Mixed Miscellany Reports Fatal Saw Accident and Immigrant Totals
A Moravia New York man, Frank Close, died after a circular saw cut him in two. Immigrant arrivals at Philadelphia total 2,199, the largest single influx this year. Other items note two women struck by a train in Emerson Pennsylvania, a freight engine incident near Blackwell’s, and a building collapse in Presssure. Shenandoah postmaster shortage cited. The issue ends with a description of a comprehensive gazetteer listing 15,420 newspapers in the United States and Canada.
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United States
Alaska
Canada
Kansas
Nebraska
Keystone
Buckeye
Pennsylvania
New York
New
Legislator accused of buying votes in Michigan case
In Lansing on April 21 Rep Milo H Dakin of Saginaw, a labor representative, offered to sell fellow lawmakers votes on a Saginaw charter bill. A mayoral inquiry led to an indignation meeting and Dakin was cornered and beaten. Expulsion likely. The prices were improbably low.
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Lansing
Mich
Milo H. Dakin
Saginaw
House of Representatives
Dakin
House
New 1887 American Newspaper Directory to Be Issued
Geo P Rowell and Co. of New York will publish on May 2 the nineteenth annual American Newspaper Directory. The volume lists all class publications and provides essential facts on each paper, including circulation ratings, for publishers advertisers and advertising agents.
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Geo. P. Rowell & Co
New York
FREY
Dari
Enterprise Vapor Medicator Co
Union Square
Road-Work Reform and the Contract System Debate
The essay advocates replacing the old beat labor for roads with a contract system noting reforms ease of maintaining roads. It argues the old method misses true road quality, favors modern implements, and suggests cost efficiency after initial setup, with time valued at a dollar per day. The piece cites public burden, exemptions, and productivity in a broader agricultural context.
Marvelous Changes and Lessons From War and Industry
The article argues a broad shift in US industry with iron production moving to Alabama, grain and pork markets expanding west, cotton mills challenging New England, and warns that kidney disease and Warner's Safe Cure are linked. It recounts Stanton and Lincoln in a Stanton era anecdote about official signatures and authority. The piece blends social change with medical warnings and a historical anecdote.
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Pittsburg
Pennsylvania
Birmingham
Alabama
Brompton Hospital
London
England
Warner
Stanton
War Department
Stanley
North Carolina
Department of War
White House
Lazy bed method to grow potatoes in the South
The American Agriculturist endorses a lazy bed technique involving heavy manure, straw mulch, and no weeding. It describes planting in deep furrows with a foot-thick mulch, keeping ground cool and moist for higher yields and better quality. It also notes pairing potato plots with wheat fields for cow feed and seasonal mulching and harvesting practices.
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South
Americal Agriculturist
Gaining Our Children's Confidence
An American Agriculture piece notes mothers must listen and share with children to foster trust. It argues that a mother who is present as confidant prevents children from seeking harmful outside guidance and strengthens safe, open dialogue at home.
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Mama
May
Smoking Under Water Expert Trick Revealed
A New York Sun interview describes a water cave stunt where a swimmer sinks with a lit cigar, flips the end with his tongue, inflates to the bottom, and surfaces smoking. He uses peppermint elixir juice to protect the mouth and performs a quick reversal to appear nonchalant.
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New York Sun
State should avoid mixing religion and governance
Samuel T. Speer argues that morality from religion belongs to the spiritual realm and that the State should confine itself to temporal affairs. He warns that any alliance between state and religion harms both, offering the strong claim that religion benefits from independence.
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Samuel T. Speer
Bridge disaster shocks railroad officials
A railroad official warns the iron bridge may be unsafe to President of the company. The reply challenges the concern as the dispatch reports the bridge collapsed with a trainload of passengers.
The Conscientious Fireman
A humorous exchange from Texas Siftings about a young wife discussing her husband who loves the fire company. The mother notes he once avoided the fire bell to avoid a fine and now runs to duty at its first ring, leaving questions of love.
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Texas
Dress bill fuels Omaha marital dispute
In Omaha a husband protests a dress order he believes was countermanded and cites a promise to mail a cancellation letter. His wife counters she wrote to the firm the same day and presents the dress bill, accusing him of forgetting to mail the cancellation.
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Suz
Omaha
First class job work at the Journal office
A brief notice praises the Journal office for high quality job work. The item underscores efficient printing and reliable service, highlighting the paper's satisfaction with its in-house production capabilities.
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Journal
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N. Y
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Frank Close
Philadelphia
Emerson, Pa
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Gettering
Anderson
Williamsport
Pine Creek
Blackwell’s
Callahan
Sweitzer
N. J
John Blair Teel
Blairstown
John I. Blair
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Blair
Kansas City
Kan
Prrssure
Seventh Street
Tate & Myers
Commission Merchants
Shenandoah
Postmaster Short
Postofice
Charles E. Warley
Ohio
Lemmel
Jo-Jo-Jo-Johnson
Sonny
Stanton and the President
Jacob Fisenhuth
Det. Brown
Hoyes & Barn
Keystone Hotel
Selinsgrove
Penna
U.S
Washington
U. S. Patent Office
CA. Snow & CO
Ofice
Washington, D.C
Police Gazette
Richard K. Fox
Franklin Square
MFG CO
Marion
Onto
Georg
Stinson & Co
Fortland, Maine
Address Thus & Co
Augusta
Maine
Castoria
Miss
H. Hallett & Co
Portland
Chestnut Street
Evgeny
Keysting
J. B. Mayr
Arch St. Phila
Readnonth
Family Coffee Roaster CO
St. Louis
Maryland
Delaware
Virginia
Chas. G. Blatchley
N. E
City Hall Square
Broad St
P. Felst
Springfield
Evan
Daniels & CO
Havana
RWOOD
Harwood
Cushman
H. D. Cushman
Marlivs
3Atile Creek Machinery Co
Cattle Creek
Ward & CQ
Louisiana, Ma
A. B. Farquhar
York, Pa
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Jamaica
Joseph Burnett & CO
Boston and
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Estey Organ
Estey Organ O
Brattleboro, Vt
the Palmer Boss
H. H. Palmer &C
Rockford, Wt
H. H. Palmer & CO
Rockford,Ul
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A. J. Weidener
Second Street
Mme
Demorest
Mme. Demorest
Tae Ward
Taco
Morest Fashion and Sewing Machine CO
4Th Street
New York City
Syaayers
Ayer & Son
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