The Parade of the Blue Uniformed Lads
In San Francisco a weary marching parade of messenger boys draws public sympathy and exposes the costs of labor against capital. John Pembroke leads the wary group as rain and fatigue test resolve and officials grow terse, while spectators reassess the strike’s stakes and the firm’s charges.
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Messenger Boys
San Francisco
John Pem
John
Royal Champion
Association
Royal
John Pembroke
Warshal
Mendocino County
Stock Exchange
Patel
Cdaals
Pure nerve on the western frontier in heroic action
Charles F. Lummis recounts extraordinary acts of nerve from the West. Included are Col. Manuel Chavez facing Apache raiders, Deputy Gallegos saving Provencher and judges, Gen. Edward Bouton and Shiloh scars, and Bouton fending off highwaymen with calm aim.
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Valencia County
New Mexico
Valencia
Dumas Provencher
Plaza of
San Rafael
Provencher
Flo
United States
Martin Gallegos
Gallegos
Springfield
Gallowos
Edward Outon
California
Sheridan
West
Boutoy
Chicago
Shiloh
Guntown
Miss
Coe
San Gorges
Cal
Bouton
Thrush
How Arctic Animals Live in Fall and Spring
The article explains Arctic seasons blur, with summer rushing into winter and vice versa. It highlights food shifts for polar foxes from eggs andbirds in summer to small game like ptarmigans and polar hares in winter, and notes large whale carcasses attract predators, creating a temporary balance among white bears wolves and wolverines until the meat is exhausted.
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Arctic
Reynard
Polar life and Arctic food sources amid harsh winter ice
The narrative surveys Arctic diet and wildlife, noting dog food preferences, whale meat, and whale grit in the sea, along with the polar bear’s meals. It mentions the polar fox, salmon spawning in boreal waters, and Eskimo feeding practices, citing explorers and travelers.
Polar Bears and Seals: Hunting on Arctic Ice
The text describes polar bear tactics to trap sleeping seals on flat ice and near seal holes, detailing stealth approaches during summer naps and winter snowhouses. It notes the seal's breathing blow holes and the bears’ use of snow cover, followed by the bears’ lethal strikes and feeding on fish, with notes on Arctic food webs.
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Brain
Bens
Akes
Arctic Diets of Walruses Musk Oxen and Reindeer
Describes Arctic fauna diets and foraging behaviors. Walruses mostly eat clams with shells found on young ice. musk oxen and reindeer feed on moss, with seasonal abundance varying by melt and snow. Wolves prey on hares, ptarmigan, reindeer, and musk ox, and protect young by circling. Eskimo dogs suffer when wolves are hungry.
Townsend's Letter and The Hanging of the Secretary's Son
Washington dispatchs recount Col Berret and Capt McKibbin on Washington's growth as a trading hub and port to Old Point. The piece quotes Howe on Indians and a Sumner Bayard anecdote, along with historical notes on the Somers affair and the fate of John Spencer and Daniel Webster in 1840s remarks.
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Washington
Col. Berret
Carroll County
Maryland
Patapsco
San Domingo
Washington City
Chesapeake
New York
Joe McKibbin
Old Point
Norfolk
Old Colony
New Orleans
Rochester
Harrisburg
Carolinas
Virginia
Kentucky
Alabama
Tennessee
Newark
Newports News
Venezuela
South America
Cape Charles
Savannah
Ohio Valley
Chattanooga
Fortress Monroe
North River
Potomac Channel
Baltimore
Albermarle Sound
Wilmington
Cumberland
Richmond
Lynchburg
Charlotte
Knoxville
Philip Howe
Somers
St. Thomas Island
Naval
Tedidell McKenzie
John Slidell
New York City
John
Thomas Slidell
Fenny Tole
Spencer
the Herald
Bennett
Library of Congress
Howe
Washington Madisonian
Capt
McKenzie
United States
Stern
Cromwell
DeWitt Clinton
Clinton
Paraded boys spark a strike turn into talk of terms
A downtown parade by youths triggers a strike at Bay District Company with reporters pressed by the press and locals arguing over a “rich company” push for uniforms at double prices. John Pembroke and his peers guard plans while press interest grows and the public debates the boys’ cause.
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Pater
Seepalong
Poe Ren
Wexe
Relay District
John Pembroke
John
Bay District
Daily Spyglass
Joby
Mr. Barney for the Bench in New Wedford
The New Wedford Mercury urges Hon. Edwin L. Barney of this city as an ideal candidate for the Superior Court judgeship should Judge Blodgett leave the bench. The paper notes party influence in appointments and argues Governor Russell should appoint Mr. Barney based on political faith and legal ability.
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Mr. Barney
New Wedford Mercury
Supreme Bench
Blodgett
Superior Court
Edwin L. Barney
Republian
Barney
Russell
Civilities Exchanged at Broad and Walnut Streets
A French gentleman staying at the Bellevue Hotel paused at Broad and Walnut to wait for a Chestnut street car as an organ grinder worse a monkey played the Marseillaise. The monkey begged for a tip, the man tipped it, and the monkey saluted by tipping his cap while the man returned the gesture with his silk hat, amid smiles.
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Philadelphia
Bellevue Hotel
The Match Puzzle Reveals a Clever Angled Trick
A puzzle describes splitting and angling matches to form an acute angle. By placing a fourth match and lifting, the combined three-match apex drops into the angle, allowing the fourth to lift the trio. The author notes its ease for the experienced but tests patience of even skilled craftsmen.
A Simple Experiment With Interlocking Keys
Six graduated keys are chosen and arranged on a table. Key one holds key two in its ring, creating a base. Bits three to six are placed into rings successively, forming a vertical axis. A horizontal last key supports fragile items such as plates and bottles, with a bottle half full to stabilize the center of gravity.
Do You Subscribe To A Magazine A Weekly Story Or News Journal
A historic notice offers mixed magazine deals with The Weekly Globe, urging readers to subscribe for a year and include The Weekly Globe. The list cites numerous magazines with yearly prices, showing post paid by The Globe and no single-year order without Globe subscription. The document includes reader callouts for unavailable titles and a closing address prompt.
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News Journal
Weekly Globe
The
Globe
Samovar vs Teakettle A Russian tea lesson in boiling water
A discussion of the samovar as a quick heating tea utensil in Russia compares it to the teakettle. It notes how water is heated rapidly in the samovar, explains a mistress controls boiling, and mocks servants who claim water has “biled” once it boils.
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Russia
New York Tribune
A Proposed Railway Revolution
Coverlin Smith argues for a tubular railway design with cars enclosed below window level to prevent derailment. He suggests trough-like bridge-truss construction with undercut sides to confine wheels, requiring depth and strong trusses, and notes this method would be elevated on columns or arches rather than crossing other roads at grade.
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Coverlin Smith
Orom
Volume of words wasted in daily talk says Globe
A St Louis Globe note calculates word output by average talkers. At 100 words per minute and four hours daily, a person would utter 24 000 words daily, fill 12 Globe columns or 48 pages of a normal book, and fill 35 volumes of 500 pages each over 130 years. If a woman is counted, totals would double.
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St. Louis
Marble mantels return as stylish focal points in homes
A New York scene notes mantels shifting from solid wood to marble or tiling in libraries, dining rooms, and halls. Black and gold Spanish marble commands high value, with Numidian and Sienna varieties used for full mantels or facing. A dealer recounts buying a 2 antique black and gold mantel for $5 after valuing its marble content well over $100, noting scarcity and price pressures versus Mexican onyx due to Vermont quarries.
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Vermont
Judge Defines Conscience Roles In Lover’s Relations
A judge observes that the duties of a lover’s conscience hinge on one central relationship. The remark frames moral expectations within intimate ties and hints at legal or social consequences arising from personal loyalties.
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Flora Haines Loughead
Bay District Company
Rawl
Eoii
John Cobeane
Tom
Sam
Sansomest
John Pemroke
Little Willie
Mr. Barlow
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Fisce
Conag Bee
Pembroke
McCracken
Sina i
Peter
Ye' wouiLp
Charles F. Lummis
Develots
Wisto
Perado
Phe Neral
Col
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Los Oruelos
Rio Grande
Manzano Mountains
Sierra
Don Mannel Me
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Don Manuel
Soong
Southwest
Frederick Schwatkr
Henae
Fider Duck
Elie
Minke
Halli
Townsend
New York Harbor
Secretary of the Navy
McKibbin
Army
Interior Department
Gimcracks
Tony Borns
Npy
Francis Asbury Richardson
Baltimore Sun
T. F. Bayard
Senate
Charles Sumner
Bayard
Sumner
Mr. Richardson
Fish
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Mr. Bayard
Congress
Jesse A. Bynum
Saltonstall
Marshfield
Webster
Asa
Masahibe
Splendid New
Alfred Townsend
Arthur's
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Herald
Andover Review
American Dairyman
Art Interchange
American Poultry Journal
Atlantic Monthly
American Art Journal
American Garden
American Agricultural
Art Amateur
S.c.dsesseesses
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Brainard's Musical World
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Ore
Cove
Gadeiese
Dorner Ds
Boston Medical Journal
Boston Medical and Peat
Voosees
Christian Leader
Veeve
Decis
Cleveland
Plaindealer
Cincinnati
Ee Harassate
Chantauqua Young Polks Journal
Demorest's Saguaiperwithons
Donahoo's Magazine
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Mining Journal
Ae Coe and Stockman
Porney's Progress
Frank Leslie
M'y
Forest and Stream
Vecciesee
GOD _ Germantown Telegraph
Aliogs
Green's Fruit Peeeteer
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Godey
Yoon
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Harper's Bazar
Herald of Health
Indiana Farmer
Telgh World
American History Mining Record
North American Revi Moog
Aese Fashion Bazar
Ledger
N.Y
Weekly Post
N. Y
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Syren
Princeton
Ee Harlow
Braeves
Svesene
Our Little Men and Women
Ohio
See
Puck
Stear Herd
Prairie Farmer
Philadelphia Practical Farmer
Rideout's Magazine
New Yorker
Saturday Evening Post
Wee
Scientific American
Eevive
Scribner's Magasin
St. Nicholas
San Francisco Chronicle
Spirit of the Times
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Rie Diag
Vick's Floral Magazine
Wide Awake
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Youth's Companion
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