American Girl at Russian Court Savors Rare Grapes
A Boston socialite recounts a tale from St Petersburg where at a state dinner a Grand Duke and nobles shared a few grapes while the American guest, visiting from Boston after schooling in Paris, enjoyed a plentiful bunch only to find grapes extraordinarily scarce and costly. The anecdote ends with her remark that she never tasted grapes so costly or scarce.
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Boston
St. Petersburg
Russia
Tre
Hibbard's Rheumatic Syrup Praised by Customer
Edward Baker of Jackson Michigan reports long term stomach illness and prior incurable status. After using Hibbard's Rheumatic Syrup for thirteen bottles since last June he says he feels well and claims recovery from years of suffering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hibbard
Rheumatic Syrup Co
Jackson, Mich
Epward Baker
Jackson Street
Six Foot Megascolides Austral Worm Described
A Worm Six Feet Long. The Megascolides Austral's an earth worm of Australia grows to six feet, found near rivers and occasionally inland. It moves quickly through winding galleries, inflates its ends, and emits creosote like odor. It can eject milky jets several inches. Aborigines use the oil from its decomposition as a rheumatism remedy, per Youth's Companion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austral
Australia
Seal Skin Sacques and Favorite Prescription Offer
A sale offers seal skin sacques at $1.00 each with a strong pitch for Pierce's Favorite Prescription. It promises guaranteed cures for ailments of women and a money back guarantee if no cure is achieved. The ad emphasizes safety and suitability for women and notes the product is sold with satisfaction guaranteed or money refunded.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pr. Pierce
Constipation or Sick Headache Remedy Aldrich Pierce Pellets
Advertisement states use Pierce's Pellets Purely Vegetable for constipation or sick headache. One dosage suggested.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pierce
German couple born near Baden find love in Washington
Paul and Albha Hellmuth, native to Baden Germany born February 1847, lived four miles apart as children yet never met. They later followed different roads to Washington where they wed and discovered they shared the same birthplace and exact ages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul
Albha Hellmuth
Baden
Germany
Washington
Coe
Hostetter's Stomach Bitters touted against malarial disease
In malarial regions of the South and West and in other areas where the scourge exists, Hostetter's Stomach Bitters is presented as a preventive and remedy. The text claims it treats malarial illness and associated symptoms such as digestion, nervousness, sleep, and appetite, and extends its usefulness over thirty-five years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South
South America
Guatemala
Panama
Size as a shield sparks sidewalk clash tale
A fat man tumbles from a restaurant and is kicked by a muscular man. The fat man recovers, quipping that size helped him escape being kicked into the street, a brief vignette from the Arkansaw Taveler reflecting on bulk and bravado.
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Tam
Arkansaw Taveler
Kemp's Balsam for Coughs and Colds Sample Bottle Offer
Advertising for Kemp's Balsam promotes a free sample bottle from druggists to try before purchase. Large bottles sell for 50c and $1, with a claim it may save you from consumption. The tone urges trial and consumer confidence.
Barnyard terror traced to Newfound land dog lair
A marauding creature feared by Nevada City farmers was found by hunters to be a large Newfound land dog. Its lair was an old abandoned cabin, underlining how a domestic dog caused alarm in the rural area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nevada City
Nev
Senate discusses public buildings lease and Oklahoma organization
The Senate reported favorably on several public building bills including Aurora Illinois and Sioux City Iowa projects with amended appropriations and reduced totals. Mr Voorhees called for Treasury papers on the seal islands lease. A district judge salary bill passed. The Blair educational bill faced opposition. In the House a medical examiner bill advanced and Oklahoma Territory organized while Featherstone Cate election case continued.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senate
Committee On Public Building
Aurora
Ill
Bronx
Rock Isla
Fargo
N. C
Sioux City
Iowa
Davenport
Laws
Wis
South Bend
Ind
Rockford
Fort Dodge
Eau Claire
Mr. Voorhees
Secretary of the Treasury
Seal Islands
United States District Court
Spooner
Oklahoma
Featherstone-Cate
Flest
Arkansas
Outhwaite
New Haven Man Die in Pneumonia Complications
City of New Haven resident, twice married with five children, dies of pneumonia superinduced by la grippe. He left property estimated at 1 509 009 dollars.
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New Haven
la Grippe
New York Central Labor Union
Baseball Players’ League of New York
Patriarchs
Three Rivers
Syracuse
N. Y
Mixed US News Highlights From Tar Chicago Farmers Review
Wheat conditions are fair overall except Wisconsin and Michigan where reports are lacking due to a recent freeze. A fatal shooting near Montgomery Minnesota ends with the shooter’s suicide. jealousy is suspected. A.G. Ltonarp & Co. of Chicago assigns assets and liabilities around 100000 after foreman embezzlement. State and federal reports cover oleomargarine bans, flour mill activity in Minneapolis, and dull markets. Capitol violence includes Ex-Congressman Taulbee shot near the House doors. Kincaid arrested. Legislation advances on artesian wells and a large army appropriation bill moves with substantial totals.
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Chicago Farmers’ Review
Wisconsin
Michigan
Poublf
Montgomery
Minn
Frank Washa
Thomas Yindra
Lizzie Washa
Frank Weaner
A. G. Ltonarp & Co
Chicago
Ohio State Senate
Minneapolis
C. A. Pillsbury
South Dakota House
Portland
Oregon
Silcott
Leedom
National House of Representatives
Toledo
Tacoma
Wash
Tor
Standard Theater
St. Louis
Sr. Jor
Noyes, Norman & Co
Cedar Swings
A. T
Forts Thomas
San Carlos
Apache
Taulpee
Kentucky
House of Representatives
Capitol
Washington
Charles Kincaid
Louisville Times
Taulbee
Providence Hospital
Kincaid
Bryan
Possible Reapponement of the World's Fair for One Year
A Washington dispatch reports it seems probable the Exposition will be postponed to 1893. Chicago representatives will neither push nor oppose the delay and will defer to Congress. If 1892 is kept they vow a strong effort. if 1893 is chosen, managers will use the extra time well. Senate sentiment favors 1893 and House action may amend if needed.
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Washington Dispatch
Chicago
Senate
House of Representatives
Congress
House
Trouble Over The Accounts In Missouri Treasurer Suspended
Missouri State Treasurer Noland reportedly defaulted and was suspended by Governor Francis pending an investigation. Reports claim a deficit around 45000 dollars, with bondsman Flem ing stating a shortfall of over 30000. Noland denies discrepancies and asserts his accounts are correct as Governor Francis reviews the books.
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Noland
Missouri
Gov. Francis
Jefferson City
J. S. Fleming
Francis
Boy Driver's Fire Kills Seven In Wilkesbarre Mine
A mining accident at Lehigh Coal Company in Wilkesbarre Pennsylvania caused a boy employed as a driver to ignite escaping gas. The fire spread to a tunnel where seven workers perished from suffocation before rescue. The boy also died attempting to warn his coworkers. Names of the deceased include Thomas James Thomas Willigf son Hugh Dugan Michael Ferry Thomas McDonald James O'Donnell James Campbell and Frank Cull.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lehigh Coal Company
Wilkesbarre
Thomas James
Thomas Willigfson
Hugh Dugan
Michael Ferry
Thomas McDonald
James O'Donnell
Pames Campbell
Frank Cull
Depredations by Renegade Apaches Reported
San Carlos S M dispatch notes eleven renegades at large as winter ends. Five or six are in Sonora Mexico, after a late raid that stole sixteen horses and caused numerous other depredations. Five Indian murderers are housed by their friends on the reservation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Carlos
S.M
Sonora
Mexico
Rusk Declares U S Unrivaled in Wool-Raising
Secretary Rusk writes to the Home Market Club of Boston asserting U S superiority in wool-raising and other conditions. A Lisbon report notes a riot in Setubal where troops fired on the crowd, killing two and wounding twenty.
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Rusk
Home Market Club of
Boston
United States
Che Mlitary
Lisbon
Setubal
Senate Confirms Nomination of Warmoth for New Orleans Customs
The Senate confirmed Henry C. Warmoth as Collector of Customs for New Orleans after an extended secret-session discussion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry C. Warmoth
New Orleans
Senate
Oil Well Discovered At Glasgow Kentucky
An oil well in Glasgow Kentucky is reported to yield 250 barrels per day and was found at a depth of 135 feet, marking a notable local energy discovery.
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Kentucky
Glasgow
Fire at Beetle House causes $69000 loss in Keene Valley
Fire destroys the Beetle House at Keene Valley with an estimated loss of 69000. The report notes a subsidy for a Steamship Company and a Dominion Parliament reading on authorizing the Canadian Pacific Railway to issue up to 6000000 in bonds to aid ocean steamship purchases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Big H
Keene Valley
Canadian Pacific Railway Company
Dominion
Importing Mexican Laborer Complaint Reaches Treasury
Complaint filed with the Treasury Department alleges Mexican laborers are being brought into Texas for work on the Texas and Pacific Railroad in violation of alien contract labor laws.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Treasury Department
Texas
Texas and Pacific Railroad
Henkell assigns assets in bankruptcy and Greeley kin dies
Jacob Henkell, a New York cigars box maker, has turned his property over to creditors with liabilities around 114000 dollars while assets may meet claims. Miss Lovet Greeley, sister of Horace Greeley, dies at Spring Creek Pennsylvania at age 75. Ex Governor English of Connecticut dies in New Haven after a career as lumberman clockmaker congressman and governor with bequests to Yale College.
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Jacob Henkell
New York
Lovet Greeley
Horace Greeley
Spring Creek
Boston
Mass
James Russell Sowell
New England
Wrixpom
Bedloe’s Island
Connecticut
Eat Haven
New Haven
United States
Congress
Yale College
Hurricane Destruction Hits Gainesville Texas Area
A Gainesville dispatch reports a severe cyclone wrecking the Masonic Hall and Court House, damaging the Santa Fe depot and about twenty buildings, with injuries and property losses estimated over $20,000. Also notes a cold wave across Texas Arkansas and related crop damage.
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Gainesville
Tex
Texas
Masonic Hall
Court House
Santa Fe
Arkansas
Gov. Jackson
Maryland
Brown Washington
Madison
Fox
Constans
Newport
Orlleans
William F. Fursman
Pontiac
Iil
Hennessy
Chicago
Mexico
New Orleans
Royal Street
Minneapolis
Senate Nominates and Confirms Multiple Federal Appointments
Pursuant to Senate action, Harold M. Sewall is named Consul General to Apia Samoa, with other nominations including Charles E. Fitch, Richard G. Banks, Robert N. Pearson, Elwood Matson, Henry W. Andrews, John Fowler, William B. McCreery, and John Steel Twells among several district and field posts. The Senate confirmed Cornelius H. Hanford as United States District Judge for Washington and others, while the Elections Committee moves to unseat Comp ton and seat Budd in Maryland. Henry C. Caldwell is nominated to the United States Circuit Court for Arkansas.
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Harold M. Sewall
Maine
Apia
Samoa
Charles E. Fitch
Internal Revenue
New York
Richard G. Banks
Idaho
Theodore F. Wilsey
Round Valley Agency
California
Geodiury W. Hight
John W. Near
Ilinois
John W. Bailey
Colorado
George Sopris
Willard Felton
Senate
Cornelius H. Hanford
United States
District of Washington
Sylvester Bureh
Kansas
James O'Brien
Minnesota
Supreme Court of
New Mexico
Joseph H. Kibbey
Arizona
Alfred D. Thomas
North Dakota
RK. N. Pearson
F. Price
San Juan
Porto Rico
John Fowler
Massachusetts
Ningpo
William B. M
Michigan
Valparaiso
H. W. Andrews
Ohio
Hankow
John 8. Ywells
Pennsylvanie
Naples
J. W. Bailey
Illinois
H. Loe@le
Ana
R. W. Hight
Lowe
J. W. Near
House panel backs relief bill for Major Joseph W Wham
The House Committee on Military Affairs favorably reports the bill providing relief to Major Joseph W Wham of Illinois, Paymaster of the United States.
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House Committee On Military Affairs
Joseph W. Wham
Illinois
United States
Mine workers warn of general strike over wage scale
Patrick McBrier organizer for the United Mine Workers' Association says operators must agree on the yearly wage scale by May 1 or a general strike will occur in Illinois Indiana Ohio Kentucky and Western Tennessee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Patrick McBrier
United Mine Workers’ Association
Illinois
Indiana
Ohio
Kentucky
Tennessee
Carnot to act as arbitrator denied by Paris circles
Paris circles deny reports that President Carnot would mediate Behring Sea disputes between England and the United States. London dispatch notes 100 lives lost on the steamship Quetta wreck with 280 aboard and 116 saved including the Captain and officers. Lincoln’s son is alive and recovering after a serious operation.
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Carnot
England
United States
Paris
London
Quetta
Queensland
Brisbane
Abraham Lincoln
Robert T. Lincoln
Lincoln
James Fergusson
Foreign Affairs
House of Commons
Behring Sea
Panis Eaible
Constans
Tirard
Bourgeois
M. Constans
Port Leo XII
College of Cardinals
Edward Baines
Leeds Mercury
Agriculture tightens cattle transport rules amid infection area
Regulations set to govern cattle movement from infected zones from March 15 to December 1, 1890. Pan American Conference accepts resignation of F G Pierra over salary and friction with William E Curtis. Portland reports 1,500 seal skins from 46 vessels, below average. Cleveland profits on Oak View sale quoted at 140000. Fur seal lease awarded to North American Commercial Company with $60,000 annual rental and $7,624 per skin. Chicago Burlington and Quincy posts January earnings of 2,151,408.95 and net 813,122.03, up from last year.
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Pierra
William E. Curtis
Portland
Oregon
North Pacific
Cleveland
Washington
St. Paul
St. George
Alaska
New York
San Francisco
Chicago, Burlington and Quincy
World’s fair decision party fight in eight ballots for Chicago
A Washington dispatch details eight ballots in the House to choose a site for the world’s fair. Chicago led through seven rounds, finally clinching victory on the eighth ballot with 157 votes to 107 for New York 25 for St. Louis and 18 for Washington, after dramatic rolls and last‑minute vote shifts.
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Washington
Chicago
New York
St. Louis
House
Senate
Journal
National House of Representatives
Adams
Illinois
Cumberland Gap
Succes
Gyie
Billy Mason
Reyburn
New Yorkal
Fle
Washingong
Wilson
West Virginia
Flower
Yeas
Explosion of a Tugboat Flora on the Mobile River
The tug Flora exploded its boiler while in Whitemore Bend about 25 miles above Mobile. The vessel sank instantly after the blast. Engineer Grimely his son and the colored cook were killed. Pilot Rowell was badly injured and Captain Hall sustained minor injuries. Low boiler water is blamed for the blast.
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Mobile
Ala
Flora
Whitemore Bend
Grimely
Cook
Thomas Rowell
Charles Hall
Webb elected unopposed in Waterford vacancy
London cable reports the West Waterford by election to fill Jasper D. Pyne's vacancy. Alfred Webb won unopposed, while Pyne was also returned unopposed at the previous election. The piece notes Pyne’s disappearance and Webb's uncontested victory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jasper D. Pyne
London
House of Commons
Waterford
Alfred Webb
Webb
Pyne
Inhalation Therapies Tested at St Petersburg and Naples
Hort arr inhalation for consumption tested at St Petersburg with no favorable results. Air cooled to ice temperature used in three Naples cases to stop bleeding from the lungs.
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St. Petersburg
Naples
Ghoulish Florentine Tablet Edges Medical Lore
The hospital of S Spirito in Florence is said to house a table-top carved from pierced human viscera by a Florentine anatomist who died without explaining the process. The grisly work is alleged to have been applied eighty times in a macabre display.
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S. Spirito
Florence
Contentment the secret of green old age
Advice on aging with happiness stresses that worry and fret speed aging and wrinkles. The text urges a calm mindset and steady demeanor as keys to a long, healthy life.
Tur French Factory Leads World in Telescope Lens Discs
The Tur French factory of Mantois operates as the sole producer worldwide where glass discs are cast with sufficient perfection for telescope lenses.
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Tur
Mantois
National Law Makers Report on Measures and Debates
Senate debates on gold and silver bullion purchases and Treasury notes. Blair education bill discussed. House acts include Alaska steam vessel funding and Topeka building expansion. Contested election case Atkinson versus Pendleton advances with votes on seating and quorum issues. Senate later discusses trusts bill and pension measures while Vice President pro tem Ingalls takes oath.
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Senate
Treasury
Chandler
Cali
Committee On Privileges and Elections
House
Baker
New York
Committee On Commerce
House Fed
Ian
Wilmington
California
San Antonio
Texas
Minneapolis
House Committee On Libraries
South Bend
Ind
William Henry Harrison
Oklahoma
Alaska
Topeka
Kansas
United States
Greer County
Select Committee On the Five Civilized Tribes of Indians
Rowell
Iinois
Atchinson Vs. Pendleton
West Virginia
Pendleton
O’ferrall
Virginia
Lacey
Iowa
O'Ferrall
Wilson
Missouri
Christopher Columbus
Gharesan
George
Ilinois
Atkinson
Yeas
Morton
Washington
Ingalls
Blair
Henderson
Manuscripts and the Magazine Editor’s Dilemma
The opening pages reveal readiness or unsuitability of manuscripts. Editors judge by subject title and merit, balancing editorial fit with literary quality. Many manuscripts are examined. few are rejected, with reputable publications returning those with postage.
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Ladies’ Home Journal
Hair Dressing Theatrical Pitch Sparks Bargain
A travelling salesman touts a new hair dressing claiming dandruff removal and shine. The merchant stops the pitch, asks if the product prevents hair loss, and agrees to buy after hearing the warrant. The buyer delays price, mentions a New Year’s mail task to finalize the purchase.
The Man for the Pace.
A comic exchange compares languages and travel aims, with the traveler planning to teach English in Chicago and listing many languages. The piece nods to multilingual boastfulness and modern urban ambition.
Water Rich Mortar Lacks Quick Hardening Advantage
A trial shows mortar mixed with excess water sets more slowly than standard mix, though after several months both reach similar hardness. Mortar with very little water sets quickly but ends up about half as hard as ordinary mortar after two years.
Opportunities Slip Away for Ambitious Youth
A global sense of fading chances for a rising man to amass wealth. the extradition treaty seems likely to be ratified. A politician’s remark about being in the hands of his friends implies those friends are taking money from him.
Dark and the World Drinks with You Said Alone
A compact quatrain on isolation and shared sorrow urging silent resolve. The lines contrast public scorn with private pain and suggest that society doubles cruelty when one suffers in silence. The mood is somber and reflective.
Fragmentary OCR Summary of a 19th Century Page
Readable fragments describe a local event and persons, including names and places, but missing full context and dates. The snippet hints at ongoing local happenings with brief mentions of people and actions, without complete narrative or outcome.
The Paper Thief of Bangor Staged a Wily Retrieval
A Bangor professional man fed up with weekly paper theft from his office door devises a trap. He threads a spool and tape to catch the thief, observing the culprit pull the paper upstairs. The confrontation ends with a severed rapport as the thief is caught in the act.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bangor
Lewiston
Calls to curb frivolous divorce in Mary Livermore quote
A North American Review piece by Mary A Livermore argues that modern divorce harms the home and society. It advocates minimal grounds for divorce, public proceedings, and jury trials to curb secrecy, fraud, and unilateral settlements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary A. Livermore
North American Review
Hall's Catarrh Cure claims universal cure for catarrh
The advertisement touts Hall's Catarrh Cure as the only positive cure for catarrh a constitutional disease requiring constitutional treatment. It claims internal action on blood and mucus surfaces building up the constitution and offers 100 dollars for a failing case. Address F J Cheney & Co Toledo Ohio and mentions druggists sell for 75 cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hall
F. J. Cheney & CO
Toledo
Bacchus Club Initiation Ends with Odd Drink Tale
A New Preston correspondent reports Bacchus Club initiates at a regular meeting used a sawdust and vinegar mixture. Grand officers drank freely, confusion followed as a member, plagued by strabismus, wandered off and disturbed local households.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Preston
Conn
Litchfield Enquirer
Bacchus Club
Commonwealth
Brown's Broxacuta Trocues Endorsed For Coughs
An ad claims Brown's Broxacuta Trocues stops coughs and throat trouble quickly. A testimonial from C Fuleh of Miamivile, Asia says the remedy helps asthma. The piece closes with a quip about a poet and household chores.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brown
C. Fuleh
Miamivile
Asia
Squat Figs Laxative Promises Gentle Safe Use
The liquid togit laxative Squop of Figs is praised for its pleasant taste and safe use by ladies. It is described as gentle yet effective at cleansing the kidneys liver and bowels under all conditions.
Aged Woman Solves Bane Problem in Solo Effort
Aunt Mary Flartry of J Me. aged 91 refuses help and completes the task herself, showing sharp independence and perseverance despite advanced age.
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Mary Flargtry
J Me
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