Okefenokee Swamp Tramp Recounts Moss Island Escape
The New York Sun correspondent recalls an 1880s exploration of Okefenokee Swamp led by Charles Pendleton and Ben Yarborough. The party wrestled through tutu and cane to reach a dry moss clad island amid vast mud and alligator holes, battling fatigue and a closing night in a perilous quest for refuge.
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Okefenokee
Georgia
Florida
Belly
Charles Pendleton
Ben Yarborough
Casena
Dr. Little
Near
Little Island
Terra Firma
New York Sun
The Science of the Pen and Handwriting Traits
Ed Heron Allen discusses graphology as a method to read character from penmanship. He cites Rosa Baughan and Lavater, noting flourishes denote vanity and certain letters reveal traits, from beauty and will to eccentricity and imagination, urging caution in personal writings.
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Rosa Banghan
L’abbe Flandrin
Adolphe Henze
Adrien Desbarrolles
Lavater
Rosa Baughan
Brother Haile
Oscar Wilde
Heron Allen
New York Mail and Express
Boston Man Disguised in Female Clothes Revealed
A man in women's clothing was spotted by bystanders in Boston near a millinery window. A woman nearby praised a bonnet while the man joked about its price, prompting laughter and the crowd to realize he was a man in disguise.
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Boston
Somerville Journal
Triumph in Heraldic Art for Armour Ham Trademark
The Armour Ham company adopts a heraldic mark on a vert field with purpure border showing a shore ram and two sausages, bearing the motto In Hog Signo. Chicago News notes wartime invalids at about 265,854 and total soldiers around 1,250,000.
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Armour Ham Company
Chicago News
New York Evictions Highlight Rent Burden on Poor Families
New York Sun reports that 150000 to 175000 monthly renters faced dispossess actions across eleven district courts, with about 20000 families driven from homes last year. Many tenants lose furniture and move, often without trace, while justices act as peacemakers and occasionally contribute rent funds in extreme cases.
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New York
McCarthy
East Side
Fifth District Court
New York Sun
Jamaica Laboring Population Drift Hurts Island Economy
Jamaica faces labor shortages as about 54 000 workers left for Panama from 1883 to 1886 in search of higher wages. About 35 000 have returned and as many as 22 000 are still away this year. Wages rise threaten sugar trade. returning workers save money and invest, signaling potential community improvement.
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Jamaica
Panama Canal
Loston Transcript
West
Greeley Tribune Agricultural and Stock Coverage
The Greeley Tribune focuses on agricultural and stock news, detailing farm markets, livestock prices, crop reports, and rural community updates. This section highlights farming events, market trends, and regional industry notes relevant to farmers and traders.
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HAX Gartner Furnituree
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Denver
Ccoolo
Shiloh
J. F. Fezer
Orrick Davis
Schlicht & Field CO
Rochester
WM. Y
Montgomery Ward & CO
Wabash Avenue
Chicago
Ill
FERRY
D.M. Ferry & CO
Ferry &Co’s
D. M, Ferry & CO
Detroit
Mich
Dr. Clark
Ovr
U. S
A. McLauchlin & CO
Skinner Block
Col
Greeley Tribune
Family Newspaper
Colorado
Weld County
Greeley
Tribune
the Tribune
Carver & Dunning
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