Lagrippe spreads and political forecasts in Texas
The Weekly Banner notes the dread lagrippe appearing in parts of the country and questions Reagan's successor due to an upcoming legislature session. It discusses drill tactics affecting state guards, sugar bounty benefits to a few Texas planters, and suggests cotton bounties may reach ordinary people. It cites a New York letter about McKinley and Reed, and advises Southern farmers to shift toward hogs and pork to counter cotton price drops amid European famine and German market openings.
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Texas
Europe
German Empire
Dallas Steamboat The Dallas Arrives At Commerce Street
The first steamboat to reach Dallas since the Sallie Haynes disaster arrives at the foot of Commerce Street Thursday morning. The flat boat about sixty feet long, loaded with cordwood, is christened The Dallas and fired anvils to announce its arrival. Speeches follow and wood is auctioned by stilts and cords. navigators claim a profit and push plans to lower water rates. At El Paso the Southwest Miners convention adopts resolutions urging free unlimited coinage and repeal of bullion purchase requirements to reopen mints. It also calls for exemption of mining property from foreign-ownership restrictions in territories. the congress adjourns sine die.
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Dallas
Sallie Haynes
Commerce Street
Southwest Miners’ Convention
el Paso
Committee On Resolutions
John H. Reagan
Friends of Silver
Treasury
United States
Congress
Whatley cites torture tools in Mexican Catholic penance
At a St Louis extension conference Rev A H Whatley spoke for Mexico and said Catholics there are ignorant. He claimed to carry a torture instrument and described a rope with barbed wire used by priests as penance, provoking debate on concentrating church work on Mexican Catholics.
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Cumberland Presbyterian Church
St. Louis
A. H. Whatley
Mexico
Whatley
Louisiana Primaries Split Over Lottery and Adams
Democratic primaries in Louisiana produced a split faction. The lottery ticket, backed by large money power, won 400 of 686 delegates while the anti lottery side nominated Adams for Governor, who declined. The result suggests the lottery bloc may prevail despite anti lottery efforts.
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Louisiana
McEnery
Adams
Brenham Hesitates to Cheer Velasco Boom
Brenham residents, rooted in Baxxen lineage and tied to the Brazos port, resist joining the Velasco boom. They praise Brenham’s future plans including electric lights artesian water an ice factory and cold storage while urging unity at home and letting Velasco pursue its own prospects.
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Velasco
Brenham
Brazos
Weather Prophet Foresees Storm Wave Across Nation
W T Foster of St Joseph predicts a moving storm wave will dominate North American weather, with warm slopes in the south and cold air in the Midwest. He notes rain and snow across the United States, with severe gales near the Great Lakes around the 23rd and 24th and the forecast dates tied to a December 7 calculation. He adds that readers should watch for changes about the stated dates and that he does not claim exact timing. The piece concludes with a remark on vanity attributed to a woman.
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W. T. Foster
St. Joseph Mo
Great Valleys
Texas
Florida
Ohio Valley
Atlantic States
Missouri
Mississippi Valley
St. Louis
Atlantic Coast
St. Lawrence Valley
Upper Lakes
United States
North American
Nevar
Rockdale rifles seek reorganization and regional notices
Reports note efforts to reorganize the Rockdale rifles, plus various local incidents across Texas. Highlights include church work at Pilot Point, fires at Austin and Cisco, a fatal train accident near Texarkana, arson cases, and political appointments in Tyler and Beaumont.
Chinese Poluta for Hosts from Yuan Mei
A quotation from the Chinese writer Yuan Mei urges hosts to avoid ostentatious dishes. He favors simple foods like bamboo shoots and emphasizes tasting with the mouth rather than ears. He cites bird’s nest and sea slugs as overrated and recounts a tale of guests admiring nests served wholesale.
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Yuan Mei
Honee
Temple Bar
How to Acquire a Foreign Vocabulary
The best method is teaching others what you have learned. Focus first on common everyday words and objects, not literary expressions. Practice naming each item around you at your desk or while traveling to recall foreign equivalents.
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Boston Heraldl
Frosted Glass Through Lead Paint Technique
The Detroit Free Press describes a method to frosten glass by mixing sugar of lead with oil as paint, applying it, pouncing with batting while fresh, and using a sharpened stick to score lines that form diamonds or squares on the sash for obscured views and sun protection.
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Detroit Free Press
A Little Brute Nearsighted Lady
A brief item notes a boy attempting to tie a tin can to a dog's tail provoking strong reaction from a maid and a mother figure promising cake if he stops. The language reflects a harsh old time newspaper tone.
A Tribute to the Frog in Local Lore
A Louisville Courier Journal excerpt extols the bullfrog as a valued creature from cradle to grave. It lauds sport in hunting and eating frogs, and argues for protection against rival and foreign bull frogs as policy and justice.
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Louisville Courier-Journal
Child Sighs Over Laughing Water in Central Park
A New York Cor respondent recalls her toddler son who, at Central Park, watched ripples on the lake and declared with charm that the water is laughing. He speaks with poetic insight beyond his age.
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Central Park
New York Cor
Cloth and Paper From the Tree of the South Seas
The bark of a mulberrylike tree yields a delicate cloth used for native garments and a fine paper. Deep sea life shows reduced or absent eyes in abyssal zones, suggesting origins from shallows. Iceland reports no prisons or police, while Chinese rule spans 250 years with baked meats noted.
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South Seas
Philadelphia Times
China
Chrysanthemum Cobweb Party Idea From New York Herald
A guide to hosting a chrysanthemum cobweb party with Japanese decor and a web weaving game. Invitations on parchment feature a chrysanthemum motif. rooms are redecorated with scrolls fans and lanterns. guests untangle twine to collect bias sous for prizes. Japanese costumes and luncheon notes suggested. An "aster" party variant uses three cobora colors.
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New York Herald
Watermelon Guessing Party Tests Bristol Youths
A Bristol party game had girls and boys tally seeds in a large watermelon. Guests wrote guesses on cards, the closest to the actual seed count won a prize, with the farthest off receiving the booby. George Hughes guessed 800 of 929 seeds and won kisses from the girls.
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Bristol
Conevision
George Hughes
Philadelphis
Ribbons and Soap Plates Inspire Domestic Service Debate
A New York Sun item mocks the fad of ribboning and decorating everyday items such as soup plates. The piece notes the 33 intertwined bands around a plate rim distract guests and performers, and questions why girls object to domestic service as a livelihood.
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New York Sun
Name Change Debate at World’s Fair Board of Lady Managers
A discussion surfaces over altering the official designation of the World’s Fair board of Lady Managers. The piece notes the phrase lady is overworked and references a separate case on the Little Miami railroad where Watters failed to display a ticket, causing a fifteen minute delay and a later conductor dismissal amid local quarrel in Camp Dennison.
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Cincinnati Commercial Gazette
Sunday stamps test Swiss public feeling on rest
Sunday Stamper reports that to gauge Sunday rest sentiment Swiss officials will issue special Sunday stamps. Letters bearing these stamps will not be delivered on Sunday but held until Monday, while ordinary stamps will have Sunday delivery. The usage of Sunday stamps will guide future post office policy.
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Switzerland
Postoffice
The
Republic
Postofice
London
Relic Hunter Damages Hawthorne Monument
A relic fiend has chipped Nathaniel Hawthorne’s monument prompting a large fence to deter intruders. The tombstone has been damaged repeatedly and a stranger reportedly sold chipped pieces in Boston at high prices.
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Nathaniel Hawthorne
Boston
Philadelphia Ledger
Heat Wave Prompts City Notions Of Weather Bureau
A writer mocks the heat by urging readers to check the official weather service thermometer atop a forty story tower, arguing it shows far cooler readings than the reported sweltering conditions. The piece reflects urban whimsy about summer heat and public meteorology.
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Official Weather Service
New York Weekly
Ziem Studio in Martigues and Miss Nicolay's Art Promise
Passage recalls M Ziem living in Martigues with a studio overlooking a garden where a toy mosque stands and larger mosque frames rise nearby. It also depicts Helen Nicolay, daughter of John Nicolay, pursuing art with talent noted by judges. her studio housed sketches, casts, and travels inspiring her early work.
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Mr. Nicolay
John Nicolay
Helen Nicolay
Nicolay
New York Academy of Design
Robert P. Porter
New York Telegram
Marie Bashkirteeffs Grave at Passy Cemetery
Visited grave of Marie Hashkirtesis in Passy, a two part monument with vault and chapel. The sarcophagus rests under a wreath while a glass door reveals Marie’s table, chair, basket, books, and paintings inscribed on the walls, a striking tribute likely to her eccentric reputation.
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Marie Bashkirteeffs
Passy
Marie Hashkirtesis
Marie
Paris
Jes
Peeta
Bostan
Dog Parachute Descent At Reed Lake Delights Village
A 150 pound mastiff owned by Reed Lake hotelier Charles Godfrey was fitted with a double parachute for a balloon ascent novelty. The dog and a companion ascent reached about 2000 feet before the dog's chute opened late and he landed in the lake where a steamboat rescued him. The dog was unharmed and the stunt may continue despite Humane Society opposition.
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Reed Lake
Charles Godfrey
The
Humane Society
Detroit
Sun Spots and the Coming Maximum Observers Watch Day Star
The period of maximum sunspot activity nears as amateurs and professionals worldwide focus telescopes on the sun. A productive chance for amateur observers exists, with solar disturbances linked to magnetic variations offering valuable study. Small telescopes may yield discoveries that earn lasting fame in astronomy.
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New York Recorder
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