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Hartley Feud Begins This Week in The Globe Stories
The Globe promotes a thrilling instalment titled The Hartley Feud or A Missing Brother's Bequest. It narrates a romantic ending to a long and bloody struggle in old Kentucky. Readers urged to subscribe for a year to receive The Weekly Globe regularly.
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Debts of the States and Democratic convention views
The Statistical Abstract of 1888 outlines state debts with Virginia and Massachusetts leading owed sums. California and Delaware show minimal state debt, while total US state indebtedness nears 220 million. Democratic editors mostly favor renominating Cleveland, with tariff reform and ballot reform as key tests. views vary by state and publication.
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Setts Most Lightly Taxed Among 42 American Commonwealths
A compact remark notes that Setts stands as the least taxed of all forty two American Commonwealths, highlighting its light tax burden in comparison with others.
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Parliament conference of arbitration in Paris proposed
An invitation is extended for representatives to attend a Paris arbitration conference on June 29 amid a rhetoric of peace. The piece critiques wartime costs, debts, and military spending and urges government cooperation to promote harmony and humane governance.
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Gladstone’s pace a model for aging minds and toil
A commentary praising Mr Gladstone for declining a $25,000 offer for 25 articles to protect brain power. It argues against rushing work, urges restraint to preserve energy, and highlights maintaining purpose into old age. It lauds steady occupation over overwork and stresses the wisdom of pacing life’s tasks.
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Townsend's Letter and Harper's Ferry Visit
Washington dispatch reflects on slavery's legacy in debates between Hayne and Webster, the cultural shifts after the Civil War, and John Brown's Harper's Ferry raid. The writer tours Washington and Harper's Ferry, noting ruins, local reputation, and the town's troubled past linked to abolition and violence.
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Rangoon and Indo China A Burmah Era Essay
Visionary sketch of Rangoon as a rising rice port, forest and mineral wealth, and the impending European-led development of Indo China. It praises Burmese culture, Buddhist monuments, tattoo traditions, and the Baptist mission’s growth in Burma, highlighting Mandalay, Dagon’s pagoda, and the Rangoon river system.
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Eiffel's Lofty Tower Captures Paris Exposition Awe
Paris April 25. The Eiffel Tower marks a milestone in engineering and spectacle at the Paris Exposition. M Eiffel a famed railway builder, faced critics yet forged a monumental iron spire rising above the Seine with four base arches, three observation platforms, and planned attractions including restaurants and a weather station. The tower anchors a display zone where South American pavilions, notably Mexico and Haiti, expand the exposition’s cosmopolitan pageantry. Frank Horns.
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Captain Benjamin Clough Retakes Ship Sharon Solo
Vineyard Haven captain Benjamin Clough died May 12 at age 70. In 1842 he single handedly retook the ship Sharon after a mutiny, swimming hours to reach the cabin and recapture the vessel. Returned to New Bedford he was given command again and honored with gifts by owners and insurers.
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Million Boxes of Matches a Day in Sweden
London Tid-Bit notes a Swedish match factory near Jonkoping yields lights of the world. A novel machine turns blocks of wood into one million boxes of matches daily, with Berend supplying the process from start to finish for dispatch worldwide.
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How to Keep Cool in Heat Says Constitution Column humorous guidance
The article mocks weather advice urging humor and sensible living to endure hot weather. It argues meat eaters stay cooler, warns against overreliance on ice, and urges drinking fresh water with lemon sugar while maintaining good humor to avoid heat distress. It lampoons Washington Post guidance and stresses temperate, practical habits.
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A Pretty Young Widow in a Fascinating Cap
A London visitor recalls a pretty young widow wearing an utterly becoming cap. The cap features a crepe ruching, a Marie Stuart style bend, and a halo of fluffed hair. The scene notes gossiping hosts and American views on widow fashion and social expectations.
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Bamboo and the Chinese Use of Bamboo in Everyday Life
The passage notes bamboo as essential to Chinese life, supplying materials for building, fencing, carts, clothing, furniture, fans, pencils, pipes, and even food. It emphasizes bamboo’s central role, surpassing rice in cultural importance, and mentions uses from roofs to tastes of young shoots.
Best Time to Bathe and Skin Care Notes
The London Lancet advises bathing before bed to avoid catching cold and to keep warm afterward for a clearer complexion. It recommends using bran in a thin bag to soften skin, soaking several hours, and notes internal aids like sulphur and molasses, charcoal with water, and a strict vegetable and fruit diet for one to two weeks.
Browning on the phrase I would rather in British notes
Robert Browning discusses the adverb would rather in the phrase I would rather quoting Remard and critic Landor. He considers how the adverb adds emphasis and whether it alters the sense of the accompanying verb, debating clearness and propriety in usage.
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