Scranton poultry protest and county notices across Pennsylvania
Poultry fanciers storm Scranton City Hall to protest an ordinance banning thickens. Berks County officials seek $5000 annual rent and track rights for Reading Transit over a new Schuylkill River bridge. Also: crop yields, jail conditions, and local hunting oddities appear alongside casual society notes and a quoted Chicago Tribune gag about a noisy oboe.
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Scranton
Pittsburg
Women’s Tailoring Association
Berks County Commissioners
Reading Transit Company
Schuylkill River
Reading
W. B. Sober
Lewisburg
C. K. Sober
Irish Valley
Sunbury
Walter Foust
Foust
Faust
Oil City
One View of It and a Possible Marriage Suit
A brief exchange discusses a woman who sews her own dresses, noted as industrious and sensible. The dialogue suggests a cautious view on marriage suitability, with a lingering, uncertain tone about the suitor and family circumstances.
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Philadelphia Ledger
WASHING OUT A WOUND WITH IODINE SAFETY GUIDELINES
A New York World summary notes iodine as a common antiseptic for dirty wounds when doctors are unavailable. It warns against carbolic acid and corrosive sublimate like mercury, which can cause poisoning and skin damage, and cites proper dilution guidance for mercurial solutions and the cautious use of iodine tincture directly on wounds.
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New York
Albert 8. Morrow
New York World
First Wage Laws in England Highlight Early Low Pay
A brief note cites England's first parliamentary wage laws dating to 4850 under Henry III and shows how wages rose slowly over centuries. Haymakers earned one penny daily while master tradesmen earned a few pence. By 1444 and later eras, carpenters and masons earned five to six pence daily, with farm laborers at 3s 6d per week in 1685.
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England
Henry III
Henry VI
Henry VII
Ambition of a Henpecked Man
A playful remark from Mr Bennyrock to a boyhood friend reveals his ambivalence about marital authority. He concedes he once wished to “mile my wife” but says he has moved past the urge and occasionally longs not to be as hoarse as she. Kansas City Star.
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Bennyrock
Kansas City Star
Boiling Geysers and Their Fiery Ethereal Basins
An overview of why geysers erupt in Iceland New Zealand and Yellowstone National Park. Focus is on the Yellowstone Upper Geyser Basin and the Firehole River area with silica deposits white trunks of pines and steaming pools. Explains Bunsen’s pressure theory of ebullition producing periodic eruptions.
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Department of the Interior
Iceland
New Zealand
Yellowstone National Park
Yellowstone
Firehole
Missouri
Bunsen
Two Virtues Shape Montenegrin Honesty and Patriotism
The article extols Montenegrin virtues with pride in patriotism and honesty. A notable law requires anyone finding a purse or jewelry on the road to place it on the nearest stone so the loser can recover by retracing steps. The piece notes severe penalties for theft surpassing those for homicide.
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Black Mountain Kingdom
Ancient and Modern Bathing and Soap Factoring Life
The piece notes soap as a new factor in world life, contrasting modern cleanliness with ancestors' perfumed habits. It recalls hand washing by elites with rosewater, Roman practices of bathing and oil rubbing, and compares unfamiliar customs like Chinese music to past hygiene norms.
Homes Under the Ground in Cheshire Salt District
In Cheshire's salt district Hag land brine pumping has caused significant land subsidence. In Northwich many houses sink with the ground, some streets show only roofs, yet remain inhabited with upper rooms offering light and air. Roadways also sink but are maintained by the government.
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Salt
Cheshire
Hagland
Northwich
Lang and Knox sparks in Westminster Gazette
Critics comment on Andrew Lang's John I Knox and the Reformation noting that when Lang and Knox meet the outcome may be a clash Knox will appear strong while Lang is portrayed as the weaker. The exchange signals sharp debate within reformist views.
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Andrew Lang
John Knox
John I Knox
Critiviaus
Knox
Westminster Gazette
The Same Thing Pa Twaddles and Family Dialogue
In a brief Cleveland Learler style exchange Tommy Twaddles defends himself against his mother’s rule about speaking while she is talking. Ma Twaddles notes she did not interrupt and asks for quiet.
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Tommy
Cleveland Learler
The Kinder Fate and the Tragic Boat Death
A brief report notes a drowning after a boat rocked by a man. The tale labels a deceitful girl and hints at social judgments. The piece reflects on conscience guiding friends before harsh judgment.
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Boston Transcript
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Elia
Pr. Prerer
Dy. Piever
Dy. Pierce
Invalids
Butlaio
Pierce
Davies
Stanislas
Leinbach & Bro
Reading’s
Leading Clothiers Cor
8Th and
Penn Sts
Reading, Pa
J. G. Usner & Son
Rothsville, Penna
Decker and
Jenssen
Century Sheet
Ioc
Jd. B. Young & Son
Grange St
Lititz
Bor
Jones
Fry’s
Cedar Sts
P. Reese
Tool and Cutlery
I. P. Reese
W. King St
Lancaster
A. R. Keller
Lititz Penna
Joseph Dreifus Bexsa
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