Democrats expose Garfield forgery scandal
A circulated letter alleged to be from Gen Garfield about Chinese labor is debunked as a forgery. Lynn manufacturers deny any Employers Union or H L Morey involvement, while Chicago and Boston papers label the document a campaign ruse.
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Fragmentary Exchange Reveals Hidden Affections
A playful dialogue shows Jones asking about his sweetheart’s baby sister and the reply hints at affection for Mister Smif. The odd phrasing and words create a curious, lighthearted scene with a hint of mischief and familiarity.
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Sissy
Smif
Primary school distribution in France 1879
In August 1879 Le Livre notes France had 60 265 public schools and 12 846 free schools totaling 73 110. The item highlights the scale of primary education across public and free institutions in that period.
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le Livre
France
Writing Materials Through Ancient Civilizations and Records
The passage traces writing media from lime stone and papyrus in Egypt and Greece to bronze, wax, and parchment in other cultures. It notes Assyrians and Babylonians used clay tablets and cylinders, and celebrates clay cylinders as enduring records aiding modern histories of ancient monarchies.
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Léander
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Continental shifts by oceans drive Antarctic ice spread
Eminent scientists support Adhemar on a view that continents were flooded by oceans due to equinox precession. Water mass shifts hemispheres every 10 500 years, making the southern winter eight days longer now. Ice continents prevail near the south pole, covering areas over twice Europe, with Antarctic cold peaking 600 years ago and global cooling shifting northward.
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Adhemar
South Pole
Europe
Antarctic Pole
Equator
Extreme minute fibers in natural and synthetic sources
The passage compares hair, silk thread, and spider silk diameters, noting hair scales from 1 250th to 1 600th inch yet fibers like silk are thinner from 1 1 700th to 1 2 000th inch. Spider silk can reach 1 30 000th inch, while flax fibers comprise fibrils about 1 2 500th inch and pineapple fibers around 1 5 000th to 1 7 000th inch.
Cream and courtship in a Frisky Gazette Verse
A collage of playful quips from New York and Brooklyn papers mocks appetite for cream and courtship. The verses poke fun at girls seeking second helpings, while urging men to display restraint and honor in romance and spending.
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New York News
Newsboy
Yonkers Gazette
Brooklyn Hagle
Old Boston Chestnut Trees From 1777 Proposed For Public Garden
The Massa chusetts chestnut trees in Boston trace to two ancient specimens on the Hunneman estate in Boston near Washington and Franklin streets. Planted in 1777 by Tom Rumrill, Revolutionary Soldier, they hold historic value as progenitors of a premier shade variety. Proposals call to move them to the Public Garden before they die in place.
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Hunneman
Washington Street
Franklin Street
Boston
Post
Tom Rumrill
Roxbury
No to everything a maiden lady keeps estate safe
A Boston hotel owner seeks to buy adjoining property from an elderly, unwilling seller. Attempts to tempt with offers and a 50000 bonus fail. She prefers saying no, and a tale of a crafty boy and a stern old man ends with a jab at future ward politics.
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D. Parker
Boston
Retired Paris Tradesman Succumbs to Coffin Prank
An elderly Paris tradesman, seeking a new coffin, climbed inside and got trapped. He remained in the coffin for several days until a half porter, hearing groans, forced the door. The coffin was broken open and he was freed. Wine and beef tea aided his recovery.
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Paris
Blacksmiths Diego Campanini and Singer Gayarre
The passage compares Italo Campanini and the tenor Senor Gayarre noting both worked at blacksmithing in their youth. It states Gayarre to be homely in appearance yet possessing a beautiful voice and having forged his trade in Pampelins before becoming a singer.
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Senor Gayarre
Pampelins
Notable Wheat Growth Boost Elevates India in Global Rankings
A report notes a marked rise in wheat cultivation in India, lifting the country to the fourth place among world producers. The text references measurements on human bodies and a poetic line about nature, but the focus rests on agricultural growth and India’s ranking.
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India
Spring Blossom Cure Adverts For Headache Indigestion
Experientia Docet proclaims the Spring Blossom cure for sick headache indigestion and biliousness. Uses taught by experience. Prices listed as 1 dollar and 50 cents.
Timber Land For Sale In Rock Run Township 80 Acres
South half of the southwest quarter of section 18 town 27 range 9 80 acres in Rock Run three miles north of Ridott offered for sale at private sale Inquiries to Jno H Addas or Wm Youna executors of the Jonathan Reitzel estate deceased document dated 26w4
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County Office Heads and Locations
Clerk I F Kleckner and Treasurer W W Hutchison lead county offices with Recorder Dan t Brewster Sheriff J R Leigh and Surveyor Hiram Shons. All county offices stay in the Court House.
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Sales agents wanted for E G Rideout Co catalogue
Earn from 25 to 50 dollars per week selling goods for E G Rideout & Co. at 10 Barclay Street New York. Send for their catalogue and terms. March 22 edition notice.
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Barclay Street
New York
Grim Satirical Portrait of Cross-Dressing in Dress
The passage describes a man being dressed in extreme female attire with multiple layers of cloth, hair gathered and pinned, a tight waist, small gloves and shoes, a lace veil, and a lace-frilled chin line. The tone mocks gender concealment through elaborate costumes and restraints, ending with the claim that such treatment would reveal what a woman's dress entails.
Long Island Town Counts 75 Senior Residents
A small Long Island town reports 75 residents with an average age of 85 years and 17 of them over 90. The age profile indicates a notably aged local population.
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Long Island
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