Varied 19th Century News Items Span World and Crime
A collage of notes reports on church figures and papal history with Pope Leo XIII, Dallas tax declines, and a Duke-for-sale placard. It cites railway arrivals to New York, Massachusetts crime statistics, and transatlantic lighting plans. It also covers Salvation Army reach, wheat prices in England, Troitzkol pilgrims, Columbus descriptions, cholera fears influencing travel, and American travel spending.
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San Francisco Examiner
Moscow
Troitzkol
Sergius
Dollovas
New York Times
Henry Clows
Wall Street
Mr. Clows
Europe
Lowat
Thanksgiving Ode By G Whittler On Nature's Bounty
A rustic poem extols nature's harvest abundance and national gratitude. It praises autumnal wealth, the home, and the renewal brought by freedom and steadfast labor, urging thankfulness for the corn, fruit, and seasonal bounty.
Grandmother Spins a Salem Tale of Mary Bronson
An old storyteller recalls a stormy Thanksgiving in Salem with Roger Williams exile, Mary Bronson’s courage rescuing Massachusetts settlers, and a wedding that follows. Family gathers by the hearth on Beacon’s Hill as the tale ends with hopeful futures.
Spectacular Fire of Banknote Stacks at Mediterranean Port
A steamer balog at a Mediterranean port was seen burning as forty five sacks of bank notes were dumped into its boiler. The notes, cancelled Bank of Alglora documents, were observed by witnesses eager to claim spoils.
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Bank of Alglora
New York
Matrimony its popularity declined and causes noted
A discussion notes a steady drop in marriages in the United States driven by higher living costs and women's independence through education and work. It argues modern caution, economic pressure, and social critique have reduced the marriage rate without signaling societal collapse. Moodus noises near Moodus Connecticut are described with legends of a trapped deity and seismic activity through history.
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United States
Rye Delia
St. Louis Globe-Democrat
Joos Leas
Lfe
Hamlet
Maori in New Zealand Sees Change in Status and Wealth
The Detroit Free Press notes about 40 000 Maori in New Zealand now receive generous government support with large reserves and equal treatment in Wellington. Chiefs display fine features and intelligence, yet some Maori in tourist districts spoil themselves with liquor and beg. Maori football teams impressed England centuries ago, fighters and hard to conquer, while the colonial debt grew from native wars and now whites outnumber Maori, though unity among Maori remains weak.
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Wellington
Touriet
Chenimuti
England
Theraemen
New Zealand
Detroit Free Press
Brilliant Hues of Mumming-Birds Revealed by Feather Structure
A Boston Transcript excerpt explains that hummingbird coloration arises from feather structure rather than pigments. Feathers display countless facets giving 60 angles to light, diffracting it into rainbow tones. Males generally show vivid colors. females are plainer except in Jamaica where the female is brighter.
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Jamaica
Boston Transcript
For the Love of a Child Blossoms in a Florist Bed
A Cincinnati Commercial story recalls a man named Mr John Warrington who allows his daughter to pull up a bed of yorantime flowers in his yard. The child is delighted and spends days among the plants, until the florist agrees to replant them. The father jokes about paying for the trouble and remarks the effort makes his baby supremely happy as she tends a thriving bed of flowers.
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Roger Williams
Mr. Bronson
Mary
Mr. Williams
Afr. Bronson
Massachusetts
Connecticut
Balem
Plymouth
Bfr
Bronson
Minatonohma
Rozer Willams
Anhether
Tracksziving
Stoger Williams
Ot Provilenca
Anon Hutchinson
Paul W
Mlatreas Mary
Buo
Saucy
May
Sue
Elea- Dor Celuste Weide
John Warrington
Acdlowera
Ladies Department and Real Estate News Collide in 19th Century Lens
The column surveys fashion trends with plaids, ribbons, and Florentine sleeves, noting how women embrace style and thrift. It then shifts to real estate, highlighting Agnes Murphy and Mrs. Blakeley as pioneering women in New York brokerage, and comments by Professor Devine on taller, healthier women and men influenced by diet, work, and climate.
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TNE
Florentine
Fabrica
New York World
Calnto
Agnes Murphy
Brs
Mulligan
Exchange
S. M. Blakeley
Miss Murphy Sue
New York Times
Charles Devine
America
Boys of
The Trained Nurse Spotlighted In Patient Care
The piece praises trained nurses for stoic service across hospitals and almshouses, noting their discipline from classroom to bedside. It describes nursing across ages, the moral strength of women, and the demanding duties without complaint. Fashion notes mix with midwinter styles and fabrics like Velour Russo and ornate trimming.
Incoherent 19th Century News Digest
A garbled 19th century dispatch reports multiple incidents including suicides linked to insomnia, riots at Homestead and other unrest, horse sales in New York, fires and deaths in various states, political shifts in Ohio and Alabama, international notes from London to Madrid, and scattered weather and earthquake reports.
Fatal boiler explosion kills five on freight train near Bethul Kills Haven
A boiler blast on the Heading roads near Bethulkill Haven at midnight killed five men and injured several. Victims include engineers William Caney and Henry Allison, fireman C J Mackey, conductor ah drick, and brakeman Michael Dobbins. The No. 83 locomotive was wrecked and on a coil run to Palo Alto. Many bodies mutilated beyond recognition.
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Bethulkill Haven
Peon
William Caney
C. J.C. Mackey
William Moyer
Henry Allison
Ahdrick
Michael Dobbins
Cowey
Moyer
Wangino
Palo Alto
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Liaye
Leo
Father Palladius
Dallas
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Win Toledo
New York City
Frederick G. Pettigrove
Prison Commissioners
Compagnia Transatlantique
Ireland
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Gener Booth
Salvation Army
Boston
Columbus
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Dalotha
Board of Home
G. Whittler
Grandma White
Richard
Grandma
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Salem
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Chouga
Mug
Hémo
Bay
Rhode
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Story
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Dame Brown's
Alsence
Mary Bronson
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Tts
Australis Ie
Nestly
London
Moodus
Moodue
Conn
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Machmoodus
Nelson
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Noril
Lisbon
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Tully
Ninbon
Wath
St. Louis Republic
Beatrice
Windsor
New York Commercial Advertiser
Tall Girl
St. Louis Globe-Demarcrat
Ufe
Chicago
Lapland
Boih
Aladdin
Macon Chapman
Rata Desert
Uio
Mississippi
Oliver Leivhy
Tony
St. Louis Globe- Democrat
Middle States
Isaac D. Conzuan
Jacob
Sooumar
Cordell University
Ithaca
N. Y
Homestead
Penn
A. Enners
Harbeck
Brooklyn
N.Y Ave
New Haven
Petrio
Michael Domza
Han
Golversatee Guares
Ayer Mar
Jomx Horr
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the Adams
Row Sarkork City
Bel i Ireland
Excel Frretaw
B. J
Prain
Low Jersey
New Yon
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Tehich
Alexander Orr
Eeoecity General
E. M
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Kann
Despon
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Lyndon, Jr
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William
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National Farmara’ Alliance
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Methodist General Missionary Committee
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White House
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Danis] G. Brinton
University of Po
Treasury Department
Wiliam Potter
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David P. Thompson
Oregon
Larkey
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