Harrison Nominated for President by Western Strength
The Sun congratulates General Benjamin Harrison on his nomination by a major party. It questions his strength in the East and West, notes the Eastern demand for an offset to Cleveland, and urges fair coverage of campaign topics while predicting uncertain prospects in New York. It also comments on street signs, local figures, and public notices.
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Harrison
Indianapolis
Indiana
Tar Sun
Benjamin ‘Harrison
Chicago
Cleveland
New York State
Tits Sun
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Gen. Harrison
Sun
East
West
The
From New York to London News and Oddities of the Era
A medley of notes contrasts London with New York on death rates and climate, cites a Texas girl’s illness from poisoned candy later deemed calomel induced hysteria, and recounts peculiar sightings. It lists Delmonico's finances, a Georgia catbird death by spider bite, treasure diggers near St. Peter's in Columbia, two missing Massachusetts girls, a young Sadi Carnot anecdote, Napoleon’s war minister, and Shakespearean garden varieties once common.
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London Medical Press
London
New York
Fort Worth
Tex
Delmonico
Delmonicos
Charles Delmonico
Capt. Reilly
Prendergrass
Johnny Appleby
St. Peter’s Catholic Church
Columbia
North Adams
Mass
Hoosac Tunnel
Sadi Carnot
France
Napoleon
Malmaison
Josephine
Carnot
Whimsical Fashion and a Suffrage Speech Gleaned
The fragment surveys fashion notes noting silk versus tulle, lawn collars, and cheerful accessories. It mentions Mrs Wallace of Boston speaking at a woman suffrage convention and a tale of Gen Lew Wallace showing Ben Hur to his mother first, underscoring family blessing in the hero’s story.
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England
Alice Shaw
London
Boston
Wallace
Gen
Lew Wallace
Livermore
Gen. Wallace
Literary Lights from O'Reilly and Collins
John Boyle O Reilly writes from the Dismal Swamp praising its beauty and requesting reclamation while calling it the greatest sanitarium on earth. Wilkie Collins is praised as a courteous correspondent whose letters from Gloucester Place Portman Square feature a quill monogram as his trademark in a chatty, amiable style.
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John Boyle O’reilly
Wilkie Collins
Gloucester Place
Portman Square
Oddities and anecdotes from a past era
A pithy collection notes odd facts and quirky items. A patent office clerk values Conkling's inkstand. A New York dealer moves nine figures in diamonds yearly. A Georgia man reports a bald cow each spring. Pompei toilet articles include hair tweezers. A New York show features six pound spangled tights. Roman belles used pumice stone and oil on skin.
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Patent Office
Conkling
J. Lasar
New York
Dye
Jessup
Pompeii
Bits of News From The Sun Era Headlines
A collage of items notes fires in New York causing $250,000 in damage. Bank bonds shipments and robberies linked to White Caps militia in Missouri and Idaho. Texas stages robbed. Greenwood county dogs bite nine with three deaths. A pistol duel claims two men in Alabama. Miscellaneous notices invite help wanted and rental ads with free ten word listings.
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Missouri
Trunkey
Pennsylvania
Pilcher
Providence
R. T
Union Bank
Salisbury & Co
Blackfoot
Idaho
San Angelo
Tex
Greenwood County
Kansas
M. A. Miles
Wash Aarrelson
Richmond
Ala
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E. Christ
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The
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Hoosier Baseball Club
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Isaac P. Gray
Literary Lights
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Ingersoll
Broadway
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Syracuse
George A. Sheridan
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Talbott
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Illinois
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Virginia
Cherry-st. Reference
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Forest Hill
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Tennessee
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Montreal Veterinary College
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Marion Gray
TOST
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Delawarest
Peet
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Avans & Emrich
Ripley & Hedges
Eorth
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Parker's
Washington-st
Rchitectural Iron Works
Frederick Noelke
Shaat
Hays
Sunaa Alana
E. Stevens
Oston Gallery
West St. Henry
Scudder
A. Dittrich & Co
Virginia-ave
Chas
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Washington
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Tf Barrett
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Julius Jones
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Howe
Harper's Weekly
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East End
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Gregory & Appel
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Spain
Fletcher, Hoyt
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Joan &Spann & CO
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Prather & Hangkel
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