Congress Debates Tariff Bills and Wool Schedule
Senate resumes tariff work with amendments to liquor schedules, wool on the free list debated, and a concurrent resolution on adjournment. House passes eight hour work bill and Southern war claims measure as committees push river and harbor, Indian affairs, and public building actions.
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Carlisle
Senate
Messrs
Sherman
Aldrich
Gibson
Edmunds
Itme
Blair
Women’s National Industrial League
Pinkerton
House
Rouse
United States
House Committee On Indian Affairs
Chocktaw Coal and Railway Company
Great Lakes
Donts for packing trunks from New York Evening Sun
Practical packing rules for travelers include separating delicate garments, using tissue for gowns, avoiding valuables in trunks, not storing ink or acids, packing toilet soap towels and remedies, packing bottles separately, filling gaps with soft bundles, ensuring trunk is in good repair and clearly labeled, and securing with a sturdy strap. The guidance emphasizes careful, organized packing and security.
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New York Evening Sun
What Amen Means in a Family Moment
A six year old mishears an explanation of amen and claims it means mustn't touch it. His brother Ernest and mother debate the phrase with the boy interpreting amen as let it be, recalling the saying from the family home and a magazine source.
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Ernest
Philip
Mamma
A Fly Time Pan on an Atlantic Liner Record Attempt
The St. Joseph News notes a rowdy scene aboard an Atlantic liner racing to beat a record. St. Agedore humorously suggests bringing an experienced woodcutter to aid the voyage, claiming he could make the bark fly as the compass faints.
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St. Joseph
St. Agedore
Europe
Yabsley Questioned Over Expected Cure Not Matched
In Terre Haute the exchange hints at doubt over a doctor’s last prescription. The rhetoric suggests frustration with a promised remedy failing to improve the patient’s cold.
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Terre Haute Express
Yabsley
Bowless
Rattler Bed Tale Captivates Hillboro Crowd
Jim Conley recalls a Utah encounter with a giant rattlesnake in a camp near Ogden and Salt Lake City. After a night of coldness and a wound from an ax, he and Bill dispersed the snake’s remains, later selling the rattles to a museum before their journey to Salt Lake City.
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Jim Conley
Globe- Democrat
McPherson’s Corner
Utah Territory
Globe-Democrat
Hillboro
N. M
Conley
Ogden
Salt Lake City
Union Pacific
Bill
Iceland
Rattler
Italy
Railroad Official Forgets Wife In Hotel Mix Up
A Philadelphia Inquirer item recounted a Continental hotel scene where a prominent railroad official, traveling with his wife, registers her as a guest and then realizes he left her at Atlanta City. Laughter ensues as he explains the slip and hurries to the elevator.
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Continental
The
Philadelphia Inquirer
John Blank
Atlanta
Trees as underground creatures with roots for senses
A Holmes inspired piece in The Atlantic Monthly argues trees are like polyps with tails in the air. Roots act as intelligence and tentacles seek water and nutrients, while wind moves the tail like a living plant organism.
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Oliver Wendell Holmes
The
Atlantic Monthly
Belfast Girl Seeks Marriage Lawyer Mixup
A Belfast girl seeks marriage and faces a harsh reaction from her father. She then tries to hire a lawyer but enters a doctor's office by mistake. Believing the doctor a lawyer, she vents her tale, accuses him of deception, and leaves, vowing both a lawyer and a prison for the doctor, yet she remains determined to marry.
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Belfast
Belast
Just Married Practical Joke Hits Springfield Couple
A Springfield newlywed couple faced a prank when a joker pasted large "Just Married" labels on their trunks and handbags. The labels were not removed before the couple began their wedding trip, and the bride carried a handbag visibly marked "Just Married."
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Springfield
Bri
Letter to the Sad Old Folks at Home
A Portland Oregonian poem urges readers to write home letters to aging parents rather than seek late nights or distractions. It stresses avoiding excuses and highlights the emotional impact of missing news on elders whose hair is turning white and who await word from the absent.
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Portland Oregonian
Night Tower Operator Sacrifices Sleep for Farmhouse Fire
In a rural railroad tale Tony Smith passes duties to Will Kaye at Long Hollow. Night watches test nerve as Kaye loves Mollie, eyes blaze of a farmhouse fire, and with freight engine backing in, he coordinates rescue while passengers ride on. Mollie later marries Kaye in Philadelphia.
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Ony Smith
Smith
Tony
Mollie
Will Kaye
Kaye
Kave
Long Hollow
Troma
Anaes
No. 10
Philadelphia Times
Ohio Farmer Harpster Impresses Washington Circle
A Washington correspondent profiles David Harpster of northern Ohio, a wealthy sheep raiser famed for vast western reserve flocks and influence with Senator Sherman. The encounter with ex-congressman John B. Alley reveals Harpster’s plain manner and savvy on land holdings, contrasting Alley’s boastful Texas farm claim.
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Washington
United States
David Harpster
Ohio
Western Reserve
The
Union
Harpster
Senator Sherman
John B. Alley
Massachusetts
Credit Mobilier
Alley
Sherman
Dave Harpster
Texas
Mr. Harpster
Talmage Urges Congregation to Sing in Church
The speaker argues that church singing should be led by the congregation not a choir. He warns silent attendance drains worship and says a strong, vocal congregation could amplify church impact, claiming if churches sing boldly more souls might join the kingdom.
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Tomey
Israel
Christ
House of God
Kingdom of Christ
T. DeWitt Talmage
Ladies’ Home Journal
Farmer Seeks Character at Crossroad Four O Clock
A Scotch tale in which a farmer delays hiring a farm lad until he brings a character from the last place. The boy answers with a twist and leaves the farmer to meet his own character at the cross at 4. Toronto Empire reports the anecdote.
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Toronto Empire
Ancient engineers and the Colossus of Rhodes debate
In St James's Gazette the column argues modern engineering overreaches in denying ancient feats. It cites the Colossus of Rhodes and the Colosseum as enduring proofs, notes Alexander's gilded durbar tent, and recounts Curio's wooden theatres forming a colossal amphitheatre to surpass Scaurus.
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Stonehenge
Fiesole
Mycene
Salisbury Plain
Eiffel Tower
Forth Bridge
M. Eiffel
M. Bartholdi
Rhodes
Colosseum
Messrs. Piffer
Bartholdi
Delphi
Tower of London
Trafalgar Square
Alexander
Julius Cesar
Forum Romanum
Via Sacra
Babylon
Phylarchus
Pliny
C. Curio
Curio
St. James
How He Did It Elderly Captain and Lieutenant Exchange
A humor piece from Texas Siftings recounts an exchange at a Mrs Kursenback party where an elderly captain instructs a young lieutenant to give the servant girl two marks. The lieutenant reveals his method to satisfy her with a squeeze of the finger.
Moody Seminary Opens Domestic Laboratory for Girls
The Northfield lab, organized by Miss Huntington of New York, trains one hundred girls in housewifery and sewing, cooking, washing, waiting and fine laundry as exact sciences. Moody's Seminary aims to give high achieving pupils with small means a thorough affordable education with graduates expected to teach what they learned.
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Dwight L. Moody
Northfield
Miss Huntington
Wilson Mission Kitchen Garden
New York
Harper’s Bazar
Train rescuer Morrill aided by generous donor
A Montreal gentleman pulled from under a moving train by Frank E. Morrill of North Berwick promised to repay the kindness with 5000 dollars and has fulfilled the pledge. Morrill has supported his widowed mother by selling corn on the train for years and the funds will aid them.
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Montreal
Old Orchard
Frank E. Morrill
North Berwick
Rseth
Morrill
Lewiston Journal
Gaskins Pursues Shakespearean Character This Season
An amateur actor notes Gaskins plans to take a Shakespearean role this season, remarking that he lacks his own character to portray and may rely on classic plays for a defining part.
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Washington Post
Gaskins
Indian skull skin sale on the Alaska steamer
A man buys furs on a steamer in Alaska and encounters an Indian with a silver fox skin. After a sliding offer, the Indian demands sixty dollars, counting out six tens to explain the price, in Portland Oregonian report.
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Alaska
Portland Oregonian
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United States Pub. Co
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Maes & Fergncgn
James Tanner
Commissioner of Pensions
Washington, D
Patrick O'Farrell
Washington, D. C
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Buffalo
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Woodward & CO
Seapolis
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Northwestern Conservatory OF Music
Nicollet Ave
Minneapolis
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Warren St
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STERE
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ST. Paul, Minn
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