European critic notes spread of reforms but America leads
The piece surveys global topics from western states seeking admission to the Union to poverty in San Francisco caused by severe winter storms. It highlights views on German reform proposals versus U S labor laws, and praises American progress in worker protections and mining regulations.
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San Francisco
Pacific Coast
Kes
New York Tribune
Massachusetts
New York
Rocky Mountain
Germany
America
Waiting Prize Amid Trials and Hopeful Perseverance
A meditation on perseverance and faith as a journey through doubt toward triumph. The speaker urges steady forward motion despite fear and hardship, insisting resilience will yield the waiting prize for those who trust Providence and keep faith.
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Ifo
DoBrainerd-Williamson
Twelve Graves Mark Fight After Wild Train Robbery
The Union Pacific express robbery at Rawlins Springs ends in a vigilante pursuit. Ten men hunt four desperadoes across plains, uncover a trail, and in a climactic clash at a hillside camp twelve graves mark the battle site with no recovered treasure.
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Union Pacific
Rawlins Springs
Rawlins Hotel
Rawlins
Rawlins Bprings
Iawlins
Awlins
Rawlings
Texas
Jim Farnsworth
Vimntes
Desperado
Foresworth
Atlante Constitution
A Lumber Camp Life in New Brunswick's Deep Woods
Describes logging camps in New Brunswick with vast green forests, early work routines, rough shanties built around a stone fireplace, cooks as pivotal figures, and daily life of lumberjacks including meals, washing by a nearby stream, and hard working schedules near Nashwaak and Miramichi regions.
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Now'brunswick
Nashwaak
St-Fohe
New York
Shrewdness of Plants in Folk Wisdom and Nature
An exploration of plant behavior and defense as if plants have aims to prosper. Leaves spread to lure prey or deter fish, and prickles on surfaces guard against intrusion. Roots, water balance, and plant "honesty" contrast with human etiquette, exposing tensions between politeness and truth.
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Amazon
Saxifrave
John
Lam
Behia
York Sun
Curious Fashion Notes and Nursing Milestone
A New York World column surveys bridal sleeping sheets of silk, human hair fans, and women learning at the University of Pennsylvania. a Barnard College anecdote highlights a Western woman challenging a doctor. Hoops skirts face social limits while fashion shifts toward simplicity with spring palettes and new fabrics.
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Barnard College
Columbia
Staca
New York
N. YY. Sun
Scientific Scraps From Paris To New England In One Column
A roundup of various scientific notes includes Paris skating on artificial ice, Australia irrigation progress, London's subway trials at 25 mph, and Vienna telephony observing silicon bronze wire effects. Other items cover infant illness in Paris, attempts to render high explosives controllable, tannin benefits in pneumonia convalescence, gulf weed near Nantucket, and global entomology estimates. Also noted are exhibitions in Edinburgh and Antwerp, electric riveting, a Viennese optician's advice on writing, Edison sapphire rumors, sapphire and ruby facts, Rocky Mountain scarcity, North Carolina sources, and a Danish tale of Great Danes on urban streets.
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Wirt Sikes
Wales
New York
Pembrokeshire
Glamorganshire
Jesus
Aragddu
St. Valentine
Valentine
Chaucer
Moat
London
Germany
France
Paris
Australia
London and Southwark
Vienna
Bula Pasth
E. Houze
Hospital St Jean
Brussels
Gulf
Nantucket
Gulf Stream
Estamuite
Edinburgh
Antwerp
Shada
Wozard Elison
Lapidary Wohrle
Edison
Wohrle
India
Rocky Mountain
Osloendo
North Carolina
Pennsylvania
Denver
Household Mints and Potatoes From Old Time Recipes
A collection of home cooking tips and pantry ideas from period columns. Recipes cover neck beef stew and dumplings, potato preparations like hashed browned potatoes Lyons style, and practical advice on bread starter with potato yeast, plus canary bird care and general kitchen housekeeping tips.
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New York Observer
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