Twene draws New York City politics into spotlight
The article notes John Kelley’s successor as Comptroller of New York City, debates Tam manyism’s fate, and mentions President resignations and fiscal measures. It covers Secretary of the Navy Thompson’s resignation plans, Grant retirement talks, and a Chester Illinois murder case with Louis Lockstein. It also reports a fashion anecdote from the Cincinnati Enquirer about a theatre actress’s quick costume change.
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Twene
New York City
John Kelley
Board of Aldermen
Kelley
Tammany Hall
Axp
Thompson
M. de Lesseps
Panama Canal
The Actress Prepares Backstage For A Stage Entrance
The maid helps the actress into slippers gloves and a dress as hair is changed to a blond wig. The final adjustments are made with rouge and powder before she steps on stage, three minutes and a half after the curtain rises.
Vision of St. Nicholas by Col. Beard
A poetic dialogue between Father Time and St Nicholas on Christmas Eve. St Nick awakens his eight reindeer and prepares a sleigh loaded with toys sugar plums and trumpets, ready to deliver gifts to children as he calls out Dasher Dancer Prancer and Vixen and the other names.
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St Nicholas
St. Nicholas
Father Time
St. Nick
St. Nich
Dasher
Dancer
Prancer
Vixen
Comet
Cupid
Dunder
Blitzen
T. Nicholas
Nich
Enfranchised Christmas in Heaven and St Nicholas Tales
A sweeping verse of St Nicholas journeying to a child’s home and a hoarded list of three days old gifts, ending with a heavenly vision of joy as the Lamb and a radiant Merry Christmas in Heaven. The piece shifts to a Lafayette Daily Journal anecdote about ambition, a kerosene oil cure, and a fatal race horse bet near a railroad track.
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St. Nich
St. Nicholas
Ilo
Lafayette Daily Journal
Daniel Webster
John A. Hutchinson
Downer
Boston
Mass
Patton
Cause and Effect and a Knox County Elopement Note
The piece links nervousness to indigestion caused by weak stomach. It promotes llop Ditters to strengthen the stomach and cleanse the body. A Knox County farmer eloped with a neighbor’s wife and soon wed the deserted spouse. Testimonial: Chas Rossiter of Toledo praises Excelsior Kidney Pad, claiming thirty pound gain in three months.
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Knox County
Ohio
Chas. L. Rossiter
Summit Street
Toledo
Ady
Barte
Jane I
Feions
Rimg
Ulm
Earle, Ja
M.D
Wang
Madison County Court House Destroyed by Fire
Fire destroyed the Madison County Court House around 5 a.m. today, wiping out Clerk and ex-Sheriff offices and all records. The old 1838 building suffered total loss while other offices in a separate building were saved. Losses to date include fees and estate records, with the December term docket cleared for the first time in years. The fire is believed to have started from stoves or flues.
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Lockstein
Chester
Louis Lockstein
Ryan
Louis
Ryan House
Ryans
Thomas Ryan
Madison County
Jesse L. Henry
T. J. McMahan
Madison Circuit Court
Cake traps rat in cellar in Middletown tale
A Middletown girl cooled a cake in the cellar. The icing hardened around a rat’s tail as it bit the cake, trapping the rodent. The family, respected in town, vouches for the curious scene. Also notes advertise patent remedies and odd reports from across the nation.
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Middletown
N. Y
New Jersey wine praised as medicinal Speer Port Grape Wine
An advertisement extols Speer Port Grape Wine from Passaic New Jersey as a medicinal drink with fermentations by Alfred Speer. It claims no sugar or spirits added and lauds its richness and delicate flavor. Reviews from New York and Boston papers are cited and a Boston Traveler endorsement is noted. Allen's Drug Store offers the product along with Prickly Ash Bitters.
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Speer
New York
Alfred Speer
Passaic
N. J
Oporto
New York Herald
Deceased Preach Honored With Pulpit Image in Lee County
An Americus Recorder report describes how Lewis Barber, a powerful Black Baptist pastor with about 3 000 members across four churches, died and was honored with an unusual sculpture above his main pulpit. The crude figure of Barber, made from cloth and straw, serves as a memorial among his followers who still revere his memory.
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Americus
Lee County
Lewis Beber
Bradder Barber
Barber
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