Decerts and diversions from a bygone era mix in news
The article surveys diverse topics from 19th century life: British army decertions costs, American homeowners, California fruit shipments to London, German Emperor’s finances, long railway progress, fig crops in the South, and a Galveston bridge permit. It also recounts a war veteran tale of a couple in a Gulf coast hotel, plus miscellany on frogs and an ancient rose bush in France.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ummel
Long Island
Iha Sound
Mansion House
Kuimmel
Kummel
Leganas
Lever
Althea
Henri
Herman
Nathaniel Gray
Mrs. Gray
Gray
Indictment of Harrison Administration Abuses and Corruption
A stark indictment attacks Benjamin Harrison's four-year term, alleging bribery, voter manipulation, Civil Service misuse, and ties to monopoly interests. It cites Wanamaker, Quay, Raum, and broader misconduct in pensions, post offices, and foreign appointments, warning of ongoing corruption and urging defeated power to restore reform. The piece also reports agricultural export data and tariff faults, arguing policy harmed farmers while enriching monopolies.
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Republican Party
Chicago
Matthew Quay
Dudley
John Wanamaker
Wanamaker
Tanner
Raum
Reed Congress
Clarkson
Quay
Platt
Civil Service Commission
Baltimore
Harrison
Esau
McCreery
Chile
Hikins
Porter
Congress
Cinde
Pension Bureau
Marshall Airey
Roosevelt
Postuilits
Custom House
Postmaster Johnson
Taek
Fender
Maryland
Minneapolis
New York World
The Tariff and the Farmer Questions for Courier-Journal
A Pennsylvania Democrat asks how tariff affects grain farmers versus cotton growers and how tariff rebates are regulated. He queries which farm produced or manufactured articles can be cheaper in the English market than in the American market and notes tariff impact on grain and cotton growers alike.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pensylvania Democrat
Courier-Journal
Ann
Siller
It Is a Stimulant Tariff Debate Captured in Speech
A Republican speaker, Mr. Mason, argues that the tariff is not merely a tax but a stimulant that boosts campaign contributions from protected interests. He claims it drives wealth, influences Carnegie, and pressures workers with higher living costs, asserting the tariff serves as both tax and stimulant.
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Britton
Gray
Catc
Mrs. Gray
Nattie
Nattiel
Tve
Kkummel
Althea
Mr. Kummel
New York Mercury
Mr. Mason
Igt Friera
Carnegie
Scotland
England
Melancholia and its dangers from early stage to detection
The text discusses melancholia as a grave disease with lethal potential, detailing how it differs from ordinary sadness, its forms including simple melancholia and melancholia with agitation or stupor, and key early symptoms such as sleeplessness neck pain and low spirits. It cites a New York Medical Journal report and a Harper’s piece while noting diagnostic challenges and patient behavior.
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New York Medical Journal
Burnett
Kansas City Medical College
Philadelphia
Humorous quips and contrived puns on love and life
A collage of dated jokes and witticisms about Mercury wings, wrong kisses, dressing a chicken, poetry to the moon, weather quips, stockbrokers, and police misadventures. The piece strings quick one liners and dialogue snippets, reflecting light banter and social foibles in a late 19th or early 20th century humor column.
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Great Britain
United States
London
California
Wiesbaden
Casel
Hansover
Boston
Derr Keupp
Iungsh
Pekin
South
North Carolina
South Atlantic
Chesapeake
Gulf
County Commissioners’ Court
Galveston
Texas
Secretary of War
West Galveston Bay
Virginia Point
Missouri Valley Bridge and Iron Works
Leavenworth
Kay
Mnaile
Piaden
Ith Canal
Lis
New York Sun
Giffin
New York
Gifin
Great—Britain
Father
Margaret HE. Sangster
Cecil Charles
Rummels
Coures
Celia
St. Louis
Paul Pietri
Julius Danseen
St. Louis Star Sagigns
Hildesheim
France
Lewis the Pious
Charlemagne
Hize
Gunther
Rheims
Mary
Lewis the Pione
Benjamin Harrison
Taca
Lome
Courier-Journals
Adaia
Aly
You
Giod
Eles Chauncey
Harper's Bazar
Glerk
Harper's
Ernst
Mercury
Paris
Bronson
Johnson
Miss Flash
Miss Dash
Jack Ford
Ica
Stock Board
Misa
Michael
Marians
Moneybags
Weckless
Ncai
Gantz
Bowys
Oslo
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