Various 1890s- style notes and quotes on society and politics
A collage of quotes and observations from Chicago and Atlanta papers on population growth, treasury money, rail freight, cattle welfare, church finance schemes, Russian society, Talleyrand memoirs, and social reform debates. It notes generals’ ages at death, potato crop issues, and contrasts between benevolent and coercive poverty relief.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Terry
Chicago Herald
Grant
Sheridan
Thomas
Logan
Halleck
McClellan
Hooker
Meade
Burnside
Curtis
Blair
The Big Whistle and the Demon Engine
A Detroit Free Press poem recalls a midnight train ride as a monstrous steam engine roars through rain and night. The narrator clings to a seat, fearing crash, while the whistle’s power and speed mock the journey’s danger and illusion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. Bellaw
Detroit
Free Presa
A Forest King Grizzly's Quiet Valor and Family Bond
A Courier Journal excerpt recalls the grizzly as a dignified, just king of the woods. It highlights the bear’s non predatory nature, devotion to home and cubs, and clever, playful moments with humans, including a New York banker and an Indian tale, ending with a call to preserve the animal for future generations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lmveclf
Sacramento Valley
Grizzly
Fremont
Weis
Interior
Old King
Winchester
Continents
Gle
India
New York
California
San Francisco
Daniel Boone
Red-Wood
Humboldt
Madrona
Boone
States
Man of Money
Courier-Journal
Wearers of Wooden Shoes in Winter Trade
A North Pennsylvania street wooden ware dealer notes many customers for wooden shoes, from dairymen and gardeners to native street car drivers. In severe weather the shoes, warmed with cloth and bootlegs, protect feet, with carpenters and paving workers purchasing for foot protection against hot asphalt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pennsylvania Street
Shearer
Western Paving and Supply Company
Indianapolis Journal
Quick Wedding Sparks a Jilted Wooer in Little Rock
In Little Rock James Thornton paid five dollars for a marriage license to Elizabeth Pace. James Walker then married Pace minutes later. A rushed scene followed as the bride’s father objected and the jilted suitor learned Elizabeth’s new surname Walker. History omits the afterward meeting between Pace and the rejected admirer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Little Rock
Ark
James Thornton
Elizabeth Pace
James Walker
Miss Pace
Thornton
Elizabeth
Walker
Mr. Pace
Wooer
New Orleans Picayune
Growing hens to sell alive and other farm notes
Advice from early agricultural columns covers growing hens from eggs for beginners to avoid buying mature layers. It weighs profits of winter hog keeping, land cultivation costs in Britain versus American farming, udder treatment for cattle, and grain use on pasture.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Jersey
Lessons in Mastery for a Colt and a Boy
The article discusses first impressions of power and trust between a colt and its master, stressing gentle restraint and consistent kindness from birth. It links the colt’s future behavior to the owner’s discipline, advising patience, firm guidance, and humane handling to prevent vice and nervousness. It also touches farm notes on feeding, breeding, and care, and ends with a vignette on Siamese boat life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa Homestead
Siam
Corner Stone Laid for Bunker Hill Monument
The cornerstone of the Bunker Hill monument was laid on June 17 1825 by General Lafayette before a large crowd including 200 Revolutionary War soldiers and 40 battle survivors. Daniel Webster delivered the oration. the monument completed in 1843 cost 150000 dollars and was dedicated June 17 1844.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bunker Mill
Bunker Hill
General Lafayette
Daniel Webster
Times-Democrat
Physician Warns of Brain Softening Threat to Uncle
A Chicago Tribune snippet portrays a physician urgently called to treat an elderly uncle whose condition is described as a threat of brain softening. A concerned relative asks if heart symptoms are present, signaling shared worry over the family member’s health and prognosis.
Scientific Scraps From a World of Inventions and Discoveries
Electric plowing in central Spain is discussed as a future possibility. The article notes copper conducts five times more than iron for lightning, cites a doctor in Edinburgh finding the cancer parasite, and discusses electric roads and rail mileage in North America. It lists Great Lakes elevations, Alpine glacier counts, and climate birth correlations. It mentions salicylic acid, luminous deep sea crustaceans, Rangoon oil refinery making solid fuel, and M Vielle’s smokeless powder pressures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rangoon
M. Vielle
Books in Chains and Color Blindness in History
The article recounts chained libraries in medieval and early modern England, highlighting Hereford Cathedral’s vast chained collection and bequested volumes. It also surveys color blindness, tracing early observations to Dalton and Priestly, noting modern estimates of red-green deficiency in men and women.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Europe
King’s College & Man
College Booke
Antiquarian
England
Hereford
All Saints’ Church
Royal Institution
Priestly
Harris
Dalton
America
Lyon
Anks
New Fork Dispatch
The Creakers and The Muck of Life
A New York Herald quatrain laments modern workers as creaking cogs in a grind. It depicts them toiling with a watering cart, mired in bustle and strife, their minds dull and vision clouded as they pass through fleeting lives.
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Tuday
New York Herald
Humorous Snippets and Social Snippets from The Times
A collage of wry exchanges and social quips ranging from innuendo laden banter to sharp retorts about manners and money. It includes light dialogue on marriage, dining, and talking, plus a cold city vignette about beggars, a Washington society note, and a playful quip about heat and climate.
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Indiana Progress
Wepxisway
Mire
Amelia Barr
Riter
United States
Porter
Chicago
Harvard University
Secretary of the Treasury
Cincinnati Enquarer
Atlanta Constitution
Asia
Solav
Itussia
Prince de Talleyrand
Century
M. de Talleyrand
MM. Andras
M. Andral
Duc de Broglie
Napoleon HI
M. Andra
Napoleon
St. Helena
Grex
Boors
Count Rumford
Bavaria
Croservada
Joaqgcin Miller
New York World
Great Britain
Cornell University
Messrs. Roberts and
Wing
Colt Education
Clinton
China
Chicago Tribune
Spain
Edinburgh
Canada
Great Lakes
Ontario
Erie
Huron
Michigan
Superior
Alps
French Alps
Italy
Switzerland
Austria
Indian Ocean
Books In Chains
Inndustrious
Tabby
Walter
Miss Perte
Charles
Mr. Askin
Bookwright
Miss Hysee
Mme
Gibbs
Barber
Squeers
Brandie
Ethel
Maud
Constance
George
Love
City Hall Park
Park Row
Philadelphia
Number Three
New York Times
Washington
Hamdsemezt Home
Zach Chandler
Sixteenth
Senator Hale
Miss Slimpurse
Clara Shortcaach
Pennsylvania
Clearfield
Davidson
Tunkabannock
Susquehanne
Merchants’ Tea Company
Reading
Marion
Brady P. C
Indane County
Marion Center
Sullivan & Roth
Jeannette
Mt. Pleasant
David
Josepis Nicely
Somerset County
Beaver
Beaver County
Farmers’ Alliance
Coals Bluff
Mansfield
McKeesport
Sarah Springer
Uniontown
Fayette County
Frederick County
Robert Sample
East Jeannette
Edward Freck
Newville
Pittaburgh & Western
Zeliemople
Teading
New Opera House
Ford City
Abe Lane
Levi J. Kepplers Housing Mills
Weat Fairfield
Braddock
Bea
Sraff & Rew
Athe
Resdik- Roy
Providence, &. LE
Fry
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