Novelties of the Day and Curious Travels Across Continents
A travel tale recalls a mother bear guiding her cub up a mountain. The Albatross crew meets a naked man with a pig on Charles Island while a convict colony’s history surfaces. The column spans hair markets in Europe, Edison and early invention life, ancient pyramid stones, a bull encounter, trained fleas, and oddities from Alaska to Japan.
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Rocky Mountains
Prof. Lee
Bowdoin College
South Pacific Ocean
Charles Island
Galapagos
Chatham Island
Albatross
Chatham
Ingenuity of a Convict Carved from a Jail Board
A ship carpenter inmate at the St Louis jail spent three months transforming a white pine board into an intricate wooden chain of 234 links and 13 swivels. He carved the Liberty Bell and a beam with two carved hands, symbols of North and South unity and peace, plus multiple scenes including In God We Trust, St Louis Jail June 4, and The Emancipation.
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Charles Fry
Fry
New Orleans
St. Louis
Erin
Globe-Democrat
Cotton factories spark growth in Charlotte era boom
The Charlotte Chronicle praises new cotton factories in the city with four plants by year end, spending 273 500 pounds on buildings and machinery 214 000 and 359 500 respectively, total 30 684 spindles and annual cotton use about 10 000 bales producing nearly 4 000 000 pounds of yarns and warps. Initial employment 400 workers with weekly payroll 21 709 pounds, rising with expansion.
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Charlotte
N. C
Pinwinenam Man Builds Clock for Friend
A Pinwinenam Alabama man created a clock as a gift for a friend. The clock ran briefly then stopped, and it was later found the recipient had died at the exact time shown by the clock.
Farmer and wife duel with nine foot cougar in Oregon
Jason Hamilton and Mrs. Hamilton along with a hired man chased a cougar through their Cascades country coop after hens vanished. Hamilton shot the animal from a tree, the cougar attacked, dogs and torch aided, Mrs. Hamilton burned its chin, and the men finally beat the cougar to death. pelt to be tanned for a cloak.
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Jason Hamilton
Cascale Ski
Mr. Hamilton
Pagoda Opening at Chickering Hall Draws 1200 Guests
Rain did not damp the opening of The Pagoda as 200 Chinese and 1000 American friends gathered at Chickering Hall. Guy Maine gave a welcome, J Stewart Happer sang a Chinese love song, and Maine lectured on tea. A Chinese band entertained with brassy but melodic tunes ending with stereopticon views of life in China.
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Chickering Hall
Guy Maine
China
Yale College
J. Stewart Happer
Youk Su
England Annexes Savage Island
England secures control of Savage Island, dubbed Nieve by Captain Cook for its hostile natives. The coral island, 36 miles around and 2000 feet high, lies between Panama and Brisbane, near the Tonga group, with fresh water and potential coal and agricultural resources. The distinct native group and suitability for commerce are noted.
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Nieve
Savage Island
Cook
Great Britain
Panama
Brisbane
Auckland
Sanfrancisco
The Latest Thing in Dogs Fashion Moves to Collie and Fox Terrier
Fashionable dogs shift away from poodle and pug toward collie and fox terrier. The fox terrier is sturdy and willful against being carried, while the Scotch collie is praised for near human intelligence and moral qualities, promising owners a chance to admire canine intellect.
Joking Riddle on Tail and Carriage Contrast
A quip contrasts a dog’s tail with a rich man’s carriage. The joke hinges on wordplay about constant attachments and showy possessions.
Weather Forecast From the Bone Predicts Severe Winter
The Times reports a long, cold winter ahead with heavy snows and stormy periods. Forecasts suggest November to January will bring freezing temperatures, frequent freezes, and potential snow cover, impacting farming and preparations for Christmas and early spring.
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Marci
Borilen
Senmies
Bone
Pete
Wealthiest Spinster Miss Mary Garrett of Baltimore District
The Time article notes Miss Mary Garrett of Baltimore is reputed the wealthiest spinster in the United States with an estimated fortune from five to fifty million. Journalists and bachelors discuss her marriage prospects, yet she remains unmarried at middle age and is described as highly educated.
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Morlans
Pyrenees
London
Eugenie
Mary Garrett
Deltimere
United
Baltimere
Nes Ae
Garrett
Mary
John W. Garrett
Delors
Baltimore
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Silver Watch
Niagara
San Quentin
Cal
San Rafael
Thomas A. Enisex
Edison Stite Works
Orange
New Jersey
Pyramids
London Embankment
Watkinsville
Mr. Smith
Palmer
Pittsburg
Pennsylvania
England
R. F. Kretasman
Curtis, Fla
Sorrakine
Alaska
Washington
J. W. Chickering
Colorado
White River
TuEne
St. Augustine
Fla
Western Railway
Alabama
Joan A. Sniper
Liveryville
Mr. Snider
Trenton
R. Kondo
The
Mining University of Japan
Lake Superior
Grorce Macomber
Buffalo Bill
George
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