Congress Debates Silver Bill and Passes Key Measures
The conference report on the silver bill is debated with West Coke Sherman taking part before adjourning. Wyoming admission and disposal of acdoned military reservations pass the House as the Senate backdrops a $31,241,680 sundry civil appropriation with irrigation cut.
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West
Coke
Sherman
Voorheers
Teller
Stewart
Representative Cox
New York
Voorhees
Dixon
Evarts
Senate
HOUSE
Baker
Wyoming
Carey
Dingley
Maine
Cockerell
Jones
Arkansas
Pratt
Nevada
Mitchell
Daniel
Rouse
Williams
Ohio
Congress
Committee On
Conference
Moody
Casey
Dakotas
Sustai
The Lawyer Who Never Loses His Temper
A renowned downtown lawyer remains unruffled when a persistent female book canvasser pushes into his private office. He politely but firmly tells her he is engaged, hoping she will leave. She insists, prompting him to warn he may become rude if she persists, and she exits with a sharp retort revealing she is a “lady.”
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New York Graphic
Digger Rescued After Six Hour Quicksand Ordeal
A Milton Canada well digger sank to his knees in quicksand and, despite a windlass rope, rescuers faced a risk of leg loss. Workers toiled for six hours with shovels until the man was freed.
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Milton
Ape Canada
Hamilton Globe
The American a Glutton
The article mocks the average American as a notorious eater who cannot dine properly. It contrasts U S taste with foreign venues and praises Delmonico's. It notes the rarity of American born gastronomes and chefs with serious pretensions.
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Delmonico’s
Maga
Home life and makeup through ages from art to cosmetics
The author urges husbands to bring cheer home and share burdens, citing Gov Jewell as an example. The piece then surveys cosmetics history from ancient Egypt and Greece to Rome, medieval Europe, and modern times, noting Roman and English attitudes and a German statistic on cosmetic expenditures.
Why Hamlet was not Mad
James E. Murdoch argues Hamlet remained sane, not mad, despite melancholy. He cites Shakespeare’s dramatic law of contrast, Ophelia's madness as a foil, and Hamlet's antic disposition to reveal truth and tragedy in the sequence of events.
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James E. Murdoch
Hamlet
Shakespeare
Tom
Lear
Ophelia
Mainess
Hamet
Horatio
Polonius
The Hand That Gives Is Called Beautiful
A tale from Daughters of America tells of three women with beautiful hands One dipped in water one stained by fruit and one adorned with flowers An old poor woman asks for help and is aided by a fourth woman The verdict honors the unseen hand that gives to the poor as the most beautiful, an angelic figure declares the truth and time confirms the choice
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Daughters of America
Lucre
Paris
Calais
Dover
Teach Love of Leaves in Schools to Save Trees
A New York Tribune note urges teaching children in public schools to respect leaves and shrubs on school grounds. It cites large schools with narrow play spaces and shows how student care grows after a principal’s talk on plants and their uses, reducing vandalism and aligning with classroom lessons.
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N. Y. Tribune
Getting the Best of an Auctioneer
A tale recounts Auctioneer Wells vexed by a bidder whose goal is sport not purchase. He spots Marlow, roars a challenge, and wagers two dollars to eject the loud disruptor, prompting laughter as Wells pays the bid to quiet the scene.
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Wells
Marlow
Old Marlow
Our Queer English and the David E Ward in distress
A ship named the David E Ward docked at San Francisco in trouble after a long voyage. Reports describe her spars lost and her risky journey, noting dangers endured before arrival. The text ponders why the vessel is referred to as she or he.
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David E. Ward
San Francisco
Jenny P. Ward
Bargain plot leads to quick street brawl in Erie tale
A Sun man in Erie overhears a farmer looking man describe a scam at a trunk sale to cover railroad charges. The man feigns trust, fights off two con artists, landing blows to one and sending the other fleeing. The injured pair lie in the mud as police arrive. the assailant guards his plan to await fall whiskers.
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Erie
No. 2
No. 1
New York Sun
A Night Ride Reveals Fragile Rails and Hidden Dangers
A railroad ride under the glare of a headlamp shows how slender the rail and its fastenings are, and how a single switch misstep can spell disaster. The text emphasizes the engineer’s reliance on others and the peril that lurks even in daylight.
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H. G. Prout
Scribner’s
Prominent Summit County Farmer Dies After Egg Feast
Homer E. Newton of West Richfield died after a wager led him to eat twenty six hard boiled eggs during an excursion with friends. He declined suddenly and suffered three weeks with paralysis of stomach and bowels, living without food. Newton, 45, owned a leading farm worth about $100000 and was a noted cattle shipper and exhibitor. Cincinnati Inquirer via Akron Dispatch.
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Homer E. Newton
Summit County
West Richfield
Newton
Chicago
New York
Akron
D. Corr
Cincinnati Inquirer
The Oak Tree Reborn as Canes For City Dudes
Distant northland oak becomes a symbol of decline as the mighty tree is cut down and fashioned into canes for urban fashion. The narrative notes the chieftain and love faded from legend while the oak now graces city streets in ornamental form.
Mustache Quest Sparks a Doctor's Dubious Bet
In the Catskills a physician-narrator befriends Frank Howard a handsome young man who longs for a mustache. Frank offers a thousand dollars for a scalp transplant and the doctor accepts a partial stake seeking $500 with promises of the rest if the plan succeeds. A veiled young woman arrives to discuss the bid.
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Rank Howard
Catskills
Howard
Frank
The Secret Operation for a Bride and a Mustache
In a Gotham Monthly tale a doctor recounts a bold scalp transplant plot to secure funds for a poor family. A nurse-like young woman agrees to a facially hidden operation to earn $500 for her ill mother, while drama unfolds as Frank Howard plans to marry Miss Mildred Faye after a dramatic reveal at the wedding.
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Frank
Gore
Howard
Mildred -Faye
Faye
Mildred
Kate
Miss Faye
Mrs. Keene
Mrs. Faye
To Dream Or Find An Ideal Love In Scribner’s Context
The speaker debates whether it is better to yearn for an unattainable Fair Inez or to possess and lose Annabel Lee. He concludes uncertainty remains about the first two questions, but would rather have dreamed and yearned for Inez than pursue a found and lost ideal, with memory sustaining the spirit.
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Annabel Lee
Inez
Justin McCarthy
Scribner
Usher Alters Chronology with 4004 B C Creation Claim
Andrew D. White notes Archbishop Usher's 1650 Annals asserted man’s creation at 4004 BC, shaping English speaking church doctrine. His Hebrew scriptural study influenced reformers and inquisitors alike to accept dates between 3900 and 4004 years before Christ.
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Christendom
Archbishop Usher
Asher
Melanchthon
Tostatus
Lightfoot
Jansen
Salmeron
Scaliger
Petavius
Kepler
Jansenista
Andrew D. White
Popular Science Monthly
Private Allen Takes a Bath
A Washington Post anecdote recalls Representative John Allen recounting a trip in Pennsylvania two years earlier. He describes stopping at a Dutch tanner’s home, asking for a bath, and being shown a pond behind the kitchen where he bathed while nearby women watched, highlighting rural life and cultural contrasts.
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John Allen
Mississippi
Pennsylvania
Hemlock
Washington Post
Young 16 Year Old Fencer Challenges Doctor in Vienna Duel
An extraordinary duel occurred in a Vienna suburb between a 16 year old girl and a young doctor who had insulted a friend. The duel followed sword rules with seconds and doctors present. The doctor fought defensively then with earnest, receiving a non dangerous wound to the left side. The Croatian educated in South America is praised as an exceptional fencer.
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Vienna
South America
Wiener Tagblatt
Curicura Skin Cure Promises Quick Relief and Beauty
Skin and scalp diseases including itching burning bleeding and hair loss are claimed to be cured speedily and permanently by Curicura Reme a trio of preparations Curicura Soar Curicura Resovent and the anti pain plaster with testimonials and low prices from Potter Drug and Chemical Corporation Boston.
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Potter Drug and Chemical Corporation
Boston
Much-married Mrs Weston of Providence Seeks End to Matrimonial Mania
The dispatches recount Mrs. Weston's claim that Rev Charles Weston is a marriage maniac who marries her again and again in varied churches. They wed in Millbrook Wisconsin then Dublin St Patrick's Cathedral then aboard ship by a Presbyterian minister. After further "legal" ceremonies he vows a Congregational wedding only if she returns, which she refuses.
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Weston
Providence
Charles Weston
Methodist Church
Europe
Dublin
St. Patrick’s Cathedral
James Monroe
Ingersoll
John Calvin
Castoria Advertisement Echoes Through Generations
A vintage promotional couplet traces Castoria as a remedy from infancy to motherhood, claiming the product soothed a sick baby, comforted a crying child, and remained a trusted remedy as a woman became a mother and cared for her own children.
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Castoria
A Stone Hit Sparks Ice Wagon Clash on Woodward
A messenger boy on Woodward avenue demanded an ice wagon ride for 5 to 10 cents. The driver refused, the boy threw a stone at him, shouted about monopoly, and fled. Detroit Free Press notes the incident.
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Woodward Avenue
Circus Park
Detroit Free Press
Memorandum on Wars Deaths Since 1956 Cites 2,253,000
Boston observer Thomas Sloane discusses a memorandum tallying battle deaths since 1956 totaling about 2,253,000, listing figures for conflicts from Crimean to Balkan insurrections and various 19th and early 20th century wars. The figures are cited from the Philadelphia Press.
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Thomas Sloane
Boston
France
Germany
Philadelphia Press
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Juliette M. Babbitt
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Poe
Hood
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the Doctor
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Tauti
Long Island
Fall River
Mass
N.B
Tutt
Carter Medicine CO
Grand Rapids
Mich
Ensio Jonn W.orris
Washington, D.C
Belonines U.S. Pension Bureau
R. Littell
Washington D.C
Addreas
Capital City School of Shorthand
Des Moines
Iowa
Patrick O
Farrell
Washington, D. Peart
Joseph M. Munter
Atty, Washington
Tallmadge&Tallmadge
America
J.p.allen
St.Paul
Minn
James Tanner
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington, D. Cc
F. Heath
Hennepin Ave
Minneapolis
J.C. Dermody
Chauncey Building
Washington, D. C
Washete
D.C
R. McCallister & CO
Wm. Conard
Chas, E. Magraw
East 7Th St
St. Paul Minn
Dcress
Erie Medical O0
Guffalo. A
Bares
Mi Donly
Chemical Ss
Cincinnati
G. H. Ingraham
M. D
Amsterdam
N. Y
D. R. Dyche &Co
Draggista
EWIS
Phila
Syqurshicg
California Fig Syrup CO
Cal
Louisville
W.Y
Sapolio
Northwestern Newspaper Union
St. Paul, Minn
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