Fortescue’s Sore Throat Sparks Spring House Cleaning
Ned Fortescue fakes a throat illness to avoid spring cleaning and sends his family away while Dr Horton plays along. Aided by friends Jack Downing Tom Bascomb and Driscombe the plan backfires as Annie returns home to find Ned lively painting, guests lingering, and a house full of artful messes. Annie concedes she loves him more than a tidy house and Ned resolves to enjoy the weather without feigning illness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Fortescue
Ned Fortescue
Mr. Fostescue
Mr. Fortesque
Ned
Annie
Mrs. Fortescue
Maria
Uni
Aunt Maria
Dr. Horton
Jack Downing
Fortescue
Tom Bascomb
Hennery
Fortescues
Mr. Driscombe
Bachelor’s Hall
Jack
Tom
Driscombe
Annie Fortescue
Sarin
Thomas
Mary
Remembering Boston Merchants and the Slave Trade
Boston correspondent recalls the citys merchants connected to the African slave trade and the moral weight of fortunes built on it. He cites Mme Gibbs Newport mansion on Beacon Hill and a Boston Marblehead Salem Gloucester mercantile network, noting deaths and retribution stories tied to that era and lingering wealth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
High Seas
Beacon Hill
Mme. Gibbs
Mount Vernon Street
Pickney Street
Gibbs
Newport
Africa
South America
Marblehead
Salem
Gloucester
Hingham Journal
Formation and reach of the Associated Press
The Associated Press began in 1555 with New York daily papers to share telegraphic news quickly. It expanded to major cities and now serves all important ones with agents collecting news and sending it to members by telegraph. Members pay for the franchise to sustain the organization.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Associated Press
Daily Papers
New York
Agricultural Notes and Farm Economics Digest
Agricultural items cover sorghum seed failures with only ten percent germination. remarks on diversified farming boosting markets, salt as fertilizer, historical price comparisons, and cattle meat supply. discussion of corn culture methods, soil types, and agricultural policy implications for Mexico as a future breeding ground with Texas links.
Young California girl builds profitable fowl-raising setup
A Marysville Appeal report describes an 18 or 19 year old girl running a small fowl farm in California. She uses 40 capacity inclosures, cost under 200 dollars, raises 1000 chickens plus ducks and turkeys, and expects 750 to 1000 dollars net this season. She highlights low start up needs and strong profits to inspire others to begin similar ventures.
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A. H. Rose
Oakland
California
Portland
Oregon
Ladd
Jerseys
Fixi
Burrell
United States
Chicago
Vanderbilt
Pennsylvania Central
Woolwich
Mersey and Irwell Navigation Company
Marysville
Cal
Future of grazing as notes on cattle range and profits
Theodore McMinn presents a Treasury prepared summary on range and ranch cattle in the United States. The discussion compares meat consumption per capita across nations, historical beef prices, and rising cattle costs in Texas. It notes shrinking grazing lands, growing populations, and policy favoring small holders impacting land subdivision and meat supply.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Theodore McMinn
Treasury Department
United States
West
England
France
Germany
Prussia
Texas
Taylor
Price
Bsc
Walter A. Taylor
Atlanta
Women Exposition Gains Support and Aims for Dairying Roles
Baltimore plans a women’s university under Methodist oversight with $135,000 already raised toward $200,000. Indiana’s State Board of Agriculture raises premiums for women exhibitors to $1,000, and hands upper floor management of the exposition to the Woman’s State Fair Association. An Emerson quote and dairy occupation reflections accompany the note on women’s evolving professional opportunities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore
Methodist Episcopal Church
Indiana State Board of Agriculture
Woman's Department
Bad Men of New York City Stir Fear and Vengeance
New York correspondence describes Jere Dunn as a fearless, armed killer with a calm, refined appearance. Eyewitness accounts recount his killings Elliott and Hughes and his chilling presence among Chicago and New York toughs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jere Dunn
New York City
Elliott
Hughes
Dunn
John Oakhurst
Brete Harte
Chicago
Flushing
New York
Sudde
Agent Purchases Large Dallas County Land for Connecticut Colony
An agent buys a large tract in Dallas County in Northeastern Texas for a colony of 156 families from Connecticut who will take possession next fall. The purchase targets developing a new settlement with organized community planning and future growth prospects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dallas County
Texas
Connecticut
Salvation Army London Visit Impresses New York Writer
Dr Theodore Culer records impressions from a Salvation Army event in London including Gen Booth and Mrs Booth, the hallelujah sisters, and a powerful brass and drum concert. He notes the crowd, Booths' effective leadership, and a fervent prayer from a young soldier, praising the movement's impact.
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Salvation Army
England
Theodore Culer
Newman Hall
Spurgeon
London
New York
Booth
Gen. Booth
Stonewall Jackson
Moody
Blacksmith Minnis Haden’s Foot Powered Hammer Invention
The Montgomery Messenger profiles Minnis Haden a Blacksmith of Montgomery Virginia who devised a foot driven hammer machine enabling one worker to perform hammering and drilling tasks. The device promises stronger blows and the ability to drill perpendicularly or at angles with one man. D W Frizzell has part ownership and a caveat for a patent awaits patent papers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montgomery
Minnis Haden
D. W. Frizzell
A Woman in Love Reflects on Reason and Romance
The essay argues a woman in love loses objectivity and believes in a man’s reform, likening such devotion to a marvelously biased stage show. It notes she ignores obvious flaws and envisions virtue through love, contrasting with skeptical judgment. It ends by comparing love’s blindness to Titania’s.
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Wall Street
Titania
Bright Alaska Summer Light Inspires Stranger Delights
In midsummer Alaska the nearly continuous daylight bathes green slopes and deep blue waters. Dark timber belts shade the hills while flowers hum with insects and birdsong. The heat from the sun feels oppressive to visitors with thickened blood.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alaska
Mark Twain on Child Government and Parenting
Mark Twain defends spanking as a calm corrective, not revenge. He admires his wife as the best, wisest mother, shaping a home of love and high conduct. He laments a weak father and mother and mourns a son harmed by adult failings, while unveiling his own plan to publish without her edits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gailion
Jean
Mark Twain
Christian Union
Street Temptations in Urban Nights
The article warns parents that city streets at night draw youth toward crime by inviting boys and girls to saloons and loose company. It emphasizes the home as the remedy, urging mothers and fathers to keep homes happy to shield children from moral ruin and dangerous temptations.
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London
Gen Putnam Grave Neglect Noted In Old Cemetery
Norwich Bulletin laments neglect of General Israel Putnam’s grave in Brooklyn Cemetery. It details his distinguished career from French war service to Bunker Hill and West Point, and calls for a fitting monument to a Revolutionary hero amid long history.
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Norwich
Conn
Israel Putnam
Pomfret
Old Cemetery
Brooklyn
Bunker Hill
Army of the Highlands
New York
West Point
Connecticut
Tricks on the Tracks in the Locomotive Engineers
An article from The Railway Review discusses safety risks for engineers facing rival sabotage and the psychological strain of locomotive work. It cites cases of emery in oiling cans and oil foaming to fake boiler water, plus a fatal example from rival malice. The Locomotive Engineers’ Brotherhood has 17,000 members in 240 divisions with headquarters in Cleveland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. S. Hampton
Indianapolis
Ind
Warner
T. S&s. Ingraham
Cleveland
Ohio
Locomotive Engineers’ Brotherhood
Arthur
Michigan Central
Market Report for Wheat Corn and Livestock Prices
Minnesota and Dakota grain and livestock prices listed with No 2 spring wheat at 79 cents, No 2 red 83 4, corn cash 44 4, oats 25 4, rye 56, flaxseed 1.19, pork cash 8.77 to 8.85, lard 6.22 to 6.25, butter 16 to 20 cents, eggs 12 to 12 5e. Minnesota wheat prices include No 1 hard 79, No 1 76, Northern 76, corn 42 43, oats 26 28, bran 8.75 to 9, shorts 10.25 to 10.50, mixed feed 16, timothy hay 9 to 11, best upland 7 to 7.50. Darturn wheat at No 1 hard 83 1 for No 2 Northern 84 87, and oats 264 28.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. Minn&aroris
Timothy
Darturn
San Francisco Man Finds Relief With Star Cough Cure
Mr. David Netter of 795 Mission Street, San Francisco, suffered months of severe cold and cough leading to total hoarseness. After consulting several physicians with no relief he used Star Cough Cure, took a few doses and soon felt better, finishing the bottle fully cured.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David Netter
Mission Street
San Francisco
Cal
Big Fargo fire gutts Sherman house amid laundry blaze
Fire destroyed the Sherman house in Fargo North Dakota on Friday morning the 2nd inst. J G Kissner proprietor could not save the building as flames spread rapidly. Loss is estimated at 25 000 to 30 000 with 10 000 on the building and 4 000 on furniture insured. Inmates escaped in their underclothes with only trunks clothing and a few pieces of furniture saved.
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Tribune-Republican
Denver and
Rio Grande
Santa Fe
Trinidad
Colorado
Raton
New Mexico
New York Grand Central
Philadelphia and Reading Railroad
Laramie City
Laramie
Green River
Wootten Patent
E. J. Rauch
Union Pacific Road
Santa Fe Road
Wootten Railroad Switch Company
Cheyenne
Fargo
Dak
Sherman House
J. G. Kissner
Invalids' Hotel and Surgical Institute Ad
An 18 physician strong Buffalo NY clinic touts cures for chronic diseases including nasal throat long liver kidney digestive and skin ailments and offers a guidebook for 10 cents. Also notes a $700000 Manchester NH cotton mill and various patent medicine ads.
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Buffalo
N. Y
America
World's Dispensary Medical Association
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G. H. Orton
Mexico
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Anna Howard
Esther
May
Albany Evening Journal
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Gen. Putnam
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la Ferte-Sous-Jouarre
Paris
Buda-Pesth
Oblates
Niet
Manchester
N.H
Davis
Crosby
Whitman County
Wash
Colton
Idaho
Wells, Richardson & Co
Burlington
Montreal
Golden Medical Discovery
Vanderbilt Lines
Racine & Mississippi
8. M. McIntosh
Rennville
Minn
Minnesota
Lord Cairns
Athlophoros
Armstrong
M. D
Chelsea, Mich
J. T. Rossiter
First Reformed Church
JosePa C. Surr
Carcuit Court
Clinton Co
Wrepere
BOW Chemical CO
Grand Union Hotel
Grand Cent
Caswell, Hazard & Co
Caswell, Hazanp & Co
Cole & Co
Black River Falls
Wis
Mark
Portica
Expresa
Cuarles A. Youller Company
Maryland
Taye
Een
Italy
Criicrra
Regor- Vent
C. E. DePuy
Ph. G
Detroit
Mich
Hops & Malt Bitters CO
Roves Bros, & Cltlek
Seraut
Bryan Drug Company
St. Paul
Lyman Eliel Deug CO
Minneapolis
Perry Davis
Pain Killer
Tutt
Murray St
Express
de. J. S
L. Pond
M.D
Aurora, Kane Co
Stanance Silverware Co
Mass
P. McNamal
Napa City
U.S
Umane Revelly CO
LaFayette
Ing
B. H. Me
Wrill & Co
Robinson
St. Av
Sores S.& Clitler and
Ryan Drug
Victor Caning
Victor Nati
Vuvuen
Auller
Newark Hachine CO
Columbus
R. U
Lorillard
Rose Lea
Louisville
Aes
J. C
Athlop Gros
Athlophoros CO
Wall St
Honeverr
ST. Paul, Minn
Druggiet & Cher
Tognes Free Organ and Piano CO
Tremont St
F. 14Th St
Wabash Ave
Montgomery Ward & CO
Wabash Avenue
Ewist
Swift
Noorth
Mullett Street
John F. Pradley
Griswold St
Swift Specific CO
Alanta
FIS Bray
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