Water Minn and Minn Goods Patent Listing Summary
A list of Minnesota names and entities appears with patents or trademark notes for items including a water folding table, street sweeper, bottle seals, stump extractor and car fenders. Firms cited include C W Davidson Minneapolis and Towle Syrup Co St Paul with trademarks noted. Attorney T D Merwin of St Paul is listed as patent lawyer.
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Minn
Milo Carrie
St Paul
C. W. Davidson
Minneapolis
B. Eddy
D. Phillips
Verndale
Lars G. Larson
C. Lundquist
Charles A. McCulloch
M. F. Corneaby
Charles E. Shearwood
St. Paul
Duluth Brewing and Malting Company
Duluth
Towle Syrup Company
T. D. Merwin
Pioneerress Building
Knot in the Spy constructor tail cryptic note
A fragmentary dialogue recalls a knot tied in a Spy constructor tail as a memory aid for eating a rabbit. The archaic dialect hints at a humorous or puzzle like aside from the Truth source.
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Billy
Seed seedling sales pitch advert misleads farmers
A farmer-testimony style notice from Salzer Seed Co promotes exaggerated yields for Salzer seeds including 173 bushels per acre of barley and other large figures. It urges sending 10 cents for a starter pack of twelve farm seed samples valued at ten dollars, listing La Crosse Wisconsin as the origin.
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John Brelder
Mishicott, Wis
Salzer
John A. Salzer Seed Co
la Crosse
Wis
W.n
Pedaller Priestshots In Corner Satire
Soxey calls a ministerial looking man the best pedaller in the country while Knocxey notes he appears unassuming and that the man has a helper for blowing. Soxey clarifies the church organist earns the title.
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Soxey
Knocxey
Tittsburg
The Elmores Discuss Babysitting Duty
Mrs. Elmore asks Jack to mind the baby for a short spell and he agrees though unsure if the child will tolerate him. The exchange captures a domestic moment quoted by the Buffalo Times.
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Jack
Mrs. Elmore
Elmore
Buffalo Times
Hall's Catarrh Cure Ad Promises $100 Reward
Advertises a one hundred dollar reward for incurable catarrh by Hall's Catarrh Cure. Claims testimonials available, price seven cents per bottle, sold through Toledo druggists. Includes endorsements from West & Kruax and Walding Kinnan Marvin and notes internal action on blood and mucous surfaces.
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Hall
F. J. Cheney & CO
Toledo
F. J. Cheney
West
Duels in France and British Views Then and Now
A London Chronicle review quotes James Pemberton Grand on French duels, noting legal and social stance. It cites Emile Girardin’s 1834 press coup and a string of duels, including Carrel, de Pene, and De Mores, to illustrate how honor and punishment shaped duel culture in France.
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Cornhill
James Pemberton - Grand
London Chronicle
Marquis de Chateauvillard
France
M. Emile de Girardin
la Presse
Armand Carrel
Henri de Pene
The
Gaulois
de Pene
Monsieur
Dr. Pene
Marquis de Mores
Mayer
Mr. Pemberton- Grand
Paris
de Mores
Mr. Pemberton-Grand
Monument to Whittier as a figure of action and poetry
The Atlantic suggests a bronze statue of Whittier portraying the man of action rather than a thinker. It cites Col. Higginson and J Miller McKim describing his striking presence in his 30s and at the 1833 Philadelphia anti slavery convention, arguing the ethical basis of Whittier’s verse justifies depicting him as a dynamic agitator and poet.
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Whittier
the Atlantic
Col
T. W. Higginson
Philadelphia
J. Miller McKim
Lagong Bridge Across China Sea Extends Five Miles
The Lagong bridge spans an arm of the China sea and measures five miles in length. It features 300 stone arches and pillars soaring 70 feet high and 70 feet wide, each supporting a marble lion 21 feet long. The bridge cost remains unknown.
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Lagong
China Sea
Hawthorne lauded as master of style in literary critique
A reviewer quotes Droch praising Hawthorne's prose in contrast to Hugh Conway. The piece argues Hawthorne’s language is elevated and artistic, evoking refinement and moral appeal while other authors fail to reach that level. It asserts Hawthorne’s style enhances the reader’s finer nature.
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Droch
Ladies’ Home Journal
Hawthorne
Hugh Conway
America
Rooftop Romp of Bindery Girls in New York
A New York World item describes girls in a bookbindery near Center Street and Park Row who spend noons on the roof. They play tag hide and seek and ring around the rosy among chimneys, sometimes dance with an organ grinder, and occasionally male workers join in, creating lively, if risqué, rooftop games observed by surrounding offices.
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Center Street
Park Row
New York World
Pasteur's Remains Moved to Private Paris Tomb
The body of Pasteur was transferred from Notre Dame to a tomb in the Pasteur Institute on Rue Durot Paris. The ceremony was largely private with few invitations issued due to limited chamber space near the crypt where the scientist will rest permanently.
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Pasteur
Notre Dame Cathedral
Pasteur Institute
Rue
Snook Couple Reunite After Second Marriage
Robert Snook and Mrs. Mary Snook wed in Bardwell Kentucky with their son and daughter as best man and maid of honor. The couple previously married twenty years ago, bore a son and daughter, separated ten years ago, and later reconciled after a divorce. He returned a few months ago.
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Robert Snook
Mary Snook
Bardwell, Ky
Prayer Cured Noblesville Daughter From Typhoid
Henry Ballard of Noblesville Indiana reported his daughter suffered six weeks with typhoid fever leaving her a skeleton and near death. After prayer was offered her condition improved overnight and she woke much better the next day fully restored to health.
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Henry Ballard
Noblesville
Ind
Pro and Con. Mrs Rodgers speak on underdogs and pressure
A Cleveland Leader snippet records a dialog about giving the underdog a show and easing pressure in a marriage. The remark that the ensuing affair was not governed by Queensbury rules adds a sharp editorial edge.
A Short Cut From Britain to India
The Suez Canal though only ninety nine miles long cuts the sea route from Britain to India by almost four thousand miles, shortening voyage times and improving trade efficiency.
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Suez Canal
Britain
India
Notes of the Day and International Snippets
Immigrant arrivals in Argentina reached 61226 in 1895. An art exhibition in Berlin saw 105 Italian artists win five gold medals and sell 28 works for 17000 dollars. Corks and cork screws appeared in Spain and Italy in the 14th century. The South Australian barmaid era ends June 30, 1899 by act. German southwest Africa held 780 adult German men last year, mostly in uniform.
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Berlin
Italy
Spain
South Australia
Southwest Breezes
A collection of aphorisms on love effort intelligence and folly from The Southwest noting paradoxes of time value and human behavior with wry observations on sacrifice illumination and vanity.
Three Agencies In Convicting A Soul Moody Says
Dwight L. Moody states that God uses three agencies to convict a human soul conscience the holy spirit and the scriptures. The three often work together making it hard to say one power acts alone. The holy spirit convicts of sin and Scripture aids this process. Moody cites Christ and Peter to illustrate conviction spreading among listeners and Romans shows the law as the knowledge of sin.
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Moody
Christ
Peter
Paul
Dwight L. Moody
Ladies’ Home Journal
Ex-President Harrison on Judicial Selection in The Ladies Home Journal
Ex-President Harrison argues against popular elections and short terms for judges. He asserts that long terms or life tenure best preserve independence and high standards, noting the need for a career judiciary free from constant political nominating pressures.
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Harrison
Judicial Department of the Government
Ladies’ Home Journal
Irrational Conduct by Ladies During Prince of Wales Visit
Stephen Fiske in the Ladies' Home Journal describes extreme royal fascination during the Prince of Wales tour. Women reportedly rushed into hotels to grab belongings, kissed trunks, and even kissed portmanteaus by mistake. At Ballard House Richmond the room was entered and linens soils by crowds, while churchgoers rose and craned to glimpse him.
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Prince of Wales
Canada
Stephen Fiske
Ladies’ Home Journal
United States
Richmond
Ballard House
Insects Survive Arctic Cold and Rebound Fast
A London naturalist reports that a milkweed butterfly larva survived 68 degrees below zero and thawed quickly to creep within half an hour. Arctic explorers note butterflies and mosquitoes thriving in extreme northern latitudes and unusually large northern mosquitoes observed in those regions.
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London
A Horseshoe With Clips Becomes Nailless
The article describes a nailless horseshoe held by side clips with teeth driven into the hoof. A wedge design makes the shoe increasingly secure with wear. It can be fitted anywhere by a handy person, not requiring a village forge, and has seen testing in English firms and a German army corps store trial.
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England
Colored Supplement Attracts Notice In Museum Scene
The New York World describes a scene where a museum manager proudly notes a tattooed man as the Colored Supplement while a dog faced boy reacts with envy as the party appears along the platform.
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New York World
Pagani Shapes Fate From a Wooden Shoe in Paris
Ill pianist Pagani falls gravely ill then recovers to perform a concert at Villa Luteranea. A wooden shoe given by fans becomes a violin after Pagani crafts it with silver string. Proceeds fund Vicette’s dowry and future plans as hospitals and gossip swirl around his mysterious life.
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Paris
Pagani
Luteranea
Faubourg Poissonniere
St. Etienne
Vicette
Ter
France
Bethlehem Workers and a Bare Room Home Visit
The narrator describes daily Bethlehem laborers walking six miles to Jerusalem and back from sunrise to sunset. A Bethlehem family lives in a tiny second floor room with a charcoal stove, window shelves for chairs, simple built in cupboards, and a circular dining table used on special occasions.
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Bethlehem
Jerusalem
McClure’s
Tides as Vast Power From Ocean Energy
Dr. Babbage calculated tides could store enough energy for 175,000,000 years of world machinery. Even half that estimate suggests immense tidal power, with Bristol and Severn estuary figures illustrating how tidal energy could light Bristol and power British industry.
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Babbage
Atlantic
Sylvanus P. Thompson
Bristol
Avon
The
Severn
Great Britain
Almer of Grindelwald Celebrates 70th Birthday
The renowned Swiss guide Almer celebrated his seventieth birthday. A pioneer of modern mountain guiding, he has summited the Jungfrau Moench Eiger Wetterhorn and Schreckhorn at least 100 times in the Bernese Oberland and is said to have bivouacked on many Alpine peaks. He preserves a spotless safety record among his climbers despite his own injuries. He now enjoys retirement in Grindelwald with five sons who train as guides.
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Grindelwald
Almer
Bernese Oberland
Jungfrau
Moench
Eiger
Schreckhorn
Wengenalp
Valois
Grisons
Savoy
Dauphine
Caucasus
Himalayas
Grindenwald
Journal Des Debats
How to Use Court-Plaster in Wound Care
A physician applies court plaster by cutting a patch wider than the wound then slit lengthwise. He lays straight edges along both sides of the wound, moistens and gathers strips across the wound to close it, and sticks the plaster to secure a good healing result.
Track Note Recounts Quick Lip Bite Incident
A brief report notes that a track athlete bit his lip a short time earlier, with no further details on injuries or consequences provided.
Wealthy host hosts gambling parlor and bulldog blood sport
A St Louis hostess and her husband created an informal evening by turning their parlors into a make shift gambling house with a fare bank roulette poker and keno lay outs They added as finale a pair of bulldogs set to fight The dogs fought for five minutes before being cooled and separated by a tub of water as guests fled in alarm
Walking goby mystery inshore fish lore
A queer fish known as the walking goby or hopping fish inhabits the Indian Ocean and West African shores. Crowds sun on mud and Mangrove roots while some keep their tails dipped in water. Prof Haddon hints at a tail respiration organ, while Dr Forbes argues the fish store water in gills to breathe on land.
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Indian Ocean
West Africa
Haddon
Forbes
Liverpool
Curious Old Horse Laws in Henry VIII Era
A historical note describes odd English laws requiring dukes and archbishops to keep seven trotting saddle horses, each three years old and at least fourteen hands high. Clergy with £200 yearly income and laymen whose wives wore French hoods or velvet bonnets faced fines of £20 to maintain one trotting horse, and park owners were obliged to keep two brood mares.
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Henry VIII
England
Estate division of Hesse to three heirs
By a family council decision the estate of the late grand duke of Hesse will be divided among the reigning grand duke, Princess Ludwig of Battenberg and Princess Henry of Prussia. The estate includes the two million marks given by Queen Victoria to Princess Alice.
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Duke of Hesse
Grand Duke of ‘Hesse
Victoria
Alice
Grand Duke of Hesse
Ludwig of Battenberg
Henry of
Prussia
Fire Robbers Tie Guard to Bed In Illinois Theft
A gang dubbed fire robbers assaulted Jack Keel, an elderly German storekeeper near Springfield Illinois, tying him to a bed and beating him with blazing sticks to force disclosure of his cash. Keel remains in precarious condition.
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Jack Keel
Springfield
Ill
Keel
Big McKinley Horn Damaged in Indiana Vandalism
A 33 foot tin horn carried from Tuscola Illinois to Washington was smashed by hoodlums at Franklin Indiana. Several flags on the horn were burned. Aquilla Moore was arrested and will be prosecuted for the destruction and flag burning.
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Tuscola
Ill
Washington
Franklin
Ind
Aquilla Moore
Landlady and New Boarder Dialogue Cited
Exchange from the Detroit Free Press features a landlady asking about tenants and a new boarder replying about portions and seasoning, illustrating domestic humor and urban life. The quip reflects casual banter typical of period newspaper humor sections.
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Piply
Detroit Free Press
The Most Costly Tomb Erected for Mohammed
The article notes the most costly tomb in existence built for Mohammed. It states that the diamonds and rubies used in the decorations are worth 2,000,000 pounds.
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Mohammed
Mixed odds and ends cross the Atlantic and local halls
A scattered jumble reports butter selling at 10 cents in Oakdale Nebraska, a Kansas family christening a child McKinley, Emile Zola fallen short eleven times for the French Academy, thefts in Missouri churches, a robin seen near Manchester calling across the ocean, investment in claret by a House of Commons kitchen committee, and various pithy sketches and mishaps from America including a jail confession, domestic jokes, and a fence collapse in Oakland California.
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Oakdale
Neb
Brown County
Kansas
Bryan
McKinley
Emile Zola
French Academy
Jasper County
Missouri
Manchester
England
Ocean
House of Commons
John
Boston Transcript
Maine
Hartshorne
I. T
Johnson
Florida
John Riley
Justice Bond
Leavenworth
Kas
Charles
Puck
Amesbury
Mass
Boston
Oakland
Cal
Obstacles Between Poorleigh and Penelope
Dialogue excerpt showing Jack Poorleigh resisting marriage due to spendthrift nature and Penelope refuting a vow to change her wardrobe. The exchange captures tensions over personal traits and social expectations in a domestic dispute.
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Jack Poorleigh
Penelope
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