Woman Seeks Help as Wheel Fails and Sparks Fly
A mystified woman faced a nonmoving wheel in the street while onlookers offered conflicting advice. A stranger solved the issue by locating the real problem at the axle box, ending the breakdown in minutes. The tale follows a broader warning against treating symptoms and praises Dr. R. V. Pierce’s medical institute and remedies for liver and blood health.
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America
R. V. Pierce
Buffalo
N. Y
Invalid’s Hotel and Surgical Institute
Cvolden Medicalery
Pierce
Buf- N. Y
People’s
Cyclomania in Paris as Velocipedists Rise
In Paris Figaro a playful naturalist sketch on the cyclist class named velox communis. It praises the female velocipede rider as beauty and notes rising numbers create public danger and medical concern. It cites Esquirol and Ovid, comparing riders to migratory ducks as crowds traverse crowded streets.
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France
Paris Figaro
Academy of Medicine
Esquiroul
Blacksnake in His Pocket Terrifies Hudson Trackman
Charles Miller a track worker in Tarrytown N Y had a black snake slip from his pocket while he ate and sleep later blamed the shock for hours He and a companion freed the three foot six inch reptile after it wriggled from his loose trousers The snake was killed by Miller.
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Tarrytown
N. Y
Charles Miller
Hudson River
Miller
Why Folks Shake Hands
The article explains the gesture of removing a glove before a handshake as a peace sign and notes historical fears of treachery. It mentions the queen’s court and references President Carnot, suggesting surrender of the right hand could have altered events.
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Carnot
Herbert Maxwell
A Word in Season on the Stock Market
The Boston Commercial Bulletin notes the stock market may prompt a change in lifestyle for brokers as prices rise. It jokes that brokers spend freely, moving from beer and sandwiches to champagne and foie gras, should the trend continue.
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Boston Commercial Bulletin
Keep All Food Covered in the Pantry
A household guidance piece urges keeping all food covered until served. Milk and butter must be stored in airtight vessels to prevent odors and airborne bacteria. Uncovered jelly and other half used dishes are a health risk found in many city pantries.
Bank Attempt Ends With Odd Account Request
A small, sunken man entered the First National bank and lingered near the teller window. After several hesitation filled approaches he suddenly shouted his desire to open an account, laying a greasy roll of bills on the counter amid the puzzled crowd.
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First National Bank
The
Chicago Tribune
Bob the Watch and a Cautionary Financier
A judge recalls Bob, a county treasurer in the Texas colony, who bought an $80 watch with $20 down and $5 monthly payments. He paid with his weekly wages, pawning the watch later to settle board and debt, ending up paying $10 monthly for the item and interest while watchless, illustrating his financial naivety.
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Texas Colony
Gresham
Austin
Bob
Thrashed the Thimble-Rigger at Belmont Park
After steeplechase events at Belmont a crowd of shell game operators moved through the park areas. A would-be player lost 32 dollars to a thimble-rigger inside the stables, then fought back and forced the cheater to surrender his winnings while bystanders were kept at bay.
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Belmont
Philadelphia
Fate of the Man Elocutionist
College men focus on oratorical associations and elocution which the author argues ruins careers. It turns men toward reformer roles or wandering activism and ultimately toward public speaking, anarchy, loafing, and ruin.
Long-Lived Birds in Captivity Across Countries
The excerpt notes an English song lark living twenty four years in a cage, ravens in France surpassing a century, and a Paris parrot that died at 103. It also recalls a cockatoo at the Philadelphia zoo in 1888 aged over 85.
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France
Paris
Philadelphia
German Colonizing Company Formed in Saxony
A German colonizing company with a capital of 200000 dollars for settling agriculture in German southwest Africa has been formed in Saxony.
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Africa
Saxony
Free Burial In Swiss Cantons For All Citizens
A Boston Transcript excerpt describes in Switzerland the public funding of all funerals. Coffins, hearses, grave maintenance, and religious services are provided at state expense with uniform grave numbering and decor, keeping all burials equal regardless of wealth or class.
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Switzerland
Canton of
Glarus
Boston Transcript
Building a Circus Train at Memphis Car and Foundry
Memphis Com mercial Appeal reports the Memphis car and foundry works is constructing a six car circus train including one elephant car and five flat cars. The cars are nearly twice as long as standard and built with heavy timbers from Brunswick Georgia, using Southern long leaf pine. The elephant car, 80 feet inside length and 50 feet long, has double walls and iron bars to prevent the animal from escaping, while Jumbo like inquiring behavior is noted.
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Memphis Car and Foundry Works
Memphis
Brunswick
Jumbo
Poe Tamerlane Auction Record Highlights Rarity
A Poe Tamerlane copy sold for 1450 at auction as the first issued book with only one other copy known. An Izaak Walton Complete Angler first edition fetched 1325. Dodd Mead & Co. led bidding, likely on behalf of Cornelius Vanderbilt, a major patron of rare books with a $50,000 collection growth.
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Poe
Izaak Walton
Pope
Dodd, Mead & Co
Cornelius Vanderbilt
James Lenox
Current Notes From a Compilation of Quips and Quirks
A collection of witticisms and observations from various papers. It includes reflections on poets, police justice, barbed wire, heart versus head, and a joke about Kosciuszko highlighting his Polish origin.
No-To-Bac Under Fire as Tobacco Habit Cure Sale Fight
A Chicago report says a syndicate offered a large sum for No-To-Bac but the general offices say the remedy is not for sale to the trust. No-To-Bac reportedly boasts wide druggist sales with guarantees to cure tobacco habit or refund money.
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Chicago
America
Railroad Trip Through Texas Tells Tales
Catterson explains to Hatterson that a morning spent hanging pictures was followed by a rail road trip through Texas. The exchange highlights the contrast between manual labor and travel while underscoring a casual, humorous tone.
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Catterson
Hatterson
Texas
Silver Ticket Congress Bid Mentioned In Settler Talk
A new settler recalls a plan for a major to run for congress on the silver ticket. The old inhabitant counters that the major has peaked, citing a recent incident where he attempted to kill a man at ten yards and only bit him in the left leg.
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Congress
New Woman Voices on Courtship Etiquette
A pair of rival New Woman remarks debate manners as one calls a neighbor ridiculous for kissing her husband goodbye each morning. The other counters that such displays are unrefined and un gentlemanly, reflecting evolving social standards.
Wheat investment prospectus from Thomas & Co Chicago
Investors urged to buy wheat while prices are favorable. The 1881 drought pushed wheat to 1.44 with expectations it will rise. Thomas & Co. Rialto Ridg. Chicago offers a commission house manual on successful paging and daily market reports.
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Reliable Commission House
Thomas & Co
Rialto Ridg
Chicago
A Matter of Identification in Love's Quick Bind
A blushing girl and Harold share a tender moment as a ring seals their engagement. She worries about twin sisters looking alike, but Harold insists the ring will always identify her and reassure their devotion.
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Harold
Geysers and Wonders of a Volcanic Plateau Park
Description of a vast volcanic plateau covering about 3350 square miles with 100 geysers and 3600 hot springs, pools, paint pots and lakes. The notice mentions sleeping cars via the Northern Pacific Railroad and asks readers to send six cents for a tourism book from Oscar Vanderbilt in Des Moines Iowa.
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Northern Pacific Railroad
Oscar Vanderbilt
Dist. Pass. Agt
Northern Pacific R. R
Teething Remedies and Curious Almanac Snippets
An assortment of items appears with medical ads and quips. Mentions Dr Kline’s nerve restorers and a teething syrup, alongside a Britain mortality statistic and a scatter of moralizing poetry about a new woman and dangers from snakes bugs or bees.
Immigration declines with March arrivals under speculated past year
Immigration figures show March arrivals at 17 047, down from 19 584 in March 1894, alongside a collage of advertisements and notes including cures for coughs, camphor ice products, and various household and travel quips from a late 19th century page.
Notable European and international society notes
Emperor William will skip a visit to Norway this year and cruise the Baltic then visit Sweden with Stockholm time planned. Prince Bismarck gifts a young oak from Sache senwald to Berlin's Gray Friar's school. Archaeologist Dr. Hirschfeld, 48, dies in Wiesbaden. Koe nigsberg University professor. John W. Foster may delay return from Beijing as talks continue over a $100,000 fee. Achmed Wotelegel, aiding Slatin Pasha's escape, is hanged in Omdurman by order of the Kalipha. Red Thunder, tied to Turtle Mountain outbreak, is 88 and resisting Maj. Hale. Maj. Heros von Borcke, noted Civil War officer, dies in Berlin. once trusted in General Stuart's staff.
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Emperor William
Norway
Baltic Sea
Sweden
Stockholm
Prince Bismarck
Berlin
Sachesenwald
Friedrichsruhe
Hirschfeld
Olympia
Wiesbaden
University of Koenigsberg
John W. Foster
United States
Mr. Foster
Achmed Wotelegel
Slatin Pasha
Omdurman
Slatin
Red Thunder
Turtle Mountain
North Dakota
Maj. Hale
Maj
Heros von Borcke
J. B. B. Stuart
A Rosebush Mascot Plans and A Pedestrian Proposal
A striped scene shows a shy girl asked to be a team mascot after a shoe tie scene. The boy offers a nickel but she declines, then explains three siblings named Jim Crip and Mike plan to recruit the prettiest young lady as mascot. Stuttgart hosts a rosebush covering 230 square feet.
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Jim
Mike
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Yellowstone Park
Great Britain
Benjamin Carpenter
Alpena, Mich
Hanson
Hegeman
C. C. G. Clark Co
New Haven
Parker
Mexico
Stuttgart
Dr. Pierce
Oro
Des Moines Windm Tank Co
Des Moines
Windom
Minn
Dempster Mill Mfc. CO
A. 4Pindel & CO
Kopeka
Kansas
Patrice Farrell
Wasringtom
Rankin
Sioux City Engine & Iron Works
Pech Mig. Co
Sioux City
Iowa
Tae Rowe & Cuas
Macuixeny Co
West Eleventh Street
Kansas City
W.N.U
D.M
GALL
Scott's Hoof Paste Co
Rochester
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