Taylors Falls land office consolidates with St Cloud
News notes a January 1 consolidation of the Taylors Falls land office with the St. Cloud office and reports on bets and opinions regarding the yacht Valkyrie, the America cup history, and a barber shop suit in St Paul. A weather prophet forecasts storms mid and late month with a cold wave at month end. Attendance at the Chicago Day fair nears 752 thousand, nearly doubling Paris exposition and triple Philadelphia.
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Northern Democrats Criticize Pension Policies in Congress
The North Carolina Globe rails at pensions and federal theft, accusing Republicans of moral failure. It blasts the North for alleged corruption and laments lack of Democratic strength in Congress.
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Rosser Leaves Democratic Ranks as Populist Bid Emerges
Gen Thomas L Rosser renounces the Democratic party in Charlottesville with sorrow and grief. He denies plans to announce a congressional candidacy before a vacancy. He pledges to run for Congress against Mr O Ferrall and opposes President Cleveland and his financial policy.
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Wages in Duluth Lumber Woods Set for Winter
A Duluth telegram reports wages for the coming winter will range from about 13 to 20 dollars monthly, with two firms already contracting workers at 16 dollars a month or 15 if early withdrawal. Ashland pays 12 to 14 dollars monthly with easy hiring, and many loggers expect a large harvest.
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Itasca County
Standard weights per bushel fixed by last session
The legislature fixed standard weights per bushel for many crops and set penalties for overpurchasing or underquoting during sale unless a special contract exists. Penalties range from ten to one hundred dollars or imprisonment up to ninety days.
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Tramp shoots during Little Falls train hold up
At Little Falls Tuesday around 1 am a tramp tried to stop Conductor Days's train by brandishing a revolver at Brakeman Logan. Logan knocked the weapon away and struck the assailant, who fired as he ducked. Ed Guin and Night Policeman Tourtilotte pursued. The wounded man, James Davis of Dublin aged 28, was found near the depot and later died from a gunshot wound to the abdomen.
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World’s Fair at Chicago urged with limited time to visit
A booster note hails the Chicago World’s Fair as the grandest display of science art and industry. It claims two hundred million dollars were spent and only three weeks remain to visit. It promotes low fares and affordable lodging and touts The Burlington line for tickets via its scenic ve stibuled cars and dining service.
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St. Paul
Minn
Chicago Woman Plans Butter Statue of Gov Nelson
A Miss Brooks of Chicago aims to sculpt a butter statue of Gov Nelson and his family for Minnesota dairy exhibit. The quip suggests someone should announce she butter not.
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Willful Falsehood in Tax Assessment Criticized
A Northfield News editorial condemns property tax assessments as fostering universal falsehood. It argues counties precincts and individuals falsify lists to dodge taxes, depreciating property values and harming credit while deluding themselves into thinking they save money. The piece laments the lack of public protest.
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Itasca Lumber Company Expands Rail Network in Northern Minnesota
The Itasca Lumber Company extends its rail system with a new nearly twenty mile line to connect timber areas in Itasca county to the Mississippi at White Oak Point. Fourteen miles of main line and four miles of branches are completed, with plans to reach Big Bowstring lake and the Big Fork river next year. The project aids timber shipments and invites settlers to the region.
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Baths of Italy Transforming Sea Visits Into Liberty and Romance
The Chicago Tribune essay extols Italian seaside bathing from Venice to Capri, noting public baths with camerlini and organettes where etiquette dissolves in water. It celebrates warm Mediterranean waters, scenic spots like Sorrento and the blue grotto, and the social ease shared by rich and poor alike.
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Head a Little Gray but Heart All Right
A theaterGoer dialogue from the New York Sun features Mrs Calliper and Colonel Calliper discussing a middle aged man with a gray mustache who wept for the people in a play. The colonel suggests the man has a young heart blessed by God and Mrs Calliper agrees he should be grateful.
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Mourning Edict Across China After Imperial Death
The notice states that upon the emperor's death the death intelligence is sent to provinces in blue ink with mourning color. Ranks remove red ornaments from caps tied to rank. All subjects must not shave heads for 100 days, and may not marry, play music, or perform sacrifices during this period.
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Pressure When Deep Ocean Pressures Shape Sunken Objects
A late 19th century piece explains how sea water at depths 1000 to 2500 fathoms dissolves shells into globigerina ooze and how immense pressures crush metal cylinders and shatter glass, leaving ocean bottom red clay beyond. It notes the absence of carbonate shells and the transformative chemical action of long exposure to seawater.
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Dreams as Tests of Character in Dreams
A discussion on how dreams expose hidden traits by placing us in dangers we may never face in real life. The author suggests dreams reveal self knowledge through experiences of fear, courage, and moral decision, paralleling possible reactions to future real events.
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F. Greenwood
Contemporary Review
Animals Are Much Like Children Says Naturalists
Naturalists compare emotions such as love hate fear and joy between children and young animals. The piece notes play acts like tag running races jumping contests wrestling ball games and hide and seek as natural necessities for young beings according to Youth's Companion.
Rain tree of Peru and Zola on Napoleon III in critique
In Peru a rain tree, Batas vapero, condenses atmospheric moisture and exudes mist from its succulent leaves. M. Zola, writing in The Figaro, argues Napoleon III’s rosy cheeks at Sedan were heroic in a Shakespearean sense. A London public opinion quip moments: a girl and mother discuss boarding houses and chaos on the street.
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Brainerd Farmer’s Five Votes for Republicans
J J Howe reports meeting a North Dakota farmer who with five sons runs a large farm. The farmer’s sons voted for Cleveland last fall hoping wheat would rise to 1.25 per bushel. Wheat has fallen to 45 cents. He predicts five votes and five workers for the Republican ticket at the next election.
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J. J. Howe
Brainerd
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Pneumatic interpreter aims to translate languages
Wm Raab of Austin Minnesota has applied for a patent on a small pneumatic interpreter. Operated by compressed air it promises multilingual conversation with a simple device the English user and Japanese speaker can use. The machine translates Japanese to English and vice versa, similar in principle to a typewriter and as compact as a table lamp.
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