Congress in Recess As House Debates Rules Change
The House announced mileage committee members and debated rule amendments to speed reporting of general appropriation bills, require member presence in the hall, and reorganize several committees. Senate and House actions included elections committee plans, civil service review moves, and a flood of bills totaling 594.
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When first I came to court
A brief poem recalling youth and love as a courtship game. The speaker notes early belief that love was harmless mischief, then admits discovering the dangers and challenges of pursuing a “fairest” beloved, facing her defenses and the woes of romance.
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Fala
Dan Cupid
The Collier's Hut Summer on Skatikoke Mountain
Sylvia and her grandfather move to the collier hut on Skatikoke Mountain in Cornwall Connecticut for a summer. They repair the hut and establish a simple homestead with beds a pantry a table and a hearth. Sylvia earns trust by milking the cow Gem and helping with chores as they settle into a rugged mountaintop life.
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Grandma's Bravery Saves Grandfather in Storm
Sylvia mends a shattered roof and drags a fallen tree from Grandpa's body after a storm. She crawls for help with a wounded arm and a hungry cow, guided by a brave old cow and Mr. Marsh. Mrs. Marsh and Grandma recover both hearts and spirits, and the narrator honors Grandma's strength.
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Gem
Luke
Old Gem
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Grandma
Death of a Notorious Bunco Man
From the Denver Republican the notable Bunco man Doc Holladay is dead. He was known among sporting circles for bold escapades yet mild manners and many excellent qualities. Holladay had ties to the Wyatt Earp gang in Arizona and fought rustlers, with wounds from bloody encounters. He spent years in Denver and Leadville, leaving strong friends in lawmen and bettors alike.
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New West
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Wyatt Earp
Holladay
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Leadville
I Won My Love Tonight In Frosty Night Ride
A narrator recalls a frosty sleigh ride that warmed by a glow of starlight and laughter. He describes snowy streets, the glow of cheeks, and a moment of winning love as the night grows old. The scene shifts from cold to intimate warmth.
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Jove
Widow Hall’s pumpkins save family from debt
In October, Eliakim Ellis buys Widow Hepsey Hall’s pumpkins to help her after a harsh season. His wife Louisa vents frustration over finances until he reassures her, forgives the mishap, and vows to repay the loss by hard work.
Whittier’s First Published Verses Begin A Life
Whittier hid his gift to avoid his prosaic father and secretly wrote verses in scraps and barns. At eighteen he saw his poem The Exile's Departure in the Newburyport Free Press, earned the editor's interest, and formed a lasting friendship with abolitionist editor William Lloyd Garrison.
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Ittier
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William Lloyd Garrison
Honest tin peddler recovers bond and pumpkins tale ends well
In a rural tale, Eliakim returns a lost one hundred dollar coupon bond to a tin peddler who buys back pumpkins for a village dinner. The peddler markets the pumpkins and funds a merino gown for Widow Hepsey Hall, while Eliakim keeps secret his purchase from his wife.
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Mr. Ellis
Eliakim
Diogenes
Stapleses Hill
Hopsy Hall
President’s Sympathy Letter To Memphis Judge Widow
The President sent a sympathetic note to the widow of the late Judge Elliott of Memphis Tennessee who died shortly after delivering an address. He expresses deep sorrow, notes the judge’s noble patriotism, and offers consolation from God and shared community grief. He mentions Mrs. Cleveland joining in sending heartfelt sympathy.
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Memphis
Tenn
Cleveland
Argentina's Patagonia wealth and Buenos Aires boom
Harper's Magazine notes immense livestock and trade in Argentine Patagonia with 40 to 41 million cattle and 100 million sheep. It highlights Buenos Aires as a thriving city with rail, telephones, electric lights, theaters, banks, and a large English language newspaper presence amid growing immigration from Italy and Basques.
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Chili
United States
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Forzer
The Maid and the Highway Man Novelizes a Stagecoach Robbery
A giddy New Yorker travels with her mother in a frontier stagecoach when a highwayman robs them. The girl charms him with romantic questions and offers affection, insisting she loves robbers, until the criminal flees, leaving an amused mother and daughter undoing the danger with humor.
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Texas
New York
Locomotives prove fickle rivals in roundhouse tale
An Albany Argus letter notes two new locomotives from the same shop behaved differently, with one slow and heavy while the other sprinted. Both later failed under steam and were scrapped, illustrating that newer engines need not be superior. The author recalls older, dependable machines beating newer models and cites price trends from $9,000 to $10,000 as competition drives cuts.
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Albany
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Argus
Diamonds Set Aflame By Whitneys And Western Politician Tales
A Boston Globe report chronicles early diamond frenzy with the Whitneys buying a 50000 neck lace of 40 stones graded from the central gem outward. It also recounts social intrigue as a Western senator’s wife faces a bill for diamonds she never received and calmly pockets a 1700 pendant after a hotel parlor display.
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Boston Globe
Whitneys
Water Before Breakfast Consume Warm Water For Stomach Purposes
A medical journal advises drinking a glass of warm water before breakfast to thin mucus, stimulate gastric juice, and wake peristalsis. Warm or hot water plus salt is recommended for those with weak circulation or gastric issues. cold water is discouraged in such cases. Quack remedies are advertised with Hall's Vegetable Sicilian Hair Reviewer for hair vitality and color.
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Bemwhart Co
Reston, Mare
Harrington Found Guilty in Tralee Trial Sentenced
Edward Harrington of the Sentinel was tried in the Tralee court Ireland for publishing National League meeting records. He was found guilty and sentenced to one month’s imprisonment without hard labor. An advertisement offers Patent Rockers for $2.75 by Bradstreet, Turber & Co.
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Knights of Labor Discipline Hit by Powderly
Chicago Special reports Pow derly imposed punishment on rebellious Knights of Labor by suspending local assemblies Nos 1 307 and 2 300 for insubordination. Assembly 1 307 was first to secede, while No 2 300 includes George Schilling.
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Knights of Labor
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Pamed
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Catarrh Remedy Promises Swift Relief for Nose and Breath
An advertisement touts Dr. Sages Catarrh Remedy as a cure for dizziness indigestion eye inflammation headache lassitude and inability to perform mental work. It claims to ease nasal twang offensive breath and constant nose throat clearing, relieving discomfort and sparing friends from loathsome symptoms.
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Crown Prince of Germany Hopes for Full Recovery
Magdeburger Zeitung’s San Remo correspondent reports doctors treating the crown prince of Germany expect to preserve his life and aim for a complete recovery from his throat illness in recent days.
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Magdeburger Zeitung
San Remo
Germany
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