Townsend's Letter on Samoa and American Policy
George Alfred Townsend critiques Samoan affairs, the Monroe Doctrine, and American expansionism. He questions Sullivan and Hilton political fortunes, notes German and British imperial moves, and reflects on the presidential fever among U.S. leaders, including Sherman and Garfield, with local Maryland and New York perspectives.
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The Literature of the Dust Sermon by Rev T DeWitt Talmage
In Brooklyn on February 17 at the Brooklyn Tabernacle Rev T DeWitt Talmage preached on The Literature of the Dust from John VIII six. He pictured Christ writing in dust to condemn hypocrisy and forgive sin, citing the scene with the adulterous woman and calling forgiveness a mighty word written in dust. He urged readers to read God’s handwriting in nature and life and to let forgiveness cover human faults.
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Etiquette Q&A on rings and social manners
A column answering reader questions on engagement rings etiquette where to wear the ring, greetings at parties, table manners, calling cards, and proper dress. It covers who may wear a ring, how to greet hosts, and when officers should wear uniforms, with numerous Q&A style entries from readers.
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E. H. Earnest
Not a Mere Woman's Whim at a New York Party
Jinks complains of a woman’s cold reception at a party. He claims the woman is his wife and notes her shift from flirtatious behavior to avoidance, reflecting social tensions around marriage and public perception.
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New York Weekly
Medicine Sale Ad Ridicule in New York Weekly
Mr Winks and Mrs Winks observe a drug advertising scene in the New York Weekly where Drugges Co sells patent medicines at half price. The aside notes cheap cures and comic tone about the family’s luck with the sale.
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New York Weekly
Mr. Winks
Drugges Co
Mrs. Winks
Currents of Commerce in Leather and Dry Goods Markets
The leather, shoe and dry goods markets show steady but seasonally weak trade. Prices are mostly steady though demand for boots lags. home producers shift to fall goods as orders arrive unevenly. Buff and split goods stay busy, with strong orders for next season. robber goods remain weak and leather markets quiet. Coffee, fruits, vegetables, and groceries display varied activity with firm flour and steady sugar prices. overall market tone remains cautious with uneven demand across items.
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Java
Do Timor
Do Palemban
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Manila
Ratsina
London
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New
Sultana
Cupta Oe
Citron Leghorn
Sicily
Valencia
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Es AB Inwall
Jamaica
Ilberts
Trade Moderately Active in Dry Goods Market
The dry goods trade remains moderately active though prices are cut by jobbers causing some demoralization. Few New England buyers, but large Western and Middle States orders indicate a hopeful outlook. Mills production will be sought, woollens and silks sell well, and fabrics like ginghams and flannels stay firm. carpets weak with little activity.
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Western
Middle States
Low Pendee
Chicagyu
Gaye
Market Quotations in New York Chicago and St Louis
Quotations show cotton, flour, corn meal, wheat and other staples across New York Chicago and St Louis with steady or firm tones. Prices vary by grade with No 2 red and white wheats and corn futures noted alongside flour receipts exports and rising or steady rates.
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Michigan Roller
New York Roller
Ohio
Indiana
St Louis
New York
Chicago
St. Louis
New Orleans
Gquist
United
Boston Markets Butter and Cheese Prices Report
Boston markets show butter firm on better grades with no further price increases likely, oleomargarine trades slow but steady. cheese demand light though prices stable with slight market improvement anticipated. eggs quiet with overstocked supplies except regional varieties. beans well supplied with moderate demand and limited price gains.
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Franklin Co
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New York
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Regular Customer and Head Waiter Laugh About Dress
A Puck gag shows a regular customer asking Arthur if he is married. The head waiter replies he isn’t but says his dress costs as much as if he were, highlighting humorous class satire through a waiter’s brag.
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Arthur
New Piano Music from Oliver Ditson & Co Includes Many Pieces
Oliver Ditson & Co presents a varied catalog with Chaminade and others. Featured works include Filense by C Chaminade fingered by Marie Lovell-Brown, Caprice Norwegienne by Wilson G Smith, Laurce Knight arrangements, and Paola La Villa vocalizations. Also listed are many songs with piano accompaniment, pieces by Hern don Morsell and L B Mitchell, and several French songs with English words, all priced at modest 10 to 65 cents.
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Laurce Knight
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Thomas Moore
Herndon Morsell
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L. B. Mitchell
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Pasha
E. H. Bailey
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Payne
Walter Begant
J.B. Campbell
Mexico
New England chess and checker rooms offerings list
Edwin A. Durgin prints a long, mailed catalog of checkers and draughts books and aids with prices. It advertises subscriptions, diagrams, primers, problem guides, and a note on solution positions, including titles by Gould, Barker, Strickland, Robertson, and Lyman, along with contact details and hours.
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American Checker Review
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Position No. 1413 chess problem from Fairhaven Mass
By K Price Fairhaven Mass presents a chess problem where Black must draw after an initial move. The item notes a correction to Glasgow Whitter analysis and invites solvers, with a two week solution hold. Hennigan provides notes. references Stearns Shannon NH state championship and position No. 1417.
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Fairhaven
Mass Black
Hennigan
Stearns and
Shannon
New Hampshire
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Hennigan notes draw in Barker Smith ninth game position
John T Hennigan of Groton Massachusetts reports that in the late match Barker versus Smith the eighth game ended in a draw after Smith played move 29.25. A Tym Globe 1542 analysis by K Price argues for a white win with 21.17 in 7 versus 26, a claim noted as having stood six years ago.
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Glasgow Whitter Game 2411 Report by T W Kimley
Game No 2411 details Glasgow Whitter by T W Kimley Greenford D D . B-8.10 white wins See GLoor game No 2407 C-11.16 white wins See same game
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T. W. Kimley
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The International Match Second Week Opens With Larger Crowd
The match resumed Monday with a bigger attendance than any prior session. Barker as first player faced 0 14 with the Double Corner, Smith replying 22.18 25.22 29.25 in a closely fought game. Barker kept a cautious pace to stay one game ahead as the end approached.
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Smith
Wallte Restriction Begins The Fifteenth Game
The article describes resuming play in the evening with the second section of the watch entered. Black must make every possible first move on the board after 21.15 while White replies to study responses. The ballot featured the Single Corner opening with Smith as Black, following lines 12.16 and 18.14, and the game wandered into unfamiliar territory near the end.
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Three Stage Tournament Opens At New England Rooms
A three stage tournament begins Saturday evening at the New England rooms with lively play anticipated. Notable players include M Kelvie Bryden Campbell Rorrin Jackson and W Reid as contenders for the Scotland championship. A national “all England” tournament is also listed. In Taylor’s room handicap event Wright first class won 58 to 22 Jost, Hamilton eighth class 5442 to 24 Jost, and Irwin third class 100s to 0.
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Kiss and Never Tell. Toledo Blade charm enters winter
Fragmentary dialogue hints at a sentimental scene of lovers and a seasonal shift. A male speaker recalls enduring affection while the female responds with doubt as the mood shifts toward melancholy and a casual billiards moment.
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de Trie
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