Notable Miscellany of Public Figures and Statements
A collection of brief notes cites Mrs. Scoville seeking a name change to Howe, Georgia Senator Brown's top southern income, Morse of Rockport's name symmetry, and exGovernor Smyth’s 19,000 mile Old World tour. Also mentions Washburn’s burial memorial tree, Norvin Green’s country doctor past, marital scandal surrounding Mrs. Fair, Mrs. Roebling linked to the Brooklyn Bridge, preacher Collyer’s age and build, and a Hartford Hawley family reference. Also notes Swatow missionary Miss Fielde’s six hundred page Swatow dictionary and Captain Abbie of Kingston praised for crowd control.
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Scoville
Guiteau
Howe
United States
Brown
Georgia
South
Efrom Morse
Rockport
Govenor
Frederick Smyth
New Hampshire
Israel Washburn
Livermore
Norvin Green
Western Union ‘Telegraph Company
Kentucky
Robert Collyer
Anvil
Ben Franklin
Hawley
Senator Hawley
Hartford
Abbie Thompson
Abbie
Salvation Army
Kingston
Canada
Nonsense and fashion quips flash through clips
A collage of brief newspaper squibs and oddities from several papers. It notes fashion phrases such as cigar color and sunlight bleaching linen, jokes about onions and moustaches, and light anecdotes from Detroit and Alabama. A War Department scrubbing brushes item hints at humorous military concerns.
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Boston Post
Burlington Hawkeye
Philadelphia
Nees
Alabama
Detroit Free Press
Rome
N. Y
War Department
Norristown Herald
Blue eyed auburn haired clerk at cigar emporium
A Philadelphia paper describes a cigar emporium presiding clerk as a blue eyed auburn haired blonde whose delicate touch at the counter adds romance and sentiment to customers. The piece highlights beauty and charm among city ladies in a descriptive feature.
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Philadelphia
Moon Influence on Humans and Animals in Folklore
The piece surveys beliefs that the moon governs bodily fluids, sleepwalking, eyesight, and insanity. It cites Forbes Winslow and French psychologists, noting lunar effects on meteorology and brain diseases, and recounts a matron’s account of full moon agitation in an insane ladies’ establishment. Bullimore News reports the discussion.
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Forbes Winslow
Pinel
Daquin
Guislain
Winslow
Bullimore News
The gambler as philosopher thief and embezzler
A Cincinnati News reflection contrasts professional gamblers and thieves with amateur dabblers. It argues that stealing harms reputation, that thieves rationalize crime to family and sympathy, and that newspapers relentlessly expose offenders. It warns young men against theft and urges not to steal or swindle.
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Cincinnati News
Rope-Walker's Narrow Escape on Niagara Bridge
Steve Peer of Drumond, Quebec, walked the Niagara railway suspension bridge to its top before falling when mid span. He clung by a single cable and was rescued by two passersby, then completed the ascent to the tower and returned via the foot bridge. Peer had previously advertised a jump that did not occur.
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Steve Peer
Drummond, Que
Niagara
Clifton
Peer
Steve
Boston Herald
Speculation by a New York Millionaire's Son
A New York millionaire sent his son with 5000 dollars to speculate the son returned after two hours with a 2000 dollar profit saying he bought a horse for 5000 that the owner valued at 7000 and that he could find more bargains for half price. The tale appears in Wall Street News. There is growing prep for Baltimore’s Oriole celebration next September an electric light procession. Two thousand men will march at night with knapsacks carrying electric torches powering their own lights. floats and cars will be lit, animals wearing lights as a star on their foreheads.
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New York
Baltimore
Baltimore American
Delamater Works
Vanderbilt Morris
Fort Hamilton
George M. Richards
Pamrapo
Pat McGeihan
N. Y. Sun
Steamboat Traveler Sold At Auction To Delamater Tron Company
The aging steamer Traveler built in 1845 by Commodore Vanderbilt, once a popular sound boat running from New York, has been sold at auction to the Delamater Tron Company and is expected to be broken up.
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Traveler
Commodore Vanderbilt
New York
Delamater Tron Company
Woman in Galveston Finds Nest of Missing Bills
About ten years ago a Galveston woman missed thirty dollars. Recently, while removing weatherboarding from her house, workmen uncovered a neatly made rat's nest containing the money.
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Galveston
Tex
Farm and Household Tips From Old Newspapers
A compilation of practical notes on farming and cooking including seed timing, kettle covers with wire rings, a cookies recipe from the New York papers, Dutch potato planting methods, harrowing wheat for yield, stewed beans with cream sauce, horse ringbone risks from long toes, and hen fertility over years.
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Chicago Journal
Shelton
Kansas Agricultural College
Cincinnati
Gegelin
Fashions in Writing Shift Toward Bold Style
A Home Journal note surveys changes in letter writing habits. It praises bold upright script, generous capitalization, and larger margins. It notes business habits of writing on scattered pages, new emphases like underlining, and varied closings beyond the old staples.
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Mrs. Jones
P. S
Home Journal
Reklam links headaches to long exposure to room fragrances
Dr Reklam argues that headaches and related effects from sleeping in rooms with flowers stem from sensory fatigue of smell, not flower properties. He compares the result to eye strain from bright light or ear fatigue from prolonged sounds, citing Science Monthly.
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Reklam
Science Monthly
Music as a path to joy and work for the English
The piece argues music elevates life for the overworked, offering a useful secondary occupation. It contrasts English and Continental habits, noting few workmen pursue arts, yet those who do gain happiness and relief from labor. It cites London Spectator and describes underwater vessel experiments and safety claims, with a Fenianism insinuation and plans for capital funding.
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F. Eh
Chinamina
London Spectator
Holland's Little Demon Torpedo Boat Demonstrated
In Jersey City Thomas Gannon's foundry workers built a working model of John Philip Holland's submarine torpedo boat. A Sun reporter watched its launch from the window onto a wagon. The craft measures 16 ft 9 in by 29 in, uses treadle power for propulsion, and includes a domed air chamber, movable rudders, and water ballast for submersion. Holland claims speeds of 3–4 knots, potentially 10 knots briefly, with future chemical engine. This is his third model, dating back to 1878, with undisclosed improvements noted but not patented.
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Thomas Gannon
Brass Foundry
Jersey City
John Philip Holland
Sun
Holland
Delamater Iron Works
Mr. Holland
Tramps discuss Jersey City rail system and a chalk scam
A New York Sun report recounts two tramps near New York Bay Cemetery asking about Jersey City trains and switches. They feature a pretend cleaning chalk business selling cheap cakes that supposedly remove grease, with one tramp boasting of quick meals and street smarts while denying laziness.
The Suez Canal Becomes A Sewer Crisis
The Suez Canal, long called the Ditch through the Desert, is described as an open sewer with drained stations and no flushing. Diarrhea and sickness affect ships detained in the canal as detentions grow longer, urging M de Lesseps to act to prevent further harm and disputes over a second canal.
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Suez Canal
M. de Lesseps
Mall Gazette
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Boston Commercial Buletin
Italy
John
Detroit
Wall Street News
New Jersey
New York Bay Cemetery
Jehu
Bergen
Europe
West Jersey
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