Indiana Progress items mix politics and crime notes
A wide compilation cites Morocco dwellings like those in Arizona and New Mexico, obituary notes on Rev. Dr. David Trumbull of Valparaiso Chile, a New Mexico sheriff mileage dispute, the Pigott case and his self destruction, a 47 Saratoga marriage breach case, and European nobility mentions. It also covers South Dakota becoming a state with a women’s suffrage amendment and historical anecdotes about Col Lamont and President Cleveland.
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Morocco
Arizona
New Mexico
The
New York Sun
Dan Lamon
Gol. Lamont
8. G. Cleveland
S. G. Cleveland
Col. Lamont
Mr. Cleveland
Buffalo
Alang
Col. Vamont
Waite
Capitol
Supreme Court of the
United States
Stephen
Various Global Notes On Commerce And Society
The survey covers shipbuilding revival, London asphalt advantages, high altitude Mineral Point post office, Germany bee keeping in schools, Panama coffin rentals, Tokio law students rising to 28,000, Paris to Florida orange order, and citrus competition. It notes death by decapitation in France, insanity defenses in New York, disarmament opinions, U.S. population growth, Corn production costs, state abbreviations debate, George Sibley mills’ rag reuse, and evolving immigration trends with January figures.
Around the Corner a Poem of Hope and Meeting
A narrator walks the crowded street in sorrow when a sunny, unexpected greeting changes mood. The poem reflects on moving through gloom and finding light in love as one’s steps turn around the corner. It emphasizes fate, wonder, and the promise of kindness awaiting future encounters.
Man and Milliner
John Twist gazes over a calm lake in a poor district imagining past joys and Hetty. A vivid dream voyage pits Twist against memory while Hetty Parker, a solitary milliner, toils on a baby's garment, reflecting loneliness, regret, and hope amid changing fortunes.
April Breeze Sparks Romance After Sunday Church Walk
A February Sunday feels like April as crowds fill a city church. Hetty Pt and John, a plain woman and a rough man with a limp, rescue each other from a pushing crowd. Their conversation grows, and they envision a hopeful life together despite modest means. The scene blends the day’s social mix with a budding romance and plans for a shared future.
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Elles
Hetty
John
King Alphonso XIIII of Spain a three year old sovereign
A detailed portrait of King Alphonso XIIII age about thirty months and titled King Baby. He is capped with many baptismal names and seen as the well beloved son of the pope and queen regent. His life blends royal ceremony with simple routines under nurse Raymunda and mother Queen Christina. The child draws photographers and artists, while etiquette and jealousy shape his childhood play.
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Spain
Alphonso
Alphonso Xiiii
Baby
Mme. Tacon
Manteros
Espinosa
Raymunda
Queen Christina
King Baby
Madrid
American Quam
America
Stratford
London
Spencer
Ireland
Raleigh
Cowley
Bacon
France
Ben Jonson
Walter Raleigh
Paris
Jonson
Bunyan
Bedford
Defoe
Naval Warrant Officers Explained in Navy Rules
The Brooklyn Citizen notes that carpenters boatswains shipwrights and gunners are classified as warrant officers under Navy rules and regulations. These warrant officers are well paid with wages tied to their service time.
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United States Navy
Brooklyn
Fortune-teller Quips About Fortunes and Matches
A terse exchange unfolds as a young girl protests a fortune teller’s prediction of marrying a prince and living in castles. The fortune teller calmly replies that another client named Barsh received a modest fortune, highlighting the humor of misread destinies.
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Lsborer
Sarah
Barsh
A Plague of Linnets Terrorizes Local Orchards
Pomona California Progress reports linnets devastate deciduous fruit buds across the region with last year’s losses reaching about one quarter of the crop. The piece prescribes poisoning apples with strychnine placed in quarters and hidden on tree limbs to kill the birds, urging swift burial of poisoned carcasses to prevent secondary poisoning.
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Far
A Good Cup of Tea Suggests Delicate Craft
The Boston Herald urges proper tea preparation to preserve aroma and flavor. It condemns overstrong or boiled tea and favors table-made, three minute brewing with quality leaves, a copper kettle, tea caddy, delicate china, and careful service by a gracious hostess. Iced tea should be served fresh to retain bouquet.
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Boston Herald
Visiting the White House in the early era
A visitor to the White House may enter the East Room and, if permitted by the messengers, view the Green Blue and Red Parlors and perhaps the conservatory but not upstairs. On Wednesdays or Fridays the President appears at 1 to 1.30 pm and shakes hands with the crowd at the door before leaving. No tipping is required. A frugal stay can cost about 3 dollars a week for lodging and meals, with daily sightseeing limited to about 50 cents.
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Clinton Street
Hetty Parker
Miss Parker
Howe
White House
Bureau of Engraving and Printing
Fragments From A Distant Time On Odd Facts And Tales
A mosaic of curious notes spans towns from Atlanta to Wolcott Vermont outlining peculiar beliefs, inventions, and oddities. Bees sting red headed folk, a two horned rabbit astonishes, a dog clock wags a red tongue, a Tarrytown dog dies by dirty water, and a Leipzig piano trade seeks old instruments.
Thieves in China and the crowded streets of Peking
A lively old note contrasts life in Peking with London, detailing rampant pickpocketing and extortion by prizefighters, the rogue market for stolen goods, and odd incidents such as a roast duck purchased and returned home in mud. The piece reflects sensational travel writing and coded humor from the period.
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London
Peking
Beet sugar industry expands with global production gains
The first beet sugar factory in Lower Silesia failed but the modern method of extraction was refined early this century. By now forty percent less beet yields the same sugar, Germany leads with 401 factories and 300,000 acres under beet, producing about a million tons yearly. France Austria Hungary each about half a million, Russia and Poland around 350,000, Belgium 50,000 tons.
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Lower
Silesia
Germany
France
Austria- Hungary
Rusia
Poland
Belgium
Trenton
W.J
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Indiana Progress
David Trumbull
Valparaiso
Chili
Trumbull
Seward
Tur
Providence Evening Dispatch
Dibes
Grant County
Kentucky
Pigott
Saratoga
Warren B. Wescott
Jane F. Troma
Mr. Wescott
Miss Truman
Bnt
Loth
of Marlborough
England
Joseph Chamberlain
Fadicott
George B. McClellan
Miss McClellan
Bradley Martin
Miss Chanler
New York
de Hoode
Duchess of Marlborough
Marchioness of
Blandford
Frances Spencer Churchill
South Dakota
Cincinnati Enquirer
Mineral Point
Col
Govermment
Panama
Tokio
Japan
Jacksonville Times-Union
Florida
Loye
New York State
Europe
New York Times
Pennsylvania
Montana
Washington
New York Trisons
George Sibley
Salem
Mas
Blodgett
Wolega
Uhlands Wachnachrist
Netherlands
Austria-Hungary
Great Britain and Ireland
Italy
Russia
Philadelphia
Isle of
Jersey
English Channel
Langtry
Victor Hugo
Lord Tennyson
John Twist
A. Gordon Pym
Ife
Minnesota
North Pole
Uncle Sam
Tartary
Kubla Khan
Kruciusk
Khorassan
China
Fou Fou
Hari-Kari
Panjandrum
India
Grimgraffin
Lake Front
Baby King
Monarch
Christina
St. James Gazette
Atlanta
N. Y
Wolcott
Norfolk
Leipzig
Armenia
Dutchess County
Mohammedan University
Cairo
Egypt
Tarrytown
W. Y
William Foehringer
Altheim
Mr. Foehringer
Lithonia
William H. Hawkins
Rockville Center
John Gaiter
Moorfield
W. Va
Neme
Willie Popinjay
Schesl
Annibal X
Attornayoarla
SM. Jack
Philadsighia
Bierts, Lagalsad Caber Attention
Pevanpe
Veringram
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