The Curate’s Seaside Escape Ends in Tragedy
The curate Theodore Wayte of Cheet ham faces bankruptcy over tithes and embarks on a seaside excursion with his wife. A joyful day turns grim when a collision at sea foreshadows a later fatal train accident. A bystander sacrifices himself to save a passenger, and the curate dies after a life spent serving others.
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Theodore Wayte
Cheetham
Marter
Northwool
Oxford
Alice
Northwood
Elysium
Theodore
Davy
Animals Aid and Adversity in a Garden Tale
A pet owner recounts how dogs and cats seek medicines in a neglected garden bed filled with weeds and wildflowers. A dog Pinto bites a rattlesnake, eats a weed with antidotal effect, recovers, and the snake is killed. The narrative notes the plant’s identity remains unknown.Sunday school services feature a gray limestone chapel with a brass monogram honoring Mrs. McKee who funded its furnishings.
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Pinto
Philadelphia Times
Missionary and Benevolent Societies
The Future of Alaska Settlement Prospects
The article argues that Alaska will improve its resources before settlement, reducing migration pressure. It notes increasing Siberian reindeer as a valuable asset for settlers and suggests stopping coastal waste of fish and game would leave the vast territory in excellent shape.
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Alaska
Proper size for gentlemen's calling cards
A reader asks about card size for gentlemen while another notes cards should not be larger than threes to maintain a gentlemanly impression, reflecting era etiquette in Indianapolis Journal style.
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Watts
Potts
Indianapolis Journal
Sea life hardships and entry barriers in Clark Russell essay
Clark Russell discusses life at sea as harsh and brutal with overstaffed crews from diverse nationalities. He notes low pay and poor prospects while urging parents to steer sons toward engine rooms, citing his own start at age 13 as evidence.
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Clark Russell
Sandhurst
McKee Memorial Chapel Tied to St Louis Church
The McKee Memorial chapel linked with First Presbyterian Church of St. Louis is described as probably the only chapel worldwide dedicated exclusively to children.
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McKee
First Presbyterian Church of
Aladdin Like Lamp Inspires Genies Grand Saloon Tour
An American boy named Chris and a genie tour a palace room shimmering with ebony, pearl, and jewels. The genie plots to secure a congressional appropriation to finish a window lattice in the grand saloon, turning it into a lucrative gamble.
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St. Nicholas
Chris
Aladdin
New York
Boston
Congress
The Little Brown Cricket That Lived in the Wall
A nostalgic poem recalls Rosa visiting her grandmother and befriending a cricket living in the wall. The cricket dances and sings through the seasons, then signals Rosa’s return and plans for next summer, as the house echoes with a creaking farewell.
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Rosa
Wall
Merry
Cricket
Jane
Oldest Brother Cyrus Chides Homer and Jack
The eldest of three boys is scolded by his mother for misbehavior. She tells Cyrus he should set an example for Homer and Jack. Cyrus replies he will be an example to Homer but not to both. Homer must set the example for Jack.
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Cyrus
Homer
Jack
The Mother Goose That Laid It
A three year old recites Mother Goose melodies for a visitor. The visitor asks for the golden egg. Helen answers gravely no but adds we have the Mother Goose that laid it.
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Helen
The Proper Place
Comic exchange between a postmaster and a small boy about stamping a letter and who should place the stamp. The humor centers on the boy insisting on doing it himself.
To Make Their Hair Grow
A playful quip from Harper's Young People about a child being sprinkled with water to stimulate hair growth the joke hinges on a father Tom and a baby, reflecting lighthearted era humor.
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Tom
Harper
The Dream of Chemistry And The Synthetic Food Revolution
A historic essay outlines a chemist dream of synthetic beefsteak coffee and climate control. It notes medicine progress and the rise of synthetic chemistry with four thousand enthusiasts in the United States pursuing these possibilities and the era’s scientific optimism.
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Phore
Diet and Stupidity at Darenth Asylum
Dr Francis Walmsley argues that poor and improper food can cause thickening of the skull and dull intellect. At Darenth Asylum under his supervision, 950 patients show limited speech with only 360 articulate clearly, while 290 speak indistinctly and 300 cannot speak at all.
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Francis Walmsley
Walmsley
Darenth Asylum
Record size of electrical machinery grows rapidly in power stations
Electricians note rapid growth in apparatus size due to manufacturing advances and rising current demand. A central station dynamo in St Louis will supply power for 16 000 incandescent lamps with an ironclad 16 foot diameter armature weighing 109 600 pounds on a 22 inch shaft. The massive field magnet frame weighs thirty five tons and 24 feet long. The machine will power incandescent lights are lamps and motors, marking a milestone larger than five years ago when a quarter its size was considered large.
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St. Louis
Calcium carbide by product of aluminum aims to illuminate
A calcium carbide by-product from aluminum and refractory ore reduction yields acetylene, a bright illuminant. Though acetylene lighting has long been known, cheap production has been elusive. If economics favor it, electric plants could produce illuminating gas, challenging traditional combustion lamps.
Insect Specimen Pins and Advances in Pin Materials
The article discusses pin materials for insect collections, noting brass pins oxidize and damage specimens, black varnished pins crack, plated pins fail, and solid silver offers some protection. It highlights bronze pins and introduces a nickel alloy as the latest practical fastener with clear advantages over common options.
Congress Ends Fifty Third Session With Adjournment
The Senate and House adjourned sine die marking the end of the Fifty third Congress. Bills passed include sundry civil appropriation and deficiency measures, while the navy and other general appropriations await final action or conference reports. Speaker Crisp and President Cleveland features noted.
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Washington
Senate
Housie
Free Zone
Mexico
House
United States
Committee On Appropriations
Naval
Chandler
Hill
Congress
Wilson
Bering Sea
Representative Lisle
Kentucky
Houser
Crisp
Grosvenor
Ohio
Simpson
Vorhees
Cleveland
Iowa Patent Office Report Highlights Expedited Examinations
Des Moines March 4 1895 reports the patent commissioner speeding examination in 33 divisions reducing arrears to at most one month with 4718 applications awaiting action in February. New rules limit amendments and appeals to six months, raising questions about legality but intended to curb delays and protect public interests. Howard and Robinson gain a patent for the globe trademark used with stock food. Nine Iowa inventors received US patents last week. Copies of drawings and specifications available for 25 cents. solicitors of Patents Thomas Gano J RaLn Onwie listed.
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Des Moines
Mar
Howard and Robinson
United States
Iowa
Thomas Gano J
RaLrn Onwie
Solicitors of Patents
Whaleback Boat Debuts on Salt Water Voyage
Captain Angus McDougall reports the Everett, the first whaleback built for salt water navigation, has left Everett for its initial trip to San Francisco. The venture is new and its outcome is watched with keen interest.
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Chemistry
Big Dynamos
Congressional
Patent Office Report
Ation
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