Wide frost cripples fruit crops across many Ohio counties
The report surveys towns from Circleville to Canton and Lima noting extensive frost damage to fruit and grain. Wheat prospects vary by county with some counties reporting near average yields while others face near total losses especially for apples, peaches, plums, and small fruits.
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Circleville
Pickaway County
Stecbenville
London
Madison County
Ashland
van Wert
Wilmington
Delphoe
Marietta
Zanesville
Muskingum County
Stan
Cleveland
Loveland
Upper
Sandusky
Lancaster
Logan
Wellington
Troy
Akron
Athens
Portsmouth
Scioto County
Springfield
Clarke County
Urbana
Genet
Ottawa
Agricultural Telegram Shows Widespread Crop Damage Across Counties
The April 20 Special Telegram reports fruit losses and wheat prospects across multiple towns. Apples and peaches show heavy damage or destruction. wheat varies from fair to very damaged or near failure. Regions include Warren, Barnesville, Pomeroy, Sabina, Newcomerstown, Ashtabula, Dennison, Mt. Vernon, Gallipolis, Eaton, Newark, Ironton, Delaware, Cardington, Cambridge, Canfield, Corwin, and Youngstown with varying outcomes.
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Warren
Barnesville
Milford Center
Pomeroy
Sabina
Bellaire
Wapakoneta
Newcomerstown
Dennison
Waa
Mt. Vernon
Knox County
Gallipolis
Eaton
Morrow
Coshocton
Newark
Jicking County
Ironton
Delaware
Cardington
Lnte
Cambridge
Canfield
Corwin
France in ruins after war and civil strife
The letter describes France’s collapse after total war with Germany and internal conflict. Paris besieged by French factions, monuments destroyed, and the nation burdened by indemnity and debt. It laments national disintegration and calls attention to widespread devastation and demoralization.
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New York Tribune
France
Germany
Strasburg
Metz
Paris
Great Britain
United States
Met
Europe
Pennsylvania’s self sufficiency noted in agriculture report
The report praises Pennsylvania as largely self sustaining, producing all farm needs for its people and exporting surplus dairy, fruit, tobacco, and wheat. It cites Lancaster, York, Lehigh and other counties for notable surpluses and lists states and markets connected to trade, with references to stock breeding and imports for fattening.
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United States Commissioner of Agriculture
Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania Co
New York
Baltimore
Washington
New Jersey
Mercer
Glasgow
Hull
London
Lancaster
Fork
Back
Susquehanna
Bucks
Lehigh
York
Cumberland
Perry
Snyder
Fulton
Erie
Chester
Dauphin
Franklin
Adams
Westmoreland
California
Usquehannage
Tioga
Butler
Aioe
Parallelograms and anaconda talk in a May Scribner tale
A breezy Scribner’s piece from May recalls witty social quips and parlour puzzles among fashionable women. Guests mishear parallelogram, a husband jokes about digestion and a three story brick home, while Washington visitors prank with Indian Bureau gossip and a California marriage lure. The sketches tease vanity and aims of social satire.
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Leigh Hunt
Mr. Hunt
Washington
Jennie
California
Venus
Croesus
Court Speech Turns Gentleman's Warning Into March On May-Day
In Detroit a court scolds a restless man, Darius Worthington Jones, who defies order and protests his treatment. The judge orders sixty days and warns of absence when June berries ripen, while noting the seriousness of the proceedings.
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Detroit Free Press
Darius Worthington Jones
Learn to smoke and think a little
A philosopher narrates a tale of marital disillusion and affection worn thin after the honeymoon. He compares pursuit to chasing a car, arguing love remains though attention fades. He urges the wife to smoke and become a philosopher to calm nerves and aid digestion.
Drainage and pure water blamed for Seton Hall fever
At Seton Hall College New Jersey an interior fever caused suspension of studies as parents feared illness. After careful medical examination the cause was found to be impure water from old drains feeding the site. The water supply was cleaned and patients were advised to use boiled or treated water.
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Seton Hall College
New Jersey
Parenta
Assyrian Discoveries Expand Knowledge Of Ancient Records
The Assyrian and Babylonian studies over twenty five years reveal rich annals of ancient rulers and a growing understanding of their literature and beliefs. George Smith’s Flood story discoveries, aided by the British Museum, yield key tablets and translations in the new work Assyrian Discoveries.
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Judah
Israel
Babylon
Cyrus
George Smith
Smith
London “Telegraph
British Museum
Nineveh
WJ Ward Seribur
Wheat Crop Prospects In Northwest Eyes Favorable
The Northwest reports Winter wheat sown up to average levels with some local increases and little winter kill due to snow. Spring wheat sowing around average in southern areas with plans to plant more elsewhere. Overall prospects are flattering barring drought or pests, with 1876 yields expected to match or exceed 1874 by up to a couple million bushels.
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Chicago Times
Northwest
Chicago
Paper Pulp Use Expands Into Water Pails and Staves
The article notes the growing use of paper pulp to produce water pails and wooden staves. It explains traditional pulp methods waste chips and fag ends, while paper pulp fully utilizes fibrous material. If wood stock is used, waste is reduced and savings extend into new product lines.
Multiple political and economic notes from early 20th century sources
Reports mention crude oil strikes in Moniteau county Missouri and a coal deposit near Bay City Michigan. Other items note lower British export trade, growing Rio Grande border tensions, Florida blackberry conditions, and a Michigan liquor law repeal with licenses.
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British Board of Trade
Rio Grande
Florida
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