Elections in Canada Conservatives triumph amid tariff debate
The Canadian parliamentary elections on the 17th yielded a decisive Conservative victory under Sir John A. Macdonald, with protectionist tariff policy favored over free trade. Other items note anticipated extension of the Paris Exposition, Vatican matters, Eastern questions, and various international conflicts.
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John A. McDonald
Dominion
Tax Council of Cardinals
Rome
Vatican
London
Lord Beaconsfield
Afghanistan
Bulgaria
Greece
Turkey
Germany
England
Yellow fever dispatches show rising toll and uneasy hope
Reports from Memphis, New Orleans, and Vicksburg detail yellow fever mortality and new cases, with declines in some cities and warnings of ongoing risk. The era notes relief in Mobile and ongoing medical challenges, plus unrelated civic and household economy notes.
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Memphis
Holly Springs
New Orleans
Vicksburg
Grenada
Iowa Corn Yield and Grain Stocks Rise This Year
State reports corn yields around sixty bushels per acre with larger acreage and reduced frost risk. Cutcaco elevators show totals of 1,578,192 bushels wheat, 3,035,481 bushels corn, 722,099 oats, 247,860 rye, and 712,913 barley, summing 6,346,545 bushels, up from 2,507,683 last year.
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Iowa
Political Convention Nominations Across States Stir in September
The Massachusetts Democratic State Convention met to nominate Governor candidate General Butler amid late night ballot clashes. Other ticket lines include Arnold Straues Cushing O'Reilly Skillings. New Haven and Boston meetings produced further nominations in New Jersey and Oregon. Nevada and Worcester quick follow ups named Daggett Kinkard and Talbot Long Pierce Marston.
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Charles M. Straues
Caleb Cushing
Grance M. Bortsom
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Tix
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J. H. Slater
John D. Long
Henry I. Pierce
Charles Marston
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BP. M. Daggett
John H. Kinkard
Rnsseundee
Thieves Slip Behind Bank Counter in Toledo Heist
In Toledo a bank robbery occurred near a presidential reception area as sneak thieves slipped behind a counter at the Commercial National Bank and made off with about $8,283 in sursenay funds. Nearby Lowell, Massachusetts, is noted in connection with the event.
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Polar Exploration Dilemmas and Historic Proposals
The article discusses whether polar seas can be reliably opened or frozen and outlines two main strategies for reaching the poles. It cites Wilczek, Weyprecht, Payer, Hayes, Nares, Tyson, and Howgate, noting limited progress and proposing either permanent stations or a sustained Arctic winter advance. It also notes Antarctic conditions as of the era, describing a vast unpenetrated area encircling the South Pole with a discontinuous ice cover.
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First Artificial Precious Stones and Ancient Sapphire
The article discusses the laguli or ancient sapphire as the first reproduced precious stone by science not merely in appearance but in substance. It argues ancients could distinguish ultramarine blue, refuting archaeologists who claim ancient painters used a single regular pigment and paid high prices for sacred blue pigments.
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Arc
Je Prateent
Pens price history from 1830s to 1920s
The article traces steel pen prices from 1830s to 1920s, noting earlier wholesale prices (£7 4s) and declines to 6s by 1832, with a newer article selling at 64d per gross. It focuses on the market decline and current rate for pens.
Notes of the Plague in Memphis From the Avalanche
The piece describes fear and hardship during a fever outbreak in Memphis. It portrays a nurse shortage, starving nurses, and the impact on Black residents and workers. A heartwarming street scene contrasts with pervasive fear as officials warn of starvation and disease. It closes with a reminder that sacrifice honors the noble death for others.
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The
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Plague Dominion Described From New Orleans to Memphis
A Cincinnati businessman recalls a grim South during a plague era voyage. Arkansas City, Memphis, and Vicksburg show deserted streets and fear as towns bar coal and land. New Orleans offers contrast with work resuming. Grenada records a death and a hurried departure to save family.
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International Dairy Fair and rail earnings rise in West
The piece notes a 250 million crop value for farmers, growing Western fairs and a planned International Dairy Fair featuring dairy cattle. It reports August earnings of 5,849,625 for twenty Western railroads and eight months total 40,766,633, with broader trade optimism in Minnesota and the Northwest. It mentions cattle shipments from Galveston to Barrow-in-Furness and a 4,000 ton Brazilian cattle steamer, plus a spring wheat shortfall.
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Primary Boston schools replace books with oral exercises
The Boston public schools plan to substitute books with oral exercises and object lessons in the primary departments. An English language drill will train students to express knowledge in their own words. Spelling and grammar books are abolished and reading takes their place.
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Ceacle
Little Ee
Thiers on the English and primogeniture satire
Thiers admires the English yet denounces their primogeniture law. He calls out its wealth transfer from paupers to heirs, arguing the custom sustains slavery-like conditions and diverts revenue from Indian families, contrasting English institutions with his critical view.
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New Engine Feature Lets Engineer See Train Rear
A New York Central locomotive engineer adds angled looking glasses on the engine to view the rear of the train without leaning out. The practice mirrors private home use where two glasses on a windowsill let a person inside watch street activity.
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Hudson River Railroad
New York
Harvest Reverie in a Domestic Monthly Verse
A poetic fragment from Domestic Monthly reflects on wind and harvest as divine music. It envisions life, philosophy, science, and art blending under a higher master and asks for the harvest of days to fall within divine ways.
The church spire as a giant finger to heaven
The article contemplates a town church spire rising toward the clouds. It notes ancestors built the steeple with good intent to direct eyes upward and remind worshippers that the sanctuary here points to the heavenly mansion above.
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Drunk Young Lawyer Faces Church Urged Confession
In a Western town a young lawyer and church member succumbed to drinking. Brethren press for confession, noting the church’s temperate, orderly image while the lawyer weighs his stance against accusing fellow members of faults such as unfair labor practices and misrepresented goods.
Confessions and penitence amid a crowded confessional scene
A speaker admits denyings and sins, claiming never to take 10 percent for money nor turn away the needy though drinking and remorse follow. A sister cries for mercy as remorse and religious tone dominate the scene with dramatic confessions and appeals.
Early Torpedo History Before Modern Warfare Claims
The article refutes the belief that torpedoes are a modern invention, citing incidents from 1777 1805 and 1797. It notes a torpedo explosion killed most of a crew aboard a British ship Cerberus error in 1777, a 1805 brig off Dealland destroyed during submarine explosion tests, and an 1797 machine proposing underwater motion of gunpowder to create a detonable device, foreshadowing the modern fish torpedo.
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Pitt
Fairbanks & Co. Win Three Gold Medals in Paris
Scale manufacturers Fairbanks and Co. receive three gold medals at the Paris exhibition, highlighting their products and innovations. The awards underscore the company’s prominence in precision weighing equipment on an international stage.
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Fairbanks & Co
Paris
Workers Underground Worms Improve Soils For Gardens
A German naturalist reports that worm tunnels enhance root growth by shaping channels and that worm burrowing creates fine light mold. Each worm adds its weight in mold weekly, and with about 34 000 worms per acre the soil remains porous and fertile improving crops.
Wilhoft’s Remedy Endorsed for Malaria in Malarial Districts
An 19th century advertisement praises Wilhoft’s Fever Anti fever tonic as a preventive and curative for intermittent and remittent fevers. It claims safety in malarial environments and notes usage by construction firms and railroad presidents in the South and West. Warestock Frstavy Co. New Orleans sells through agents.
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Vague patent remedy touts Dr Mort’s Vrorr aBLe Laven Pras
An obscure advertisement promotes a mysterious elixir as a superior remedy for digestion nerves and general health while warning against mercury as a terrible drug and claiming regularity of stomach bowels and blood.
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Grace's Save salve praised by Salisbury dealer
J. M. Pettengill of Salisbury Mass says he sold more Grace's Save boxes in four months than any other salve. He calls it the only salve with notable sale and views public confidence in its healing properties as strong endorsement.
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Purgative Nia Promised Quick Disease Cure
A garbled text claims a purgative named Nia provides immediate relief and will ultimately cure disease despite unclear medical basis. The fragment hints at dyspepsia and low spirits but lacks coherent details or sourcing.
Johnson’s Anodyne Promoted by Maine Company
Readers urged to learn about Johnson’s Anodyne and write to the company in Me. It is the way type.
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Venetian Liniment Promoted for Broad Range of Ailments
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