Strange Tales And Oddities From A Bygone Era
A jumble of vignettes describes Omaha scavengers protected by law, nocturnal crow flocks by the Missouri, tales of slavery era inference, a Birmingham necromancer and Shadrach legends, New York demolition boom, a giant Missouri catfish tale, guinea pig farming plans, a towering Asheville sunflower, early telegraph writing on phones, a Connecticut farmer’s egg thief snake, and remarkable large ox exhibitions in Louisville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Omaha
Missouri
Cut-On
Florence Lakes
Eamy Conpon
Connecticut
Birch oil and bark trades from timber country noted
The article describes birch twigs bark and leaves yielding resins oils and alkaloids used in medicines art leather and wintergreen substitutes. It covers production methods adulteration concerns and a Minnesota meat inspection debate impacting Armour Chicago dressed meats in Duluth and a habeas corpus case.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Science Hill
Europe
Russia
Austria
Lumber Trade Journal
Minnesota Legisature
Armour Packing
Chicago
Armour Company
Duuth
Stearns
Ensicn
Christian
Perfect Harmony Frays In A Parlor Quarrel
A young couple argues over decorating choices after a bridal tour. They clash on wall lighting and watercolor placement, revealing underlying tension about harmony and future living together. The quarrel escalates with hopes of reconciliation and fear of estrangement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George
Pshaw
Helen
Mamma
Courtship Tales From an Auckland Lodging
A narrator recalls arriving in Auckland and meeting a cheerful emigrant woman at a lodging house. He flatters and proposes marriage, she laughs yet signals curiosity. He presses, arguing migration aims differ by gender, and they wed two days later. The story portrays cheeky courtship in colonial letters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pan
Auckland
French Girls and Women in Paris Society and Their Beauty
The piece discusses French women across classes, praising youth and beauty in girls but noting aging traits, blamed on late dinners, wine, and luxury. It contrasts upper class changes with outdoor labor causing bronzed skin and posture issues in middle and lower classes. A rabid cat scare at Corbeil leads to mass destruction of cats.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
O. C. Terry
Belva Lockwood
Paris
Corbeil
Bathing Crisis on the River Sideways
A long fragment describes a bathing incident on a river side in which a girl is dragged by a circular rubber pad from a boat. A youth falls overboard, others shout warnings, and she calmly walks ashore after ducking him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dore
Three Black Crows and a Snowy Egret Above rocky Lake Wall
Three Black Crows perch on a brown gray cliff above a lake as a stallion crosses the rocks. The scene ends with a snowy tailed American eagle circling high overhead toward Upper River, observed by Forest and Stream.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bala
Hindu Women and Custom in Indian Society
A fragment discusses the roles of Hindu women, marriage, and family duties. It suggests norms about obedience to husbands, the influence of mothers, and expectations for daughters within Indian culture of the era. The text references traditional practices and social pressures shaping women's lives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manac
Also Mentioned on This Page
Tobias Jackson
Birmingham
Ala
Daniel
Prophet
Shadrach
Meshach
Aboulnezo
Israel
Ceu
Surna
Jackson
City Hall
New York
Louisiana
Turner
Tuhenre
Asheville
N. C
St. Louis
Jinnie Stack
Towa
Villisen
Saida
Spe
Corrosen Joux Walker
Gaspe
Jucbee
Sir John Rose
England
Scotland
Colonel Walker
Childen
Thames
WuaiIr
Hattie D
G. W.G
William Cranpner
Waynesboro
Ringgold
Bourbon
Louisville
Providence Telegram
Australia
Cott
Ter
Ular
Hubbard
Bona His
Ceur
Cis
Ustom
Miidie
Anoti Gramaue
Erie
Wey
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