The Little Things That Spoil A Man's Day
A writer recalls a butterfly fly in butter on a Jersey coast seaside meal and muses on how small things shape life. He wanders through recollections of Guiteau’s night, Booth’s Theatre missteps, and the power of little acts, conscience, and the still small voice shaping fortune and character.
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Washington
New York Herald
James A. Garfield
Booth
Sixth Avenue
Twenty-third Street
Gray
Curious Fads of Fashionable Men and Women
Table Talk notes trends in dress among both sexes at a summer resort. It observes that men with leisure indulge in varied wardrobes and foreign influences, including ivy leaves, white roses, and La Nevanche styles, while women favor dainty, refined cravings. Military looks may rise by fall.
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Frederick
Busy Week in Senate and House over irrigation and spoliation bills
A busy week in Congress featured Senate action on an irrigation study and land reservations, labor contract reforms, and defense of veterans. House debate centered on the deficiency bill and French spoliation claims, with governors and reporters urging prompt payment and reforms. The week closed with military and fortification funding discussions and a conference on labor and pension issues.
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Kerr
Iowa
Barnes
Missouri
Sayres
Texas
Mills
Committee On Labor
Rogers
Arkansas
House Committees On Manufactures
McMillin
Tennessee
Fire in Bowery tenement kills nineteen in New York
A six story Bowery tenement housing cloak makers burned after a kerosene stove toppled. Fire traps forced victims to jump from upper floors. At least nineteen dead, plus several injured. rescue efforts by Charles Norman and fire crews saved many. The blaze destroyed property tied to People's Theatre with total losses around ten thousand dollars.
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New York
Bowery
Emma Stevenson
People’s Theatre
Rivington
Christie and
Delancey Streets
Norman
Femeres
Jacob Scholen
Chrystie Street
Mr. Stein
Harry Miner
Jai
Relieve Hospital
Michael Rubinoff
Philip Jurione
Bernard Rotham
Turbulent News In Brief From Across Nations
A late July dispatch mix covers a lightning strike killing a man and wife in Hazlewood Minnesota, a bishop appointment in Baltimore, a Mississippi River steamer sinking near Winona, and the death of long-time legislator Runyan. reports note treasury debt drop, a Montreal extradition motion, and a Halifax vessel case.
Dainty Maiden Verse Exchange From Warren Tribune
A short verse exchange from W H Smiley asks why Cupid passes the dainty maiden. The maiden answers that foolish is the lass who loves or weds, and hints Rue may bloom if she stays unwed. The suitor presses, the maiden lowers her eyes, pondering wisdom in love.
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Warren Tribune
Prithee
Cupid
One of Fortune's Favorites in Epoch
A dialogue unfolds with a young man asserting deep respect and affection for a woman. The narrator calls him fortunate and notes the woman’s seasonal work at an ice cream and confectionery shop in summer and as a cashier in an oyster saloon in winter.
A Father's Curse Fulfilled at Cameron Colliery Disaster
In Shamokin Aug 4 Ralph Donboskie 17 and his brother John were in Cameron colliery when a rock slide killed Ralph and badly injured John. A local reporter heard the murdered boy’s father cursed his disobedient sons promising their deaths. the tragedy followed after the father earlier urged return to Poland. The brothers returned with the bodies. a photo was sent to Poland protesting the curse.
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John
Cameron
Jacob Donboskie
Warsaw
Poland
United States
New York
Shamokin
Europe
Donboskie
Rother
MunaRch Laundry Works Offers Free Self-Operated Washers
A Chicago advertisement promotes 1000 self-operating washing machines with no washboard effort. Readers are urged to send their names to MunaRch Laundry Works at 420 Wabash Avenue.
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Wabash Avenue
Chicago
Fisheries in Canada See Sharp Fall in Value of Catch
Advance sheets from the minister of marine and fisheries report show Canada's fishery value dropping from 18,280,000 to 8,234,000 in the past year. Declines hit lobsters, mackerel, and cod with exports to the United States totaling 2,717,000, about 40 percent of all exports. The US duty reduced Canadian shipments, with only 37 percent of the catch exported last year and a 43 percent drop in dry salted cod exports since 1884.
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Dream of Wealth Leads to Theft Case in New Jersey
John Rendyk, a Paterson gas works laborer, faced a court dispute over an unpaid funeral bill after his wife found 300 in a yard stone following a vision of wealth. She kept 25 for advice and banked the rest, spending it until only 90 remained. Rendyk, who had hidden the book, was suspected of the loss and threatened jail. The case adjourned for settlement talks.
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Rendyk
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Shotwell Probable Guilty in False Pretences Case
Theodore Shotwell head of Shotwell Cherihew Lothmann wholesale dry goods firm found liable for obtaining 18000 dollars under false pretences from Nicollet National Bank. He was held to the grand jury in heavy bonds as creditors across New England press claims.
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Theodore Shotwell
Shotwell
Cherihew & Lothmann
Nicollet National Bank
New England
Qua Political Dictionary from The Globe Offered for Campaign Readership
The Globe presents a political dictionary of 550 pages covering campaign topics and current issues. It promises thorough coverage for readers of both parties with few omissions and urges readers to consult the last column on page four.
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Globe promote Grover Cleveland nomination and cheap weekly issue
The Weekly Globe from Boston promotes Grover Cleveland with a 64 column paper and asks readers to send 25 cents for weekly issues until November 15. It offers a 650 page dictionary of politics called Every Man a Politician for 65 cents and free copies to doubtful voters.
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