Savannah Delegates Protest Denial of Confederate Leader Hall
Delegates to the Daughters of the Confederacy convention in Savannah plan to send a special New York committee to protest the ruling that excluded General Robert E. Lee from a Hall of Fame. The report notes a notable clash with the New York committee overseeing the decision.
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Wilson
Savannah
the Daughters of the Confederacy
New York
Robert E. Lee
Metropolis
Noisy Ring Game For Fun And Quiet Play
A simple improvised noiseless ring game uses a circular board with ten hooks numbered 1 to 10. Players toss rubber rings from about ten feet away aiming to hook them on the board. The first to reach 100 points wins. a 10 point rule adds challenge. The game requires no noise or damage and can be made by any child with common materials.
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St. Louis Globe: Democrat
Old Powder House Relic Preserved At Maine Village
The article describes a rare powder house near Wiscasset Maine dating from colonial times. It notes militia activity, redcoat landings, and a small building used to store ammunition still standing outside the village. A comparison to modern military gear adds context. It also includes a short comic about a clever cat that plucks pins from cushions and nibbles flowers.
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Maine
Maing
Wiscasset
Worst of the Lot Blunders Our Pain No Clear Cause
An editorial note in the Chicago Record laments the most painful blunders that defy explanation. The column reflects on errors that haunt readers and undermine confidence, suggesting a need for accountability and clarity from the press.
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Chicago Record
Global Industry Snapshots and Oddities
The survey lists world coffee at 800000 tons and Britain producing 300000000 yards of linen yearly. It notes British fishermen harvest 240000 tons of herring and 8000000 cod annually, with Norway importing 250000 tons of grain and English ports landing eight million pounds of fish per year. Copper output in the period reaches 448000000 pounds. It also cites U S telegraph reach across Alaska, the Philippines, and Puerto Rico, plus a quip about a rubber erasing device for pencils and brief interchanges from a Chicago joke page.
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Britain
Black Forest
Germany
Norway
New _Jersey
United States
Alaska
Philippine Islands
Porto Rico
States
Territories
Protéxalonal Etignette Dramatizes Hasty Consumption Deaths
In the Boston Courier description, a first doctor cites a brisk business and a hurried colloquy with a second doctor noting two patient deaths from consumption that morning. The exchange captures anxious medical concerns and urgent news language of the period.
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Boston
Conversation snippets from a busy home and society humor
A mother questions Beszale about her apple and peeling with a playful exchange. The dialogue ends with the child admitting she ate the peeling afterward. The item also references quips from Tit-Bits and Chicago Pout about a discouraged artist and a flirtatious banter between Miss Snapper and Mr Lurker.
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Bessie
Beszale
Boston Journal
Mr. Lurker
Miss Snapper
Mr.Lurker
Health Board Guides Plague Spread Prevention
A dialogue notes the health board’s active efforts to curb bubonic plague spread. Citizens discuss fears of catching the disease themselves, reflecting public concern in the periodical.
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Halth
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