The Pin and the Honest Young Man in Hard Times
A penniless young man seeks work in banks and shops then finds a brass pin on Chestnut Street. A broker offers him $25 weekly and partnership after his ambitious habit leads to success. A later tale follows a farmer who returns a treasure found to Captain Kidd’s heirs, choosing honesty over wealth and vowing to toil with renewed vigor.
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Thovel
Europe
Chestnut Street
Jay
Connecticut
Young Min
William
Boston
Haeres
Gould
Croesus
Kidd
Lise
Josiah Schermerhorn
Bere
Gill
Bill
How to gauge lung health and expand the chest
Instructions describe breathing tests to measure lung capacity and timing by counting in a slow voice. In consumptives the count rarely exceeds ten seconds, while pneumonia and pleurisy show four to nine seconds. healthy lungs 20 to 35 seconds. The method advises outdoor air, upright posture, head back, nostril inhalation, arm lift, and chest expansion repeated to improve breathing and ward off consumption.
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Cleveland Plain Dealer
The Start The Moralist and The Married Clash of Views
A New York Journal piece surveys two viewpoints titled The Start and The Moralist versus The Married showing how proposals and social norms spark tension. The column frames evolving gender and ethics debates in a concise opinion snapshot.
Opium Habit Devastates Shansi Province Workers
A missionary from Shansi China reports the population suffers under opium addiction. He notes seven to nine tenths of men and four to five tenths of women are users, severely hindering labor and daily tasks.
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Shansi
China
Coal vein in Shansi and Wunan found, claims aid group
A Christian and Missionary Alliance report notes a rich coal vein running through Shansi and W. Hunan, 18 feet thick and over 300 miles long, amid poverty and opium trade that affect locals who seek aid to nurse themselves.
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Shansi
W. Hunan
Christian and Missionary Alliance
Rube’s Threats in 1898 Farce Near Pine Grove
A barefoot woman questions a traveler about her husband Rube who allegedly planned courthouse smashing and post office damage. The man reports no real violence or deaths in town, noting a drunken prisoner and Rube’s absence from Pine Grove. the tale ends with a promise of a dramatic return performance.
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Piny Grove
Winy Grove
Sumbody
Dun
Tuhe
Suah
Rube
Christmas gift to dead wife shocks drummer crowd
A bald fifty year old man recounts buying a $25 Italian marble headstone as a Christmas gift for his deceased first wife Mary, while joking about future gifts for a third wife. A drummer calls him mean and leaves, amused and unsettled by the grim humor.
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Mary
A Tummler of Claret and a Doom of Liquor
A dramatic poem fragment contrasts a man’s daily claret with the ruin it brings, ending with a sweeping denunciation of alcohol as a social and moral destroyer. The voice cites personal temptations, prison, death, and a chilling pledge to renounce the drink, leading to a legislative petition.
Alcohol vs Food: Atwater fallacies exposed in medical press
A comparative critique lists parallel points on alcohol and food, contrasting claimed harms and benefits. It argues alcohol, like food, has zero net value in healthy bodies and condemns habitual use, while asserting foods are nourishing and safe when consumed.
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Atwater
Polenties
Chicago
Winfield S. Hall
Union Signal
An Old Time Petition to Ohio Legislature On Intemperance
A historic brief presents a petition to the Ohio Legislature in August asserting the evils of intemperance and urging reform measures. It summarizes moral concerns and calls for legislative action to curb drinking and its social harms.
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Ohio
Asug
Weary of Being a Drunkard
A fragmented OCR note reflects a personal confession about alcohol struggle and desire to regain self control and prove sobriety to others.
Tramp Edward Field Claims Name Amid Bellevue Ward
Edward W. Field, son of Cy rus Field and former brokerage figure, sobered in a Bellevue hospital ward and asserted his identity as the famed Ceras Field heir. Doctors doubt his claim while a nearby observer testifies he indeed is Edward W. Field.
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Edward W. Field
Cyrus Field
Bellevue Hospital
United States
Piel. Lindley, Wiechers & Co
Young Field
Iutfales
Tam
Bellevue
Edward W. Fela
Ceras
Hua
Willard Parker
New Ss West Ninh Street
N. OY
Temperance Jubilee and Local Saloons Vote Counts
The Free Church Temperance society in Southland celebrates its jubilee amid debates over temperance and licensing. The article notes 42 075 members of the Sons of Temperance and lists saloon numbers, noting local officials and voting patterns related to prohibition.
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Freee Church Temperance Society
Ul Southand
Sons of ‘Temperaunce
White Fruit House Faces Bright Outlook For 19th Century Trade
The year just past was prosperous and the White Fruit House anticipates continued gains. It reports an enormous stock of goods bought at the lowest cash prices, aiming to expand sales and profits this year.
Local Market Listings for Sugars Teas Canned Goods and Oils
Advertised prices and product notes for sugars coffees teas baked goods canned fruits vegetables and oils. Includes brands and item categories with specific price points such as 25c lb for green tea 50c lb for Young Hyson 20c 25c for various canned goods and 60c gallon for Neatsfoot oil. Also mentions roasted Rio coffee and loose bulk sales.
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Geome
N. Y. Journal
Rubedun
Lorever
Alo
Tom Smither
Bus
Bageare
Dows
Elhi Wheeler Wilcox
National Advoc Vale
Theaven
Cod
Oho
Eaward W. Field
White Fruit House
Cotter
Jaea
Best
Imperial
Reakfast
Young Hyson
Guopowder
Japan
Herop
California
Chester
Georgia Bank
New Orleans
Kelley Island
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Cuba
Hiawatha
Niall
Atra
Wayne Buggy CO
Fort Wayne, MD
Columbia and
Clinton
Columbia St
Robert Spice
W. Main ST
DR. Bulson
B. West Wayne ST
Joe W. Bell
Pennsylvania Station
Iq Uennsylvania Lines
Warke
Vaiparaise
Chicawa
Plymouth
Cricequ
Coderge
New York
Wastinige
Youngstown
Pittubo
Munafield
Lima
Canton
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Valparaies
Creethino
Vand Baris & Indianaly
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Grand Rapide
Fae le
Richmond
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Hully
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Louis Limited
Siva Eal
Findlay
Waynes Westeh
East Bound
Fort Wayne
Toledo
U. Hod
Cincinnati
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Columbae
T &C
Ake Shore
Michigan Southern Railway
Fort Wayne Branch
CIA
Expre 3
Madi
Detroit
Nd Pla
Norfhhward
Way Freighit
the Hugh Freight & Mail
Detroit and Jud’ple Express
Oath
Sanday
Bata Vice
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