Wheat and silver clash over market tensions in Marshall
The Statesman notes wheat rising above a dollar a bushel and silver falling to about 61 cents, weakening free coinage arguments. Maj. Miles urges army growth to about 35,000, while Chicago papers oppose the move. London Financial News suggests Republican victory boosts American securities and trade revival. Debates on public policy extend through editorials and ads on corn demand and local items.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richmond Dispatch
Gaen
Miles
United States Groops
U. S
Lecauss & Nation
Chicago
Gov. Altgeld
London Minancial News
London
Financial News
Prince
The
Detroit Tribune
Tribune
London Financial News
Able Journal
Republican Party
Throat Coughs and Remedies Mentioned in Fragment
Fragmentary note questions throat irritation and coughing remedies. Mentions Reeves and various unspecified remedies, with unclear references to a “tickling throat” and cold symptoms. No clear event or outcome emerges from the text.
William Morris and Munich and the music sense
In a satirical note a critic claims William Morris had no musical sense, but a perfect ear and voice. He admired medieval music, Dolmetsch viol concerto, and Amsterdam choir, lamenting a missed revival. Morris sought beauty through direct, simple craft, not fashionable art.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Morris
Munich
Saturday Review
Ales
Amsterdam
M. de Lange
M. Dolmetsch
Lance
The Child of a Village and Local Heritage
The author reflects on the value of birthplace and provincial identity shaping a literary career. A cosmopolitan outlook is portrayed as less joyful, while village memory provides enduring happiness. Cambridge of boyhood offers essential training. literary material comes from men, nature, and books. Quote from Colonel Higginson via Atlantic.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ita
Cambridge
Ben Jonson
T. W. Higginson
Atlantic
Quiet Moments and Corsetless Grace in 19th Century Tales
A fragment from a Philadelphia Ledger piece depicts a French restaurant scene where a Madam handles patrons with poised command and a jest about handwashing. It shifts to Loie Fuller’s fashion and modest charm in New Orleans lore, and ends with a Lord Ampthill anecdote about clerk rebellions under Lord Palmerston’s era.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. le Muri
Madame
Monsieur
Abe
Philadelphia Ledger
Loie Fuller
Pouters
Purie
New Orleans Times-Democrat
Treatment of Books Shows Leading Thinkers Value Content Over Form
A Youth's Companion excerpt discusses Renan Darwin and Ruekin noting how Renan cared little for binding, Darwin disliked covers and sometimes ripped them off, while Ruekin prized content over appearance and rarely considered how books were presented to the world.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ruekin
Ernest Renan
Darwin
Forbidden Love Across Class Lines
A man from Buffalo pleads love to Jane, who remains firm due to a deathbed promise to her mother. He vows to rise and win her, but she rejects him, saying they are of different classes. He weeps at the fence while she returns toward Boston, leaving him heartbroken.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jane
Abe
Boston
Buffalo
Oraiad
Engagement Breaks Over A Flippant Moment At Death
A Washington Times excerpt shows a baseball fan breaking an engagement after a witty remark about a game incident. The woman objects, saying she could never marry someone so flippant around death, leading to the engagement’s likely end.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Punchleigt
Jan
Harry
Washington Times
Hood's Pille Promises Efficiency and Ease of Use
A brief reader note touts Hood's Pille as prompt and reliable. It highlights efficiency and simple operation, urging ease of use for daily intake.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hood
Dee
Coffee drinkers urged to try Postum as coffee substitute
A newspaper note cites Dr. F F Cassady of Medical Argus praising Postum Cereal as a daily alternative to coffee and tobacco for neurasthenic patients. It claims Postum’s wheat gluten helps rebuild nerve cells and that the drink is popular with health-minded consumers, though cheap imitations appear in some shops.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. F. Cassady
Medical Argus
Minneapolis
Minneapolis, Minn
Postum Cereal Co
Lim
Also Mentioned on This Page
the Statesman
the Weekly
Ocean
Statesman
Herritt Tribune
New York Tribune
Detroit Free Preag
Detroit Journal
Lehiges
Marshall
Mich
We.j. Gregg
WM. H. Arthur, Ian and
Ann Fditons
Marshall, Mich
Tinasolat News
Hall
FJ. Cheney &Co
Toledo
Huall
Farmer’s Institute
Calhoun County
Albieo
WA. Powel
Sec's Institute Society
A. O. Hyde
de Witt
A. O. Hhde
A. E. Sex1bner
St Perris & Hisbee
Gullolosa
Lord Ampthill
Foreign Office
Lord Palmerato
Russell
Orden
Dr. Miles
J. P. Kester
U. B. Church
London Mills
Urs
Hinself
Yorkovitch
Foginifeck
Hess K
Boot and Shoe
John Butler
Garland
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