Fragmented Bulletin Highlights Distant Celebrities and Lives
A collage of vignettes from across the era notes Patti wearing $900,000 in diamonds at a London debut. an Icelandic monthly from Copenhagen. public notices on writers and editors. Boston mass birthday milestones. a Cincinnati death. Bayard Taylor's daughter in literary circles. Nellie Arthur aiding the Washington monument. Rev. Dr. Walker in Wahpeton dispersing a saloon brawl. Sampler the New Orleans fifer still living at ninety-four. and other scattered society items.
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Patti
London
Governor Adams
Nevada
Chicago
Copenhagen
Bjornstjernt Bjornson
Mme
Adam
Paris
Abe
van Call
Boston United
Charles G. Greene
Post
James E. Stewart
Jennie
Cincinnati
Lillian
Bayard Taylor
Panier Nerally
N. ¥. Herald
Paul Ferrin
Boston
Boston Journal
Sampler
General Jackson
New Orleans
Philadelphia Press
Nellie Arthur
Washington Monument
Hayes
Washington Post
Dr. Walker
Dakota
Wahpeton
D. T
Inter Ocean
Humorous snippets from old newspapers and jokes
A collage of humor from early papers includes a judge and deaf ear quip about serving on the joy, a beet measurement joke, a spelling jab at a farmer for information, clock language, a payroll quip about a barber and social classes, and city street banter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Journal
Willi
Mary
Brooklyn Eagle
Cobbs
Europe
Boggs
Democratic Nominee Grover Cleveland and Hendricks Profile
A biographical sketch describes Grover Cleveland born Caldwell New Jersey March 18 1537 detailing his early education Westward move, legal start and rise to Erie County sheriff later mayor governor and presidential nominee. It also profiles Thomas A Hendricks born Muskingum Ohio September 7 1819 noting his law study Indiana legislative service Congress Senate governorship and prior presidential nominee status.
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Grover Cleveland
Caldwell
Haxex County
N. J
New England
Richard Cleveland
Norwich
Black River
Holland Patent
Utics
Cleveland
Firover
Alica
Grover Clevland
New York City
Gus Shell
West
Buffalo
Lewis F. Aller
Black Rock
Law Office
Monsrs
Rogers, Bowen & Rogers
County of
Erie
Mesars
Rogers & Bowen
Young Cleveland
Erie County Democrats
Lyman K. Ws
Ir. Cleveland
I. V. Vanderpoel
Major Vanderpoel
Laning, Cleveland & Folsom
Cleveland, Bissell & Siord
Erie County
Maton, Governon and Man
Bnderneath
Horshricks
United States
Hendricks
Tilden
Brifly
Juneau
Seatel
Chambersturg
Pagod
Seateh Covenanter Actool
Pennsylvania
George Washington
Sni
Oslo
Siste i IM
Thomas A. Hendricks
Muskingum Count
Ohio
Indiana
J. Hendricks
South Hanover College
Chambersburg
Indianapolis
Peres
United States Senate
Hancock
Democratic Platform Claims and Reform Rhetoric Highlighted
The piece presents a noisy, OCR distorted platform summary from the National Democratic Convention. It highlights calls to purge corruption, reform taxation, expand social protections, and resist entangling alliances, while contrasting with Republican positions on tariffs and military policy. Names and events are garbled, but the overallier emphasis is on fiscal reform, civil rights, and national unity.
Sharp man foiled by boy sells strap theft ruse
A sharp neighbor, thought dishonest by locals, pretends to lose a new shawl strap to a lad named Tulboy. The boy feigns a prompt sale, pocketing a dime as the man departs. The tale ends with the boy resuming the scam on a street vendor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tulboy
A.¥. Ledger
Ground snake surprises Bridgeport curiosities
A Bridgeport Connecticut paper notes a ground snake specimen in a city collection of curiosities from Hawleyville. Only one similar creature is known elsewhere. The snake resembles a common reptile with dark skin but refuses to emerge from its loose earth. When uncovered it swiftly buries steel.
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Bridgeport
Conn
Hawleyville
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