Scandals and oddities noted from distant lands
A miscellany of curious facts and people spans Victoria Australia’s vast sects to early Philadelphia reporters Blaine and Fuller. George W. Childs in Philadelphia is praised for wealth use. A Philadelphia Zoo lion slept through a dental procedure with laughing gas. Hiram Brooksey from Day’s Crossing, Sullivan County, is famed for his No 14 boot and kicking reputation.
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George W. Childs
Philadelphia
Hiram Bruram Brooksey
Day’s Crossing
Sullivan County
Haunted bedstead haunts Galveston banker in the seventies
Coronet M a notable Galveston Texas merchant and banker recounts owning a bedstead in the 1870s that caused “the horrors” to all who slept on it including men women and children
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Coronet M
Galveston
Texas
Wis. woman patents iron hook for dashboard edge
Mrs Gutierre of Buncombe Wisconsin has patented an iron hook for the lower edge of the dashboard to release the lines when driving a mare that keeps switching her tail over the lines.
Victims of Fatal Wire Accidents Spark Corporate Critique
The dead men in New York caused by electric light wires are described as martyrs to corporate greed and neglect, highlighting the deadly impact of unsafe wiring and company negligence.
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New York
Reminiscences on Grant Highlight His Temperance and Speech
In Lippincott's reminiscences Mr. Greorar W. Carns recalls Ulysses S. Grant. He notes Grant spoke plainly without coarse language and showed restraint in eating and drinking. The remark emphasizes Grant’s disciplined manners and public presence.
Carnegie committee to choose site for free library
Andrew Carnegie selects a committee of Pittsburgh prominent citizens to pick a site for a free library costing 750000 dollars. The plan aims to build a library that will eclipse any in America once completed.
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Andrew Carnegie
Pittsburg
America
Canadians vow war talk masks true desire for peace
Sealing seizures provoke indignation and loud Canadian war bluster yet the public quote warns that those who shout loudest at an election often have the least to bet. The piece notes a mismatch between rhetoric and real intention.
Turtle nesting on Pacific island sands
The text describes tar eggs laid by Pacific island turtles in a yard deep perpendicular cavity at the base of a large circular excavation. The female scrapes the chamber by whirling about, using her flippers vigorously. Each litter typically contains more than a hundred eggs.
Britain orders Canadian troops transport facilities report
The War Office directs deputy adjutant generals in Canada to report immediately on all troop transportation facilities. The unexpected order arouses excitement. It is believed England will reinforce and fortify the Pacific coast.
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British War Office
Canada
England
Pacific
Chinese Sunday School Club Opens in New York
Chinese pupils have opened a club house for mutual entertainment with access to all Chinese newspapers and free legal advice. Games include chess checkers and backgammon while fan-tan is banned. The club is described as for good Chinamen only.
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Tur
New York
Boulanger Sketch Sparks Cartoonist Mockery in Island Retreat
A fragmentary satire depicts General Boulanger planning a Napoleonic stance on his new island retreat while a man on horseback studies the French coast. The scene hints at caricatured reactions from weekly cartoonists, with coastal imagery and a large bowl as a visual gag.
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Boulanger
France
Danish women fund fortifications and guns at home
Danish women raise over 250 000 kreutzers to defense funds and present eight Krupp guns to the king. Norway seeks to imitate the effort as patriotism drives support for national fortifications amid European tensions.
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Tur
Denmark
Norway
Drying floors with coal dust and sand in Java
An Indonesian building method spreads a layer of fine coal dust on the ground, stamps it, then adds a layer of fine sand, followed by the floor. This arrangement is said to keep ground floors dry by moisture absorption, and coal dust underground floors deter white ants by blocking insect passage.
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Java
Ex Senator Jones of Florida Wanders Detroit Penniless
Ex Senator Jones remains in Detroit in shabby condition. He is penniless and mysterious about his residence. He speaks clearly on public matters but is obsessed with a love affair, insisting Miss Palms is not married. Florida friends wish to help him return home for recovery.
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Europe
Paris
London
America
Poole’s
Regent Street
N. G
Hohokus
N.J
Indiana
John Bright
Melvina Briggs
East McKeesport
Rose
Worth’s
Seth
OP. B. Muzzy
P. B
Ella W. N. T
Tooley Mucky Hi
Mott Street
Oliver Doud Byron
Chillon
Tooley
Longfellow
Westminster Abbey
Byron
Jones
Florida
Detroit
Miss Palms
French heels and the squeaking slipper myth
The piece discusses supposed French elegance linked to high heels and quotes Max O'Rell on differing postures. It mentions a claim that French ladies walk on their toes with arms bent and a slipper equipped with a rubber ball under the heel to avoid squeaking.
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Max O’rell
Worth at Parisian Couture and a cake recipe aside
Estelle Lafayette Binks discusses Charles Frederic Worth a Paris dressmaker born in England famed for Empress Eugenie gowns and his Rue de la Paix establishment. The piece veers into a cotton candy of anecdotes and a honeyed cake recipe while inviting readers to write with more letters and lore.
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Estelle Lafayette Binks
Worth
Charles Frederic Worth
Paris
France
England
Lincolnshire
Springfield
Mass
Davey
Boston
Bilu Nye
The True Inwardness of a Toot Explores Forgiveness
A Louisville Truth editorial argues that a husband’s occasional intoxicated night out, or toot, while degrading, can paradoxically heighten respect for home. It urges the wife to forgive, noting remorse, improved conduct, and renewed affection for family over time.
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Louisville
Major and Miner
Major Pangby stays in the East and vows to marry Eliza Hawkins. She counters with plans to go West and wed a miner, reflecting a dramatic turn in a Hochester Budget notice.
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Major Pangby
Eliza
Eliza Hawkins
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Colchester
Antwerp
Bill Nye
Dorkin's Landing
Pat Rooney
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Louis Harrison
Westmister Abbey
Oliver Doub Bryan
Rochester
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Ray's Crossing
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Rays Crossing
Jamesie
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Chicago
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Toot
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