Progress and miscellany in a late 19th century paper
A mosaic of short items discusses farming acreage in California and Florida and the decline of orange planting since 1886, then notes bear ing citrus expansions and a Chicago Herald suggestion on labor-saving velocipede devices. It covers a Boston teacher's verses, labor union sizes, gender and courage in dental visits, and Chinese nationalists with Dr Paul Pallach's Vienna talks on independence and European motives.
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Florida
Julia A. Varney
Boston
Paul Pallach
China
Vienna
Celestial Kingdom
Europe
England
America
Pollach
Sleep song over God's Acre by Eugene Field excerpt
An excerpt recalls a moonlit vigil at God's Acre with angels singing as beds of Sowers grow. The lullaby repeats praise of the Shepherd guarding his sheep and comforting sleepers. The verse memory links to Field's imagery in Lacie Home Journal, noting the soothing hymn across time.
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God’s Acre
God
Acre
Eugene Field
Lacie
Home Journal
Ecla
Kate Croxenworth
Allegheny
Mrs. Hatz
Mr. Hatz
Chantzs McCans
Dawson
Close Call and Reunion on a Moonlit Railway
John Sanders battles jealousy and duty on a night run as Nellie plans to attend a ball with cousin Oscar. A near tragedy beside a water tank reveals Nellie's perilous fall and saved life, leading to reconciliation and marriage after she confesses her frame of mind.
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Nelly
John Sanders
Enoch
Oscar
Nell
Not Deak Enough for That William Long Death Feint at Police Station
William Long, a colored man who hanged himself in a Cottage Grove avenue station cell, appeared dead but revived during hospital attempts. Dr. Davis teased the scene, Long sprang from the table, and a struggle with officers ensued before he was captured and returned to the station.
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Cottage Grove Avenue
Long
Davin
Kelcher
Mahoney
Chicago
How Birds Are Stuffed for Preservation and Display
Practical instructions describe removing skin from birds or small animals, preserving the flesh with arsenic solutions. The body is stuffed with cotton wool soaked in arsenic, then wired to hold shape, with tails, wings, and head treated similarly to deter insects.
Behalf of the Kitchen: Gravy Eggs and Charlotte Russe
A collection of old household recipes and tips including eggs baked in gravy with toast, charlotte russe dessert method using ladyfingers and cream, and beef tea preparation. Also notes on hominy, stain removal from tomatoes, liniments for strains, glycerine for burns, popcorn-like hull rice, lead test with cochineal, and healthful properties of celery and lettuce.
Salute to a Cat Guards a Fading Legend at Fort
A Bombay Times item recalls a 50 year old English official dying in a fortress near a Brahmin heartland. As news reached the Sepoy guard at the main gate, a black cat fled the fortress and the guard saluted the animal. The omen lingered for years, with Hindu sentries still saluting cats leaving at night.
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Bombay Times
Hair-raising call for charity shared by members
A literary member opened with a long-felt want and described a hair-raising idea. The bald-headed member urged universal charity, insisting it be shared with all.
Multiple Fatalities and Disasters Across Pennsylvania and Nearby
A wide range of tragedies and incidents fill the page: Mrs. Joseph Elliott dies from a mistaken dose of carbolic acid given by Dr. J.F. McGrew. two Johns sons perish after a horse plunge into a stream near Monongahela City. a man drowns after leaping from a skiff near Elizabeth. others are killed by a railway train or a collapsing wall. Barrels of counterfeit money flood Arona. fire devastates St Joseph’s Church in New Castle and a Derrick building in Oil City. and a Pennsylvanian river log driver and a railroad track walker die. Missing from the piece are dates, but the tone is a grim roll of accidents, crimes, and disasters across towns like Finleyville, Monongahela City, Johnsonburg, Glen Onoko, Uniontown, and Erie with brief notes on individuals and local impacts.
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Ellison
John
White John Sullivan
Clarion River
Johnsonburg
Charles Peterson
Thomas Havey
Funk Nominated for Congress at Illinois Convention
At the Republican Convention for the Fourteenth Illinois District B. F. Funk was nominated on the first ballot, securing party support for a congressional bid.
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Illinois
I. R. Williams
Wisconsin
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Congress
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Tlinois
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Maine
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B. F. Funk
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