Remembrance Drives Man to Steal Piece of Wall Paper
A Troy man returns to a demolished New York street to retrieve a piece of greenery wallpaper he used in his first married home. He climbs a ladder at the wreck site to cut the design, explaining the fragment would remind his wife of their poverty era. The boss is moved as the man recalls their early life and highlights how the wallpaper survived in memory though the houses did not.
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Wife
Troy
Boas
New ‘York Sun
The Wise Man on Dress Taste and Woman’s Obligation
A quotation highlights that women who understand dress show refined taste and intelligence, while those who view clothing as mere clothes miss obligations to look their best and dismiss dress as frivolous. The speaker praises thoughtful dress as a sign of discerning minds and propriety.
A Small Matter of Names and Titles in Society Notes
A terse snippet shows Mrs Forundrid and Miss Forundrid being misnamed in a society note. The fragment hints at etiquette, coats of arms, and New York Weekts, reflecting social page concerns.
Man Narrowly Survives On Ice During Wood Haul
A man crossing the Androscoggin on ice to shift a final wood load beats disaster when the ice cracks. He frees the horse and tugs, pulls the man to the shore, and watches the sled and wood vanish into a hole. He prefers losing the load to risking another crossing.
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Androscoggin
Lewiston Journal
Living Japanese Salamander Arrives With Knoxville Naturalist
Thomas Hill of Knoxville Illinois, wintering at Passe el Tent Texas, reports a rare Japanese salamander gifted by a friend now in the Orient. The specimen, caught July 4 in a Japanese freshwater lake, is about seven years old, 3 feet 9 inches long, with four alligatorlike legs, a broad flat head, tiny eyes, and a warty muddy brown skin. When pressed the warts exude a viscous acrid fluid as its defense.
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Thomas
Hill
Knoxville
Passe el Tent
Tex
Orient
Passe
St. Louis Republic
Panorama of Swiss Alps to Globe Fair in New York
A $300000 panorama of the Bernese Alps will arrive in New York for shipment to Chicago for the World’s Fair. The painting, the largest panorama ever made, requires two freight cars and special rigging to unload and move in Jackson Park. It will be exhibited in a specially built building with a March 1 opening, then shipped back to Switzerland after the fair.
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New York
Chicago
Switzerland
Jackson Park
Burglars' Tools and Methods Highlighted by Police
Police describe a burglars’ outfit including a small giant knob breaker a diamond drill and an improvised explosive powder akin to dynamite. The gear reportedly can open the strongest bank safe in about thirty minutes with minimal noise while the rest of the crew remains nearby.
Elephant Hunt in Siam and a Dying Man's Scheme
A vivid account of an elephant hunt in Siam with a stockade setup and decoy elephants bringing 280 wild beasts to captivity. Also described is George Francis Dobson of Muskegon pursuing proof of spirit existence by sealing himself in a airtight cylinder for telegraphic contact before death.
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George Francis Dobson
Muskegon
Mich
Pittsburg
Revolution in paper prices foreseen by publisher
Henry Smalley of New York predicts novels will drop to five cents as Sunday newspaper editions expand. He argues publishers can offer more readable material on cheaper paper, citing mass market demand for clean legible content. The comment appears in the St. Louis Globe-Democrat quotation.
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Henry Smalley
New York
the Lindell
St. Louis Globe-Democrat
No "Beautiful Snow" In the City
A column mocks poets who praise snow after a storm arguing New York has no use for snow and springlike verse. It ridicules the idea of Italian disciples of Maud Muller carting away dirty heaps of snow.
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New York
Maud Muller
Sparrows Decline in Alleghany Parks Amid Bird Population Shift
A 1875 report traces sparrows from Philadelphia to Alleghany parks and their impact on native songbirds. Despite early success in establishing sparrows, predation by other birds reduced native species. Dr. Hazzard’s counts show robins, orioles, bluebirds, woodpeckers, warblers, and nests increasing, totaling 27 nests after two years with previously only two nests found.
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Pittsburges
S. 3
Park Commissioners
Philadelphia
Dr. Hazzard
Congress Faces Cost of Living for Members at Capital
The Philadelphia Press notes many veteran lawmakers quit or retire due to high Washington living costs. Judge Forney of Alabama and Mr. Blount of Georgia decline renomination after long service. Rep Herbert and Rep Peel also retire. Lanham of Texas and others leave as families struggle to live on five thousand dollars a year, while some pay over that for rent and hotel stays.
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Congress
Judge Forney
Alabaa
Samuel J. Randall
Washington
Herbert
Naval Affairs
Representative Peel
Arkansas
Blount
Georgia
Lanham
Texas
Philadelphia Press
Ice floe on the Thames flashes lights at intervals
Report from Pall Mall Gazette describes a large ice mass on the Thames near Vauxhall flashing light every six seconds. A Chelsea observer followed it along the embankment as crowds watched, noting this was the only such occurrence among hundreds of drifting ice.
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Thames
Vauxhall Bridge
Chelsea Bridge
Pall Mall Gazette
Missing gold soup plate found in sofa at Mrs Stevenson’s house
A New York Recorder item reports a rumor that Mrs Stevenson discovered a missing gold soup plate during packing for a move. The plate, blamed for limiting dinner invitations, was allegedly hidden by a guest and found stuffed in a sofa.
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New York Recorder
Prisoner scales Berlin Plotzensee wall in daring escape
A former inmate scaled Plotzensee prison wall near Berlin and landed in the yard before being arrested. He claimed to visit a friend made during his involuntary sojourn in America. The report notes unusual escape attempts and a fashion aside on velvet cuffs.
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Plotzensee
Berlin
American Register
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Charleston News and Courier
Maynard
Ind
Neil Currie & CO
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Maynard, Mass
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Java
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Taylor
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DR. F. S. Morton
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Undertaker
P. D. Building
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Concord
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