Plan for Currency Reform by Monetary Commission Report
The Monetary Commission's report urges maintaining gold standard with reforms to remove government demand obligations. It recommends banks issue most currency, with gold reserves and bond calls to cover redemptions, and expands bank note authority while shrinking government paper. It argues for elastic banking growth and wider distribution of banking facilities in the West and South.
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Washington
Monetary Commission
Commission
United States
Hla
United Stateg
Pate Plone
Eleneco
Alwath Keegha
Sparks from the Wires
Senator Quay heads to Florida for the winter. A home for aged women to be established at Mexico Massachusetts. William A. Liebold, 18, convicted for forgery in Lancaster Pennsylvania. Five people die in an asphalt factory fire in Barcelona Spain. Southern cal logos push a movement for decent South talk. Ice in Lake City Minnesota hurls and crushes the hulls of steamers Merle Spanking and Comet. The Ceamet sink but is raised before disappearing while Moerie is partisanized.
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Senator Quay
Florida
Mexico
William A. Liebold
Lancaster
Fite
Barcelona
Spain
Lake City
Minn
Merle
Spanking
Comet
Ceamet
Moerie
Realistic Highland Wardrobe Shapes Miss Marlowe’s Stage Rag
Miss Marlowe and her maid Mary create a ragged Highland costume for Bonnie Prince Charlie, using torn fabrics and real rocks to simulate years of wear. The process includes dye-like tartans, rough stitching, and careful wrinkling to convey hardship on stage.
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Marléwe
Talla
Scotia
Mary
Miss Marlowe
Bonnie
Prince Charlie
Evaoe
Johnston
Loechiel
Wight
Aliss Marlowe
Alary
Sheila
Chicago
Cirote Icle
Armenian Girl Roan Alongha Flees to America
A young Armenian woman escapes persecution in Turkey by disguising herself and boarding a vessel to the United States. She seeks asylum via the British ambassador’s wife and the American consul, arriving in Berkeley, California to join her maternal grandmother. She is educated and multilingual.
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Roan Alongha
Turkey
Rosa
Taitedl
Constantinople
Dilscuise
Miss Atongha
Herkeley
Calsthere
Miss Alongha
Origin of Nark Horse and the Dark Horse Phrase
The Boston Transcript recalls Beaconsfield's Young Puke origin tale for the phrase dark horse. It notes how the unthought-of challenger passes the field, while favorites falter, in a satirical account from a late lord.
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St. James
Lord Beaconsfield
Puke
Boston Transcript
Steadiness of Weight Shifts with Age in Men
A note on aging and body fat shows more men than women gain weight late in life. The text offers no satisfactory explanation for this trend and mentions some men would work for board if they could find decent meals.
Highways and growth need for better American roads
A heated editorial argues national highway construction should be pursued with State collaboration under clear standards. It stresses the West and South lag in transport, the cost of poor roads to farmers, merchants, and freight, and the value of local societies planning drainage, gravel, and materials while urging widespread newspaper discussion. A Western anecdote shows railroad speed altering time and fear of acceleration.
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Boston Herald
Lord Bacon
Ft. Ti
Joe Thide
Iiain
Holt
Couniv Sests
Witten
Republic
Carlie
Moran
Reno River
San Francisco
Ogden
Beasts and Bees and Ancient Beliefs in Odd Tales
A collage of curiosities mentions salmon catches on the River Tyne in June 1775, beech creek hunters naming catamount and bears, bee shipments to New Zealand, and musings on penguin like pigeons and a Druids ritual plant. It mixes animal lore and myth with scattered antiquarian notes on sacred use and ancient ambassadors.
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Caymans
West Indies
Tve
Tyne
Newcastle
Herman Gunsalius
Beech Creek
Big Bay
Gunsailius
Jce
New Zealand
Timy
Que Sengull
Greace
Delivery Mixup Triggers Moral Panic in Small Town
A department store delivery goes awry in a rural community as Mrs. Sthnapsen mistakes a hearse or funeral wagon for a delivery truck. Confused townspeople react to the misdelivery, questioning the propriety and fearing neighbors’ judgment.
Bread price surge in Napoleonic era England
The price of bread rose sharply in 181 during the Napoleonic wars, with the quatern leat costing about the cents. This reflects wartime inflation in England.
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Englaml
Missionary Whitman and Oregon Boundary Legacy Highlighted
A historical account recounts Marcus Whitman's role in guiding American claims to Oregon Territory through exploration and migration. It notes his 1842 emigration effort with 60 settlers, the 1846 boundary treaty, and his and his wife's 1847 massacre by locals, amid broader Hudson Bay Company tensions and missionary work among the Nez Perces.
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Waitsas
Whitman
Oregon
Washington
Idaho
Wyoming
Montana
Canada
United States
Hudson Bay Company
Oregon-to-St. Louis
Methodist Episcopal Church
Jason Lee
American Board of
Pacific Coast
Walla
Aud
Dent's
Arkansas River
Whit
St Louis
Dr. Whitman
Wideon Bay Company
Story of Louis Gh Weinle Missi
The readable text hints at a narrative involving Louis Gh Weinle and a missive or mission. Details are sparse due to fragmentary OCR, but the item centers on a biographical or documentary note about Weinle and a significant action or role.
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Monetary “Commission
Treasury
National
Lemnie
Sthnapsen
Ander
Tim
Marcus Whit
Marxous Whitman
Whision
Miles Im Wralia
Whitman Memortat
Louis Gh
Weinle
Missi
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