New Year’s Gift and a Death at the Serpentine
A London tale of love and mistaken confession ends in tragedy as Naomi Burtons romance with Dave Rayburn drives a heartbreak and a fatal skate accident. The New Year brings happiness for Naomi and Rayburn, while a doctor warns of change, and a cottage scene reveals a mother’s grief for a dying child. London Lancet discusses rising cases of death by own action, linking it to premature responsibility and social pressure.
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Dave Rayburn
Naomi
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London
Burtons
Belgravia
Judge Selwyn
Jim
Mr. Rayburn
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Mrs. Burton
Matma
mamma
love
Mr. Burton
death
London Lancet
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The Goat on West Hill and Colorful Earth Lore
A humorous local column muses on earth, water, towns and cities in quick quips. It sketches greed and politics, then pivots to a tall tale of a goat on West Hill that shattered posters and even a hay wagon. The piece ends with a caution to seek reasonable victories.
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West Hill
Burlington
Thurber Urges Vote for Cleveland Over Blaine
New York businessman H. K. Thurber writes to the Times declaring Republicans in Buffalo and beyond will vote Democratic for Grover Cleveland. He cites opposition to high taxation, bond policy, and sugar duties, noting party leaders’ past taxation excess and the need for honest administration.
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H. K. Thurber
New York city
the
Times
Grover Cleveland
James G. Blaine
Blaine
Democratic party
Buffalo
Campaign Lies for Sale in Disturbing Political Catalog
A mocked ad from The U S Campaign Lie Co offers partisan misinformation products. It lists pricey items tied to Grover Cleveland, Hendricks, Blaine, Logan and other figures, mocking 19th century political campaigns with sensational charges and caricatures.
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SheriF Cleveland
Thomas A. Mendricks
Cleveland
Grover Cleveland
Gould
Hendricks
R. B. Hayes
Mulligan
Kelfer
John A. Logan
B. Patterson
Logan
John S. Davenport
Morey
Samuel J. Tilden
General Butler
Puck
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Wadaworth
Martinez
Longman
Evitts & Hosroox
Ayer
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O’reans
Mason & Him Organ and Piano Co
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