Chicago Witty Talks and Wisecracks from Storrs Night
The Detroit Free Press recounts Charley Storrs of Chicago at a meeting where he defended Chicago’s business record with a claim that not one Chicago failure involved more than 10 600 or 15 000 in twenty years. He mocked critics, praised the city’s men and resilience, and offered sharp portraits of contemporaries.
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America
Chicago
Storrs
England
Charley Reed
T Heenes
Parthenon
Phidias
Socrates
Olea
Plato
Pericles
Hidias
Praxiteles
Earagg CIA
Herald
Free Press
Detroit Free Press
Wealth of Chile Guano Trade From Peruvian Islands Reopens
The guano deposits along southern Peru’s unrainy coast have sustained centuries of seabird and seal excrement deposits valued at tens of millions. Peruvian exports thrived under 1846–1880, enriching officials rather than the nation. Chile seized the islands in the 1880 war, halting shipments. We expect resumption and new market activity next year according to Boston Commercial Bulletin.
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South America
Peru
Europe
United States
Boston Commercial Bulletin
Truthful vagabond at the ferry dock begs for food
A shivering old man asks a passerby for six cents to eat at a ferry dock. He claims the police prevent him from ending his life, insisting he cannot die nor live without money. A nearby officer corroborates attempts to hang himself and drown himself. Citizens raise sixty cents to help him start anew.
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Detroit Fres Press
Judge Bets Unpaid Musician in Courtroom Serenade
In a courtroom scene a labor musician with a hand organ serenades Judge Penny bunker. The judge orders him to leave and declines payment for the music, stating he does not seek money but the organ’s turn to operate.
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Pennybunker
Vermont Central Horse Outruns Train on a Trestle
A Windsor Vermont horse leaped the track as a Vermont Central train passed, ran across a ninety foot trestle, became wedged between ties over a ravine, and was dragged off by workers. Passengers James Amman and two others were nearly injured. the train delayed 45 minutes while the horse was secured.
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Vermont Central Railway
New York Sun
Windsor
James Amman
Kisses by Mail At The Village Post Office
A 16 year old girl visits a rural post office with a money order and asks the postmaster to read the margin. He reads a note offering kisses, negotiates the payment, and jokes that she received extra kisses. The girl and mother later remark the USPS system is improving with new features.
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United States Mail
Jimmy
Cruel and Abusive Treatment in Bangor Libel Case
A libel for divorce by Colonel Greene, rail contractor in Eastern Maine, dominated four days of Bangor court sessions. The New York wife defended herself rigorously as the judge delivered a lengthy, clear ruling interpreting the standard of cruel and abusive treatment in this high profile domestic dispute.
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Lewiston
Colonel Greene
Maine
Bangor
New York
Soren
Eanery
Aden
Enriching the soil and farm life from crops to fowls
Farmers discuss soil enrichment through crops like clover peas and beans, noting nitrogen content and regional yields. They stress cleaner hen quarters, nutritious feed, and proper housing to improve egg size. Pigs require warm breeding quarters and liberal varied feed. Poultry forage supplements urged, including mustard and linseed, with near adjacent cultivation.
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Gover
China
Holland
Household Miscellany Notes From Mary Wellcome of Maine
Household miscellany covers gardening tips and domestic hints. Mary D Wellcome warns that new plant varieties often underperform while heat loving geraniums thrive. Cauliflower prep and a sauce method are described amid beauty and fabric care tips and a note on temper and mealtime sociability by Dr Dio Lewis.
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Mary D. Wellcome
Maine
How to Cook Hot Water And Delmonico’s Cure
The late Charles Delmonico touted a hot water cure for appetite loss. He advised adding lemon to hot water to improve flavor, then serving it as a nonalcoholic drink. He warned against overboiling water, which concentrates minerals and can cause illness, and urged using fresh water promptly in tea or coffee.
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Charles Delmonico
Delmonicos
Charles
Simple stand for house plant care in cold winters
A New York Tribune note suggests using a flat-topped stand with a watertight top and a sand or moss bed to elevate window plants. This method prevents carpet damage, preserves plant beauty, and keeps watering simple while allowing vapors to nourish foliage.
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N. Y. Tribune
Luncheon customs for guests and fashion
From Good Housekeeping the luncheon is described as a simple family meal of cold meats fish and bread with guests treated like a late breakfast. Ladies are invited, usually around one oclock or later, with salads shells and delicate diBut some fashionable hosts omit appetite for dinner in table arrangements with flowers fruit fancy cakes and bonbons.
Etiquette At Luncheon Reported For Guests
A fragment notes guests observe uniform etiquette at luncheon and dining room routines. It mentions served beverages like coffee or chocolate and timing expectations, stating guests should not exceed half an hour in the dining room, reflecting housekeeping guidance.
Two tanning receipts for fur on hides from Leather Repository
The text provides two tanning receipts for fur on hides from the Leather Repository. Instructions describe salting, drying, scraping, washing, and softening the skins. A solution of oil of vitriol in water is used to treat the hides to render them pliable.
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WDC
Temain
Wasteful West urges smart manure use in Ot tumwa Iowa
Mr O Moffet argues in the New York Tribune that Ot tumwa ordinances curb street refuse while nearby farms suffer from neglect of manure. He notes his method of hauling stable manure, spreading in spring, and using cow manure in fall and winter to improve meadows, arguing proper manure management boosts yields and soil health.
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O. Moffet
Ne York Tribune
Ottumwa
Iowa
Thenr
New Isle Mae
Seeding Lawn Guidance From Spring Planting Notes
The text advises seeding a lawn without grain in spring. For small plots use spading and smooth raking. large areas require plowing cross plowing fertilization with artificial fertilizer, harrowing. Use bone dust and bluegrass varieties, sow 20 pounds per acre in two sowings, then roll the ground.
A New Discovery Claims Warren Invented Redlacing Device
A report credits Professor James Warren with inventing a novel redlacing sree aided by new intensity netroke, signaling a potential breakthrough in energy or materials research. Further verification and demonstrations are awaited from Warren and collaborating institutions.
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James Warren Iced
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