Howard's Letter and Benedict Critique of a Jury
The writer criticizes Judge Benedict for presiding over the Simmons bank wreck case and questions the jury’s integrity after a split verdict. He likens Benedict to an accidental judge who pushes for convictions and cites Depew as a director unfairly targeted by press scrutiny. The piece calls for press and public scrutiny of juries and judicial conduct.
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Amond
Benedict
Greeley
Cornell
Simmons— Simmons
Simmons
Connecticut Railroad
Depew
Mr. Depew
Equitable Assurance Society
Vanderbilt
Acid soils blamed. lime advised for corn land
A Perry county Ohio reader asks why corn on acid soil “fired” with poor grain and seeks lime guidance. The editor cites soil acidity risks, notes barley decline, rusty rye, and cattle-unsuitable grass, and urges lime dressings. Recommends fine-ground mineral phosphate or air-stacked lime to restore fertility and nitrification.
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Weekly Globe
Lake Erie
T. E. PuanaGas
Perry County
Ohio
Canada
South Carolina
Wife’s Fire Club Tales Agree With Secret Lovers
In New York a man and his friend wait outside a street fire club while inside two wives mingle with the club members. The first man admits he plans to marry another manager’s wife, as both men realize their meetings were spurred by their spouses’ social evening.
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Horace Greeley
Henry J. Raymond
Raymond Greeley
Greeley
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Tribune
Raymond
American Gentleman
New York Times
United States Senate
Senate
Chas. L.benedict
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East Side
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Beaver St
Havana
Cuba
Key West
Tampa
Florida
Keyest
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Columbine
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DeBouf
Trumbull
Arthur Plantagenies
Gilbert
Paris
J .1
Reeves
James Tentmore Cooper
France
Germany
Italy
Great Britain
United States
Cooper
Poe
Willing to Take a Hand in a Local Poker Exchange
A fragmentary exchange in Rochester involves a Western buyer questioning a gentlemanly poker game. The produced dialogue hints at a private, trust-based variant where players rely on words rather than visible cards, with talk of purchasing many chips.
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Rochester
Easter Bonnet Budget Question in Munsey’s Weekly
Mrs Banting and Mrs Larkin discuss Easter bonnet spending with Mrs Larkin planning a $50 purchase and Banting approving a $45 selection. The dialogue reflects social concerns over spending on fashion accessories.
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Munsey’s Weekly
Mrs. Banting
John
Why Girls Do Not Marry by Ella Wheeler Wilcox
An essay arguing that women marry as often as in past eras while men delay marriage due to ambition and social pressures. It challenges Mrs. Wells's view that women avoid marriage by independence and reading, insisting women still seek a true partner and that societal myths misrepresent the dating dynamic in cities. It notes rising female standards and potential future shifts in domestic roles among men and women.
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Booth
William Stuart
Winter Garden
Wilkes
Boston
Lawrence Barrett
Larry Brannigan
North American Review
Kate Gannett Wells
Ppa
Mrs. Wells
Tolstoi
Zola
Prodigal Son and Blue Jeans A New York Theatre Note
In a Manhattan cigar shop tale and theater sketch, Rehan stars as the Prodigal Son in a pantomime praised for sentiment and craft. The article reviews Blue Jeans, a long running Indiana piece about a Kentucky cracker woman and a bigamous plot, noting its honest country life themes and the revival of American home dramas.
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Rehan
Florida
America
Cuba
Brey
Germany
Enere
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West Indies
New York
Tyson
Bernhardt
Manon Lescaut
Indiana
Alto
Kentucky
Arkansas
Lowerdiana
Yen
Ges
Commercial Butter and Food Prices in Boston Market
Butter receipts rise to 33,078 packages with steady demand though higher costs pressuring some lines. Prices and ranges shown for creamery butters, imitation creams, and Vermont New York markets. eggs, potatoes, hay, flour and commodity notes listed with various regional quotes and weekly receipts.
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Boston
Northern Air Western
Vermont
New York
Westen Dairy
Poteseeets
Roger Do
Ashinau
Poe Tvanch
Ohio
New Hamlew
Ehigan
Nova Scotia
New Brunswick
N. & Mass
Maine
A. Abes
Mass
Florida
Norfolk
White Cape
Der
St. Andrews
Aes Fane
Grover Alfred TownseEnp. minstrel in burnt cork comedy
A fragment describes a comic scene featuring a minstrel in burnt cork, his role as minister, and the astonishment of a couple who expect a corkscrew to be produced from a pocket, reflecting period racial humor.
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Grover Alfred TownseEnp
Arrivals of Livestock at Brighton and Watertown
Week summary of livestock arrivals listing cattle 3826 sheep 5002 shores 175 veals 1108 hogs 29874 horses 1129 Western cattle 629 Eastern and Northern cattle 797. Western meet and lambs 3984 Eastern sheep and lambs 101. Western beeves priced 3.50 to 5.76 per 100 pounds live weight. Northern cattle 5.00 to 7.25. Prices of hides tallow skins etc. Brighton hides and lambs skins and country hides and calves listed in fragmentary figures.
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Brighton
Watertown
Eepskins
The Golden Opportunity Promises Huge Daily Savings
A Denver-Arapahoe Land Co sales pitch claims 55 cents saved daily for five years equals about 10 000 dollars, urging readers to send address and a stamp to receive “The Golden Opportunity” details and prove the claim.
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Denver-Arapahoe Land Co
Woodward's Musical Monthly
Wwoodwards Musical Monthly
Broadway
New York
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