Census Snapshots Show Varied U S Production Figures
The census data reveal New York State leads in confectionery but trails in iron and steel. Hartford’s personal property value is 20 million dollars, Albany 0, Columbus 14 million, St. Paul 18.9 million. A Boston speaker notes many New York elevators carry more riders daily than city railways, with some offices handling 10,000 daily. Liver pool councilors fund aviaries in parks. Iowa’s farm value reaches 1.497 billion, with 58 million in machinery and 278 million in livestock. total farm product value hits 365 million for 1899, about a million per day.
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Hartford
Connecticut
Albany
New York
Columbus
Oho
St. Paul
Society of Dbigiheers
Boston
Iowa
Newlywed quarrel ends as romantic farce at hotel
In Chicago a young married couple checked into a city hotel amid loud quarrels then bared a twist in their tale. Guests and staff followed the dispute from dining room to elevator, only to discover the pair are newlyweds on their wedding trip posing as rivals for a dramatic reveal.
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Seolding
Mgr. Wilson
Wilson
Mre. Wilson
Liim
Mr. Wilson
Clarence Wilson
St. Paul
Minn
Nellie
Clarence
M. Ty Rayne
Chicago Record-Herald
King Ali's quest in a desert throne tale
A priest reveals Ali's brother's need and the king sets out to help. He travels through streets and prison to find the wronged youth, refuses crown power, and sacrifices throne and palace for kin. In time his ashes mingle with desert sands, as the past winds carry love back to him.
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M. J. Hawes
Allah
Ali
Porages
Fragmentary quarrel over theater seating and escape
A heated domestic exchange unfolds amid a dinner table debate about theater seating. A wife accuses her husband of cruelty while recalling their earlier years, and the husband reacts with scorn as she pleads for a pause in the controversy.
Proposal for Four-Speed Revolving Platform in Paris
A revolving platform similar to the Chicago World's fair device is proposed for Paris underground transport. It features four speeds, with the fastest reaching thirteen miles per hour, offering a novel conveyance concept for the city.
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Chicago
Paris
Proving Quuesrifa Fual in the New York Press
A terse remark from the New York Press suggests the more a man shows his knowledge, the more methods he has to prove his folly. The phrase underscores a skeptical view of apparent expertise.
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Weys
Man
New York Press
Island Volcanoes and the Caribbean Fed by Sudden Eruptions
Geologist Robert Wil of the USGS reports on Caribbean volcanoes from Saba to Grenada. He notes most eruptions eject hot water, cinders, and mud with sudden blasts, often without lava, and cites 1812 Morne Garon collapse near St Vincent and Mont Pelee in Martinique as dramatic examples.
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Lenat
Glenntie
Robert
Wil
United States Geological Survey
Agassiz West Indian Expedition
New York Herald
Caribbean
Carribees
Saba
Porto Rico
Grenada
Trinidad
Tropics
Hese
Saa
St. Hustatius
Gaudeloupe
Dominica
San Lucia
Carribee
Morne Garon
Citer
Martinique
Mont Pelee
Corbet
Vauelin
Pelee
St. Pierre
San Tueh
Siecla
Vesuvius
Carib
Central America
Mexico
St. Vincent
South America
Mont Peice
Colima
Chelpancingo
Guerrero
Guantamala
Mediterranean
Antilles
Caribbean Islands
A Costly Dot A Harper's Magazine Joke on a Dog
A story from Harper's Magazine recounts a couple hiring Captain Little to sail to a village for errands. The dog Tas so disappears, delaying the return and padding the fare. The captain calmly explains the extra thirty minutes searching the dog added to a three hour trip, totaling a dollar fifty.
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Shanashank Bay
Little
Tasso
Waal
Harper’s Magazine
Modern Infant's Sit Up Dilemma Sparks Debate
A seven month old Bostonian infant, unable to sit up since birth, is described as a victim of a fad promoting prolonged horizontal care. The piece condemns the era's neglect, noting a nurse's constant vigil and a mother's routine visits, while contrasting with hopes for the child's future as a “perfect woman.”
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Boston Herald
Smallest Microbe Described by O Voges in Buenos Aires
The smallest known microbe, discovered by O Voges of Buenos Ayres, is far smaller than the influenza bacillus and becomes visible only at about 1500 magnification. It supposedly causes manguea in cattle. the hotter the climate, the more deadly the infection, but early opening of the abscess may arrest the disease.
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O. Voges
Buenos Ayres
South America
Pittsburg
Fragmented Humorous Snippets From Early 20th Century Press
A collage of joke captions and quips from Chicago papers and Punch style humor. It includes remarks about angels and worms, bores among the big guns, and a quarrel ending with the line I was a fool when I married you. The mixed scraps reflect satirical tones of the era.
Quips and Quarrels in 1900s Papers Refer to Tricks and Typoes
A collage of satirical exchanges from New York Sun Town Topics Washington Star and Brooklyn Life mocks experts, cooks, and editors. Characters jeer at knowledge, wireless devices, and odd spellings as they banter about village life and modern progress.
Talking Headlines and Snippets From Around Town
A garbled collage of humorous exchanges. A guest asks about a good hotel, a clerk offers unwanted help, a desperate caller seeks painless hair removal, and a would be groom jokes about marrying his partner’s father. Strong names are scarce. the piece reads like jittery overheard bits.
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