Americas Fire Department elects chiefs and lists officers
The Americas Fire Department held quarterly parade and inspection despite weather. A. T. Oliver was elected Chief and T. M. Cobb Assistant Chief for the year. The meeting also produced officers for Wide Awake No 1 Mechanic No 2 and Hook and Ladder No 9 with numerous foremen assistants, secretaries, and engineers named. A separate letter discusses Guano Bill opinions and a separate assignment of assets of L. Bosworth with a receiver appointed by Judge Fort.
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Americas Fire Department
Cause
A. T. Oliver
T. M. Cobb
Americas
Vigilance Fire Company No. 2
L. B. Bosworth
Bosworth
Bio
Eptron Recogner
Losworth
Yeaterday
Fort
Mr. Bosworth
J. A. Anstey
Advice to Mothers Mus Winston's Sooraine Srnur
An OCR fragment promotes a product for children with claims to ease illnesses and diarrah. It mentions a price of twenty cents for a bottle. The text is garbled but centers on parental guidance and a medicinal remedy.
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Winston
Y M C A Notes and membership policy issued
Mrs M T Elam donated a water set and vase for the parlor while Mrs Lott Warren crafted decorative slates for display. The reading room features notable periodical selections. The board announces membership tickets at 3.00 annual fee with entry limited to ticket holders and nontransferable tickets subject to inspection. Dress goods and ladies cloth advertise forthcoming styles and colors.
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M. T. Elam
Lott Warren
T Lem
The
Century Magazine
Brooklyn Magazine
Cosmpolitan Magazine
Harper's Monthly
Weekly
Young People
Youths’ Companion
St. Nicholas
Frank Leake
Illustrated
Scientific American
Pack
the Graphic News
Board of Directors
Controversy Over Fertilizer Bills Spurs State Debate
The excerpt argues against salary increases for railroad and state officers, defending Col Simmons and criticizing proposed fertilizer inspection repeal. It notes judges and lawyers’ salaries, warns bills could drive trade from the state or favor the rich, and mentions Capt. Coleman’s discovery with Dr King’s New Discovery for consumption. The passage also advertises silk and velvet goods and clothing items.
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Col. Simmons
Railroad Commission
Col Simmons
Brady
Col. Smmons
White paper and eyesight debate in Boston Courier
The piece questions whether white paper harms eyesight while noting no solid evidence. It cites Dr. Roosa saying improper light and eye strain cause most issues, not paper color. Experts doubt tinted paper prevents eye trouble and predict white paper may persist in business use.
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St. John Roosa
Roosa
Scientific Amer
Meat Consumption Varies With Climate and City Life
The New York Market Journal notes flesh consumption rises with climate and activity. In London it tops 253 pounds per person annually, Paris 164, Berlin 110, with France averaging about 75 pounds. Urban areas eat more meat, pork declines while beef rises as veal and mutton stay steady.
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London
Paris
Berlin
France
Germany
New York Market Journal
Doctor Charged as Charlatan Tricks Patients for Profit
New York physicians debate a leading local doctor accused of deceitful practices in treating brain and nervous disorders. His ornate offices and dramatic diagnoses allegedly manipulate patient fears, while some colleagues note he achieves cures through psychological influence and staged procedures. An associated tale from laudanum overdose recounts near-death experiences and fading memories.
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New York
Oan
Paracelsus
Cor
Chcago News
Amateur Photography Society Forms in Calcutta
Amateur photography has advanced in India with a flourishing Calcutta society forming and meeting. Members plan excursions to collect material for an album and aim to stage a winter exhibition. Lady Dufferin supports the group as patron, noted for her own amateur photographic pursuits.
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India
Calcutta
Lady Dufferin
Lady of the Sun
P Frank Leslie
Life In London Lodgings and Courtship in Shared Rooms
Mrs John Sherwood in New York World contrasts London lodgings with home life. She writes of dull meals boiled mutton and Brussels sprouts and a strange gooseberry tart called a “sweet” while landlady and tenant clash in language. The piece portrays private struggle and uneasy daily life in urban lodging.
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London
John Sherwood
New York World
Rate of Niagara Falls Recession Studied by Scientist
Professor R Woodward of Washington reported to the American Association for the Advancement of Science in Buffalo on Niagara Falls erosion. He noted 15,500 square feet of rock wore away 1842 to 1875 and 60,000 square feet from 1875 to 1886, with the falls contour about 2,200 feet long and a hypothetical one mile recession time of 2,200 years if the rate remains constant.
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Niagara
American Association For the Advancement of Science
Buffalo
R. Woodward
Washington
Niagara Falls
Benefit of Ill Health and Friendships Quoted in Bazar
The note reflects on how illness reveals friends' deep concern, suggesting that the care shown during sickness is a blessing and a discipline that awakens sensibilities and finer issues, as discussed in Slarper's Bazar.
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Slarper
Ingireet Vegetarian Mystery Sparks Dinner Debate
In a curious exchange, Ingireet is accused of eating mutton while claiming indirect vegetarianism. Tam explains the stance that meat comes from animals fed on plants, prompting a lively if cryptic discussion.
Jubilee at Victoria’s jubilee amid royal grander at Westminster
A 1897 note from New Orleans Times-Democrat mentions Queen Victoria’s semi centennial jubilee at Westminster Abbey with an entourage of 300 princes dukes earls archbishops peeresses and noble ladies. The piece also references amusing notes from various sources about biblical printing history and Pasteur selling a prophylactic secret for splenic fever.
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Victoria
Westminster Abbey
New Orleans Times-Democrat
Preparation of Condensed Milk in Opersticus Swiss Dairy Industry
A Swiss dairy article describes M Louis Grandeau and the Cow Milk Company, noting about 1.1 million cattle in Switzerland, 90 million gallons of milk used for dairy and condensed milk, and 800,000 pounds of cheese value. The Cham factory processes milk from 8,000 cows into over 1 million tins annually. Milk is collected, weighed, and heated through vacuum boilers, then condensed into syrupy liquid cooled in vats before sealing in tins. Machinery handles most operations, enabling up to 50,000 tins per day. a worker can solder 400 tins hourly.
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Switzerland
Louis Grandeau
Swierland
M. Grandeau
Cow
Cham
Guia
Reichenbacht
Page
Uni
Zurich
Tim the Cham
Wed
Chicago
Welshman Stanley and the thirty mother legends
Freeman's Journal reports Mr Stanley, chasing roots in Wales, avoids Irish ties due to exposure to thirty women claiming kin. He plans to steer clear of the many elder mothers, while recalling his unclear parentage amid Wales’ lore and awkward encounters.
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Stanley
Henry
Dublin
Ireland
Wales
Freeman
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Wide Awake
J. J. Smith
J. C. Nicholson
E. L. Sinnfeld
Mose
I. BR. Cain
W. J Marper
T. N. Hawker
B. IT. Mayo
C. J. Hawkins
Jat
Rovineer
B J. Sloan
Qnd
Ingo Tipp
C A. Brooks
L J. Blalock
N.J. White
T. 1 Smith Ass
Hove
S Glover
J_ E Sullivan
J_ L Tucker
D. E. Goodman
F. G. Oiver
Enviover
J. R. Cam
Eron
W. M. Guerry
J. M. R Weathrook
Ifrury Anderson
Henry Redding
Ucenry Binyard
Tressurer
Lee Mott
Henry Jones
Avs't
Gilbert Jefferson
Porter Daniels
Ase
Charlie Carter
Mr. Brady
Atlanta Constitution
Jar Ober
Guino
Simmons
Atlanta
Lagan
Logan
Bas
South
Capt. Coleman
Weymouth
Aus ‘Tic City
N. Y
Dr. King
E. J. Eldridge
Jobr B
Boston Courier
United States
Boston
M. Pasteur
Ischia
South Carolina
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