Boston Post Cartooned Minister Tale Provokes Public
The piece mocks S. G. W. Benjamin once posted in Persia, recounting a Shah reception and a clash with royal guards. It lampoons diplomatic bravado and notes the episode as entertaining reading for the intelligent public while praising U S resilience and growth among city youth.
Year’s toll of famous deaths names many notable figures
The 1885 death roll lists Vice President and statesmen such as Frelinghuysen Colfax and Grant, along with military leaders McClellan and McDowell, scholars, artists, and leaders like Montefiore Hugo and Vanderbilt. The obituary note calls the losses pivotal to the century’s history.
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Frelinghuysen
Schuyler Colfox
Fenton
B.eatt Brown
Robert Toombs
George B. McClellan
McDowell
Marshal Serrano
Moses Montefiore
France
Victor Hugo
Helen Jackson
Hugh Conway
Richard Grant White
The Farmer’s Boy and the Winter Harvest of Men
In New England, rural life turns to seed and soil while cities await the seasonal lull. Yet farmers train their sons year round, treating winter as the prime season for study of nature and the cultivation of future labor. The broad book of nature stands as a teacher throughout the vocational year.
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New England
One Bite Rule For Dogs In New York Courts
A New York City court ruling holds a dog’s first bite does not make the owner liable if the animal has a good history. Citing Lord Cockburn, the piece notes every dog is entitled to one worry and questions who can seek legal relief for that bite. It asks whether one might justify punishing the dog by injuring it and potential owner liability for damages.
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New York City
Lord Cockburn
New York
Senator Sharon Wins Suit Over Hill Breach of Promise
A court decision in the long running suit against Sarah Althea Hill favors the late Senator Sharon. The 1731 page document, typed on a typewriter, suggests the outcome may not aid him now as his current residence is said to be where divorce decrees are moot and actions for breach of promise are dismissed.
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Sarah Althea Hill
Snow and snows in a quirky 19th century wit piece
A jumble of humorous excerpts and quips from various papers recounting jokes about Mr. Snow delays, comets, dogs, and political scoops. It notes the Dolphin afloat, coal schooners, incipient summer haying, and a stray remark on the New York World, Dorsey cattle, and a cable car jab about New Jersey.
Notable 19th Century Figures and Events Sweep the World
A broad survey of dignitaries and happenings. The Queen plans to attend Mr Irving's Faust in London while Lord Lyons resigns as British envoy, to be replaced by Lord Lytton. Monuments for Gambetta Lamartine Hugo and Balzac are slated in Paris. The Prince of Wales will open the Mersey tunnel. Senator Evarts weighs in on silver coinage. Perry Belmont may head foreign relations if Cartin moves. Canon Liddon tours the Mediterranean. General Gonzales of Mexico, born near Matamoras, rises from private to commander in chief.
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Haverhill
Florida
Washington
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Nellie Grant
Longon
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Misrepresented crew letter from U S consul at Leith 1885
Consul Oscar Malmros of Leith denies Captain Pendleton's charges of ill treatment after the wrecked Alice M Williams voyage from Iceland. He asserts crew were well treated and criticizes Pendleton’s statements as false and unverified.
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Watermelon Dreams End in Rural Catastrophe
A Memphis bound tale unfolds as a Arkansas bottoms farmer recalls planting a sidehill watermelon patch. Melons grew enormous weighing up to a ton, wrecking house, barn, and 120 acres, with steamers unable to move the fruit. He laments the loss and responds to a sympathetic Ohio tourist with charged pride and grief.
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Arkanasaw
Mandashun
Pont
Methodist Ministers Eye Changes at Annual Conference
Boston Methodists discuss ministerial succession with several pulpit shifts eyed. Grace Church loses W Boston to Rock River. G A Crawford to supply. Possible moves include Mansfield to Boston, Jones to Rock River, Bashford and Goodsell named as successors, Horr possibly to Malden, Greene to Chelsea, Packard to Charlestown, Eaton to Lowell, Bates questioned for field change, Ocell likely to Lafayette Street, Pickles to Wesley Chapel, and Young to Lynn. Rumors touch three presiding eldership vacancies in North Boston Springfield and Lynn districts with Dorchester and Lindsey as possible district heads. Additional transfers from other conferences likely to fill new positions.
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W. A. Cooper
W. &. Toulmin
Automatic apparatus to regulate schoolroom temperature tested
An automatic device to regulate heat in Bates School rooms will be tried Thursday in Harrison avenue. A thermostat in the room triggers a valve in the cold air box to mix air with steam via a hot box, aiming to keep room temperature within two or three degrees. The setup uses a battenies powered circuit and electric valves to control air flow and heating.
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Harrison Avenue
J. B. Moran
Augiene
Vinal
Debate Over NH Agricultural College Tuition Costs
The Lowell Times notes that every graduate of the Agricultural College of New Hampshire who farms in the state costs over 6000 dollars in tuition. The piece says it is generally believed the college does not pay, and discusses rumors of moving the institution from Hanover with little expectation of public mourning if it relocates within the state.
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Agricultural College of New Hampshire
Hanover
Pittsburgh Bonds Call Near $3.1 Million Refunding Issue
Voters opened bids today for the 4 percent refunding bonds of Pittsburgh amounting to 3.1 million dollars. Proposals totaled about 15 million dollars with H. S. A. Stewart of Pittsburgh winning at 103.67. Bids from Boston New York and Philadelphia were below Stewart's figures.
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Boston to Maine rail timetable excerpt with long list
Eastern Division timetable details for trains from Boston to Biddeford Saco White Mountains Dover Portsmouth and coastal towns. Includes daily Sunday and holiday frequencies with multiple departure times and fare notes.
Fragmented timetable notes with scattered numbers and times
A dense OCR fragment records a jumble of times, prices, and routes. It mentions locations like West Road, Stoughton, Providence, Mansfield, Shore Line, and York with unclear connections and several unclear abbreviations. The item resembles a battered transit schedule or timetable snippet.
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Stoughton and Camtom
Beotwim
Warrem
New York
Fiski Providence
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Trains from Boston East to West on Sunday October 18 1885
The notice lists train departures from Boston for Sunday October 18 1885 toward the West and Syracuse Chicago St Louis routes. It includes times for accepted accommodations such as Drawing Room cars, sleeping cars, and daily service including Sundays. Several lines mention connections via Gardner Athol Orange and Greenfield with specific express and mixed trains and various stops along major routes.
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