Fragmented Thoughts on Society and Letters From New York
A collage of cultural musings cites Emma Goldman and Alexander Berkman’s pardon petition, a Cuba letter forwarding scheme, ginger cordial police cases, and a portrait by George du Maurier. The piece weaves satire with political notes and social commentary from New York.
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Cuba
New York
Deater
Emma Goldman
Pennsylvania
Alexander Berkman
H. C. Frick
Harmony of the World as Divine Music of Unity
The speaker compares creation to a universal concert where God sets the cornerstone and all nations drift toward harmony. He laments social discord, urges moral tuning through Christ, and envisions a future where labor, capital, and everyday life are attuned by gospel virtue. He recalls a Boston peace jubilee and prays for a global harmony.
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Great Britain
Russia
Mars
Tartini
Satan
Diabolus
Duseldorf
Schumann
Rossini
Bach
Christ
Hand
Fairbanks
Vermont
England
United States
Heaven
Earth
Redeemed
Lenox
St. Martin's
Fountain
Ariel
Old Hundred
Boston
Handel
Spirer
Beethoven
Hadyn
Parepa Rosa
Archangelic
South Atlantic States
Eldoradon
Texas & Pacific Railway Company
Texas
Gaston Messier
G. PL & Tt
Dallas
Leafless cotton plant draws Georgia offer and odd tales
A man near Atlanta grows three acres of leafless cotton unusually tall and productive. A Georgia committee offers 15 000 to destroy it, while he bids 40 bushels of seed to the New Orleans exchange for 20 000. Nearby, a Paterson constable handles debts from Washburns circus and a troublesome hippopotamus named Lady Blenheim.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlanta
Georgia
New Orleans
Constable Quigley
Paterson N. J
Washburn
Lady Blenheim
Quigley
U S Foreign Commerce Total and 1896 Trend
A departmental statement shows U S total commerce over the ten years ending June 30 reached 16 013 205 288 with an annual average above 1 600 000 000. 1896 exceeds the ten year average with rising but modest gains over 1895 and potential for a lasting improvement over 1894 95. Sarah Bernhardt supports bull fighting in Spain presenting Brindola with a jeweled pin after watching him kill five toros. Kansas residents recall a local orator’s claim of a horse rearing on its hind legs as exaggerated.
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Agricultural Department
United States
Sarah Bernhardt
San Sebastien
Brindola
Versatile Yoncalla Merchant K Adams Spans Trades
K Adams of Yoncalla Oregon is described as a versatile businessman. He operates as a furniture dealer and undertaker, makes harness, runs a shoe shop, deals in books and stationery, sells flour meat and produce, and works as a telegraph operator. He also serves as reader of the Yoncalla band.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
K. Adams
Yoncalla, Ore
Western Kansas tale features a rail fence figure
The author of a western Kansas story in Harpers Magazine uses a rail fence figure as a prominent symbol, drawing attention and sparking talk that the piece has become a talking point among readers.
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Kansas
Harper's Magazine
Laying of the Top Stone Echoes Ancient World’s Dawn
The text recalls divine declarations of Alpha and Omega and likens the modern ceremonial top stone to the historic laying of the corner stone when the morning stars sang together. It frames the event as a moment resonant with biblical imagery and cosmic symbolism.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Job
Christ
Alpha and Omega
Exodus Planned From Ouro Preto Brazil In Mass Relocation
The article reports an imminent mass migration in Ouro Preto, capital of Minas Gerais, Brazil, where 20 000 residents will abandon a city perched 5000 feet above sea level. The new city, under construction for two years, promises miles of streets and grand buildings. The original town sits along a narrow gorge with a single winding street and a dangerous muleback route, next to the Rio de Francisco gorge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Israel
Egypt
Brazil
Ouro-Preto
Minas-Geraes
Rio de Francisco
The Queen's Maids of Honor Work In Constant Service
Maids of honor to the Queen earn 1500 a year and spend their days in rigid service. They start with breakfast in their rooms, wait for Sir Fleetwood Edwards's dispatches, read marked passages, prepare for drives, and must stay ready in their apartments until 4 PM if the Queen is out. After 4 the schedule loosens only briefly.
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Sir Fleetwood Edwards
An Apple for Willie and the Green W
Rebecca Cranston tells of Willie and his pretty aunt who cut a W from paper and pasted it on a green apple. The apple hangs on a tree and, in the sun, the W turns crimson around Willie's initial. The riddle-like tale ends with the perfect W revealed on the fruit.
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Willie
Rebecca Cranston
Staying Away From Church Habit and Faithful Return
A sermon warns against skipping Sunday services arguing sickness excuses or grudges are weak reasons. Jesus is present even with imperfect members and forgives those who return. The speaker cites Thomas to urge believers to reconcile rather than abandon the church to preserve Christ's honor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jesus
Thomas
Christ
Macauley’s Love for Books and Reading
The passage recalls Macauley the English writer who valued books above riches. He stated he would refuse kingship if it meant giving up reading, preferring a garret with many books to a palace without literature. The quote emphasizes the power and joy of reading over material wealth.
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Macauley
Paris Cabman Convicted For Running Down Cyclist
Last week Emile Tschudin a Paris cabman was jailed for two years for maliciously running down barrister M Laya on the Pont de Neuilly. He was fined 400 dollars and must pay costs. The incident underscores the danger to cyclists in Paris streets.
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Paris
Emile Tschudin
M. Laya
Pont de Neuilly
Dredging Reveals 500 Elephant Teeth Off Moleasea Coast
Since 1870, more than five hundred roseil elephant teeth have been recovered from the sea near Moleasea on the Mediterranean coast. The finds highlight long maritime activity and paleontological interest in the region.
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Moleasea
Mediterranean
Trappy Family Keeps Pleasant Cat Colony On Farm Near Lowell
Harriette Rea recounts a Boston Transcript piece about a farmer south of Lowell sheltering 25 cats and kittens. The narrative lists many named cats with quirks, notes the herd’s growth, and the mistress’s struggle with overpopulation while they dine together, rest, and watch for homecoming.
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Wenty
Harriette Rea
Boston Transcript
Lowell
Signor
Nancy
Poppins
Pewee
Giblins
Jimmy Blue
Jimmy Black
Dexter
Motley Ann
Dopted
Daddy Dear
Richard
Thomas
Tony
Sandy Dendy
Pop
Pooser
Kittydill
Scroggin
Salina
Duffy
Princese
Skippy Jim
Bounce
Betty
Jeremiah
Sotdinah
Isaac
Rebecca
Amos
Susan
Himmie
Wilda Grey
Tame Grey
Barney Grey
Toois
Wild Grey
Tidy
Sadie
Miriam
Abigail
A Dyspeptic's Dream and Golden Skates Parade
A comic dialogue jokes about the cathode ray delivering food to the stomach and calls light luncheon the ideal. The column then notes St. Petersburg trends with gold skates adorned with diamonds and pearls, a fashionable novelty among ladies.
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Mrs. Cumso
Jack
Mr. Cumso
Rattlesnakes Thrive Where Huckleberries Grow
A Moosic Mountain native links rattlesnake abundance to huckleberry patches in Wayne County and notes deer scarcity, hog absence, and snake presence in Potter County near Huckleberry Hill. The piece contrasts snake distribution along Susquehanna tributaries versus Allegheny River areas, citing extensive berry picking with snake encounters.
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Moosic Mountain
Huckleberry Woods
Wayne County
Pike
Monroe
Potter County
New York Sun
Cod eyes swell from glare in aquarium tank spectacle
In an Amsterdam aquarium tank cod exposed to bright surface light developed rapid eye hypertrophy. The eyes grew overmature and they became blind in months, illustrating how quickly fish adapt to altered light levels.
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Amsterdam Aquarium
London Spectator
A Novel Magnesium Light Produces Brilliant Flame
The article describes a durable magnesium light created by placing magnesium powder between two coated papers, sealing them, and adding potassium chlorate impregnated paper on both sides. The composite is cut into strips and ignited to emit a bright magnesium flame, presented as safe when used with care.
Made Believe Cake Taken By Little Boy
In a brief exchange Mrs Chaffie-Johnnie accuses Johnnie of taking extra cake and Johnnie admits to pretending a second boy was visiting to justify his action. The dialogue appears in the Texas Sister column.
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Chaffie
Johnnie
Texas
Gems and Bric-a-Brac
The article describes opalescent onyx clock cases, Venetian and Bohemian glass punch cups, gold safety pins for nurseries, lace overlay glass finger bowls, gold button hooks and horn sets, sword paper cutters in silver and tortoise shell, ruby glass vases and centerpieces with gilt, tortoise shell back mirrors and brushes, small gold gem-set combs, and tortoise shell hair accessories popular among fashionable women. Street fashion highlights dressers wearing tortoise shell combs and hairpins.
Insects Still Among Swiftest Flyers Says Naturalists
A house fly reportedly travels twenty five feet in a second with 800 wing beats and can reach speeds over 150 feet per second when alarmed. If it kept that pace in a straight mile it would finish in thirty three seconds, challenging ideas about birds versus insects.
Fads in Swelldom Feature Plaid Craze and Sewing Bees
Young women collect campaign and advertising studs, belts studded with badges, plaid attire dominates, and plaid accessories appear from hats to handkerchiefs. A modernized sewing bee, the "daisy luncheon," has guests embroider linen squares, prizes awarded, and the host gains a valuable addition to her mantel.
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Camerons
Campbells
Fish Climb Waterfalls Upstream In Salmon Mystery
An investigator notes numerous verified cases of fish passing up 50 foot falls in the Columbia river Oregon, salmon ascending waterfalls as a ladder. He cites Great Falls Potomac as an example and mentions fishways not stopping upstream passage during spawning.
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Columbia River
Oregon
Great Falls
The
Potomac
Diplomacy and dating humor in a 1895 distant vignette
A collection of clipped lines and jokes from late 19th century newspapers. References include a tongue in cheek exchange about a self-made bicycle suit, a note about Piso's Cure causing quick relief of consumption, and a mix of ad style quips. The fragmentary text also cites Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets and stray remarks about possums and cats.
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Graf AM
Graham
Roarch
Kalamazoo
George du Maurier
Angel
Timo
Ific
Jerusa
Becaase Sas
Talmage
Asylum
Poet of Oz
God
Oure-Prete Grow
St. Petersburg
Speed OF
Philadelphia
Davis
Bright
Adit Clu
Boozely
Washington Times
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Lucy Alsace
Marquette, Kans
Ian Maclares
Tan Maclaren
Rudyard Kipling
Frank R Stockton Harold Prederic Madime Lillian NO
Tun Companion
Charles Dudley
Stephen Crane
Hamlin Garland
Max O'Rell
W. Clark Russell
Alice Longfellow
Thomas B. Redd
Andrew Carnegie
Comrantes
the Youth’s Companion
Mass
Pree
Blackwell's
Durham
Toneiaaperen Tobacco Rou
Cod + Blackwell
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