Roosevelt Walks Unguarded Passed by a Ruler Claim
Smith D. Fry reports on President Roosevelt insisting he is a servant of the people and should walk Washington streets unguarded, while police keep undercover watchers near. The piece recalls McKinley and Garfield eras and notes Cubans’ hostility influenced guarded public appearances, with Roosevelt defending public receptions as a check on rulers.
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Chicago sewerage expert tours Europe for U S Supreme Court case
Alexander J. Jones of Chicago travels through London Paris to gather evidence on Chicago's drainage system. He argues the Chicago canal did not pollute the Mississippi waterway used by St. Louis and aims to prove there is no contamination in the case before the U S Supreme Court.
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United States Supreme Court
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Illinois River
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Dewey Reunion Story At Port Hudson Heroism Recall
Patrick Doolan, a 30 year Marine veteran, recounts how Lieutenant Dewey saved his crew during the 1863 Port Hudson action. Dewey ferried men ashore amid flames threatening the magazine, held a revolver to prevent desertion, and ensured every man reached safety before the ship exploded.
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Patrick Doolan
Marine Corps
Mississippi
Port Hudson
Dewey
Lieut. Dewey
Rail Frolic At Stone River
Major recalls a Chicago Inter Ocean tale of Civil War soldiers turning a rail raid into a playful rescue. At Tullahoma the brigade formed fire brigades to save property, then at Stone River the two divisions clashed playfully over rails, ending with generals ordering quarters as the scene cooled.
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Chicago
Stone River
Breckinridge
Negley
Palmer
Social tease sparks talk of marriage and money
A Brooklyn Life quip jokes about a couple's marriage dynamics noting the bride predicts weariness after a year, while the groom is said to have plenty of money. The remark hints at social expectations and financial status in relationships.
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Brooklyn
Jeers Turned to Cheers at Presidential Balcony Moment
A Cleveland Leader quote recalls how during a postwar crowd in Johnson city the president faced a hostile mob at a Kennard house balcony. A brick flew but he unbuttoned his coat and invited confrontation, prompting the crowd to switch from jeers to cheers as he continued his address.
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Kennard House
Cleveland
Crow Sense
Brief item from the Atchison Globe reflecting on crow intelligence and their apparent disregard for scarecrows as a scare tactic. It comments on people who underestimate crow awareness in a light, humorous tone.
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Atchison Globe
Vermont Fruit House for Winter Storage Described
A stone two story building 26 by 34 feet with two foot thick walls and a ten inch air space lines with matched lumber for fruit storage. The implementer keeps fruit through winter with straw insulation and occasional fires, plans galvanized pipes for ice and fertilizer salt cold storage, and markets via buyers by November 15.
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Orange Judd
Sheridan at Winchester Autograph Letter Mystery
A Syracuse area owner preserves what may be the earliest Sheridan letter. In it General P H Sheridan places Oct 18, 1864 in Winchester and notes his battlefield arrival before noon on Oct 19, quelling a long wager over his location. A separate anecdote recalls a loyal enslaved boy at Sharpsburg who refused to abandon his master.
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Winchester
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Sheridan
Titusville
Harper’s Ferry
Cedar Creek
Washington
A Mitigating Circumstance
A brief note from the Atchison Globe remarks that whistling is a rare habit that incurs little cost, described as a mitigating circumstance in a light, observational tone.
Calf Feeding Tests Indicate Skim Milk Calves Can Profit in Baby Beef
Kansas experiment records 130 calves fattened in nine lots. Calves raised with dam averaged 435 pounds gain, skim milk calves 440 pounds gain, with feed costs and forage needs outlined. Skim milk calves sold around age one for about 40 dollars, dairy herd milk value noted at 37.75 per cow, suggesting profitable baby beef potential when birth to weaning is well managed.
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Kansas Experiment Station
Simple shelter for stock proposed in Tribune
The piece urges building a rough shelter for horses sheep and cows in exposed pastures to protect from sun heat and cold storms. It notes loss to owners when shelter is lacking and suggests using old boards joists and a few hours of labor on dry ground, citing Frederick O. Sibley in the New York Tribune.
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Frederick O. Sibley
N. Y
Mrs Roser Endorses Lydia E Pinkham's Compound
Mrs Ida L Roser of Denver writes of her recovery after using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound and urges others to try it. She claims four bottles restored health and announces strong energy for duties. The testimonial offers free advice from Mrs Pinkham of Lynn Massachusetts and warns of a $5000 forfeit if false.
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Lydia E. Pinkham
Denver
Ipa L. Roser
18Th Ave
Denver, Co
Cavour Reishes Vindictive Page at Court
In Count de Reiset’s reminiscences the young Camillo Cavour, then a royal page, defies etiquette after a nobleman snatches ice from his tray. He smashes the tray and declares it the only retort to the indignity, prompting his departure from the court for the military school.
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Italy
Cavour
Victor Emmanuel
Camillio Cavour
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Count de Reiset
Politician’s Wife Outsmarts Husbands Potatoes
In western Kansas a politician agrees to dig potatoes with his wife. He finds coins a silver quarter and later a silver half dollar, then naps. She finishes digging the crop, realizing she had been worked by his scheme.
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Kansas
Kanzgas City Journal
Abbreviation Trouble At Public Improvements Board
A board office complains of an abbreviation fad as a letter arrives addressed to Mr So and So Board of Pub Imps. An associate suggests the miss is deliberate or a joke and questions the sender intent. The exchange echoes concern over informal shorthand infiltrating official correspondence.
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Board of Public Improvements
So-and-So
Board of Public Imps
N. Y. Times
The Modern Elopement in an Automobile
A Chicago Daily News quip depicts a couple eloping by car with the maiden fearing a hitch and the lover assuring there will be none, highlighting automobile romance as a new elopement signifier.
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Chicago Daily News
Barber Says Beecroft Plans Bald Piano Virtuoso
A Brooklyn Eagle quip notes Beecroft aimed for piano virtuoso status but jokes that his barber forecasts premature baldness, reflecting a light exchange about ambitions and appearance.
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Brinkerhoff
Beecroft
Brooklyn Eagle
Rage and Thwarted Will in Coleridge Verse
A brief quotation notes rage as vulgar when it stems from mortified ambition and thwarted willfulness, attributed to Coleridge, reflecting on the psychology of anger and restraint.
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Coleridge
South Australian Apples Sold in Vienna Market
Consul General Guenther reports from Frankfort that German papers note South Australian apples now sell in Vienna for five to ten cents per apple, with choice fruit higher. Juicy, well tasted and well packed, 100-per-box, each wrapped in tissue and packed in excelsior with corn husk leaves. They endure sea voyage and five to six days by rail from Hamburg to Vienna.
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Frankfort
Vienna
Hamburg
Farm For Sale No 663 With River Frontage And Improvements
A 200 acre farm is offered with about 180 acres improved, fronting a fine pike and river bank rear, located 3 miles from the rural city along Mall Route. It includes a 2 story frame dwelling with 7 rooms, a 46 by 69 frame barn, a 24 by 32 horse barn, corn crib, granary, hog pen, sandy soil on 32 river bottom acres, good water, orchard. Price 850 per acre. Terms: one half cash and balance on time at 6 percent interest.
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Fostoria
Wold coBesider
East Defiance
First Ward
Fine Pike
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