Statue of Washington gift to Grand Avenue park in Milwaukee
Miss Lizzie Punstaston daughter of John Plankitton of Milwaukee presents a Washington statue for Grand Avenue park costing 6000 with the work executed in Morenco by R IL Parks a former Milwaukeean. Also notes weather heat sunstrokes and cholera-like reports, Canadian debt crisis, Iron Brigade reunion in Madison, calls for attendance and logistical details.
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Lizzie Punstaston
John Plankitton
Milwaukee
Washington
Grand Aveenue Park
Morenco
R_IL_ Parks
Global unrest and outbreaks sweep 19th century notes
A panorama of international turmoil from rebellions in India and protests in Europe to tensions over Afghanistan and Egypt. Reports detail cholera deaths in Spain, blackmail arrests in Vienna, and political shifts in Brunawike and Ireland.
Telegraphic. Tar Wisconsin easing for dependent children
Tar Wisconsin easing for dependent children to be located at Sparta. Incoming crop in Texas expected to be abundant. Funds pledged for monuments in Chicago and Danvers mass. Legal cases and fires across multiple states reported with details on damages and casualties.
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Wisconsin
Sparta
Texas
Cleveland
Hia
General Grant
Lincoln Park
Chicago
Potter Palmer
Cooren & Hewitt
New York
Pennsylvania Steel County
Havana Yellow Fever Toll and Military Movements
Havana reports twenty four cholera and four deaths from yellow fever as of July 29. In Washington, Adjutant General orders officer to San Francisco to relieve Colonel John C. Milton. Agriculture notes sorghum seed failure with only about ten percent germination. Rosecrans issues circular on proper court records certification and clerk signatures.
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Gare Marco
Bureau
Havana
Ges
McKwever
Adjutant General
Washington
San Francisco
Cor 1
John C. Milton
Department of Agriculture
Rosecrans Haz
Cyclone talk in a rural dialogue with a domestic pit tale
A rustic speaker describes not fearing a cyclone while noting practical use of a cyclone pit. The exchange reveals humor and superstition as the speaker explains his wife’s temper and the pit’s handy role on wash days.
Wanted in Wall Street in Wisconsin Prison Case
Wisconsin man linked to 8 railroad magnates faces state prison as he allegedly formed three canal companies and created 390,000 dollars in stock at 700, organized two relief companies and sold 17,000 dollars in stock for 550, organized a sanitarium with 27,000 pounds in stock given away for 225, and ran a water power venture paying dividends before dam construction while preparing a railroad company to raise 50,000 dollars before arrest. He could have a bright future if properly coached.
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Wall Street
Wisconsin
Ile
Hiw
Red Star Cough Cure Endorsed by Physician
An old Cincinnati Medical Journal letter advises rural residents to carry safe cough remedies when traveling from cities. It promotes Red Star Cough Cure as a purely vegetable, opiate free, narcotic free, and effective option, tested by multiple health boards.
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Cita
Cincinnati
Red Star Cough Cure Which Analysea and Testa By Variing Boards of
Bealth
The Mexican Color and Colorful Attire Described
The author notes a blaze of color among Mexicans with bright clothing and flower adornments. Men wear hats and women headgears, with wealth of color prevalent in attire and flowers carried by all. Flowers are cultivated near the capital and sold cheaply, including rose buds bought for a cent per canta. The piece also mentions the Sultan of Turkey engaging in music lessons.
Unique Car Homes Afloat This City’s Street Works On Wheels
A Philadelphia page details a series of makeshift live-in car homes and mobile shops. A man named Kennedy turned a discarded streetcar into shelter in the Eighteenth and Locust area, while a partner operated a cook shop on wheels near Susquehanna Avenue. A photographer converted a car into a gallery, and a German bootmaker lived in a car near Nineteenth Street and Diamond. Another mobile craftsman near Girard Avenue added a wing to his car for a bedroom, sharing a cramped interior with family of four. The report notes the precarious lives of these itinerant workers and the improvised nature of their dwellings.
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Vohn Edie
Philadelphia
Ohio
Epward Donn
New York
Pittuburz
Fr. Wayne and Chicase
Landau & Bohner
New England Railroad Company
Boston
Oman
Baltimore
Dopar & Co
Flint-Slass
Pittsburg
Losa
Tris Royal Electric Light Company
Nutter
Montreal
Mra McDiarmett
Electric Light Company
Brighton
Alcom
Til
N. WF
Waldo
Blodgatt Bro
Stratton & Tate
Matonic Wall
Brighton News
Marion
N. C
Garters
Cleo
Solomon Hansell
Hangotl
Teninta
Kennedy
Suudepus
Eighteenth Street
Locust
Joe
Susquehanna Avenue
Twelfth Street
Foe
Tander
Nineteenth Street
Diamond
Sford
Rae
Ibisihab
Asien
Girard Avenue
Cost of Living Estimates From Early American Data
A 19th century economic note discusses Edwin Atkinson’s experiment in Massachusetts and Maryland estimating daily living costs. For workers the implied annual food cost amounts to about 86 dollars per person, with a family of five needing roughly 431 dollars, excluding rent and incidentals. It argues a higher daily earning of about 2 dollars to sustain a family and notes food alone accounts for 4.145 billion dollars for a 50 million population.
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Edwin Atkinson
Massachusetts
Maryland
United States
Maryland Ir
Massachuset
A Salem Tale of John Smith and the Missing Mail Bag
A 19th century Salem reminiscence recalls John Smith, famed coach operator with one keen eye, who after swapping horses forgot the mail bag at the first country post while chasing the allure of mountain views. The Boston traveler concedes the mix up as Smith quipped he would attend to his own business.
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Salem
John Smith
Boston
John
Niagara Falls Canadian Side Plan for Park Purchase
Ontario appointed commissioners report on land needed to found a park on the Canadian side of Niagara Falls. After appraising area and price, they will propose a feasible plan to the legislature. Canadians aim to expropriate fairly, compare with the American side, and secure funds from Dominion and Ontario governments.
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Oatario
Niagara Falls
Canada
Niagara
Falls
Dominion
Ontario
Lima Bishop Protests Masonic Temple Plan
The bishop of Lima protested to Peru’s justice minister against plans to erect a masonic temple in Lima. The minister replied that the government, under the constitution, would not permit such an erection. Also noted: James D. Fish, recently separated from the Marine Bank, took a job in Auburn Prison’s shoe shop. He walks with the ward at meals and has a furnished cell with carpet and an easy chair.
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Twenty-second District
South America
Lima
Lys
James D. Fish
Marine Bank
Auburn Prison
Wil
Reminiscences of McCullough the Tragic Actor
Acquaintance recalls John McCullough once famed tragedian fading into madness at the peak of life. He rose from Kensington chairmaker to leading stage star, supported by wealthy friends, then faced ruin and a winding decline, with loyal family and a banked effort to save him.
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John McCullough
Ing Madhousa
McCullough
Virginius
Reason
Virginia
America
Willard’s
Washington
McCollough
Richmond
Bosworth
Nav
Justice Miller
Supreme Court of the United States
Blaine
General Sherman
John
Joe Blackburn
Cliquon
Blackburn
Maine
Neal Dow
Jessy
Sue Tivo
Iquor
US Ameriky
Colerai
Londonderry
Philadelphia City
Lara
Boothenian’, Dramatic Association
Sixth
Race Streets
Doarly
Arch Street
Wheatley and
Clarke
John Dalman
Walnut Street
Occason
Mr Dalman
Olen
Forrest
Che A
Gruff Ald
Whigs Tories Liberal Conservativ es Shape of English Party History
The piece traces the historic shift between Whigs and Tories to Liberals and Conservatives, noting the rise of radicalism under Gladstone, the urban base of Liberal support, and the rural base of Conservative strength. It contrasts party evolution, explains instrumental name changes, and summarizes modern alignments between city and country interests. It also details Budd the newspaper broker on Broadway, his old papers business, pricing, and the demand for back issues.
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Duke of York
William of Orange
Ower
England
Oulste
Isi
Ehiecly
William Tie
Queen Anne
Georges
Old Hats Spark Island Trade Among Nicobars
A Broadway observer reports Nicobar Islanders collect old hats as a prized trade item. Traders from Calcutta exchange cocoanuts for tall hats with black bands, paying increasingly high sums as hats circulate. The tale likens the hat fever to stock market excitement, ending with widespread revelry and drinking.
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New York Tribune
Nicobar Islands
Eld
Crete
Calcutta
Jug Tavern Name Origins in Cherokee History
A Georgia reminiscence discusses Jug Tavern’s name origins with two tales. One claims a Cherokee account from an Indian raid and liquor shared at a river landing inspired the name, while the author urges preserving authentic Cherokee tradition over sensational folklore.
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Walton
Georgia
Jug Tavern
Rass Landing
Chattanooga
Tenn
Younh
Profitable business of back-number dealer Budd
A curious 1875-era account follows Robert Budd a former bootblack who buys and sells back newspaper copies at variable prices. He can locate rare issues for buyers and even supply certified articles, charging sums far above original costs when demand and value rise. His pricing reflects perceived value rather than fixed rates.
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Budd
Broadway
Thirtieth Street
Herald
the Sun
World
Times
Trbune
Bud's
Robert Budd
Bootblack
Bud
Henskad
Mare. Z
English Party Designations in English Politics
The article explains the origin of Whig and Tory labels in 17th century England. It traces how disputes over the Duke of York and succession shaped early party identities, noting Whig as a shortening of whiggamore after a Covenanter raid and Tory as a reproach term during 1678 to 1689.
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England
Perce
James
Duke of York
Charles II
House of Commons
House of Lords
William, Prince of Orange
Boyne
Edinburg
Covenant
Another bank swindle shocks Burrano scene forces
Rumors swirl over missing funds at Manufacturers' and Traders' Bank of Burrano after Henry Conover death. Bank officers disclose years of embezzlement totaling about 74,000 dollars though bank remains financially sound with 500,000 capital and added surplus. Officers named include Page L. Peatt as president James H. Root as vice president and J. H. Madison as cashier.
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Tne
Kowalsky
Sharon
Terry
Broderick
California
Postaster Jones
Txpraxaronys
Fones
Civil Service
Thoman
Daninet Lyman
Board of Examiners
Lyman
Wood
Wilmiston
Byfred
Browning
Dodd
Sidon
Ben
Thomson
Washington
Lymat
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Thos
Norton
Wis
Paincuss
Beatrice
Mars
Henry
Battenberg
Faeson
Earth
Mercury
Neptune
Uranus
Iris
Miss Cleveland
Toronto Globe
Iron Brigade
Madison
John Gibbon
Ray Pytlannte
Thorn
Rernyplon
TOG
Norvicy
Indiana
Michigan
F. L. Phillips
Minnesota
Dakota
Iowa
Kansas
Noebraske
India
Bangalore
France
Boydellia
Vienna
Gladetone Gut
Lun Herlin
Hrankort-on-the-Muia Ina
Zvis
Spain
Russia
Hulbikar Pass
Pesidels
Éulfikar
Engigny
Red Sea
Mrouard Lavirr
Joseph Chamberlain
Hasay VII de Bus
Grand Duchy of
Brunawike
William
Brunawick
de Runa
Egypt
Said Pasha
Turkey
Constantinople
Logrono
Campbell
Telegraphic
Rebeccs
Satem
Danvers
Massachusette
Western Mutual Association
Tll
Clear Lake
Dalwin
Ind
Bricklayers and Bone Masons' Union
Stone Cutters’ Union
Aeight
Sonora
Arizona
Jossin Taarnis
Detroit
Knox County
Kentucky
T. Tug Flea
Dourie Ramenow
Montreal Mouse
East Saginaw
Mich
Wuon Tarewitg
Bergeron
H. Beraway
Ab Datroit
Bergman Hae
Txvarsticatriax
Charles River
Musz
East Cambridge
J. E. Potts
Alfalo
Leuveen John Keeler
Etevedore
Bronk Hurat
Burst
Keeler
George Hanley
Hanley
Mr. Fawcett
Great Britain
Shedds Co
Ocosoupwne
Srexssoy &, Co
Emegpate
Gueata
Omaha, Neb
Willow Springs
der & Co
Tre
Sultan of
Tausic Lesnona
Baty and
Bog
Band
Soeat
McUllough
Ralston
W. H. Thompson
Bank of St Louis
Kensington
Lovursville
P. J. Slo Jcum
Horse Cane
Slocum
Art County
Omara
Billard
Harry Verpoorten
Geonorrows
Col
Wm. Nef
St. Louis
Teluzhone
Neff
Pback
Ody
Denver
Leadville
Clevslany
Gorsuch
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