Wide Range of 19th Century News Bits in One Issue
A compilation covers Prohibition debate in Iowa, emigration to Dakota, and local licenses, plus national figures like Sprague and Gortschakoff. It notes Dan Woods’s 106 years, a train robbery pardon, and a fashion of political intrigue on Wall Street while recounting theater misadventures with a set of teeth dropped into a New York audience.
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New York
Belinda Jane
Chicago & North-Western Railway
United States
Chicago
Illineois
Cettral
Iowa
Wisconsin
Mid
Minnesota
Dakota
Manitoba
Iral
Nebraska
Colorado
Wyoming
Utah
Idaho
Montana
Nevada
California
Oregon
Waihi Territory
British Columbia
Japan
Sandwich Islands
Australia
New Zealand
Illinois
Michigan
West
Northwest
Ita
Council Bluffs
Paul
Est
North
Rot Wen
Rot Wen, Ee Ee Gent
Care
D. Layng
Marvin Hugbitt
Su — 2d
Banes
Beautiful Dakota and the blizzard tale from Muscatine
Mrs. Jennie Sparks reports a three day blizzard in Wapton Dakota with visibility under ten feet. The Muscatine Journal editors note Dakota’s harsh winter storms and the danger of being lost while traveling from house to barn in the biting wind and ice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Muscatine Journal
Dakota
Jennie Sparks
Wapton
Post Office Budget Cuts Move to 2-Cent Postage
The Post Office appropriation bill passes with 2-cent letter postage effective Oct 1. A large stock of 3-cent stamped envelopes will be phased out and color designs swapped after the rate reduction. Congress also readjusts postmasters pay with fourth-class officers receiving roughly current pay under the new lower rates.
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Post Office
Department
Congress
Mrs Inwin and Sons Seek Nebraska Homestead
Mrs. Inwin of Nevada with her two boys travels to Nebraska to take up a homestead opportunity and start a new life.
The House That Vanderbilt in Chicago Tribune
The Vanderbilt mansion in Chicago is described as the most lavish private decoration, with William H. Vanderbilt spending about $400,000 on interior adornments. The article notes his constant visits to Herter Brothers and his endless refinements, suggesting the house is over decorated yet admired for patronage of art.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St Catharine's Chapel
b’George
W. H. Vanderbilt
Vanderbilt
Herter Brothers
Modjeska Performs Dual Heartbreak and Humor On Stage
In Chicago Tribune account, Mme Modjeska writes a heartbroken letter during a tense scene while sketching humorous caricatures on the same page. She jokes about Mr Dacre’s red lips leaving marks on her costume, and a backstage letter mishap causes laughter before Armand’s entrance.
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Chicago Tribune
Mme. Modjeska
Nichette
Constance
Armand
Mr. Dacre
Modjeska
Tormand
Nanine
Odjeska
Prices and a Clock Cause Widespread Delays in Springfield
The Springfield Republican recalls how talks on prices occupy many wives and mothers. A Mer rimac street jeweller clock then stopped for a Twyphom, triggering a frantic rush as workers sprinted to trains and offices, exposing how confidence in timepieces can fail and disrupt daily plans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hester Stuart
Springfield Republican
Powell
Merrimac Street
Boston
Aj Military Spectacle in Paris
The Paris spectacle after the Abd el Kader war drew lines of returning French troops along the boulevards. The Goldsmith, then director of the opera, led the pageantry with crippled veterans, blind men, and a wounded duke among displays of suffering to evoke sympathy and emotion.
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Paris
France
London
Abd-el Kader
Duke of
Orlesna
Dominion MP's remark likens two leaders to legendary pairs
A well known member of parliament compared the closeness of two prominent men to the storied duos David and Jonathan and Damon and Pythias, Scylla and Charybdis, in a historical appellate remark.
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Harper's Weekly
Dominion
David
Jonathan
Damon
Pythias
Scylla
Charybdia
The Future of Gas Prof Seimens Vision
The essay extols gas as a vital, low maintenance heating source and envisions widespread adoption by rich and poor within thirty miles of a colliery. It proposes placing gas works at the pit mouth to cut haulage, notes Pittsburg pipelines prove gas transport, criticizes gas monopolies, and calls for tech progress to improve purity, efficiency and brightness in lighting.
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Seimens
Pittsburg
Oil District 4
Gas Institute
The American Girl the Prettiest in London Society
A London society sketch praises the American debutante as the prettiest, noting her mixed heritage and the refined beauty of one particular figure. The piece describes the debutante’s graceful pose, cream dress, delicate skin with blush, and softly styled hair with rosebuds, highlighting her poised, classical features.
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London
America
Spain
New York's wood carving boom reshapes interior decor
The city sees rising use of hard woods in offices and homes with mahogany redwood oak and cherry and new emphasis on carved panels. Native woods inspire carvers and students, potentially boosting American wood workers amid walnut scarcity and stylish contrasts with sycamore ash and bird's eye maple.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Sun
Brown's Iron Bitters Promoted Against Imitations
Advertisement extols Brown's Iron Bitters as a year round health aid strengthening in winter enriching blood in spring toning nerves and digestion in summer and building resilience in fall. Warns buyers to demand the genuine Brown's Iron Bitters from the Brown Chemical Co Baltimore.
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Brown
Brown Chemical Co
Baltimore
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