President Arthur Joins Poker Game in Louisville Night Robe
Aug 1 1883 opened the Louisville exposition with President Arthur visiting. A poker game in the Gault house suite began with Arthur appearing in a white night robe to join the table, prompting cheers from Louisville leaders and a toast to the guest.
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Alan Arthur
Arthur
Andrews
Vevey
Louisville
Kentucky
Luke B. Blackburn
Charles D. Jacob
Gault House
United States
New York Herald
Physical Training Reflects Evolution of Mind and Body
Wemert Magazine argues child training mirrors race evolution from life to intellect. It details four exercise phases matching art periods: whole body posing, limb movements, reaching and breathing, and flowing partner motions, all rising from gentle to stronger exertion.
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Cox
Wemert Magazine
The Apricot Cutters A California Harvest Scene
A vivid account of a high valley apricot harvest in California where a multilingual labor camp forms on the mountain slopes. Workers from diverse backgrounds toil in long sheds under heat, with nightly social life and gambling followed by a fatal shooting and swift frontier justice.
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California Fruit Valley
California
Les
John
Unsafe Deductions That Annoyed a Prohibition Advocate's Wife
An old detective on a train explains how you can read character from appearance and habits. He claims left handed clues and a country upbringing reveal intoxication and traits, provoking a wife to challenge the idea before the train arrives.
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Chicago Times-Herald
Patents Issued Last Week to Northwestern Inventors
Northwestern inventors were granted several patents last week including Hans A Alm Hankinson N D for a permutation lock Thomas T Brown Angus Minn for a fire escape William P Brown Jr Minneapolis Minn for a grain car door Thomas M Crepar Swan River Minn for a lantern attachment Alexander Generous Princeton Minn for a trap-setting device David Perry St Paul Minn for a dental root canal driver Joseph Posch St Paul Minn for a filter William B Sherd Belview Minn for a twine tension device John C Corcoran St Paul Minn for a bottle stopper Merwin Lothrop Johnson patent attorneys located at 911 and 912 Pioneer Press Bidg St Paul
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Northwestern
Hans .A. Alm
Hankinson
N. D
Thomas T. Brown
Angus
Minn
William P. Brown, Jr
Minneapolis
Thomas M. Crepar
Swan River
Alexander .Generous
Princeton
David Perry
St. Paul
Joseph Posch
William
Sherd
Belview
John C. Corcoran
Merwin, Lothrop & Johnson
Pioneer Press
Bidg
Exploration of Southern China by English Explorers
The article traces early English exploration of Southern China starting with Amherst voyage along the Pekiang in 1816 and notes Macartney's 1793 work on the same river. It highlights systematic exploration beginning in the 1860s across southwestern and southern provinces.
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China
Amherst
Pekiang
Sikiang
Canton
Macartney
St. Louis
Post-Dispatch
Lost Egyptian tools and the mystery of jewel set saws
The article posits that ancient Egyptians used reciprocating saws with jewel-set hollow ridges under high pressure. No tools have been found to confirm this, leaving scholars ignorant about how jewels were fixed to withstand heavy reciprocating strain in metal supports, a problem still difficult even with modern methods.
Cartoon Caption About a Cart Horse and Recognition
A humorous caption from the Chicago News notes a white cart horse failing to recognize its rider, recalling the first appearance of the pneumatic-tired rig and the cry rubber as a pyebeg.
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Chicago News
Private letter shops and the Chinaman's fare system
The passage notes that Sendéng Letters in China uses an old fashioned system where letter shops are in every town. A sender bargains with the shop keeper and pays two thirds of the cost, leaving the recipient to pay the remainder upon delivery.
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China
Chins
Birthplace of Admiral Dewey Shrine and Owner History
The article recounts the house where George Dewey was born on December 26, 1837, and its transfer to Captain Edward Dewey who sold it to T. R. Gordon in 1889. Gordon and his wife hosted visitors at the shrine, with Gordon noting a letter praising Peruna from the Peruna Medicine Co. and urging readers to request a free book.
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George Dewey
Dewey
Edward Dewey
T. R. Gordon
Gordon
Admiral Dewey
M’f’g Co
Columbus
Ohio
Peruna
Peruna.Medicine Co
Two Limited Trains Each Day on the Northern Pacific
The North Coast Limited departs St. Paul at 8 55 and Minneapolis at 9 30 a m daily for Fargo Butte Helena Missoula Spokane Seattle Tacoma and Portland linking with the Shasta Route to California. The Lake Superior Limited leaves Minneapolis at 2 00 and St. Paul at 2 25 p m for Duluth and Superior over the Duluth Short Line carrying Reclining Chair Cars. No extra ticket fares on these trains.
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Northern Pacific
St. Paul
Minneapolis
Fargo
Butte
Helena
Missoula
Spokane
Seattle
Tacoma
Portland
Shasta
California
Lake Superior
Duluth
Superior
Twin Cities
Head of the Lakes
A Matter of Custom
A quotation notes that critics object to condemning Mormons for polygyny while preferring to arrange wives in tandem rather than four-in-hand. The line contrasts social norms and justice with humor from the Smart Set.
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Tooler
Eye Ear Nose Throat Specialist in Fargo Ad Byline
An odd collage of cut newspaper lines highlights Dr. J. H. Rindlaub, a Fargo eye ear nose and throat specialist. The piece weaves in social quips about slang updates, Chinese equivalents, and a tangential note on Putnam Faceless Dyes, plus a mention of Towson and Baltimore, with a playful jab at trends.
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J. H. Rindlaub
Fargo, N. D
Carter's Ink Ad Claimed Superior Quality For 1900 Norwich Notice
An old advertisement-like notice alleges Carter's Ink uses top materials and can be sourced via dealers. It includes a humorous aside about perceived merit, a claim about Piso's Cure for Consumption saving a life three years earlier, and signs off with Mrs Taos of Maple Street Norwich New York dated February 17 1900.
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Piso
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F.C. Austin Mfg. CO
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Fergus Falls
Henry MW. Copp
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W.D
Dept
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