Cruise Among the Bahamas Islands Sketch by Columbus
The narrative follows Columbus after leaving San Salvador, detailing encounters with islanders on Conception Fernandina and Amexuma, their simple lives, gifts exchanges, and Columbus’s hopes for gold and a grand voyage. He imagines Cuba Cipango and plans a route toward Asia seeking the grand Khan, aiming to deliver royal letters and prove his voyage. To be continued next week.
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Columbus
Marco Polo
Sea of
Chin
China
Santa Maria
Concepcion
Island of
Conception
Fernandina
Exuma
Andalusia
Spain
Saometo
Isabella
Isla Larga
Exumera
Cape
Cuba
Asia
Cipango
Fie
Bobio
India
Quinsai
Bahamas
Ram's Horn Quote on Love and Hypocrisy
A Ram's Horn remark contrasts loving neighbors near and far with selective faith. It suggests violence against churchgoers is wrong, criticizes profit from railroads, and notes hypocrisy when daily life exposes true beliefs.
Americas Wrestle With Republics and Briggs Case
The article contrasts South American instability with U S republican ideals and notes Dr Briggs facing continued Presbyterian scrutiny despite being acquitted of heresy His supporters argue for scriptural criticism while opponents demand literal biblical inference and unity of doctrine
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Briggs
Presbyterian Church
Public spirited wealth builders shaped by philanthropy
A late 19th century view argues wealthy individuals should fund public goods. It cites Samuel J. Tilden, Andrew Carnegie, James Lick, Leland Stanford, James B. Colgate, and Reuben Springer, noting libraries, laboratories, universities, a telescope, and an art museum as lasting legacies.
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Samuel J. Tilden
Tilden Free Library
Tilden
Andrew Carnegie
Pittsburg
Carnegie Laboratory
New York City
James Lick
California
Leland Stanford
Stanford University
James B. Colgate
Colgate University
Reuben Springer
Cincinnati
Eido phon shows voice shape in delicate vibraphone like images
England inventor Mrs Watts Hughes introduces the eidophon an instrument that copies voice vibrations onto a fine surface the generated images resemble an oyster shell color synesthesia links sounds to color with a table of tones across wind and string instruments noting red orange yellow blue pink and purple hues.
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Sir L. Newton
McKinley Born in 1844 Entering Ohio Governor Campaign
William McKinley born in Niles Ohio February 26 1844 rose from private to major in the Twenty third Ohio volunteers and later served fourteen years in Congress He became prosecuting attorney of Starke County in 1869 71 and now enters the Republican campaign for Ohio governor as a well equipped candidate.
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William McKinley
Twenty-third
Ohio Volunteers
Congress
Niles
Starke County
Ohio
Chief Justice Melville W Fuller Biography
Melville W Fuller, chief justice of the United States, was born in Augusta Missouri on February 11 1833. He studied law in Bangor and was admitted to the bar in 1856 then moved to Chicago for a large practice. Cleveland nominated him as chief justice in 1888 and he was inducted October 8. He has been married twice and has many daughters.
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Melville W. Fuller
United States
Augusta
Bowdoin College
Bangor
Chicago
Cleveland
A Soldier Brave General Selden Connor Presidency
General Selden Connor of Maine serves as president for 1890-1 of the Society of the Army of the Potomac, organized in 1869. A veteran eligible by service east of the Alleghenies, Connor was born in Fairfield Missouri January 25 1839 and rose from private in the First Vermont to brigadier general, later governor of Maine for three terms.
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Selden Connor
Maine
Society of the Army of the Potomac
the Alleghenies
Connor
Fairfield
Taft’s College
Vermont Volunteers
Notable linguist Roehrig eyed for Palo Alto chair
Professor F L O Roehrig, Cornell Sanskrit scholar and expert in oriental languages, reads thirty languages and may accept a chair at Palo Alto University. Born in Halle, educated in Leipsic, he emigrated to the United States in 1853 and mastered many American Indian tongues and Irish, German, and Turkish works.
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F. L. O. Roehrig
Sanscrit
Cornell
Mezzofanti
Palo Alto University
California
Halle
University of Leipsic
Europe
United States
New York
Austria-Hungary
Los Angeles
del Sur
Pedro
Unusual feats and incidents highlighted in short notices
Carrier pigeons bridged 820 miles from Nuremberg to Vienna in under four and a half hours. A deer wandered into the navy yard at Kittery, Missouri, was captured and quartered in a barn where it remains content.
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Nuremburg
Vienna
Navy Yard
Kittery
Husband Rules Household In Court Ruling
Judge Finletter charges jury in common pleas case to award damages that reflect a strong principal of a husband’s control over his home. Miss Greaves, invited to stay, refused to leave. Yates demanded eviction and later sued for false and malicious prosecution. Jury awards $500 to the plaintiff after considering the couple’s life conditions. In a separate note, two officers Fremont and Lawrence, sons of distinguished sires, are seen dining together in New York. Lieutenant Fremont serves on the cruiser Philadelphia.
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Finletter
Common Pleas Court
Wean Gray
John Yates
Christiana F. M. Greaves
Miss
Yates
Miss Greaves
Greaves
S Mall
Philadelphia
Philadelphia Press
Fremont
Frence
United States Navy
John C. Fremont
Pather
Lawrence
Lake Erie
New York
New York Herald
How to Choose and Prep a Christmas Turkey
The article advises selecting a wild state turkey as the principal Christmas dish. It guides on size, shape, fat, leg color, spur length, and breastbone flexibility, noting dry picked birds taste poorer than scalded ones, with dry picked costing more but worth the price.
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Maria
Ladies’ Home Journal
Mulberry shades dominate September neckwear trends
The piece notes a strong fashion tilt toward mulberry neckwear, with many men eschewing red scarves and blue tones. It highlights the vivid red preference among dressers, who prioritize this single texture over other attire while others resist red entirely.
Remarkable ginko and chinquapin grafting projects
The United States sees efforts to introduce the ginko tree claimed as the oldest species, with two ancient trunks near a main avenue. Florida researchers experiment with the chinquapin chestnut, attempting to graft large chestnuts onto a dwarf form to boost production.
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United States
Japan
Department of Agriculture
Florida
Washington Star
European tensions and questions on war risk discussed
Forum poses questions about Italy Austria France Germany Turkey and why Europe may face imminent war. It probes alliances threats to peace and where conflict could break out.
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Europe
Italy
Austria
Russia
France
Germany
Turkey
Bruin Holds the Orchard Don’t Describe Bear Damage
A Bangor News item notes Isaac Bearce of Meddyps gathers apples with two hires when a large bear intrudes from nearby thick woods. He reportedly refused retreat as the bear causes havoc to the orchard fruit. The sighting is described as a notable county incident.
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Bruin
Isaac Bearce
Meddyps
Isaac
Posses
Bangor
Hood
England
Chatham
Maine
Figs and Thistles Verses Echo Cautionary Aphorisms
A compact collection of maxims with sharp blunt wisdom. Pithy lines urge courage, self restraint, and facing troubles squarely, paired with moral reminders about appetite and personal discretion.
Woman Buried by Two Husbands in Scotland Case
A woman named Gardiner married Zadrean in Scotland, then Smith, and later Bowhill after another separation. She poisoned herself and died. at the coroner’s inquest Zadrean was missing while Smith and Bowhill attended. They shared funeral costs and arranged burial under the name Zadrean alias Smith alias Bowhill.
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Gardiner
Scotland
Zadrean
Smith
Bowhill
London Standard
Buying Coal Smartly for Winter Savings
The New York Times advises households to buy coal in small, fresh lots rather than stock up early. Fresh shipments have higher heating value as gases escape from older coal, reducing efficiency. Buy from new car arrivals to maximize thrift and performance.
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New York Times
Glass tooth filling mimics natural color in front teeth
A German invention described by the New York Tribune offers a glass filling for front teeth that closely matches natural color. Marketed recently, the sand like material comes in nine tints from white to pale pink, with practice showing two shades may be mixed to match exact tooth color.
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New York Tribune
Damages Sought for Railway Cold Sickness
John H. Taylor of Nashville Indiana sues the Wabash railroad for 10000 dollars claiming a cold from unheated cars on the St Louis to Stanberry trip in 1889 led to rheumatism and lifelong crippled state. Judge Goodman sustained a demurrer. appeal to the supreme court planned.
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John H. Taylor
Nashville
Ind
St. Louis
Stanberry
Goodman
Supreme Court
St. Louis Republic
Deer Isle Barber Hop Admission Conditional
A Bangor Commercial note from Deer Isle describes a village barber asking a young lady to a hop. The girl sought her mother's consent and the mother set a condition asking the barber to arrange her father's winter barbering. The correspondent reports no further details but suggests the arrangement was likely satisfactory since the girl went.
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Maine
Deer Isle
Bangor
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