Economic miscellany and safety notes from late 19th century press
A collage of items reports fat cattle markets and ranch profits in Australia, a note on doctors in London versus Ireland, religious growth among Presbyterians Methodists and Quakers, moss in Tropical Florida valued at millions, misnamed Kennebec salmon confusion, outdoor games instruction in Berlin seen as a sign of progress, and warnings from the Detroit Free Press about rising risk from single engineers on ferries prompting calls for duplicate crews.
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Detroit Free Press
Brooklyn
Distant Siam and Its Riches and History Explored
A survey of Siam details its geography from 4 to 22 degrees north and 97 to 106 east, length and area, major rivers, climate, flora, fauna, minerals, and the capital Bangkok with 600,000 people. It notes exports like tin and rice, imports, and 1890 trade totals, plus early contacts with Dutch English and French.
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Siam
Asia
China
Auam
Bormah
Menam
Canale
Bangkok
France
Pulse rates vary by sex age and time of day across humans
The text outlines wide variations in pulse speed among adults women children and elderly. It notes higher rates in females and in shorter individuals with daily fluctuations and rare very low rates below fifty six. It mentions birth and childhood ranges and cites curiosities about a gorilla and a misheard line about a tax sheriff.
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Brooklyn Hagle
Extinct cats and dogs of North America long ago
A Washington Star writer recounts that 100000 years past North America hosted numerous carnivorous cats and dog like beasts now extinct. They ranged from bear sized canines in Colorado and Dakota to nocturnal fox sized predators with large eyes and keen ears. The selurodon linked to hyenas and a Nebraska true dog are noted, with scavenger habits believed.
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North America
Washington Star
Colorado
Dakota
Nebraska
Selurodon
The Lesson Was Suspended
A Washington man recalls his bright youngster who mocked a parental table manners warning with a playful lesson about a pig. The exchange ends with the etiquette lesson suspended as the child answers the question in solemn fashion.
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Washington
Washington Star
The Washerwoman's Sleeve in Fashioneras Style
The article reviews 19th century fashion notes including wide sleeves at shoulder and elbow, hat fasteners, jewelry trends, the Gift of the Tulip Rose to Portugal, and evolving hair and hat trends. It highlights tiaras reinvented as crowns, chignon silhouettes, and new dress details such as wide Bertha frills, satin gowns, and bold buttons as trimming features.
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New York Commercial Advertiser
Saya
London
Lady de Trafford
Beer
Luce Boas
The Christian Warfare from a Very Old Manuscript
A poetic religious reading debates the Christian warfare, urging vigilance and steadfastness. It contrasts active fighting of faith with worldly attraction, praising the inward struggle against sin and urging readers to endure to win the heavenly prize. The verse warns that many seek or fight yet fail to enter, and warns against both complacency and worldliness.
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Satan
Bible Inspiration Questioned by Hastings Essay
In a reflective piece H L Hastings argues that the Bible’s history may be true yet not proof of inspiration. He contends Bible figures show flaws, urges belief that divine authorship reveals truth, and contrasts human error with the honesty of God’s writing through the Holy Ghost.
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Nosh
David
Solomon
Peter
Judea
Noah
Judas
Abraham
Lot
Jacob
Paul
Barnabag
Christ Jesus
H. L. Hastings
Talmage
The
Christian Herald
Britain
United States
Furnace and renewal theme in ancient statue analogy
The text compares melting a statue in a furnace to the death of flesh, arguing it is renewal not destruction, and that mortal bodies yield an immortal form. It then critiques habitual moral excuses and urges action when duty arises, while noting ongoing anti vice efforts need support.
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Chicago News
America
England
Astors
Vanderbilts
Rhinelanders
Schermeriornes
Goelets
Belmonts
Eod
Ies
St. Chrysostom
The Turning Down of Genius Waggs Dialogue
A quirky exchange between Waggs and Mrs. Fullbloom features playful banter about taking the son or heir out for an airing or a stunning, reflecting whimsical social commentary and characters in a humorous scene.
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Waggs
Stalker on Temperance Lectures Glasgow Crowd
Dr Stalker of St Matthews Church spoke at St Andrews Hall to over 3000, promoting temperance measures and urging laws in line with public sentiment. He warned legislation must mirror public conviction and advocated thorough enforcement to curb drink traffic.
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Stalker
St. Matthew's Church
Glasgow
St. Andrew's Hall
Glasgow Abstainers' Union
Temperance and the Gold of Right Habits for Boys
A 19th century temperance feature extols gold of right habits over alcohol, urging boys to seek purity of thoughts and steadfast virtue. It cites sermons and editorials on abstinence, stimulated work, and family impact of drink, noting municipal prohibition trends and temperance activities in Des Moines, Sioux City, Bloomington, and Philadelphia.
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Temperance News
Des Moines
Sioux City
Iowa
Munich
Germany
Auburn
London County Council
Woman's Christian Temperance Union of
Bloomington
Switzerland
Dr. Foret
Zurich
Baltimore & Ohio
Philadelphia
Women's Christian Temperance Union
Mary Allen West
Ilinois Woman's
C! Temperance Union
Union
Mverseeny
Woman's Christian Temco Union School of Methods
Sandwich Islands
Japan
A Sure Plan. Editorial Bowed to Frat Fund Scheme
A Detroit Free Press quip rebuts a proposal to raise funds for the Grant monument by moving it to another city. An editor asks for ideas, and an outsider offers the plan if the editor will back it. The exchange reveals pressure tactics and a critique of opportunistic schemes.
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New York
Grant Monument
Detroit
Free Presa
Be Called Down the Yankee
A frontier anecdote recounts an English railroad engineer and a boastful Down East Yankee in a tavern over arch strength. The Yankee bets on setting an egg on the floor, the engineer accepts, and the egg remains unbroken, proving the wager costly for the challenger.
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Pennsylvania
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Indiana Progress
Ireland
Victoria
Queensland
New South Wales
Evangelical Confession
Chicago Herald
Florida
Bangor
Kennebec
Penobscot
Berlin
New York Sun
Prince Henry
New Palace
Potsdam
Army Corps
Harper’s Magazine
New Mexico
Col
Andrew Campbell
Montgomery
Ala
Pacific
Madaiina Canyon
Sim
St. Louis
Globe-Democrat
Edmund Robers
Laos
Phrabat Somdet Phra Paramindr
Mah Chulaton Korn Phra Chula Chom Klao Para Chow Yuhun
Saigon
Cochin-China
Kerpa
Ladies
Deraartment
New York World
Portugal
St. Peter’s
Rome
New York Mail and Express
Fashion Notes
Oxford
Sunday School Times
Society For the Suppression
Temperance
Jeasie F. Houser
T. V. Powderly
Armigath
Beca
Laboor
William Lohr
Freeport, Jr
Hood
Peg
Dolirs
Hall
J. Carner & Co
Toledo
F. J. Cheney
Busness Transacne
West & Tavax
Toles
Oy Waning
Kinnan & Marvin
Dingyieta
Southwest Land and Investment Journal
Southwest
Texas
E. B. Parker
Chestnut St
Beecham
Gat
Pierce
Dr. Sage
Johnson
Yorsson
Osgood & Thompson
Binghamton
Leonards
KiSiy
Stove
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