Governor Lounsbury Rebukes Staff For Punch Incident
At the New Haven Blues ball Gov. Phinchas Lounsbury and staff gathered in a refreshment room. Surgeon General Fox discreetly poured a glass of punch and was publicly rebuked with the governor declaring no staff member may drink intoxicating liquors. Gen. Horne also faced a similar rebuke.
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New Haven
Conn
Phineas Lounsbury
The
Blues
Sergeon General Fox
Col. Fox
Tufns Blodgett Elected U S Senator in Party Crossvote
Rufus Blodgett, a Democrat born in Dorchester New Jersey on November 3, 1534, is declared elected by thirty-seven Republicans and five Democrats. He previously served in the New Jersey lower house for Ocean and Monmouth counties, led the Democratic assembly faction, and is identified with several railroad interests including the New York Long Island railroad.
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Tufns Blodgett
United States
Blodgett
Baird
Chattle
Throckwerton
Chase
Rufus Blodgett
Dorchkester Nel
New Jersey
Ocean County
Monmouth County
Democratic Committee
New York
Gladstone letter and Irish question dominate parliament noted
The report covers Gladstone's letter on Irish policy and disestablishment, Irish question delays, and reactions in Britain amid Liberal divisions. It notes related parliamentary actions, including petitions from Providence merchants, and mentions other political developments in Europe and the United States.
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Gladstone
the Baptist
Lish
Providence
General Assembly
Harvard College
John Walters
Detroit
Berlin
Lubeck
Koenipsburg
Frankforten-the-Main
Bremen
Waldenburg
Prussian Silesia
George ©. Trevelyan
London
Conferrees
Pacific Railroad
House Conferrees
Senate
Chiuse
Gov. Resk
Wisconsin
Morrison
California Supreme Court
San Francisco
Minnesota
Mandato
Red Wing
Rochester
Stillwater
Faribault
Minn
Dakota
Huron
Sioux Falls
Grand Forks
The Wise Man and the Singer Rest Beneath the Churchyard
An old sea town recalls a wise man who spoke with labor and a singer whose music spread widely. Both lie in the churchyard after a century, with no trace of the wise man’s words, yet the singer’s simple love songs remain in every home and heart.
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Troth
Polyte the Sentinel of Montmartre Hero Boy
The tale follows Polyte Sigault, a nine year old Montmartre boy in a poor family. His father John Sigault fights in the Franco Prussian War, leaves behind a letter from a hospital in Spandau, and Polyte supports his mother Theresa by selling papers and operating a street dog helper business. The boy clings to duty, loyalty, and his dream of becoming a skilled artisan like the great sculptor Polyte admires.
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Graphic
John
Theresa
Monsieur Polyte
John Sigault
Montmartre
Polyte
Robert
Gamin
Institute de France
Monsieur
Germany
Paris
Republic
Polisson
Jean de Nivelle
Someody
Polyte’s
Lam
Spandau
Joan Sigault
Military Hospital
PovLyre
Marine Infantry
Tonquin
Legion of Honor
Population standings of major U S cities in 1890 almanac
The New York World almanac shows New York 1 400 000 and Philadelphia 1 000 000 as the top two. Brooklyn 710 000 and Chicago 703 000 follow, with Detroit estimated 175 000 ranking fifteenth. Debt freedom: Detroit leads in being debt free.
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Detroit
New York World Almanac
New York
Philadelphia
Brooklyn
Chicago
Baltimore
St. Louis
Boston
Cincinnati
San Francisco
New Orleans
Buffalo
Cleveland
Pittsburg
Washington
District of Columbia
Newark
Louisville
Jersey City
Milwaukee
Minneapolis
St. Paul
Kansas City
Providence
Indianapolis
Albany
Alleghany
Rochester
Warner’s Safe Cure praised for kidney health claim
The piece notes H. H. Warner of Rochester built an observatory and donated prize money, but argues the public benefit of Warner’s safe cure outweighs the other achievements. It asserts the remedy, claimed to remove uric acid and support kidney health, could cure over ninety percent of diseases, urging belief in its merit.
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H. H. Warner
Rochester
N. Y
Warner
Candor
Amusing War Time Prank Involving Mrs Hayes
Fred Connor recounts an incident from Charleston West Virginia during winter quarters of the Civil War era. A new recruit complains about lack of pockets in his blouse and a joke leads him to Gen Hayes and his wife Mrs Hayes who promises to sew in a pocket, the soldier receives it and learns the truth only after the reveal.
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Washington
Minnesota
Sabin
Stillwater
Nelson
Rocky Fork
Cook City
Crow Reservation
Gilfillan
Minneapolis
Strait
Senate
Minneapolis Exposition
Wakefield
Northwest
White
Seelock
F. A. Briggs
H. E. Crandall
Rockford
Briggs
W. FE. Truax
Breckenriege
Crandall
Ramsey County
Harriet A. Crisp
Shell Lake
Wis
Augustus M. P. Cowly
Second National Bank of
J. H. Hammond
U.S. W
F. J. Call
U. S. Colored Troops
B. F. Wright
New York Infantry
T. H. Barrett
B. P. Shuler
Minnesota Infantry
Fred Connor
National Tribune
Charleston
W. Va
Ohio
R. B. Hayes
Gen. Hayes
Soldier Forsyth barred from future Texas department events
Private Charles W. Forsyth of Company C 9th Infantry sold the department gold medal and silver skirmish medal won in the 1886 Texas department rifle competition. As a consequence he is prohibited from partaking in any future department competitions.
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Charles W. Forsyth
9Th Infantry
Department of Texas
Liver Ailments and a Bitters Cure Mentioned
The passage praises biliousness symptoms including nausea headache constipation and foul breath as liver issues. It extols Hostetters Stomach Bitters as a benign, rapid remedy that corrects liver disorder, strengthens the weak, and treats kidney bladder complaints and fevers and ague.
Dr Pierce's Favorite Prescription Promoted as Cure All
The verse touts Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription as a universal remedy easing every burden and curing ills, claiming to transform sorrow into gladness and brighten the darkest hour with a cheap, deep-seated cure for women’s ailments.
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Dr. Pierce
Strange Creature from Alabama Haunts Birmingham Depot
A strange creature calling itself the Ghost of the Farming Interest of Alabama visits the Union Passenger Depot in Birmingham bearing a flattened carpet bag. It laments Alabama’s shift from farming to investment and seeks a move west as a boom is conjured for Lickskillet. Paper bottles are noted as patented in America in 1885 with claimed freight savings and durability advantages.
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Savannah News
Union
Birmingham
Alabama
Great West
Lickskillet
America
Agnosticism Defined and Notable Mentions
The text traces the term agnosticism to Huxley in 1869 and cites a Jan 1874 Quarterly Review description of James Mill. It reports Charles Straehl’s arrest on forgery charges in New York and notes the Minnesota legislature adjourning. It also mentions St Jacobs Oil claims and Red Star Cough Cure advertising.
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Huxley
Quarterly Review
James Mill
Mill
Charles Straehl
New York Produce and Maritime Exchanges
I. and C. Moore & Co
Minnesota
R. Butler
Cambridge University
England
Sayer
Goursad
Poudre
Fred. T. Hopkins
Bond St. N
United States
Canada
Aoe
Grain and meat price reports from major markets
The weekly market notes show mixed grain prices across Chicago New York Minneapolis St Paul Milwaukee and Purvura with wheat ranging from 72 to 94 cents and corn 34 to 49 cents while oats run 23 to 37 cents. Pork and lard figures appear around 18.15 to 18.37 dollars and 7.02 to 7.08 dollars with butter from 16 to 30 cents per pound and various seed prices listed.
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Chicago
New York
Minneapolis
St. Paul
Milwaukee
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Tombigbee River
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Senate Committee On Privileges and Elections
David Turpie
Indiana
Supreme Lodge of the Knights of Honor
Missouri
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Jackson
Ann Arbor
Mich
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Lawrence Krug
Gunda Sheepwar
Krus
William D. Whip
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Oliver D. Greene
Maj
Samuel Breck
Maj. C. Wood
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Diana-Marino
Hugh Nelson
British Columbia
Gov. Cornwall
Senate Committee On Appropriations
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Simmons Welff
Indian Territory
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Commodore
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Pierre, Dak
Keokuk
Iowa
Rocky Ford
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Crow Indian Reservation
Montana
B. K. Gurley
A. G. Lewis
George D. Holt
C. H. Miller
Arthur C. Robinson
H. M. Young
Hiram W. White
Yankton
Mrs. Morgan
Edward Breitung
Negaunee
Eastman
Georgia
Mason
C. C. Washburn
la Crosse
Philadelphia Loan and Trust Company
Gen. van Steenwyk
Charles Payson
C. J Martin
James H. McDonald
Sidney
Cape Breton
Mass
Michigan
Alexander
Manchester
E. W. Jenks
Chicago Herald
Givin
Chicago & Rock Island Road
Jenk
Ora Sisson
Redfield
Charles H. Cooper
Orvilla
John P. Campbell
Iroquois
Katie B
Carl Erickson
Volga
Bridget
Edward Sheehan
Fort Buford
Zaccheus Baragar
Stephens
Solomon Foster
Detroit City
W. White
Kingsburg
H. H. Seeley
Kirk
Minnesota News
Egan
Manitoba
William S. Kemp
SaaermataEat
Breckinridge Divison
Seersien
Northern Pacific
United States Court
Duluth
Goodhue County
St. Peter's
Russell, Root & Quinton
Elk River
R. E. Woods
Montgomery
W. E. Sergeant
Minot
E. J. Roberts
Oak
Great Falls
Edmund Rice
Robert A. Smith
City Council of
Ryan Hotel
Lyons
Weather Bureau
I. H. Tyler
Vernon Center
Blue Earth County
Crookston
Congressman Strait
Minnesota & Northwestern
Oregon, al
Mary F. Hill
J. H. Hill
St. Charles
George W. Morgan
Alma
Wabasha
Pension Office
Conley
Dakota County
Hastings
Ames
A. Pillsbury & Co
W. R. Merriam
Farmers’ Institutes
Capitol
H. H. Sibly
D. L. Kiehl
H. E. Hoard
E. 8. Potter
Wyman Elliott
L. Kiehl
Elizabeth B
John W. Hill
Faribau
Lafayette Emmett
Joseph A. Peck
Killen
McDonald
Caroline Michaul
Charles Michaul
Kelso
Sibley County
William Hughey
Mary Thompson
Bird Wilkin
Bethesda
Sage and Singer
Susan Hanrvey
Berry Robinson
Fayette
Jacop
Isaac
Becky
Ben Butler
Mensman
Casweri, Hazarnp & O
Criteura
Potrea Dive Axphemical CO
Mars
Wolfery
Ruthin
Lebanes
J.C. Hopeman
Jefferson, Wisconsin
Mr. Sites @ Co
Washington, D. C
R. G
A. P. Lacey
Patens TS Attorneys
W. C
Parnes Marshalltown
Lews
Rome
Penn
J. C. Bryant’s College
Gorteet
Man, Dre
Sand
Hale Block
St. Paul, Minn
Ryliep
Cure
J. A. Sherman
Roadway
Standard Silverware CO
Buston
Woodbury
N. Peart St
Grannan Detective Bureau
Arcade, Cincinnat
E. Roth & Bro
New Oxford
Horne
Guz Branteed
Wasasa
Proctor
W. W. Jamin
Minor
Wood
Loisette
Fifth Avenue
Wilson Bros
Easton
Montgomery Ward & CO
Wabash Avenue
N. W
N i
W. W. DeKay
Main Street
Brainerd
Col. C. B. Sleeper
U. S. Spaulding
McMillan
Tenn
E. W. Fairman
Dayton
Ind
Alen
State Senate
Allen
J.P. Allen
Cole
Boards of Health
Hood
Jessie F. Dolbearr
C. I. Hood & CO
Apothecaries
Lowell
Hall
Ayer
Tutt
Noyes Bros. & Cutler
Paul
Baldwinsville, N. Y
Mrs
Lucy Bronson
B. Wilkins
East Maple Street
Dr. Pardee
Pardee Medicine Co
Marsh
Quincy
Mid
Ous
Esterbrook Pens
Petrocaenopreces Cae
Esterbrook Steel Pen CO
Camden
N. J
John St
Corr & CO
Brewapaam
Columbia and Cycles and Tricycles
S. F. Heath , CO
Minneapolis, Minn
KR. H
FERRY
D.M. Ferry & CO
Ferry & CO
D. M. Ferry & CO
DR. T. Felix Gouraud
A. Salzer
LaCrosse
A. J
Bret
Doe St Yton
Waterbury
Switzerland
States
Stem Tc
Arranaise
Alenda
U.S
Express Co
Procter & Gamble
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