Umbrella Thief Becomes Humble Fame for Crump
West Bay City representative Rousseau O Crump earns notoriety as a thief catcher after chasing an umbrella thief in the rain. He restrained the man and recovered two umbrellas, then learned neither belonged to his party. The episode leaves him anxious about possible charges. The story also notes odd newspaper names and trade papers across cities, including Oil City and Chicago.
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Rousseau O. Crump
West Bay City
Mich
Congress
Crump
Capitol
Mr. Crump
Chicago Journal
Fair Luna
Battle Creek
Oil City
Kansas
Maming Sword
Chicago
Gatling Gun
Sioux Falls
Gamebird
Georgia Cracker
Presto
Eiffel Tower loses shine as exposition narrows focus
Harper's Weekly notes the Pont de la Concorde area draws crowds away from the 1889 sensation. The Eiffel Tower’s novelty fades as visitors shift attention to other exhibits, making it a side show this year despite remaining a popular attraction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pont de la Concorde
Hiffel Tower
Harper’s Weekly
A Missionary In the Great West Weathering Rain
Rev. Cyrus Townsend Brady recalls in The Ladies' Home Journal how heavy rain disrupted a mission event. A few attendees stayed inside while discontent grew, and a curious child asked if everyone was angry at God for the rain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Far West
Cyrus Townsend Brady
Great West
Ladies’ Home Journal
Murder at Rabotnik press hideout shocks Lodz
In Lodz Russian Poland police uncovered a secret site where the Socialist journal Rabotnik was printed. Six workers were arrested but the paper later appeared after press confiscation. The informer named against the police faced deadly violence when found stabbed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lodz
Russian
Poland
Rabotnik
Japanese Funerals and a Chilean Berry Fishing Tale
A Yokohama letter describes lavish Japanese funerals with Buddhist and Shinto rites, grand processions, and royal purple bier coverings. Real estate transfers list multiple property transactions across Iowa towns. A Chilean berry fishing custom mixes strong drinks with fruit, ending in a chaotic, intoxicated spectacle, contrasted with lower class practices.
Vegetarian church stands out in Philadelphia
Report notes a small evangelical church near Park avenue and Berks street whose members are vegetarians. Observers say vegetarianism is rising in the city with affiliated diners sometimes bringing bread. A proposed split among vegetarians over ducks is mentioned, but the group is described as large and healthy.
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Chile
Lfe
New York Sun
Philadelphia
Park Avenue
Berks Street
Baptist Temple
Broad Street
Little Church
Japanese Laborers in America and Pacific Regions
An Exchange comment notes Japan's small population, its laborers' thrift and skill, and their limited impact on American unskilled workers. It argues Japanese workers would fare better in Hawaii and Pacific islands, are more progressive than Chinese, and likely to assimilate less distinctly into American society.
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Japan
China
Hawaii
Pacific Islands
America
Atlantic
Pacific
Weekly Tribune
United States
Pilgrim's Progress Rendered in Chinese with Illus by Native Artists
The London Chronicle notes a new Chinese edition of The Pilgrim's Progress in Peking with illustrations by local artists. It claims the translation's faithfulness is uncertain and the depictions may not reflect the original, drawing on vivid but potentially stylized scenes.
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Peking
Christian
London Chronicle
Decorated Policeman Wears Sister's Earrings on Patrol
A New York police sergeant recalled for childish ear piercing as a cure for weak eyes wore his sister's diamond earrings during a Lexington Avenue visit. He returned to the station two hours later with the rings still dangling from his coat collar, provoking laughter as a platoon formed for duty.
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New York
Lexington Avenue
Lincoln and Prendle rechallenge danger on steps
A 35 year doorkeeper to the executive mansion Thomas S Prendle recalls walking with President Lincoln and a suspicious man on a navy department staircase. Lincoln calmly studied the stranger while Prendle moved to shield him, later recalling a warning letter matching the man's description. Cedars aged two millennia and more are discussed with measurements and growth notes from Starr King ridge and Tenaya pavement, highlighting slow growth on certain substrates.
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Thomas S’. Prendle
Executive Mansion
Lincoln
Prendle
Navy Department
Dome
Starr King
Tenaya
Stuck on a Husband and Tony’s Easy Job Satirized
The excerpts reveal a mix of quips on stubbornness and aging, a comic misreading of a spouse crisis, and Tony the easy job. Mirthful lines from John Muir cited against a Detroit Journal remark about stuck meaning. The Chicago Tribune notes Tony’s club life and bag of sticks.
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Tony
Hepzibah
Uve
Chicago Tribune
Fable Teaches Patience and Jests in a Mrwise Commentary
The Indianapolis Press shares a wry fable about a man willing to pay a thousand dollars to hear a singer and another thousand to hear her deaf spouse. It cynically notes how guessing a husband's joke in advance upsets a wife, using light satire to reflect courtship norms.
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Indianapolis Press
She Sets A Good Example For Public Conduct
The Memphis Appeal notes a standard for women and men alike urging restraint from spitting on sidewalks and in streetcars as a communal example. The message frames courtesy as shared responsibility.
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Memphis
How many children did George Washington have
A student parries a history question about George Washington with a quip, saying he governed the country like a father of a large household. The line from the Chicago Tribune frames the joke about early American statistics.
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George Washington
Chicago Tribune
Just the Man Mrs Belgrave on the Bermuda Boat
A quick dialogue from Harlem Life shows Mrs Belgrave asking a steward to entertain Chauncey as he grows bored. The steward replies he is the captain of the top and offers to bring “it” and spin it for the child.
To Cure Constipation Forever With Cascareta Candy
A vintage patent remedy claims Cascareta candy cures constipation for 100 or 280, with a refund if it fails. The ad promises guaranteed relief and notes a druggist refund policy.
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Physicians and Surgeons
T. P. Stanton, M. D
Offtes
Stewart
Wetmore Truss
T. M. Throckmorton
Cor. Square
Lucas Penny
J. A. McKlveen
Theo, Barnes
McKivren & Barnes, Physicians and Surgeons
Southwest Corner
A. L. Yocom
M. D
N. E. Cor. Square
Chariton
Iowa
Manning & Penick’s
West Side Square
Prop
T. J. Bird
Potter Opthalmic Institute
Minneapolis
Chicago Opthalmic College
Gardner House
T. A. Bown, D.V.S
Attorneys AT Law
O. A
L. B. Bartholomew
Union Block
Lari
Mer’s Hardware Store
Tm, Stuart
F.q,stuart
C. W. Stuart
Stuart & Stuart
First National Bank
Ss. C. Hickman
Attorney AT Law
Hickman Block
East Side Square
J. A. Campbell
Cuanrrron
O. A. Hoagland
Dungan Building
Bimon Oppenheimer
W. Blake & CO
Court House
R. S. Paine
Ian County
Sailes
P.O
F. Ekfelt & Son
Lucas County
Court Ave
Congressman Crump
Michigan
Eiffel Tower
Tokyo
Yokohama
Indianapolis
Boyd
WE Jenkins
Russell
James Hixson
PV van Arsdale
Cedar
Geo M Sellers
Sarah R Bennett
Whitebreast
J M Inbody
Dora L Jolliff
Philip O Murray
Bert L Thomas
Joseph Whitehouse
Atly
Thos. Croston
Lucas
DC Bingaman
F B
EH Grimes
Pleasant
Richard Beem
T K Johnson
Liberty
Wm G Sanders
Mary E Dixon
H H Day
Wm P Retherford
Mary J Reed
Sarah Smith
LE Shaw
Frank T McKibben
Ain Union
Chas A Wilson
Sarah P Wilson
Harriet A Miller
Frank Youtsey
Benton
G Sanders
Evan Lewis
James N McDowell
Win Spurling
Edward F Hellyer
Washington
Jeremiah Mullen
Patrick D Mullin
Eliza Hall
John H Judd
J A Brown
Mildred J Stinson
Dora L
TF Jolits
Laura E Cook
W E Graves
John Thompson
Geo B Rontt
Lizzie M Penick
JH Welch
WW Kriddelbaugh
Hattie Mitchell
Henry CG
Otter Creek
Ella F Pyle
Sarah C Gookin
Kay
B. J. Kay Medical Co
Saratoga Springs, N.Y
Stu
Saratoga Springs
N. Y
D. Q. Storie
Chariton, Iowa
Patriot
Tri-Weekly
Tribune
Daily Tribune
the Patriot
Sapolio
John Muir
Detroit Journal
Juvenile Statistician
Man
EMARK
Harvey
Hume
the Modern Remedy CO
Kewanee, Ill
Lippincott's
D. B. Lippincott Company, Publishers
Castoria
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