Canada’s Population Growth and Debt Compared to U S
Fragments from a 19th century column note Canada’s population rise is only 12 percent in the last decade, lagging England and the United States. Public debt stands at $50 per capita in Canada vs $16 in the United States, with taxes burdensome and a vexing Manitoba sectarian school issue. Parliament’s term ends as a hotly contested election looms.
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Canada
Old England
United States
Manitoba
Lord Chief Justice Rusell in Allegiance Oath Flap
A London parliamentary incident highlights legal laxity as Lord Chief Justice Russell spoke in the House of Lords without taking the oath of allegiance, risking a 2500 fine under an act. Parliament plans an indemnity act to shield him, but the error drew broad laughter.
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England
Russell
House of Lords
Parliament
Edison’s Fluoroscope Enables X Ray Sight Through Wood
A scientist reports X rays can render latent in daylight or darkness and reveal hidden objects using special plates. Edison has advanced this with a tube and a fluoroscope, proving betimes that paper, cathenea fiber and wood can be pierced by rays. He plans tests on X rays and germs, hoping to curb diphtheria and consumption.
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Wizard Edison
Wea
Edison
Kentucky Senate Vacancy Sparks Constitutional Debate
The Kentucky Legislature failed to elect a successor to Senator Blackburn, creating a vacancy from March 4, 1897. The Constitution permits temporary federal appointment only during legislative recess, and courts have held it cannot apply here. As a result, the assembly may not fill the seat until January 1898, leaving Kentucky with a funded vacancy and public frustration over political stalemate.
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Kentucky
Blackburn
Bradley
Senate
Lee Mantle
Montana
Uncle Sam
Raines Bill Signed. NYC Liquor Dealers Face Licenses
Gov Morton signs the Raines bill making it a New York State law. Its first effect will be to force about four hundred retail liquor dealers in New York City out of business who cannot pay the $800 license fee required by the new law.
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Raines
Morton
New York
New York City
Paris Fashion Adopts Lamp Shade Style in Lace and Flowers
Paris designers have expanded couture to lamp shades, crafting them as ball dress like pieces with lace ribbons and trailing floral accents, blending fashion elegance with home décor flair.
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Paris
Thum Brothers Win Injunction Over Secret Fly Paper Formula
In Grand Rapids Michigan Thum Brothers secured a permanent injunction preventing disclosure of their insect sticker formula. The court ruled the owners own the secret and an employee cannot reveal it. The decision bars further use by others who obtain the know how.
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Grand Rapids
Mich
Thum Brothers
Thum Bros
Bicycle Boom Signals Strain on General Business
Financiers note rising bicycle sales as makers project 800000 bikes in 1896 and a total expenditure near 50000000 dollars. The author argues the mass diversion of funds to cycles harms broader trade, warning the fad may prove an expensive amusement for riders and the country alike.
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Towit
United States
Indiana Pioneer James Whitcomb Famed Violinist
James Whitcomb, noted Indiana citizen and amateur musician, once entertained a traveler Amos with his violin. Amos, awed by the instrument, declared he would pay $50 for such fiddle after Whitcomb played melodious airs including Hail Columbia. Whitcomb quietly finished and left Amos eager to compare his own fiddle to Whitcomb's prized instrument.
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Eddiins
Amos
Uod
Mr. Whitcomb
Columbia
Cape Rozier Family Endures With Tallow Candle Light
A Cape Rozier Maine family continues to rely on tallow candles for illumination, highlighting rural energy habits and traditional living practices in the area.
Kentucky Oil Fever Grips Eastern Kentucky
The oil fever grips eastern Kentucky as spring approaches with dozens of wells being bored. Early results are promising with several paying wells and many others producing oil, while further borings continue across numerous districts.
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Kentucky
Bridegroom and Bride Quip Over Gift Delay
A wry exchange where the bride says she liked the wedding gift, noting she kept it a month before exchanging it, while the bridegroom’s friend Meelkes expresses fear the gift wasn’t well received. The jest reflects social wit in a domestic vignette.
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Meelkes
Peggy Stewart House Remodel Sparks Chesapeake Pride
The Peggy Stewart house in Annapolis Maryland is undergoing remodeling. It was once the home of Anthony Stewart, owner of the Peggy Stewart ship which provoked colonial anger by paying the unpopular tax on a cargo in 1774.
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Peggy” Stewart
Annapolis, Md
Anthony Stewart
Peggy Stewart
Maryland
Best soil treatment for oats potatoes and future wheat
Advice on managing land that produced oats and potatoes for a future wheat and grass crop. Emphasizes early plowing of stubble, subsoiling for drainage and moisture, weed destruction, and soil preparation before wheat. Recommends sowing grasses in August, using cow peas as green manure, and applying lime, bone meal, and potash for the grass crop.
Deep spring prep yields best garden seed bed says K Brewster
In the New York World K Brewster advises preparing ground early, plowing and harrowing for a smooth seed bed. He notes sowing after warmth, compares neighbor results, and emphasizes seed quality testing with germination rates varying by crop. He discusses seed vitality, yearly gathering for some crops, and long storage for others.
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K. Brewster
New York
Garden Seed Sprouting and Cow Feeding Tips
Slow germinators like beets carrots and parsley should steep in warm water hours before planting then partially dry before drilling. Cover small seeds with half inch soil larger ones with one inch and firm the ground. Feeding cows depends on the cow type and ration with silage roots and wheat or clover hay. overfed cows fatten best on abundant grain, underfed should be sold.
Broiling Chickens Guide for Fattening and Dressing
Opening broiler season comes with tips on weight targets from one to four pounds per pair. Two months old with a two week fattening period, separate and feed three times daily with corn and millet, using dry picking only. Best prices occur April 15 to May 15, with White Wyandottes and Light Brahmas as top breeds and several crosses also valued.
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Plymouth Rocks
Air in the Sleeping Room Womankind
Morning guidance urges raising all windows to full height and throwing open doors to circulate fresh air. It extols air’s power to purify and advises pulling back bed linens or spreading bedclothes on chairs by the window to touch every surface once the sleeper rises.
Wanted More Chicago Tribune dialogue excerpt
A brief exchange unfolds in a tense office scene as a Young Man insists he comes by permission to speak with a banker named Spudds about a matter involving a daughter named Miss Nerva. The unconventional dialogue hints at an impending confrontation.
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Chicago Tribune
Spudds
Tam
Palm leaf Bibles and Malaba writings at the British Museum
The British Museum displays writings from the Malaba coast and several Bible copies written on palm leaves. The word folio or folium refers to a leaf, with folio describing the double page of a ledger.
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British Museum
Malaba
OUR PLEASURE CLUB
A jumble of humorous quips from a 1910s newspaper column, featuring banter about weather, gender, pocket bells, owl cars, and casual digs at types like the chronic bachelor and the diver. Brief jokes from the Ind. Journal snippet reflect light, social satire with characters in everyday settings.
Miscellaneous items and historic notes from the era
The item lists diverse facts including a six million pound forecast from a new French income tax, prices of alcohol at the Transvaal fields, thirteen day London to Bombay steamers, and fourteen days to the Cape. It notes milk supply, London’s 60 international banks, and their capital, surplus, and deposits. It also recounts a Pittsburg fatality from a sawdust tipover, silken gown manufacture in London since 1688, and a French naturalist’s instrument to measure bees’ tongues.
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France
Transvaal Gold Fields
Bombay
London
Cape
Pittsburg
Footwear and cold feet linked to health and performance
A health warning argues that constant cold feet harm overall health and work efficiency. Tight, poorly shaped shoes or cold extremities strain nerves and blood flow, potentially causing throat and lung issues. Leather shoes should be wool lined, wool felt ideal for cold climates, and proper footwear may avert many illnesses.
Living Comfortably and the Dazzling Show of Wealth
A reflective essay contrasts lavish wealth with modest means, praising the content middle class. It argues grand wealth brings endless anxiety from keeping up appearances, while moderate fortune offers genuine comfort without servile entanglements. It warns rulers of ostentation against imitating historic nabobs and Croesus.
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Agur
York Sun
Cesar
Pompey
Pharsalid
Croesus
Publicity for Divorce Trials Versus Secret Executions
Editorial argues divorces should be public while executions remain secret under a new electrical method. It cites New York and Brooklyn rules, condemns secrecy, and urges openness in government operations. The New York Sun and Providence Journal quotes accompany the piece.
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Brooklyn
Supreme Court
Second Judicial District
Supreme Judges
New York
Ter
New York Sun
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