Nelly's Tea Party by the River Village
Nelly Ray, living in a brown riverside cottage, hosts a make believe tea party with her three dolls Maria Louisa Victoria and Cinderella and pets Frisk Snowdrop Punch and Judy. After a city visit her mother helps plan the party with cookies milk daisies and a tale at bedtime.
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Nelly Ray
Nelly
Emma
Maria Louisa
Victoria
Cinderella
Frisk
Snowdrop
Punch
Judy
Mamma
Scarred patriot earns glory from lifelong battle
A Youth's Companion piece honors a present U S government member whose facial scars came from saving his sister during a Christmas fire. The boy wrapped a rug around her as flames leapt, suffering severe burns himself yet considering them a badge of glory. The sister thrives in Italy sharing refined work.
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United States
Legion of Honor
Ife
Mark
Italy
Rome
America
Cut Flowers Kept Fresh With Potato Stems In Slits
The article suggests slicing potatoes to hold cut flowers for transport or display. Stems fit snugly and are secured with cotton or paper, allowing ordinary potatoes to keep blossoms fresh for two weeks or more in moderate temperatures. Potatoes may also disguise floral arrangements with leaves and flowers.
Comet of 1812 Likely to Return Before Year’s End
In Scientific American’s view the remarkable 1812 comet may reappear and be visible again before the close of the year. The article notes its predicted return and ongoing interest among observers.
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The
Scientific American
World News and Local Disasters Spread Across Multiple Fronts
London reports the American minister to Turkey rejects the Porte’s termination notice of the trade treaty for lateness. The Kurds who harmed missionaries will be punished. A protest seeks apology from the Porte over an American physician in Tripoli. The Pope appeals to President Grevy to avert a religious clash. Hungarian trials accuse Hebrews of blood libel. Malagassy envoys depart Paris after a second audience denial. France and China resolve their dispute. A blast furnace accident at North Chicago injures workers. one death imminent. A tornado at Chillicothe Missouri destroys homes and crops. several killed and injured. Executions occur in Arkansas for a Conductor Cane murder. Inlet erosion at Bernegat endangers a lighthouse and a hotel. A banking shipment to Susquehanna Valley Bank contains only blank paper. The Cape Cod Ship Canal bill passes Massachusetts Legislature.
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Tripoli
Grevy
France
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lisza-Ezlar
Ferry
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Chillicothe
Edward James
Jackson
Butch
Amy Glick
Duzenberry
Jack Wilson
Bert Snyder
Clarkesville
Johnson County
Arkansas
Gore Johnson
James Johnson
Monroe McDonald
James Herndon
Cane
Little Rock
Fort Smith
Bernegat
N. J
Government
New York Marine Bank
Erie Road
Susquehanna
Cape Cod Ship Canal Company
Massachusetts
Jones
Florida
House of Commons
Dublin
Madagascar
Versailes
Queen Victoria
Prince of Wales
Duke of Edinburgh
England
Berlin
Krazewski
Prince Bismarck
British and European notes from Dublin to Versaille
London reports on an array of topics including James Carey’s possible release, the Mullingar murder inquiry, and Tseng’s stance on Annam. French and British leaders discuss Madagascar, Ireland, and plans at Versailles while Queen Victoria’s health raises concern.
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London
James Carey
Dublin
Marquis Tseng
Ferry
France
Annam
Mullingar
Ireland
Smythe
Michael
John Fagan
Democratic nomination and regional weather turmoil reported
Judge Hoadly nominated for Governor by Democratic convention in Columbus on the second ballot. J. G. Warrick nominated for Lieutenant Governor by acclamation. A tornado in Livingstone county Missouri wrecked 25 to 30 farms. 2 killed and 15 to 20 injured. Several legal and transport updates follow, including bank losses in Indiana Pa, river flooding along Missouri and Arkansas, and a fatal lightning strike near Ravanna Mo during a public sale.
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Judge Hoadly
Columbus
Ohio
J. G. Warrick
Steubenville
Ohio River
Ravanna
John Bowere
James Barrie
George Waytt
Chiri Cahuas Policy Debate Postspone Indian Affairs
Gen Schofield backs Crook in handling surrendered Chiri Cahuas and seeks full War and Interior Dept authority to place them on San Carlos. Crook warns of return to war path if fed or punished during hostilities. Interior Secretary to review.
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Schofield
War Department
Crook
War and
Interior Departments
San Carlos
Secretary of the Interior
D. B. Parker
New York
Post Office Department
Tullock
Smuggling by Mail Revealed by New York Customs Bureau
The New York post office customs chief explains how smugglers use foreign mail to ship dutiable goods to the United States. Diamonds, jewelry, and precious stones are intercepted, with duties often applied to books and other items. various concealment tricks are described, including stockings hidden in pamphlets and mail addressed to a specific recipient.
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William Freeman
J. M. Wilson
Customs Bureau
New York
Great Britain
France
Germany
United States
London
Paris
Berlin
Custom House
Judes
Italy
California
New York Sun
Coal output and workforce dwarf giant columns in thought experiment
An official statement reports over 154,090,000 tons of coal produced from British mines last year, employing nearly half a million people. Sir Henry Bessemer calculates that if this coal formed cylinders fifty feet wide and five hundred feet tall, placed in a row with gaps equal to their own diameter, they would form a colonnade eighty five miles seven hundred fifty yards long, with each day’s work yielding fourteen such columns.
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Henry Bessemer
Bavarian Penitentiary to House Government Printing
The Bavarian government plans a large printing office in the Nuremberg prison to handle all state printing. Other penal presses operate in Graz Prague and Brieg. Convicts who are printers by trade are employed, with one exception in Nuremberg where Tourville, the Englishman who murdered his wife, works in composing.
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Fur Buchdruckerkunst
Graz
Steinmark
Prague
Brieg
Silesia
Tourville
Worthington’s Cholera and Diarrhea Medicine Ad Claims
Baltimore business leaders and officials testify to the medicine’s magical efficacy as the best cheapest cure for stomach and bowel complaints. Ad notes bottles must bear The Charles A. Vogeler Company name and their signature on each wrapper. Prices 25 and 50 cents.
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Thomas
Pugh
Baltimore
Worthington
Charles A. Vogeler Company
How to Keep a Store
A humorous note on retail wisdom praises advertising to prevent foreclosure by the sheriff, describing a new book title and its length while jesting about readers’ time.
Record of World’s Largest Mule Displayed in Kansas City
The giant mule in Kansas City stood 183 hands high, weighed 1975 pounds, and stretched fifteen feet from nose to tail. The six year old animal drew attention as the largest mule on display.
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Kansas City
Wheat acreage nearly doubles in ten years in U S
Over a decade US wheat areas rise from 19 million acres at the start to 26 million at the end, showing a substantial expansion in production land.
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United States
Scientific Discovery Promises Cure for Consumption
The article argues that consumption is a blood disease caused by kidney or liver illness and can be cured. It cites Dr Felix Oswald and Bishop Peck, and promotes Warner's Safe Kidney and Liver Cure as a remedy that purifies blood by healing the organs. A Buffalo foreman, W C Beach, testifies to recovery after using the product.
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Mont Vitel
London
Walter Raleigh
North Carolina
Felix Oswald
Popular Science Monthly
Jenson I. Peck
L. D
Ll.d
Warner
W. C. Beach
Buffalo
N.Y
Willam Downes
Uxbridge
Mass
Hunt
Robert Newton
The
Eclectic College
City of New York
Cincinnati
Ohio
Wm. Hall
Savings Bank Deposits Concentrated in Twelve States
The returns to the US Internal Revenue Service show that most savings deposits in 1882 were held by banks in twelve of thirty-eight states. Those states with 19,505,106 people held about 970.59 million dollars, nearly 99 percent of all deposits, averaging around 50 dollars per person. If nationwide deposits matched this rate, total deposits would exceed the national debt by about 1.1 billion dollars.
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United States Internal Revenue
Union
California
Connecticut
Maryland
Massachusetts
New Hampshire
New Jersey
New York
Phish
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
Vermont
The
United States
Odd Rattle of Edgy Vignettes and Death of King Omornu
A fragmented dialogue riffs on ice road talk and beauty claims while promoting Golden Medical Discovery. The text reports King Omornu, a sovereign of the African coast, dead and leaving 706 widows, prompting reflections on contested wills and dramatic chances.
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Omornu
Cesar
Do Likewise and Health Notices From 1900s Advertisements
A compact antiques-style collage cites testimonial blurbs for Dr. Pierce’s Favorite Prescription and Little Liver Pills, Brown’s Iron Bitters, and Brown’s ads. It includes personal anecdotes from R V Pierce and others, a mix of health claims and light literary snippets, plus retail notes and captions.
Kellinger's Liniment Promises Headache Relief
An advertisement touts Kellinger's Liniment as a remedy for headaches and to prevent hair loss. The brief copy then shifts to unrelated notes about a tear in a coat tail and a claim of a first class affair and a graduation.
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Kellinger
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