The Last of the Bison Counts in 1895
A Forest and Stream writer recalls Yellowstone buffalo numbers in 1895. He estimates 100 to 125 in the park, eight to ten in Musselshell country killed by Cree, and only a dozen to fifteen remaining inside the park. Outside, few if any live wild buffaloes exist in the United States.
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Forest and Stream
Billy Hofer
Yellowstone Park
Park
Musselshell Country
Montana
Red Desert
Wyoming
Colorado
Idaho
Market Lake
Peace River
Norris
United States
Popularity Thermometers and the Button Craze
The Saturday Evening Post notes that public esteem for war leaders is measured by button portraits worn by children. Prices varied for figures such as Roberts, Baden-Powell, Buller, Methuen, Joubert, and Kruger as enthusiasm rose and fell with events like the queen's Dublin visit.
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England
Stevenson
Baden-Powwell
Buller
Methuen
Ireland
Joubert
Kruger
Dublin
Saturday Evening Post
Fort Worth captain preserves Santiago de Cuba flag of truce relic
Captain R H Beckham of Fort Worth owns a prized relic from the battle of Santiago de Cuba a flag of truce used by Americans at the surrender of General Toral and Spanish forces. He carried the mosquito bar from his tent to the command officer and it was later returned to him as a cherished souvenir.
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R. H. Beckham
Fort Worth
Santiago de Cuba
General Toral
Dallas News
Temperance Hospitals Contemplate Boston Facility
Temperance advocates in Boston discuss founding a hospital with no alcoholic medicines. They cite the London Temperance Hospital founded in 1873 and the Chicago Temperance Hospital established in 1884 as successful models with lower death rates than ordinary hospitals.
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Boston
Temperance Hospital of
London
Chicago
Census Taker And Neighbors Turn Friendly Questioning
In a Chicago News item a census taker asks a woman her age. The neighbor replies that she is two years younger than the other woman, highlighting a lighthearted exchange during a routine survey.
Shakespearean Parts and Moonrise at Grant Tomb
The article lists line counts for major Shakespeare roles from Hamlet to Portia and Cleopatra, noting which parts are longer or shorter. It then describes a New York moonrise view from General Grant's Tomb, praising the moonlit mausoleum and how couples visit Riverside Drive to watch the rising moon.
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Hamlet
Richard III
Iago
Henry V
Othello
Coriolanus
the Duke
Timon
Antony
Antony and
Cleopatra
Brutus
Julius Cassar
Falstaff
Macbeth
Romeo
Stamlet
Cassius
Julius Casar
Shakespeare
Portia
Rosalind
Juliet
Desdemona
Beatrice
Cordelia
Lear
Kate
Lady Macbeth
Baltimore
Grant
New York
General Grant
Riverside Drive
Hudson
Alhambra
Pittsburg
Supposition of a Pacific Heights Philanthropist
A wealthy Pacific Heights woman, featured in Fables In Slang, encounters a swearing boy during a tour. She scolds him firmly saying he should be ashamed as she recalls hearing such language only since birth. The boy, escaping from her, quips that she likely swore a lot on the day she was born.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pacific Heights
San Francisco
Wave
He Took the Hint in Chicago Post
A brief item quotes a man declaring his aim to make men happier, and a woman asking why not women, reflecting a social tone in the Chicago Post.
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Chicago Post
The Thoughtful Boy at the Ball Games
A humorous exchange from the Cleveland Plain Dealer features a thoughtful office boy who schemes new excuses to skip work for ball games. The dialogue hints at clever stalling and light office dynamics.
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Cleveland Plain Dealer
Eclipse Viewed From New Orleans Train Sightseers Describe The Event
Harrison Fletcher of Buffalo recounts watching the eclipse from a northbound train near New Orleans. He timing it with a stop watch notes a 55 second eclipse, a 10 second onset chill lasting 18 seconds after, and describes a gold toned ring and diffused shadows on trees and a French church. He questions sun moon interactions and says the sight was the most wonderful thing seen, vivid even without smoked glass.
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New Orleans
Harrison Fletcher
Buffalo
Fifth Avenue
New York Tribune
Patch fortunes lure seekers to Patch mountain farm
A legendary hoard said to total 100000 dollars lies buried on the Patch homestead at Patch mountain. Patch’s heirs never recover the money, and a strange animal apparition is reported guarding the site. Acres have been dug, but fortune hunters remain unsuccessful this spring.
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Patch
George
Frank
Frank Patch
Solon Ryerson
Patch Mountain
Patch Farm
Bedeau
Norway
Lewiston
The Key Log Mystery of Jam Breaks
A Mississippi lumberman explains log jams and how they form. He describes the wedging mass, the deafening noise, and the huge force of moving timber. The breakage hinges on finding the key log the block’s strain centers on, often identified by instinctive rivermen rather than theory.
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Mississippi
New Orleans Times-Democrat
Rev John Jasper on the Eclipse Statement
Rev John Jasper notes he remains uninterested by the eclipse saying God attends to such matters and has revealed or kept secret certain things. He asserts the heavens declare God's glory and that the sun moon and stars obey God while man does not, highlighting human limitation.
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John Jasper
Sunday Observance Through Time
A reflection notes that Sunday pastes included regular card parties by prominent women in Queen Victoria’s era with concerts and receptions widely listed in The Morning Post, contrasting puritanical views with lively social life.
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Queen Victoria
Duchess of Wellington
Duchess of Rutland de Marchioness of Salisbury
Hyde Parker
To Cure Constipation Forever Cascarets Candy Cathartic
A vintage ad touts Cascarets Candy Cathartic as a permanent cure for constipation with 10c or 25c price points and a money back guarantee if C C C fails. The copy emphasizes trial of the product and pharmacist refund policy.
Free health book from Dr Kay in Saratoga NY
A notice offers a free book and advice on kidney diseases and back ache. Dr B J Kay of Saratoga New York is promoting the medical disclosure and contact details.
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Kay
Sivagsiseeriet Sige
B.J. J. Kay
Saratoga
N.Y
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Physicians and Surgeons
T. P. Stanton, M. D
Stewart
Throckmorton
Lucas County
Alls
J. A. McKlveen
Theo, Barnes
McKlveen & Barnes, Physicians and Surgeons
Southwest Corner Square
A. L. Yocom
M. D
N. SE. Cor. Square
Chariton
Iowa
Cc. T. Brant
Manning & Pentek
PROE
T. J. Bird
Potter Opthalmic Institute
Minneapolis
Chicago Opthalmic College
Gardner House
T. A. Bown
D.V
Aistance
Square
Attorneys AT Law
O.A
L.B. Bartholomew
Union Block
Larimer
M, Stuart
Q. Stuart
W, Stuart
Stuart & Stuart
First National
S. C. Hickman
Attorney AT Law
Queenn Hickman Block
East Side Square
J. A. Campbell
Smyth’s
Charilon
Lowa
O. A. Hoagland
Dungan Building
Simon Oppenheimer
West Side Square
G W. Blake & CO
Court House
Rk, S. Paine
P.O
J. F. Ekfelt & Son
Court Ave
Santiago
Baird
Miss
Sterling Remedy Company
Montreal
Dane
Ear
Maine
D. Q. Storie
Chariton, Iowa
Weekly Tribune
Atlantic
Pacific
Patriot
Tri-Weekly Tribune
Daily Tribune
the Patriot
Old London
J Tr
Rey
Dr. Hobbs
Sterling Remedy Co
Lippingott
Madison Medicine Co
Madison
Wis
T. J. Winders
Malta
James T. Carlin
Morrison
Modern Remedy CO
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