Howard's Letter on Bayard and state dinners in New York
A long critique on Secretary Bayard's condolence message for Austria’s Crown Prince Rudolph, contrasting polite official sorrow with critiques of wealth flaunting through supposed state dinners. The piece denounces Pullman wealth, nouveau riche display, and fears riots by the unemployed, while urging prudence and historical reflection on social divides.
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Baden
Bayard
Ecablea
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Austria
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United
John L. Stevens
Central America
Mercantile Library
Clumbus
America
Possesson
Riding for Glory in New Orleans International Race
In 1872 at Metairie, Captain King recounts riding against French and Austrian cavalrymen in the International race for gentleman riders. He details training, weight challenges, horse camaraderie, and the tense prelude as Americans vied for pride in New Orleans.
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Kentucky
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Metaiie
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Lawrence Barrett
Manton
New York World
St. Loui
LeGrand B. Cannon
Cuthbert Slocomb
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Old City
George Rosenlecher
France
Victor Crenneville
Austria
Longchamps
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Vienna
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St. Louis
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Victor
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Moreau's
Tennessee
America
Rosa
Cremeville
Nathan Oaks
Tom Aikin
United States
Gelaing Tempar
England
Rapidita
Oleander
Templar
Crenneyville
Mr. Harrison
Natchez
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Rosenlecher
Stuart
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de Crenneville
Positive remedy offers cure for disease in letter to editor
A letter from I A Slocum, M C, New York, claims a positive remedy has permanently cured thousands of hopeless cases. He promises to mail two bottles to anyone with an express and P O address, inviting readers with consumption to respond.
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Pearist
New York
Deslon-Dupre Clinique
Tremont St
Boston
Wy 16
J. H. Reeves
Oh Do Not Weigh Temptation Against Promise
Poem fragment compares natural temptation to a bee tasting honey and a bird eyeing cherries. It argues against denying beauty and promises, suggesting nature tempts all and desire leads to action. The speaker warns against cruel restraint and urges understanding.
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George Crouch
The Curious Balloon Fish tale from Virginia dockside
A Virginia man recounts catching a balloon fish near Newport News, describing its swelling and bursting attempt on the deck before it returned to normal in water. He cites a Lassoon fish claim that it breathes air and cannot exhale, risking rupture if removed from water.
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Chicago Mail
Virginia
Newport News
Vocal music list highlights select Moszkowski to Shelly works
This week's list features vocal music from Oliver Ditson & Co with a selective catalog. Notable items include Moszkowski in When First Thy Dear Form, Denza Marguerte, Shelly Sailor's Darling, Raeburn The Whisting Coon, and sacred pieces by Wilson, Tosti, and Piccolomini, with prices 0 to 50 cents.
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Making a luck ring from a dime and knife
The Kennebec Journal notes a fad called the luck ring. A silver dime is drilled at the center and the rim kept, creating a ring worn for supposed good luck. Young men make them for their girls, and sometimes the girl returns the favor, despite patient blisters from the process.
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Harrowing Recollection and Patent Medicine Mock Ad
A fragment shows Mrs Lamode recalling sorrow as children play, speaking with Mrs Homespun about a lost darling that is a dog. The text promotes Dr. Pirrer's Favorite Prescription as a tonic for female weakness and related pains, a typical 19th century drug advertisement.
End of the Newark War Express Competition
The war between express companies centered at Newark has ended. About 400 nominations await action before the United States Senate. Fires destroy Bloomfield houses. a Philadelphia tea poisoning claims a family. a New York court rules bucket shops not a crime. Arkansas elects Berry to Senate. Knockeredt theft case noted.
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Sheldon Axle
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Penn
Pensacola
Fla
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New York
St. Louis Age of Steel
East River
New York City
Long Island
Willie, Hughes
Hamilton Acken
Joseph Taylor
Paterson
Carbon
Clay County
West Virginia
United States
Frank B. Josey
Hovey
Congress
Inana
Washington
Senate
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D. C
Graniteville Manufacturing Company
Reading Coal and Iron Company
Meranfle Banking Company
Atlanta
Haveen
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Hayti
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Austin
Nickelodeon
Court Street
Supreme Court of New York
Joun d. O'Brien
Bureau of Elections
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Knights Templars
Metropolitan Opera House
Michell
Indiana
Connecticut Mutual Insurance Company
Moore
Murray
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Carnachan Roosevelt
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St. Thomas’ Church
Fifth Avenue
Fifty-third Street
Ottawa
Dominion
Gallinger
Committee On
J. L. Dix
State Department
Canada
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House
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Florida
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Political turmoil and clashes across states amid elections
The report covers a wide range of events: Senate votes to keep election month in September, a California district recount awarding Clune by nine votes, miners ending a Spring Valley lockout as unions concede to the employer. It notes rail mail service concerns, an arrest for forgery in New Brunswick, Alaska winter hardships, and the Cleary case moved to Broome County. Assassination in Arkansas looms over politics, clashes with police in New York, German espionage in Washington, and Indian education funding seeks vast increases. Major Arkansas and Oklahoma developments also featured.
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Fenn
George Wilson
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Frank W. Pope
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Bayard
Privy Council of Canada
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Triins
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Woman Calls for Help as Kitchen Faucet Burst
A Chicago Globe excerpt shows a frantic scene with a woman shouting for her partner to stop water from flooding, while he instructs her to use a cloth to dam the leak. The dialogue captures a domestic moment of urgency and improvised response.
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