Journey by Night Through Persia and Turkey
The narrator describes preparations for a arduous travel by night across Persia and Turkey to avoid heat, detailing tents, bedding, animals, and the role of chivadars and muleteers. The procession includes an equerry on a white Arab stallion, ladies on donkeys, and a tahtravan for the invalid, a slow but luxurious litter. Abdullah Ibn Hassan leads the party with princely bearing, his eyes and demeanor marking pride and melancholy, evoking Thackeray’s Pendennis and a reflection on social pretension.
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Persia
Turkey
Abdullah Ibn Hassan
Abdullah Ibn Hassan I
la Fotheringay
Thackery
S. G. W. Benjamin
Century
Minute Mechanism and Cherry Stone Heads Exhibit Wonders
A Salem Massachusetts museum shows a cherry stone containing one dozen silver spoons. Dr Oliver describes a cherry stone with 124 heads, pope and king types identifiable by mitres and crowns. Prussia bought the stone for fifteen thousand dollars, then England disputed its value in chancery. Other tiny marvels include an ivory chariot and ship, a miniature plan of Sevastopol, and a gold inscribed distich in a corn kernel.
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Salem
Mass
Oliver
Prussia
England
Nuremberg
Crystal Palace
Sevastopol
Klootstock
Mermecides
Pliny
Elian
Cattle of the Pampas Descend from 16th Century Bulls
The cattle of the Pampas number about 20,000,000 and trace to a bull and eight cows brought to Argentina by two Portuguese brothers in 1553. They have rarely been crossed with finer stock outside near Buenos Aires. The herds are described as U shaped and ugly.
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Pampas
Buenos Ayres
Lasts Made by a Modern Chicago Machine
A North Side last-maker explains choice of maple for pegged and sewed lasts, notes Michigan timber, two-year air and two to three weeks kiln-drying, and a yearly output of about one hundred thousand lasts. The piece details production capacity, model variety, and the new automated lathe that can produce ninety-one sizes from a single model, with workers earning 2.50 to 4.50 daily.
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Persimmon
North Side
Michigan
Chicago
Dayton
Massachusetts
South Canal Street
Chicaga News
Creaking Humour and Quips Skim Daily Papers
A collage of light snippets and quips from various papers. A reader quotes jokes about cremation and misquoted lines, with short anecdotes from a shoe store, an exchange about a boy whistling, and a housemaid encountering a gentleman’s photos in an album.
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Picayune
Onse
Marathon Independent
Ledger
Josh Billings
Chicago Tribune
WN. Y. Sun
Ames and McGill Lead In Mixed Local Votes
The report shows Ames 63 and McGill 110 in a local tally. In the 39th district three Republicans Lum Lee and Flynn elected. Gull River returns McGill 181 Ames 92. D J Knox 257 to 14 for H C Kendal. Mille Lacs county totals Lum Lee Flynn 29 each Backman 280. Democratic ticket Geissel 155 Stivers 1538 Duncan 133 Lafond 145.
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Lee
Flynn
Gull River
McGill
Ames
D. J. Knox
H. C. Kendal
Senate
R. S. Munger
A. J. Whiteman
Mille Lacs County
Backman
Geissel
Stivers
Duncan
Lafond
Local Precinct Returns Trump GOP Ticket Vote Totals
Returns from Todd county towns show Leon E. Lum 1046 Wm E Lee 1341 J C Flynn 888 H C Stivers 698 M Lafond 437 and Geo Duncan 631. Remaining precincts will swing the Republican ticket C B Buckman 910 Geo Geinsel 836 votes.
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Todd County
Leon E. Lum
Wm. E. Lee
J.C. Flynn
H. C. Stivers
M. Lafond
Geo. Duncan
C. B. Buckman
Geo. Geinsel
Ames County Vote Tilt in Crow Wing Records Strong Republican Lead
The Ames majority in Crow Wing county stands at 200 while the state ticket except McGill carries a similar margin. Democrats focused on McGill, printing many Republican tickets with Ames at the top. In the county contest, many voters backed the county ticket over the statewide slate.
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Ames
Crow Wing
McGill
Irregularities Reported in 4th Ward Canvass
The article notes concerns about the Yates 4th ward canvass with claims three registration board members were absent and the board locked in by themselves. Officials say any irregularity arose from ignorance of the law and no one believes ballots were compromised though contesting the result was discussed early.
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Yates
Election returns show Lum and Lee elected beyond doubt
Early returns confirm Leon E. Lum and Wm. E. Lee as victors. H. C. Stivers leads Flynn by a margin around 125 votes with remote precincts still possible to shift. Morrison County results reveal Flynn over Stivers 1170 to 1161, electing Flynn and giving C. B. Buckman a 150 vote Senate majority. Republicans sweep the ticket.
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Leon E. Lum
Wm. E. Lee
H.C. Stiyers
J. C. Flynn
C. B. Buckman
Geo. Geissel
Geissel
Morrison County
J.C. Flynn
H. C. Stivers
Flynn
Stivers
Crow Wing County officers elected in Tuesday’s vote
The officers elected include Auditor Louis Tache Treasurer Ed Mahan Clerk of the Court S F Alder man Register of Deeds M McFadden County Surveyor S H Relf County Attorney G W Holland County Superintendent W A Fleming Coroner J L Camp. County commissioners chosen are J M Martin from the first district J B Gardner second P G Fogelstrom third A P Farrar fourth and Harry Patterson fifth. This yields three commissioners from the city and two from the county.
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Crow Wing
Louis Tache
Ed. Mahan
S. F. Alder
Register of Deeds
M.mcfadden
S. H. Relf
G. W.holland
W. A. Fleming
J. L. Camp
J. M. Martin
The Ames Crowd Routed They Are Sick at Heart But Victorious
The report chronicles a controversial Ames event where spectators feverishly claim victory despite a rout feel. Key figures include local organizers and onlookers who expressed mixed sentiments about the outcome amid the turbulent crowd dynamics.
McGill Victory Scrutinized Amid Fraud Claims
The returns show A R McGill elected Minnesota governor by at least 2500 votes while Democrats claim 7000 but allege bluff. In Wadena county fraudulent votes surfaced in a county seat contest and several town returns remain withheld to alter the outcome.
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A. R. McGill
Minnesota
Wadena
McGill
County seat fight sparks fraud claims in Wadena County
In a heated county seat contest in Wadena County both sides accuse the other of large scale fraud. Ames supporters allegedly imported many voters from other counties and even sent about thirty kegs of beer to boost support. A town supposedly cast more votes than its population.
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Wadena
Ames
Republicans gain across states and likely House shift
Minnesota sends three Democrats to Congress as Republicans gain seats in Indiana Iowa Michigan New Jersey Ohio and Virginia. The national result favors Republicans with Morrison of Illinois defeated and Carlisle of Kentucky likely failing to retain the speakership.
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Minnesota
Indiana
Iowa
Michigan
New Jersey
Ohio
Virginia
Morrison
Ilinois
Carlisle
Kentucky
Does it Pay Green's August Flower relief for dyspepsia
Advertisement asserts Green's August Flower cures indigestion liver complaints and sick headache, claiming over 1.5 million bottles sold last year and urging readers to try three doses for immediate relief. It notes widespread sale by druggists and dealers worldwide.
Postal card hoax and a dinner club scam tale
In a corridor at the post office two men discuss a postcard that sent itself to the holder. The prank reveals an IOOF meeting with a $15 fine for absentees, but the tale exposes a broader scam where husbands misuse self addressed cards to dodge evenings out, a ruse many wives have yet to notice.
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Brother Blank
J. Carry
Sec’s
Royal Baking Powder praised for purity and safety
The article denounces adulterated baking powders and warns against free samples and door to door tests. It lauds Royal Baking Powder as a superior, trustworthy brand, consistently pure, wholesome, and widely trusted by the American public. It urges reliance on proven brands and condemns deceptive sample practices.
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Royal
Night collision near Tower City destroys trains
Thursday night accommodation train No 12 traveling west collided with a stock train on the Northern Pacific near Tower City. Both engines were demolished, five cattle cars were broken up, and about forty cattle were killed. No injuries to people were reported.
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Northern Pacific
Tower City
Swift's Specific Restores Rheumatism Sufferer
J M Lowry of Hampton Georgia writes that after two years of severe muscular rheumatism and near helplessness, Swift's Specific cured his condition. He reports weight gain, return to ministerial duties, and gratitude, noting the remedy's dramatic effect on his health. He provides mailing addresses for the Swift Specific company.
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Swift
S. S
J. M. Lowry
Hampton
The
Swift Spectre Co
Bargains in Clothing and Domestic Goods
Men s all wool Camel s Hair Underwear priced as low as 2 25 per suit Men s Swiss Con Underwear at jobbers prices Men s Clothing cut from former prices to boost sales Men s Overcoats offered at steeply reduced wholesale rates Big Bargains in Ladies Shoes and Children s Shoes at wholesale prices Men s Boots and Shoes available in many kinds at cut rates Yard goods including 15 cts up to price ranges Oil Cloths and Stove Mats offered at very low prices All Domestics at wholesale prices Blanket colors Red White and Gray priced below wholesale Canton Flannels from 8 cts to 123 cts per yard
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