wholesale house pressuring a dry goods man into bankruptcy. The man explains his actions after marriage and social boasts, including lavish gifts and church pledges, claiming losses from a failed deal left him unable to pay creditors.
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Detroit
Disjointed Item Lists From Tulsa Era Guide Note
Fragmentary OCR item mentions Oklahoma Guide Book and Map sent on receipt of Hicts. Tyler and Co Kansas City. In Paris there are 56. The text is fragmented with no clear event or person actions.
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Oklahoma
Tyler & Co
Kansas City
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