Quotable lines and quips from late 19th century press
A collection of pithy aphorisms and satirical bits about public figures, crime, and society. Notes on Zolas death, Dreyfus, Peary, Brigham Young, and various rulers, plus quips on divorce, education, money, and purpose. Multiple notable names appear, including Baer Sage and Pa Zimmerman.
Tongues of Paris and a Crime Tales of Contrasts
A mosaic of brief items on a boy’s deadly gun misfire, linguist studies in Paris, reactions to urban rural shifts, and a Brooklyn thief who robbed for his ailing wife. The piece weighs moral contrasts and social commentary with sharp observations.
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Charles S. Shirler
Shirler
American District Telegraph Company
Brooklyn
Charles
Charles Shivier
Franco-Prussian alliance echoed in modern ties
The piece reflects on revived Franco Prussian bond and ongoing American influence abroad. It notes labor unions forming in the Philippines and contemplated strikes, praising how U S culture and friendships shape global relations. Washington Rochambeau motto cited to illustrate enduring partnerships.
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Philippines
Federation of Nations
Washington
Rochambeau
Lierty
United States
France
Leaping Salmon Snapshot Captures Alaska Jump
A United States Fish Commission officer on Afognak Island Alaska captures a rare photograph of a leaping salmon. The fish leaps a waterfall toward its spawning grounds in the stream headwaters for what may be the most successful snapshoot of such a moment.
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United States Fish Commission
Afognak
Alaska
Labor on Railroad Folders
The article explains the effort behind railroad time folders, noting a Western railroad uses a general folder from sixteen divisions with 2,000 town names and schedules for over 500 trains. It also states 60,000 figures must be checked when times change. Swiss ornithologists warn cats threaten birds in Switzerland.
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Big Western Railroad
Switzerland
Henry Phipps and His Fortune in Steel and Charity
Henry Phipps, director of Carnegie Steel and a leading American financier, is noted for a $100,000 Boer relief gift. Born poor in Allegheny City, he and Andrew Carnegie built a vast steel empire, later moving to New York where he plans a $1,000,000 Fifth Avenue palace. His philanthropy extends to many Pittsburg-area institutions, alongside broader educational gains reflected in improved literacy across Southern and border states, with notable progress in North Carolina, Georgia, South Carolina and Louisiana.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Phipps
South Africa
Carnegie Steel Company
America
Mr. Phipps
Allegheny City
Pittsburg
Andrew Carnegie
Phipps
Carnegie
New York
5Th Avenue
87Th
Oklahoma
Nebraska
District of Columbia
Missouri
Nevada
New Mexico
Arizona
Indian Territory
Louisiana
Delaware
Tennessee
Virginia
Arkansas
North Carolina
Mississippi
Georgia
Alabama
South Carolina
Pennsylvania man unearths coal mine in back yard
A Pennsylvania man discovers a coal mine in his yard, a situation some may deem sacrilege. The odd find sparks discussion on property and curious discoveries behind homes.
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Pennsylvania
Baer
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Aberdeen
Geo. J. Wolff
J. Harris & Sons
Zola
Dreyfus
Russell Sage
Peary
Brigham Young
Cardamanseed
Sultan of
Sulu
George Ade
Lieut
Arctic
Pa Zimmerman
Manchester
Duke
St. Louis
Paris
Boston
Philadelphia
Baltimore
New Orleans
San Francisco
Puget Sound
Great Lakes
Chain of Lakes
Atlantic
Bleasly
Bleasley
Mr. Bleasly
Eliot
Kansas
Queer Savings Bank