Frances E Willard: Founder and longtime leader of temperance movement
The national convention highlights Frances E Willard, founder and president of the Woman's Christian Temperance Union. She left a pedagogic career in 1874 to lead a Chicago union band of earnest reformers, enduring hardship as the organization grew into a global force over more than 25 years.
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Woman’s Christian Temperance Union
Miss Willard
Chicago
Presi
Frances E. Willard
Chicago Woman’s Christian Temperance Union
Venerable Bishop Whipple Takes Second Wife
The Right Rev. Henry Benjamin Whipple, Minnesota bishop aged 74, has married Evangeline Simpson, a comparatively young widow and friend of his first wife. Whipple settled in Faribault after becoming bishop in 1860 amid an Indian population and few whites. He was born in Jefferson county New York and ordained in 1850. The St John of the Wilderness nickname and his Westminster Abbey opening sermon in 1888 are noted.
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Henry Benjamin Whipple
Minnesota
Jefferson County
N. Y
Episcopal Church
Zion Church
Rome
N.Y
Chicago
Faribault
England
Westminster Abbey
Pan- Anglican Council
Cambridge University
University of Durham
Evangeline Simpson
Blaine's Favorite Daughter Harriet Blaine Beale
Harriet Blaine Beale, 24, daughter of the late James G. Blaine, is noted as Blaine’s favorite daughter. She married Truxton Beale in 1894 in Washington, has since lived with her mother in Augusta, Maine, and is described as educated, attractive, and well-traveled.
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Blaine
Truxton Beale
James G. Blaine
General Beale
Harriet Blaine Beale
Washington
Mrs. Beale
Augusta
Path to French naturalization teased in witty rule
An Englishman may become French by ten years of residence or, after a year in France, by marrying a Frenchwoman or rendering a service to the state. The note contrasts the long residency path with quicker, more humorous alternatives.
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France
Humor of a congressman turned thief anecdote
A six foot southern statesman recalls riding to Washington on horseback and sharing a bed with a thief who turned out to be a lawyer and a congressman. The tale ends with the thief later becoming a member of Congress.
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Washington
Congress
Detroit Free Press
Retort Highlights Neighbor Feuds Over Horses
A Cleveland Plain Dealer quip recalls a neighborly clash after an uptown family moved away. One woman claimed they could not live next to a horse, and the remaining resident retorted she would rather live next to a horse than with certain neighbors.
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Cleveland Plain Dealer
Clergy Misprint Sparks Odd Sermon Schedule Tale
A parish clerk mangled an official notice for six weeks of alternate preaching into a claim that the reverends would preach to all eternity. An example from Goostrey Cheshire shows a vicar announcing no Sunday afternoon service because he would be fishing at Peover.
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Goostrey
Cheshire
Peover
London Spectator
Detroit Tribune Quotation on Murder and Women
A Detroit Tribune excerpt features a defendant admitting that women provoked his murder act, claiming women “make it for atrocious murderers” and prompting the judge to respond in the court dialogue. The dialogue reflects sensational crime rhetoric of the era.
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Detroit Tribune
Family disputes echo in Blimber household dialogue
The Cleveland Plain Dealer quotes Mrs Blimber and Mr Blimber joking about family quarrels and an eccentric uncle who claimed cannibals ate him. The exchange highlights humor over disagreement in a domestic setting.
Man Behind Theater Hat Sparks Vengeance Breath
Detroit Tribune notes a man seated behind a large theater hat during a performance. He leaves between acts and returns to breathe vengeance through the hat, creating a dramatic, stagecraft style moment.
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Detroit Tribune
Spoiling His Business
A brittle living skeleton complains of a gnawing appetite that haunts him as he resists a grim urge to swallow his teeth, voiced in a quivering demise tone from the New York Press.
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New York Press
Family tension over missed support fuels dispute
A fond mother laments the lack of allowances for their son while her husband finishes drawing a check. The Washington Star notes the strain of financial care and appreciation in a domestic moment.
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Washington Star
Hard Times Expressed by a Grieving Truth
A candid personal voice reflects on enduring suffering and resilience in the face of hardship, offering a stark glimpse into a narrator’s emotional struggle and a call for empathy.
A Complete Combination Comic Exchange
Jack muses that 32 degrees is freezing and asks Marie about the squeezing point. Marie replies she does not know and suggests perhaps two in the shade.
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Jack
Marie
Shade
Comic Home Journal
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A brief dialogue excerpt presents a widow and a clergyman exchanging a grim humor about death. The widow remarks that if her husband has gone to a place with no night, he will not stay long, while the clergyman offers consolation.
Lean Man and Fat Man Glare at Each Other
A clipped line notes the striking image of a lean man and a fat man casting envious glances at one another, captured in a Boston Tran script fragment.
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Boston Transcript
Factors in Price Gap Between Argentine and New Zealand Mutton
The New Zealand industry yields higher quality mutton due to a superior breed, winter feeding with forage, and direct freezing by breeders. Argentine mutton suffers from bare pampas grazing, spring fatting, and breeders selling to freezers on contracts, causing inconsistent quality and delays. The New York Ledger notes these three causes.
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New Zealand
New
New York Ledger
Mother of Seven Soldiers Honored by Queen
The queen praised Mrs Keveth of Garrow Cornwall for having seven sons in the army, all with good character. She ordered Colonel Knox to convey congratulations give ten pounds and a framed print, and to request a group photo of the brothers if possible. A royal oval-framed photo arrangement was sent to the queen.
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Colonel Knox
Duke of Cornwall's Light Infantry
Keveth
Garrow
St. Bernard
Cornwall
Knox
Unpublished Calhoun Letters Allegedly Discovered
A kinsman found nearly 8000 unpublished Calhoun letters at the old South Carolina homestead. He quotes a 1848 missive to Calhoun's daughter Mrs Clemson then in Belgium, stating life’s duties surpass life itself and labor in principle yields reward in time. He emphasizes duty to country and resistance to wrong, valuing renown less than principle.
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Calhoun
John C. Calhoun
South Carolina
South Carolina Statesman
Clemson
Belgium
Porcupine Spines Sharp and Hard to Remove
The Portland Oregonian notes porcupine quills are loosely attached and razor sharp at the tip. A touch can pierce skin or fabric with little effort, and the barbed outer ends cause the spines to burrow deeper as the animal moves.
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Portland Oregonian
Riddles and Rum at Prince George Bar Parlor
In a Brighton pub scene a salty patron poses a coin puzzle about sixpence and three farthings while patrons puff pipes and debate the answer. A voice corrects misheard words as the room lingers in silent puzzlement.
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Prince George
Brighton
Beneath Him Reflects on Class in Detroit Tribune Quote
A Detroit Tribune snippet shows a speaker declaring others beneath him and dismissing their actions. The exchange notes hypotheticals about a flat above, implying social hierarchy and selective regard for neighbors under an apartment house setting.
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Detroit Tribune
Naturalization Rules Change in European Nations
In Europe, men seeking naturalization must prove respectability and morality, show a required period of residence, and pledge to renounce their birth country.
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Europe
Simmons Liver Regulator Promised To Cure Liver Ills
The advertisement promotes Simmons Liver Regulator as a safe purgative and tonic for biliousness, torpid liver, indigestion, and sleep issues. It claims relief from heaviness after meals and dullness, urging households to keep the remedy handy to reduce doctor bills. J. H. Zeilin & Co., Philadelphia.
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Simmons Liver Regulator
J. H. Zeilin & Co
Philadelphia
Fire consumes large lumber yard in Menominee area
Menominee Mich Nov 2 The lumber yard of Ira Carley at Ingalls 17 miles north of the city burned last night destroying about 2 000 000 feet of lumber. The mill and store were saved. Loss put at 50 000 dollars partly insured.
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Menomine
Mich
Ira Carley
Ingalls
Emigrant Fatally Wounded by Revolver Accident
Cheyenne reports emigrant C. F. Robertson traveling from Colorado discharged his revolver and shot himself in the head by accident. He remains alive but the wound is believed fatal.
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Cheyenne
C. F. Robertson
Colorado
Bolivia Considers Recognizing Cuban Insurgents as Belligerents
Sucre Bolivia hears a motion in the senate to recognize the Cuban insurgents as belligerents. The Bolivian foreign affairs commissioner presented the proposal during the November 83 report from Lima.
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Lima
Peru
Sucre
Bolivia
Fitzgerald Beats Miller In Missouri River Bout West of Jefferson City
Billy Fitzgerald of St Louis won by decision over Professor J Miller of Los Angeles in a five round fight held on a sand bar in the Missouri river five miles west of Jefferson City Missouri.
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Billy” Fitzgerald
Jefferson City
St. Louis
J. Miller
Los Angeles
Cal
Missouri River
Attempt to Loot a Bank in Goldfield
Robbers tried to loot the Citizens State Bank at Goldfield in Mason City last night. Dynamite blasted the front door and shattered windows. The two story bank building suffered considerable interior damage. burglars escaped as townspeople gathered. Bank owned by McElhinney Brothers. No injuries reported.
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Mason City
Citizens State Bank
Goldfield
McElhinney Brothers
Jealous husband shoots wife then dies in Maine tragedy
Port land Me Nov 3 Alonzo Phillips a lithographer killed his wife Fanny Phillips a variety actress whom he suspected of infidelity and then shot himself in a double tragedy.
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Portland
Alonzo Phillips
Fanny Phillips
Supreme Court Recess Announced By Chief Justice Fuller
Washington November 3 Chief Justice Fuller announced the Supreme Court would recess from November 16 to December 1.
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Supreme Court
Washington
Fuller
Dead Man's Claim in Leadville Mine Folly
A Boston Journal tale from Leadville describes a miner dying and being buried in winter. A $20 sexton digs a drift six feet, discovers pay rock worth $60 a ton, and the grave becomes a shaft. The body is later found and reburied elsewhere.
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Leadville
Dead Man
Boston Journal
Remedy and salve adverts for hair renewer and skin cures
An advertisement touts Hall's Vegetable Sicilian Hair Renewer as the best gray hair remedy and DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve for tetter eczema and piles. The salve soothes instantly and restores tissues to normal, with Dr. Bales selling both products.
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Hall
DeWitt
Bales
Mrs. A Sandstedt Endorses Dr Kay's Renovator
Local letter from Mrs. A Sandstedt of 6th and Martha Streets Omaha Nebraska claims years of sick headaches and stomach illness were relieved after using Dr Kay's Renovator. She notes no attacks since starting the remedy. Sold by druggists or via mail 25 cents or 1 dollar. See advertisement.
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A. Sandstedt
6Th and
Martha Sts
Omaha
Neb
One Minute Cough Cure Marketed By D. D. Bales
Advertises One Minute Cough Cure as a preventive for huskiness and laryngitis used by speakers clergymen and singers. Claims instant relief and for sale by D. D. Bales in the ad.
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D. D. Bales
Green Apple Season Prep with Dewitt's Cure Ad
Local ad urges parents to prepare for the green apple season by stocking DeWitt's Colic and Cholera Cure. Sold by D. D. Bales.
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DeWitt’s
D. D. Bales
Justice In the Rough and the Texas Courtroom Jest
A Detroit Free Press item recounts courtroom quips and legal ironies with a Texas judge and quirky exchanges. A spinster, a horse thief, and a farmer with barrels of flour highlight humor and equity in law.
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Blackstone
Texas
Equity
B. C
A. D
Detroit Free Press
Controversial Suggestion for Ladies Journal Promotes Restraint
A modern journal for women praises a plan to open a restaurant where waiters refuse meals that cause indigestion. It notes men overindulge, cite oysters with brandy and water, and observes British students drink tea with veal and ham pie. The piece lamentedly mocks middle aged excess and pretends a medical certificate should gate such foods.
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British Museum
London Graphic
Directions to patients keep feet warm and trust Providence
The note quotes Boerhaave's diary as he died, advising patients with simple counsel. The final page reportedly urged keeping feet warm and head cool, trusting Providence for the rest, a quip cited by the San Francisco Argonaut.
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Boerhaave
Providence
San Francisco
Argonaut
Canada’s Forest Wealth Chronicle
The article traces Canada’s forest resources from colonial times through the Napoleonic era, detailing how French and British interests leveraged timber for naval needs. It cites rising export volumes to the United Kingdom from 1800 to 1820 and notes 1895 shipments totaling 1,310,685 tons, preserving timber's strategic value.
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Canada
Europe
Ss. Lawrence
France
Great Britain
Baltic
North American
United Kingdom
Northwestern Lumberman
Iron Foundations in Berlin Build A Heavy Caisson Base
A new method for a tall building foundation in Berlin uses a central caisson sunk into the plot with a cement top and a hollow form filled with molten iron. The cast iron foundation plate after pouring supports the structure with an estimated load over 20,000 tons while side walls rely on cantilever supports.
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Berlin
Breaking It Gently
A London Fun quip depicts a captain telling a mother her boy's hat has blown overboard. The hat was tied with a string that did not break, so the accident is blamed on the string staying intact.
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London
George Washington Linked to Rock Carving at Virginia Bridge
The report claims George Washington marked his name on a rock at a Virginia natural bridge during a Fairfax surveying expedition, a site many locals say still reveals his inscription.
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George Washington
Lord Fairfax
Virginia
Goethe's Faust roots in long composing spans
The first part of Goethe's Faust was composed in fits over nearly twenty years. The second part required about twenty six years of development and refinement.
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Goethe
Faust
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