American craze draws English tourists away to Switzerland
The piece notes a stronger American craze in England than English in America and predicts next spring Americans will attract many English tourists from Switzerland. It mentions Mr. Marvin H. Bovee of Wisconsin planning to visit Southern state Legislatures to advocate abolition of capital punishment during the winter.
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England
Atlantic
America
Switzerland
Marvin H. Bovee
Wisconsin
Verdict in Augusta case sets precedent on parental damages
A Superior Court in Augusta Georgia awarded damages to a father for injuries to his fourteen year old daughter at an Augusta factory. The verdict is seen as establishing liability of manufacturing companies to parents for injuries to minor workers.
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Augusta
Old World essay and New Orleans plans in 1884 news
The piece notes a Chief Justice Coleridge keeps a sonnet from a Virginia minister’s daughter, discusses Pullman drainage solving with an $80,000 sewer system yielding $8,500 yearly, and previews the New Orleans Exhibition of 1884. It also records tea denouncement by a English clergyman and questions Army labor practices, suggesting better pay or civilian work for soldiers.
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Washington
Coleridge
Great Britain
Miss Barbour
James Barbour
Virginia
United States
America
Pullman
Chicago
Cost estimates of first class railroad trains in 1900s
A railroad superintendent estimates that an express train costs $120,000, with locomotive $12,000 baggage car $1,200 smoking car $5,000 dining car $12,000 and five first class Pullmans at $18,000 each. The ordinary express train is about $85,000. Some Pullmans cost up to $30,000. The average value of a freight train remains higher.
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San Francisco
Secret treaty and hostilities widen world tensions
Reports claim a covert accord between China and the Black Flags with war against France seen as inevitable as fighting erupts at Hai-Dzuong. Other items note church leaders and state officials in Rome, Madrid, and Dublin, plus local crime, storms, and naval actions in America.
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London
China
France
Hai-Dzuong
William Fitzgerald
Killaloe
Ireland
Cairo
Zanzibar
Vodewar
Madagascar
Jacobini
Rome
Frederick William
Madrid
Alfonso
Grevy
Marshal Serrano
New Castle
Del
Mason
Guiteau
Arthur
Grand Jury
San Francisco
Miss Hill
Sharon
Wm. M. Nelson
Chatham
N. H
New Hampshire
Maine
Randolph County
Josh Slocum
Northern Light
New York
Henry Arthur Slater
Marvel Knowles
Murphy
Cameron
Vaughan
Petersburg Artillery
Matthews County
Rappahannock
Napoleon
London News Roundup of Global Conflicts and Local Events
Multiple items reported from London and abroad including British troop stance in Egypt, French and German political notes, a fatal Swiss steamboat collision, Parnell in Cork, naval incidents, scarlet fever outbreaks, a bank law meeting in Boston, and executions in London. Also noted are a fire escape case verdict, a London explosives arrest, and European political shifts from Greece to France.
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London
Egypt
Paris Temps
Crown Prince
Germany
Madrid
Lake Geneva
Switzerland
Parnell
Exhibition Hall
Cork
St. Thomas
Dessalines
Ethel
la Patrie
Laurenceville High School
Princeton College
Boston Bank Presidents’ Association
Boston
Turbulent era tales from around the world reported
The article notes bandit Aquero possibly aided by a Cuban government, bank liabilities at the Mississippi Valley Bank in Vicksburg, and a gale on Lake Superior where the propeller Manistee was lost with all 25 crew presumed dead. It also covers Mace Jr sermons in Newcastle, a Norse and Swedish immigrant exodus, and various other regional incidents and personalities.
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Aquero
Cuba
Mississippi Valley Bank
Vicksburg
Lake Superior
Alfred Mace
Jem Mace
Newcastle-upon-Tyne
Illinois
Wisconsin
Chicago
New York
John McKeon
McKeon
Congress
St. Louis
McKenzie Ereck
Reynolds County
Piedmont
Hawaii Mountains and Lava Flows Stunning 19th Century Sketch
A vivid 19th century travelogue describes Hawaii as a volcanic fortress with green pastures and wild cattle descended from Vancouver era stock. It recounts 1852 Mauna loa eruptions, lava rivers, a mile wide cone, fiery color changes, and the 1855 eruption near Hilo with lava pouring into a deep rock basin and forming a sloped plane.
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Hawaii
Vancouver
Hilo
Legitimate Work for Women in Household and Shop Roles
A writer argues women should pursue work in cooking and domestic fields rather than low status service. She cites higher wages, freedom, and respect in shop or home roles, urging training at cooking schools to secure good employment and better standards in housework.
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New England
Miracle of Cure St Jacob's Oil Promises Relief
The Meadows of Maryland report Mr Chas G Addison of Springfield Prince Georges County Maryland sprained his right knee and used crutches for weeks without relief. After trying St Jacob's Oil he could bend the knee, lay down crutches, and walk normally again.
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the Meadows
Maryland
Springfield
Prince George's Co
Chas. G. Addison
St. Jacob's Oil
Avoid Wrinkles Forever Through Sleep Habits and Habits
The piece notes wrinkles are permanent marks from time and effort. Forehead lines reflect labor or age, while pillow pressure or nervous habits can create early crow's feet. Sleeping on sides fixes lines at eye corners, lasting beyond hours or cleansing, warning that some wrinkles become permanent.
Only Daughter Cured of Consumption Recipe Published
Dr H James cured his only child of consumption with a Calcutta herb preparation. The doctor offers the recipe free for two 2 cent stamps to Craddock & Co. at 1082 Race Street Philadelphia, claiming cures for night sweats nausea and quick cold relief.
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H. James
Calcutta
Craddock & Co
Race Street
Philadelphia
Doctor Henry Foster Named Executor of Clifton Springs Sanitarium
A Rochester paper reports Dr. Henry Foster, aged 6 4, leads Clifton Springs Sanitarium with 500 patients, giving major gifts to evangelical trustees. The letter from Foster praising Warner's Safe Cure is shown as authentic, with Foster’s endorsement of the remedy and notes on its analysis and composition. The piece also cites other medical figures and promotional passages for Wells and Worth products.
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Rochester Democrat and Chronicle
Casmiageedl
Clifton
Henry Foster
A. C. Coxe
Meen
Buffallo
Mathew Simpson
Iladelphia
Methodist Episcopal
M. B. Anderson
University of Rochester
Clark
Boston
Morning Democrat and Chronicle
Clifton Springs
Warner
Worser
Warner Observatoy
Hair Restorer Carboline for Thin Hair Ad
Advertisement touts Carboline as a natural hair restorer for thinning or balding hair. Claims dryness and sickness of hair can be reversed. Sells at one dollar per bottle.
Hop Bitters Promises Health Across Ages
A historical ad claims hop bitters aid the weakest woman and smallest child and restore vigor to the aged. It promotes use for rheumatism kidney trouble malaria fever biliousness and neuralgia. The testimonial tone highlights improvements for sleep digestion and overall health across families and seasons.
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Miaraeman
Aswego Sun
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Ohio
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Chester
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Brattleboro
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