Lincoln Orator Kentuckian Praises Great Emancipator
Chicago Lincoln memorial exercises feature Colonel Henry Watterson of Louisville Ky delivering a sweeping tribute to Abraham Lincoln. The speech frames Lincoln as a divinely inspired leader who united a divided nation and saved the Union, contrasting him with other political figures and South relations.
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Chicago
Henry Watterson
Louisville
Watterson
Bunker Hill
Yorktown
Ead
Hammond
Slidell
Wigfall
Douglas
Stephens
Yancey
Mason
Jefferson Davis
Manny
Lincoln
Abraham Lincoln
National
United States
A. K. McClure
Pennsylvania
Springfield
McClure
Colonel McClure
Mr. Lincoln
Willard's
Senate
Capitol
Judge Douglas
White House
South
Kentucky
Illinois
Rutledge
Todd
Gettysburg
Fire gut Union station at St Joseph ruins city landmark
The Union station at St. Joseph Missouri finished in May eighteen eighty two was used by all railroads entering the city. It was laid in ruins by fire with losses estimated at four hundred thousand dollars making it one of the severest fires in the city.
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St. Joseph, Mo
Chinese thirteen month year calendar in America described
The article describes new Chinese calendars brought to America for the present year. It notes a thirteen month year of 888 days with May repeated, months ranging 29 to 80 days, and the New Year starting January 25. It catalogs holiday foods and markets in Canton, ending with a remark on having two successive Mays.
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America
Canton
China
Windmills and Meteorology in a Calms Before Storms
The miller studies cirrus and cirrocumulus to gauge wind strength in storms. He tracks cloud direction, velocity, and storm cloud density, noting sail status of distant mills as a sign. He measures precipitation lines and wind direction, predicting squalls and gusts as sails retreat to permit passage.
Gardens of Japan and Its Minimalist Aesthetic
The article describes Japanese gardens as landscape in every cage and small spaces. It contrasts outdoor and indoor tokoniwa gardens with stone, sand, dwarf plants, and miniature structures. It notes the Japanese bouquet favors few flowers and emphasizes natural form over abundance.
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New York City
Japan
Togo-ike
A Bright Star and Leading Roles in Stageland
John W. Norton a famed stage figure from New York born in the seventh ward of Manhattan rose to prominence with Edwin Booth at the Garden Theater and alongside Lawrence Barrett and Charles Thorne in New Orleans He later owned theaters in St Louis and Pittsburgh and endorsed Dr Williams Pink Pills after rheumatic suffering noting relief and stomach tonic effects The Chronicle notes a phonograph cylinder offering French pronunciation tests as a side item.
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Booth
Barrett
Thorne
St. Louis Chronicle
America
John W. Norton
Seventh Ward
New York City
Thomas W. Keene
Frank Chanfrau
Keene
Norton
Edwin Booth
Nter Garden Theater
Lawrence
American Extravaganza Company
New York
Broadway
George McManus
McManus
St. Louis
Pocket Guide to Boston Free for Young Christian Endeavor
The Big Four Route Passenger Department offers a free Pocket Guide to Boston for Young People's Society of Christian Endeavor members who send three stamps. The guide promotes the 11th Annual Convention with maps and details of voters churches institutions prominent buildings and street car lines. Socrates is noted as having a guardian spirit.
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Boston
Ig Four
Young People's Society of Christian Endeavor
KE. O. McCormick
Cincinnati
Ohio
Salter Seed Co Offers $400 For Oat Name Prize
John A Salter Seed Co invites entrants to submit a name for their new oats with a $400 prize. The company touts high yields and offers a free mammoth catalogue with 10 cent postage to La Crosse Wisconsin. Other notes mention Salzer Meadow Mixtures and large crop claims.
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John A. Salter Seed Co
Mle
Salzer
John A. Salzer Seed Co
la Crosse
Wis
Cnu
Homeseekers Excursions by Nickel Plate Road
Advertises round trip fares for trips to southern points on March bth April 2 and 10. Agents urged to obtain detailed information. A separate line notes the death of the poet Southey after a period of mental stupor.
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Nickel Pilate Road
Nickel Plate Road
Health and medicine notes for pocket use and travel
A miscellany of home remedies and medical tips lists Hipans Tabules as a pocketable cure and praises Dr Jaynes Expectorant for throat and lung troubles. Mentions a CLAY sample near Clarence Missouri with 40 percent aluminum and states excursion rates to Colorado Utah Texas via Nickel Plate Road agents.
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Irvin
Jayne
Colorado
Utah
Texas
Keystone of the Arch Health Tip: Hostetter's Stomach Bitters
An 19th century health note extols vigor as the arch of bodily function. It highlights Hostetter's Stomach Bitters as a tonic and regulator boosting digestion bile secretion bowels circulation and overall strength. It claims malaria rheumatism kidney trouble protection appetite and sleep improvement and resilience against cold.
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Toni
Hostetter
Favored Demoiselles and a Parisian Dowry Testator
A Parisian tradesman of Neapolitan origin left 18 000 francs for Paris to fund a yearly wedding dowry for three Parisian girls aged 16 to 25. Candidates are to be entered at the Mairies by October 1 each year, with selections based on conditions in the testator's will. Attendees are urged to join Fort Wayne Business College. Kepler and Cuvier died of distinct brain diseases.
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France
Paris
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Bismarck
Gladstone
Horn
Son
God
Reina
Tle
Anrely
Gardens of Japan
Mary Anderson
Socrates
Kafpraria
Southey
Bila
Lord Clive
Clarence
Fort Wayne Business College
Kepler
Cuvier
Parker
Universalist Church
Fargo
N. D
Providence
R.1
Troy
N.Y
Hood
J.n.parker
Hood’s
J. N. Paixen
California Fig Syrup Co
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