Extremes Meet in 1892 Chicago World’s Fair Notes
The smallest state’s governor Biggs and secretary Smails are mentioned as extremes meet. Cubiaco drummers carry rubber stamps with the World’s Fair 1892 Chicago legend and register at hotels. The Swiss Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals resolves to banish cats from the republic to protect birds.
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Union
Biggs
Smails
Cubiaco
Chicago
Society For Prevention of Cruelty To Animals
Switzerland
The
Republic
Prohibition News and Global Gold Trends
ALuiANneE Ohio reports local prohibition while freight records show daily shipments of window glass. In 1889 over one hundred million dollars in gold was mined across four continents, led by Australia California and South Africa. Africa experiences a buoyant outlook.
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Aluiannee
Ohio
Continents
Australia
California
South Africa
Africa
School ma'am's take on capital punishment sparks discussion
An examiner in California reports one student answer on discipline arguing capital punishment should be reserved for rare cases, require parental consent, and never be enacted the next day, illustrating views on punishment in education.
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California
Ma’ams
Summit County Farmers Seek Penalty For Wandering Sportsmen
Representatives of Summit County Ohio petition the Legislature to make it a penitentiary offense for wandering sportsmen to shoot domestic fowls when wild game is scarce. The practice is becoming prevalent in the region.
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Summit County
Ohio
Gender Pay Gap Noted Among Western Union Operators
In New York a husband and wife work side by side in the Western Union operating room where the wife earns $15 less per month, reflecting a gender wage gap. the piece also notes a Hungarian cabinet decision to replace the word Jew with Israelite or Israelitish in official documents due to the anti Jewish sentiment of the era.
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Western Union
New York
Philadelphia woman wins uncle’s release from Belgian prison
Bessie Keim of Philadelphia wrote to King Leopold asking for the release of her uncle Frank S. Moore who had been imprisoned for deserting his ship. She has since received a letter stating the request was complied with.
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Bessie Keim
Philadelphia
Leopold
Belgium
Frank S. Moore
Bessie
Copper wire prank drags police in Huron boy incident
In Tori Huron Michigan some youths connected a copper wire to an electric-light line and to a tin cup at a public drinking fountain. The altered setup sent shocking drinks to curious drinkers and drew police attention as they hunt the boys responsible.
Castelar's Columbus Remark Provokes Paris Audience
Castelar told Paris students that Columbus discovered America through sublime faith and added that without America God would have raised it from the waters to repay such faith. The remark sparked sharp reaction among listeners.
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Castelar
Paris
Christopher Columbus
America
Description of Brazil's First President by Dr J M Gaston
Dr J M Gaston of Atlanta recalls Brazil's first president as a tall fine looking man aged about 62 or 63. He once temporarily ran a school in the United States. One daughter, married to an American, stayed in Gaston's Atlanta home for a period.
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J. M. Gaston
Atlanta
Fonseca
Brazil
Clergyman Blasts Love of Money as Hellish Folly
A Cincinnati sermon derides those obsessed with wealth insisting such greed debases the pulpit. The preacher warns against lowering dignity and misusing religious authority to praise material gain, urging humility in faith.
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Cincinnati
Hell
Antique Dutch Cabinets Found in White House Basement
Mrs Harrison, a dealer in antique furniture, discovers two original mahogany Dutch made cabinets in the White House basement. They were imported from England and date to the mansion's early construction, eliciting her delight.
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White House
Arlors
Penny Famine Threatens Western Cities and Mint Delays
The piece warns of a penny famine jeopardizing circulation in large Western and Southwestern cities. It notes the Philadelphia mint is two months behind on penny production and details conditions that provoke public outrage. It also cites a stranger’s remark on white building practices in Europe and exposes a Midwest scam where a dying husband ruse yields profit.
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West
Philadelphia Mint
Michigan
Long Stayed Lawsuit Ended In Philadelphia Court
A Philadelphia federal court finally disposed of a fifty year old case in which only about $1,000 was at stake. The principal parties and officials involved are long deceased, leaving no heirs to collect the award, a situation viewed as a misfortune mainly for lawyers’ fees. In a separate note, Homer and Mrs. Homer Grieve of Homer Georgia, after twelve years of estrangement over a neighbor’s remark about their child, agreed to reconcile and remarry following church counsel.
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United States District Court
Philadelphia
United States Supreme Court
Homer
Homer,Ga
Church Brethren
Chengmai
Mr. Peoples
Peoples
New York
Siam
Cheng-mai
Muang Fang
Lakhon
Cherng-mai
Cheng-mat
Lao
Editorial Necessity For A Gardened Flat
A humorous exchange shows a house hunter preferring a house with a garden over a flat. The editor, an agricultural paper writer, insists on garden space and notes a small paved area that could be made usable. The back yard suggestion wins brief approval.
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New York Weekly
Her Definition of Tom Cat and a Trust in Dried Apples
A Woburn girl defends her kitten against the idea of a tom cat calling it a climber and boyish. The piece ends with a humorous note about the latest trust being in dried apples and advice to water them to make them swell.
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Tom Cat
Woburn
Woburn City Press
Tattooed Laos and Mission Work in Lao States
A San Francisco Chronicle piece describes Lao states in northern Siam, their rulers, and Buddhist beliefs. It notes Lao tattooing with a 2 percent mortality rate, missionary activity led by Dr. Cheek at Chengmai, boat-building efforts, slave emancipation via work, and a growing female education program aided by New York supporters.
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San Francisco
Siam
Lao
San Francisco Chronicle
Greenwich
Lakon
Lampon
Cheng-Mai
Waiter job seeker delays payment in comic exchange
A humorous exchange has a waiter applicant recounting five years experience as a newspaper subscriptions collector. The employer cites slow service and decides the candidate won’t do, instructing him to return with a bill tomorrow.
Letters From the Corners A Scandal in Kilkenny Corners
Hester Ann Cooper recounts a wild night in Bamboo a stylish town. Willam Henery fights with three women and a black man then hides as neighbors rush in. She confronts him at the door and realizes the fray involved the three gals and a tussle.
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Jason
Mary
Willam Henery
Mary Tabithy’s
Helen
Ennybuddy
Nobuddy
Hester
The Minister's Ruse In a Scotch church collection box
The minister laments to kirk officer Tam that he must act to recover missing money. A rope with a noose is placed on Tam's barn door but vanishes. The next Sabbath the box is opened and every missing penny is found inside.
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Tam
Kirk
Odd Spheres Exhibit At Geneva Society Meeting
Two nearly perfect spheres about four inches wide were shown by the Geneva Society of Physics and Natural History. One black vegetable origin ball formed from dust in an oak shaft cavern. the other white mineral ball, calcereous, found with others in a grotto by a torrent feeding the Rhone.
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Geneva Society of Physics and Natural History
Rhone
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W. M. Kennedy
Dixon
Illinois
Muang-Nan
Hluang Prabang
Muang Prau
Europe
Raeng
Ngiou
Zinnalo
Mount Zinnalo
Thewedas
Cheek
Catholic Church
Mission Party
Nornin’ Hart
Kilkenny
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