Yellow fever fears sweep Gulf states and global unrest
A tide of reports covers yellow fever spreading along the gulf and in Texas, with Brownsville cases and a censorious mood at Alexandria. War talk in Egypt and Africa grows, while Arabi Pasha faces Western pressure. In Virginia, readjusters unite in Richmond. in Kentucky election returns favor a Democrat appellate clerk.
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DeLesseps
Arabi Pasha
Virginia
Unnion
Richmond
Europe
New York
Pall Mall Gazette
Gulf Coast
Porte
Pittsburg
Aboukir
Kentucky
Henry
Ram Mountain
Doctor
Northern Pacific Railroad Company
Boston
Samuel Allen
Canada
McGill University
Aspen
Fred
Moyle
Thomas Harris
Los Cerrillos
Santa Fe
Potter
Scott
Crestline
Ohio
Chicago
Missouri
Cairo
Arabi Pasbs
Dublin
Ireland
Gray
Red Bluffs
San Francisco
Zach Caldwell
McKinney
Texas
Wa. Norwell
Rates to Iowa and Pacific coast from Chicago line
The Chicago, Burlington & Quincy announces reduced rates to Iowa points effective September 1, including Iowa City 25.00 Grinnell 88.80 Des Moines 210.45 Griswold 13.35 Oskaloosa 8.75 Pacific Junction 14.40 and Omaha 14.00 with similar cuts to Pacific coast destinations. The note hints at competition with Rock Island and possible war.
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Chicago
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy
Iowa
Iowa City
Grinnell
Des Moines
Griswold
Oskaloosa
Pacific Junction
Omaha
Rock Island Road
London
Alexandria
Gena
Willis
Graham
Duke of Connaught
Aboukir
Invincible
Wat Ramlel
Long
Gubarra Gate
Gen. Wolseley
Aide
Salamis
Seymour
Mahimoudieh Canal
Millaha Jonation
Dublin
Joyce
Ile
Emancipation Talk Sparks Berlin Petticoat Row
Dozens of German matrons form the Clothing League for the Abolition of Petticoats in Berlin arguing sanitary and freedom benefits for women. A lone protest by Fra Peters fails as the group backs a sweeping dress reform. A New York saloon owner, Mr Stacy, describes liquor’s ruinous effects and warns temperance advocates about youthful temptations and lengthy habits.
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United States
Clothing League For
Bronnestrasse
Berlin
Fra Peters
Stacy
New York
Mir Stacy
Min
Wsnielde
Flo
Outdoor Parlors and Verandas in 19th Century Homes
The piece laments lacking front piazzas and verandas, praising honeysuckle draped retreats as essential for social life. It contrasts indoor parlor formality with the outdoors as a charming, fragrant lounge, noting wives and daughters favor the veranda for evening leisure and discreet social gatherings.
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Ella Rodman
Patertinilias
The Mustache and Its Influences on Mood and Manners
A reflective piece examines how facial hair affects perception and behavior. It compares mustache styling to character traits, noting cheerfulness or severity in social response depending on grooming, while invoking Shakespeare as a reference point for public demeanor and self-presentation.
Yellow Fever Crisis in Brownsville Texas Aug 19 1900
Governor Roberts reports 2000 Brownsville residents quarantined and sick with yellow fever and requests aid. Acting Secretary French offers to run hospitals and quarantine if Texas funds nonhospital people. Surgeon General Hamlin has deployed hospital tents to Memphis and orders mobilize to Brownsville when commanded.
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Washington
Treasury Department
Roberts
Texas
Brownsville
French
Department
Hamlin
Memphis
Satire on Muscular Fatigue and Nerve Exhaustion
A reader asks for an explanation of a satire on muscular and nerve exhaustion. The passage discusses bodily processes, fatigue, and recovery, noting chemical changes in tissues and the role of rest in restoring strength. It reflects 19th or early 20th century physiology language.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lin Ani
Miviow
Make the most of life through daily virtuous effort
The piece urges turning little opportunities into lasting good through purposeful effort. It stresses that small acts of advice or encouragement shape others and that constant moral cultivation builds a worthy life.
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Windom
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United States Flax Manufacturing Company
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Mississippi River Commission
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Jones
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Tiffany
Orville Dewey
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Rhakespeare
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