Eric Peterson Dies After Long Illness in hometown
Eric Peterson a cabinet maker who had lived here for 25 years died Friday night of blood poisoning after a long illness. A Household Treasure. D W Fuller of Canajoharie New York says he always keeps Dr Kings New Discovery in the house and his family has always found the very best results from its use. He would not be without it if procurable. Dr Kings New Discovery is undy the best cough remedy for the family.
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Eric Peterson
Best Money and Tariff Roils In Currency Debate
A Boston trade journal argues that “best” money equates to low prices, warning against silver restoration and stressing gold output as a path to prosperity. It notes tariffs and Sherman act repeal failing to revive trade, and comments on gold discoveries boosting sound money while echoing New York Post tribute to John Boyle O’Reilly in a separate vignette.
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Carlyle as a Pedagogue Dies in Montreal
A pupil of Thomas Carlyle, Jonathan Duncan Findlar, has died in Montreal. He recalled Carlyle’s stern approach, noting the tutor focused on his writing rather than teaching, claiming Carlyle was cruel and disliked teaching. In Harrodsburg, Georgia, 81-year-old William Adkinson rode a bicycle through a crowded Main street, exclaiming it felt like wings and planning to order a wheel.
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White Explorer Traverses New Guinea Interior
In Lippincott's Magazine an account recalls Van Gestel crossing New Guinea from Fly river to Geelvink bay in 1874. He describes terrain, Papuan customs, cave and tree dwelling natives, wildlife limits, and Dutch territorial claims. A separate Norristown, Pa. note reports three men punished by a church-ward penalty after an assault acquittal.
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Motors to Run Ships Electric Propulsion on Atlantic Vessels
A Pittsburgh Dispatch summary notes that electric propulsion could transform ocean shipping within a decade. Engineers discuss using a slow-speed compound engine connected to multipolar generators with powerful motors on propeller shafts. The system promises higher speeds and reduced vibration, enabling steadier operation in rough seas.
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Steun
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Despotic Power Attributed To Madame Pompadour
A Cincinnati Gazette excerpt asserts Madame Pompadour, Jeanne Antoinette Poisson, wielded unmatched influence over France during Louis XV’s reign. She filled offices with her nominees, shaped policy, manipulated alliances, and supervised royal correspondence, leaving the king a puppet.
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Cincinnati Gazette
Onion Juice and Gratitude in Hair Care Tales
The piece reflects on people who receive gifts with heartfelt gratitude and the art of gracious receiving. It links such warmth to a London hairdresser who claims onion juice is the only truly infallible hair producer, then muses on a paradoxical man who would regret a life of silence.
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