River and Harbor Bill Vote Spurs Democratic Critique
The House passage of a River and Harbor bill over twenty million dollars drew strong partisan critique. Democrats backed the measure 100 to 20 with 49 absent. Republicans split 60 for 49 against with 43 absent, plus one Labor member’s vote. The piece cites past demagoguery and labels the bill as rife with swindles and sectional bias. A separate note details a Canadian beauty claiming a cosmetic-free regimen and a strict cleansing routine after walks.
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House
Hopkins
Virginia
New York Tribune
Largest umbrella for African king and giant rafflesia found
The entry describes a Glasgow-made umbrella for a East African king with a twenty one foot diameter canopy and a twenty one foot staff, gilded straw canopy, red and white lining, tassels and crimson border. It also notes the rafflesia flower of Sumatra, three feet across, weighing fifteen pounds, with a six quart calyx.
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Glasgow
East Africa
Sumatra
Fragmented OCR excerpt lacks clear headline
Text appears as garbled OCR with scattered phrases about TeachEeR-Children and Small Bey, references to ap ples and colic, plus disjoint dialogue lines and stray punctuation. No coherent event, person, or location emerges to summarize as a news item.
Lightning Power and Solar Substance, a Curious Theory
Professor Swing explains in the Chicago Journal that lightning melts metal instantly and heat arises where the bolt meets an obstacle. He posits a sun-origin substance travels harmlessly until struck by impediments, meeting a first foe near the sun and a second near planetary environments.
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Professor Swing
The
Chicago Journal
Brown to Europe for Short Trip
Robinson asks Brown about a European trip for two months while Brown says he has not been strong lately and his wife will not accompany him due to her not feeling well.
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Robinson
Europe
Brown
Bryan Man Arrested After Mail Cart Mud Obstruction
A Bryan Ohio man faced arrest for obstructing the United States mail after a sidewalk encounter with a hand cart carrying mail. The incident occurred on a narrow plank walk where deep mud forced the cart off the sidewalk and led to his arrest and transfer to Toledo for a hearing.
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Bryan
Ohio
United States
Toledo
Moss Found Deep Under Lake Geneva Surface
Bright green moss was discovered growing at the bottom of Lake Leman in Switzerland, attached to calcareous rocks 200 feet below the surface. It marks an extraordinary depth for moss and suggests notable chlorophyll development far from light.
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Leman
Switzerland
Fossil Egg Size Mentioned in Tertiary Madagascan strata
The Norris town Herald notes a fossil egg found in Madagascar's tertiary strata measuring 344 inches by 29 inches. It humorously contrasts such size with human behavior, implying no amateur Hamlets in that period.
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Madagascar
James O'Connor Powers
Norristown Herald
Man in Wyoming seeks bill for stowed railroad travel
A letter received at the Baltimore & Ohio railroad office from a Wyoming Territory man explains that years ago he stole rides to reach the West and now asks the company to send him a bill for the stolen travels.
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Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
Wyoming Territory
Uncalled Letters and Quirky Snippets From 1885 Athens Post
The Athens post office lists uncalled letters dated May 25 1885 including Alabama Nurseries Bower L R Crull Gordelia McKnight Mary Thompson Jenna Wilson and Co C Sueivon. The page also includes satirical lines about hymnody and a note on a locomotive record with garbled text.
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Athens
Alabama Nurseries
Bower
L. R
Clifford
James
Crull
Gordelia
McKnight
Mary
Ryther
Miss Mary
Thompson
Jenna
Wilson
Leonard
C. Sueivon
P.M
Panther and Indian Die in Decisive Clash North of Moscow
A late dispatch from Moscow New York region reports a hunter from a neighboring village encounters a panther while turkey hunting twenty miles south of town. The panther attacks. the Indian kills the beast with a knife but is fatally bitten. Both combatants die.
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Moscow
Here
Houston
Tex
Times- Democrat
SozodontStaple Dentifrice Ad and Legal Mention
An advertisement extols Sozodont as America’s dentifrice through claimed hygienic effects on teeth gums and breath with endorsements of SPALDING's glue and Dr. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets as remedies. It also cites a South Carolina bail denial in a high profile murder case judged by Judge Kershaw, noting editorials calling for impeachment.
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America
Kershaw
Abbeyville
South Carolina
Palmetto
Dr. Pierce
Lincoln as a Rail Spl st
Chicago sculptor Leonard W. Volk recalls casting Lincoln's hands and discovering a scar on the left thumb. The president remarks he earned the nickname rail splitter after a log wedge incident nearly severing his thumb.
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Lincoln
Private wire to baseball grounds prompts subscription pitch
A canvasser discusses subscribing to The Daily Civilizer with an American citizen. The citizen dismisses newspapers, noting he already has a private wire to the baseball grounds, illustrating a humorous exchange about access to sports news.
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Daily Civilizer
Omaha World
Advertising and odd remarks fill a busy page
A mix of local advertising notes and chatty snippets fills the page. Promotions tout Kemp's Bal sam for coughs with free samples and affordable bottles, while a undertaker quips about a coffin sale to lift business. Several quips reference public figures and social scenes, with scattered fragments of jokes, opinions, and headlines.
Ohio Republicans Adopt Expanded 1888 Platform at Dayton
The Dayton state convention endorses free suffrage, denounces Democratic suppression of votes in the South, favors tariffs protecting American industry, calls for a pension bill, condemns direct tax refunds, praises Gov Foraker, backs John Sherman for President, and pledges support for Soldiers and Orphan Homes. A portrait of Sherman is unveiled as the resolutions pass with applause.
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Republican Party of
Ohio
Toledo
Republic
Democratic Party
South
Maine
Illinois
Indiana
Congress
Osecond
Ways and Means
House of Representatives
Senate
Foraker
General Assembly
John Sherman
United States
Soldiers and Sailors Home
Ohio Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Orphan Home
Dr King's New Discovery for Consumption Boosts Lake City Merchant
Mr W H Morgan of Lake City Florida suffered a severe cold and early consumption symptoms. After trying various remedies he found relief with Dr King's New Discovery for Consumption, using about six bottles with no relapse. Trial bottle offered at H K Dorr's Drug Store. A second note recalls a natural history professor quarreling with a lawyer over law. Also mentions Acker's Dyspepsia Tablets, note handling scams, and a brief piece on mystery metal alloy analysis.
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W. H. Morgan
Lake City
Fla
Dr. King
H. K. Dorr
Smithsonian Institute
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Amero & Gee
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