Wild horses and editorials in Carthage weekly
The piece critiques wild west range horses as a major nuisance, notes prices or lack thereof for surplus stock, and criticizes horse marketing schemes. It surveys parlor lecturers, Secretary Morton’s budget impact, and reflects on Cuba, arbitration talks, and Sing Sing prison reading habits, closing with a population growth forecast.
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Australia
France
Washington State
Royal Bighess of
Wales
Blenheim
Record Year Sees Breaks In Trotting and Speechmaking
A year of many records ends with trotting, bicycle and speechmaking marks all lowered. Rome City Indiana plans a $100000 Chautauqua under Bishop J H Vincent to be a western center for literature and science and for Methodists, aiming to improve grounds and build facilities. In Camilla Georgia a white woman calling herself Mrs Frank Salter seeks her matrimonial status after her husband Martin Doolan allegedly sold her to Salter for 25 cents.
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Rome City
Ind
J. H. Vincent
Soli
Frank Salter
Camilla
Martin Doolan
Balter
Doolan
Salter
A Boy and an Orange tale from Laurence Hutton
A short excerpt from A Boy I Knew by Laurence Hutton in St Nicholas recounts a boy tempted by a homemade orange. He lies by biting a piece, then tells his mother who urges him to confess to Aunt Margaret and make it right. The lesson centers on keeping promises and personal integrity.
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Margaret
Milderberger
Laurence Hutton
St. Nicholas
Horace Porter
Grant
Porter
Forgetful Mr Billtops and the Shoes
A New York Sun feature recounts Ezra Billtops who cannot remember without memoranda. His wife Mrs Billtops hides Claude's shoes in his hat to force action, leading to a comic chain of forgetfulness and a shoe repair misadventure.
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Mr. Billtops
Ted
Bi Billtops
Claude
The True Test of Oysters
A Washington Star quote asserts that oyster quality is judged more by smell than taste. The captain of an oyster boat explains that smell reveals condition and predicts price, noting that experts in tea, coffee, and spirits rely on smell rather than tasting.
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Washington Star
Playwright and manager quarrel over indecent drama
A Detroit Tribune excerpt recalls a playwright and manager debating the limits of theatrical content with bold exchanges on how risqué a production should be. It notes audiences now tolerate riskier art as society eases to new standards.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit Tribune
Walking to the Master I Felt an Answered Prayer
The narrator walks a narrow path burdened by grief and tears, seeking the Master. A voice speaks, and heavenly brightness appears on the road, lifting the crushing load. The hour is altered yet the care remains, now borne with gladness as the spirit breathes to His will.
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M. E. Sangster
Beecher Abolitionism Stirred Threats to Life and Church
Mrs. Henry Ward Beecher recounts in The Ladies Home Journal how Beecher’s abolitionist stance at Plymouth Church Brooklyn provoked fierce opposition and threats. He faced abuse as a negrob worshiper and a mob planned to tear down the church. Anxious for safety he carried a revolver and received brutal letters and even infernal machines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Ward Beecher
New York
Brooklyn
Beecher
Cincinnati
Express
Grantly Correcting a Sentinel and a Courtroom Dilemma
General Grant corrects a sentry with a quick display of discipline before sending back the musket and a remark on how to greet a colonel. In a later trial a lawyer crafts a compensation case around contributory negligence and the judge’s verdict, with a foreman proposing 3800 pounds and a spectator demanding 3850. Household Words.
Ten Virtues Sparkle In Gentle Living
Marvelous testimonial from Rev J Gunderman of Dimondal Mich praises Dr King s New Discovery for pneumonia and La Grippe after a pastor s wife suffered severe coughing fits. The Philadelphia Telegraph quotes the letter and notes free trial bottles at Owen S Hills Drug Store.
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J. Gunderman
Dimondal
Mich
Dr. King
Baptist
Rives Junction
Owen S. Hill
Fragmented 19th Century Random News Bits and Ads
A collage of short notes and oddities from a 19th century page. Items mention life insurance agents, census figures for Greece, patent medicine claims, a judge’s remark in St. Louis, polar bears born in captivity, a mild cough remedy, a tragic youth suicide in Maplewood, Ohio, a centenarian club in Lexington, Kentucky, a versatile salve claim, and a comical exchange about credit with a bankrupt man.
Record pricing blurbs for newspapers and almanac
A list of combined subscription rates for The Record with various partners. Items include The Record with Chicago Weekly Water Ocean, Word and Works, Hick's Almanac, Cincinnati Weekly Enquirer, Cincinnati Commercial Gazette, Indianapolis Weekly Journal, and New York World thrice weekly edition, spanning one year with prices from $1.35 to $1.75.
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Rae
The
Record
Chicago
Water Ocean
Word and Works
Hick’s Almanac
Cincinnati Weekly Enquirer
Cincinnati Commercial Gazette
Indianapolis Weekly Journal
New York World
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Carthage
William G. Allan
J. Sterling Morton
West March
Cuba
Europe
United States
Venezuela
Cleveland
Great Britain
Sing Sing Prison
Charles Reade
Billtops
Shoemaker’s
Song OF the
Philadelphia Telegraph
Electric Bitters
Owen
Hill
Greece
Deitt
Coffin & Co
Bridgeport
O. S. Coffin
Harley Stockstill
Maplewood, O
Lexington
Bucklen
New York Weekly
Mums Nas
Indianapolis Journal
Indiana
Congress
Grvz
Mackey
Otto Paill
Dunn’s Furniture Store
East Mill St
Rice Hill
Rush County
Slracey
Osborne
Rushville
Stevens & Titsworth
Mercer, Henley & CO
Waverly
Indiana Bicycle CO
Indianapolis
Hill Bros., Accurs
the Empire Grocery
East Side
Main St
M. F. Lovett
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