Scarce Apples and Prices Rise Across New York Markets
An apple dealer notes a decade high scarcity across New York markets due to frost damage in Niagara and Orleans counties. Supplies arrive from Missouri Illinois Michigan Canada Vermont and Lake Champlain with Spitzenbergs Baldwins Greenings and Gillyflowers common. Prices soar with 2 to 7 dollar barrel ranges. Newtown Pippins and Northern Spy expected to climb further by spring.
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Rochester
New York
Missouri
St. Joe
Illinois
Michigan
Canada
Vermont
Lake Champlain
St. Lawrence
Tompkins County
Saratoga
Albany
Thousand Islands
Europe
South American
West India Islands
Tropics
Treatment of Sick Animals Kept Without Harsh Medicines
The article urges restraint in veterinary treatment and warns against harsh medicines especially mercury. It argues humans often recover with rest and diet and suggests livestock may benefit from similar care, emphasizing inquiry into each animal’s circumstances before acting.
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Chicago
Snow its Value to the Farmer
The article argues that winter snow cover benefits crops by protecting roots, reducing frost damage, and conserving nutrients. It notes added advantages for grass rye wheat and strawberry vines and claims snow cover can speed spring growth by preventing ground frost, urging farmers to welcome snow as a helpful aid to prosperity. Massachusetts Pioughman.
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Massachusetts
Pioughman
Cook’s Quarrel Over French Coffee Boil Ruins Tea
Mrs M- entitles her cook Bridget to two boils for French coffee. Bridget returns furious claiming she has never boiled before and refuses to shave two ivy Feeds fish behaving quarrelously as she protests the demand.
Chester A Arthur and the spoils system critique
The piece denounces Chester A Arthur as a boss and a symbol of Republican spoils politics. It argues the system has corrupted government, tainted the judiciary, and harmed the poor, urging accountability beyond Arthur alone. It cites Wayne Mac Veagh, Brewster, Bliss, and the Star route prosecutions as context.
Reform in Civil Service Shifts Policy in Star Route Case
Editorial notes a late but welcome dismissal by President Artur of government employers aiding the Star-route thieves. It cites the Attorney General’s plea for removals and laments Washington’s moral decline while warning of officials colluding with crooks to obstruct justice and shield a vast organized ring of scammers.
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Wayne MacVeagh
Brewster
Cornel Bliss
Arthur
Washington
Columbus (Ga
Enquirer
United States Congress
Artur
Tie Saga
Political depravity and reform calls in a Republic era
A turbulent piece denounces Star-route frauds and DOJ corruption as outcomes of long Republican power, condemns honors for malfeasance, and urges bipartisan reform led by upright figures. It cites espionage, bribery, and the Treasury Secret Service as evidence, urging Attorney General Brewster to cleanse the system.
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Department of Justice
Republican Party
Congress
Credit Mobilier
Secret Service Division
Treasury Department
Brewter
Augean
Avertean Register
American Newspapers Reach England in Volumes
The Detroit Post notes 10,000,000 American newspapers flood into England yearly, implying Britons may one day learn more about events from the United States.
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England
Old Country
Detroit Post
Disturbance of Faculties Linked to Elevated Rail Noise
A New York report states constant car racket on the elevated railroad caused memory loss and disturbance of faculties, highlighting health effects from urban transit noise.
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New York
Maine Abolishes Hanging as Punishment for Murder
Maine does not punish murder by hanging and has recorded eleven homicides in the past two years, reflecting a drop in capital punishment approach.
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Maine
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