Convention at Court House seeks district committeeman
The convention will meet at the Court House to elect a district committeeman for 185. The event will be held Saturday at 2 o clock. The piece mentions measures like passing the Wilson bill and ending the McKinsey law, notes a two week recess, and reports two new factories in Elwood employing about 80 men.
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Protection and tariff reform debate across Congress
The piece discusses calls for swift congressional action to end tariff contention among Democrats. It notes indictments by a Federal Grand Jury, a reference to the Wilson bill, and critiques of protectionists and educational effects of tariff reform. It also mentions the 1894 Columbia Desk Calendar by Pope Manufacturing and urges timely subscription settlements.
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Double Balloon Idea for Extended Balloon Flight
The Pittsburg Dispatch discusses a triplicate balloon design with an outer safety shell, a smaller inner balloon, and a main compartment inside the second. This arrangement aims to reduce leakage and increase safety for long polar or global journeys potentially lasting two months. The article highlights bird’s eye Earth photography opportunities and the potential for circumnavigation if currents allow.
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Pittsburg Dispatch
Beauty Parlor Swindle Reported By Cincinnati The Times Star
A west end lady was duped for 300 dollars in a nationwide scheme selling cosmetic stock. She bought a so called beauty parlor with stock mainly in empty boxes, while the good will and potential value were argued. When former patrons threatened suits, she fled, the Times Star notes.
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Cincinnati Times
Holiday Excursions Extend Across Ten States and Buffalo
Holiday excursion plan expands travel area from Evansville by rail to about ten states. Tickets on sale December 23 24 1893 and January 1 valid for one and one third fare, with return until January 2 1894. Applies to routes on TacE TL E and RB lines and to ports Louis Peoria Chicago Buffalo Pittsburgh and east to the Ohio River.
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Chicago judge cites extreme cruelty in rare divorce case
A Chicago divorce proceeding features a husband who inflicted cruelty without frequent personal violence. He forced his wife to send insulting messages to her relatives and confined her to bed for long periods, restricted meals, and even removed their nursing baby. Judge Tuley calls it a case of extreme cruelty beyond prior Illinois standards, challenging the old two-acts rule. The case was reported by the New York Tribune via the Chicago Legal News.
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Steel island ship proposed for Atlantic voyage
Sir Nathaniel Barnaby the British navy chief constructor outlines a 1000 by 300 foot steel ship with 60 000 horsepower engines and 16 knot speed designed to avoid docks. He believes a 26 foot draft suffices and envisions a voyage that reduces seasickness and increases comfort, not speed, while offering 15 knot cruising for a calmer transatlantic journey.
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Gazette
Photographing President Cleveland Scene At Lakewood
An attempt to photograph Grover Cleveland and his wife at Lakewood prior to the second inauguration was blocked by Ruth’s custodian. Cleveland consented to modeling later, while Ruth’s nurse refused. The brief vignette ends with the photographer granted permission to capture the former president standing before his house.
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New York Herald
Tax settlement snapshot for Greene County towns and corps
Fragmentary notice outlines the valuation and purposes of taxes for Greene County townships and a corporation as of December 1, 13. It lists the amounts assessed and the intended uses of funds under the settlement, with no complete details due to unreadable OCR.
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One Hour With Thee And Other Vignettes From Papers
A collage of verse and prose pieces appears with romantic longing and humorous anecdotes. The text blends a poem about one hour with thee, Cardinal Newman quotes, Dr. Mackenzie anecdotes, a restaurant gag from Regent Street, broker as fashion pioneer stories, remarriage note from New York, Empress Josephine’s burning jewel, and bird beak shells notes from Detroit Free Press.
Freezing and cementing method to stabilize sinking shafts
The piece describes the freezing process to solidify flooded shaft bottoms enabling continued excavation. It also details a cementing method using powdered cement pumped into damp quicksand to form a protective concrete layer as the pipe is raised.
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Noukiveh
Pittsbury Dispatch
Education and Manliness Reflections from 19th Century Letters
A Victorian printing quotes Dr Thue and adds Philadelphia Ledger views on schooling and culture. It contrasts narrow early instruction with broader later study, urging individuals to think and act with personal principle despite ridicule. A joke about dyspepsia closes with a wry monument metaphor.
Remarkable Barn Swallow and Sparrow Duel Ends in Hangings
An astonishing account from editor Haddaway of the Aston Ledger describes a barn swallow and a sparrow fighting over a nest in a barn near Royal Oak. The swallow, after being entangled by the sparrow, captured the foe with a horsehair noose and hung the sparrow, which died after days hanging from the nest.
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Chicago Tribune
Grow fruits for market with varied varieties and timing
Readers are advised to plant a mix of strawberries raspberries blackberries grapes and currants to extend the selling season. Recommend two full varieties one early one late and a medium if possible to meet steady demand while keeping costs down. Start small and scale up as the business proves viable.
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St. Louis Republic
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