Reform in Men Dress by German Club in Berlin
A Berlin based German Male Dress Reform Club led by Prof. Hermann Widner seeks fashion reform for masculine attire. They propose a Hussar style uniform with snug jacket, padded waistcoat, broader shoulders, and braiding, aiming for comfort and beauty. Members gather European designs, while critics deride the look as unfashionable. The plan emphasizes varied gay colors and practical comfort as the project advances.
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Berlin
Herman Widner
The
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Louis XIV
Widner
Beau Brummels
Europe
A Hen On The Styx And A Ghostly Encounter
A lighthearted snippet from the Philadelphia Record features an arriving spirit who meets a hen across the Styx. The hen explains she is there to lay the ghosts, easing the spirit’s worry. A joking exchange about a hunter and misidentifications follows, with a quip about witnessing a South American revolution.
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the Styx
Styx
Blobbs
Kentucky
Philadelphia Record
Unprofitable Charity Bazaar Scene in Steenth Ward
A tallow-faced youth tries to buy a kiss with a dime at a charity bazar. A red-cheeked seller offers candy and promises a kiss for 25 cents. The boy has 15 cents more, but the seller notes they lose money on every sale for charity.
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Charity Bazar
Steenth Ward
Willing to Work for Dinner by Eager Stranger
A man nicknamed Meandering Mike offers to wash a dog for a bar of soap and water claiming the dog has bitten him repeatedly over three years. He seeks revenge by humiliating the dog’s owner, promising to render the animal clean as payment.
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Mike
Indubitable Evidence in Citizenship Hearing
In Lynn Judge Berry faces a deaf witness during a citizenship hearing. The judge asks if the applicant has heard anything bad, but the deaf witness cannot hear. The judge concludes the witness never heard anything and has him step down.
Shark boasts near catch of giant man in sea chase
A talking shark recounts nearly nabbing a ten foot, 600 pound man while a dinky electric launch intercepts, letting the giant escape. The sea serpent sneers at luck and mocks recent sensational stories from Chicago News.
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Chicago News
Funeral Sermon Sparks Racial Humor on Lazarus Tale
An African American preacher in a church funeral sermon describes the deceased as “afe on Abraham's bosom.” After the service a congregant asks if there is room for him, comparing to Lazarus. The parson replies Lazarus may be awake and roaming about as if exercising.
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Abraham
What If You Could Be King For A Day
A humorous exchange contrasts a dreamer and a practical man. The dreamer asks what one would do if king for a day, and the practical man replies he would borrow enough money to live on for the rest of his life.
Surplus on Hand and a Grin with Death Strings
A short excerpt displays a dialogue between Chollie and Willie. Chollie pledges extreme devotion to a woman, and Willie asks what she said. Cholly notes she already has too many dead ones on her string, implying past losses and a morbid humor.
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Chollie
Willie
Cholly
Tess and Jess Bring Scadds Name into Bank Honor
A mother questions a suitor in the parlor about her daughter’s acceptance. The youth confesses that a kiss last night moved him to speak, revealing Tess married to a man named Scadds whose bank honor is sharply noted.
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Tess
Jess
Quiet Harbor Tale of a Merchant and Naive Youth
A merchant tests a new boy by asking about afternoon duties. The youth confirms the bookkeeper will be awakened upon the merchant’s approach, revealing a staged instruction scene. The brief dialogue hints at hierarchy, routine work, and the apprentice’s role within the shop.
Farm land values fall in east as fertility wanes
The Detroit Free Press notes eastern farm lands have dropped about half their high price figures, blamed on soil decline from careless farming. Central and western states show less decline, while the northwest grows pricier. Farm laborers gain relative to employers, with rising chances for independent agricultural work.
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Central
East
Northwest
Detroit Free Press
California Raises Big Things Amid Bean Price Debate
A quirky note asserts California grows the largest items, excluding pea beans which remain small yet priced higher than similar beans grown elsewhere, illustrating an odd regional market quirk.
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California
The Empress Frederick's Grandchildren Count
The late Empress Frederick left seventeen grandsons and only three granddaughters. No man finds his work till he loses himself in it.
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Frederick
Steamboat Undine Reaches Moab on Grand River
The Undine captained by Summerville sailed from Green River station down the Green to the Grand, then up to Moab where residents welcomed a potential low cost freight service. At sixty by ten feet and carrying thirty tons, the vessel may inaugurate regular steamboat freight along these swift rivers, though exact trip times are not stated.
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Moab
Grand River
Utah
Summerville
Green River
Green River Station
Grand
Grand Junction Sun
Denver News
A Colorado Colonel and Other Sketches Review
William Carey Campbell’s A Colorado Colonel and Other Sketches presents western life through a traveler’s lens. The book centers on the long story A Western Colonel and nineteen sketches across Kansas Oklahoma Colorado New Mexico and Arizona with Colonel Golden Ferguson as Burlesque focal point.
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Colorado
William Carey Campbell
Tenderfoot
Campbell
Prescott
Arizona
Santa Fe & Phoenix Railway
Prescott & Eastern Railroad
Topeka
Kansas
Oklahoma
New Mexico
Colonel Golden
Ferguson
Colonel Sellers
Cat Creek
Soda Springs Smith
Pike's Peak
Colonel Jackson
Jack Thompson
Cherokee Strip
Huerfano
Bright Angel Trail
Me . Crane & Company
Cleveland Welsh Eisteddfod Highlights National Contests
Welsh singing societies from about a dozen states competed in Cleveland on Christmas day. Davis Lloyd of New Castle PA won best rendition of The Britons, contralto winner was Mrs. Richard of Akron OH, and readings of Benjamin Harrison were split between John L. Bevan and Rev. D. Li RWs lin Davis of Allegheny PA. Baritone prize shared by Thomas J. Roberts of Granville NY and William Harvard of New Castle PA. The New Castle male chorus won 300 dollars. Meteowes club of West Pal et Vermont took second. The event lasted a single day.
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Cleveland
Ohio
Davis Lloyd
New Castle
Pennsylvania
Richard
Akron
John L. Bevan
D. Li Rwslin Davis
Allegheny
Benjamin Harrison
Thomas J. Roberts
Granville
New York
William Harvard
Meteowes Club
West Palet
Vermont
ThreeYearOld Denver Boy Borrows Stockings for Christmas
A three year old Denver boy insisted on borrowing his mother's stockings to hang up on Christmas Eve. Observers say the child shows independence and spirit likely to serve him well in life.
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Denver
Prostrate with rheumatic fever six times in twenty years
Mr Eli Wiltshire of Landsdown Terrace Calne Wisconsin recounts years of rheumatic fever six relapses in twenty years. He endorses St Jacob's Oil as a superior pain killer following ineffective remedies. He notes relief and cites cured cases including toothache faceache and sore throat. He pledges ongoing support and recommendation.
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Eli Wiltshire
Landsdown Terrace
Calne
Wis
St. Jacob's Oil
St. Jacob’s Ol
A Great Magnet Such is the Character of the Planet We In habit
The article discusses Earth's magnetism, noting the magnet is not fully explained. It asks why the magnetic needle fluctuates daily and seasonally, why solar activity affects swing, and whether weather relates to magnetism. It cites theories but no settled doctrine, and notes the human mind seeks more light.
Stricter duties for tourists and heavy claims emerge
The piece notes stricter port duties for visitors to New York and full duty on extra apparel. It voices a sentiment that tourists are not favored over importers. It includes various ad snippets and notices from the era, mentioning medicines, theater ads, and miscellaneous commerce items. It reflects a busy local-epoch advertisement page with lines about Hall's Catarrh Cure and other remedies.
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New York
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