The California Artist and the New England Senator
A cultured Californian artist Carmen de Haro visits a Boston senator in his study to view rare engravings. She flirts with his power and longs for him to speak on human rights while he remains cautious, offering escort and ultimately praising her as a lady.
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Carmen de Haro
Carmen
Commonwealth
Netherlands
Supreme Bench
Acre
Monterey
Alcantara
de Haro
la Casas
Victor Castro
Congress
Grindstone
Tam
California
Capitol
Boston
Miss de Haro
Towe
Royal Thatcher
New England
Harper's 1887 preview promises varied fiction and features
Harper's Magazine announces a 1887 lineup with Marka a a Russian life tale by Kathleen O Meara, April Hopes by W D Howells, Southern Sketches by Charles Dupuy Warner and Respecca Harping Davis, illustrated by Hamilton Gipson. Also listed are Great American Industries continuation, Social Studies by Dr R T Evy, Railway Problem essays, new illustrations by Appry, Parsons, and Ror, plus other attractions.
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Harper's Magazine
Marka
Kathleen O’meara
W. D. Howells
Charles Dupley Warner
E. A. Appry
Alfred Paksons
E. P. Ror
Harper’s Magazine and Handy Series Subscriptions
Harper & Brothers offer one year subscriptions to Harper’s Magazine and Harper’s Handy Series with post free delivery in the United States and Canada. Bound volumes for three years back are available with cloth bindings at $3.00 per volume plus cloth cases. an index to Harper’s Magazine from 1850 to 1885 is available at $4.00. Remittance by money order or draft. Address Harper & Brothers, New York.
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United States
Beimang Ee
Petents
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Ccebiccua
Franklin
Harper’s Handy
Canada
Harper’s Magazine
Post Office
HaRper & Brothers
New York
Harper’s Weekly
Harper
Harper's Weekly Illustrated News Overview
The article proclaims Harper's Weekly as America’s leading illustrated news paper with strong public esteem. It highlights its mix of pictures, serialized novels, short stories, poems, sketches, and timely essays by notable writers.
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Harper’s Weekly
America
Harper's Weekly Subscriptions and Volumes Offer
Harper & Brothers advertise subscriptions for Harper's Weekly Harper's Bazar and Harper's Young People with annual volumes starting January each year. Bound volumes for three years back cost $7 per volume with cloth cases available for $1.00 each. remittances by post. Newspapers require express authorization to reprint.
Harper's Bazar illustrated fashion and fiction overview
Harper's Bazar combines literature and art with fashions and family reading. Stories poems essays by top writers accompany humorous sketches and etiquette notes. Fashion plates and pattern sheets help ladies sew at home, with content suited to refined tastes.
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Harper’s Bazar
Harper's Magazine and Subscriptions Listing
A fragmented advertisement listing Harper's publications and subscription options. Mentions Harper's Bazaar Harper's Weekly Harper's Young People Franklin Square Library One Year 52 Numbers and Alpen Handy Series with various distribution notes for United States and Canada.
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Harper’s Weekly
Harper’s Magazine
Harper's Bazar
Harper's
Harper’s
Franklin Square
Harper’s Handy
United States
Canada
Harper’s Bazar
Harper's Magazine
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Harper’s Young People
Bae Franklin Square Library
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Bazar Bound Volumes Offered by Harper Brothers
The advertisement offers three years back Bound Volumes of Harper's Bazar in neat cloth binding. They can be mailed or sent by express free of expense if freight stays under one dollar per volume, at a price of $700 per volume.
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The
Bazar
Harper’s Bazar
Harper's Young People An Illustrated Weekly
A concise promotional note praising Harper's Young People as a model juvenile weekly. It highlights abundant illustrations, high-quality pictures, and broad appeal for boys and girls, noting its low price and strong circulation in the US and Britain.
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Harper's Young People
AN Illustrated Weekly
Brittain
Boston Courier
Lieve Union
N. Y
Harper and Brothers Ad Hints at Broad Copy Offer
Fragmentary ad text shows pricing at five cents and mentions Harper and Brothers. The readable lines imply a promotional notice or catalog snippet from a historic newspaper page, but specifics on product or date are unclear.
Des Moines Coal War Lowers Prices for Local Operators
The coal war in Des Moines forces outside operators to sell at 1.75 per ton with a local operator predicting prices may drop to 1.25 per ton before the conflict ends.
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Des Moines
Noted World’s Best Salve for Skin Ailments
A vintage ad claims the salve cures cuts bruises sores ulcers salt rheum fever sores tetter chapped hands chilblains corns and all eruptions with a money back guarantee of satisfaction. Sold by Pickett & Co at two cents per box.
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Pickett & Co
Geronimo Unconcerned by Press Criticism
An exchange notes that Geronimo the Apache chief differs from President Cleveland by not caring what newspapers say about him. It mentions criticism of his reform methods with vivid, sensational wording.
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Geronimo
Cleveland
Picayune
Centerville advertiser promises divine health and bargain furnishings
An advertisement in Centerville pledges that Almighty God still grants health and enables a seller to offer gentlemen’s furnishings at unusually low prices, appealing to hopeful shoppers. The note boasts divine backing for the sale.
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Centerville
Salvation Army
Washington Territory Statehood Shift in Senate Plan
The Washington correspondent reports a scheme to advance statehood for Washington Territory by passing the Senate bill through the House while leaving the Dakota admission bill on the calendar. The move aims to tilt control of the next Senate to the Democrats.
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New York Sun
Washington
U.S
Senate
Washington Territory
Dakota
Judge Grants Supersedeas in Chicago Anarchists Case
Judge Scorrt of Illinois grants a supersedeas delaying executions in the Chicago anarchists case until the Supreme Court rules on a request for a new trial. If the request fails, executions will proceed immediately after the ruling.
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Scorrt
Illinois
Chicago
Supreme Court
Buck wheat crop cited as large and quality in editorial
The Cedar Rapids Republican editor notes a large and good buckwheat crop and envisions a future American flapjack in the minds of readers and the broader public.
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The
Cedar Rapids
Democratic Candidate's Campaign Ticket Sparks Backlash
The New York Tribune reports a western congressional hopeful sent voters a note reading vote for an honest man. His Republican rival won, and the defeated candidate allegedly attacks supporters who followed his counsel.
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The
New York Tribune
Congress
West
Conkling Attacks Witness With Mocking Rhetoric
Roscoe Conkling criticized a witness opposing his client, calling the man’s mouth a fountain of falsehood and a sepulcher of rum, labeling the remarks clever but not strong and describing them as clever invention rather than genuine thinking.
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Roscoe Conkling
Election Law Amendment Sparks Debate on Term Lengths
The Tue Jefferson Bee notes growing support in the state for amending election laws to four year terms instead of two. While many agree, critics worry it could dampen the prospects of current office seekers.
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Jefferson Bee
Preasant
Lew Wallace Lectures on Turkey in Iowa
General Lew Wallace author of Ben Hur lectures in Iowa on Turkey and the Turks. He is welcomed for his literature aligns with the sentiment of the Christian state's people.
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Lew. Wallace
Iowa
Turkey
Lowa
Reagan to accept Cullom bill provisions in rail policy shift
The text argues Reagan will embrace the Cullom bill provisions and links Hepburn's defeat to district demand for decisive railroad legislation, not opposition to Reagan. The piece frames the public desire for strong rail policy as driving political outcomes.
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Reagan
Hepburn
Iowa Des Moines Man Sees No Presidential Run for Allison
John Runnells of Des Moines says Senator Allison is not a candidate for president and unlikely to run. He notes Allison could still enter if circumstances change and would receive Iowa’s delegation support, while Blaine remains the favorite of many.
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Allison
John Runnells
Des Moines
Iowa
Chicago Tribune
Blaine
Sale of Old Wines From Mrs Harri son Gray Otis Estate in Boston
At a Monday sale in Boston fourteen cases of Madeira from 1820 sold in small lots at 8 cents a bottle. The Gov Brooks Madeira 1820 with thirteen bottles went for 95 cents each. Five cases of Johnson Port 1840 started at 1.25 and rose to 2.10 per bottle. Boardman Sherry 1820, four cases in questionable condition, sold 1.10 to 1.55. Otis Madeira P Catamore 1854 at 1.10, rest of Sherry and Claret lumped at 95 cents. One case of Duff Gordon Madeira 1820 in excellent condition brought 90 cents.
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Boston
Harrison Gray Otis
Gov. Brooks
Many Tickets Used in San Francisco Election
The San Francisco election featured eighty five officers on each ticket from governor to city posts. Tickets printed on pale lavender paper carried party designs and unique headings. About twelve distinct tickets appeared with nearly 10 200 candidates, few names repeated across tickets.
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San Francisco
United Labor
Democratic United
Labor
Swift
Chamberlain’s Cough Remedy Praised For Croup Cure
A county report lists Boone County figures for the year ending October 1 with 218 marriages, 55 deaths, and 302 births. The notice touts Chamberlain’s Cough Remedy as a fail safe preventive and cure for croup, sold by H. Westerman.
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H. Westerman
Boone County
The Unfinished Business of Congress Recalled
A vivid critique of last session’s rushed adjournment highlighting unfinished bills and disputed claims. A dramatic scene recounts Roscommon’s claim, the Fresno member, and the senator’s seven hour speech on a poultry seizure, ending with a dramatic public gesture from Carmen de Haro and implications for a broader political finale.
St Nicholas Club Appeal Features Young People Program
Promote a popular youth organization's offerings for both boys and girls. The text highlights the London Times praise and invites families to sample a year to assess its fit, emphasizing cleanliness, purity, and helpful character as core elements.
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St. Nicholas
London Times
St Nicholas offers new volume with serials and war tales
1886 87 issue plan by Louis M Alcott Frank Lockton and others promises war stories by Gen Badeau and panoramic Civil War battles. Serials include Jaan and Jaanita and Jenny's Boarding-House, with short instructive articles and essays by Davis Baylor Magruder Hugo and many more. Subscription price 3.00 a year, begin with November issue from Century Co New York.
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Louis M. Alcott
Frank &. Lockton
Jaan
Jaanita
Frances Courtenay Baylor
Jenny
James Otis
Theodore R. Davis
Naval Academy
George Eliot
Julia Magruder
Victor Hugo
R Mathews
E. Brooks
Nora Perry
Harriet Prescott Spofford
Joaquin Miller
H. H. Boyesen
Washington Gladden
Alice Wellington Rollins
J. T. Trowbridge
Frederick Schwatka
Noah Brooks
Grace Denio Litchfield
Rose Hawthorne
Scribner's Magazine promises litera ture series with notable contributors
First number due December 15 will offer unpublished letters by Thackeray and E B Washburne, glimpses of Gouveneur Morris, early New York and New England society, plus fiction by Harold Frederic and others. Notable papers include analyses by Walker on socialism and Captain Greene on coast defence. Subscription $3 a year or 2 cents per copy from Scribner's Sons, Broadway, New York.
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Scribner’s
Thackeray
E. B. Washbine
Paris
Gouverneur
New York
New England
Harold Frederic
H. C. Bunnen
J. 8S. Dale
R. L. Stevenson Joel Cnandlex Hanns
T. A. Janvier
Miss Jewert
Octave Thanet
L. LH. Boyesen
Miss Crosby
F. A. Walker
William Hayes
Charles Scribner's Sons
Broadway
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Louisville
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Tenn
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Nashville, Tenn
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Gonzestie
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Houghton, Mifflin & Co
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Roscommon
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Hopkinson
Sherman
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Thatcher
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Lincoln
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Horace Potter
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Frank R. Stockton
George W. Cable
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Uncle Rem
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Edward Eggston
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George Kennan
Siberian
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Queen Anne
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Remus
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Roseladies
Mary Hartwell
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A. D. T. White
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Keedon Bluffs
Charles Ureideck
Concord
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Longfellow
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Onion
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Elizabeth Stuart Phelps
J. T. Fields
Grant Allen
London
Hyde Park
Whitehall
Elizabeth Robins Pennell
Wm. F. Carne
F. Childe Hassan
Sarah K. Bolton
Colossis
N. Y. Central Park Museum
Arome Prince of Commerce
Seiden R. Hopkins
Areek
Oscar Fay Adams
D. Lothrop & CO. Publishers
Mass
Dr. Jones
Pickett &Co
the Ideal Magazine
Scribner’s Magazine
Gents
Natio Ben Perley
E. Holdoway & CO
Pub
St. Louis
John H. Queal & Co
SoLnic
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Corner Grocery
Boyd Building
J. L. BA . Ames
Rina N
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Marixo
Beciinn Vale
F. B. Dickerson & CO
Detroit, Mich
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