The Warbir Will Press and Oddities From A Rag
A scrambled column notes a Georgia con dies from eating a barb wire fence and a cheeky remark about Boynton’s alleged affair with a Brazilian revolutionary. It mentions scarce toothpicks, DC historic house tablets, the czar’s throne issue, fashion plates, a MaN killed en route to California, Jesse Pomeroy’s prison break attempt, a murder case with possible Indian perpetrators, and a defense of white credibility in light of recent history.
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Georgia
Oscar Wilde on meat display in butcher shops
Oscar Wilde argues that meat should not be exposed openly in butcher shops and should instead be shown by photographs. He contends most men lack Wilde’s aesthetic education and would equate unfit meat with unfit to be beaten, suggesting Wilde should change his own butcher practices.
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Oscar Wilde
Oscar
Unclear deposit and London incident in abbreviated report
Somesypy deposits funds with Girard Trust Company Philadelphia to credit the state with a sum not yet opened until 200. In London a tramp encounter ends with a constable forcing movement on the Thames riverbank and an American inmate confessing after remorse.
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Somesypy
Pennsylvania
Girard Trust Company
Philadelphia
London
Thames Embankment
Thames
Stolen Cashster Jailed Amid Explainable Sorrow
The report details a cashier named Wasamnotox who stole twenty thousand pounds, faces three years in prison, and contemplates greater thefts. It describes the moral weight, public scorn, and the duke of Veragua’s distress over debts. The Paris creditors growl over his bankruptcy near five million pounds and demand action.
The Soldier's Vision in the Virginia Church
A Texas ranger seeks shelter at an old Virginia church during the Civil War and reports a spectral wedding procession. A blood stained bridal garment found earlier and a mysterious murder are tied to a phantom bride in the ruined tower. The tale asks whether the vision is blood soaked memory or a tired man's ghostly reverie.
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Virginia
Cavaliers
Knights of Sherwood Forest
Robin Hood
South
Stuart
Buch
Life Among Hop Pickers in New York Fields
Albany Argus describes prolific hop counties in Schoharie Otsego and Albany. Pickers earn vacations amid dancing pavilions with little pay but plenty of fun. Lice on vines and bug juice lure dismissal as many locals join seasonal work near Cooperstown Lake Otsego. Police say arrests rise when pickers return.
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New York
United States
Schoharie
Otsego
Albany Argus
Albany County
Albany
Argus
Cooperstown
Lake
Guy and Tie
Apollo
Terpsichore
Oddities in science and nature noted around the world
Reported curiosities include Chinese botanists growing oaks in thimbles and amber from extinct conifers. Silk and spider webs measured in miniscule thickness reveal vast scales. An Orlando fancier ships a duck and an owl. the owl eats its mate en route. A man swallows a hornet at a Sunday picnic. A league studies cancer. Verneuil and Roux link cancer to meat misuse. A catalogue lists 740,000 insect species. Meteorology challenges myths of lightning rain causation.
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Orlando
Florida
Beaver Falls
Harry Lockwood
Harry
MM. Verneuil
Paris
Roux
Lausanne
Americans Dowries Into English Nobility Dowry Records
A New York Advertiser analysis lists numerous marriages between American heiresses and British or continental peers. It tallies dowries, typically around one to five million dollars, transferred to spouses or families abroad, noting names such as Eva Mackay, Medora Hofman, Anita Murphy, Ellen Stager, Jennie Jerome, Consuela Yznaga, and Natica Yznaga del Valle among others. The piece underscores a social pattern of substantial American cash dowries funding European titles and estates.
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Britain
New York
Craven-Martin
United States
Eva Julia Bryant Mackay
John Mackay
San Francisco
Galatia Colonna
Stigliano
Frederick Stevens
Maurice
Elizabeth Livingstone
William Cavendish- Bentinck
Arthur Butler
Ellen Stager
Chicago
Mme. de Barrios
Marquis de Roda
George Lorillard
Casa de Agreda
England
Isabella von Linden
Count von Linden
Hamersley
Duke of Marlborough
Cecilia Riggs
Henry Howard
Harcourt
J. L. Motley
Jennie Jerome
Lord Randolph Churchill
Consuela Yznaga del Valle
Viscount Mandeville
Duke of Manchester
Natica Yznaga del Valle
Listen Kayo
Unpleasant Encounter Revealed in Old Dialogue
In a playful exchange, Miss Antique greets Mr. Globetrot returning traveler. Memory gaps surface as he denies family ties and duties, prompting stilted pleasantries about husband, brother, and mother in a humorous exchange from the Boston Globe.
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Boston Globe
Where He Wanted Him. Chicago Attorney Tricks Client
A Chicago attorney, famed for sharp practice, sent his client to watch a case. The client arrived late and joined the jury box, thinking his name was called. The opposing counsel hurried the case, neglected to check the jury, and the attorney withdrew all objection, declaring he had his client where he wanted him.
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Chicago
Argonaut
Missionary recounts native chief seeking church with two wives
An Africa missionary relays a tale of an elderly chief offering two wives to join his church. The story ends with the chief returning a week later insisting he is now “all right,” highlighting tension between polygamy and church teachings.
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Africa
Consumption Is Curable Across the World
Dr C Howard of Town Africa has spent a week here promoting Amick cures for consumption and takes back medicines for sixty more. Cuban delegates received Amick meds at the continental congress while a Venezuela supply was arranged. In Alaska Dr Arthur Jordan uses Amick's help to fight consumption among natives on Storge. A Cincinnati discoverer offers free test medicines to any number of patients.
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C. Howard
Africa
Amick
Egmieere
Cuba
Venezuela
Alaska
Arthur Jordan
Storge
Cincinnati
Aoe
Tropics
For the Ladies Inquiries and Witty Quips and Advice
A collection of humorous quotes and social snippets. Tips on midges, verbena odor, and wearing styles mix with playful lines about couples, letters, and daily observed manners. A joke set from a 19th century readers’ page, with seasonal fashion prompts and domestic humor.
World Navies and Vessels of the Era
The article lists major naval forces by country with ship counts, guns, and crews. It notes steel vessel dominance at about ninety six percent, cites historical mortar boats first built in 1835, and summarizes global naval manpower and trade fleets totaling around 1.693 million.
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Italy
Russia
Cronstadt
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