Dear Grandchild and Comforting Memories in Verse
An emotional reminiscence from C.F. Adams in Detroit Free Press. The narrator recalls a dear granddaughter and wife figures, noting their comfort, singing, and shared moments by the fire and outdoors. The style imitates dialect memory poetry with affectionate scenes of family and home.
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Katrina
de Gresite Toyedder
Blay
Baltoon
Shail
C.F. Adams
Detroit Free Press
Beauty and Wealth Test a Family in a Quaker Vein
In a rural home near Hillside a farmer, John Stacey, learns his daughter Ruth loves Arthur Harris after a disguise as an elderly Quaker, Friend Samuel. Ruth’s quiet virtue contrasts Ella’s vanity as Arthur reveals his true identity and devotion, reshaping family bonds.
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John
Mrs. Stacey
John Stacey
Ella
Ruth
Samuel Peyton
Samuel
Papa
Elia
Ruth and Arthur Harris Lead Bride to the Altar
In Gleason's Companion the groom vows to help his bride conquer flaws as three months later he guides her to marriage. Ella, hearing the words, feels no jealous pride, her heart purified by suffering and already bound to a childhood playmate she truly loved.
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Ruth
Samuel
Ella
Arthur Harris
John
Arthur
Mr. Peyton
Ella Aradones
Mr. Harris
Searookineeng
Stacey
Mrs. Stacey
Ays
John Stacey
Gleason
Indian conjuror’s coin trick fascinates journalist in University Magazine
An elderly con juror entertains an audience with a coin illusion involving a rupee a 5 franc piece and a Turkish silver coin. The narrator details how the purse of money changes hands and returns, highlighting a remarkable feat unmatched by any other conjurer in India or Europe.
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Mr. Smyth
Theatter
Smyth
Europe
France
Germany
Russia
Turkey
America
India
The
University Magazine
Great Plains cattle growth and wild horses in the West
Prairie Farmer reports rising cattle numbers on the great plains and mountain West with Texas and Pacific states driving cattle east. It notes buffalo decline, adoption of longhorns and improved breeds, and the shifting horse herds. Also covers an anecdote about Detroit fishing and other scattered items.
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Texas
Great Plains
Kansas
Nebraska
Colorado
Pacific
Oregon
Washington
Omaha
Wyoming
California
Utah
Montana
Washington Territory
Great Corn
West
Great Britain
Continent
Prairie Farmer
The Liars' Club Pigeon Shooting Tale
In a mountain gathering near Fall City Pennsylvania Dr Frank Cowan Greensburg relates a boast of killing 400 pigeons with 100 shot in one volley. He recounts beating Lieut Gov Latta by using turkey shot and powder to shoot 400 birds in counter and notes every pigeon bore a shot.
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Liars’ Club
Fall City
Frank Cowan
Greensburg
Westmoreland
Gov. Latta
Latta
Cresson
Baseball Club Costs and Salary Plans Discussed
A New York Graphic report explains the capital required to run a baseball club for a season and outlines the pay scale. It notes typical six month costs per man near $1,000 including salary hotel and travel, with captains earning up to $2,000 and other positions ranging from $500 to $1,500. The league has proposed a permanent salary schedule with four pay classes and no advance payments, capped to the schedule.
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Bostons
Hartfords
League Association
Providence
N. Y
Fast Life in New York Exposé on Bankrupt Finances
The piece, attributed to the Boston Journal correspondent, paints Fernando Wood and his son Calhoun Wood as emblematic of ornate living and unchecked credit. It describes lavish hotels, unpaid bills, and a culture of securities tied to risky bonds and dubious railroad ventures, all guarded by landlords and banks. It notes a leading hotel owner collapsing under such frauds and mentions an insurance business built on questionable securities not approved by the Albany department.
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Thad
Wes. Doughty
Roseville
Bob Mackey
Col. R. L. P. Baker
Columbus
Con
High Street
Engelke
Doughty
Tim Hardin
N. Y. Mercury
Fernando Wood
Calhoun Wood
Young Wood
Texas
Insurance Department
Albany
Boston Journal
Goulds Tale of Lawsuits and a Pennsylvanian Town
A Gould anecdote recalls a Pennsylvania stop where a court dispute over which river formed the largest river led to a civil engineering decision. Gould says he ruled for the best man, drawing chuckles from the party. The piece then cites Chicago Inter Ocean’s startling Illinois murder record.
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Wall Street
Stock Exchange
Jay Gould
Pennsylvania
Gould
Mr. Gould
N. Y
Chicago Inter-Ocean
Illinois
Joliet
Homemade recipes and dairy notes from a 19th century page
A collection of kitchen tips and recipes including Apple Short Cake Muffins for Tea and Cream Cheese methods. The American Dairyman discusses skimming milk and cheese markets, while Corn for Horses cites Kentucky farmer John Harper and a praise of Ohio corn for horse training and winter feeds.
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John Harper
Kentucky
Longfellow
Ohio
New England
Wheat gains ground as corn farmers shift rotation in central Illinois
The writer notes fall wheat prospects improve as oats and corn prices fall, and weed control challenges from continuous corn drive more wheat sowing. He warns against repeating past missteps, urges long summer fallow and deep seed beds, and argues for a major Illinois agricultural college to prove winter wheat viability four years out of ten.
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Illinois
Record of US Trade Surplus Exceeds Imports by Large Margin
The document notes a historic U S trade balance with exports surpassing imports by 257 832 667 in the last fiscal year ending June 30 with specie bringing the total to 261 744 579. The prior year showed an excess of 166 539 917 a gain of 95 204 662.
Chicago man promises cure for hard times urges spending
A Chicago man declares the only remedy for hard times is to spend all earnings as quickly as possible and suggests contacting Hewitt's Committee for action.
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Chicago
Hewitt
Boston Globe
Miserableness: A Column on Health and Truths in Proverbs
A fragmentary solar column discusses misery and health, asserting remedies of truth and scripture. It hints at curing affliction through insight from Proverbs and related Wisdom, urging readers to seek practical pathways to recovery. The text appears as a partial historical newspaper snippet.
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Jose
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Hillside
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Perry
Detroit
Free Press
G. P. Sanderson
Emerson Tennent
Mr. Sanderson
Murrain
Mysore
Kheddah
Forest Department
Mayhout
Fast Life In
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Way Gould
Wilhort
Wilhoft
Whrelock, Finutay & Co
New Orleans
Northern Ohio Fair Association
Cleveland
Cincinnati
H. R. Stevens
Ki . D. B. Stebbitt
Grocer
N. E. Cor
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J. P. Robison
Sam. Briggs
Fellows & Co
James L Fellows
St. Vitus
Bright
Hunt
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Uriel
HUNTS
WM. E. Clarke
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Ss. L. Thorpe & CO
Sser & CO
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Hamlin Org
Boston
Milo B, Stevens & CO
Eesti
Garpenter
Peans
J. Spalding &Co
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Osttor Glass Works
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Wilson
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Electric Quarterly
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RIC CO
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Ferail
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Merchant’s Gargling Oil Company
John Hodge
Sec’y
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Hop Bitters
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Rochester, N. Y
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