Economic Trends and Trade Shifts Across the United States
A lengthy survey covers gold reserves versus paper money, the growing wheat trade with Britain, and shifting transportation costs. It notes rising inland water routes, plans to bolster waterways, and a speculative look at silver as currency. It also highlights agricultural exports, 1886 yields, and aluminum's rising importance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Kingdom
Germany
Russia
United States
Inter-State Commerce Commission
California
Brooklyn
Philadelphia
Claus Spreckles
Mississippi
New England
Connecticut
Indiana
New York
Boston
Mississippi River
New Orleans
Europe
West Indies
South America
France
Spain
England
Lima
Ohio
Producers’ Oil Exchange
Standard Oil Company
Florida
Pacific Coast
Missouri
San Francisco Bulletin
Fall of Babylon Spectacle Opens at St George Staten Island
The grand historical drama The Fall of Babylon arrives with elaborate scenery described as the most beautiful yet seen in the country. Production at St George Staten Island will be mounted at once with a large-scale biblical epic setup.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Babylon
St. George
Staten Island
Aluminum: the new metal foretold in ancient soils
A historical discussion predicts aluminum will replace iron as the dominant metal due to rust and wear. It notes aluminum’s ubiquity in clay and slate, its unglamorous rise, and contrasts iron’s fragility with a vision of a civilization shaped by this resilient element. The piece also drifts into prehistoric fruit lore, detailing ancient apples, pears, grapes, and walnuts found in lake-dweller sites and their cultural significance.
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Albany
India
China
Italy
Switzerland
Chamber
Bethlehem
Trebizond
Ghilan
Lombardy
Savoy
Decandolle
George II
Caspian Sea
Atlantic
Parma
Lake
Varese
M. Decandelle
Montpellier
Provence
Wry Quotations and Humorous Observations Across Papers
A collage of light anecdotes and satirical lines from multiple papers. Jests about ministers, preachers, and public figures mix with quips on politics, war horses, and social scenes, all reflecting late 19th century American humor and commentary.
The Class's Circulating Letter Tradition
A California Alta excerpt recounts a New York seminary class of nine forming a circulating letter. Each member writes about her life and passes nine letters around, returning to the first after a month. Four years on the nine-letter envelope travels between Washington Chicago Southern California Paris and Egypt while members marry and follow each other’s news.
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New York
Washington
Chicago
California
Paris
Ulast
Egypt
San Francisco
Alta
Bargains in Music Favorite Album of Songs and Ballads
A 32 piece collection of popular songs with full words and music, piano accompaniment, printed on heavy paper with attractive cover. Includes titles such as Oh You Pretty Blue Eyed Witch Blue Eyes Katy s Letter and more. Offered to close stock at 40 cents post paid from The Empire News Co. Syracuse NY.
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Butler Club
Massachusetts
Hartfort Post
Sioux City
New York Picayune
Pittsburg
Colorado
Georgetown
Washington
Boston
New York
Wayland Seminary
Col. Yerger
Texas
Gov. Oglesby
Sherman
Springfield
Rochester
Central Park
Gateway
Obelisk
Sur
Philadelphia
General Presbyterian Assembly
J. S. Martin
Chillicothe
Moses
Philadelphia Bulletin
Katy
Bea
Esau
Kate
Robin
Louise
Ruth
Jennie
Jack
Polly
The
Empire News Co
Syracuse, N. Y
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Vilas
N. Y
London
New Hope
N. J
Philadelphia Ledger
Albany Journal
Waterbury
Kingston
Kingston Freeman
Maine
Bangor Commercial
Carl
Richmond Religious Herald
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