Striking Times and A Storm of Opinions Over Labor
The article reflects on labor unrest and strikes, arguing unions are spreading across trades and sparking nationwide contention. It weaves in a domestic tale of felling a windward tree, social debates on women in the workforce, and a letter from Lord Macaulay cautioning American democracy about future balance of power and potential upheaval.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlanta
Europe
Epa
Mra
Arp
Sam
Uncle Sam
Bho
Lord Macaulay
Trevelyan
William H. Palmer
Randall
John Ott
Ity
Roanoke
New York
Jederson
France
Presa
England
Old England
Manchesters
Birminghams
Mancheeters
United States
Yookerson
Corieat
Phillips Brooks
Eipneta
Ad Jong
Oelia
Remarkable Central American Hailstorm Reported by Museo Official
A Costa Rica account describes an extraordinary hailstorm along the southwest coast. Ice chunks ranged up to brick sizes, with one 23 pound mass noted. Pieces carried earth, leaves, fish remains, shells, and even live and dead frogs, found in jars, highlighting the storm’s bizarre ice debris.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Museo Nacional
National Museum
San Jose
Costa Rica
Central American
Missouri
Saverince
Hanseta
Atlanta Constitution
Maj Major Murray Honored for Public Service and Law
The obituary recalls Maj Edwarda B. Murray a lawyer journalist and legislator from Anderson County South Carolina. He served six years in the House and four in the Senate shaping state law and guiding public projects. He balanced law practice with journalism and church devotion and was famed for leadership integrity and public spirit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maj
Edwarda B. Murray
Pclice
Furman University
University of Virginia
Spd
House of Representatives
Senate
Anderson County
South Carolina
Hill
Tan
Maj. Murray
Sere
Murray
Baptist Church
Ita
Caro
Lin
Remedy for cholera in poultry and farm note
A Wisconsin farmer describes a homemade cholera remedy using pepper sauce and milk to treat chickens, reporting many recoveries and noting it also aids in soup and young chick diarrhea. The piece also cites praise for Chamberlain's Pain Balm after a horse injury and mentions Hill Bros. selling it.
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Gray County
Kansas
Dick Crawford
J. T. Mar- Low
M.D
Tamaroa
Ill
Hill Bros
Wisconsin
H. Shafer
Freemyer House
Middleburg
Chamberlain
Shaffer
Polk the King and a Knee High Chorus
A Kentucky minister once faced a stormy Polk campaign sermon as a boy shouted Polk from the parental knee. The scene mirrored regional zeal, while a later medical pitch promoted Hall’s Catar rh Cure as a constitutional remedy with a money back offer. The piece blends political fervor with patent medicine notices from P J Cheney & Co.
Meeting a Beautiful Miss K
A conversational fragment depicts a tester asking about a striking woman named Miss K. He opines she embodies a captivating yet unsuitable partner, noting she could enchant for a moment but not endure long-term as a companion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miss K
Odd Fragments of Candid Wisdom and Witty Observations
A collage of antiquated quips and aphorisms on aging, manners, and society. It notes women, marriage, travel, and education with period humor, including lines about aging, motherhood, and scientific oddities, plus cultural ironies from Italy to Britain.
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J. P. Sullivan & CO
Whitner Street
Sotertein
Krontow
SAS
Ssett « Brown
SSS
BOOTS
SHOES
Anderson
Contogttouertes
Olgars
Oreckers
Serek Stose- Trussell
Breazeale
Sapass’ Store
Philadelphia
Baltimore
Lizzie William
Oranga
St P Firot Clase
Webb & Webb
John M. M. Hubbar
P.S
Hubbard & Bro
M. Bubbard
Maxwell & Son, NO
Chiquola Place
Aes
Ludden & Bates Southern Music House
Roan
Spousa
J. L. Haynie & Daughters
Greenville
5. C
Bill Arp
Auld Baga
Rybody
Signor G. Ferrero
Macaulats
Civisar
Napoleon
Jefferson
Odione
Macaunay
Ranpann
Bay
Atc
BY Cole, Jar L. Om
Bishop Brooks
David
Michal
Tiven
Herodias
Johnn the Baptist
Polk
Mr. Lancaster
Kentucky
West Virginia
I. J. Cheney & Co
Toledo
Ohio
P. J. Cheney & CO
Dragest, Tae
Italy
Sio
Tommy
Jaspar
Queen Victoria
Holland
Germany
Georgia
Tom
Sup
Oxford
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