Vast 1891 survey notes European royals and global trends
Wepsisenay Oct 21 1891 reports two thirds of Europe’s royal families are German and forecasts unprecedented African railroad expansion. The item notes 5000 Japanese in San Francisco rising to 20000 in five years, U.S. Corn Belt states leading grain output, and a New York Commercial Advertiser take on food cartels. It cites opium as a factor in San Francisco gang disruption and reports on opinion from Boston and San Francisco papers. Also mentioned are a California oil strike potential, U.S. bank deposits led by New York, and a polemic on dairy farm dogs. It closes with crime by Italian workers and German pork theorizations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
New York
Bowery Savings Bank
New York City
New York State
Vienna
The River Horse Hippo in Congo Waters and Native Feasts
The Congo hippo potamus is described as tame in captivity and harmless in the rapids. Von Francois warns hunting could endanger the species and calls for state protection. A Congo river scene shows natives rapidly cutting and scavenging a just-slain hippo, followed by notes on river life and traditional Chilean saddle gear.
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Hippodamus
von Francois
Congo
Conyzo Basin
Upper
Conmro
New York Journal
Mammoths Mastodons And Ancient North American Beasts
The article contrasts mammoths and mastodons noting distinct teeth and overlapping eras in the Americas. It mentions mastodons as dominant in the New World while mammoths appeared in Europe, with Indian lore and fossil beds illustrating their past presence and extinction. A second note from the Sage Brush column humorously describes Kuontenai sage brush growth and local time-telling by natives.
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New World
Europe
Kuontenai
Costly Saddles and Bridles in Chilean Horse Gear
Fannie B. Wari notes lavish riding gear in South America, with silver bits and gold plated bridles. Wealthy Chileans show off costly saddles, sometimes at $2500, while the Chilean saddle blends sheep skins, a carved saddle tree, furs, and canvas bands, signaling social status. The contrast with the humble, hand-hewn wooden stirrup underscores class competition among caballeros.
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Fannie B. Wari
Senora Cousino
South America
Santiago
Eccentric author revives Cruden concordance edition
The New York writer Thomas Whittaker issues a 521 edition of Alexander Cruden's quintessential Bible concordance from 1736. Report notes Whittaker's troubled life, including periods in asylums and delusions of reformer status, yet acknowledges the work as the English language’s greatest concordance.
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Thomas Whittaker
New York
Alexander Cruden
The
New York Tribune
Ife
Bat
Aexander
New York Witness
Distinguished Woman Lawyer Appointed Ohio Master Commissioner
Mrs. Lida J. Bacon of Cincinnati becomes the first woman named master commissioner by an Ohio court. Judge Rufus B. Smith of the Cincinnati Superior Court assigns her to take testimony on consequential judicial issues and report findings to base further orders and final decree. The report is expected to guide the court’s final actions.
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Lida J. Bacon
Cincinnati
Court of Law
Ohio
Rufus B. Smith
Superior Court of Cincinati
Chicago Post
Faithful heiress aids New York poor mission
A German immigrant once with seven hundred dollars now worth thirty million gifts, and his educated daughter uses her fortune to fund Presbyterian charity in New York. She travels tenement stairwells, bringing comfort to the needy, seeking jewels for her Master’s crown. Dr W A Spencer extols her devotion.
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Ohio
Presbyterian Church
New York
Man
W. A. Spencer
Future Life and Faith in a Busy World
A compendium of reflective excerpts on faith, prayer, and character from 19th century writers. Victor Hugo and Jesus are invoked to link endurance, contemplation, and the value of prayer amid a busy life. The piece contrasts inner luminous life with frail bodily powers and argues for steady spiritual practice and integrity.
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Victor Hugo
Fatherland
Ona
Canada Presbyterian
The Drunkard's Dacgatz e and Temperance Notes
A fragmented temperance column discusses the drunkard's dead daughter, coffee as an antidote to alcohol, and rising alcoholism in France. It includes opinions on treatment, the disease theory, and repeated acts as the path to sobriety, with notes on Mexico tariffs, bar deaths, saloon legality, and public petitions against liquor and opium trade.
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Melicina
Horey Mazic
C. T
Mexico
Thomas Feeny
Schuylkill Haven
Tenn
Graen
Missouri
General Eiton
Evanston
Ceylon
Burimah
Hugonneng
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Indiana Progress
Wepsisenay
Africa
San Francisco
Iowa
Kansas
Illinois
Nebraska
France
Boston Transcript
England
San Francisco Chronicle
Oklahoma
Plains
Walton
Corsicana
Texas
California
New York Sun
Pacific Coast
Tiecdine
Sven Saxdue
River Horse
Alantic
Pacific
Washington Star
Tim
Sage Brush
Marcus P. Iliyne
Kountenai
Minneapolis Journal
Gustav Jager
Stuttgart
Pall Mall Gazette
Ida Pfeiffer
Borneo
Java
Sumatra
Mary Wortley Montague
New York Independent
Phsicians
Mary Humphreys
London
Ter
Eare
New Orleans Picayune
Chicago
Strang City
New York Commercial Advertiser
Ale
New York Post
Fashion Notes
Russia
Jesus
Duther
Jesus Christ
Henry Simon
America
West
Northwest
Pennsylvania
Chineas
Sacred Heart
Delaware Bay
Milligan
Winter Quarter Shoals
Ahora
Temperance
Dacgatze
Nakel Fee
Niza
New York Ledger
Alliance
Rio Janeiro
Mental Medicine
Lyons
Paul Garnie
N.B
Kool
Ric Gure
C.N. Newcomb
Dorenport
Farmington College
O. Pothsexes
Reais Drs.Geatieny & Nonets No
Elms Street
Browa Bros
CG. Roches Ile
DR. Talmage
Christ
California Fig Syrup Company
Connecticut
J. A. Johnson
Medina, N
Druzsisis
Orn Kurve
Neave
Kline
Areh St
Phila, Pe
Isaac Thompson
Swift
SS. S
Atlanta
Boschee
Pisos
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