Numerous Notables Mark Public Life and Sport in Era
A collage of brief notes highlights figures from military and politics to science and sport. Admiral Walker takes up cycling. Dave Foutz’s mother erects a monument in Baltimore. Longstreet’s winters may be spent in Mexico. Oregon’s crew includes towering Havlick nearing seven feet. Zinsi, famed chamois hunter, dies in Sebarap aged 70 after an extensive record. Peck, Williams College biologist, could reconstruct organisms from few relics. Waring’s first lecture recalls 1856 farm drainage in Montpelier. Goldschmidt, Berlin consul general, recalls early English learning. Okuma becomes Japan’s premier. Amos Webster’s death leaves Horace Porter as Grant staff survivor. Rice leads Massachusetts regiments from Porto Rico. Moerck seeks name change to Brandt Rantzou. Mrs Dudley Smith debuts as a Birmingham circus equestrienne. Piper Findlater again draws attention in a breach of promise suit. Nery Gellatly seeks 5000 amid a Dundee wedding dress display scene.
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James Ingraham Peck
Williams College
Colonel Waring
House of Representatives
Montpelier
Juling Goldschmidt
United States
Berlin
Germany
Shigenobu Okuma
Japan
Logan
East
Amos Webster
Washington
Horace Porter
Paris
A. 8. Grant
Edmund Rice
Massachusetts
Porto Rico
Rolf Moerck
New York
Brandt Rantzou
Dudley Smith
George Kynoch
Ashton
Birmingham Circus
Piper Findlater
Dargal
Mise
Nery Gellatly
Donlee
Dundee
Stage Glints and European Theatrical Moves
Massenet writes an opera on The Three Musketeers while The Maneuvera of Jane and Henry Arthur Jones latest stage work are produced in London. Augustin Daly is boycotted by the French Dramatic Authors Society over Roaland, and Stoddart to play a naval chaplain in Red White and Blue. Mierzwinsky rumored as Cannes hotel porter. Bergliot Ibsen sings in major European cities before Rome. Mme Albani honored by Gloucester wagon company. Coquelin returns to Theatre Francais. Cyrave de Bergerac to tour with him. When a Man's In Love opens in London Court but ends feebly.
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Massenet
Jane
Henry Arthur Jones
London
Hauptman
Christus
Berlin
French Dramatic Authors’ Society
Augustin Daly
Roaland
J. H. Stoddart
Mierzwinsky
Ig Sard
Cannes
Ibsen
Bergliot
Hamburg
Dresden
Vienna
Prague
Budapest
Rome
England
Gloucester
Mme. Albani
Coquelin
Theatre Francais
Cyrave de
Home Body at the Corcoran Gallery
Emily, a plump woman with childlike air and silver hair, visits the Corcoran with a clerical gentleman. They admire antique statues, he notes their beauty and fame, and she worries about the duty of dusting them. Washington oat.
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Corcoran
Emily
John
Washington
Matter of Fact Scotch Dialect In Cornhill Tale
A Cornhill Magazine vignette shows a lowland Scottish peasant and a footwoman discussing deaths in a blunt, humorous tone. The aunt’s passing is noted with grim resignation and a joking claim of a large legacy, reflecting everyday speech and attitudes toward bereavement.
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Cornhill
Hoppler
Canada Exports and Coal Output Reach Record Levels
Canada shows robust mineral production and exports for 1897 including gypsum limestone mica ochre and petroleum with total mineral exports valued at 11 million dollars. Major buyers were the United States and Great Britain while Nova Scotia British Columbia Manitoba and Ontario contributed significant coal outputs and imports of coal coke and gas.
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Canada
Great Britain
United States
Siornln Vale
Germany
Nova Scotia
Cape Braton
Platon
Cumberland
Pennsylvania
Queen Charlotte
British Columbia
Manitoba
Northwest Territories
New Brunswick
Vancouver Island
Nanaimo
Wellington Union
Fort Wellington
God
Ontario
Quebec
Passport Demand in Caucasus Leads to Tragic Outcome
An account recalls a German woman falling gravely ill in the Caucasus. A police master demanded her passport. Her husband claimed it was 90 years old and useless as illness threatened death. The officer exclaimed a death without a passport was impossible. The woman died, the tale ends with a grim irony.
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Caucasus
Argonaut
Harsh Advice on Wind Broken Horse and Tax Terms
A listener seeks guidance as a horse shows coughing and wheezing while a reply urges quick sale. The exchange touches on the phrase scot free meaning tax exemption, and a note on Minard's Liniment and diphtheria cures.
Man Starving on Watermelons After Sunstroke
Nebraskan Robert Frazier recounts a 1897 sunstroke leading to near death and paralysis. Doctors ordered meat and vegetables avoided. he survived on watermelons four per day for three months, then regained strength and weight. He later traveled to Florida for year round melon growing.
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Robert Frazier
Nebraska
Florida
Paid the Bet and Politics Sparks a Gown Wager
A husband recalls paying a bet he lost after a heated election dispute with his wife. She bet on her party and ordered a gown in advance, then faced him with the bill after her side won. The tale ends with playful tension over political loyalties. Birthdays Celebrated in Egypt notes the ancient custom in Pharaoh era festivities.
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Smith
Egypt
Horse Show News Marathon Details Turbulent Trotter Rumors
Reports claim Much Better, 2:07, has shed 200 pounds since campaign start about five months ago. Kentucky Futurity winner lineage linked to George Wilkes debated. Bumps, 2:0434, earned 3000 dollars despite not racing this season. Fred Sayles of Pawtucket, R I, donates 200000 for a city library. La Garda lineage shift to Joy Hawker 2:14% claims footing change. Directina and other trotters discussed with purchase by Captain Tuttle of Orange County from I B White Richmond Ky for 1700 dollars.
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Peter the Great i
Kentucky
George Wilkes
Fred ©. Sayles
Alix
Pawtucket
R. I
Lesa Wilkes
Guy Wilkes
Ferncliff Stock Farm
Providence
Hobson
Ti Ie
H. W. Lobb
Philadelphia
Bow Bella
Frank Frazier
Chehalis
Rubinstein
la Garda
Jack Daw
Joy Hawker
Horeo
Directina
Direct
Stemnwinder
Directum
Express
Him
Cal
New York City
Billy Abshire
Haxall
Sully Abshire
Vatican
Captain Tuttle
Orange County
I. B. White
Richmond
Pric
Minard’s Liniment Ad Expresses Trusted Household Remedy Merit
In the yearly advertising space, expressions from personal experience praise the merits of Minard's Liniment as the best household remedy.
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Minard
Aphorisms on kindness and character from classic authors
A collection of short quotations on virtue, humility, and social conduct from George Eliot Shakespeare Publius Syrus Hazlitt Bulwer Locke and other writers. The notes highlight influence benevolence intent action and personal responsibility as paths to a meaningful life.
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George Eliot
Shakespeare
Publina Syrus
Hazlitt
Steule
Locke
Jay
Somerset farmer claims Benedict Arnold sword belt
Items of interest note a Somerset Maine farmer claiming possession of Benedict Arnold s sword belt. The article mentions a birch bark dyed gift from the Androscoggin chief to Lewiston farmers and a Lewiston hay market squire. It asserts Sweden dominates Europe s timber, Russia far less accessible though forested.
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Somerset
Benedict Arnold
Lewiston
Haymarket
Sweden
Europe
Russia
Kvtra
Nant
Donts From A Gentle Reminder Of Everyday Cues
A compact生活 style note lists practical cautions about restraint and judgment. It urges not to overreact when upset, avoid unnecessary apologies, and refrain from rash judgments about affection or behavior. The piece highlights personal temper, prudence, and steady choices.
Fashion Trends Speak To Winter Apparel And Accessories
The New York Tribune notes silk plain silks and faille francaise remain popular with velvet dotted effects and black silks highly favored this winter. Elbow sleeves gain interest while gowns and gloves receive detailing with jeweled clasps. Blues and purples dominate velvets for hats and millinery as capes in astrakhan and sealskin trend with ornate edges and flowing folds.
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Faille Francaise
Astrakhan
New York Tribune
Consumption Cure Ad From The T A Slocum Co
A medical journal praises a chemist's work on consumption and promises relief and cure through persistent treatment. The T A Slocum Chemical Co offers three free sample bottles of the Slocum Cure to readers in Toronto, urging sufferers to send name address and express office.
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T. A. Paccuni
Sanaa Sona
Medical Tribune
T. A. Slocum Chemical Co., Limited
King Street West
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Golden
B. C
Admiral Walker
Dave Foutz
Brooklyn
Baltimore
General Longstreet
Mexico
James Havlick
Oregon
Havlick
Switzerland
Balthasar Zinsi
Sebarap
Dominion
Green
Milburn
Don’ts
Dean
John Carson
M.S. Bradt & Co
Hamilton, Ont
Donna
J. D. O'Brien
Winnipeg
THE
Dyson-Gibson CO
Set Co
Mesars
Merrick, Anderson & Co
Man
Davidson
Cremate Closet CO
P.O
W.r. Allan
Quebec Fire Assurance Co
Rogal Insurance Co
Sun Insurance Office Union Assurance Society
Bing West
Toronto
Victor
Karl K. Albert
Sey
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