Vast 1887 Notes Span Education Fire Paris and Rail Franchises
The piece compiles diverse items from Berry era notes: Boston public schools distributing free texts with enrollment gains. Indian Training School pupil outcomes among Sioux. Virginia law fining church absence. Ex Mayor Spence funding an observatory bond in Southern California. Adjutant General Daux described, plus forest-area estimates warn of decline. New York streetcar franchises bought by highest bidders and potential city revenue. Paris fire deaths analyzed by doctors. Vassar commencement anecdote about a self-made $10,000 earner. Atlanta undertaker joke and legal fines. Bible Society totals issued and language edition requests. sparrow judgments and Michigan pest control funding.
Dry Niagara Falls Mystery of 1648 and 1848 Ice Storms
Niagara Village recalls two extraordinary natural events a dry or nearly dry falls day in spring 1648 and a dramatic ice feast on Lake Erie in winter 1848. Observers describe reduced river flow exposing Goat Island and exposed rocks while the falls recovered overnight as winds shifted and ice floes moved.
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Miegere Palle
Vilage
Falls of
Niagara
Lake Erie
Lake
Niagara Village
Niagara Falls
Goat Island
Goat Islands
Ivas
Horaeshoe
Solley
Godt Island
Horseshoe Falls
Falls
Cn Feeant
Niagara Village Cor. N. Y. Sun
A Philosophic Opinion By Artful Dialogue
A philosophic vignette shows two men debating risk and pride as one warns against debt owed inviting social scrutiny. The speaker quips that new clothes invite duns, while a friend recalls a prior handshake and implies fear of social exposure.
Fakes in colors paint a tale of artful frauds and quick cash
A Pittsburgh Dispatch excerpt recalls a Chicago shell and false painting scam. A reporter joins sly dealers selling faux masterpieces and shell landscapes for quick profits. The scheme hinged on convincing buyers of authenticity, with some fakes chasing high prices before market pressure collapsed.
Sacred Rug From Mecca Mosque Returns To Owner In America
A nearly 1200 year old rug claimed by a St. Louis curiosity shop owner as bought in Malatia on the Euphrates bank. It shows a Moorish facade with minarets and a central crescent and star, eight by five and a half feet, dated 705 AD. The piece, once sacred to Mecca priests, was detained in Constantinople customs but recovered in Philadelphia and now tours cities, valued at about 3000 dollars.
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Rollo
Mecca
Constantinople
Allah
America
Philadelphia
Turkish House of Customs
St. Louis
Record of fastest NY to SF run at 82 hours 24 minutes
The Dibany Journal notes a record time of 82 hours 24 minutes to cover 8 818 miles between New York and San Francisco at an average speed of 40 18 miles per hour.
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New York
San Francisco
Dibany | Journal
Wallingson Letter on Civil War Flags and Reform Talk
Our Remilar correspondent recalls summer heat in the city as crowds flee to sea and hills for relief. He critiques the presidents flag order, praises wartime banners, cites a District grand jury report on unsafe government buildings, and notes progress on home rule for the district and possible cabinet changes and a future extra session of Congress.
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Wasumer
Potomac
Union
Republican Party
Grand Jury
District of Columbia
Treasury Department
Interior Department
Post Office Department
Cleveland
United States
Altho
Lamar
Supreme Bench
Carlisle
Fairchild
Congress
True Merit Will Do Boschke German Syrup Sale Noted
The unprecedented sale of Bosche's German Syrup is praised as the safest and best remedy for coughs colds and lung troubles. It claims to cure by removing the disease's cause and healing affected parts, potentially saving doctor bills. A trial is urged and general dealers are listed. Frank Wells returns aboard the Peerless as engineer with family residing at Aurora.
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Boschke
Frank Wells
Propeller Peerless Ag
Aurora
Henry
Printer’s Dream Of Hell For Nonpaying Subscribers
A weary printer dreams he is dead and tormented in a fiery underworld run by Satan. He sees an iron door barred by a hot bar and is shown punishments for those who do not pay their subscriptions. The scene ends as a practical joke, though the nightmare lingers in his thoughts.
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Atlanta
Jim Iftes Beax
Cartier
Hatthinr
Ito
Morpheus
Lower
Hades
Satan
Golden Specific touted as a secret cure for drunkenness
An advertisement claims Dr Haines' Golden Specific can cure alcohol dependence by being mixed into coffee or tea without the drinker knowing. It asserts permanent, speedy results for moderate drinkers or alcoholics and urges readers to contact the Golden Specific Co. in Cincinnati Ohio for details.
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Haines
Golden Specific Co
Race St
Cincinnati
Ohio
Martyrs to Headache Find Relief in Ayer’s Sarsaparilla
A series of letters and testimonials claim long headaches and digestive issues resolved by Ayer’s Sarsaparilla. Mrs. Page in Lowell and others describe spring headaches, indigestion, and debility improving after using the remedy.
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Ayer
Samuel Page
Austin St
Lowell
Mass
Frank Roberts
Washington At
Boston
W. DeVeau
Fifteenth St
Nts
M. M. Lewis
Genevra Belanger
Bridge
Springfield
Dr. J.C. Ayer & Co
Mas
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