Congressional activity detailed in Senate and House sessions
Senate and House actions include a motion to refer the President's annual message to Finance, immigration and territorial governance debates, a Carlisle seat vote, trust inquiry, and bills on bridges, railroads, and pensions. Multiple committees reported, and notices mention Utah statehood opposition and tariff topics.
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Committee On Finance
Senate
Frye
Maine
Chandler
Congress
Stewart
Utah
House of Representatives
Anderson
Iowa
Pacific Railroad
Thoebe-Carlisle
House
Carlisle
Yeas
Messrs
Cannon
Cooper
Davenport
McKenna
Post
Steele
Messrs. Kuker
Brewer
Buchanan
Cheadle
Hovey
Kerr
Laidlaw
Palmer
Hoar
Gorman
Railroads Committee
Davis
Select Committee
Plumb
Kansas
Wilson
Voorhees
Montana
Burlington
Breckinridge
Arkansas
Missouri River
Lexington
Missouri
Indian Territory
United States
Duluth, Rainy Lake River & Southwestern Railroad Company
Minnesota
Committee On Printing
Mason
Illinois
Springer
Cimarron
Mississippi River
Senate Pensions Committee
Manderson
Grand Army
Navy Department
Butler
Committee On Territories
Platt
Dakota
John A. Logan
Frank P. Blair
Quay
Blair
Spooner
Chicago Board of Trade
France
Paris
Blanc
White
New York
National game prospects in a brewing league clash
Chicago correspondence notes rising tensions between the American and Western Associations as Pittsburgh and Chicago rebuild rosters for next season. It covers manager decisions, key player moves including Billy Sanday, and the potential for a landmark clash over Kansas City and Western Association safeguards and player blacklisting amid territorial disputes.
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Chicago
The
Union
St. Paul
Ice King
Detroit
Indianapolis
Pittsburg
Philadelphia
Washington
Boston
New York
Billy Sanday
Spalding
Anson
Paul Hines
Capt. Anson
American Association
Kansas City
Jim Whitfield
Cincinnati
New Western Association. Com
St. Louis
Milwaukee
Minneapolis
Omaha
Des Moines
Sam Morton
Western Association
New Western Association
Water F e d Oysters
The article explains that market oysters are often artificially swollen by water intake. It compares osmotic activity in oysters to digestion, noting swelling increases bulk without adding nourishment and may even reduce nutritive material. Published in Popular Science Monthly.
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Popular Science Monthly
Views of Married Life in a Slave Era Portrait
A dialog from Arkansas Traveler portrays a Black woman reflecting on marriage, resignation, and polygamy under slavery and postwar norms. She contrasts past flexible couplings with present constraints, noting many white people face similar marital tensions.
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Arkansas Traveler
Bashful Bridegrooms at Saratoga County Justice
A Saratoga County justice of the peace recalls two couples’ wedding mishaps. One groom spun a white straw hat on his finger then hid it between his knees, while his bride snatched it away with a parasol handle. Another groom, puzzled by a cigar, placed it in his mouth until the official intervened to remove it.
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California
Chicago
Philadelphia
Mulvey
McGuire
Sulivan
Burns
Pfeffer
Foster
Saratoga County
Justice of the Peace
Waverly Magazine
University plans expedition to Sepharvaim ruins near Babylon
The University of Pennsylvania will send Dr. John P. Peters leading an expedition to explore the ancient city Sepharvaim above Babylon on the Euphrates near Bagdad, also known as Persepolis. Estimated cost is $30,000 for two to three years of digging. starting date and Turkish diplomacy remain to be settled.
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University of Pennsylvania
John P. Peters
Sepharvaim
Babylon
Euphrates
Bagdad
Persepolis
Turkey
Frank Leslie
Nothing Like Leather in Utica Electric Plant Feature
An article notes the new Utica electric light plant uses a large leather connecting engine and dynamos made from the skins of 646 adult cows. It suggests such materials could affect local dairy butter prices in Oneida County. The piece also quotes the New York Tribune and Emerson on neighborly ethics and market reform.
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Utica
Oneida County
Priece
New York Tribune
Promote Your Comfort with Dr Pierce Pellets
A vendor asserts easy improvement of health and mood by using Dr Pierce's Pleasant Purgative Pellets costing twenty seven cents. They claim appetite loss biliousness and low spirits vanish quickly with direction, avoiding doctor visits and bills.
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Dr. Pierce
Rough on Rats global parable and ads from New Haven
A New Haven Register reader notes how the Rough on Rats ad travels worldwide, praising its popularity in Africa India Australia and among Turks Calcuttians and Australians. The item also mentions Brown's Bronchial Troches advertised for coughs and throat troubles with a testimonial from C Fuleh of Miamiville Ohio.
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Africa
Zululand
New Haven
New York
India
Australia
Rough On Rats
England
New Haven Register
Brown
C. Fuleh
Miamiville
Ohio
Police with Fire Engine Oust Ballyberogue Defenders
150 police moved to evict David Foley on the Col Tottenham estate in County Wexford. After the house was battered, defenders repelled them with garden syringes of hot water. A fire hose drenched the building with cold water for an hour before the defenders surrendered.
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David Foley
Ballyberogue
Col. Tottenham
County Wexford
Chicago News
Favorite Prescription Versus Suffering Woman
A personal anecdote credits Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription with turning a woman’s life around from despair to health. The piece emphasizes rapid improvement and urges others to procure the remedy for functional derangements.
Nervura Nerve Tonic Offered As Cure For Nervous Debility
An advertisement promotes Dr. Greene's Nervura Nerve Tonic as a cure for nervous debility with symptoms like fatigue, weakness, dizziness, and mental fog. It claims restoration of energy, vitality, and improved mood for young and old, with price and contact details for Dr. Greene of New York.
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Greene
Dr. Greene
West 14Th St
New York
Rare pelure offer and Demorest fashion pattern order
An advertisement promotes a pelure piece titled A Message of Love, a water color lookalike costing 20 cents, plus a full size paper pattern valued at 25 cents. It notes the January February Demorest magazine and urges subscription, listing W Johnston Demorest in New York and advertising various home remedies with prices.
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Fine Water Co
W. Joxnines Demorest
East 14Th Street
New York
Health cures and tonics crowd old newspaper page
Advertisements tout Dr Pierce’s Golden Medical Discovery for consumption with claims of guaranteed recovery if used early. Scott’s Emulsion of Cod Liver Oil with Hypophosphites advertised for delicate children and overworked people. Prickly Ash Bitters promoted as a cure for intemperance and systemic cleansing. Various patent medicines promise skin relief and general health boosts. A letter offers a free two bottle remedy for consumption, with address in New York.
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Scott
L. P. Wapprun, M. D
Hugh’s Mills, & C
Steketee
U. S
U.S
Geo
Grand Rapids
Mich
Demonstration Monthly Magazine February Picture Worth a Fortune
A notice touts a February issue of Demo-REST’S MONTHLY Magazine with a watercolor like picture selling for a high price. It urges readers to obtain it through newsdealers or direct from publisher W. Jexnivos Demonest at 15 East 14th Street, New York. Quick cures and health products are briefly advertised including Rough On Piles and Wells products.
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W. Jexnivos Demonest
East 14Th Street
New York
Blood Cleanser Proposition Promises Vital Health
The advertisement touts Dr. Guysett's Yellow Dock and Sarsaparilia as a superior blood purifier and strengthener. It claims to restore digestion and urinary function, soothe mucous irritation, boost endurance, develop muscles, and lengthen life with a pleasant vegetable formula, preferring it over other tonics.
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Guysett
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Emmerson
Oil City
Nickel Plate Railroad
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Somerville Journal
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Queen City
J. Stephens
Lebanon
Moody
Moody & CO
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New Broweles Maloty Kein Holder Co
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Port Jackson
Pensions
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Thayer's & Donitarium
Walton Ave
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Physicianas
John LL. Thompson
Sona & Co
True, N.Y
United Sta Fire Armes
Wraca
E. Jenney & Graham Gun Co
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Toledo
Chicago Ledger
Wistar
Barnes
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Rockford
Comvines
Mason & Co
Newark
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Nelson
Horton
Topeka
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Hutchinson
Wichita
Nebraska
Pullman
Rock Island
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Ste. Ite
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Jentra
Seneca
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Council Bluffs
St. Joseph
Atchison
Leavenworth
Thicago, Il
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Wallingford
Conn
Salzer
Jous A. Salzer
LaCrosse
Wis
Hoot
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Peak
Mt. New York
Rymall
Stowell & Cyhac
Lymat
Baxant’s Business College
Buffalo, N
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Oregon
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Lamborn
Barrer UL
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