Magazine Notes on Inks Fairs and Foreign Policy
A survey of misc items notes a Paris stationer advertising ink for Jove letters and its fading in weeks. It discusses county fairs adopting X rays and megaphones as agricultural displays, a memorial tablet at Kansas City Public Library for Horace Greely, and critiques French coinage value. It covers British consular reforms, Asian trade reports, and Japanese policy in Korea and Formosa, plus 1897 bicycle price concerns and wheel trade dynamics with high and low end makers.
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Public Library
Kansas City
Horace Greeley
Greely
New York Sun
Night Ode to Margery in the Pasture
A lyrical voyage centers on a speaker awaiting Margery beneath starry skies. The poem dwells on her beauty and grace as she traverses fields, while nightly air, perfumes, and fields frame their meeting. The speaker pledges protection and cherishes closeness as Margery moves along the lane.
Frontiersman’s Diplomacy and Revenge in Peshawar Fort
In colonial India near Peshawar, a frontier commandant recounts quelling tribal feuds through civility, testing loyalty by friendship with Kuhns led by Mahomed Ashim Khan. A thief-accused killer escapes, a sowar avenges his chief’s murder, and a dramatic escape tests frontier justice amid wary officials and tribal codes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peshawar
India
Michai
Abazai
Shabkudi
Sirkar
Branksome Tower
Simin
Peshawar Usually Detailed Some Unlucky Major From the Staff Corps
Nolens Volens
Thames
Pathana
Walla
Kuhns
Mahomed Ashim Khaan
Hawa
Frontier tale of Afsul and Za leika wedding
Afsul avenges a slain chief and wins Za leika by conquest. Yonier Atsul escorts the bride as gifts arrive, and the party travels to Afsul's distant village. The narrator reflects on frontier customs before ending with a weary good-night as dawn nears.
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Paradise
Zaleika
Afsul
Yonier Atsul
Heroe
Jada
Frank Leslie
London to electric railways and world facts advance
A jumble of 19th century notes cites London replacing steam with electric city transit and coal mining machinery expanding in Western Pennsylvania. It reports Thames and Mississippi dredging, global birth and death rates, Roentgen rays, and a seismic hill near Sand Creek that unsettles local Indigenous people.
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London
Tennsylvania
Thames
Slont
Berlin
Grumbach
Dubois Raymond
Profossor J. TE. ‘Todd
State Geologiat
South Dakota
Bilack Hill
Sand Creek
Forwusa
White River
Vandalia Il Name Origin Recalls Vandals and Lincoln
A. L. Harding of Vandalia Illinois recalls the towns past as a railroad hub with Lincoln visits and aristocratic residents while its founder sought a classical name. A friend suggested Vandalia by referencing the Vandals who helped conquer Rome, and the name stuck.
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A. L. Harding
Vanda- Ha
Abraham Lincoln
Minois
Itother
Rome
Vandalia
Henes
Washington Star
Silky-dressed Tenderfoot Shoots Six Pistols at Larache
H T Jockingson of Cheyenne recalls a tale from Larache where a refined stranger calmly drew a pistol and shot six pistols from owners’ hands, quelling a rowdy scene as cowboys clamored around him, and the man left without paying.
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H. T. Jockingson
Cheyenne
Metropolitan
Larache
Tenderfoot
Washington Star
Horned Toads Are Useful in California
A Washington Star clipping reports A L Mason of Los Angeles praising horned toads as misjudged but useful. He notes Hawaiians under President Dole plan to import thousands to Hawaii to curb insects. Mason urges California people to protect toads, who are harmless and valuable for pest control.
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California
A. L. Mason
Los Angeles
Shoreham
Dole
Catularnia
Hawaii
Washington Star
The Largest Ship in the World at Vulcan Shipyard
Prometheus reports the largest ship is under construction at Vulcan shipyard in Bredou near Stet tin Germany for the Hanbury American line. Builders earlier launched the Augusta Victoria, the first large express steamer from Germany, length 625 feet on the waterline and 14 feet longer than the Campania. It will have 27,000 horsepower and speed around twenty two knots with engines and fittings by Vita shipyards.
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Prometheus
Vulcan
Bredou
Stettin
Germany
Hanbury American Fee
Campania
Betes
Bae Fine
Vita Shipyards
Com
Mtrnetign
Bow Bee
Eady
Hurley
Clara Howard
University of California
Abigail Bush
California
San Francisco
Iro
Dorothy Tennant Stanley
Tasmania
Elise Biscagcianti
Paris
Europe
Mary Kerr
Edinburgh
Washington
Chicago
Emma Willard
Hlty
Earl
Hobart
Church of the Redeemer of Patereon
Princves Mand
Denmark
England
Lady's Diary
Woman's Almanack
Thomas E. Watson
Durham
McCuthy County
Georgia
Angel
Milan
Adelina Putti
A Brave Vassar Woman Grace N Kimball Rise
A bold portrait of Grace N Kimball shifting from dangerous war surgery and relief work in Van to the calm routine medical service at Vassar College. The piece notes her status as a leading woman of the era and her influence on students, while highlighting fashion and society notes from the period.
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Vassar
Grace N. Kimball
Van
Vasaar College
New York Independent
Irvin Clement
van Wert County
Ohio
Hix
Maury
Delphos
Sticklny
Conn
Charles W. Green
Big Four Railroad
Kanu City
Bert
Constantinople
Tlaxacala
Mexico
M. PL
Erdéih
Dublin
Chyvor
Lialand
Neds
Madrid
United States
Tyulsh
Prince Edward
Astrict
Dre
Ings
Pines Lobaaut-Rostassay
Cyan
Courton
Cher
Viena
Rett
Shontung
China
Buthy
Oneutatioval Sr
The Bicycle and Women’s Style in Public Life
A New York restaurant keeper faced a sharp drop in patrons after harsh electric lighting made women look pale. A social leader explained the glare. makeup hid flaws, and women shifted to other venues. The piece also warns of critics against women bicycling, noting supposed risks to physique but arguing health should trump appearance.
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New York
Delmonico’s
Argonaut
London Medical Press
Health Culture on proper footwear and foot health
Health Culture warns against tight or ill fitting shoes and boots that pinch or deform the foot. It advises alternating two pairs daily, avoiding leather sole linings, and ensuring stockings allow natural spread to protect joints and maintain foot shape.
Blind Physician Cooke Makes Medical History
A Boston Boston Journal excerpt lauds Dr James R Cooke of Heston as a blind physician who pursued medicine successfully. It notes his fame, his Boston home, and a lifelong interest in athletics, praising his achievements despite blindness. The piece mentions his book Blind Leaders of the Bird and his association with the Boston Athletic Association.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James R. Cooke
Heston
Lim
Boston Journal
Jane J. Cooke
der. Cooke
Profeson
Boston
Boston Athletic Association
Accidents and Their Causes in Hundred Police Reports
Analysis of 2000 accident policies lists main injury causes including 213 by carried or wagons and 76 by Buffalo accidents. Other categories include 217 by filly on pavement, horse ridden or led, and tools causing cuts. Some incidents involve weights falling or hazards from stairs and slopes, with unclear minor entries and no clear remedy.
Republicans Nominate Black for Governor at Saratoga
The New York Republican State Convention met at Assembly Hall in Saratoga. Frank S. Black of Troy won the gubernatorial nomination after multiple ballots, with Timothy L. Woodruff named as lieutenant governor and Irving G. Vann of Onondaga chosen for the Court of Appeals. The two-day session adjourned sine die after Black’s final nomination and a heated, celebratory scene.
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Ranatona
Sambly Hall
Frank 8. Black
Renwotaer
Timothy L. Woodruff
Kings
Court of Appeals
Irving G. Vann
Onondaga
Benjamin Odell
Iloess
Hackett
Republican State Committee
Newman
Methodist Episcopal Church
Frank 8. Blick
Stewart L. Woodford
Warner Miller
Miller
Thomas C. Platt
George W. Aldridge
Monroe
Hamilton Fish
Putnam
Frink
Blick
Enaselver
Timothy D. Ellsworth
Niagara
Edgar T. Brackett
Saratoga
James A. Wadsworth
Ganegee
Aratio EB
Baxter
Chemung
John Palmer
Albany
Charles T. Saxton
Wayou
James A. Roberts
Erie
J. Stout Fassett
Chamungy
Clarence E. Loxon
Rockland
Frank Hiscock
Qeld
Woodford
Titus Sheard
Herkimer
Warnor Miller
Sheard
Bezue
Wallin Barnes
Joby Palmer
Albany County
Frank
Black
New York
Kings Saxton
Wayne
Clark
Jacob Worth
Kings County
Aldridge
Fish
Creat
Robarte
Wadsworth
Saxton
Ellsworth
Fasaut
Rodtewall
Albnoy
Binck
Fissett
Clemning
Edward Lauterbach
Sutherland
Soodtor Coggeshall
Pratt
Mar, Bingk
Notafy Hn
Chad
Platt
Satton
Foote
Sherman
Oneida
Tites Sheard
J.E. Pendergast
Brooklyn
W. J. Rilboy
Nevada
MM. Stran- Alan
Siyezo
Woodruff
Vore
Bheards
Strataban
Woodrall
Isaac @. Wang
Syracuse
Johnstown CN. Y
Jovms
Dartmouth
Froy
Troy
Lies
Pittyfourth Congress
Republican
Chace LD
Hanes
Domeccut
Adam N. Myer
Baek
Sexton
Notalie
Chace
Cansantion
Seerik Perkins
Timothy de Woodlill obituary in New Haven dates
Timothy de Woodlill from New Haven born August 4, 1834. He attended Yale University after academy training, and married Miss Cora C Rastman of Brooklyn. The record notes his residence in Brooklyn and mentions a lengthy obituary account of his life.
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Timothy de Woodlill
New York
Hepubniengs
Willubealt
New Haven
Pru
Araemy
Yale Universite di Ta
Cora C Rastman
EO Ad
Brookbee
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Vast 1890s ledger of naval, political, and crime notes
A sprawling roundup reports on navy speed records for the Brooklyn cruiser, funds and envelopes for campaigns, ships moved to Trinidad and Constantinople, and various political campaigns. It notes deaths of Daniel Speaker and Charles E Warburton, uprisings in London, fires in Washington and Chicago, and numerous local incidents including robberies, accidents, and clashes.
Vermont Goes Republican by Its Largest Majority
Vermont voters gave a sweeping Republican victory led by Josiah Grout for Governor. Merritt of the state committee issued a midnight bulletin showing 220 of 245 towns with a strong Republican majority. total lead projected around 9,000. Democratic organization appeared weak as Republicans swept Congressmen H Powers and William G Grout and both legislative chambers.
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Vermont
Green Mountain
Josiah Grout
Tod
Merritt
Republican State Committee
Stote
H. How Powers
Morristown
William G. Grout
Eminent American Illustrator Charles S Reinhart Dies
Charles Stanley Reinhart, renowned American artist and illustrator, died after a short illness at the Players' Club in New York. Born in Pittsburgh fifty-two years ago, he served three years in the Civil War with United States railroads in Virginia before continuing his artistic career.
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Charles Stanley Reinhart
Players’ Club
New York
Reinhart
Henry EB. Abbey
Pittsburgh
United States
Virginia
Pittsburg
Paris
Munich
New York City
Opeat
Retabart
Harpers
National Academy of D
Li Hung Chang Visits New York in 1900s
Chinese Ambassador Li Hung Chang meets with missionary representatives and dines at Dolmonico's after a welcoming New York tour. He praises American missionaries for China work, recalls prayers during a Japan assassination attempt, and reviews city services in Union Square. Chinatown crackers honor him. a minor door injury to his amban dogor is noted.
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Li Hung Chong
New York
China
Japan
Merchants’ Club
United States
Chinatown
Union Square
Dolmonico’s
Valuable coin find near Moberly by Patrick Henry
Patrick Henry of Springford, Illinois, while moving to Kansas, found a ground cache twelve miles northeast of Moberly. An ox struck the ground exposing an old tin container holding about £4000 in gold dated before 1860. The discovery occurred during a camp and wood cutting spell.
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Moberly
Patrick Henry
Springford
Kansas
Wold
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