Thanksgiving Proclamation by President Harrison
The U S president designates November 27 as a day of prayer and thanksgiving urging citizens to rest from labor and worship while remembering the poor and sorrowful. The notice closes with the 1890 date and seal as James G Burtne signs as secretary. Dr Joseph Parker of London questions preaching as a Gospel tool, but the paper defends its value and faith in preaching.
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Eee
Ita Ifal
Department of Human Industry
Benjamin Harrison
United States of America
United States
Washington
Joseph Parker
London
Parker
Kasson Delivers Lectures On Diplomacy At Lowell Institute
Hon John A. Kasson, former US minister to Germany, opened a six lecture series at the Lowell Institute on diplomacy. The talk surveyed history and principles, noting shifts from envoy training in ancient democracies to modern cautious envoys, with Rome’s ecclesiastical embassies and Machiavelli cited amid medieval and early modern diplomatic practices.
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Boston
John A. Kasson
United States
Germany
Lowell Institute
Rome
Machiavelli
Italy
Democratic Victory Brings Cheer Amid Stormy Weather
A broad political win is celebrated as the nation endures unsettled skies. Analysts note turnout and coalition gains while meteorologists warn of gusty conditions and shifting fronts forecasting rain and wind across several regions.
Editorial Echoes After Election Roundup
After the casting of ballots, the editorial voice shifts to analysis and interpretation. The piece weighs outcomes, public sentiment, and future policy directions with a measured tone.
Diary of Marie Bashkirtseff draws readers with blunt truths
Readers flock to the diary for its candid observations that challenge polite society. Marie Bashkirtseff records personal struggles and social pressures with unflinching honesty, portraying ambitions, art, love, and independence.
Des Moines Daily Questioned For State Specials Print
The reader asks why the Des Moines daily, claiming it has received more state specials than two peers combined and fifty times its evening rival, has not printed any of them yet.
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Des Moines
If New York Must Have a Democrat Senate Candidate
The writer opines that many New Yorkers hope Grover Cleveland could win a Senate seat. They view him as a flawed president who failed in that role, yet note party supporters would watch his political return with curiosity.
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New York
Grover Cleveland
Controversy Over Kreutzer Sonata Sparks Reader Opinions
Postmaster General Wanamaker reportedly read the Kreutzer Sonata to deem it improper. Three women weigh in with opposing views: one calls the book deadly stupid and proscribed, another praises it as bright and healthful, the third admits shame at reading it and blushes at the thought.
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Wanamaker
Census Bulletin 12th Oct 30 Reports Population Rise and State Rankings
Census Bureau bulletin details the eleventh census results with exceptions in Indian Territory and Alaska. US population June 1 at 62,480,540, with a 24.57 percent rise this decade and shifts in state rankings led by New York and Texas.
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Census Bureau
Indian Territory
Alaska
United States
New York
Nevada
Iowa
Texas
Illinois
Ohio
Mississippi
Secretary Tracy Plans Armored Vessel Materials Pact
Washington letters detail Secretary Tracy's cautious plan to test nickel steel plates from two domestic firms, Bethlehem Iron Works and Carnegie, Phipps, and Co., for Navy armor. It notes nickel ore supply, Census Bureau figures, and expected election results as voters head to the polls.
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Washington, D. C
Tracy
United States
Annapolis
Congress
France
Bethlelehem Iron Works Company
Bethlehem
Pennsylvania
Carnegie, Phipps and Co
Pittsburgh
Noble
Grant
Governor Hill
New York City
Census Bureau
Tammany Hall
New York
Indian Territory
Alaska
Pensylvania
Ohio
Illinois
Texas
Kentucky
Minnesota
Nebraska
Maryland
Colorado
Vermont
Washington
Delaware
Nevada
Arizona
Republican
Republican Committee
A Frenchman's Politeness Courtesy on the Guillotine
A historical quip notes a Frenchman’s courteous remark on the scaffold. It recalls a polite request to the executioner to proceed with the beheading, illustrating Victorian era oratorical wit about nobility under duress.
Imagining Satan as a mouse before Eve in The Philadelphia Times
The Philadelphia Times imagines a provocative Bible story variant asking what might have happened if Satan appeared as a mouse before Eve. The comment uses a literary conceit to spark debate on temptation and moral choice.
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Satan
The
Philadelphia Times
Quotes from Sullivan on acting study and idolization
John L. Sullivan remarks he aspires to reach the stature of Booth or McCullough and downplays the need for study, claiming the great actors did not require constant schooling. He presents a modest view of his craft and contrasts it with formal training.
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Booth
McCullough
John L. Sullivan
Ocean Wave Heights Reach Forty Feet In Heavy Seas
A floating recording setup with a sensitive barometer reports waves up to forty feet high in moderately heavy seas. experts note waves would be taller in a gate.
Cuba seeks reciprocity with United States for trade
Cuba aims to swap its sugar for American cheese and farm machinery. Spain controls Cuba’s actions and cannot grant reciprocity without violating its treaties. The most favored nation clause complicates Cuba's trade talks with other nations.
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Cuba
United States
Spain
Mosquito Teeth Size Sparks New Jersey Residency Idea
The piece notes the mosquito’s 22 teeth, eleven on each side of its snout, and jokes that if science could remove them with chloroform, New Jersey would become a popular place to live.
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New Jersey
New England Wealth and Prosperity Defy Decline Claims
Hon George S Boutwell asserts New England not declining in wealth and prosperity. He notes railroads yield higher dividends and Massachusetts agricultural output rose by 10 million from 1875 to 1885. State debt dropped from 27000000 in 1880 to just over 7.25 million with three states debt free, challenging the view of regional decay.
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New England
George S. Boutwell
Massachusetts
Mormon Church Circle Bans Polygamy Emphasizes Law Adherence
The Woodruff circular read at Salt Lake City conference declares no further plural marriages and vows Latter Day Saints will obey laws. George Q. Cannon publicly endorses the manifesto while New York sees ongoing Mormon convert arrivals prompting official scrutiny. Trust them but watchful.
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Woodruff
Mormon Church
Salt Lake City
George Q. Cannon
Utah
Congress
Washington
New York
Lottery seizure sparks press freedom debate in Cincinnati
The Commonwealth of Covington argues the seizure of The Volksfreund without due process violates constitutional rights. It calls the lottery law an arbitrary power allowing suppression of a newspaper without hearing. The piece centers on due process and congressional authority, not lottery morality, and notes New York census completion will allow substantial city growth.
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Volksfreund
Cincinnati
Commonwealth
Covington
Kentucky
Court of Last Resort
Congress
New York
Salvation Army largest temperance group worldwide
The Salvation Army, requiring total abstinence of all members, is described as the world's largest temperance organization.
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The
Salvation Army
Virginia speaker at Pryor banquet delivers pointed speech
John S. Wise of Virginia spoke at a banquet honoring Judge Roger A. Pryor, delivering a sharp speech as part of the event.
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John S. Wise
Virginia
Roger A. Pryor
Armaments Threaten Europe Says Signor Crispi
Signor Crispi warns that escalating European armaments will ruin the continent and benefit America as weapons and military buildup grow larger and more costly.
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Signor Crispi
Europe
America
Italy Lacks Chicago World Fair Representation
A Rome committee reports few Italian manufacturers will send goods to the Chicago World’s Fair due to tariff law and insufficient trade inducements, regretting the lack of Italian representation.
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America
Italy
Chicago
Rome
British Railways boast of boiler swaps and world run claim
The article notes 2000 engines sharing the same boiler on the London and Northwestern line and a chief engineer who says an engine could travel around the world without a pin losing or a hot box forming. It also describes the Salvation Army funeral with 20000 attendees, and its global reach and growing influence.
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Great Britain
London and Northwestern
America
Niagara Falls
Booth
Vision of Miller and Fuller at 1888 Supreme Court install
The piece recalls Justice Miller's appearance and role during Chief Justice Fuller’s 1888 installation. It contrasts Miller’s towering height and vigor with Fuller's slight, delicate frame, noting Miller’s stature as a leading constitutional expounder and his choice to die in harness after decades of service.
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Miller
Fuller
United States Supreme Court
Samuel F. Miller
Justice Miller
Mr. Fuller
United States
Washington
Remarkable banquet honors Pryor amid past Confederate ties
John Russell Young hosts a dinner in New York celebrating Roger A. Pryor's new judgeship. Generals Sherman and others mingle with former adversaries while critics note the event's striking contrast between past loyalties and present cooperation. The piece also notes major industrial combines and a Buenos Aires scientist's hypodermic oxygen idea.
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Roger A. Pryor
John Russell Young
Pryor
New York
Sherman
Johnny” Wise
Chauncey M. Depew
Henry George
Grover Cleveland
John S. Wise
Virginia
Jefferson Davis
Robert E Lee
T. Sherman
United States Army
Say praises France and resolves to honor justice in liberty
In a French chamber speech Leon Say lauds France as a sturdy nation and cites its flag slogan Justice and Liberty. The article notes stage earnings for Stanley now range from 500 to 5000 dollars per city size, reflecting his drawing power. Miss Chapman asks how she knows about the indissoluble marriage in Lippincott's Magazine.
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Leon Say
Chamber of Deputies
France
America
Stanley
Miss Chapman
Lippincott’s Magazine
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The statement applauds effort and persistence, noting that trying many methods shows merit even without success.
Stump Orators and Open Air Speaking Lessons
The article recounts B F Hughes’s experiences with stump speaking from schoolboy days to later campaigns. It includes anecdotes about audience reactions, heckling, and a 1834 Scotch Presbyterian crowd, plus tips for outdoor orators on voice care pace and projection and a moral about managing personal letters.
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B. F. Hughes
Lippincott
Stump
Hughes
Ancient themes of love in Greek drama and literature
An excerpt notes that early Greek plays did not center on heterosexual love as the main motive and suggests that love between sexes was infrequent or secondary in ancient literature.
The Decline of the Old Love Tale in Modern Fiction
The passage notes a shift in literary focus from war and heroism to romance in antiquity and early modern fiction. It asserts the old fashioned love story may fade as reader interest turns to new themes, citing Robert Elsmere as a representative example of this trend.
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Robert Elsmere
Mexican Gulf Coast Winter Resorts Ad To Illinois Travelers
The Illinois Central Rail Road promotes New Orleans and the Mexican Gulf Coast as ideal winter homes with mild climates nearby. It highlights hunting and fishing grounds, oysters, sailing, and pine ocean air, inviting readers to request a pamphlet by contacting J. F. Merry in Manchester, Iowa. A. H. Hanson, General Passenger Agent.
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New Orleans
Mexican Gulf Coast
J. F. Merry
Manchester
Iowa
A. H. Hanson
Electric Bitters Prove Life Saving In Malaria
A legal opinion from E Bainbridge Munday County Attorney Clay County Texas testifies to Electric Bitters curing malaria and jaundice in a relative. D L Wilcoxson of Horse Cave Kentucky shares a parallel testimonial praising the remedy for malaria kidney liver and stomach disorders. Priced 50c and 1 at drug stores.
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E. Bainbridge Munday
Att’y Clay Co
Texas
D. L. Wilcoxson
Horse Cave
Dr King’s New Discovery Ad Promise Free Trial Bottles
A vintage advertisement extols Dr King’s New Discovery for coughs colds throat and chest ailments. It claims universal satisfaction once tried with a money back guarantee and offers trial bottles free at drug stores.
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Dr. King
A Fatal Mistake In Heart Trouble Cures
Dr Franklin Miles argues nervous heart trouble is not stomach related in his new book on Heart Disease. The book is free at Bosworth's Drug Store which also sells Miles Restorative Nervine for headaches fits and other symptoms.
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Franklin Miles
Indiana
Bosworth
Miles
Restorative Nervine Promoted Amid Health Claims
The piece urges grit and nerve to solve life’s problems and touts Restorative Nervine by Dr. Miles as a cure for nervous diseases. Free trial bottles and testimonial book are offered at Bosworth's Drug Store. A dig near Pullman, Washington uncovers a rich onyx bed.
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Miles
Bosworth’s
Miles Nerve and Liver Pills Promote Regulated Digestion
Dr Miles pills claim to speedily cure biliousness torpid liver and constipation by a new nervous principle affecting liver stomach and bowels. 50 doses cost 25 cents with free samples at L M Bosworth's. Also Harpers Bazaar features The Wedding Season by Mary Gay Humphreys for expectant brides and friends.
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Miles
L. M. Bosworth’s
Mary Gay Humphreys
Harpers’ Bazar
Toledo
Ohio
G. C. Bittner & CO
L. M. Bosworth
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