Diverse snippets reveal curiosities and comments from a past era
A collage of brief notes covers a woman switch repairer in Macon and a railroad car designer. reflections on lotteries, Alaska ice, labor leader Jons Burns, and Lincoln’s love of books. It also mentions lunar climate influence, tomato production, Pilgrim amusements, German university work ethic, Schliemann excavations, Trojan artifacts, and compulsory school laws.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jons Burns
London
Lincoln
Texas Highlights From Across the State This Week
Regional notes report a building boom in East Gainesville and new banks opening in several towns. Cotton yields and prices rise in Hillsboro and Navarro, while new schools, hotels, churches, and a Baylor college addition progress in Belton, Clarendon, Sherman, and Mount Peak. Indiana-like detail covers floods, fires, and rail projects with multiple town developments and notable deaths.
Domestic and Foreign Notes of the Week
A sweeping summary notes events across the United States and abroad. Fires destroy Barton Ohio and Wertheimer block in San Francisco with heavy losses. fires, accidents, deaths, legal actions, and civic developments are reported. Notable incidents include suicides, arsons, drownings, train wrecks, and court decisions plus business and infrastructure updates across multiple states.
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Barton, O
Wertheimer
San Francisco
Flint
Miel
Carnegie on monarchy and republicanism in a Dundee speech
The Pittsburg steel magnate Andrew Carnegie attacks aristocracy and plutocracy, arguing democracy favors the poor and that presidents come from humble origins. He warns against hereditary power, praises Lincoln, and condemns the privileged class while dissecting economic and legal biases favoring wealth.
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Pittsburg
Andrew Carnegie
Dundee
Scotland
America
Abraham Lincoln
Garfield
Lincoln
Foreign items and royal events dominate European agenda
The king of Holland is dead and the Duke of Clarence arrives in Berlin as Queen Emma prepares to take the oath as regent on November 20. Irish MPs stay loyal to Parnell while Mexico faces silver declines and new bullfight rules in the federal district.
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H. Dugat
Taylor's Bayou
Beaumont
Silver Blanchet
Nolanville
Bell County
Methodist Church
Whitesboro
Methodist Episcopal Church
Nuevo Lareda Custom House
Mexico
United States
Laredo
Silver King
Taylor
Monte
James Hamilton
Weatherford
Hiner
Southern Pacific
Comstock
Cherry
Daniels
Emma
Holland
Parnell
Candy Making Traditions From Young Folks
In a reminiscence from Young Folks a group of girls and boys recount making candy from molasses sugar and vinegar, sharing roles and tips. They describe pulling a clear syrup, cooling into maple sugar caramels, and advise using real Vermont maple sugar, a deep pan, and a hot boil. They note the heat, the effort, and the playful pride in saving some for sale.
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Vermont
Jessamine Elwases
Beggar Priests with Skewers in Northern China
Describes beggar priests in northern China roaming with four or five iron skewers through forearms and ribbons dangling. Some show long rods through cheeks and vow to remove them only after collecting enough money to repair temples. One youth had a rod through his face.
Parrot Sale Leads to Slur Laden Irony
A Black man buys a talking parrot for 25 dollars and ships it to his partner in New Orleans. The partner, impressed by the bird, questions its talking ability and jokes about the high price while invoking a racial slur and a punchline about the bird’s supposed response to being wrung.
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New Orleans
Gays
New Delta
Charles Street
Darky
Darkey
Tom
Weil
Ear Care for Insects and Earwax Relief Advice
Do not insert oily substances or metal objects into the ear. Warm water is the safest wash and can drown insects. Avoid cold water, scratching with pins or ear picks, and cotton if pus is present. For wax buildup, warm water or peppermint essence can help dissolve it. seek a physician for hard to remove objects.
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Hall
Journal of Health
Father agrees to escort boy to circuses
A boy asks to go to the circus and the old man initially opposes fearing moral dangers. The boy insists, and the father resolves to accompany him to prevent trouble, ensuring the child does not get arrested.
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Washington Post
Boy and girl definitions of love guilt and virtue
A child’s take on love errands and a boy’s view of guilt involves tattling and a chant about a water and chain gentleman. Another girl longs for country life to escape others’ possessions, reflecting on material inequality in Dorothy Tennant Stanley’s book.
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Harry Sullivan
Jesus
Dorothy Tennant Stanley
Big Yarns of locomotive engineers told as fiction
A Detroit locomotive engineer keeps a scrapbook with 147 stories of wild rides and escapes that are all invented. He explains none are true to life and blames authors who know little about the engineer’s craft.
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Detroit
Language Archaic Phrase Reflects Legal Signatures
A fragment shows a dialogue with an old man unable to sign, asking to write his name but insisting he only writes when dictated. The lawyer replies in dialect about whether the man can sign his name, illustrating casual courtroom or office scene language.
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Walt
Ticket Seller Recounts Comical Boston Station Scene
A ticket seller at a busy Boston railway station describes an 11:40 departure near-miss involving two women who misinterpret ticket prices and purchases. The exchange ends with the tall woman leaving her change and the agent praised for civility while others blame him for the confusion.
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Awriter
Boston Transcript
Severa
The Heedful Charity Con Man in Africa Watch Gaffe
A brash man in a hotel office reels a gathering with a watch guessing game claiming proceeds help Africa heathens. The scheme stalls as he calculates expenses and keeps a fake ledger, leaving $6.15 to be sent as tracts while urging the landlord to forward funds.
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Africa
Thomas
Counterfeit Bill Leads Brooklyn Youth to Arm of Police
A young man in Brooklyn passed a counterfeit bill and was quickly apprehended by police. The incident is linked to a broader joke about doubtful currency and a discussion of socialist ideals about sharing, illustrating a satirical exchange on ethics and money.
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Fry Marto
Edward Brown
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N. J
David McLean
Savannah
National Bank
Cherokee Strip Livestock Association
Manatee River
Bardentown
Fia
Elmira
N. Y
Price
Lou Woodward
Brooklyn
Darkey
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Street Railway Company
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Farmers’ and Mercannts’ National Bank
Jones County
Tommy Gresham
Cottondale
West Tennessee
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Southern Presbyterian Church
Vernon
North Texas Female College
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Soap Company
Wolfe City
Central Texas Medical Association
Ju Waco
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Texas Fuel Company
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Hall County
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Presidio Mining Company of
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Jesse Akers
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Dallas
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Joe Jacobs
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Carrie Gross
Indian Territory
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William Mc Corkle
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Minnesota Supreme Court
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General Missionary Committee
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House of Armour, Cudahy & Co
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Hall Wells Hardware Company
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Fairfield
Lumbermen’s and Manufacturers’ Fire Association of
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Association For the Preservation of Virginia Antiquities
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