Proceedings of Congress Report on bills and debates across chambers
Senate and House summaries cover a five person liquor inquiry commission, re enlistment records, executive sessions openness, army efficiency, pensions, Indian affairs, public buildings, and a bank of issues. Key figures include Spooner Evarts Hoar Logan Manning and Hancock widow.
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Srexare
Territories
District of Columbia
Adjutant General of the Army
Spooner
Messrs
Edmunds
Evarts
Hoar
Wisconsin
Court of Claims
Banking and Currency Committee of
House
Jordan
Treasury
Senate
Wilson
Eee
Towa
Maines River
Logan
Manning
Wells
Vermont
Morton
California
Judiciary Committee
Gen. Hancock
Lbor
Congress
United States
West Point Military Academy
Land Office
True Origin of an Incident Found in Many Plays
Dr. James E. King recalls a Memphis slave auction fight in the 1850s over a sixteen year old enslaved girl. A banker and a bidder fought with knife and hatchet, wounding each other while a Mississippi steamer captain later bought the girl for $3,000. The tale, he says, inspired many plays.
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Buffalo Courier
James E. King
South
Memphis
Tenn
St. Louis
Totty's Stocking a Western Christmas Miracle Scene
A widow and two children in a Sierra mining camp endure poverty on Christmas Eve until Jack Dawson, a local miner, buys and distributes a blue stocking full of gold to fund a campwide gift haul. The generosity fills the cabin with clothes and supplies, ending with a marriage and a hopeful future as Totty and Benny call him Santa Claus Papa.
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California
Sierra Nevada Mountains
Consumnes River
Mary Stewart
Alex Stewart
Alex
Mrs. Stewart
Jack Dawson
Jack
Papa
Totty
Mamma
Benny
Ike
Santa Claus
Jesus
Henry Hawk
Hyar
Widder
Brocky Clark
Dawson
Heaven
Merrie Christmas
Ice carnival reminiscence from Vermont and Burlington praise
A Boston Transcript correspondent recalls a Vermont rail ride with embattled farmers and families at an ice carnival in Burlington. Descriptions praise Vermont women as independent workers, noting clerks and cashiers earning dollars weekly and insisting men share purposeful aims in life.
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Boston Transcript
Vermont
Eben
Burlington
Farm and Fireside Exhorts Farmers on Climate and Crops
The article discusses spring wheat suitability to cool climates in Northern New England, Canada, and Illinois and Iowa, praising Saskatchewan Fife wheat. It notes irrigation growth in Colorado and other states, condemns horse racing fads in Maine, and offers gardening advice favoring animal manure. It also reflects on marriage roles and household economy urging equality and clear financial keeping.
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New England
Canada
Illinois
Iowa
Minnesota
Northwest
Saskatchewan
United States
Colorado
California
Idaho
Wyoming
Kansas
Italy
India
Maine
Orchid lore and the pride of amateur breeders
The passage describes orchids as rare monocot plants with global distribution aside from the far north. It notes Vermont hosting forty two species and explains the collector’s habit of using Latin names and personal eponyms for new hybrids, turning breeding into a yearly celebration.
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Vermont
Window plant culture tips for pot size and care
A Prairie Farmer note advises avoiding oversized window pots and favoring moderate 4 to 6 inch pots for vigorous plants. It warns that small pots require constant watering, top-dressing with sphagnum moss or loamy soil plus a dash of fertilizer, and occasional soil refreshment to sustain health.
Spirits of Turpertine from Scientific American
A dated note extols spirits of turpertine as a highly valuable family item with wide medicinal uses. It is said to heal burns and blisters, ease rheumatism and sore throats, help convulsions, and act as a moth and bed-bug preventative. The odor lasts long and it should be kept in supply year round.
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Scientific American
Earth
A Phase of Married Life by Bob Burdette
A humorous sketch in which a wife mocks her husband by recounting his overbearing social prompts during a train wait. She cites small favors and invitations as examples of his officious behavior and misreads it as affection, revealing the quirks of marital life.
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Bob Burdette
Mr. Puffer
John O’ Howdy
John
Sofa Ornamentation for a Small Sofa
Describes a decorative method using a satin plush or velvet strip five inches wide along the sofa length. Embroider a quiet open work vine, add a contrasting narrow border, line with stiff cloth, and fix with unseen pins. Place the piece forward above the cushion puff for a neat edge.
Partners in Life and Work Theme
An old fashioned writer argues that marriage is a partnership in life with the husband as provider and the wife responsible for managing the household and its duties. The piece reflects traditional gender roles in domestic life.
Women as Steady Workers Not Flirtation Affects Jobs
A Boston Globe column argues women must view themselves as workers with a purpose beyond marriage. It urges women in telegraph rooms and stenography to act as machines, performing tasks without flirtation or distraction, to gain equal success with men.
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Boston Globe
Cold Weather Poultry Care From the Country Gentleman
The article emphasizes thorough cleanliness and regular attention to poultry in winter. It advises daily or frequent cleaning, kerosene sterilization, varied feed including wheat oats barley and corn, weekly onions and cabbage, salt, and access to fresh air and sunshine to keep birds healthy and profitable.
Winter Dairy Care Promotes Cleaner Cows and Better Butter
Correspondence urges careful bedding and stable cleaning in winter to prevent foul odors that spoil milk and butter. Emphasizes proper cow grooming, daily brushing and carding, plus balanced rations of corn meal beans oats oil meal with timothy hay and clover for improved color and flavor.
Dairyman Curtis Urges Clean Cows and Careful Handling for Butter
Syracuse’s T. D. Curtis outlines dairy best practices noted at a Minnesota Dairymen gathering. He stresses rich cream, clean pastures, pure air, fresh water, proper salt, summer and winter feed, and minimal handling of milk to ensure quality butter.
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T. D. Curtis
Syracuse
New York
Minnesota
Cream Separation Methods and Butter Making Instructions
The article contrasts cream extraction by skimming and centrifugal machines, noting cost and suitability for small dairies. It advises skimming before coagulation, using sweet-wood tubs with salt, and avoiding poor salt. It covers butter washing, storage at 50 degrees, and churn warming methods, plus cheap ice house construction and warnings about bogus butter.
Caution on Breeding Young Pigs Warned by Expert
An authoritative source warns buyers not to purchase from herds that breed from very young sows and boars. Haste in getting progeny from pigs with high prices leads to dwindling herd size and effeminacy. best results come from using full grown sows and boars as breeders.
Extravagant wealth of a New England school mistress exposed
The Atlanta Constitution reports on a former schoolteacher who married a railroad contractor, amassed a $1.995 million art collection, orchids costing $100000, a $60000 vase from 1624, a $47000 diamond, 240 paintings, and other lavish items. The piece compares her spending to classic luxury and ponders where this Puritan lineage endures.
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Atlanta Constitution
Ceopatra
Lucullus
Mr. Morgan
Holland
China
Tiffanys
Severes
Rome
Venice
Paris
London
Dumas
Monte Christo
Gautier
Cleopatra
New England
A Young Rascal's Trick Described by the Post
The San Francisco Post recounts a trick by a young brother who swapped a perfume bottle with whisky harming a couple's plan for partnership. The scent betrayal chilled the romance as the man realized the deceit after the theater outing.
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San Francisco Post
Mephisto, Jr
Food adulteration and consumer protection call for branding
An editorial argues adulteration of food harms more than counterfeiting and urges clear labeling and brand integrity for all foods. It calls for severe punishment of sellers who misrepresent products to protect dealers and consumers.
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Marshalltown
Iowa
Daily Times
Proving A Title in Illinois Highways Case
A tale from an Illinois damages suit features Mrs. Mary Ticknor as plaintiff and the Commissioners of Highways as defendants. An eminent lawyer questions her to prove title, asking if her husband died seized in fee. she replies he died of rheumatism, highlighting wit and legal bravado.
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Illinois
Mary Ticknor
Commissioners of Highways
Harper’s Magazine
Rheumatism cured by Athlophoros praised in letters
A Cedar Rapids man and a Dubuque woman describe dramatic relief from inflammatory rheumatism after using Athlophoros. They report swelling and pain subsiding, mobility returning, and no relapses for months. They recommend the remedy and offer mail orders with paid express delivery.
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Hopkins
C Avenue
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
J. Albeck
Clay Street
Dubuque
Wall Street
New York
Firing on Fort Sumter Sparked Union and Freedom
From Admiral Porter's History, the piece argues the Sumter gunfire and fort battles helped forge a united nation with freedom and equal rights. It contends the Civil War ended slavery, altering the South and the nation, and predicts future gratitude for the war’s outcomes.
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Admiral Porter
Fort Sumter
Moultrie
Fredom
Savery
Il An
Toon Island
Sumpter
Breeders Move to Pass Bill on Cattle Disease Killing
A committee of cattle breeders approved a bill with the agriculture panel to kill diseased and exposed cattle with federal reimbursement. It authorizes officials to enter premises and imposes penalties for obstructing officers. They detect improved southern support, though Senator Ingalls opposes strongly, and plan to keep a member in Washington to push legislation.
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Committee On Agriculture
Senator Ingalls
Washington
Devereux Dies in Cleveland of Stomach Cancer
Gen. J. H. Devereux president of the Cleveland Columbus Cincinnati Indianapolis road died in Cleveland after a brief illness from stomach cancer. His death came after a comparatively short illness.
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J. H. Devereux
Cleveland, Columbus, Cincinnati
Indianapolis Road
Cleveland
Wealthy sufferer seeks life aid from medical discovery
The dying millionaire would trade all for a new lease on life and claims Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery could cure consumption if used early. It is praised for throat and lung diseases. The Blair bill vote shows Senators McMillan and Sabin paired on the measure, favoring it.
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Dr. Pierce
McMillan and
Sabin
Dr. Bigelow
A Word to the Wise and a Murder Tale From Tennessee
A catarrh remedy advertisement warns of disease and urges Dr Sage’s Catarrh Remedy. The text then reports a murder case near London Tennessee where Thomas Gray’s wife was killed by John Gillespie. Gillespie fled on Gray’s horse but was captured and executed.
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Dr. Sage
London
Knoxville
Tenn
Thomas Gray
John Gillespie
Gray
Gillespie
War reminiscences begin in National Tribune series
The National Tribune announces an April 2 issue launching a series of war reminiscences. Subscriptions at $1.00 per year are requested to secure the first number. The United Ireland in Dublin notes Gladstone's land and home rule schemes are interdependent.
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National Tribune
Washington, D. C
the United Ireland
Dublin
Willian O'Brien
Parnell
Gladstone
Ireland
Warner's Waste Wine or Tar Syrup Promotion Appeal
An advertisement urges readers to ask their wholesale druggist to order Warner's Waste Wine or Tar Syrup with a buy one get two free offer. It claims remedies for coughs colds asthma catarrh and consumption and offers a Holy Land free with medicine. Messages directed to Dr. C D Warner Chicago Ill. All druggists.
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Warner
Holy Land
C. D. Warner
Chicago
Ill
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Lyon
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