Jackson's Hole as Sporting Paradise and Indian Conflict
A travelogue praises the Jackson Hole region for trout fishing cold waters and abundant game including elk moose bears and mountain sheep. It notes Indian seasonal range under treaty, ranching pressure, destruction from fires and proposes extending Yellowstone Park 60 miles south to settle whites Indians conflict.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ee Teton Range
Jackson’s Hole
Pacific
Thut
Wind River
Tetons
Jackson
Rockies
Yellowstone Park
Teton Oe
New York
Wheat Consumption Study by B W Snow
A statistician reviews official data and tabulates 1,694 families totaling 8,226 individuals to estimate an annual wheat food consumption rate of 4077 bushels per person. The data cover 24 states and workers in various trades.
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B. W. Snow
New York Journal
Prize for a single necessary article answer awarded
A western business firm offered a silk gown as a prize to the woman who gives the most logical and acceptable reply to the question What is the only necessary article used in woman. Miss Emma Belford of Birmingham Conn won with two words A pin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emma Belford
Birmingham
Conn
Theater Curtains Worth Noting in London Venues
The article surveys theater curtains with emphasis on size and weight, noting steam and fire safety in earlier designs. It highlights luxurious London curtains at the Lyceum Palace Savoy and Criterion, including D onyx Carte's lavish work using gold silk and high costs, contrasting with canvas backdrops in many houses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ipps
London
Lyceum
Palace Theater of Varieties
Savoy
Palace
D’oyly Carte
Paris Opera
Carte
Charles Wyndham
Criterion
Miners Win Pay Rise After Remarkable Dinner Prank
A delegation of twelve miners met executives in New York to seek a 10 percent raise. After lunch, a staged feast by the caterer convinced the directors of the miners’ dire needs, prompting the concession. The Philadelphia Inquirer notes the episode as prearranged to sway the outcome.
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New York City
South Wales
Philadelphia Inquirer
Alderman Warns Against Supporting Measure
A sharp exchange at city hall shows an indignant alderman warning that voting for the measure would invite condemnation from all the good citizens in his ward. He speaks in a lowered tone about the political peril of backing the proposal.
Marriage in Memphis Jail Ties Enterprising Prisoner as Best Man
Tennessee papers report a clandestine wedding in a county jail at Memphis to evade the bride’s father. The groom’s jailer friend arranged outside protection as a prisoner awaiting trial for assault acted as best man and helped obtain the license. The ceremony proceeded in the jailer’s parlor with the groom supported by the jail staff.
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Tennessee
Memphis
New York
The Magic Winegians Teach a Water Trick
For Little Folks describes pouring water into a wineglass then placing the hand over the mouth. The reader is guided to bend fingers at right angles and, by suddenly extending them, create a partial vacuum to lift the glass from the table.
Boy’s Tunbridge Wells Robin Sings Through Severe Winter
During the February 1895 extreme winter, birds perished in Europe and the United States. A London Times note from Rodolph Walther, 12, of Tunbridge Wells, recalls tame birds gathering at his home and a robin that shares his bedroom sleeping in a football boot and singing beside his bed.
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Europe
United States
England
London Times
Rodolph Walther
Tunbridge Wells
Robin
Glorious German Youth Celebrate Military Anniversary
In Germany the emperor’s birthday and Sedans feiertag mark national pride with parades, fires, picnics, and concerts. Sept 2, 1895, begins a twenty-fifth anniversary build up, as children wear uniforms and families join in a patriotic display. In towns boys stage mock sieges atop improvised forts while horn blasts fill the air.
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Germany
Sedan
New York Mail and Express
The Language of Animals Game Noted by New York Post
A family recommends a children’s game where each kid picks an animal name and describes its feelings and actions for others to guess. Examples include the ant claiming a hill life and sugar temptation and the cat boasting daily face washing and liking cream while catching mice.
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New York Post
When Maria Jane Is Mayor of the City
A satirical verse from the Chicago Record imagines drastic reforms if Maria Jane becomes mayor. It envisions carpeted sidewalks thrice daily sweeping streets and fragrant alleys, with all aldermen replaced by polite women and women policing in bloomer uniforms.
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Maria Jane
When He Did Not Want to Take Advantage of the State
A Georgia judge recalls a memorable case from his early career. An ex-sheriff accused of theft appears drunk in court and refuses counsel, insisting he does not want to take advantage of the state. The judge insists on a solicitor and proceeds with prosecuting the guilty man. The tale ends with the defendant's stunned reaction.
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Jim Griggs
Georgia Judiciary
Jim
Tom
Atlanta Constitution
Village Well Gossip and Daughters’ Domestic Roles
The piece describes village life where daughters perform duties such as fetching water and weaving. The well serves as a social hub for gossip while men rarely visit. Many girls also weave and some run stalls in the bazaar, with other tasks including rice husking and cheroot making.
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Blackwood’s Magazine
Love in its tomb and the ministry in its cradle
Reader notes a remark by Mme De Cormel after visiting Versailles. She witnessed young ministers M De Torcy and M De Seignelay and the aging Mme Da Maintenon. The tale contrasts love and power at court and offers a broader reflection on appearances shaping daily life. The observatory data from Pike's Peak records extreme temps and a comment on reputation. The Chenango river name is linked to an Indian word for bull thistles.
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Mme. de Cormel
Versailles
M. de Torcy
M. de Seignelay
Mme. da Maintenon
Paris
Chenango River
New York
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Jackson's Hole
Wyoming
Boy and
Robbin
Lulu
Papa
Ee Ee Jane's
William Weat
Chicago Record
W.A. Haynes , CO
Mass
Halladay
Gem
Philadelphia
Harrow
Planet Junior
Morgan
Ajax
Thomas
Evans
Acme
Champion
Oliver Chilled
Imperial
Centennial
North American
Yankee
Lufkin
National
Syracuse
TIMES
Geo. C. Keith
Warner
Concord Junction
Maas
Maynard’s Block
Grandmamma
Railroad Crocers
Main Street
Maynard
Neil Currie & CO
Maynard, Mass
N. P. Willis
Sergeant O Keefe
Pike’s Peak
Penn
Hapgood
Stow
Anterprise
Horace Futtie
W.W. A.cunninghar
Horace Tuttle
Walden Street
James Mullin
BUX
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