Oddities and Observations Stirring 1890s News Digest
Knox county Indiana taxes soar per thousand while Moody and Sankey soothe crowds. Chicago editors fear not as a newsboy becomes heir to a marchioness. Minnequa dubbed the new Saratoga by Philadelphians amid Dom Pedro’s empire tour. Brimstone up a dollar a ton as the world grows wicked. Sick Chicago children enjoy special take excursions, deepening their illness. A New York firm launches a sardine factory puzzling skeptics. Hess Opera Troupe thrives in San Francisco. Swim once rode Saratoga’s Leander. Long Branch schooling attracts only dolphins.
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