Novel Scheme and Transcontinental Trains Highlight News
Frederick Douglass forms a company to build a large manufacturing town near Newport News Virginia with jobs for young residents. The Great Northern’s St Paul to Seattle line offers luxurious bunks and amenities in its sleeping cars, while Sioux City & Northern connects to St Paul for long-distance travel. Various notices mention a new Yazoo County post office Monkeytown and a Kentucky drugstore advertisement. A sunbeam audible device is announced by scientists.
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Frederick Douglass
Newport News
Youag Regio
Great Northern
St Paul
Seattle
America
Sioux City & Northern
St. Paul
I Love the Woods in Harper's Weekly
A simple speaker eschews riches and crowds preferring rock, cot, woods, and a loyal dog as life’s true treasure. The scene blends nature with humble comfort and quiet companionship, praising solitude over wealth.
Calista Weston Proves Worth at Gay School
In a tale of scorn and resilience, Calista Weston faces taunts from peers led by Belle Price at the Gay School. After a dramatic fire scare and a judged essay, Calista earns top honors for intelligence and character, with Belle guiding her forward in a gesture of true recognition.
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Clisty
Christy Weston
Belle Price
Dave Howe
Cr Lsty
Belle
Christy
C’isty
C’listy
Cristy
Dao
Lave Howe
Emma Howe
Mr. Price
Calista Weston
Calista
Christian Register
The Rise of a Boy in Business and Charity
Dr. Lyman Abbott argues that a boy who moves beyond rote tasks in business discovers a higher purpose. Viewing trade as a vehicle of beneficence connects economic work to humanity, enriching life and forming a moral education that elevates him from mortal toil toward a higher, even immortal, vocation.
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Lyman Abbott
The Apple Tree in Nature and History
The apple Pyrus Malus is native to Europe and widely cultivated in the United States with nearly a thousand varieties. The wild crab apple, from Britain, is common in temperate climates and the parent of most varieties. The apple thrives in colder temperate regions but also grows along the Mediterranean coast and in Arabia, Persia, and the West Indies with smaller fruit there. The Bible references the apple as a valued tree, notably in Song of Solomon.
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Europe
Pliny
United States
Britain
Mediterranean Sea
Arabia
Persia
West Indies
Golden Opportunities In Nevada County Prospecting Boom
The Nevada County Transcript notes vast unworked ledges around Nevada County inviting prospectors. An old miner claims hundreds of good miners within ten miles could uncover rich ledges, potentially making the area a world boom mining camp.
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Nevada County
Cal
Gold Hunting as a Trade in the West
The article chronicles the hardships of gold prospectors in Washington and the western mountains. Men trek from Puget Sound regions into dense forests, live off flour and a frying pan, endure starvation and falls, stake claims, and return with ore tested by assays as excitement builds among miners and speculators.
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United States
Washington
Puget Sound
Vally
Conviction by Ballot in Japanese Villages
The article describes a village practice where robbers are tried by ballot. Each male resident writes the suspect’s name on a slip. the person with the most ballots is punished. Proponents claim it ensures punishment for every robbery, contrasting with civilized systems where often no one is punished.
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Japan
Johnson & Co Emphasizes Quick Earnings in Richmond
An early 20th century ad claims the e Heat success reveals true ideas about making money. It targets students teachers and others seeking change in employment and promises methods to earn profits from odd hours.
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Johnson & Co
Richmond Va
Reynolds to Direct Langtry Tour at Star Theater
Joseph P. Reynolds will direct a four week season for Mrs. Langtry at the Star Theater New York beginning November 26. Langtry will follow Joseph Jefferson and precede William St. Crane at the venue.
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Joseph P. Reynolds
Mrs. Langtry
Theodore Moss
Star Theater
New York
Idaho's Riches in Metals and Gems Prompt New Mining Era
Idaho shows a shift from declining silver prices to renewed focus on gold mining and new coal, mica, copper, and precious stones industries. Gem mining begins in earnest with fine onyx, sapphire, and opal specimens sent for cutting. Opals occur abundantly, potentially lowering their value.
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Idaho
Calf Foot Jelly and a Strapped Encounter on a Street Car
A 200 pound woman boarded a crowded street car and, after a lurch, fell onto a male passenger who complained of a crushed foot. He quipped about jelly and she replied with a macabre joke about calf's foot jelly, eliciting grins from other riders.
Syrup of Figs Promises Gentle Laxative Benefits
Promotes comfort and health by using pure liquid laxative principles. Claims to cleanse the system and relieve colds headaches and fevers while not weakening kidneys liver or bowels. Sold by druggists in 50c and 1 bottles manufactured by the California Fig Syrup Co with its name on every package.
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California Fig Syrup Co
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