The Mysterious Brindle Bell at Clark's Crossing
In 1866 at Clark's Crossing western Wisconsin the ringing of a single cow bell in a wheat field sparks village excitement. Widow Garrett’s cow, Brindle, dies beside the track and her family mourns. That night Mr. Clark hears the bell in his field, investigates, and finds only silence after chasing the sound.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clark's Crossing
Wisconsin
Clark
Garrett
Tommy
Mr. Clark
Haunted wheat field bell spooks farmer in old tale
In a rural field, farmer Mr Clark hears a cow bell echoing through darkness. He and neighbors chase it nightly, suspecting Widow Garrett’s cow, then discover a cracked bell buried by Brindle’s farm. The bell ceases after Clark returns a cow, and years later a rusted bell tongue resurfaces the legend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clark
Garrett
Mr. Clark
Brindle
Tomy Garrett
Seth Day
Vestibuled trains and diners lauded by old judge debate
A Montana judge laments changes in railroad service, calling vestibule trains and dining cars impractical. He contrasts modern long distance travel with the past, praising “breakfast, dinner and supper stations” and the air through coaches, while predicting dissatisfaction with canned meals as trains reach the Pacific. The Pittsburgh Dispatch notes the judge’s victory at the final station.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montana
Here
The
Pacific
Pittsburgh Dispatch
The Bishop and the Ball on a Stormy Ship
An English bishop returning from a tour travels with his querulous wife in a large double cabin. During a storm a wooden ball bobs through a porthole and is stuck aboard. The bishop hides and later jokes about the ball, only to learn it hung from the ship’s lightning conductor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tvigare
A Ruined Reprimand Sets Child to Admiring Father
In Cincinnati a father, Mr Wright, gives his four year old Florence a stern scolding to correct her misdeeds. He recounts why, and both parents watch as she admits the fault. The punishment ends with Florence beaming and asking if papa is interesting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnati Commercial Gazette
Refined Manners and Wary Warnings in Gossip Lines
In a sharp exchange, McCalloway mocks Miss Twilling for seeking appearances of refinement, while she hints she only sees such men about once a year. The page also references brief moral quips from Youth's Companion and N Y Truth about work and surprise dismissals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miss Twilling
Mc.Calloway
Mr. Calloway
A Great Blessing The National Currency Argument
The letter argues that national currency is a great blessing, contrasting past money systems with today. It cites the value of money as the standard for all values and urges young voters to consider currency before influencing policy. It recalls bank notes, regional value differences, and the superiority of a unified national currency. It also notes Mr. Blaine’s age and support for preserving the currency as a blessing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blaine
Chicago Evening Journal
New York
Boston
London journal mourns McKinley tariffs impact on British industry
The London Standard laments the McKinley tariff's effect on British industries. It cites Sir Titus Salt & Co and Welsh tin-plate makers as examples of demand collapse and potential plant closures. The piece anticipates possible retaliatory duties and warns government free trade policy may provoke working-class unrest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
London Standard
Arelong
United States
Why He Quit A New York Manufacturer Embraces Protection
J H Clark, owner of a silk factory in Fultonville, N Y, ends his support for democratic free trade. He plans to campaign for Harrison and Reid advocating protection, citing English wage conditions and factory growth. His stance may shift votes in Schoharie County where Clark’s Argusville mill and a Cobleskill plant loom large.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
J. Hi. Clark
Fultonville
N. Y
Albany Journal
Ile
Harrison and
Reid
England
Clark
Democratic Free Trade Party
Argusville
Cobleskill
Schohaire
Buzzard’s Bay
Massachusetts Piano Makers Report Growth in 1886
Returns from 45 Massachusetts piano and organ manufacturers show higher 1886 activity. The New York Mail and Express notes investments rose 20.49 percent from 1885, materials used up 40.84 percent, wages paid 39.88 percent, and employment climbed 20.2 percent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Massachusetts
New York Mail
Wspress
Send Word to Gray Gables Consolation on Self-Cut Death
Cincinnati Times Star reports the latest consolation for the Democrats is that the man who cut himself with a scrap of American tin died of blood poisoning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gray Gables
Cincinnati Times-Star
Wages Reports Show Higher Pay in Indiana Cities
The piece reports Indiana state statistician Peelle claiming wages rose in Indianapolis Evansville and Terre Haute with annual averages of 555 541 and 625 dollars and living costs of 458 436 and 421 dollars respectively, suggesting a surplus for home savings. It contrasts Minnesota farm foreclosures dropping since a decade ago, arguing against Democratic claims of nationwide decline and criticizing party rhetoric.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fpeelle
Indiana
National Committee
Indianapolis
Hill
Peelle
Peck
Troy
N. Y
Evansville
Terre Haute
England
Minnesota
Powers
West
Democratic Party
Michigan
Kansas
People's Party
Ignatius Donnelly
Commissioner Powers
Illinois
Wisconsin
Iowa
Nebraska
Dakotas
Cost of living and tariff protection decline in prices
Albany Journal says price declines under the protective system are conclusive. Senate investigations show ongoing cost reductions in essentials, with a table from the American Grocer illustrating what $100 buys now versus thirty years ago. Wages reportedly rose, supported by Peek's report and other evidence. protection is credited by most except extreme reformers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albany Journal
Senate Committee
New York City
Iere
Japan
Charles IF. Peek
New York
Senator Sherman Defends Protective Tariff Policy
Senator Sherman writes under his signature in favor of a protective tariff aimed at funding government and protecting domestic production. He argues the McKinley bill aids American industries, expands exports and imports, and boosts all U S productions. The other item notes Germany will stop using white horses in the army due to smokeless powder, to avoid visibility on the battlefield.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sherman
Democratic Party
Democrats Face Tariff Question Not Force Bill
The piece argues the tariff must be the campaign focus, not the force bill. It notes many in the Democratic Party favor dropping the force bill, asserting the tariff is the enduring issue likely to shape the 1890s canvass and Fifty third Congress prospects depending on McKinley Act reception.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Louis Globe- Democrat
Fifty-third Congress
South
Bill Specter
Cleveland
Tin plate trade shifts amid tariff debates in Wales and U.S.
A London dispatch echoed by the New York Sun argues tariffs spur U.S. prosperity as Welsh tin plate works decline and move production abroad. Some claim innovations at Morewood & Co. could cut tinmen out, while others warn sixty factories in Britain and Wales have closed. Tredegar Iron works trims staff as coal owners hamstring iron trade, yet Indiana opens a large tin plate plant. Workers gain wages and overall prosperity rises with production moving to the United States, blamed on the McKinley tariff.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peck
New York
Iowa State Register
New York Sun
Wales
America
United States
Morewood & Co
Llanelly
England
McKinley
Tredegar Iron Works
Indiana
Tammany and Cleveland Dominate New York Politics
The National Bulletin notes Tammany's grip on the Democratic ticket and Cleveland's bid to secure support. The piece accuses Cleveland of pandering to the machine after opposing mugwumps and warns no Democrat can win without Tammany votes. The National Bulletin cites further tariff shifts under the McKinley act raising flaxseed and linseed oil duties, prompting charges of consumer "robbery" per the New York Mail and Express.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Cleveland
Tammany Club
Chicago
Tammany
United States
National Bulletin
New York Mail and Express
A Ringing Letter From an American Senator in Europe
Senator Edmunds of Vermont sends a patriotic missive to Senator Proctor while abroad. He praises Harrison’s renomination and urges Republicans and independents to support him, notes admiration for home industry over foreign trade, and calls for strong turnout in September and November.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Europe
Edmunds
Vermont
Proctor
Republic
Our Republic
United States
Harrison
Old
Commonwealth
Grorce
Epmundss
Blaine's Plan Reciprocally Tested by Cuban Trade Witnesses
Testimony on reciprocity cites New York drug house Villiverdi and Cuba witnesses Castro de Zaldo and others. They describe booming exports and shifting imports, noting a 40 percent average rise in their Cuba business and a jump in U S trade with countries under reciprocal agreements. They claim trade with Cuba rose by 5 702 198 in ten months of reciprocity and U S flour shipments surged.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Villiverdi
New York
Cuba
Mexico
New York Tribune
Europe
United States
Castro
Liera & Castro
Ernesto de Zaldo
L. A. Sussdorf
Silver Lining in Cotton Mills Growth Across the South
The New York Mail and Express notes a silver lining in industrial mood. Cheap cotton prices have spurred the South’s spinning industry with 350 mills now in operation, up from 287 last year and 1,998,680 spindles, a gain of 853,439 in two years, suggesting strong profitability and competitiveness with England despite wage differences. An Apt Citation recalls Balak and Balaam to illustrate political anger and truth-telling.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Mail and Express
South
England
Peck
New York
Springfield
Balak
Balaam
Israel
Republican Measures and Democratic Critique
The piece contrasts Republican policies including reciprocity the homestead act the agricultural college act the anti trust act the emancipation proclamation and protection to American labor with Democratic denunciations of them as unconstitutional and fraudulent. It cites the Minneapolis Tribune arguing the American people are not governed by the constitutional era of the Confederate constitution.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minneapolis Tribune
Also Mentioned on This Page
the Gazette
Wome
Geome
Susan Coolidge
Cost OF
John Sherman
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!