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Irving’s Columbus The Great Discoverer tale told in epic prose
A literary portrait presents Columbus as a monumental figure in exploration, narrated in lofty language attributed to a renowned master of literature. The piece emphasizes the voyage as a defining moment in world history and frames the discovery as a marvel surpassing imagination.
Columbus and Crew Wreck Off Hispaniola Caravel Saved
The Christmas Eve shipwreck near the cacique Guacanagari's coast tests Columbus and crew as their caravel rescues the admiral and aid from the wreck. The Taino people show generous hospitality, sharing their canoes and guarding belongings while Columbus praises their kindness and civility.
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Columbus
Port St
Caciquet
Diego de Arana
Pedro Gutierrez
Self
Guardi Ng Vigilan
Good Face Soap Cited As Beauty Aid And Preventive
A New York Tribune opinion praises Good Face Soap as a safe beauty aid and preventive for blackheads. It argues that repeated washing and vigorous towel rubbing remove dust and prevent clogging pores, dispelling prejudice against facial soap usage. Redness from other causes will fade quickly with proper cleansing.
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New York Tribune
Heroic Indian Women Convicts Save Shipwreck Crew
A group of Indian women convicts near the Adaman Islands formed a human chain and entered the cyclone waters to aid the sinking marine steamer Enterprise. Their actions saved six crew members from eighty three aboard, while seventy seven were drowned in the disaster reported by London Tit-Bits.
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Adaman Islands
India
London
Bishop Potter Addresses Utica Girls on Women’s Roles
Bishop Potter told the Utica Girls’ Friendly club that modern women have many kinds of work beyond teaching and sewing. He said women now do jobs once held by men but should not adopt men’s manners or slang or dress like men.
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Bishop Potter
Utica
Woman Among Lepers Rides 2000 Miles for Siberian Lepers
Kate Marsden writes from Irkutsk that she rode 2000 miles beyond Yakoutsk to aid lepers hunted in forest depths. She supplied food and winter clothing, seeks funds to build a hospital, and plans to visit Bokhara then travel to Moscow and St. Petersburg to plead for lepers and prisoners before the empress.
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Irkutsk
Siberia
Yakoutsk
Bokhara
Caucasus
Moscow
St. Petersburg
Marital Patterns in London Areas
Miss Collett reports that 93 percent of Whitechapel women under forty five are married, versus 33 percent in Hampstead. Whitechapel has 35 unmarried women per 100 unmarried men, while Kensington shows 878 unmarried women per 1000 unmarried men.
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Whitechapel
Hampstead
Kensington
London
A Screen That May Be Popular Window Screen Rolls Like Shade
Housewives welcome a new furnishing that may replace window screens. The invention is a window screen that rolls up and down like a shade, providing complete protection from flies and mosquitoes by screening the entire window.
Pursuit of the Bluebot tle and Fly Control
Housekeepers are urged to pursue the large buzzing bluebottle to death as a remedy for flies, claiming each execution will reduce households of flies on warm winter or early spring days. The text recalls twenty five years since the Scottish debate on university education for women began, noting many advocates have died before seeing progress.
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Scotland
Egypt
Parisian toe stocking promises corn relief
New Parisian fashion stockings use separate compartments for each toe to prevent rubbing between toes and claim to cure corns. The design aims to reduce friction on the skin where neighboring toes touch.
Kings Daughter Circles Aid Haverhill Boarding Houses
In Haverhill, where many girls work in shoe factories, the Kings Daughter circles take on helping open comfortable boarding houses to assist workers.
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Haverhill
King’s Daughter
Notable Figures and Facts From 19th Century Profiles
Highlights include Mrs. Crane as treasurer of a theatre company handling 40 000 to 60 000 monthly, Smith College growth from 12 pupils to 800 graduates, the Rothschild brothers’ discreet charity, Cyrus W Field praised as Columbus of modern times, and figures like Cardinal Gibbons Senator Proctor and Major McClaughry with varied careers and traits.
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Cardinal Gibbons
John Bright
Cyrus W. Field
Columbus
George W. Childs
Rothschild Brothers
London
Lionel, Alfred and
Leopold
Fence Proverb Emerges As Guiding Motto In Daily Life
The saying urges constant readiness and caution in all aspects of living except politics and religion, suggesting one should stay alert and act decisively when needed. The edge implied by the top rail metaphor conveys balance between risk and safety.
Revival needed after church quarrel and police heave
The text notes a church dispute where police intervene to calm fighting members. It suggests a revival this winter to convert aggrieved congregants and hints at broader financial anxieties about metal use. It cites financiers fearing gold scarcity and considers President Harrison's idea to accumulate gold to make it scarcer in the U S.
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Europe
Harrison
Delsarte Daughter Arrives to Demonstrate Expression Art
Mme Marie Giraldy Delsarte arrives in the United States to present her father Delsarte’s expression art. She says the science is not gymnastics or acrobatics but the universal art of expression in vocal and other forms and will introduce Americans to it.
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Newfoundland Trade Stand Forges Canada Unity
In The Telegram the Newfoundland government organ argues fishermen benefit from free trade with the United States not from Canada. It claims Canada is corrupt at home and treacherous to its sister colonies, urging Newfoundland to view Canada unfavorably.
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Canada
The New Science and Its Medical Promise
In a survey of bacteriology its triumphs are outlined from Pasteur to antiseptic dressings and inoculations. The piece links microbe study to cures for diphtheria typhoid and leprosy and notes chemistry gains from microbial research. it also mentions Neptune a new element damaria and steam condensation in iron pipes.
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Athanasius Kircherns
Ruffer
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Joseph Lister
Damariand
Sober reflections on American origins and European satire
The excerpt recalls Chauncey M. Depew urging state support for the Columbian exposition and President Cleveland praising Pilgrim fathers. It notes Texas etymology from Mixteca and presents a satirical German piece on the Russian court journey, mocking travel by sea and rail with a string of logistical curiosities.
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Delayed Wedding Ends At Midnight In Muddy Run
Miss Florence E. Howell of Decatur and George Vandyke of Louisville wed at midnight after a series of postponements. The groom nearly missed events, fell from the courthouse steps, and a broken tree and runaway horses disrupted the procession. Despite setbacks, guests gathered and the ceremony occurred at midnight.
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Steel Chimney at Chicago Exhibition Cuts Weight and Space
A 250 foot steel chimney is being built for the Chicago exhibition to save space and weight. Thickness varies from 5.82 inches at the top to percent at the bottom, with lower sections lined by 8 inch fire brick and hollow tile above. Brick construction would weigh about 700 tons, steel about 250 tons. external diameter 9 feet 5 inches versus 16 feet 6 inches for brick, signaling a major space saving.
Quebec Shoemaker’s Clever Overshoe Adverts Snow Prints
A Quebec shoemaker fights back against a rival by offering free overshoes at an opening sale. Each buyer receives a pair with the ad printed on the soles, leaving the name visible in the snow. The tactic is described as magical and powerful, with footprints bearing the man’s name seen across the snow.
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Quebec
New York Tribune
Monster three legged steer found on Cheyenne River
A wild seven year old steer weighing near two thousand pounds with a central front leg and six foot horns was discovered in Wyoming headwaters. The creature, with two normal hind legs, broke from a small herd and sought a hidden spot as it fled.পুর
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Regional Banks and Jewelry Stores Named in Listings
The clipping lists jewelry stores at Buxton and Neche in North Dakota and banks at Ashby Minnesota and Willis ton North Dakota. The fragmentary text cites several business locations in the region, indicating a directory or notice of commercial establishments.
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Notable 19th Century Authors and Artists Highlighted
The piece notes Theodora Ruggles of Boston having two statues in a Paris salon, Kipling finishing The Light That Failed in two endings, and Blanche Willis Howard tied to Germany. It mentions sculptor Henry Baerer completing General Warren’s statue and war correspondent Archibald Forbes ready for any assignment with full gear.
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Singular Capture of a Swan in Pendleton
John Jordan brought a large white swan to Pendleton and recounts a strange tale of how he captured it. While near Earth Creek he watched eagles pursue the swan, it darted over his head and he sprang up to seize the bird as the eagles wheeled away in disappointment.
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Portland Oregonian
Deer Binds Hunter in Maine Partridge Hunt Incident
Two Oldtown hunters pursuing partridge in Maine were startled when a deer leapt from the brush and cleared over one hunter’s head. The second leap never came, and the man fell. The incident was reported by the Springfield Republican.
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Hunter Saves Squirrel and Bass from Potomac
Mr. Samuel Hickman of Leesburg Virginia shot a squirrel by the Potomac. The squirrel fell into the water and was caught by a black bass. Hickman waded in and lifted both out before the bass escaped.
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