Mrs Rooney Chimpanzee Blows Nose at Zoo
In Philadelphia a chimpanzee Mrs Rooney at the Zoological Garden displays a handkerchief nose blowing during a holiday crowd. Her mate Pat Rooney shares in feeding and mischief, with Mrs Rooney reproving him after his theft of their meal. The keeper notes they are a peaceful pair despite occasional squabbles and that the animals learn tricks quickly when sugar is involved.
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Mrs. Rooney
Zoological Garden
Pat Rooney
Rooney
Lesson of the Floods and Forests Policy Lesson
A Demorest's Monthly April excerpt warns floods and droughts follow forest destruction in headwaters. It urges national action to replant forests and invest $10,000,000 in improving internal waterways, levees, reservoirs, and protective works to curb future disasters affecting Cincinnati and Louisville and the Ohio Mississippi valleys.
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Ohio
Cincinnati
Louisville
Mississippi
Tie Nation
Demorest
Wonders of Wireless Messages and Life Beyond Earth
A 19th century outlook praises electrical progress and foresees wireless telephony via sunlight rays. Prof Melville Bell predicts future travels of messages through air vibrations and envisions imponderable forces enabling distant communication. Enthusiasts even speculate about contact with sentient beings on Mars and other planets in our solar system.
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Melville Bell
Prof
Bell
Mars
Solars
Emoreat
On the Use of Slang in Speech and Writing
A Cleveland Herald piece argues against slang, warning it narrows conversation and harms writing. It urges girls to call things by their proper names, avoid slang at home and in serious talk, and to resist lazy terms that cripple expression.
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Polly
Cleveland Herald
Estemity
Europe
Voss
He'll Get Even in a Seven Mile Village Visit
A man from a wooded county walks seven miles to a village jewelry shop and bets with the clerk on an eight day clock riddle. He claims his wife’s clock interpretation is wrong, admits his brother-in-law’s death, and jokes he will keep the news to himself to blunt the quarrel.
Stephen's Prophesy and Stephens's Pride of Capitol Dome
Alexander H Stephens, a Presbyterian with Scotch superstition, prophesies of never returning to Congress as a prisoner of war. He leaves Washington March 6 1859 by steamer down the Potomac and vows to see the Capitol dome no more until paroled from Fort Warren.
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Stephen
Alexander H. Stephens
Washington
Potomac
Capitol
Congress
Fort Warren
A Gallant Defense of the Girls in Lincolnton Ga News
The Lincolnton county Ga News criticizes insulting men who mock women and urges respect for the character and improvement of girls and women. It frames attackers as scornful, unthinking small men and calls for an end to such nonsense.
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Lincolnton County
Worldly Wisdom from the Questions Answered man
A Brookly n Eagle feature recounts a young Sunday School teacher seeking advice on choosing between two suitors. The Questions Answered man mockingly counsels to keep the worldly lover for material pleasures, while the pious suitor remains absent, revealing a satire on advice culture and newspaper influence.
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The
Brook
Asu Christan
Brooklyn
Indi
Law
Sonny
Bis
The World of Powdered Faces and Public Taste
A reflective vignette critiques society’s obsession with cosmetic powder and flawless appearance. It contrasts the allure of bronzed beauty with the harms of overdone artifice, noting men and women in vogue imitate courtier sensibilities and the social pull of appearances. The narrator recalls Oscar Wilde and contemplates fleeting public gaze.
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Oscar Wilde
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