Harbor Defences and the Vesuvius Plan for New York
A United States naval officers group discusses harbor defense options with the Pneumatic Dynamite Gun Company in New York. They propose rapid construction of a dozen dynamite cruisers modeled on the Vesuvius and consider ferryboats fitted as floating batteries with pipe guns. They weigh risks, technical challenges, and the potential of rival navies, including German and British fleets, in a heated defense debate.
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New York
New York Harbor
United States
Brooklyn
Boston
Baltimore
Charleston
New Orleans
Philadelphia
Charles H. Cramp
Uncle Sam
Bismarck
Zalinski
Carden
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Panama
San Francisco
Apia
Harrison
Adler
Olga
Acento
Vanalia
Bismark
Iverly
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Willet’s Point
General Abbot
Abbot
Sheridan
Alinski
Poem: The Ghost of the Dying Year Returns
A regional verse from Islington Massachusetts by Emile Prokmaxpt contemplates the ghost of the past year. It contrasts a selfish heart with a kindly one and imagines a reborn year bright with memories and cheer.
Writing Roman Numerals on Clocks Causes Confusion
The New York Graphic notes that clock faces commonly misrepresent the fourth numeral. Instead of IV some dials show Lil or LV as 4 o'clock. The piece asks why writers do this and cites wotchmakers' explanations about avoiding IV and V confusion. It contends many people miswrite 4 as I V or LV when reading dials.
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New York
Pedler Mistaken Identity At Busy Jewelry Retailer
A humorous anecdote from Jewelers Weekly recounts a polite pedlar offering a cake of polishing soap to brighten silverware. A householder questions the pitch, and the seller admits a misstep, apologizing for selling to the wrong address.
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Pedler
Joman
Pudler
Flattery and social roles in Montreal Gazette advice
The Montreal Gazette argues for tailored praise to women based on status. If married without children praise the husband, if a mother praise the children, if not married praise the betrothed, and if single praise herself. The piece outlines social flattery strategies across life stages.
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Montreal Gazette
It Wouldn't Rust
An excerpt from the Philadelphia Record describes a mother fears over a baby attempting to swallow a safety pin. A doctor advertises Dr Pierce's Favorite Prescription as a cure for female ailments including irregularity backache nervous debility and general weakness.
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Philadelphia
Jane
Ursé
Shylock and Nathan in Lessing's Stage Influence
Rabbi Solomon Schindler's Sunday lecture at Temple Adah Israel explored how theatre can teach morality through example, narrative, and direct lesson. He compared Shakespeare's Shylock and Lessing's Nathan, arguing Shylock caricatures Jews while Nathan elevates humanity, and stated the stage mirrors society's moral evolution and prejudices.
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Antgalo
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Antonio
Rialto
Pastor Goetz
Hamburg
Nssy
Templar
Sultan
Jerusalem
Peope
Theim
Goethe
Schiller
Maran
Moliere
Trade in Dry Goods and Boots and Shoes Overview
The report notes increased buyers in boots and shoes with moderate overall trade. Weather complaints dampen activity while heavy shoes demand remains strong. Prices mostly hold from last year with plentiful duplicate orders and brisk cheap-line demand. leather and rubber sectors show mixed activity amid overstock and half-time production.
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Buffana
Market Firmer as Dry Goods Demand Holds Steady
The dry goods market shows firmness with active demand for seasonable goods though cooler than expected. Western buyers show strong orders while New England buyers hold back amid mild winter weather. Prices rise for prints and woolen dress goods, with good orders for yarns and carpets, and mills well employed toward spring production.
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Western
Middle States
New England
New York
Quotations of Staple Products in New York Chicago and St Louis
New York market shows cotton dull with various grades quoted. Flour, grain, and provisions move with mixed activity. prices listed for wheat, corn, rye, oats, and butter. Chicago and St Louis reflect steady to firmer flour, mixed grain prices, and hogs output with shipment and receipt tallies for the period.
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Minnesota Bakers
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Ana Intiana
Sr Soda St Louis
New York
Chicago
St. Louis
West Indies
City
City Mill
Minnesota
Rio
Amet
New Orleans
United
Western
Liverpool
Jane
CHECKERS EDWIN A DURGIN LISTS SALE ITEMS
Advertising from a Boston chess and checkers page lists numerous books and periodicals with prices for sale postpaid. Items include works by Schaefer, Kelly, Baker, Reed, Spayth, Barker, McCulloch, Gould, and Yates, plus diagrams and subscriptions for the American Checker Review.
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Schaefer & Kelly
Sweet
Barker
Martins
McCulloch
Gould
Anderson and Wyllie
R. D. Yates
James Wyllie
American Checker Review
Position No 1415 by T W Kimley Greenford
A compact entry lists Position No 1415 authored by T. W. Kimley of Greenford with color BLACK noted, indicating a catalog or inventory reference from the historical page segment.
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T. W. Kimley
Greenford
Arrivals of Livestock At Hiiehton and Watertown Week Ended Jan 25 1880
Weekly livestock arrivals show Western cattle 2490 Eastern cattle 90 Northern cattle 301 total cattle 3781. Sheep and lambs total 9504 with Western 6600 Northern 2943 Eastern 121. Swine 19690 veal 380 horses priced at 29 dollars per head. Cattle prices per hundred pounds dressed range 4.00 to 7.00 with quality bands listed. Hides and hides pricing included with country hides and calfskin notes.
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Hiiehton
Watertown
syeenaceMuscsee
Brighton
Pete Voi
Laura Bskin
International Mat Tuesday Forenoon Chess Draw
Attendance at the International Mat Tuesday forenoon matched opening day numbers, helped by Christmas holidays. Barker drew the opening, Dundee 12.16, Smith playing black. Barker 22.18, game moved to Bristol, Smith familiar. The chess duel lasted over two and a half hours and ended in a draw after Barker avoided a critical trap. The final diagram shows Black WO4.
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Barker
Dundee
Smith
Bristol
Wth
Jando
Black
Fourth Game and Fifth Game in Dundee Match
In the evening Barker played the black side of the Dundee opening and Smith shifted with 17.14 as the Gardner Strickland game line held. Smith then gained a strong position with 20.16 16.11 19.24 27.20 and a capital sequence followed. Barker countered while Smith pressed, producing a tense middlegame with pieces and positions coming into sharp play as the game continued. In the Fifth Game Smith took the Denny and opened with 10.14 while Barker answered 22.18 and Smith cut 11.15. The match featured original lines, a strong English champion stance, and an American challenger facing a tough recovery after a previous slip.
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T. W. Kimley
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Black
Butter Market Quiet with Steadier Tone in Boston
Boston on Monday January 23 reports a quiet butter market with a steadier tone than a week earlier. Prices remain unchanged across Creamery Northern extra at 25 and 2éc Western extra Ist at 25 26c, Franklin Co extra creamery 27 60, N Y & Vt extra lset 20429, Western dairy extra 1st 10, and other quotes in the listing.
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Franklin Co
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Western Dairy
Checker News Match At New England Rooms For Medal
Irwin leads after first sitting with one win and three draws in the association medal match. Grover plans to challenge the winner as a three prize tournament begins at head uame ington street. Several players named include Grover Beater Darvin H Dakin with others omitted. Also commentary on Mr Kimley Glasgow Whiter and forthcoming reviews of the Switcher game between Parrow and Price.
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Bermuda vegetables and meats dominate local market report
Tucker & Hook report mixed prices and plentiful varied offerings at the 5 Boylston street market. From radishes and dandelions to mutton chops and venison, shoppers encounter a wide array of produce and meats with many items priced per pound or per pair, reflecting active trade and ongoing seasonal supplies.
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Tucker & Hook
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Tue Gene
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Neighborly Exchange Over Polishes and Prestige
In Philadelphia Record a conversation reveals a boastful exchange about social rank and product knowledge as a caller probes for gossip. A complaint about Mrs. Stuckup escalates into social commentary on polish brands Skihwh Skihigh and the mystery of smart appearance versus actual familiarity. The buyer agrees to purchase a can, price one dollar.
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Phiadelpia
Ouraug
Leven
Tempting Honeymoon Tale From Modjeska Chronicle
The San Francisco Chronicle recounts a witty old anecdote of Modjeska and her Countess Boxentaent on a Paris wedding trip. A morning surprise, lorgix fruit, stirs confusion as the Count claims he hasn’t eaten it, yielding a humorous glimpse of early nuptial misadventures.
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San Francisco Chronicle
Modjeska
Ken
Countess Boxentaent
Paris
Helen
Husband and Wife. Prentice Mulford on renewing courtship
The piece argues couples can renew happiness after marriage by reviving courtship rituals. It urges rekindling little civilities, attentiveness to appearances, and gentler temper to restore the barriers and formalities that protect harmony in marriage, promoting eternal companionship.
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Prentice Mulford
The Weekly Globe Subscriptions Offer
A notice invites readers to obtain a free extra copy by recruiting four neighbors to subscribe at one dollar each, promising no cost to the subscriber who participates.
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Sube
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