Free coinage of silver and its global stance in 19th century debates
The article argues for free silver coinage at 16 to 1 against gold monometallism, claiming it would raise money in circulation and balance metal parity. It critiques gold advocates, discusses trade balances, foreign loans, and the Reform Club’s stance, and supports bi metalism as a step toward broader prosperity without international consent.
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Friends of
Aliver
Friends of Silver
Ingo
Abe
Reform Club of
Eng
Reform Club
England
United States
Europe
America
Fake oil paintings sold as prized works in shops
The New York Mail and Express warns that cheap 4 by 6 inch wood panels sold in downtown stores pass for oil paintings. Claimed to depict Rosa Bonheur Meissonier and others, the pieces are Paris made photographic prints hand painted by artists. Production cost about 15 cents, with hefty profits after duty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frankia
New York Mail and Express
Rosa Bonheur
Meissonier
Hamilton
Paris
Very Pretty Parasols of Silk and Chiffon
Fashion notes describe parasols this season as dainty and versatile. Pink silk parasols veiled with pink chiffon feature bronze outline ribs and a poke bonnet handle. Ribs inside chiffon vary in color with white heliotrope pink or cafe au lait for black models. Some include two chiffon frills and shot silk variants with natural wood handles. Black and white striped silks appear in many widths and designs, matching both plain morning and elaborate afternoon outfits.
Fish That Cannot Swim
The piece lists non swimming fishes such as the maltha from Brazil which crawls or hops using an upturned snout. It also notes the seahorse with a knight like shape in chess and the star fish which largely walks or crawls on shore or rocks.
Hat and necktie troubles in Kansas Times item
In a light domestic scene Mrs McSwart jokes about a new hat while Mr MecSwart frets over fastening his necktie ahead of church. The casual exchange captures a snapshot of everyday life in a Kansas newspaper item.
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MecSwart
Lobelia
Amorous Eskimo Seeks Love With Sweet Word
A lovesick Greenlander uses the phrase save notsvixuvilaravwomatakamy meaning everything sweet and nice in the Eskimo tongue as he woos in the tale. The machine malfunctions as the backdrop to a courting scene.
They Come High Shepoutingly Before We Were Married
Dialogue excerpt recalls courtship banter about candy past versus meat and potatoes now. Two speakers reminisce lighter days and evolving domestic gifts in a playful exchange. The line suggests affectionate domestic economy and changing affections over time.
Customs of greeting around the world
The passage describes varied salutes across cultures. Arabs kiss cheek to cheek, Hindoo bows, Chinaman dismounts, Japanese remove sandals and beg for mercy, Australian natives grimace, South Sea Islanders pour water on a friend’s head, Arabs exchange health inquiries, and the Turk offers a deep formal obeisance with hands on the chest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arabia
Don’t Tobacco Spit or Smoke Your Life Away
An offer for a cure against tobacco use promotes No Tobacco Spit or Smoke Your Life Away. The Sterling Remedy Co markets No-To-Bac as a risk free habit breaker guaranteed to restore vigor and vitality, with a free book and distribution through pharmacies in New York or Chicago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lruggista
Sterling Remedy Co
New York City
Notes of the Day Highlight Strange Global Facts
Fatal prostrations spike in Philadelphia during hot spell while a Maine firm fattens 56000 lobsters for Boston at cents each. Iowa population seen at 2.5 million, up 600000 since 1890. Transatlantic steamship staterooms booked for weeks. Newgate criminals buried in lime shells. Camels cannot swim and drown when entering water. Europe’s smallest woman Mile Pauline of Holland at 21 inches, ten and a half pounds. Right hand more touch sensitive yet less heat sensitive. Bethel Green Gardens, nine acres, new London park. If laid end to end London streets would span Europe to Asia beyond the Urals.
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Philadelphia
Vinalhaven
Boston
Iowa
New York
Newgate Prison
England
Europe
Mile
Pauline
Holland
London
Betheral Green Gardens
Ural Mountains
Asia
McElree’s Wine of Cardus Promoted for Female Debility
An advertisement touts McElree’s Wine of Cardus as a premier tonic for women’s health issues including nervousness fatigue and menstrual disorders. It cites testimonials from Mrs. P Adams of Chattoogaville Georgia and D L Coker of Calvina Florida claiming relief from indigestion fainting spells constipation and weakness after using the product with Thedford’s Black-Draught.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F.C. Adams
McElree
Cardus
P. ©. Adams
Chattoogaville
Thedford
D. L. Coker
Calvina, Fla
Odd School Scene Cited By Chicago Times Herald
A remark describes a boy arriving late with shirt misaligned and wet hair yet not required to answer conundrums if he carried a mental “will to sea” for the teacher.
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Chicago Times-Herald
Syrup of Bigs Promoted For Travel Health
An advertisement touts Syrup of Bigs as a preventive aid for kidneys liver and bowels on trips, with $1 bottle sales by leading ruggiers. The source cites Callifornia Fig Syrup Co. Clara Dora dialogue from New York Weekly hints at engagement tension involving Mr. Faintheart.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ruggiers
Callifornia Fig Syrup Co
Clara
Dora
Mr. Faintheart
New York Weekly
Old remedies and climate notes from a historical page
The fragment mixes an advertisement for Coe's Cough Balsam with notes on hospital drink budgets, early English cultivation of fruits and vegetables, and a basic meteorology explanation. It mentions Guy's Hospital liquor spending, historic fruit cultivation dates, and wind as air flow from high to low pressure creating cyclones and hurricanes.
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London
Guy's
Henry VII
England
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Hartford, Conn
Saanches
Coston Rew
Chicago
SAM Francisce
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Columbia
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