Chinese Sailors as Told by an Old Trading Captain
Capt. Davis describes Chinese sailors as strong in deck labor and endurance but poor overall sailors. He notes their limited crew size, distinctive appearance, and willingness to defend decks, while contrasting Chinese and French naval power and describing junks, iron steamers, and historical warfare practices. He dismisses China’s naval prospects.
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Boston
Davis
Pembrokeshire
England
Shanghai
China
Kong Asing
Legion
The Property Man and Stage Banquets in Theatre
One of the theatre's most vital figures, the property man, coordinates every prop from pistols to letters. He manages the property room, ensures timely placement, and even crafts stage banquets with deceptive realism using substitutes like brown holland and tea. The piece cites examples from Lester Wallack and Matilda Heron as models of lavish company hospitality.
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Philadelphia Times
Nmust
Dickens
Lester Wallack
Matilda Heron
Camille
Albina de Mer
M. B. Curtis
Philadelphia saloon keeper markets a tea fortune
A saloon keeper in Philadelphia invents a device with quicksilver to register 113 degrees in the shade and advertises hot weather. A thirsty man, entering for beer, checks the thermometer, removes layers of clothing, and stays inside to avoid sunstroke while drinking beer all day.
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Philadelphia
Warning boards mark opposing farms on Walton County road
Two farmers in Walton County own adjacent plots separated by a public road. One side posts a notice forbidding hunting and trespassing with a threat of prosecution, while the opposite side reads Come on, boys, let's go a buntin'.
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Ananta
Walton County
Gosport Circus Exhibits Alleged White Elephant
In Gosport England a circus claiming to own a sacred white elephant faced scrutiny as spectators doubted its authenticity. Demonstrations allowed all animals except the alleged white elephant to bathe.
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Gosport
England
Unclear Alley Incident At Austin Avenue Theatre
A lass exiting a theatre on Austin avenue accidentally punched Gilhooly in the eye with her umbrella. Gilhooly replied with a sharp quip, then pressed the handkerchief to the injured eye.
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Texas
Austin Avenue
Gilhooly
Cgilhooly
Bank Tricksters Reel In Eighty Dollar Change Scheme
An eastern man in Wisconsin days ago visits a small town bank system and uses a staged chain of clerks led by a president to remove a $15 piece from the safe. The event unfolds with a taunting remark about cashier skipping and boot pawns to cross Chicago, while a five percent interest metaphor underlines the bankrolls of the involved trio.
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Wall Street
Wisconsin
Chicago
New York City Farms Quietly Thrive Amid Urban Sprawl
American Agriculturist visits Manhattan and nearby districts to show hidden rural pockets. It notes markets in Manhattanville and Washington Heights, shantytowns on rocky blocks, and farms along Jerome Avenue near Fordham. The piece highlights penitentiary and asylum gardens on Blackwell's Island and Ward's Island, and a half acre rock- island farm near Hell Gate sustains a family of three.
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New York
Gotham
Manhattanville
Central Park
North River
Washington Heights
Harlem
Fordham
High Bridge
Berkshire Hills
Jerome Avenue
Harlem River
Jerome Park Race Course
Fordham Hills
Yonkers
Tremont
Morrisania
Mott Haven
Blackwell’s Island
East River
Hell Gate
Bank creditors seek ultimate security after explosion
A Chicago Tribune dispatch notes creditors of an exploded bank express confidence in the ultimate security of their claims. The piece humorously notes the difficulty lies in ultimate security not being receivable for board and washing.
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Chicago Tribune
Grindstone Dealer Failures Haunt Northern Michigan Market
A late failure in northern Michigan involved a grindstone retailer with liabilities of 3550.25 and assets of 1262.18. The dealer cited oversized stock and market gloom from low spirits, falling prices, and broader economic weakness including wheat prices and cholera fears.
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Wall Street
Michigan
Rebecca Schaumburg Seen Slimmer Amid Austin Gossip
In Texas Siftings Mose Schaumburg notes his daughter Rebecca has grown less stout in Austin social circles. Ike Schaumburg, visiting Moses, muses why Rebecca does not wed a rich man, lamenting the girl’s past poverty and potential.
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Texas Siftings
Mose Schaumburg
Rebecca
Austin
Mose
Ike
Moses
North-South iron industry contrast noted in Chicago Herald
The Chicago Herald reports northern iron mills idle or half time due to stagnant trade, while the southern iron manufacturing sector thrives. Remarkably no furnace has died this year and southern furnaces are largely operating on orders from north of the Ohio River.
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Chicago Herald
Ohio River
Woodbury
Monona
Harrison
Cherokee
Powesh’ek
Keokuk
Washington and
Jefferson
Jasper
Marion Mahaska
John A. Kasm
Thirteenth Judicial Distriet
Joseph RK. Reet
Circuit Court
Thirteenth Judicial District
C. PF. Loofbourow
Cirrcuit Court
W. Lary
General Assembly
Acts of the
Sixteenth General Assembly
Cartier Yan
Pishwashing Her Life Away and Domestic Endurance
A reflection on the relentless labor of housewives, detailing endless washing and mending, and the unseen toll on their vitality. The piece laments lack of payoff, constant duties, and the need for recognition of a wife’s care and inner life beyond domestic tasks.
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United States
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Wwe MowTw
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Orcans
Decker Bros
Mathushek, Simpson
Estey & Camp
Camp & So
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Paynes
Anionatis Engines
Payne
H. P. Ng
Elmirn
Lowa
Story County
Said County
Michael Rock
I. LL. Smith
Burton
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Roal
Malic
State of
Dahil
State of Iowa
Julia A. Dahl
Geo. A. Underwoor
Ira KE. Baker
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Secretary of State
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Supreme Cert
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James Hl. Rothrock
Abrey General
Thoee Specihy
Clien T Jodee
Sabi
Twen- Nepapancent Assembly
Fourth Judicial District
Lyon, O' Brien, Sioux, Osceola
Ply
J. A. T. Hull
Buren R. Sherman
Corte of
Te Wit
Keeorder
A. K. Banks
Quick & Clothier
W. H. Clark
Warren Leland
Lelano
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Ayer
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Mammoth Ocean Hotel
Long Branch
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Crowlway
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Hice
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Lowell, Mass
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Chienco
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Sioux Palle
Yankton
Chiezoa
Mitchell
Dubuque
Minneapolisa
Calmar
Pullaan Pelece
Praest D4
Chicago ST. Paul & Milwaukee Railway
Coun
S. Merril
Gen
J. T. Clark
A. V. H. Carpenter
Geo. Eafford
LA Crosse
E& le E. Cirelars
Ad Lessing
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Crome
Wie
Riverside, Cal
Parer
Whittier
C. L. Labarga
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Tantiate
Leonet
Inchea
Montgomery WA Ward RD & Go
Tarris Remedy Co
Smilar
Omr Atheas
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California
Hea Ealth
Mali
Soulhworth
Sacramento
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