Edison as Prolific Yet Turbulent Editor and Printer
The account portrays Thomas Edison as a restless publisher who created a mobile newspaper The Grand Trunk Herald on a derelict luggage van attached to a Grand Trunk train. His Paul Pry column drew ire, and a phosphorus accident nearly burned the train, leaving Edison desolate as the train moved away with his ruined equipment and hearing damaged for life.
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Tom Edison
Printing House Square
Grand Trunk Railway
Grand Trunk Herald
Paul Pry
Edison
Gould and DeckerEncounter in Margaretville tale
The Philadelphia Press recounts a story of Jay Gould visiting Margaretville New York with his physician and private car. He greets his old friend George Decker known as G, then recalls a Broadway meeting where Gould surprised Decker who did not recognize him.
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Jay Gould
Margaretville
N Y
George Decker
Gould
Roxbury
Decker
Mr. Gould
New York
Broadway
Mr. Decker
Jehosaphat
Philadelphia Press
Metallizing wood process described by Rubennick
Les Mondes reports a long chemical treatment to render wood metallic looking. Immersion in alkaline lye, then hydrosulphite of calcium, then sulphur in caustic potash, then acetate of lead, with washing and drying. Result is a hard, polished metallic luster like a true mirror.
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Rubennick
Les Mondes
Agnes Weld on Tennyson and natural imagery
Agnes Weld, niece of Tennyson, recalls the poet’s attentiveness to nature. She notes his interest in birds and habitats, including a caged linnet’s molt and a longing for liberty, and his habit of climbing Freshwater Beacon to watch sea gulls circling the cliffs.
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Agnes Weld
Tennyson
Baby Faked Croup Upends Evening Plans
A Chicago News item quotes a wife angry after a baby allegedly threatened with croup to cancel a concert outing, only to reveal the child did not have croup. The joke highlights a domestic misunderstanding and the woman's ire.
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Chicago News
Farmers use horned tube to coax rabbits from burrows
English farmers admit using a rubber hose with a tin horn in a rabbit burrow to drive rabbits out. They insert the hose, blow the horn, and the rabbits emerge quickly, though the practice contravenes laws against ferret use.
The Emperor Worstled by a Plucky Hungarian Girl
A young Helena von D thwarted a young Kaiser Wilhelm by defending a French girl tied to a tree during a game at Cassel. The incident ended with Wilhelm sticking out his tongue as he watched, and later the Kaiser sought to meet the girl only to be thwarted by illness.
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Sadowa
Kaiser
Prince Wilhelm
Prince Heinrich
Cassel
Sedan
Helena von D
Sadona
Wilhelm
Justice
Helena
London
New York Tribune
Teacher’s Hiawatha Lesson Ends In Humbling Refrain
In a Cleveland public school a teacher tried to illustrate a Longfellow line with drawings of a wigwam, a Native figure, and a moon. The pupils misread Hiawatha as muddy turtle and repeated the garbled line, leaving the teacher with a humorous but chastening defeat.
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Cleveland
Longfellow
Hiawatha
the Plain Dealer
Immigration bill debate highlights literacy and family exceptions
The Lodge immigration bill requires prospective immigrants to read and write the U S Constitution, with exceptions for older relatives and family joiners. It argues the measure targets ignorance, not race, and cites demographic shifts, illiteracy rates, and costs of road construction alongside educational aims.
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Congress
The
United States
Ieee
Germany
Ireland
England
Norway
Sweden
Austria-Hungary
Italy
Russia
Poland
France
Scotland
Switzerland
Denmark
Europe
Baltimore
Chicago
New York
Philadelphia
Stylish Evening Bodice Fashion Preview
A New York fashion authority describes the evening bodice as a full chiffon blouse over silk, with square or rounded top cutouts, a tulle ruche, fur band, lace or beaded revers. Short full puff sleeves trim, flower trimming favored with pink rose rows and maidenhair fern accents on satin ribbons.
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New York
Faulty perspective frames at bargain price
A Chicago Tribune quote notes dissatisfaction with a picture’s perspective and critiques the frame, suggesting better frames can be bought for 86 a dozen. The remark highlights the speaker’s eye for art quality and value.
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Chicago Tribune
A Bad Bargain Plate Breaks Four Times
A Cleveland dealer recalls a china plate dispute with Jane asking if she broke it. The plate proved weak and broke on the fourth drop, prompting a rebuke and reflection on the bargain.
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Jane
Cleveland
Reformatory at Concord Junction Reports 1897 Costs and Outcomes
The year ending Oct 1 1897 shows the reformatory cost higher by 11415 over the prior year with net profit from industries at 17572 36. Expenditures covered water mains boilers electrical work workshops painting and repairs. During the year 847 prisoners were received and 983 remained in custody at report date.
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Concord Junction
Reformatory
Road Construction Progress Report of 1897 by State Highway Commission
The state highway commission notes favorable weather through most of 1897 enabling extended work. 44.8 miles of road were built, covering 394,255 square yards, with 128,168 tons of broken stone used and 954,308 cubic yards of excavation removed.
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Telford
State Highway Commission
Bold Spirit and Woman Debate Wearing Rules
The Detroit Journal notes a quip where the Bold Spirit questions fashion versus conformity. The Woman answers that common practice drives attire, while a lingering critique suggests labor does not always yield wealth, hinting at broader social tension.
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Detroit Journal
New York Women Form Fashionable Society Trust
The Boston Globe notes ten New York women hold sway over what is deemed fashionable society and what is not. The piece frames this as a new societal trust and hints at an upcoming “celestial combine.”
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New York
Boston Globe
Passenger arrivals at New York 1897 by steamship lines
A table from the Barge office shows 1897 totals: cabin 90 932 and steerage 192 004 across 901 trips. North German Lloyd carried 12 080 cabin and 24 542 steerage in 112 Bremen and Mediterranean trips. White Star 10 104 cabin 19 271 steerage in 53 trips. Cunard 15 196 cabin 17 303 steerage in 61 trips. Hamburg American 10 556 cabin 15 270 steerage in 88 trips. Anchor 28 cabin 14 966 steerage in 32 trips. Glasgow 6 450 cabin 4 406 steerage in 40 trips. French Havre 6 044 cabin 14 261 steerage in 52 trips. American Southampton 14 448 cabin 11 322 steerage in 53 trips. other lines vary widely in cabin and steerage totals.
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New York
North German
Lloyd Line
Bremen
Mediterranean
White Star Line
Liverpool
Cunard Line
Hamburg American Line
Hamburg
Anchor Line
Glasgow
French Line
Havre
American Line
Southampton
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Bunko
Tennyson and Birds
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Michigan
W A. Haynes Co
Creed-Makers
James. Devane
West Acton, Mass
Glenwood Ranges
Gho.g.k
Brutel
Concord Junction, Mass
Tremont
Tuttles
Jones & Wetherbee
South Acton, Mass
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