Vast 1890s Global News Snippets Across Economics Politics and War
A collection of 1891 dispatches notes US arbitration trends this century and wealth gaps a Kaiser era debate on disarmament Austro Russian and British trade shifts Indian subsistence and Native relief reports Japan’s dual telephone systems with American tech and tolls Chinese relations and Argentine Chilean railway projects with vast tunnels and power use England's imports and imperial schooling reforms Cherokee Strip cattle ranges mortgage-driven consolidation Mexican and Italian frontier crime human interest tales of a Baltimore officer’s daughter elopement and Sister Maria Caprini’s eight years captive in Sudan’s Mahdi war.
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Cherokee Strip
Indian Territory
Washington Star
Kansas City
Kansas
Dove and longing find peace in a shared heart
The poem compares a weary dove above waters to human longing. It admits ignorance of a prepared path to peace but suggests solace arrives when one day a heart answers another heart-song amidst the crowded throng.
Gaining His Consent Col Rithers Farcical Duel Ends in Marriage
A humorous tale follows Col Rithers a stubborn rich and short man who loves his daughter Lucy and despises risk. He endures gun duel s with two young suitors John Piller and a commercial traveler both ending with non lethal loads of peas. The wedding occurs after a comical insistence on consent and introduces the couple’s clever culinary twist. The piece closes with a note on ancient Atlanta trees rooted deep in the ground.
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Col. Rithers
Rithers
Ben Thompson
Texas
Lucy Rithers
Lucy
Tsay
New York
Hunter Street
Forsyth Street
Railroad
Atlanta Constitution
Babies in a Sleigh Novelty Baby Carriage
A New York letter notes a holiday novelty sleigh carriage with ivory white and gold ends. Twin cherubs lie wrapped in furs at each end while a French maid figure sits at the other, forming a decorative sight for walkers. The Philadelphia Times quote follows about trust and honesty.
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New York
Scientific Scraps and Notable Observations from Research
A digest of varied scientific notes covers electrolysis copper labelling, downward draft locomotives, sea salt layers, and portable batteries with sodium silicate. also notes about lighthouse illumination, an Austrian officer on the Philippine date line, and a dramatic fall of Barings Brothers with asset losses and lavish residences.
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Eas
Philippine Islands
Islands
Alaska
Russia
Sleep and Rest as a Modern Restorer’s Tool in Society
The piece cites the LADIEY DEPARTMENT and ITINERANT DRESS CLEANERS from Buffalo to New York Journal, notes Queen Victoria's five maids, and discusses sleep as a restorative for women. It also offers a long guide on being a model hostess, emphasizing calm, tact, and tasteful table decor, with fashion notes and social tips for hosting.
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Buffalo
N. Y
New York Journal
Victoria
New York World
Children at Play and Oddities in Snow
A collection of light notes describes a snow loving bird scavenging crumbs, a well fed horse in Pie alley, and a spider monkey with a long tail used to hook treats. It also reports on a giant tropical spider nest, a two faced girl contrasted with a one faced child, and a note on the Japanese name for strawberry fruit.
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William
England
Oxford
Welden
Harrow
Cambridge
Marlborough
Wellington
Rugby
Clifton
Shrewsbury
Psssace
Yunys
Boston Herald
Detroit Free Press
America
France
Spain
St. Louis Republic
Japan
Europe
Namie
New York Independent
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Indiana Progress
Wenoneepay
United States
The
Boston Transcript
Kaiser
Saye
Round Valley
New Zealand
River Plate
Yokotama
Tokio
B. Gi
Yokohama
Chicago Post
John White
Berkeley
New York Telegram
Argentine Republic
Chili
Andes
Juncalillo
Baltimore
China
Love
Maria Caprini
Thas
Verona
el Obeid
Earth
Charles K. Bolton
Frank Leslie
Man
Pap
Fex
Tols
John Piller
Piller
Philadelphia Times
Atlantic
Barings
Baring Brothers & Co
London
Lord Revelatoire
Mayfair
M. Hodgson
Kent
Barings & Co
Steuart
Herbert Ward
Stanley and
Africa Fame
Carlton House Terrace
Mackay
Henry Bingham Mildway
Sir Henry James
San Francisco Chronicle
New Jersey
Cyrus Durand
New York Dispatch
Ladiey Department
Patti
Lucca
Mme. Recamier
St. Louis
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Ladies’ Home Journal
Childreys Coluig
Ant
New York Witness
St Jacques Tower
Paris
St. Denis
Avuas & Sons
Philida
Baker
Hich
Saabwack
Ge. T
Allen
Augeete
Maine
Sories
Ohio
Cleveland, O
Ohio Zincad Paint Co., Cleveler
Ing
Geass
Nes Ail Carta
Selle’s
Harper
BT F. Selle
Annon
Speviail
Bgt
Portlane
Pen Om
Boob
Arles
A. H. Mason
Mink
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