Giant with extra fingers and toes sermonized
The Rev T DeWitt Talmage delivers a Brooklyn tabernacle sermon on superfluities as hindrances using the giants of scripture and historical anecdotes to urge plain living. He extols ordinary hands and feet as divine tools and condemns wealth excesses and last will charity excess.
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Dr. Talmage
Israel
Jonathan
Shimea
David
Pliny
Crete
Tavernier
Java
Volcatius
Berlin
Gath
Dr. Def
Florence Nightingale
Tyler S
Potomac
Martin Lathers
Faradays
Edisons
Beemarks
Gladstones
Washingstons
George Whitefields
Rufus Chute
William Wert
Lemuel L. Southand
Valentine Mott
Willard Parker
Pancoast
Gross
Joseph C. Hutchinson
The Most Beautiful Hands and Feet in Service
A reflective parable contrasts hands and feet in acts of charity and usefulness. Three women boast of their beauty through deeds while an aged beggar prompts a lesson: true beauty lies in relief given to the needy, echoing Christ’s teaching.
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Riw
Christ
William Kuchenbecker
Prairie du Chien
Wis
Sharpers in Gotham Deflated by Wabash Lawyer Tale
A St Louis lawyer recounts a New York con. Involving a well dressed crook posing as a gimlet seller and a Western look to trap him at the Metropolitan Hotel. The scam pivots on a false name Johnson and a claim of a Louisiana Lottery prize. The suspect vanished into the crowd.
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New York City
St. Louis
Hoffman House
Wabash Legal
Gotham
New Yorker
Metropolitan
New York
The
Concern
Limits of Wheel Size on Locomotive Speed
The text argues that increasing locomotive weight or wheel size raises resistance and power needs nonlinearly. Doubling wheel circumference increases speed potential but demands eightfold power, due to resistance rising with speed squared. There is a maximum speed cap set by finite boiler and engine capacity, limiting wheel and component size.
Nutmeg Swindle Hits Detroit Prominent Suppliers
A sharp stranger posing as a spruce-box dealer sold fake nutmegs to Detroit grocers. He displayed cheap samples at 39 cents a pound and convinced buyers to pay cash for a large consignment. The nuts were later found to be Decan nuts boiled to mimic genuine nutmeg, and the swindler remains at large.
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Detroit Journal
Detroit
Champaigne
Many Uses of Castor Oil Across Professions
An article notes castor oil serves many roles beyond medicine. It acts as a lubricant for wagons and machinery, a fuel for illumination, and a flavoring additive in Indian condiments. The piece cites large seed production in India and extensive processing in Belleville Illinois and nearby states.
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India
Morocco
California
Kansas Town
Illinois
Belleville
Iils
Globe-Democrat
Meaning of Kismet in Turkish
Estelle asks the meaning of kismet Hugh replies it is Turkish and means kiss me The comment notes a typographical error and that they commune in Turk?
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Estelle
Hugh
Turk
Senate and House Proceedings Highlight Tariff and Trust Debates
The ledger notes tense Senate and House activity with focus on tariff reform and trust suppression. Sherman backs a Canada united policy while speakers press tariff reduction as hearings loom. Disputes occur over adjournment, land grants, and yellow fever relief funding amid committee investigations and proposed measures.
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Marquette & Ontonagon
House
General Land Office
St. Clair Flats Canal
Des Moines Rapids
St. Mary's Falls
Portland Canal
Senate Finance Committee
John E. Jr
Sugar Trust
Chandler
Secretary of the Treasury
United States and Congo Steamship Company
Free
Africa
Edmunds
Anzi F. Newman
Utah
Cmon
Weather Bureau
Department of Agriculture
Dougherty
Florida
Kilgore
Texas
Michigan
Marquette
Ontonagan
Crain
Bold Robbery Reported in Olmstead County
A trunk with over 800 dollars in cash and valuable notes was stolen from the Schoonover home during the Kasson fair visit. A large club was left on the premises, suggesting deadly resistance. No clues available. Nearby, a clash worsens German and coast tribes in Bagomoyo with many deaths and political turmoil. An inmate hunt and a George fraction is noted. Eight Italians linked to a Wisconsin murder are jailed after checks tied to the crime are found.
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Olmstead
Minn
Dan Schoonover
Bagomoyo Africa
Leipsic
Matthews
Pangani
Fone
Pembina
D. T
Willie Garman
Valley City
T. Hubbard
Hawthorne
Wiscon
Albert Lea council weighs brickyard inducements and mail route gains
Local reports note Albert Lea council considering a system of incentives to attract a brick and tile yard, plus a postal official favoring free delivery at Faribault. Other items recount thefts near Hastings, injuries from accidents in St. Cloud and Pipestone, a large fire at Mike Brady’s saloon, and mixed political seating at Ellsworth’s band rallies.
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Worthington
Faribault
The
Star
Pipestone
Chamber of Commerce
Mike Brady
Northern Pacific Junction
A Glance at the Gentle Camel From Count Gleichen
A narrative on camels noting their flexible legs and necks and their loud roars while being saddled fed or mounted. The piece claims occasional leg kicks but portrays the camel as docile with the caveat that lack of brains may explain temper.
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Count Gleichen
A Strange Hereditary Peculiarity Among Dukes
The Duke of Simonetta, Italian nobleman and rising composer, descends from a long line of dukes sharing a jet black hair trait with a distinctive white tuft above the forehead. The present duke's father had brown hair with no tuft, ending the ar mark, but the son now mirrors the white tuft despite a dark head of hair.
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Simonetta
New Orleans Times-Democrat
What Mother Called Him
An Albany teacher asks a child for his father’s name and learns only the surname. When asked what his mother calls him, the boy replies that she sometimes calls him an old crank.
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Albany
Warner's Log Cabin Remedies Proclaim Old Time Cures
An advertisement extols Warner's Log Cabin remedies including Sarsaparilla Extract Hair Tonic Liver Pills Plasters and Rose Cream for catarrh. The copy links them to the simple effective cures of the old Log Cabin days and compares to Tippacanoe style remedies.
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Warner
Battle Between a Horse and Snake in Blount County
Wealthy Alabama farmer Hiram Blake recounted a death battle in which a valued horse worth $2,500 fought a giant rattlesnake along a stream in Blount County. The horse, bitten five times, crushed the snake with its hoof but died hours later after whiskey soaked bites. The diamondback measured nine feet with 19 rattles. skin to be sent to the Smithsonian.
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Birmingham
Ala
Hiram Blake
Blount County
Blake
Smithsonian Institution
Pretty wedding of Miss Mabel Smith and Hon Alwyn Fulke Greville
London Truth notes the wedding of Mabel Smith to Alwyn Fulke Greville brother to Lord Brooke and second son of the Earl of Warwick. Bridesmaids wore Empire style white crepe de chine with pale yellow moire sashes and bon nets of yellow poppy petals. Guests mostly wore white with striped dresses. The writer praises the striped fashion trend and the artistry of gowns.
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London
Town
Mabel Smith
Alwyn Fulke Greville
Lord Brooke
Earl of Warwick
Garces & Co Groceries Receives Customer Praise in Larimore Letter
A 1888 Larimore letter to Garces & Co Groceries at 196 and 192 E. 5th St St Paul Minnesota praises their reliability and fair pricing. Eva Vauvey Farming Co confirms four years of ring goods and courteous treatment with favorable terms for farmers across the northwest.
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St. Paul
Larimore
D. T
Garces & Co
5Th St. St. Paul
Minn
Northwest
Eva Vauvey Farming Co
Doctor Proposes Consulting Physician for Assassination
In a razor sharp exchange from Texas Siftings a doctor asks to call in a consulting physician while the patient suggests bringing accomplices to complete an assassination. The dialogue captures a chilling plan and legal risk.
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Texas Siftings
Old Men Use Moxie to Support Fortitude and Recovery
An old newspaper note claims Moxie strengthens the nervous system for aging men and aids recovery after a long business life. It also mentions floods and the removal of a night of dissipation, noting a tumbler can break recent intoxication within an hour with no ill effects.
Items of Chitchat Between Mrs Jones and Mrs Smith
Dialog snippet shows Mrs Jones tells Mrs Smith not to trouble seeing her to the door while Mrs Smith responds there is no trouble, a courteous exit noted in a Boston newspaper. The exchange reveals social etiquette of a bygone era.
What a Lovely Complexion Says About Blood Purity
The article extols a fair complexion as a sign of pure blood and promotes Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery as a remedy to drive out humors causing sallowness and blotchy skin. It frames skin health as a reflection of internal balance and urges use of the tonic.
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Allen
Pierce
Dr. Pierce
M.A. Stemman
Grand Avenue
Grand Rapids
Mich
Hood
All Drugziers
C. I. Hood & CO
Apothecaries
Lowell
Maas
Fire sale profits after store blaze boost merchant
A citizen questions a merchant about rising fortunes amid recent dull times. The merchant recalls a store fire that damaged stock and enabled a rapid profit through a public sale to clear inventory.
Why He Left Sunday School
A humorous Arcola Record item recounts a Sunday school moment where a playful boy misinterprets Cain and Abel and, prompted by his father’s politics, asks to leave as the teacher discusses the bloodier biblical tale. The exchange ends with the boy requesting his hat to depart.
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Cain
Abel
Papa
Arcola
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Er Drug and Chemical Co
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Mass
Existance
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Murray St
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4Th St
St.Paul
Wells, Richardson & CO
Burlington, Vt
One Price
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Saleratus
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E. 3d
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Glek Co
N.state St
Chicago
ORD Beef
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St Paul, Minn
Treet
Jrniture CO
Sing Goods
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Schliek & CO
Mian
Jones
Binghamton Binghamton
Supreme Court
Wm. A. Hammond
Daniel Greenleaf Thompson
A. Loi
Pitth Ave
Common Sense Care Co
State St
Perry Davis
Druccists
BIG Boston Clothing Store
Minneapolis
Simpson & Hen
Derson
Minneapolis, Minn
Ufacturer
NLU
Clothier
J.l.hudson
Ryan Block
Robert Sts
ST. Paul, Minn
Montgomery Ward & Co
Michigan Avenue
Bank Farmer
Tne
Minn. Pub. CO
ALLEN S_ IRON
Ed Roe
J.P. Alles
Druggit
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