Parrot and Dog Rivalry Ends in Laughter and Silence
A household tale features Jack the dog and Jennie the parrot. Jenny's shrieks provoke Jack's rebukes, then laughter from Jenny as the dog steps back. Eventually Jack retreats, and Jenny crowed with glee, leaving Jack silent and cowed after the running prank.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack
Jenny
Jack Dog
Jennie Parrot
Denny
Back
Jenony
Jennie
Helen Harcourt
Stories of Women and a Train Stop
In Hartford Courant notes a Bots ford branch incident where Conductor Beers halts a train after a flash. An old lady aboard requests not to board, asking to tell John to meet her tomorrow to care for her luggage. A San Francisco scene shows a woman buying a necktie and calmly guiding the clerk through fitting it, then leaving as the tie ends hang.
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Folka
John
Grentlemen
Kearney St
San Francisco Examiner
General Assembly
State of
Indiana
Woman’s Reading And Social Roles In 19th Century Papers
Several brief clippings reflect gender norms and social expectations. References describe Mrs Grover Cleveland’s health, a child named Ruth, and comments on women influencing young men. The pieces praise domestic virtue and warn of folly in public life and marriage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnati Commercial Gazette
Grover Cleveland
Ruth
Atchison Globe
French Teas and Gingerbread At School Tales
The piece describes formal meals where dishes are served from the sideboard and details a gingerbread recipe using eggs molasses sour milk raisins and flour with optional spice. It notes a fad for French teas with no English conversation and recalls a girl at school limited to pommes de terre on her first day.
Little Shavers and a First Word at Home
A humorous family scene centers on a child named George who speaks his first word during a playtime with animals. The exchange touches on jokes about body parts and celebrity Depew, ending with a note on a fashionable spring accessory and a new bracelet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary
George
CAREFUL LIVING FIGHTS TUBERCULOSIS WITH SCOTT'S EMULSION
The fragment discusses shifting views on consumption now believed curable with prompt action. It promotes careful living and Scott's Emulsion as preventive and treatment aids, touting a proactive approach and offering a free copy of a book for readers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scott
Railroad King Sidney Dillon gravely ill in New York
Several political and crime notes from the era cover Roger Q. Mills winning Texas Senate seat, Berry Turner captured near Middleeborough Kentucky, ex postmaster general Clarkson ill at Hot Springs, and gerrymander ruling in Wisconsin. A small fire in Washington caused no damage. Silver price falls to 8 cents an ounce in New York. Maj Towne’s lung operation in Chicago. Cincinnati carpenters threaten strike for 30 cents hourly and 5 cents next year. A gas tragedy in Lima leaves two dead. A knife attack in Winfield injures Armenia Byers. Snake-charmer robbers confess in New York hospital. Virgil Butler found dead with bullets in Savages Creek Georgia. mob seeking suspects after quarrel with neighbors. Cleve land saloon incident ends with woman killing Wh. Murry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sidney Dillon
New York
Roger Q. Mills
Texas
Berry Turner
Middleeborough
Clarkson
Hot Springs
Boyd-Thayer
Nebraska
Supreme Court of Wisconsin
House of Representatives
Washington
Chicago
Maj. A.c.towne
Cincinnati
Nelson Stewart
Milersburg
Lima
Geo. Fasten
Winfield
Kas
Purify Blood With Dr. Pierce s Golden Medical Discovery
Advertises Dr. Pierce s Golden Medical Discovery as a universal blood cleanser and strength builder that cures consumption and scrofula when taken early. Claims to treat weak lungs, coughing, bronchitis, and lung taints with a money back guarantee if not beneficial.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. Pierce
Product list with prices and produce items
A dense fragment listing fruits vegetables and goods with prices. Entries include apples potatoes cabbage grapes onions salmon cranberries and cheese among others, with assorted unit prices and crate or box references. The text resembles a marketplace catalog or ad sheet from a newspaper page.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Michigan
New York
Ohio
Burbanks
Indiana
California
Malaga
Jerseys
Cape
Columbia
New - York
Lima
Gale
Beiaar
Epsom
Lon
Local Catarrh Cure Praised by Patient in Indianapolis
Jasper Copenhaver of 15 Chadwick Street recounts his long struggle with catarrh and related ailments before Drs. Stackhouse and Newlin cured him. The physicians, medical directors at 208 Northtrand Street, Indianapolis, advertise treatment for chronic ear, throat, lung, and stomach diseases with hours and mail consultation options.
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Jasper Copenhaver
Chadwick, St
Dre. Stackhouse
Newlin
Stackhouse and
Newlie
North Trndest
Indianapolis
Ind
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Joy
Louise Chandler
Jack and
Tokio
River Steamship
Engand
Stories OF
Papa
Jimmie
Chauncey M. Depew
the News
Ube
Lord
Central P Company
Ae Ae Pork
Moran En
Karemon Polk
Johnson
Nee
Atiec
Syed
Java
Stack House Medical Institute
Messenger
Delaware
Lewis Morrison
Mephisto
Faust
Grandiextra Grmar
Maron
Agnes Huntington
Planquette
Paul Jones
Prince of Wales Theater
London
Matinea
Fanny See E
Ward R. Mawson
Drasa
Union
Dinois Street
Indianapolis Union Station
Pennsylvania Lines
Central Time
Hlieis
Washington Rtreate
Dally E Brora
Columbus
Louisa
Philadelphia
Baltimore
Dayton
Springfield
Martinsville
Vincennes
Madison
Louisville
Richmond
Logansport
Reightstown
Richmon
Inn
Arriva
LOU Anl
St. Louis
Terre Haute
Evansville
Siseper
Greencastle
Terre Hants
Atrives
Cleveland
Chacimaet
Thue
East Washington Street
Jackson Place
Massachusetts Avenue
Upton
Lake Front
van Buren Street
Great Auditorium
Grand Pacific
Palmer
Great Northern
Wellington
Leland
Uniontation
H. M Bronson
Te weenTeann
Watshahicion & Day
TCM
Anapolis Ani
Oinine Watt
Our City
Ilinois St
Kentuckzyaye
Union Station
Cincinnati Vestibale
Poledo
Detroit
Ebsiam Cincinnati Limited
Foledo
Dally
Sonday
Lona
Onishi
Iosphine
Eedy
Theo
Zacaaca
Ank
Wong
Teers
Jabal
Roberts
Whitcomb
Planner & Buchanan
Indis
Capitol Laundry
Capitol Stream Laundry
Iain
Miss.st
Virg.ave
Dewald & Gall
Massachusetts Ave
East Ohrast
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Howland & Johnson
West Washington &i
Farrett & Taggart
Vienna
Spiegel, Thoms & Th
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Dr. Mott
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Atetts Chemical Co
Clevgland
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Browning. & Son
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