Sherman remembered for candor and charm in New York
A tribute to General Sherman describes his simple, candid nature and heroic Civil War career. It notes his popularity in New York, his engaging speeches, and the enduring affection Americans hold for him as a gracious, beloved figure in history.
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New York
General Sherman
General Grant
Edward Everett
James Webster
Boston
Ayne
Senate
Everett
Sherman
Grosemary
Harper's Weekly
The Humors of the Boomerang perils and cautions
A Harper's Young People excerpt warns how a boomerang can land anywhere causing damage or injury. It describes risks in streets and homes, the backfire on the thrower, and suggests starting with small, safe tests behind trees in open country to dodge and minimize harm.
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Formosa
Harper's
Spectral Fleet Legend From St Marys Bay
The New York Tribune recounts a ghostly maritime tale from 1862 when a storm sank 100 boats off Garand Banks near St Marys Bay. Since then fishermen report phantoms and disembodied shouts in foggy weather, a phenomenon attributed to fog and imagination.
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St. Mary’s Bay
Garand Banks
St. Mary's Bay
Speeches of the Kaiser and a Dog’s Lesson
A report notes the German emperor’s speeches run about 275 to 300 syllables per minute per Dr. Engel. It also describes training a dog to bark on command for a treat. The largest quarry stone in England, from Plankington near Norwich, weighed over 35 tons and measured 15 by 6 by 5 feet.
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Dr. Engel
Reichstag
Vanity Fair
England
Plankington
Norwich
Kind Words for the Zanzibaris
A March Scribner excerpt recalls the Zanzibaris as loyal workers who endure hunger and share what they have. The writer notes their childlike simplicity and fidelity when treated with friendship, contrasting punishments with humane leadership to keep them cooperative.
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Zanzibar
J. Mounteney Jephson
Scribner
Balm Brings Cure for Persistent Nasal Discharge
A Corning New York resident reports two physicians prescribed remedies with no relief until Ely's Cream Balm was used. The therapy produced a marked improvement and eventually cured the nasal discharge.
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Ely
O. A. Cary
Corning, N. Y
Spring Medicine: Gunn's Liver Pills for Spring Ailments
Pr Gunn's Improved Liver Pills claim mild action suited to spring disorders such as impure blood tired brain and worn out body. They act on the liver and kidneys drive out impurities from the blood and malaria from the system. One pill per dose sold at 25 cents a box by J F Fezer.
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Pr. Gunn
J. F. Fezer
Knights of Pythias See Rapid Growth in New Jersey
The Knights of Pythias in New Jersey report a membership of about 10 000 with eight new lodges expected, and potential growth to 11 000 or 12 000. Grand Chancellor Bolton praised. John Ulrich elected grand chancellor, a Westfield resident and attorney with a strong record and family. The piece notes Paterson and Jersey City Heights lodge developments and discusses ocean travel coal costs and future power sources.
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Knights of Pythias
New Jersey
John Ulrich
Order of the Knights of Pythias
New York Herald
Dewitt C. Bolton
Grand Keeper of Records
Bolton
Paterson
Jersey City Heights
Grand Lodge
Ulrich
Westfield
N. J
Odd Fellows Flag Standards and Lodge Finances
The sovereign grand lodge mandates white material flags with I O O F emblems and scarlet state names, with purple crooks for encampments. New Jersey sets timing for grand representative selection, Indiana funds a home for aged members, Toledo temple earns 2000 yearly, New Hampshire lodges shrink, per capita tax fixed, sovereign grand lodge session cost, Columbus temple heated by natural gas.
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Odd Fellows
Sovereign
Grand Lodge
New Jersey
Grand Lodge of
Indiana
Odd Fellows’ Temple
Toledo
Ohio
Rebekah
New Hampshire
Sovereign Grand Lodge
Columbus
Evansville AOUW Anniversary Celebration and Milestones
The Evansville district marked the twenty second anniversary with a mammoth parade as 800 members escorted the supreme master workman. Parkton 71 and Bridgewater 72 were established in South Dakota last month. The order’s beneficiary fund reached 33 million by Dec 1, 1890, with 360 thousand paid in November and 246,822 members in good standing. Missouri reports twenty one assessments in 1890, while Kansas accelerates to surpass Pennsylvania and chase Michigan.
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Evansville
Ind
Bro. Wilson
Parkton
Bridgewater
South Dakota
People s Five Year Benefit Order Financial Summary
Record of the order since April 1, 1889 shows Membership as of December 1, 1890 at 12 500 and total loaned relief claims of 92 997 50. Securities deposited with the state treasurer amount to 104 041 19. Relief reserve in treasury on November 28 is 6 566 23. Interest on claims paid to certificate maturity totals 23 249 40. Actual reserve fund on November 28 equals 227 754 37.
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Treas Pilice
Treasury
Ionic Temple Opens Mutual Plan Policy Offerings
The Ionic Temple announces a new mutual plan option with payouts of 250, 500, or 1000 dollars in six years, inviting members to select a level of coverage and future benefit.
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Order of Ionic Temple
Kitten on Window Ledge Survives Five Story Drop
A Maltese kitten on the seventh floor of St Catherine flats at Fifty third street and Madison avenue stepped onto an open window ledge. The cat fell six stories to a roof and bounced, then landed on its feet, shook off, and trotted back to the house with a triumphant yowl.
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St. Catherine Flats
Fifty-third Street
Madison Avenue
New York Evening Sun
Machine for Shaping Telegraph Post Arms
An ingenious English machine shapes and bores telegraph post arms from oak. Arms two to four feet long are planed, cut to length, then passed to a shaping unit with an overhead driving shaft. At official testing the arms were finished at three per minute.
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England
New York Commercial Advertiser
Enoch's Classification Parody from the New York Sun
A comic reminiscence where Dr Van Dykes recalls a preacher parsing the line And Enoch was not by testing the text through church traditions. The joke centers on Enoch walked with God and did not dance swim or belong to a denomination as God took him.
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van Dykes
Enoch
God
New York Sun
Are the Eyes Ever Safe Beware of the Electric Light
A London Letter warns that incandescent lamps can injure eyes without proper shading. It urges green or thick white shades and frosted glass to reduce glare, noting sore eyes among clubgoers from improper lighting.
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London
Rail deaths and injuries compared across European railways
Statistical comparison from St Louis Republic shows France kills one person per 2 million carried and wounds one per 500 thousand. England carries 21 million before a fatal railway accident occurs and one in 750 thousand is injured. Belgium sees one wound per 1.65 million and Prussia one per 4 million carried.
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England
Belgium
Prussia
St. Louis Republc
Dolley Refuses Offer with Plain No
A dialogue snippet from Munsey's Weekly shows Dolley denying an offer with a plain emphatic no. Goslin notes she was not as considerate as expected. The exchange highlights a decisive rejection in a social interaction.
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Dolley
Goslin
Munsey’s Weekly
WOWAN S WORLD IN PARAGRAPHS
The piece highlights a February Washington gathering of the Woman's Nations Council of the United States at Albaugh's Opera House to advance women’s unity and education. It notes delegates from women’s groups, aims, and cross group collaboration including W C T U and King’s Daughters, urging strong collective action.
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Woman's Nations Conneil
Washington
Scargely & Village
Albaugh
Opera House
Woman's Nations Council of the
United States
Mnei
National Council of Women
United St.am
King’s Daughters
Woman’s National Liberal Union
Woman's National Council of the
International Council of Women
International Council
Ashton Dilke
A Handsome Photograph Case for Simple Holders
The article describes a photo frame holder made from two cardboard pieces ten by eight inches, padded, satin on one side and plush on the other, with satin straps bearing gilt lettering and a monogram, lined with plush and edged with gilt cord. The case is five inches deep to suit how much of the outer photo is shown.
A Simple Holder for Photos by Wes Amis
A simple, inexpensive photo holder is described for displaying six photos. The author notes wire holders can be decorated with ribbons and suggests keeping personal pictures in private rooms to avoid vulgar display, arguing private faces strengthen affection. Emma Morrett Tyna.
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Emma Morrett Tyna
Bombardment of Iquique Raises Civil War Devastation
Reports from Chili state that Iquique was bombarded by insurgents causing heavy loss of life and property. Rebels attacked six squares destroying stores and homes, trapping women and children. About 200 women and children died in the ruins as custom houses and key residences were looted. Generals Soto and government forces then regrouped with reinforcements to confront the rebels.
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Buenos Ayres
Chili
Iquique
Soto
Through Service Denver to Chicago on Union Pacific Route
The through car service between Denver and Chicago via Union Pacific and Chicago and Alton is unmatched. Magnificent palladian sleepers dining cars and chair cars ran through daily Denver to Chicago via Kansas City.
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Denver
Chicago
Union Pacific
Chicago & Alton Railway
Kansas City
Old Stage Lines Give Way To New Union Pacific Route
The expansion of the Union Pacific replaces the old Cheyenne to Douglas and Black Hills trail with fast trains. Improved service and lower rates make Wyoming’s mineral lands easier to access, signaling a shift from stage to rail travel.
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Union Pacific
Cheyenne
Douglas
Black Hills
Wyoming
Are You Going East Tickets Via Wabash Line
C M Hampson, Commercial Agent in Denver, promotes travel east via the Wabash Line. He notes free new reclining chairs on all trains, through routes from the Rock Mountain region, and dining cars on every train. Tickets are offered for passengers seeking luxury and convenience.
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Wabash
Roek Mountain
C. M. Hampson
Denver
Colo
Ely's Cream Balm Provides Quick Nasal Relief
For all forms of nasal catarrh with dry air passages and stuffing up especially at bedtime Ely's Cream Balm gives immediate relief. The product has been priceless to me says A. G. Case of Millwood Kansas, M. 2.
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Ely
A. G. Case
M. 2
Millwood
Kansas
Through Sleeper to St Louis From Salt Lake City
A through Pullman palace sleeper will operate from Salt Lake City to St Louis starting Sunday February 1 1891 via Denver and Kansas City on the Union Pacific and Missouri Pacific railways.
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Salt Lake City
Oxden
St. Louis
Denver
Kansas City
Union Pacific
Missouri Pacific
Advice to Mothers and New Electrical Cabs
Advice to mothers promotes Mrs Winslow s Soothing Syrup claiming instant relief for teething children and cures for dysentery and colic. The ad notes price and worldwide sale by druggists. A second item reports electric tanning progress and Stuttgart electric cabs gaining popularity and reducing horse use.
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Winslow N
United States
Great Burlington Railroad Five-Train Service In Denver
It is eight years since the Great Burlington Railroad entered Denver and eight years of growing business. Three daily trains to Chicago and two to St. Louis run from Denver with modern improvements including dining cars Pullman sleeping cars and coach seating. Colorado headquarters at 1700 Larimer Street Denver.
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Richard
Hamburg- American Packet Company
Hamburg-American Packet Company
Ocean
Great
Burlington Railroad
Denver
The
Times
East
Chicago
St. Louis
Lincoln
Omaha
St. Joseph
Kansas City
Colorado
Larimer Street
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