Whale entangled in telegraph cable near Santa Catharina
The Viking repair steamer recovered a 50 foot dead whale after lifting near the Santos Santa Catharina section on October 17. The carcass caused a brief odor as it rose, with the cable eventually cut and the vessel noting the line remained intact despite the whale’s thrashing.
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Santos-Santa Catharina
Western and Brazilian Telegraph Company
Viking
Santa Catharina
Peters
Persian Gulf
America
Peruvian
Kept Awake in His Grave
German folklore recounts a mother's grief for her ill son who dies and haunts her at night. The child reappears in his coffin to beg her to stop crying until his shroud dries, then he rests and returns no more, teaching patience.
A Happy Medium in Fashion Tournure Critique
The New York Post argues that ultra flat gowns without bustle or fullness look ludicrous and unfinished. It condemns extreme bustles and insists fullness in skirts improves elegance, warning that removing any aid to distention lowers style and cachet.
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New York Post
Everett and the Boston Banquet Flag Gaffe
In the North American Review Charles K. Tucker recounts Edward Everett at a Boston dinner. A decorated dish with two miniature silk flags was moved, then returned for his toast to the Republic. Everett seized the flags and waved them as he spoke, drawing applause.
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Everett
North American Review
Charles K. Tuckerman
Boston
Edward Everett
Union
Death of Dr Doellinger Opponent of Papal Infallibility
Dr Doellinger, leader of the old Catholic movement in southern Germany and noted foe of papal infallibility, has died in Munich. He was a prominent figure in religious controversy for decades.
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Dr. Doellinger
Germany
Munich
Salva tion Oil and Bull's Cough Syrup Featured in Faithful Cure Tale
An 19th century style advertisement extols Dr. Bull's Cough Syrup as unmatched and presents Salvation Oil as a comforting remedy for neuralgia. The prose casts these remedies as products of lifelong study and hopeful salvation amid pain.
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Dr. Bull
National Park Bill Moves To Preserve Chickamauga Battlefield
A new bill is drafted to establish Chickamauga battlefield as a national park. Congress aims to protect the site and promote its historical significance for visitors and education.
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National Park
Chickamauga Battlefield
Positive cure for consumption offered by T A Stocum
A letter from T A Stocum of 181 Pearl Street New York promotes a supposed remedy for consumption claiming thousands cured and offers two free bottles to readers who send their address by express and post office.
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Uily
T. A. Stocum
M. C
Peari Street
New York
Runaway Minneapolis Couple Found and Arrested in Portland
A couple from Minneapolis who ran away were locate in Portland Oregon and apprehended by local authorities. The incident ended with their arrest and transfer to custody awaiting charges.
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Minneapolis
Portland, Or
Covens and Coups Cough Remedy Ad
Sufferers of coughs colds sore throat are advised to try Brown's Broncwin L Trocnes. Sold only in boxes.
Influenza Vanishes in St. Petersburg and Moscow
Health officials report the flu has completely disappeared from St. Petersburg and Moscow, with no new cases in the latest surveillance period. Authorities credit widespread vaccination and early containment measures. Public health teams monitor for any resurgence as routine reporting continues.
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St. Petersburg
Moscow
Pocket pin cushion free to smokers at Tansill's Punch
A local promo offers a pocket pin cushion free to customers who purchase Se. 5 Cigar at Tansill's, encouraging purchases and patronage.
Talmage in Paris Relates A King's Salvation Story
In Paris the Brooklyn pastor T De Witt Tal mage preaches from II Kings about Jehosheba saving Joash from Athaliah. He argues that efforts to exterminate righteousness fail, praising Jehosheba and urging all to rescue royal souls through prayer and action. He warns against delaying religious instruction and calls for urgent, along cradle to throne reform.
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Paris
T. de Witt Talmage
Brooklyn
Athaliah
Jerusalem
Jehosheba
Joash
House of David
Jesus
God
Place
Domitian
Diocletian
Alban
Zuinglius
John Oldcastle
Abdallah
Anne Askew
Sanders
Cranmer
Thomas Paine
Washington
Susan
American Bible Society
British and Foreign Bible Society
Jehoseba
Jonsh
Paul
Monson
Dr. Abe
Fire making by friction and tinder fungus in tropics
The piece explains how different peoples produce fire using friction with hard and soft sticks and cross grooves. It notes alternatives like carrying pottery fragments and dry fungus in a betel box and striking to ignite tinder quickly.
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Tropics
How long will world coal supply last questions rise
Scientists argue the present coal use is wasteful and question how long fuels will endure. Prof E P Jackson in North America Review says the timing is less important, noting coal consumption returns elements to oceans and may alter atmospheric carbon beyond survivable levels for humans.
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E. P. Jackson
North America Review
Mischievous Boy's Pranks End in Household Chaos
A six year old in the third ward startled his mother by placing items into dairy ingredients. He reportedly churned to death three kittens in milk while attempting a prank. The mother disciplined him by locking him in the pantry. The boy also emptied molasses, vinegar, preserves, and lard into a flour barrel.
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Atlanta Journal
The Black Charger of Berryville and Libby Prison
Col Mosby recalls a Civil War day in 1864 Shenandoah Valley when a Yankee on a black horse charged Confederate lines near Berryville. The horse broke through, was captured and pressed into Confederate service, later ridden by a Confederate soldier into a fight against Custer’s men, and finally returned to federal lines in a grim testament to its ride.
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Col. Mosby
Shenandoah Valley
Sheridan
Berryville
Libby
Custer
Emigration Bill Sparks Senate Debate and House Rules Clash
The Senate debates Senator Butler’s emigration plan favoring voluntary departure of Black people from the South with Morgan urging return to Africa as solution. The House considers District of Columbia appropriations as rules clashes unfold, Randall sworn in, and world’s fair site debates surface as committees move.
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Alabama
Butler
South
Africa
Congo Basin
Or Stanley
House Committee On Rules
New York
St. Louis
Adams
Committee On Foreign Affairs
Foreign Affairs Committee
Hitt
Ilinois
Chicago
Reed
House Committee On Foreign Affairs
House
Kelley
Senate
Davis
Spooner
Committee On Public Buildings
St. Pau
Washburn
Glenwood
Minn
Boards of Trade
Doctor Beall Fined and Jailed for Grave Robbery
Dr. Beall, a Washington physician, was fined $400 and sentenced to six months in jail after pleading guilty to robbing a grave in the Congressional cemetery.
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Beall
Washington
Congressional
Shilling Family Shares Birthday With George Washington
In Shillington Berks County Samuel Shilling and his wife born February 22 share a birthday with Washington. Their marriage on February 22 produced a son on Washington's Birthday, then twins on the same date two years later, a daughter on the fifth anniversary, another set of twins two years after, and a final seventh anniversary birth of a daughter. The family notes the coincidence linking their name to Washington and claims multiple true anecdotes corroborate the rare pattern.
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Berks County
Shillington
Samuel Shilling
Shilling
Washington
George Washington
St. Louis Republic
A Chinese Emperor's Courier Arrives At Canton Viceroy
An imperial courier delivers a royal edict to the viceroy of Canton amid nine-gun salutes. The court kneels in nine prostrations as the edict is read in a ceremonial, sing song cadence before the courier exits by a side door.
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Canton
Yamen
Tragic Collision At Nashotah Crossing Kills Couple
The St Paul train struck a horse and wagon at a Nashotah crossing, killing Olaf Johnson and fatally injuring his wife who died about an hour later. The crossing is noted as dangerous and the victims were muffled from hearing or seeing the approaching train.
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St. Paul
Nashotah
Olaf Johnson
Lucky Memphis Man Holds Lottery Prize Share
Mr. Charles E. Woodson, of Hunter Brothers at Main and West Court, owned one fortieth of ticket 95 455 in The Louisiana State Lottery December draw 600 000 prize. He deposited the $15 000 return with his bank and has not yet decided his investment. The Memphis Appeal report notes his good fortune and neat appearance.
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Memphis
Chas. E. Woodson
Woodson
Mr. Woodson
Hunter Brothers
Main
West Court Streets
It Seems But Yesterday in the Garden of June
A nostalgic poem recalls June’s passing as a garden scene shifts from lively bloom to quiet, silvered moments. It contrasts the roistering wind with a final rose pressed to a withered cheek, and the here and now of time’s unkind passage.
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Infield
Jane
Pip
Bear died in colonel's improvised capture effort
Col. Hooker recounts marching through a cane brake to reach a bear. he wrestles the animal, holds it by the neck with both hands, and is saved only when a companion arrives to assist. The bear turns out to be stone dead from choking him.
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Col. Hooker
Mississippi Bottoms
Old Man Who Loved the Churchyard View
A Chesterton era anecdote recalls an elderly man who spent years by his wife’s grave in a churchyard. He cared for the stones, lit his pipe each morning, took a nap on the grass, and asked for dates on headstones before his final visit to the spot he admired for its view.
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Mester
William
Mission talk argues domestic scope for foreign zeal
A Boston clergyman at the Chicago Christian Endeavor convention urges focusing on domestic missions. He cites large infidel and idol worshiper inflows and lists Protestant church membership gaps in Boston New York and Chicago. He warns that nonbelievers face eternal destruction and notes about 80 000 die daily.
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Boston
Convention of Christian Endeavor Societies
Chicago
United States
New York
India
China
Germany
Italy
Jesus
Deacon Caught by Pastor Found Without Pardon
A Vermont country town deacon was surprised by his pastor as he carried wood for the kitchen stove. The pastor sternly reminded him that there is One higher who sees every act, prompting the deacon to concede and misquote a joke about God not making a fuss.
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Turgenieff
Belinsky
Pargolovo
Panaieff
Burlington
Free Press
Vermont
Parson
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