Population decline and urban life woes in late 19th century notes
Professor Ladousy links France’s population drop to tuberculosis mortality. New York tenement data show only 249 children under 14 at work among nearly 1.25 million tenants. Scribner’s cites Mr. Rice on New York’s child labor. Shanghai youths debate marriage amid credit-chit system. Germany’s population surge of 400,000 yearly plus emigrants poses a social crisis. A call to greater agricultural productivity ends with a moral quip about population and progress.
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Ladousy
France
New York
Rice
Children of
Ln Scribner’s Magazine
Labor displacement and Indian affairs in 19th century notes
Carroll D Wright discusses labor displacement from power machinery across industries noting uncertainty in totals and the broader benefits from labor expansion. The piece also covers West Indian delegations in Washington seeking relief, including Chippewa requests for aid after a dam overflow at Leech Lake.
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Rad
Washington
Indian Bureau
Leech Lake
Mins
Noble
Pigmy Hogs at London Zoo From Australia
Specimens described as the smallest known hoges are now quartered at the London Zoological Gardens. Originating from southern Australia, they are called the pigmy hogs of the antipodes. They are well formed and frisky, about the size of a muskrat, and are true hogs not related to guinea pigs.
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London Zoological Gardens
Australia
Chicago Times
Cannot Hire Servant Girl Over Dog Dislike
Mrs Spinks rejects a servant applicant who dislikes dogs and admits liking to kill them. The applicant claims to have told Mrs Spinks sympathy for dogs and was refused after confessing hatred of dogs and desire to kill them.
Laugh a little bit motto urged against misfortune
A quoted motto urges readers to laugh a little bit at misfortune and keep sunshine on the face. The verse by J. Edmund V. Cook in St Nicholas encourages grit humor and resilience despite mockery or fame.
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Beldam
J. Edmund V. Cook
Nicholas
Editor's wooing leads to unexpected marriage tale
Karl Rubens, editor of the Weekly Shiner, meets Blanche Ainslie a penniless heiress who wishes to write for the paper. After initial rejection from his sister Diana, Blanche pleads for a chance, inspires a romantic turn, and ends with Blanche becoming his wife as the editor keeps her manuscript parcel.
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Misa Ainstie
Mr. Rubens
Karl
Blanche Ainslie
Blanche Aldstie
New York
Blanche
Binoche
Miss Ainslie
Llandhe Ainslie
Kurl Rubene
Papera
Misa
Diana Rubens
Carlyle
Shiner
Diana
Dina
Kerl
Misa di
Patiaw
Kart
Karl Rubens
Miesthiana
Abe
Hianche Ainstie
Sud
Matrona
Africa's Greatest Pest and the Tsetse Fly Threat
The article notes tsetse flies spreading north in Africa as large game declines. It describes the bite’s limited effect on humans but deadly impact on cattle and horses, with natives and travelers risking stock loss. It cites missionary Swan in Katanga and Le Marinel's failed cattle herd as evidence of the fly’s reach.
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Africa
South Africa
Mr. Swan
Katanga
Congo
Lieut
le Marinel
New York Sun
Variegation in Leaves Tied to Plant Survival and Bud Strength
Variegated leaf color in geraniums and coleus is linked to a form of disease or defective growth called aportivg. It is not seed propagated but passed through cuttings. Stronger buds produce green stems while weaker buds yield white ones, suggesting a natural response to injury and a plant’s effort to survive under stress.
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Plant
New York Times
Slander Punishment in Medieval Poland Noted
A historical note describes a Polish law where a person found guilty of slander was forced to walk on all fours through the town’s streets, accompanied by a beadle, as public shaming. The passage references the kingdom’s customs and the severity of social penalties.
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Kingdom of
Poland
Cattle Trails and Westward Life Told in Old Papers
Harpers Weekly notes cattle trailing from Corpus Christi through the Panhandle to Dodge City and the dangers of night watches. The text contrasts cattle drives with the coming railroad and describes cowboy life, dangers, and the end in town with guns blazing. Also mentions bananas in Trinidad and drying in the West Indies with Gros Michel variety.
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Corpus Christie
Pan Handle
Texas
New Mexico
Colorado
Indian Territory
Dodge City
Harper's Weekly
Banana growth described as garden staple and plant development
The article details how bananas are common in South American gardens and not luxury items. It describes a banana patch in a garden, growth from shoots to tree like leaves, and the late nine month emergence of a deep purple bud that resembles a heart as it matures.
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United
Trembling Wolf Fish Sightings Stuns New Jersey's Creekside
New Jersey estuary Clay Pit Creek near Locust Point reports ferocious wolf fish attacks. Capt Towen loses a dead wolf dog Paddy and a horse is attacked as a sixty pound wolf fish is killed after a lengthy struggle. Reports by Capt Towen Fred Vogel and Capt Depreaux describe the monster with sawlike teeth and dramatic wounds.
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Clay Pit Creek
Shrewsbury
New Jersey
William C. Towen
New Amsterdam
Locust Point
Thio Hostelry
Uly
Fred Vogel
Joe Depreaux
Pele
Themeeves
Towen
Emington
New York Sun
Salmon decline threatens Columbia River fisheries future
Denver Republican notes that saloon traders of the Columbia River have boosted regional wealth but faces likely extinction of salmon runs. The article warns fish laws may not save the fisheries and suggests salmon will mostly survive only in British Columbia and Alaska due to river disturbances from steamboats and dense settlement.
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Columbia River
Northwest
Columbia
Sacramento River
British Columbia
Alaska
Denver
Col
The Innkeeper and His Theory
An old tavern keeper believes events repeat every thousand years. At a Kansas City meeting ex Governor Crit tenden recalls this tale as two scam artists promise payment on a date 1000 years hence. The keeper retorts that the men were here a thousand years ago with the same boast.
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Kansas City
Covernor Crittenden
Kansas City Times
A Lazy Waiter In Morrison's Hotel
An English traveler describes a frail waiter at Morrison's Hotel in Lublin as he prepared to depart for Bradford. The speaker jokes that the waiter appears exhausted and perhaps lazy, noting the man’s inability to move easily while the traveler watches him on the steps.
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Lublin
Bradford
Morrison's
New York
Mercure
A Duchess of Hay in Emily Dickinson Verse
Poem fragment describes wind as a duchess beyond compare and grass as mere hay. It conveys lilting imagery of breeze carrying sunshine and dew like pearls while the wind sleeps in “sovereign barns” and dreams away the days in a pastoral scene.
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Sovreign Barns
Emily Dickenson
Quick Witty Bits From A Parlor Exchange
A collection of humorous dialogue and quips from a social gathering. Topics range from quickness and poetry to marriage, crying, and manners with several pointed jests about bachelors artists and a dog narrator recounting a burgher’s capture.
Plants Without Roots Explain Unusual Life Forms
The article notes several rootless plants such as seaweeds and species like Macrocystis and duckweed, which absorb nourishment from water rather than roots. It mentions Gulf of Mexico fuscu s and the witch plant from Australia, all lacking true roots yet thriving in their habitats.
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Tirst
Frere
South Pacific
Gulf of Mexico
S. Louis Republic
Warning to Brain Workers on Diet and Fatigue
A New York newspaper quotes a physician warning brain workers against overeating and stomach overstaffing as the cause of breakdown. He urges moderate exercise, proper food, adequate clothing, and a calm mindset to sustain extensive work, with rest instead of stimulants when weariness appears.
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New York
Néne
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Carroll D. Wright
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Karl Rubem
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Richard
Prings
Blanche Alessie
Trinidad
West Indies
Gros Michel
Amazon River
Briggs—Tompkins
Briggs
Silas
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