Various oddities and scandals in a bustling city paper
A garbled column lists quirky items from a tavern’s soap prices and shop signs to social snubs in clubs, among a parade of names and local happenings. It notes Rev Dr Ramsroup condemning New York society as vulgar, a cliquish Millionaire’s Club rebuff of Rev Dr Rainsford, and a jokey etymology of Kearsarge. A Pittsburg burglar tale ends with a haul of Confederate bills worth $1,009. The piece closes with a remark on art and the artist's role.
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Ramsroup
New York
Rainsford
New Millionaire's Club
Pittsburg
Exhibition in Paris to feature secret printing offices
The Paris exhibition will showcase secret printing offices from the last century, with artists visiting to reproduce them from nature. New York's Four Hundred may soon rival the rainbow in color and dress, while Ward McAllister could face arrest if he plays a Voodoo doctor role, a situation linked to the prince of Wales.
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Paris
Catacombs
New York
Four Hundred
Ward McAllister
Prince of Wales
Invasion scare and gingerbread misfires in era notes
A chaotic early 20th century column mixes a claimed foreign invasion at Detroit with two Chinese suspects jailed, a debate on Great Lakes gunboats, a gingerbread throwing incident that injured Mr Gladstone, and a claim the act influenced major political history.
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Axorthen
Detroit
Great Lakes
Mr.Gladstone
Dr N S Davis Declines Compensation for Testimony
Dr N S Davis refuses compensation for providing medical testimony in the Prendergast trial. Despite fifty or sixty years of practice, he is not regarded as an expert, and the poor standing of many doctors who claim that title is noted, highlighting the humility of his patients.
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N.S. Davis
Davis
Immigration and American national traits cited
The author argues that less than thirty percent of population growth is due to immigration and that ignoring native born individuals with immigrant parents highlights immigration’s strong influence on shaping American traits and characteristics.
Pittsburg Public Works Draws Married Men to Jobs
In Pittsburg a daily wage program for married men has made the city a magnet for wives of all backgrounds. Idle bachelors chase after brides while women seek secure homes, with candy and flirtation giving way to practical concerns about long term happiness and harmony in the home.
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Pittsburg
The Letters Are Gone In A Midnight Embrace
Eugenia Devere receives a chilling note demanding a meeting within twenty four hours and learns a blackmail plot touches her life. A shabby stranger warns of danger from Jack Dalton and reveals love letters Dalton has used to threaten multiple women. The tale unfolds through a tense encounter and a perilous choice.
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Cgenia Devere
Miss Deveree
Dalton
Jack Dalton
Eugenia Devere
Eugenia
Miss Devere
Madame
Engenia
Tam
Sam
Mary
John Dalton
Taoism in China and Fortune Telling Practices
A fragment discusses Taoism as a degraded form of Chinese religion and notes how people seek fortune telling from a Taoist priest for events like marriage, burial, or wedding dates. It contrasts superstition with religious systems and mentions a priest named Tavis delivering answers.
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China
Tavis
Consuming Patients Linked to Free Treatment Study
A Cincinnati physician led a statistics report on consumption treatment. Names from multiple states show patients starting in 1892 to 1893 with many cured or improved after free ten day trials, while others discontinued for various reasons. The report notes 100 statements: 46 cured, 51 benefited, 2 had no improvement, 1 died. Free treatment remains available via family physicians.
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Amick
Cincinnati
Fred P. J. Sager
Columbus
James A. Downard
Danville
Ind
L. J. Maxwell
Washington, D. C
Ed Dolin
State Street
Utica
N. Y
W. L. Wright
Commercial Building
St. Louis
John E. Gulger
Laramie
Wyoming
James Winslow
Carthage
C. W. Love
Beloit
Wis
A. Beamer
Lansing
Mich
Alfred. DeWitt
Gunhrie
Oklahoma
R.G. Shanley
Columbia Building
Louisville
G. W. Colby, Jr
North Fourth Street
Dora Theobald
Biloxie
Miss
Fire destroys mill in Jackson County blaze evening
Fire of incendiary origin destroyed the Jackson County Milling Company flour mill and elevator in Merony snono Alabama at 10 o'clock last night. The total loss is estimated at 50000 dollars with partial insurance coverage.
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Burna Mi
Meronysnono
Jackson County Milling Company
Suez Canal Cost and Proposed Ireland Ship Canal
Reported costs include the Suez canal at 100 million dollars and talk of a 340 million dollar ship canal across Ireland. Claims that over sixty five percent of American teachers are women are noted alongside advances in propulsion, weaponry, and industrial tech such as dynamite propelled airships, dual explosive bullets, and electrolytic copper refining.
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Suez Canal
Ireland
Brigantine
Jersey
United States
India
Great Britain
A. E. Hunt
Pittsburg
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Christian IX
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