Cure for Hydrophobia Reported by Reeves Family
Newark reports that over 500 dog bite victims in New Jersey were treated with a home remedy from the Reeves of Bloomingdale. The method uses a yellow powder and a strict diet, with practice handed down through three generations. Patronage spans New York and New Jersey, with some cases cited as successful and others as failures.
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Newark
N. J
Bloomingdale
David H. Reeve
Reeve
Israel C. Reeve
Reeves
New York
Brooklyn
Jersey City
Paterson
Montclair
Hackettstown
Bloomfield
New Jersey
Rockland
Orange
Westchester Counties
N. Y
Detroit
Mich
St. Louis
Baers
Mother
Future Life and Inventions in a Century of Change
A North American Review fiction on how the next century will blend steam and electricity in pervasive labor saving, with steam quarries and digging machines, faster rail and ocean travel surpassing past feats, and tourists voyaging widely from Boston to Mexico and Yellowstone to Valparaiso in a perpetual summer.
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North American Review
Mr. Ruskin
Arcadia
Europe
Boston
Cordilleras
Mexico
Yellowstone Park
Valparaiso
Weekly Trade Review reflects a year of enormous business and cautious optimism
The Weekly Trade Review notes 1885 ended with large overall activity though November and December showed slackening amid tariff uncertainty and strikes.Exports and capital outflow rose, potentially shaping securities for new lines. railway expansion slowed by changing freight rates as iron and woollen industries faced price cuts and weaker profits while cotton prospered and dress goods stocks remained high.
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Weekly Trade Review
R. G. Dun & Co
New York
United States
Iron
Strikes and Lockouts Report Details Six Year Market Toll
Washington telgraphic report on Carroll Wrights Bureau of Labor study shows six year period ending Dec 31 1886 with 471 to 1412 strikes per year and 8003 establishments involved. It details success and failure rates, wage loss totals, and notable Massachusetts cases including Lawrence Fall River Beverly and Worcester strikes with employer and worker losses and aid. The six year toll totals show wage losses of about 50.95 million to workers and 34.16 million to employers across 24 618 establishments.
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Washineton
Carroll l. Wright
Bureau of Labor
United States
Massachusetts
Lawrence
Spiners
Fall River
Beverly
Salem
Worcester
Stoneham
Soplarera
Spencer
Simpla Wera
Spencer Cutters
North Brookfield
Boston
Carpenters and Joiners
Dyers
Clinton
Marc
Gardner
Chesapeake Bay
Pennsylvania
Detroit
Knights of Labor
Carson County
Tex
New York
New York Board of Trade and Transportation
Delmonicos
Electricians
New York Telephone Company
New Switch Board
District of Columbia
Mary W. Collins
Philadelphia
Houma
Terre Bonnejee la
Connellsville
Penn
Council of the
American Economical Association
Hoover
Snelling
Pickering
Ont
Block Island
John J. Littleton
Nashville National Review
Joseph RK. Banks
Chicago
Cleveland
New York City
Congress
Pittsburg
Amalgamated Association of Iron and Steel Workers
Snowshoe Mountain
Clinton County
Davenport
Kansas City
Supreme Court
New York Herald
Washington
Edward H. Kendricks
Quebec
Cincinnati & St. Louis
Connorton
Charles Evans
Pittsburg & Western
Sye
Jack Krauz
Raymond Street
Brooklyn
N. Y
Greenwall
Lyman Weeks
Far West
Akota
Europe
Laura Webster
San Francisco
Wilders
Chicago & Alton
Lyman
Michael Moore
Boston & Albany
Chester
Mass
City of
Richmond
Tenth Street
East River
Seventeenth-street
Milltown
N.B
A. Boardman
George Lovejoy
Daniel Sullivan
Bailey
Adelaide
Baltimore
Rio Janeiro
Alice
Cape Hatteras
Sloane Maternity Hospital
Vanderbilt Clinic
College of Physicians and Surgeons
Fifty-ninth Street
Tenth Avenue
Illiam H. Vanderbilt
Phoebe Couzins
Missouri
Couzins
Prohibition Party
Topeka
Kan
St. John
Hoffman
Missouri Christian Temperance Union
Canada Southern Railroad
Summit
Tennessee and Kentucky
Nal
Marpole
Spector Arrow Keng
Atty Fitond Company
Wit Veterans System
Roberts
Beechers Successor Rev Lyman Abbott Chosen Plymouth Pulpit
In Brooxlen New York on December 27 Rev Lyman Abbott D D has been chosen pastor of Plymouth Church at the same salary as Beecher. No definite term set, and it is likely Abbott will remain as Beecher’s permanent successor. He has filled the position previously.
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Brooxlen
N. Y
Lyman Abbott
D.D
Plymouth Church
Beecher
Abbott
Mr. Beecher
Beecher’s Death Leadership Strength At Church
The church has shown unexpected strength under his administration as he holds pulpit duties most of the time since Mr. Beecher’s death. He will retain his editorial link with the Christian Union. A formal declination letter came from Dr. Berry yesterday. Reasons for remaining in England have been published. Rice markets show little activity with slight trading in some cases.
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Mr. Beecher
The
Christian Union
Berry
England
W. W. Corcoran
Earl of Buckinghamshire
W. K. Vanbite T
Constantinople
London
John Hampden
Hobart Hampden
Kelly
No Man’s Land
Oak City
Texas
Bill
Maria
New York
Belize
Honduras
Marco Morelio de Soto
Republic
Alabama Great Southern
Livingston
Ala
Limited Express
Nto
Tennessee
Knoxville
J. W. A. Nicholson
J. G. Wilson
J. W. Drexel
L. P. Morton
Cornelius Vanderbilt
Collis P. Huntington
Benjamin H. Fields
L. Stuart
Rhinelander
Nicholson
Sitting Bull
Washington
Running Elk
William IV
Holland
Hague
J.C. Waller
Burlington
Congo
Readin Railroad
Reading
Penn
Lee
TOONS
Philadelphia
Sweigard
Schuylkill
Wyoming
Lehigh
Cherokee Council
Congress
San Francisco Board of Health
Illnois
Peoria
Charles H. Arnold
Witch Havel
Taylor
D. & E. Kely
Norfok
New Haven
Campbell
Arnold
Joseph Seigler
Abraham >Mock
Evansville
Ind
Seigler
Segler
Smock
Cahill
Jark
Weather, crime, and politics flood the brief news
Tense cold weather grips Washington and New York reporting on blizzards in Dakota Quebec and New York. A string of incidents include a Philadelphia schooner sinking with six dead, a New York murder, and a Chicago strike. The tariff debate and DC liquor question loom in national politics.
Northwest railroads lay tracks with record 1887 build
St Paul dispatch notes unprecedented railroad construction in 1887 across the Northwest. The Manitoba system leads with 942 miles, followed by the Boo system at 428. About 3,624 miles of new road and 500 miles of roadbed prepared, much of it in areas tributary to the twin cities.
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St. Paul
Minn
Northwest
Manitoba
Twin Cities
Subscriber plea and European trip aside from local note
A fragmented note asks readers if they are subscribers of The Cliche and urges renewal and recruitment of new subscribers. The dialogue includes a remark about an upcoming trip to Europe and a casual, cryptic exchange between two individuals.
Checker Editor Opens Daily In Boston Rooms
Community chess and checker players are invited to submit items to The Checker Editor at lock drawer 5220 Boston New England chess and checker rooms 767 Washington street. Hours are 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. All are welcome.
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Boston
New England
Washington Street
Providence
R. L
C. H Freeman
L. A. Tillinghast
Freeman
Bristol
New England Chess and Checker Rooms
Laird and Lady
G. D. Bugbee
C.F. Burille
Bugbee
Answers to Correspondents in 1888 Chess Bulletin
An 1888 Boston column of correspondence and problem notes from John T. Hennigan. Entries include thanks, acknowledgments, and responses to readers about games, problems, and positions with listed moves and outcomes. The page features colorless, clerical replies and an included chess problem solution showing White and Black coordinates and a final result.
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Boston
Ennigan
E . Bpilfer
Terry
O. K
Wright
Sherrow
O. Fairchild
L. M. Stearns
O. K. H. Marsh
Ohere
Mes
A.J. Heffner
Sphinx
Rge Gray
Aioe i Paull
W. Virgin
G.D. Bugbee
White to Play and Win in Yankee Blade Puzzle
Chess problem note from Boston by G D Bugbee, Position No 1320. White to move and win against Ng Cc Fe. Includes reference to Yankee Blade.
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A. J. Heffner
Boston
Mass
Black
G. D. Bugbee
Yankee Blade
Double Corner and Other Checkers Notes From New England
Report on Game 2268 Wright Bailey at New England rooms with moves listed. evaluation notes on other matches including Fleming vs Kelly for Canada's championship, Martins vs Barker in Glasgow, and Pennsylvania state match Priest vs Reed. Mentions upcoming events, proposed magazine on checkers, and broad regional club activity.
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New England Chess and Checker Rooms
H. Z. Wright
C. W. Bailey
Wright
Checker
This3o JR
Flemming
Kelly
Champose
Canada
Pennsylvania
M. C. Priest
J. P. Reed, Jr
Philadelphia
Priest
Reed
Reel
Colored Yarns Stories About Negroes in Harper's Drawer
A Harper's Magazine excerpt recounts caricatured Negro life with anecdotes of Elvira in darkness, a New Orleans divorce case, a Louisville hotel scene, and a dining car episode. The piece satirizes stereotypes, noting mock dignity and misused grand language in a series of dated, ethnically charged vignettes.
The Coachmans Answer
An uptown doctor praises a witty coachman who consistently lightens tense moments. When warned about dangerous driving, the coachman quips that if they shared each other’s knowledge neither would be driving the other. The exchange ends with a sharp, humorous retort.
Quibbie from the Quarters Delights Local Bustle
A snippet from the New Orleans Picayune presents Ella geley Wilcox and Uncle 8 in playful chatter about time, wants, and giving or getting things for nothing with regional dialect flavor and humorous tone.
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New Orleans
Currents of Commerce. Iron trade movement and imports
An optimistic start to the year across New England and the nation. General prosperity with minor dull spots in woollen trades. Dry goods show moderate trade and wool consumption remains strong with prices favoring buyers. Boot and shoe industry remains satisfactory.
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New England
Bar Iron Trade Agreement Sets 80 Days Credit Basis
Boston iron dealers sign an accord effective today to fix prices on an 80 days basis with 6 percent interest for late payment and a 76 cent per ton minimum cartage charge from June 1 1888. The move aims at a business like method, with similar moves noted in woollen goods and other trades. Prices for Lehigh brands and Southern iron are discussed, while copper and hardware markets show firm tone and limited demand.
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Boston
Lehigh
Raw Materials in Imports for Domestic Manufactures
The article reviews how imports used as raw materials enter total dutiable goods. It cites Bradstreet’s data for 1885 to 1887, showing values of unmanufactured and partly manufactured items like pig iron, iron ore, wool, and tin plate. It notes rising ad valorem duties on crude and partly manufactured goods and compares rates across years.
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Congress
Bureau of Statistics
Bradstreet
Sera Ane Bath
Timiac
Artiel
Cccrere
Luxunys
Cbs
Sss
Ecer
Cotton Exchange Reports Mixed Flour Market And Strong Receipts
New York reports flour receipts at 25 989 pkgs and exports of 5189 barrels, 21 132 sacks as markets stay fairly active and firm. Prices span superfine and white wheat western extra ranges with several thousand barrels traded, Minnesota and spring varieties noted amid ongoing market activity and large grain receipts.
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New York
Cotton Exchange
Minnesota
Commodity price wrap from a historical market page
The listing notes barley and flour exports with 64 000 bushels and 64 000 bushels higher, and white and refined sugars or coffees showing steady to dull trends. Butter, cheese, and pork products appear steady to dull with various price ranges. Freight and metal markets show mixed, mostly dull activity as of the report.
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United
Middles Nominard Hicher
Footes Western Steam
Lake
Boston Butter and Groceries Market Report Snapshot
A condensed market summary notes butter and dairy prices across creameries and Eastern Western lines, with quotes for creamery and Northern grades. It covers beans, apples, vegetables, hay, coffee, fruits, sugars, fish, and miscellaneous items, highlighting steady or quiet demand and price ranges for New York and Boston markets.
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Uostox
Northern
Ey Lee
Franklin Co
Masa
Extra
Dairy
Jon ci
Ann Ey
New York
Alaemont
Ugs
Nearby
Cape
Michigan
Sean
Coe
Paine Caowa
Fiat
Baldwin
Boston
Snitz
Cape Cod
Ueet
Fae Rose
Hebrons
Borbanka
Jess
Provincial
Sete Mago
Regent
Sinenue
Cobrece
Ton
Hubbard
Tarnie
Witte
Arrivals of Livestock at Brighton and Watertown Week Ending Friday
Arrivals list Western cattle 1620 Fastere cattle 134 Northern cattle 445 total 21 Western sheep and a 8400 Eastern and y Mp 74 Northern sheep and lambs total GL1T Swine 21 128 Veals 239 Horses 255 Prices for beef cattle per hundred pounds ranged 4.06 to 7. Includes Western ethene quality cheese and hides and tallow prices for Brighton and country hides and tallows Calfsins Caltsking wool skins noted in period market list
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Brighton
Watertown
Sheensking
They Are Not All in Michigan headline fragment
A New York World note mentions Detroit and a phrase about an arandle that would rattle a drum and an ear like a pea in a bass, reflecting fragmented OCR text and unclear context from the source.
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Michigan
New York World
Detroit
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