Howard's Letter on Indispensability and Humility
A York author argues no man is indispensable to society but each person is indispensable to themselves. He cites Napoleon, Greeley, Pulitzer, and others to stresses humility, self reliance, and self education. The piece muses on the vanity of wealth, the vanity of public prominence, and urges readers to cultivate inner worth and dignity.
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Napoleon
James Gordon Bennett
New York Herald
Herald
Horace Greeleys
New York Tribune
Greeley
New York Times
Henry J. Raymond
Joseph Pulitzer
New York World
Romero En Sermona
A. T. Stewart
Horace B. Claflin
Claffin
Claflin
Scotland
New York
Boston
A Sick Man's Order Delirious Remark at Bedside
A Detroit merchant recovering from a serious illness, often delirious, suddenly asks his wife if she has filled his big order for ice water. She plays along, asking what order, and he repeats the request, insisting she recreate their firm if she forgets.
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Detroit Free Press
Detroit
Worth a hundred thousand? Quick talk on a patent copier
A Chicago Tribune snippet recalls a man across the street worth about 100000. Three years earlier he had no money. The exchange notes he is either the inventor or maker of a patent copying machine, with Barret questioning the figure and who truly owns the invention.
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Pulitzer
Ben
Greeley
Raymond
Hudson
Rogers
Chapin
van Dyke
Chicago Tribune
Grinnen
Barret
Orth
Veda a of Figs praised for its laxative qualities
The high position attained and universal acceptance of the pleasant liquid fruit remedy veda a of Figs as an excellent laxative illustrate the value of the qualities on which its success is based. The California Fig Syrup Company expresses abundant gratification.
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California Fig Syrup Company
Vast Crop Prospects Across States Amid Rain and Droughts
Reports from North Dakota to Maine indicate crops benefit from showers and moisture, with wheat and corn thriving in many areas while others face droughts and cool weather. Nebraska and Kansas see mixed results as rains help grain but threaten corn. Louisiana and South Carolina report uneven progress with cotton and rice affected by dry spells and heat. tobacco yields rise in Vermont and nearby counties. Ardmore areas suffer flood damage to homes and crops.
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Si Pavu
Minn
North Dakota
Isle South Dakota
Ponte Dawots
Minnesota
Kansas
Prattiphan
Arkansas
Gulf Coast
Louisiana
Lees
South Carolina
North Carolina
Inia Rewainions S
New England
California
Colorado
Poudre Val
Wynthe
Ardmore
I. Beartt
Wisconsin
Kentucky
Vermont
Wigdham County
Grasshoppers on Deck and Crop Prospects Rise
Minnesota entomologist reports rain boosts crop prospects across counties. Anoka notes best rain of year, corn improving. Renville and Lyon describe soaking rain aiding flax and general growth. Grasshoppers threaten Pelican Rapids area as they hatch and move through grain fields. North Dakota rains bring added optimism for growers.
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St. Paul
Minn
Minnesota
Anoka
Renville
Lyon
Pelican
Une Ler
North Dakota
Rain Lacking Hurts New England Crops This June
Farmers across New England await rain with worry as scant showers persist. Only Northfield Vermont saw a trace of precipitation this week, far from enough to ease drought conditions. The drought endangers crops and hits poorer families hardest, amplifying hardship across the region.
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New England
Northfield
One Shower in Three Weeks Hurts Mohawk Valley Farmland
Dubious outlook for farmers in Urica New York as drought lingers with only one light shower in three weeks. Cautious forecasts suggest crop yields may fall short for hay with better prospects for fall wheat and grains in Ontario and Maine reports vary by county, from favorable to poor, amid scattered rain and cold May weather.
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Urica
N. Y
Mohawk Valley
New York
Toronto
Ont
Oxford
Lambton County
Waterloo County
Dufferin County
York
Frontenac
Ottawa
Kingston
Aquntista
Board of Agriculture
Maine
Gowns and cap in social change at Harvard
A verse sketch notes women shedding petticoats for progress while men in cap and gown gain status. It laments, then smiles on, Harvard’s annual rite as a badge of achievement and social shift in Boston society. Also a quip on a Detroit magnate and his secretary about life and death.
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Bay State
Harvard
Boston
Harvard Considers Expanded Student Furniture Loan Plan
A three year old Harvard College program to loan furniture to students is to be enlarged this year. Thirty students benefited last year. Complete furniture sets valued at 50 dollars will be rented on a seven dollar fifty cent deposit, of which two dollars and fifty cents is refunded at year end on return in good condition.
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Harvard College
Globe
Andrew H. Ward
Ward
Np Hanna
Nice Niece Seeks Truth In Uncle’s Steady Gambles
Reading fragments point to a Munsey's Weekly note about a nephew or niece suspecting an uncle of gambling and taking money from lenders. The tone hints at suspicion and social scrutiny, with emphasis on alleged risk and trust in family ties.
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Munsey
Aging Farmer and His Deaf Wife Split Sparks Town Gossip
In West Falmouth the tale centers on Mr Brown an octogenarian farmer whose deafness and new conflict with his second wife led to a dramatic quarrel over smoking and independence. After she left he declared a bold revenge by commissioning a large black sign to read Make 180 a blind man can read, a spectacle that shocked the village and fed local gossip for weeks.
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Portland Express
West Falmouth
Mr. Brown
Brown
Ion
Oman
Ae. Wood
Sven
Sornene
M. Taalon Temple St
Picture of Two Men Smoking Sighting Poster Plans
A sketched notice from May 2, 1891 describes a central image of two men with one smoking a cigar near a front door sign. The alert hints that the sign may be mounted over the house and suggests a likely disturbance in West Falmouth soon.
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West Falmouth
A Talk by Uncle Allen Sparks in Chicago Tribune
Uncle Allen advises that men need not remove hats in elevators or street cars. He argues public conveyances have conductors and fixed routes, and a hat doffing custom is unnecessary and potentially unsafe in cold air. He recalls a refined lady who noted she did not expect such etiquette and found the remark more impressive than words.
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Uncle Allen
Uncle Allen Sparks
Chicago Tribune
Man as a Visitor.
A humorous column argues that visiting men are hardest to entertain. It notes they bore hosts, wander in and out, and tax wives who must entertain them all day. The piece mocks male guests for disrupting domestic routine and calls for avoiding male visitors.
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The
Herald
the Tribune
Times
World
Pulitzer
Charles H. Taylor
New York
New York Herald
Tribune
the Sun
New York World
Mr. Pulitzer
Tedcok Gola
Atchison Globe
ITV
A Train Stopped by a Mouse
On the Italian lines an electrical apparatus at departure rings six gong strokes at the next station. The Capri station master heard three strokes and believed trouble on the line, ordering warning signals to be raised as the train neared.
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Rehoboth
Capri
Fragmented OCR Note on Transit Equipment Malfunction
An OCR fragment describes a transit event with a headway halt followed by relays and messages. It mentions anxious observers, a transfer of information, and a repair apparatus near a train. The readable parts are garbled but imply a transit disruption and equipment checks.
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Eure
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