Rents in Scolaril Fall and New Bavarian School Founded
The Lanark Gazette notes rents in Scolaril dropping for the upcoming term due to drought. It highlights the Prince Regent of Bavaria founding a world first art school for restoring paintings. It also mentions Paris’s Eiffel Tower praised for its grace, royal expenses in Britain, and various European curiosities and notes from 1890s society.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bavaria
Liffel
Paris
Duchy of Lancaster
Canton
China
London
Buckingham Palace
Prince Malcom Kahn
Holland Park
St Petersburg
Alexander II
Victoria at Home Something About the Inner Life of the Toglish Court
The article sketches Queen Victoria's daily routine and court life describing her breakfast, outdoor summer meals at Osborne Windsor or Balmoral, and private afternoon drives with a lady in waiting. It notes her political sense and cautious judgment of character, plus roles of maids of honor and staff in the royal household.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Osborne
Windsor
Balmoral
Effective Remedies For Emergencies From Old News
Practical advice on eye burns from lime, treatment with vinegar and iodoform, and general home first aid. Steps include immediate cooling for scalds, insect removal from the ear, poison handling, and basic resuscitation guidance. Cautions on using water for eye exposure and reminders to seek medical care when needed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
N. Y. News
Night Air Beliefs and Odd Local Anecdotes
A column argues for airing rooms at night and praises night air as often pure in cities. It cites a Mississippian incident, a Stockton undertaker coffin joke after a dying man’s bet, a Maine sheriff’s whisky raid quip, a Dakota hurricane remark, and a Drake's Magazine tone.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Great Cities
Greenville
Miss
Pusson
Maine
Drake
Mineral Resources of the United States 1888 Report Preview
The sixth report on the Mineral Resources of the United States by David T Day surveys 1888 production and values. It notes iron and steel at 145 million, gold 33.2 million, silver coinage 59.2 million, copper 231 million pounds, and fuels and building materials totaling 591.66 million dollars, with copper driven by artificial pricing boosting values and a 1889 dip expected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
David T. Day
Division of Mining Astatistics, and Technology
United States Geological Survey
Washington
Dial Making for Watches Shows Skill and Speed
The article explains hand painted watch dials using camel hair brushes and magnifiers for micro lettering, contrasting with machine made dials produced via engraving plates, wax matrices, electrotype copper, collodion transfer, and furnace setting. It notes large scale production favors cheaper dials and cautions about child market watches using printed paper dials.
Editorial humor and juvenile fashion in Puck satire
A lighthearted note from Somerville Journal mocks foreign ministers suppressing the editorial voice as Puck satirizes a sergeant. It jokes that a boy’s wish to imitate his father stops at donning his dad’s wade-over clothes.
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England
Germany
Victoria
Stockton
Cal
Morgan Stallion
Black Hawk
MHR
Morgan
My Place
Shannon
Freeport Road
Osborn
Morg
A. B. Shaner
Eldredge Manufacturing CO
Belvidere, Ill
Jose
Nor Tranus
Ck Island & Pacific Ry
Chicago
Joliet
Ottawa
Moline
Rock Island
Illinois
Catine
Ottumwa
Oskaloosa
Dean
Audubon, Harlan and Council
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Minowa
Sioux Falls
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Kansas City
Missouri
Fairbury
Nelson
Nebraska
Worth
Horton
Topeka
Hutchinson
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Dodge City
Caldwell
Cher
el Reno
Minco
Indianenver
Colorado Springs
Pueblo
Ago
Pacific
Chic
Magnivicentile Express
Spetitors
Des Moines
Council ‘Tatita
Ado Springs
Vis ‘d
ST. Joseph Vaches
Denver
Y Lines
Salta
San Fraeco
Rock
Ane
Ike’s Peak
Colorado
Adian Territory
Alber
Water
Vaters
E. ST. John, Gen'l ‘Ager
John Sebastian
Gen’l Tkt, & Pass. Agt
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