May 1889 England records and world notes
A collage of notes from 1889 covering weather forecasts for May in England likely the wettest on record, citizenship limits for Sandwich Islanders, Japan navy spending, gold coin value theories, land and immigration remarks, naval christening ideas, Cherokee Nation laws, rail travel for invalids, leper hospital tribute, White House doorkeeper memories, Guthrie Oklahoma politics, executions by electricity debate, and the Corinth Canal project long in progress.
The Ride of Collins Gray and a Yankee River Ride
A fragmented narrative blends Collins Gray’s flood ride and Andrew Jackson Moore’s story. It recalls Williamsburg Dam’s breach and a brave alert by a rider who warned locals. The second tale follows Jackson and Major Grady’s family, courtship, mischief, and a dramatic rescue attempt ending in reconciliation.
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Collins Gray
Massachusetta
Winchester
Saas Sheridan
Éelf
Paul Revere
Thorden
Hampshire
Williamsburg
The Scorpion and Other Summer Sleepers Text
The piece describes Mexican scorpions as highly venomous and temperamental, noting their abundance, nocturnal habits, and dangers in Durango. It adds anecdotes on how to deal with bites, and compares scorpions with other arid-region hazards. It also surveys animals that sleep through hot summers, including the tenrec, dormouse, and various reptiles and fishes, highlighting summer torpor across continents.
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Lower
Mexico
J. T. Sidnley
Durango
American
Madagascar
England
Patagonia
South America
Africa
Nanos
Venezuela
Brazil
Australia
Cape Colony
Day
Soen
Inoculation Talk Promises Yellow Fever Breakthrough
Dr. Alfred Nelson of Quebec and Panama state health board spoke at the Arkansas Medical Society meeting on Yellow Fever. He described long term experiences in Panama Colon Mexico Cuba and Tampa and forecast inoculation could soon match smallpox in public health. A note credits John Rogers with the prayer Now I lay me down to sleep.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mitis
Andrew Jackson
Moore
Jackson
Chile
Marty
Grady
Vem
Elfen
Anne
Maria
Louizy Etringfellow
Jack Robinson
Ellen
Fiat Rock
Marin
Ole Amadam
Daeckson
Alfred Nelson
College of Physicians and Surgeons
Quebec
State Board of Health of
Panama
State Medical Society of
Arkansas
Colon
Mexico
Guba
Tampa
John Rogers
Martyr
Eckley Brianto Coxe
Philadelphia
Americ
Ile
Geravia
Sam Warlow
New York
Gerome
Archaolopigal
Ork
Gente
Peninsylvanda
State Senate
New Ofteara Picayuns
Housetops as Summer Resorts Concept
A paper titled Wasted Sun beams argues city dwellers should transform housetops into summer retreats. It suggests roofing suitable to climate, paving like sidewalks, adding lawns and shrubs, and installing awnings for shade and rain protection in urban roofs.
Peddlers on Installment Plans Sell Jewelry to Police
A New York report describes a group of men who operate as informal jewelry sellers to police officers. They offer watches, chains and other goods on installment, often with heavy chains claimed as solid gold but later found to be mostly silver. This practice helps them profit while limiting store-like expenses.
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Wet Guthrie
Ok'shoma
Chicago Herald
Boston
Guthrie
New York
England
Character of the Prisoner Praised by Friend in Court
A witness describes the prisoner as a good fellow with a cheerful disposition. He notes the man helps others and is in many people’s troubles, expressing confidence in his generally upright character.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pat
Michael
Nobaily
Raph Ready to Riches
In the United States rapid wealth comes from foxy patent medicines, in Germany from improved firearms, and in France from new variations of popular confectionery. In Paris several parvenus owe their fortunes to various pastry and coffee-roll inventions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Germany
France
Fashion notes and royal hats from Europe to America
A survey of late fashion trends from Constantinople to Paris and London notes how Turkish dress, royal headgear, and jeweled bangles influence Western tastes. It covers Empress Eugenia’s life, the Comtesse de Paris’s simple styles, and the Duchess of Braganza’s toque choices, plus textile and gown trends and upcoming accessories.
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Comtesse de Paris
Duchessa de Braganza
Duchessy de Chartres
Comtesse of
Paris
Europe
Waldumar I of
Dennar
Russia
Priness
Wales
Vladimir
Mecklenburg-Schwherin
Flexible wood mat becomes dirt-free entryway scraper
The advertisement describes a flexible wood mat for entryways made from clear white hard maple strips joined by galvanized iron wire with a rubber connector. It promises a durable, easy to clean surface that acts as a four foot scraper without retaining dirt.
Elaborate fur hat and gauze bonnet ensembles described
The text details a custom toque with real sealskin crown and white gauze trimmings, noting bold fashion fusion. It praises the wife of a royal figure, formerly Princess Elizabeth of Saxe Weimar, for wearing compact capotes with bordered edges and throat bows. The author recalls supplying numerous bonnets and hats for three years of luxury garments and coordinated outfits.
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Eizabeth
Saxe- Weimar
Incident Aboard La Defense Graham Reported By New York Reporter
Ex-chief engineer G. B. Phumer recalls a Sunny incident aboard the La Defense Graham. A mess pot with knives and forks was seized and fired toward the town during a gun salute. The scene described includes a dramatic display as rifles pointed outward from the ship’s wall.
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G. B. Phumer
Qn Haytien
New York Vines
la Defense
Graham
Scientific Scraps and Oddities From Literature and Science
A collage of notes on new uses of electricity in horse shoeing, a 12 350 foot tunnel length, bronze alloys, North Sea water varieties, coal weight by fragmentation size, reformer skepticism, plant growth under electric current, ancient copper artifacts, Egyptian king scepter copper content, and vaccination practices in Germany.
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North Sea
Coal Department
Pennsylvania Railroad Company
M. Beauregard
M. Berthelot
P@ris Academy of
Befences
Popl I
New World
Degraded Laborers and Commission System Described
A lengthy critique details exploitation of immigrant workers labeled by numbers rather than names. Labor brokers and gang masters profit from contracts, with abusive padrone practices and hidden commissions. The piece also mentions Eckley Briant Coxe as a notable figure and alludes to academic and artistic interests.
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Columbus
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Utah Supreme Court
Sandwich
Japan
Binco
RH. Vickers
Viksburg
The
New Orleans Times
New York Herald
America
United Kingdom
New Orleans Picayune
Prussia
Damien
Sandwich Islands
Walls of
Jerusalem
Leeftist
White House
Stanton
Lincoln
Jacoa
Garfield
Hayes
Nero
Isthmus of
Corinth
Suez
Nicaragua
Greece
Curtius
vJohn Boyle O'Reilly
Williams
Bulger
Sea Jackson
Jordan
Danter
Salt Lake City
Sca Jackson
Sci Jackson
Gradys
Sex Jackson
Marla
Onfisa Grady
Miss
Romerius
Anna
Drake's
Scorpion
Turkey
Constantinople
Feridje
New York Sun
Tarrison
Eugenin
Eugenia
Farnborough
Carden House
Farnsborough
Tyre
Connemam
Directoire
Canton
China
Washington Pot
Dr. Williams
Hammond
Masis
M. Lombard
Signor Sporla
Continenta
Victitia Wes
Servieux
Paris Academy “of Medicine
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