Southern financiers and Civil War memory from 1880s Hampton Roads discussion
In a 1911 recollection, Reagan recalls postwar Texas rights for blacks and voting literacy, while Lamar Gordon and Reagan shaped Northern respect after Appomattox. Reagan wonders if a southern financier could have altered the war's outcome, noting figures like Calhoun and Walker and pondering a rope of sand versus steel.
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Appomattox
Lucius Quintus Cincinnatus Lamar
Mississippi
John B. Gordon
Georgia
John H. Reagan
Texas
Lamar
Supreme Court
Cleveland
Charles Sumner
House of Representatives
General Gordon
North
Treasury
Judge Reagan
Hampton Roads
the James
Appottomax Rivers
Reagan
Robert J. Walker
Polk
Union
Europe
Confederacy
E. J. Edwards
California Governor Fights Rail Monopoly Highlighted by Booth Tale
The piece recalls Newton Booth as California’s anti monopoly leader who later became a U S senator. It contrasts his early vigor against the later apathy in senate life and notes Hiram Johnson rising with a similar national profile against railways.
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Hiram Johnson
California
Newton Booth
United States Senate
Senate
Col
Bob” Ingersoll
Senator Booth
Colonel Ingersoll
Terre Haute
Grant
United States
Missouri River
Booth
Bicycle origins and early inventors traced in The Story of the Wheel
Frank H. Vizetelly recounts 1690 Frenchman Sivrac creating a two wheeled vehicle the Celerifere steered by feet. He notes Blanchard’s claimed later demonstration and how the device gained royal favor in England as the Dandy horse before falling out of fashion.
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Frank H. Vizetelly
St. Nicholas
Mr. Vizetelly
M. de Sivrac
Blanchard
Louis XVI
Blatchard
England
Duke of York
Hegan
Vanderbilt the exacting financier who counted 12 cents
A 1911 reminiscence recalls Cornelius Vanderbilt as meticulously precise in business. Alfred Van Saantvoord describes a Delaware & Hudson meeting where Vanderbilt insisted on 12 cents change, proving his commitment to exactness even amid generosity with a later $250,000 mission gift.
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Cornelius Vanderbilt
Commodore
Commodore Alfred van Saantvoord
Vanderbilt
Mr. Vanderbilt
Delaware & Hudson Railroad Company
Insurance Against Rain Aims at Outdoor Plans
The piece describes a weather indemnity plan linked to Liloyd's underwriters. It targets English outdoor events and will be piloted on the south and east coasts from May to October. Policy terms cover rain for a fraction of an inch in a day, rain on more than two days in a week, or four consecutive days for weekend events.
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England
Liloyd
Not Yet Voted Out in Family Parlor Exchange
A dialogue fragment shows a niece and aunt discussing a visiting man named Mr Wregler, described as a long-time caller and one of the aunt’s holdovers. The exchange hints at ongoing social attention and familiar routines in a domestic setting.
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Wregler
Forest boy sleeps in trees to survive in England
A thirteen year old orphan, Charles Brown, was charged at Stratford with sleeping out without proper guardianship. He testified he had lived in Epping Forest since June, sleeping on branches and climbing trees to endure the winter. He supported himself by selling papers.
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England
Charles Brown
Stratford
Epping Forest
Boxing as Sport for Boys Promises Low Cost and Safety
Billy Edwards, a famed retired boxer, explains why American boys boxing is rare. He argues boxing costs little, poses fewer dangers than football, and can be learned by any boy with natural talent and practice. He notes success hinges on athletic instinct and relentless practice.
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Billy Edwards
Lively outdoor game with a curved rubber cup racquet
An illustrated sport item shows a racquet with a cup shaped elastic rubber receptacle. A small rubber ball fits into the cup and is flicked to a teammate who catches it in their cup and can return the shot. The game supports two or more players for exercise and fun.
Munyon's Paw Paw Pills Offered Free Trial Package
A promotional offer invites readers to request a free trial package of Munyon's Paw Paw Pills from Professor Munyon in Philadelphia. The ad touts gentle liver stimulation, non irritant action, and claims the pills help digestion, blood nourishment, and overall health without harsh laxatives. Regular bottle costs 25 cents and contains 45 pills.
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Munyon
Uest
53D &Efferson Sts
Philadelphia
Munyon’s Laboratory
Japanese Maxim Monkeys Carved at Nikko Temple
A famous left handed sculptor carved a trio of monkeys at a Nikko temple. One covers ears to hear no evil, another covers mouth to speak no evil, the third covers eyes to see no evil. The image represents a popular Japanese maxim.
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Japan
Nikko
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