Congress Debates Copyright and Oleomargarine Legislation
Senate approves a new international copyright substitute while debates on repealing timber and preemption acts continue. House balks at oleomargarine labeling and taxation. pensions, land grants, and naval bills also feature in a long day of floor action and adjournment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senate
Chace
Senate Committee On Patents
Dolph
Mr. Sewell
Fitz John Porter
Spooner
House
Caswell
United States
Court of Alabama Claims
Duluth
Herbert
Committee On
Naval Affairs
House Committee On the Judiciary
Tucker
White
Minnesota
Dodge Center
Kasson
Manterville
Sawyer
Cockrell
Pension Office
Hovst
Tingley Shipping
Frye
Canada
Treasury
Sexare
Pensions
Ingalls
Voorhees
Black
Congress
Pension
Lieut
Greely
Army
Atlantic & Pacific Railroad
Harrison
South Dakota
Springer
Henderson
Lowa
Shakspeare
Macbeth
Edmunds
Committee On Foreign Relations
Morgan
Alabama
Supreme Court of the
District of Columbia
Ben Weil
Hammond
Territories
Denham
Household tips and old fashioned recipes in one page
A list of home remedies and kitchen ideas includes a zinc plate method to reduce sulfuric acid, a castor oil child remedy with an egg, orange jelly from citrus, storing canned fruit in darkness, toads as pest control, Floating Island dessert, Rice Fritters with rice flour, Old Fashioned Queen Pudding with bread crumbs and jelly, and a lemon juice note for flavor.
Fragmented Domestic Dialogue on Postmarriage Finances
A fragment shows a couple discussing shared finances after marriage. The husband mentions a $60,000 bank balance and the wife cites a promised $20,000 gift. They debate using funds for home improvements and credit, with phrases cut mid sentence.
Duty and eternal life in Schiller lines
A reflective verse excerpt featuring lines about duty and fame. It ponders how to achieve eternal remembrance and the value of acting as conscience dictates. The poem contrasts worldly praise with divine regard and laments unknown sleepers gaining praise through heavenly messengers.
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Schiller
Man on the Verge of Honor Becomes Gobelin's Cross
Exupere Gobelin a retired insurance agent in Paris dreams of the Legion of Honor. A theatre ruse awards him a red ribbon before a misaddressed letter reveals the Verduron inheritance and Albert Gobelin his African cousin. Exupere reconciles with generosity and returns the Cross.
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Graphic
M. Exupere Gobelin
Paris
M. Exupere
Legion of Honor
Rue de la Tour d’ Auvergne
Exupere
Monsieur
Legion
Eustache Verduron
Albert Gobelin
Algiers
Exupere Gobelin
Africa
St. Anthony
Auteuil
Joseph
Monsieur Gobelin
Rue de la Condamine
Orestes
Gobelin
Des Villers
Albert
Sahara
Verduron
Elephants at Play and a Hunter's Narrow Escape
A hunter recalls stalking elephants from a hidden blind, describing a father elephant killed after a close encounter and the herd fleeing. He then shoots a wild boar, which charges and dies in the same hole. The scene is recounted from Blackwood's Magazine with vivid detail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blackwood
They Marry Early
Nellie Bly on Mexican marriage customs notes laws allowing girls at 12 and boys at 13 to wed. She describes aging appearances, body changes, and social norms as Mexican men and women pursue love despite formalities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nellie Bly
Pittsburg Dispatch
Mexico
Maine Leads In Undeveloped Land Record Among States
A report notes Maine has more undeveloped land than any Western state, highlighting vast tracts still natural and unutilized across the state.
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State of
Maine
Western State
Pauline Williams the Superfluous Girl Becomes a Daughter
In a late 19th century tale, Pauline, the fourth daughter, defies expectations with bold outdoor life and strong will. Her personality shifts her father from exasperation to pride as she grows, helps run the household, and becomes the beloved anchor after family losses and a sister’s illness.
Pauline Hosman and Family Remain Heart of Elder Father
The aged father’s care for Pauline lasts nearly five years and he blesses her as his devoted daughter. Hannah notes the change time brought, while Pauline, now Rufus Hosman’s wife with many children, fills the home with warmth. Bob, single, lives with his sister and jokes about Pauline’s duties.
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Simon Williams
Nurse
Mr. Williams
Williams
Pauline
Paul
Rob
Titty
John
Anline
Charley
Hit
Bob
Steed
Hans
Rufus Hosman
Rufus
Jacob
Rachael
Hannah
The Last Argument and the Revolutionary Call
The Freiheit reprints Johann Most’s article The Last Argument arguing for violent revolution to overthrow capitalism, urging arming and destruction if needed. It frames the state as a tool of capital and predicts universal destruction to erase class rule.
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Freiheit
Johann Most
Most
Chicago
Holland
Germany
England
Spain
Italy
Russia
Ireland
France
Belgium
United States
America
Europe
East St. Louis
Rome
Napoleon
United States of America
English Laborer Wages In 1880 Wall English Peasantry
Adam Bedau argues that in 1880 the agricultural laborer earned about fourteen shillings a week while rent consumed two shillings, leaving roughly fifty cents a day. He notes food costs and the cramped, unhealthy two room cottages, showing how poverty bred weakness and demoralization near wealthy estates.
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London
Hans von Bulow
St. Petersburg
von Bulow
Adam Bedau
Census Area Figures for 1880 States Listed
The 1880 Census reports state areas: Texas 262 290 square miles, California 155 980, Nevada 109 740, Colorado 108 645, Oregon 94 560, Kansas 81 700, Minnesota 79 205, Nebraska 76 185, Missouri 8 735, Georgia 58 980.
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Texas
California
Nevada
Colorado
Oregon
Kansas
Minnesota
Nebraska
Missouri
Georgia
Mormon Inmate’s Wail Over Wife's Reaction
Tid Bits notes a jailhouse complaint from a convicted Mormon asking how his wife will cope with his incarceration. Susie cries, Jennie is sad, Martha is indifferent, Sophie intends to return to Tennessee, and Eugenia has become engaged again.
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Susie
Jennie
Martha
Sophie
Tennessee
Eugenia
Forgery Charge Against Troy, New York Druggist
W E Austin a Troy New York druggist is accused of forgery in a case tied to marketing Mir Pierce s Favorite Prescription for women s ailments. The item frames the accusation against the pharmacist amid a sensational medical cure claim.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mir
Pierce
W. E. Austin
Troy, N. Y
Blood Will Tell And Cure All Through Various Remedies
An old advertisement notes Dr. Pierce Golden Medical Discovery for liver imbalance and blood disorders. It hypes Liniment cures, Warner's Warms Wine, McClaine's St Paul Chemical Ointment, Bigelow's Positive Cure for throat and lung issues, and Athlophoros. The piece includes testimonials and druggist endorsements from Muskegon, Kingston, and Ohio counties.
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Richard Cour de Lion
Dr. Pierce
McClaine
St. Paul
Northwest
Lowell
Mass
Hood
C.I. Hood &C
Apothecaries
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Beth Bitten
Elephants
Terry
North Adams
Stanford
J. Sterling Morton
Thomas Erskine May
House of Commons
Somerville Journal
Louis Willett
Kingston
N. Y
Dr. Sage
Brooklyn
Holy Land
C. D. Warner
Licking County
Ohio
Brown
Des Moines
A. G. Jepson
Muskegon, Mich
Allen
J. P. Allen
Lyon
Dr. Jones
Huntington
Buckingham
Ayer
St. Louis
Perry Davis
Mensman
Caswell, Hazany & Co
Proprietors
New York
Cole
Abo
J. W. Cole & CO
Prop’s
Black River Falls
Freon
A.B. Hanscom
Willow
Minn
Ron
Oocz
Mitchell
OWN Chemical CO
Baltimore
Earth
Croup
Mosi
Froi
Premand
Facphi Addrees
Colorado Land & Loan
Opera
Denver
Colo
Loomis & Nyman Tiffin
Tutt’s
Tutt
Express
Murray
Rew
York
Marah
Quincy
Mich
W- C. S Payne
Marshalltown
Lows
DEK. J
Stkpuens
Levanon
INMA
Mutual Endowment Society
Minneau Et Minn
R. S
A. P. Lacey
Penick
W. R. Penick
St. Joseph
Gorns
Peensenn
Portal
Manu tUrerr
Duke Soap
Ming
Joseph Cillotts
Frazer
Sey
H. G. Root
Iso Peer
New
P. Schrock
West Lake Street
Heipitess
Rhenmatiam
Athiophoros
Athiophoros CO
Wall St
Forne
W. J. Horne
Walash Ay
Marlin
Mar- Prices
Marlin Firearms CO
New Haven
Conn
Lymanws
Middlefield, Ct
Tag Humane Remedy Company
Lafayette
Lod
Siribet
Coridtra
Soc
Porter Drauo and Chemical Co
Boston
Paln Piasven
N. Ww. Nz U
Simmons St Ston
Massj
C. E. Upton
Nashua, N. H
W. E. Sutherland
Evangelist
Shelby City
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