Picture of Ingalls as a brilliant force in public life
The article profiles John J Ingalls noting his rise from obscurity to prominence in Kansas politics and the U S Senate. It highlights a bribery scandal that boosted his fame, his debater's fire and intellect, and his later life of travel lectures and writing as a private citizen.
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John J. Ingalls
Congress
Ingalls
Senate
William A. Peffer
Mid- Meton
Mass
Williams College
Atchison, Kan
Kansas Senate
United States Senate
Pomeroy
York
Ribery
Washington
Conkling
Blaine
Voeffer
Tugalls
Atchison
The Biggest Gun in the World and Miss Watanna
The piece profiles Kansas figure Ingalls famed as a political orator with a fearless past in Atchison and two anecdotes of defiant encounters. It also introduces Miss Onoto Watanna, a young Japanese writer in Chicago, detailing her travels, early daredevil journalism, and rise as a storyteller with work in major periodicals.
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Ingalls
Kansas
Atchison
Oqnoto Watanna
Japan
Chicago
Miss Watanna
Toronto
Canada
Jamaica
News Letter
Kingston
Henry
Blake
Sfiss Watanna
Cineinnati Tribune
Which Eye Is Stronger Right or Left
A test explains how to tell which eye is stronger by aligning a two inch object at ten feet and comparing focus with each eye. It describes sequential steps with both eyes open and closed to determine which eye dominates and how the object shifts when the other eye is added.
The Deadly Tree in a New Orleans Times-Democrat Tale
A New Orleans Times-Democrat tale about a favored family tree felled by a long-forgotten electric wire. An official report notes the tree alive while the cut wire is dead, with the absurd conclusion that the wire killed the tree.
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New Orleans Times-Democrat
New Orleans
Electric Light Company
Inaccurate Proverbs Inelegant Verse Sparks Debate
A garbled verse contrasts women's craft with men's labor as it ponders packing capacity and aim. The fragment hints at gendered roles and practical skills without clear context or narrative.
Rich Yet Starving Patients Cured by Bitters Remedy
Doctors frequently save very wealthy patients who are starving and cannot digest food. Their stomachs lie heavy with a fermented mass causing dyspepsia and nervousness. Hostetter's Stomach Bitters is recommended as the surest remedy to cure a weak stomach.
When Greek Meets Greek in Morning Coffee
A grocer confronts a milkman over chalk and white clay found in his coffee cup. The milkman fires back with a sharp quip about the grocer’s own sugar given to his wife, turning a domestic dispute into a playful confrontation.
Josiah Allen's Wife Publishes New Serial Story
Marietta Holley known as Josiah Allen's Wife completes a fresh installment titled My Stylish Cousin's Daughter in the August Ladies' Home Journal. The piece blends humor with a clear moral purpose consistent with Holley's popular persona.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Josiah Allen
Marietta Holley
Ladies’ Home Journal
Salesmen Wanted for Bicycle Deal at Kistlers Exchange
Advertisement offers a bicycle for one dollar and some work at Kistlers Exchange Store in Stroudsburg Pennsylvania. The note invites immediate inquiries and hints at a rougher intent in a garbled closing line.
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Kistlers Exchange
Stroudsburg
An Excellent Combination of Laxative Syrup Benefits
An advertisement for Syxue or Fics by the California Fig Syrup Co promotes a pleasant liquid laxative made from senna and aromatic plants. It claims to cleanse the system, dispel colds, headaches and fevers, and relieve habitual constipation without irritating kidneys, liver, or bowels. The ad notes the production method and urges buyers to seek the full company name on packaging and lists distributors.
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California Fig Syrup Co
San Francisco
Cal
Louisville
New Tore
B. C
All Druggista
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Webster
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Tie
Ike
Jana
Joun J, Ingalls
United States War Department
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New York Harbor
Watervliet
Brown
Edith
Davie
Detroit Journal
Jones
Smith
White Mountain
Calsipers
Clarence
Puck
Ethel
Margaret
Sexton
Harlem
Tretty
Carrie
Fetty
Boston Transcript
Shakspeare
London
Wen
Hye
Hood
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