Doctor claims rain by electric condenser balloon device
A San Francisco Chronicle report covers Dr Michael Cahill who seeks a patent to open rain via a two hundred foot condenser balloon and an earth connected electric cable. He says vesicles rising with warm air can be broken up by the condenser to force rain to the ground.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mchael Cahill
M. DD
Washington
Chronicle
Nebraska
Nevada
Meteorological Department
Geodetic Survey
Secretary of the Interior
J. E. Mansfield
San Francisco
Chrunice
Parsee Towers of Silence and Their Dignified Disposal
A historical account describes the Parsee Towers of Silence or Dokmas. It details exterior design resembling gasometers with 20 to 30 foot walls, a 90 foot diameter tower in Bombay, and a 300 foot circumference inner platform with three receptacle rows for children women and men. Vultures strip the bodies within an hour, bones are burned to dust in a central pit, and four drains purify fluids before entering wells underground.
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Silence
Bombay
London
Lincoln Worries Over Syracuse Post Office Amid War
During the Civil War a Syracuse postmaster dispute pits two Republican factions against each other. A delegation of Syracuse leaders including Gov. Leavenworth seeks Lincoln’s help. Lincoln admits the Syracuse post office troubles him more than the war, prompting a brief audience and swift departure.
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Syracuse
Washington
Leavenworth
National Capital
Lincoln
Gen. Leavenworth
Gen. Leavenworth Had Carefully Prepared — His Speech To Mr. Lincoln
Philadelphia
Prestipent
North
Pennsylvania Avenue
Women shaping American culture and media influence
The speaker notes American women drive intellectual progress through editing major magazines and newspapers, shaping public discussion and culture. He argues women’s leisure enables culture while men handle business, predicting gender dress convergence as pursuits align.
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United States
America
Fragmentary verse lines prompt editor’s note
The readable scraps show poet’s claim of sending gems and editor’s absence. Jumbled lines mention wind and reactions, suggesting a humorous editorial failure and request for a correction or return of verses.
Overrun Bulgaria Bands Raise Alarm, Trombone Threat
The Luritington Free Press reports Bulgaria is reportedly overrun with armed bands. The piece notes Bulgarian bands rival the worst in New England back towns and jokes that villagers would attack a trombone player if not armed, stealing his horn with old boots.
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Bulgaria
New England
Lurtington Free Press
Honest Acts and Real Tests of Character
A columnist recalls incidents on honesty in daily life from a morning paper. A boy returns a $2.50 gold piece to a cashier who pockets it and argues over its origin. A dog finder is dismissed as a thief, teaching the boy a painful lesson. Another finder of a dollar is met with suspicion and pride in infallibility. The piece questions what the world gains from universal distrust.
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Boston Transcript
The Best Watch Dog In House Protection
A well bred rough haired terrier of about twelve pounds is praised as a capital protector. He will investigate noises before barking and only alarm when there is real danger. He checks doors and windows quietly and discourages burglars, but should not be fed by strangers or allow poisoned meat.
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San Francisco
Netter
Frontier Indian Raids Prompt Calls for New Forts and Shifts
Lieut George B Backus on leave from Fort Buford argues Canada does little to curb marauding bands from reservations. He says forts are too far apart and a new fort on the Piegan reservation would check incursions. He notes Bloods or East Crees raid mainly for horses, avoiding Gros Ventres, and that raids are detected slowly.
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Canada
Dominion
George B. Backus
Te Ist Cavalry
Fort Buford
Boundary Line
Fort Assiniboine
Rocky Mountains
United States
Te Piegan
St. Paul Globe
German Beds and Sleeping Peculiarities
The piece discusses German bedrooms with narrow beds and a wedge shaped pillow that forces a sitting position. A large feather plow and a top sheet tied to a pillow create odd bedding arrangements. The reviewer notes the sheet shifts and cannot stay put, leaving feet or shoulders cold depending on how it is adjusted.
Milwaukee widow plans move after family dispute over mansion
Mrs. Mitchell, widow of Alexander Mitchell of Milwaukee, quarreled with her son John L Metchell over selling the Mitchell mansion. She will leave Wisconsin for California where she will be comfortable, receiving $2,000 a year from her husband’s estate.
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Mitchell
Alexander Mitchell
Milwaukee
John L. Metchell
Wisconsin
California
Courteous Act by Boy Aids Elderly Passenger on Crowded Car
An old feeble woman entered a crowded horse car on Hampden street yesterday. A young schoolboy gave up his seat, prompting another passenger to remark that the boy showed fine training and offered thanks for his courtesy to the aged.
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Hampden Street
How Much Is a Mile of Writing Worth?
A magazine editor explains pay per mile of writing with examples from reporters stenographers and famous writers. He notes a reporter averages about ten thousand words weekly covering fifty two miles yearly while Dumas would average about five miles daily if all writing were his.
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New York
Alexandre Dumas
Elder
Boston Woman Embraces Faith In The Face Of Skepticism
An Ohio preacher visiting Boston questions a bright woman's belief. She replies she holds absolute belief only to satisfy her womanly nature and as long as each Boston craze lasts, offering faith for variety.
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Oh Io
Boston
Almond meal face care praised by Ella Wheeler Wilcox
The piece extols using crushed almonds as a daily facial scrub to remove dust and oil, leaving the skin soft and wrinkle resistant. It advises against excess washing and powders, favoring almond meal and minimal makeup, with anecdotes of improved complexions and cautions about visible cosmetics in daylight.
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Ella Wheeler Wilcox
The Dogs' Friend Gabe Beckley in Philadelphia
Gabe Beckley known as the dogs' friend lives in Philadelphia and has earned a steady living for over thirty years by treating and handling sick dogs. He reports treating more Coxs than any man in the country and now works as an actor doctor and dog handler from a two story brick house. He says a dog's character reflects its owner and praises good hearted owners as producing well behaved dogs.
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Gabe Beckley
Philadelphia
Gabe
Coxs
Coal price confusion sparks dealer language debate
In a Binghamton Republican snippet Smith notes coal up 40 cents per fifteen hundredweight. Brown challenges the unit, insisting 40 cents a ton is meant, sparking a language dispute over terminology.
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Smith
Brown
Redealer
Binghamton Republcan
Praise of the Rothschild Women
A Varis letter to the London Truth questions public adulation of the Rothschilds and argues the Rothschild women, especially Baroness Alphonse, strive to translate wealth into genuine good. The writer notes the female line has often been superior to the male barons in many respects.
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Alphonse
Varis
London
Secretary Marcy uses dry humor on Rio de Janeiro consulships
William L. Marcy tells Richmond lawyer R G Scott that the chances for a diplomatic post are slim and the lower consulships attract thousands of applicants. The secretary explains the ladder of offices and the improbability of securing a posting, while Scott reacts with disbelief and eventual resignation.
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William L. Marcy
Pierce
Richmond
R. G. Scott
Rio de Janeiro
Scott
Washington
Marey
Rio
Mr. Marey
New Science of Denying Pain Affects Shoppers Fun
In a Minneapolis dress shop a St Paul girl explains Christian Science as a cure by denial, claiming no pain and instant healing. Her tale ends with a humorous fall and a quick denial that anything was hurt, revealing the fad’s mockery in a lighthearted exchange.
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St. Paul
Minneapolis
Minneaapolis
Minneapolis Tribune
Executioner Advice Cited on Head Position Before Hanging
A Drake's Magazine excerpt notes an English executioner warning not to move the head after the Hangman places the Enet near the ear to ensure a broken neck. The piece argues the most tormenting thought on the scaffold is the fear the neck may not break in the fall.
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Drake
Accomplished Daughter Graduates From Dangup Seminary
The exchange shows a daughter completing the culinary department at Dangup seminary. In the scene Yankee I Housekeeper asks about a paper while the daughter announces her diploma. The father then instructs her to prepare for cooking as he teaches.
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Dangup Seminary
Philadelphia Record
Well Known Women Stir High Society and Academia
The piece profiles prominent women including Fuller's daughters pursuing studies at Wells College and European music programs. It notes Mile. Martha Sousares receiving numerous marriage offers from English aristocrats and Miss J. E. Harrison contending for University College archaeology chair. It also references social leaders Ella Ashhurst and Laughter and remarks on royal diplomacy and a Cambridge tutor's snub to Miss Fawcett.
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England
Richard L. Ashhurst
Macalester
Philadelphia
Spain
France
Miss Fawcett
Cambridge
Notable Global Wealth and Royal Gifts Highlight 19th Century Portraits
A kaleidoscope of 19th century figures is sketched from Verdi’s long life to rich financiers and nobles. It notes Kondo of Japan valued at 60 million, a Toronto Burns statue proposal, Dunsmuir’s daily income in BC, and Moltke’s famed gardens.
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Verdi
R. Kondo
Mining University of
Japan
Robert Burns
Toronto
Canada
Dunsmuir
British Columbia
Count von Moltke
Kreisau
M. de Giers
Denmark
H. Grafton Delaney
Washington
Khoulalonkorn
China
Pitcher
Providence
Montreal
Thomas Hardy
Berry Wall
Catullo Mendes
Paris
Harry Edwards
John MecCullough
Bugs
Gemstones and their reputed powers in ancient lore
The text lists stones like amethyst, turquoise, agate, beryl, topaz, diamond, garnet, ruby, sapphire, emerald, opal, and Koh i Noor, detailing beliefs on their magical or healing properties. It notes historical associations with love, protection, chastity, justice, invisibility, and divine favor, ending with a folk remedy for plumping plush with cold water and cleansing snot from a hot iron.
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Apello
Marchedeus
India
Borneo
Matan
Gilbert adapts Romola and 1889 jubilee for Sims Reeves
Theatrical notes report W S Gilbert has dramatized George Eliot's Romola. Sims Reeves looks to retire in 1889 for a fifty year public career jubilee. Minnie Hauk tours Germany and Russia through January, then England. The Yeomen of the Guard at Savoy London gains popularity with audiences. Jane Hading studies English, while Henry Abbey plans a long term English play run for the French star. Wilson Barrett highlights success on his English provincial tour. He writes a new play and hopes to return to America.
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W. S. Gilbert
George Eliot
Romola
Sims. Reeves
Minnie Hauk
Germany
Russia
England
Yeomen of the Guard
Savoy
London
Mme
Jane Hading
Henry E. Abbey
Wilson Barrett
America
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Iowa
GEC
Parsee Towers
Mr. Lincoln
Oscar Wilde
Simmons Liver Regulator
Simmons
C. P. Hisey
Edinburg
Livingston Hammersley
Duke of Marlborough
Wall Street
George Gould
Thomas A. Edison
Orange
N. J
Douglas B. W. Sladen
the Squire
Australia
Mr. Sladen
Hadji Sulyman Saba
Constantinople
Love
Santa Gaus AP Ornhe
AK Frrnpanr &Co
Chicago
Boethius
Cornelian
Lord Lytton
Gaines & Cummings
West Side Square
Fairfield, Iowa
HL A. Ancren
M.D
Oxford St
Brooklyn
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Tus Centave Company
Fulton Street, N. Y
Fairfield
Woolen Hill
W. Crowe
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W. F. Goodban
Great Rock Island
Rock Island & Pacific
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Ottawa
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Moline
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