Mother's Rocking Chair Echoes in Heaven’s Choir
A Detroit Free Press poem reprinted in The Gazette of Lanark Illinois chronicles a mother’s rocking chair as the most soothing sound, surpassing seraphic hymns. The narrator recalls a beloved mother, whose memory fills nights with creaking rhythm across the Great Divide, linking earthly love to heavenly peace.
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Turlley
Heavenly Choir
Earth
Mother
Clair
Yenilor
Heaven
Flying Through Dixie Conductor Tracks a Dreamy Rail Ride
A long, humorous portrait of a northern man who owns and runs a small Southern railroad known as the Captain. The conductor, a large, sociable figure, mingles with passengers, shares gossip, and treats each stop as a personal performance, keeping the trip lively though often delayed by mechanical hiccups.
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South
South Co
Chile
Feeli
I Fen
Hullo
Jim
Supreme Court of the State
Sally
Sue
Jen
Jon
Lil
Bill Stewart
Bill
Rev. Dy
William J. Stewart
Sissy
Sis
Nellie
Flo Willis
Sam
Floritlis
N. Y. Tribune
Some Foreign Baths in Paris Hotels Describe Luxe Steam Turndown
The article recalls how French hotels in great cities offered lavish bath experiences, from sea tub baths on ships to Parisian routines. It details the marble tubs, linen sheets, and perfectly delivered towels that introduced a romance of water and service, contrasting with American habits and rubber trunks.
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Paris
Garcon
Baths of Switzerland and a voyage of sensory delight
A lingering travel vignette from the St. Louis Post-Dispatch describes Swiss baths from Giesbach to Luzerne and Geneva. It contrasts inner warm rooms and open river baths with wooden railings, marble, ferns, and mountain scenery. The prose evokes Jungfrau views and tranquil yet vigorous waters beyond modern comforts.
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Switzerland
Giesbach
Diana
Earth
Luzerne
Geneva
Rhone
Thun Thun
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
The Nile and Its Wonders Across Ancient Times
A sweeping fragment discusses the Nile as cradle of civilization and carrier of Egypt’s wealth. It explains the river’s steady winds and currents, the fertile mud, and the building of Thebes Memphis and Tanis, then shifts to a critique of fashion, noting women’s changing figures and corsetry, ending with a playful Dickensian exchange.
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Nile
Egypt
Sahara
Assuan
Thebes
Memphis
Tanis
Mediterranean
Ancient
Tammany and Cleveland Face War Over Senate Seat
The Brooklyn Eagle claims Tammany is engineering a war against President-elect Cleveland by backing Edward Murphy for senator. Tammany aims to control patronage and force appointments, with hostility extending beyond New York. Democrats fear a nationwide scramble for offices once the new regime begins. St. Louis Globe-Democrat notes the looming conflict and its potential impact on the party.
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Tammany
Cleveland
Brooklyn Eagle
Edward Murphy
Murphy
Empire State
Senate
New York
Democratic mismanagement and campaign education
A late 19th century column rails at Democratic governance, contrasting deficits with Republican gains since 1860. It credits Republicans for restored credit, wartime outcomes, and Lincoln-era policies while lauding President Harrison and urging Republican papers to join a new education drive, citing multiple papers. The piece also compares Democratic bluster to a barking dog at a fence, implying eventual meekness.
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Democratic Congress
Republican Congress
Democratic
Democratic Party
Buchanan
Republican Party
South
North
Republican
N. Y. Mail and Express
Desperate Wait for Cleveland on Extra Session
The Minneapolis Tribune reports Cleveland will not call an extra congressional session, fearing office-hunting pressures at term start. The piece argues the delay harms the country through continued McKinley tariff enforcement and currency instability, delaying benefits and salaries for Democrats while Republicans draw pay.
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Cleveland
Congress
Texas
Vermont
Alabama
Alaska
Minneapolis Tribune
Fragmented Opinion Pieces on Political Reform
The column compiles editorials and comments from various papers criticizing Democrats and tariffs. It cites New York, Boston, Toledo, Rochester, Minneapolis, and Chicago outlets debating Cleveland Stevenson, mugwumps, and tariff policy. The remarks frame Democratic and Republican strategies, with mockery, praise, and predicted electoral shifts across states.
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New York
Cleveland
Harrison
St. Louis Globe-Democrat
Toledo Blade
Europe
Boston Journal
Rochester Democrat
Bayard
Kansas City Journal
Minneapolis Journal
Louis
Globe-Democrat
Stevenson
Adlai
Minneapolis Tribune
Chicago Graphic
Man with Cough Becomes Victim as Kicker Seeks Advice
A sleeper tale from the St Louis Republic recounts a man with a bad cough on a Buffalo bound train. The restless kicker pesters the sleeping man until dawn, later discovers the elderly passenger dead. The kicker vanishes at a station as the incident ends. The piece also cites a joke exchange from Nebraska Weekly about railcar trunk handling.
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Buffalo Express
Marion
Martha
N. Y. Heraldy
Angelina
Tompkins
Kate
Maud
Treland
Laddie
Dundee News
Philadelphia Record
Miss Laker
Chicago
Miss Bleecker
Detroit Free Press
Washington Star
Overdue
Miss Bullion
Shake
Spensers
Macaulays
Mme. Trapino
Des Moines Argonaut
United States
Dublin
Chicago News Record
Buffalo
Porter
Kicker
St Louis Republic
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