Thomas Benton and the Dos Referenced in Park Encounter
A young man in New York carries Benton's Thirty Years in Congress when a stranger stops him in a park. The man questions the extra load and learns the youth reads The Sun editorial on the firm abusing its messengers. The boy reveals the stranger is Thomas H Benton, a figure identified later as James Macan, a Chicago liquor merchant.
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New York
Benton
Congress
Frese
Thomas H Benton
James Macan
Aiquor
Chicago
Immigrants From Italy and Russia Boost U S Flows
A Castle Garden report shows one fifth of last year’s European immigrants came from Italy and Russia. Italians numbered 43 683 and Russians 52 857 of 353 030 total arrivals. The note adds that many Russians here are Hebrew and are aiding kin to join them.
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Europe
Italy
Russia
Castle Garden
Germany
Ireland
America
New York Sun
Music in Russia reveals strict congregational singing bans
The article notes that Greek and Russian churches prohibit congregational singing, using four part harmony with no instrumental accompaniment. It cites imperial decrees and church tradition, describing Russian chant as unbarred and rhythmically simple, performed by choirs and octavists in a solemn, uniform ritual across the empire.
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Cesneil
Ladoika
Oedou
Censon
Russia
North
Prussia
Sodtern
Sir Peters
Howe
McSdern
Eilich Uray
Marts Molt
Detective tale from Allegheny college pranks with Pinkerton trap
A St Paul Pioneer Press account recalls a Meadville Allegheny College prank era. A Pinkerton operative named Kennedy infiltrates The Hornet, is exposed by college men, thrashed at events, and tracked by editors who are later revealed as influential figures.
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William
Robert Pinkerton
St. Paul’s
Meadville
Allegeny College
Hornet
Che
Allesheny
Kennedy
Ite
Cornet
Pinkerton
The
Allegheny College
Dhem
Nicel
St. Paul Pioneer Press
Close Call Over Forty Pound Dynamite Blast
Alderman cleet W H Durfee narrowly escaped death after ten minutes over a dynamite blast in a granite ledge at Hargraves. The blast failed when his boot grounded a wire, saving his life as the wounded dynamite lay unexploded in the rock. The incident was witnessed by a worker who realized the danger just as Durfee inspected the rock. The near tragedy underscores the peril of the hoisting engine repairs at the site.
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Alderman
Cleet
W. H. Durfee
Durfee
Hargraves
Mr. Durfee
Fall River
Philadelphia Press
St Louis sportsman finds odd Oregon trophy antlers
A St Louis sportsman reports a trip to Oregon where he acquired a trophy described as a large perfect pair of caribou antlers covered with a fine close growth of hair. The unusual specimen is noted as a curiosity of its kind in work.
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St. Louis
Oregon
Cat in trunk at Omaha depot shocks bystanders
In a dramatic Omaha depot scene a cry from a trunk led bystanders to suspect a child inside. They pried the lid after improvising with keys and found an elderly Alabama cat with five newborn kittens, reported by the Chicago Herald.
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Omaha
Chicago Herald
Moral cement of society and integrity cited
A quotation notes virtue as the social glue that preserves trust, while vice dissolves bonds. It likens the good to the salt of the earth, arguing that without integrity there is no confidence and without confidence no unity.
The Real Irish Frieze and Its Weatherproof Craft
An overview of genuine Irish frieze from its hand loom origins to modern steam mills. The piece outlines the wool selection, dyeing in the wool, the thickening wash, and the final dressing, noting its rainproof durability and comparison to Navajo blankets. It warns against counterfeit frieze in the American market.
Music as a Moral Engine in Spartan Martial Culture
The National Review argues that music shapes character and courage, citing Spartan training where youths learned tunes and dances. It claims music’s rhythmic discipline fosters joy, repose, and steadfast battle spirit, noting modern armies use music as incitement to courage.
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Leonidas
Thermopy Ta
The
National Review
Sister of Mary Anderson Draws Attention at Theatres
The New York Sun notes Mary Anderson's sister gains notice for beauty and youth while remaining unobtrusive. She frequents theatre shows and attends performances like A Winter's Tale in sober attire, reflecting the family's retiring manners amid growing wealth.
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Mary Anderson
Mary
Miss Anderson
New York Sun
Paine's Celery Compound Promoted as Spring Tonic
A vintage advertisement touts Paine's Celery Compound as a superior spring medicine. It claims cures, appetite support, and blood purification, with endorsements from doctors and pharmacists. Prices are listed as 6 bottles for $5.00, and offers are extended from Wells, Rainandson & Co. Burlington.
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Paine
Berner
Watertown
Dakota
Eel
Bes
WELLS
Cruel Separation and a Distant Mother in Law Tale
A Chinese bride waits four months before visiting her mother due to ritual impurity rules. illness and mourning delay a first visit, then a son’s birth extends the separation. The mother’s longing and hallucinations fade when they finally reunite, ending the years apart. Material notes describe vast timber needs for a 1,200 ton steamer including 40,000 feet of timber and 85,000 dollars in paint.
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Popular Science Monthly
Wards Pic
Furnis Fitness
Curious interspecies bonds with fish pets at Rocksport brook
A man near Rocksport trained eels to take food from his hand in a brook behind his property. The smallest and largest eels began to play and be touched, with the largest allowing hand-to-hand passing. He whistles to summon them, and they return for meals, sometimes bringing others along. The tale appears in Youth's Companion.
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Rocksport
Annette
Scoomebee
Bere
Hin
Youth
Nitro-Glycerine for Disease
Nitro glycerine may become an important remedy for kidney diseases and Bright's disease as doctors report promising experiments. Pure nitro glycerine, stripped of explosive power by dilution with urine and alcohol, is then mixed with sugar or mill to form tablets called Triatrin.
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Bright
Philadelphia Times
New Gunpowder Claim Prompts Royal Powder Talk
A fragment from a Belgian report discusses a paper powder claimed to yield 2 grains in a pile of ber an initial velocity for a ball. The note argues this option reduces smoke and recoil while avoiding smear, with unclear details.
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Royal Powder
Wetteren
Beleium
Gon Deri
Frank Lesiie
Shall We Dance Dr Alva E Doby Scrysin- Sopically
Fragmentary note discusses dance and health with remarks on women and fitness. Mentions Am erican women and a bell dress style as a line. Concludes with a colloquial critique of dancing beyond measure.
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Alva E. Doby Scrysin
Annals of Hygiene
Swift's Specific touted as cure for blood poison and skin disease
An advertisement testimonial from Josie Owen of Montpelier and a note from Inez Bovenn praising Swift's Specific as a permanent remedy for blood poison and rheumatism. The claim highlights eight bottles cured facial eruptions, scrofula, and other conditions after failure with other remedies. The Swift company offers free books on blood and skin disease from Atlanta Georgia.
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S. S
Detroit Journal
Josie Owen
Stontpelier
Cho
Swift
Sd Aveta
N.Y
Atlanta
Gra
Magistrate to Plaintiff in Iron Incident
Court records recount a domestic dispute where a wife allegedly threw a hot sad iron injuring the husband. The plaintiff claims he dodged the blow and was struck, prompting the magistrate to question responsibility and seek details of the incident.
Scrap of Paper Saves Her Life and Dope Promises Miracle Cure
An imperiled woman near death by consumption credits a scrap of wrapping paper for leading her to Dr King’s New Discovery. She uses trial bottles, buys larger quantities and regains health. Fort Smith druggists advertise the remedy with testimonials. A barber joke about Tommy’s haircut closes the page.
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Dr. King
W. E. Cole
Fort Smith
A. 3. Andrews
Reward Offered for Cured Nasal Catarrh by Dr Sage’s Remedy
Advertises Dr Sage's Catarrh Remedy with a standing reward of 8500 for any nasal catarrh case that cannot be cured, regardless of duration. The remedy sells through druggists for 50 cents.
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Dr. Sage
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