Washington Letter from 1888 on tariff and politics
Washington Letter notes Cleveland's influence on Democratic House members amid tariff debate. It cites shifts toward protecting revenue from import duties, criticism of inauguration costs, and upcoming contested election cases Small v Elliot and Sullivan v Felton. It mentions Gen Louisa Casa statue, State of Michigan gift, and Blaine family visit plans.
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Cleveland
Tariff Reform League of
Boston
Congress
United States
House
Democratic House
Republican House
Treasury
Stanford
Small
Capitol
Louisa Casa
Michigan
Cellom
Iater
Lodge
Bayne
Farquhar
Mr. Blaine
Washington
Safe Investment in Dr King’s New Discovery
An advertisement promises a guaranteed safe plan with a refund of purchase price if unsatisfactory. It promotes Dr King’s New Discovery for throat and chest illnesses including consumption, bronchitis, asthma, whooping cough, and croup. Free trial bottles are available at Hildebrand's Drug.
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Dr. King
Hildebrand
Newville M E Church Dedication Marks Completion
The Newville M E church six miles north of Indiana was dedicated December 16 after years of worship in a school house. A building committee led the project with Rev. R B Carroll Thomas A Johnston and James Nesbit. The church, with lot, cost 1400 dollars. Congregants raised nearly 400 dollars to free the church from debt. Rev A C Johnston preached and Rev E J Knox spoke to a rainy afternoon crowd.
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M. E
Newville
Indiana
H. W. Camp
R. B. Carroll
Thomas A. Johnston
James Nesbit
A. C. Johnston
E. J. Knox
God
Red Sunsets and Krakatoa Dust Theory
A scientific commission confirms the 1883 Krakatoa eruption created visible red sunsets by an invisible dust and steam canopy. The blast caused global seismic motion and atmospheric waves, with distant damage felt from Batavia to Rodrigues, while fragments reached high into the sky and dust spread around the earth.
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Krakatoa
Earth
English Channel
Rodrigues
Batavia
Ceylon
Pacta
Beware of Ointments Containing Mercury for Ostarrh
Caution against mercury based treatments for catarrh. Hall's Catarrh Cure from F J Sheney & Co Toledo Ohio is mercury free, taken internally, targets blood and mucus. genuine product sold by Druggists at 75 per bottle.
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Hall
F. J. Sheney & Co
Toledo
Ohio
Merit Wins We Sell Dr King s New Life Pills and More
For years we have sold Dr. King s New Life Pills Buck len s Arnica Salve and Electric Bitters with universal satisfaction. We guarantee results or refund the purchase price. These remedies win popularity purely on their merits as stated by T. E. Hildebrand, Druggist.
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Dr. King
Bucklen
T. E. Hildebrand
Druggiat
Bucklen Arnica Salve Promises Quick Skin Healing
Bucklen's Arnica Salve touted as the best for cuts bruises sores ulcers salt rheum fever sores tetter chapped hands chilblains corns and eruptions. It guarantees satisfaction or money back and sells for 25 cents per box through T. E. Hildebrand, Druggist in Ojandly.
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T. E. Hildebrand
Ojandly
HITTING THE PIPE Celestials Opium Trade in Chicago
A Chicago Journal report details a ten year growth of opium dens among whites and Celestials, describing joint operation, registration, steering by white smokers, and the deterioration of users. It notes age 18 to 25, female victims, and ruination of wealth and health as dens proliferate and attract patrons.
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Chicago
Celestials
Mooney
Chicago Journal
The Wedding Ring in England and Its Lawful Craft
A discussion on marriage ages and English wedding traditions, noting the custom of rings as pledges and the historical use of guinea gold. The piece contrasts modern views, youth marriage norms, and the continuity of bridal observances from past to present in England.
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England
America
Wedding Ring History and Hall Marks
The article reflects on marriage customs from old English rites to modern practice, noting the unchanging ring to wife, the phrase body worship, and the hall marks of goldsmiths. It cites Annie Wakeman in the San Francisco Chronicle on the stamp’s authority and penalties for counterfeiting, plus historic punishment shifts.
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Goldsmiths
Annie Wakeman
San Francisco Chronicle
Obstinacy on the Glacier Ends in Rescue Tale
A German paper recounts a guide’s warning about reckless travelers in the Maderan valley. An English tourist refused rope safety on a glacier crossing, slipped into a crevasse, and was pulled free after a tense rescue. The incident ends with the traveler compliant and the trip completed. Also noted are the deteriorating ruins of Jamestown’s church tower, a fragile reminder of early American history.
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Maderan
Hufi
Clariden
Eagy
Propper
Jamestown
Bells in History and a Parma Sunrise Tale
An essay traces bells from antiquity to modern times, noting their roles in Rome and Sicily, and the famous Liberty Bell carried across America. It blends historical anecdotes with a childhood memory from Parma about waking before dawn to watch the sunrise and feel nature’s heat.
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Nineveh
Rome
Sicily
St. Bartholomew
England
A Cat Detects Leak in Ten-Story Apartment House
A New York writer recounts how a clever plumber solved a big leak by using valerian and a cat. The cat’s startled reactions led to discovering a hole in the seventh-floor wall, saving the owner from a costly sale. The tale closes with a humorous moral about using a cat instead of a blaster.
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East Eigheenth Street
Snipe
New York
Fashion bias favors stout women in dressmaking critiques
A Baltimore American passage notes dressmakers can flatter stout women more than tailors can alter bulky men’s proportions. It discusses fashion plate ideals, bustle decline, drapery for curvier figures, and the visual contrast of women in garments versus men in similar outfits, with references to actresses and bathers as examples.
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Baltimore
Ansonia Man Fights Wildcat Then Kills It
James Maddrah of Ansonia Connecticut awoke to a racket and found a wild cat near his mill chickens. He grappled the beast breaking its neck and beat it with a club, though his clothes were torn and his neck lacerated. The report includes a note on different cross forms and their meanings.
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James Maddrah
Ansonia
Conn
Sojourner Truth on religion and future change
A fragmentary reminiscence quotes Sojourner Truth arguing that white people misunderstand religious life and that Black people will undergo a transformation to equal status after death. References Mary E. Spencer Gilobe appear in the closing lines.
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Mary E. Spencer Gilobe
Unclear fragment hints at fatal train accident fears
Fragment describes a man named Frank telling his wife he dreamed of a fatal accident and that all would be killed. He then made an excuse at Valley Falls and left his engine, implying a derailment or express crash context.
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Ohio
Frank
Frei
Valley Falls
Domestic Fashions in Confederate Days
In Confederate times the blockade altered genteel attire and daily goods. Women crafted clothing from knit yarns and cotton while children plaited shoe strings. hair was styled under evolving fashions using makeshift headgear. Combs and brushes used horn, wood, and local plant fibers, with fans and head coverings reflecting scarce resources and ingenuity noted by A. C. Gordon in Th Century.
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Teilet Iz
Domenic
Shera Marie Bith
Confederacy
A. C. Gordon
Poachers Use Candled Crabs to Trap Rabbits on French Coast
A continental poacher devised a gadget to catch rabbits by placing wax candle tipped crabs at hole mouths along sand banks. The crabs stir from damp burrows into bolt nets, entangling in mesh as keepers raid the coastline. More than 100 rabbits taken from a single burrow, with fines and imprisonment for offenders.
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A. Poacher
France
Eyes and eyes of poets and a mule market
The piece muses on how eyes reveal character with references to Burns Dickens Byron and Shelley, noting their expressive gaze. It then shifts to commerce, stating St. Louis hosts the largest mule market at about four million dollars annually, followed by Atlantis with two million.
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St. Louis
Atlantis
Chicago Herald
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