Potato Market Rumors and Import Trends Highlight Scarcity
The piece discusses potato price spikes amid imports from Great Britain and the Continent, amid fears of a corner and rumors of dumping. It notes 1881–82 import totals, a late crop, and officials’ skepticism, with dealer statements predicting prices will fall once new supplies arrive.
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Bart
New York
Long Island
John Sutherland
Sutherland
Vanderpoel
Europe
United States
Great Britain
Ogioost Iiss
Bodgubet
William Gamble
Board of Health
N. Y. World
Jimmy Brown Tells an Old Old Story of Robber Alarm
A humorous tale recounts a spate of robberies in town and a bedroom scare at Dr. Smith’s house. The doctor, armed with an umbrella, confronts intruders, who mock him then restrain and douse him with water. His plan to deter further break‑ins involves a coal scuttle and a string across the stairs to wake the family.
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Sue
Mother
Father
Mr. Martin
Jane
Jimmy
Sol
Harper
Dr. Smith
The Great Rivers and Their Distances Compared
The passage compares major rivers by length and navigability. It cites the Amazon at about 3 000 miles, the Mississippi 3 902 miles from Itasca to the Gulf and Missouri’s contribution to 4 194 miles, and notes the Nile as the longest navigable stretch. It references the 1875 American Encyclopaedia with estimates of the Nile’s extent and Lake Albert N’Yanza reach, totaling roughly 4 700 miles for the Nile basin.
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Amazon
Mississippi
Lake Itaska
Missouri
Gulf
Nile
Farogle
Mediterranean
Gondokoro
Lake Albert N’yanza
Living skeleton on railroad track knocked down and unharmed
A San Francisco side show performer walked along a railroad track when a locomotive knocked him down and ran over him. He rose, continued walking, the four inch gap between cowcatcher and ties keeping him intact. He was bruised and scratched but appeared uninjured overall.
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San Francisco
N. Y
Suburban Kentuckian Deliberates Brick Yard or Bon Bon Shop
A Kentucky suburb resident discovers a bed of fine clay and weighs whether to open a brick yard or a shop to make Parisian bon-bons. The decision hinges on which venture best uses the new resource and suits local conditions.
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Kentucky
Stories the Charts That Swallow Republican Claims
Detroit Free Press critiques New York Tribune election fraud yarns about Florida and Davidson. It cites Witherspoon’s tale of a strange ballot box scene and debunks it with official records showing lawful, transparent counts and a corrected affidavit from Richard Brockley.
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South
Eliza Pinkston
Memphis
New York Tribune
Detroit Post
Witherspoon
Davidson
Florida
The
Tribune
Dick Brocksey
Brocksey
G. W. L. Jones
Richard Brooksey
Mr. Witherspoon
Richard Brockley
W. L. Jones
Justice of the
Detroit Free Press
Blackguardism in Congress Prompts Critique From Harrisburg Patriot
The Harrisburg Patriot condemns recent House conduct as blackguardly with Republicans blamed for disorder. It cites episodes involving Congressman White of Kentucky and Judge Kelley plus Butterworth of Ohio, arguing long GOP control bred arrogance and insults over propriety.
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Congress
House
Congressman White
Kentucky
Judge Kelley
White
Kelley
Benjamin Butterworth
Ohio
Butterworth
Bayne
Cox
New York
Republican Party
Harrisburg
Naples Foundling Hospital Wife Market Tradition Described
In Naples a yearly event at the foundling hospital gathers marriageable girls and eligible youths. A suitor signals interest by dropping his handkerchief. the girl taking it shows acceptance while leaving it signals refusal.
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Naples
Foundling Hospital
Republican Reformers in the GOP Fire Back at Civil Service Reform
The New York Sun critiques a Republican Congress for refusing Civil Service Reform funding and dismissing the reform plank as lies and buncombe. It labels leaders like Conkling Cameron Logan Robeson hostile to reform and predicts the issue will reappear after Chicago. St. Louis Repub. comments on party divisions and stalled reform efforts.
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Congress
House of Representatives
House
Buncombe
Garfield
Arthur
Robeson
Republican Civil Service Reform Dodge
Chicago
Republican Party
Conkling
Cameron
Logan
St. Louis Repub
On the Complexion and Natural Beauty Remedies
The article argues a pure complexion signals healthy blood and natural beauty. It warns cosmetics cannot replace purified blood and promotes Burdock Blood Bitters as a safe, rapid remedy to achieve a white soft skin with a peachy bloom through nature’s restorative action.
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Jimmy Brown
New York Sun
Mars
Merchant’s
Geo. W. Merchant
Lockport
Merschant
M.G. To
N.Y
U.S.A
John Hodge
Sec’y
John Bull
Bull
JO J. Smith
Louisville
Jfjoan
Smith
Main St
N. P. Larsed
Division St
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