Richest Members in Congress Show Humble Beginnings
The article profiles U S House leaders and affluent lawmakers like Connell of Pennsylvania, noting his $10 million fortune and coal background. It contrasts self-made origins with later wealth, listing many Congress members who started as poor boys or worked hard for early livelihoods. It also discusses molasses adulteration debates and market practices affecting pricing and consumer choices in Louisiana.
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House
Mary Hoy
House of Representatives
Washington
Connell
Pennsylvania
United States
Tim
Levy
New York
Monticello
Sprague
Massachusetts
Sibley
Stewart
Wisconsin
Hitt
Ilinois
Cannon
Tllinois
Dalzell
Adams
Ruppert, McClellan
William Astor Chandler
Badcock
Lovering
Wadsworth
Burleigh
Maine
Congress
Perkins
California
Nevada
Vr Thurston
Nebraska
Yyself
Vermont
Lorimer
Illinois
Chicago
Cusak
Smith
Tlianis
Robinson
Indiana
Ame Ly
Haugen
Tsa
Lisawa
Hepburn
Town
Heatwole
Minnesota
Youn
Amos Cummings
Weeks
Michigan
Brownlow
Tennessee
de Graffenreid
Texas
Olsen
Mercer
Gardner
New Jersey
Daly
Spaulding
North Dakota
Louisiana
Simon Pure Arely Ag
New Orleans
Wmlassor
New Orleans Menyune
Pretty Wives and Their Spouses Promiscuous Bias Sparks Objection
A fragment notes an esteemed neighbor Mr Ungerlecht opposing social tonciials involving promiscuous biasing of guests. It claims compensation for a man in his position is inadequate. The Indianapolis News observes Italian beaton! is no longer made by band but by machinery.
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Ungerlecht
Indianapolis News
Their Daughter-in-Law in Lawful Wedding Turnaround
Harvey Seely shocks family by marrying Dora Berdan a Weyman Street bookkeeper and former shop girl. The Seelys endure mortification before Dora reveals charm and grace, transforming their view as Harvey explains the marriage could not be worse and Dora’s true nature redeems the union.
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Dora Berdan
Harvey
Berdan
Mrs. Seely
Weyman Street
Dora
Margery
Seelys
Kitty
Mr. Seely
Myre
Wesith
Ir. Seely
Harvey Wally
Proposals Shock Men More Than Women, News Remark
A New York Press remark notes surprising engagement outcomes as a man faces greater shock than a woman when a proposal is accepted. The quote highlights social expectations and gender dynamics in courtship.
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New York Press
Building the Canadian Pacific and Van Horne’s feat
The article recounts William Van Horne guiding the Canadian Pacific's Lake Superior north shore work. It notes 12,000 navvies and 1,500–2,000 teams, vast supply lines, and 200 miles of engineering challenges including muskeg and rocky terrain. It contrasts early setbacks with decisive leadership and the drive to complete the line to Vancouver.
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van Horne
William van Horne
North Shore
Lake Supeear
Lake Superior
van Harnes
William van Horné
Rocky Mountains
Montreal
Vancouver
Rockles
St All
Generab
Willian van Horne
H. H. Lewis
Alavnee
Eyesight of Savages and Civilized Training Compared
London Spectator argues that superior eye training, not native power, explains Boer and sailor sharpness. Civilians can train as well as savages. civilization may dull or restrain physical prowess. The piece discusses endurance, scent, hearing, and training as paths to maintained or enhanced performance across cultures.
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Rodgers Buller
Nedvers
Tommy Atkins
Bate
Tommy
Somclent
Rudyard Kipling
Jim
South Seas
South Africa
A Race for a Mine on the Cobville Indian Reserve
Two prospectors in February 1896 raced to locate the La Fleur mine after Congress opened part of the Cobville reservation to mineral locations. A tense dash through snow and hills ended with one party withdrawing, choosing to pursue the dispute in court, as described by Eugene E. Palmer in Ainslee's Magazine.
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Cobville
Miie
Washington
Qiang
Congress
Marcus
Rumas
la Fleur
Winchesters
Eugene E. Palmer
Ainslee’s
Quaint and Curious Beings in Grain and Garden
A curious mix of extracts including a Brooklyn man suffocating after a fall in an elevator chute, rapid scale improvements in bread making with thousands of pounds processed in minutes, Paris kitchens with vast staffs and utensil sizes, elder counts at a Mass gathering, Roman weights revealing a 326 gramme pound, apple varieties and grafting ideas, Indian voting rules tied to tribal status.
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Brooklyn
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B. A. Coolidge
Emma A.opper
Bobeot
Mrs. Beo~ Ty
Tom
Destrey
Saale
Kinglaken
Desert
Marlen
Blagdon Hills
Darwin
Guiana
Chambers’ Journal
Canadian Pacific
Thomas Edison
Mr. Edison
Edison
Orange Chronicle
Nataland
Woodward
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Zululand
Hite
St. Jucia Bay
St. Lucia
Verreaux
St Lucia Bay
Westminster Gazette
France
Fiji
Thakombau
London Spectator
Noah
Paris
Claremont
Mass
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