Signals of the Sea and the Watcher at Fire Island
The article describes coastal signaling by electric lamps and Coston colors guiding ships like the steamer Paris during a night storm. A lonely beach watcher and life crew respond to distress calls while distant yachts and club matters also use colored signals to communicate across the coast.
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Western Union Telegraph Office
Paris
Fire Island
Coston
Eastern Yacht Club
Boston
Corinthian
American Steam Yacht Club
New York Tribune
Dust Carries Millions of Microbes in Window Sift
Staten Island microscopists report that one gram of dust from a third story window contains at least 3,000,000 microbes and bacteria along with chalk, plaster, hair, wood, fiber, vegetable refuse, spoiled cells and other fine particles.
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Staten Island
New York
T. Louis Republic
Lincoln Joke Visit Reveals Smallpox Warning at White House
An anecdote from the Chicago Tribune recalls a visit by Lovejoy and Carr to Lincoln at the White House. Lincoln shows his arm’s inflamed condition, claiming smallpox knowledge, while Lovejoy confirms it, and Carr demands a certificate if he caught the disease, though Lincoln only had varioloid.
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Jerry Simpson
Jerry
Illinois
Lincoln
Lovejoy
Carr
Clark
Abe Lincoln
Levejoy
Chicago Tribune
The Gripman Signals Boys Off a Truck on Broadway
Four boys riding the tail of a four horse truck on Broadway pull their legs in as a cable car approaches behind. The gripman signals to them to lift their legs to avoid contact, risking injury if a car cannot buffer. The old horse cars offered a safety margin, but the cable car’s close clearance makes the danger real.
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Broadway
Gripman
New York Sun
Cheerful Living Lightens Woes Says Minneapolis Housekeeper
A Minneapolis Housekeeper piece argues cheerfulness is the best tonic for sadness. It warns that sharing troubles often alienates friends, while prosperity brings friendship and humor. The essay promotes optimism as essential to moral well being.
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Minneapolis
Censor Shapes Russian Press to Please the Czar
The censor reads advance sheets each morning to select material pleasing to the czar. He excludes bombs, tyranny remarks, and Siberia references to keep the emperor ignorant of his regime. This process, cited by the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, filters news before it reaches the czar’s table.
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Siberia
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Ammonia Poisoning Affects Complexion At Factories
The Medical Journal notes ammonia exposure causes skin discoloration on the nose and forehead. The condition spreads to blotchy, stained facial complexion as workers in ammonia factories are affected.
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Medical Journal
Praise and testimonials for Lydia E. Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound
Letters from women across the United States recount relief from womb trouble and chronic ailments after using Lydia Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound. Mrs. Morris of New York, Mrs. Arthur of Texas, and Mrs. Travis of Pennsylvania credit the remedy with restorative effects and renewed health.
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Joe Tennéland
Detwiler
Laurel Ave
Evita E. Pinkham
Kate Morris
Berry St
New York
Texas
Jennie Arthur
Taylor
Probate Court notice of partition of Sarah R. Stearns real estate
Eliza Ann Rice of Stow petitions for partition of the Stearns estate in Middlesex County. The court orders sale and conveyance of the real property, with proceeds distributed by law. The notice requires citation at Cambridge Probate Court on the second Tuesday of June 1894 at nine in the forenoon.
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Sarah R. Stearns
Stow
Sreas
Eliza Ann Rice
Middlesex
Cambridge
Commonwealth
Acton Enterprise
Acton
Charles J. McIntire
Esquire
H. Folsom
Register
Executor Seeks Mortgage License for Acton Estate
Jonathan Smith, executor of Samuel A. Dorrison of Acton, petitions the Probate Court in Cambridge for license to mortgage real estate for 267 dollars to pay debts and administration charges. Citations require publication in Acton Enterprise for three weeks, with the final notice two days before the June proceedings on the court’s second Tuesday.
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Samuel A. Dorrison
Acton
Jonathan Smith
Holden
Cambridge
Acton Enterprise
Charles J. McIntire
H. Fosom
The Cranky Bachelor Seeks Compassion and Kindness
An old bachelor sits alone in his room, troubled by gout and gloom. The house is quiet and well-serviced, but he longs for compassionate words and a gentle touch to ease his loneliness.
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Boston Courier
Black Charley Johnson Faces Arrest In Downtown Robbery
Charles Johnson, described as a negro with Swedish name, was arrested for highway robbery on Independence Avenue. A toy pistol and small coins were taken. he protests his innocence while the captain and lieutenant tease him before locking him up, and he laments missing his money.
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Charles Johnson
Indedence Avenue
Charley
Halibut Sandwiches From Leftover Fish A Novel Lunch
A New York Post excerpt suggests making seasoned paste from boiled halibut to spread on very thin bread with butter and lettuce for luncheon. It describes using onion celery or parsley with peppercorns, cream lemon juice and careful seasoning for 140 pounds of fish. It contrasts with a St Louis Globe-Democrat note on carbon use for consumption and smoky atmospheres for patients.
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New York Post
St. Louis Globe- Democrat
Absentminded Professor Laughs At Personal Realization
A Columbia college professor named Dusenberry jokes about his own absentmindedness after recalling a silly memory. He tells a student he forgot he has no wife, prompting laughter at the humorous mix up in a Texas Siftings item.
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Dusenberry
Columbia College
Texas Siftings
Weather notes and jokes mix oddball facts and quips
A Boston Courier snippet quotes conversations on fitness and mentions Fort Garland Colorado as the driest U S observation site while noting arid localities in Arizona Nevada and Utah. It also lists Vienna police censorship and a Toronto man claiming Cromwell era jewels tools. It closes with a quip about Jerrold aid and a Cicero pun collection.
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United States
Fort Garland
Colo
Arizona
Nevada
Utah
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