California Letter An Early Dakotan in Napa County
Special correspondence from Napa County describes a harsh February with heavy rainfall and snow melt. The writer compares to a Dakota winter and details Napa’s climate, crops, fruit and grape industries, and local institutions including Napa City’s population, schools, canneries, wheats, and an insane asylum. It also notes transportation via railroad and steamers, and brief Dakota notes on local editors, bankers, and projects.
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Retalnican
Napa Repwoops
Cala
California
Dakota
Emsley
Dr. Kane
Napa
Bay Counties
San Pablo Bay
San Francisco Bay
Pacific
Golden Gate
Napa County
Sacramento Valley
Upper
Mississippi Valley
Napa Valley
Japan
Sacramento
Napa City
Presbyterian Ladies
Rockies
President Cleveland habits of eating working and resting
A detailed portrait of President Cleveland's daily routine, diet, and habits. It notes his punctual waking at 7:30 to 8, regular baths, plain meals, minimal alcohol, light smoking, and methodical work style. Recreation includes walking, riding, and limited theatre, with emphasis on air and health considerations.
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MR. Cleveland
White House
Clevend
I. G. Dunnell
Herald of Tealth
Gilding Glass Revival Described for Glass Decoration
A revived process for gilding or decorating glass with gold and silver is described. The metal is precipitated on the back of the glass and then protected with a coating that excludes the atmosphere.
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Boston
East Side Businesses Warm in Winter Cool in Summer
The Globe-Democrat notes that across cities the east side of streets houses the business district because it is the warmest side in winter and the coolest in summer, shaping commercial patterns.
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Globe-Democrat
Gallery gift and statues mark cultural notes in 19th century
A town inherits a $100000 bequest for the hospital from a native former merchant. In California the legislature in Sacramento grants members season tickets to the Crocker Art Gallery. Paris adds two monumental statues Denis Papin and Nicolas Leblanc. Boehm plans a Queen Victoria statue for Castle Hill with a granite pedestal and imperial arms. Moliere jawbones are gifted to Theatre Francaise amid questions of authenticity despite Dr. Cloquet’s signoff.
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Rheim’s
California
Sacramento
Crocker Art Gallery
Paris
Denis Papin
Nicolas Leblanc
Boehm
Queen Victoria
Castle Hill
Borough of
New Windsor
Moliere
Cluny Museum
Theatre Francaise
Jules Cloquet
Across the Sea In Brief Royal Health and Familiars
Lord Randolph Churchill recovers in southern France while Gambetta’s 74 year old father in Nice resembles his son. The Prince of Wales will pay $500 daily for Newlands lodging during Ireland visit, with Queen Victoria offering Osborne cottage for the Princess of Wales. The Bavarian regent has sons learning trades. Prince Rupert, believed future king, apprenticed to a Munich wood turner. Prince Francis paints houses and Prince Charles tends a market garden.
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Lord Randolph Churchill
France
Leon Gambetta
Nice
Prince of Wales
Newlands
Ireland
Queen Victoria
Osborne Cottage
Princess of Wales
Lord Cranbrook
A. J. Balfour
Bavaria
Prince Rupert
Munich
Prince Francis
Prince Charles
Labor Notes on Knights of Labor Spread and Wages
Lal Roy advances in East India organizing activity. A bootblack union in Roadhouse Illinois boycotts non union patrons. California legislation proposes a labor arbitration board. Cincinnati photographers form a Knights of Labor assembly, likely spreading nationwide. Massachusetts finds Lynn shoe factories pay about 15 percent higher wages, prompting factory migration to nearby towns.
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Lal Roy
Knight of Labor
East India
Roadhouse
Ills
California
Knights of Labor
Board of Arbitration
Cincinnati
Massachusetts State Board of Arbitration
Lynn
Rosina Vokes Says This Is Positively Her Last American Season
Snapshot of a bustling theater scene with Rosina Vokes announcing the end of her American tours. Reports note Helen Dauvray scoring a hit as Peg Weflington at the Lyceum in New York. Also, C E Locke of the American Opera company is sued for salary. The Duke's Motto ownership dispute ends with Annie Deland gaining rights. An exchange about a quarantine and a Bible class joke closes the item.
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Rosina Vokes
America
Helen Dauvray
Peg Weflington
Lyceum Theatre
New York
C. E. Locke
American Opera Company
Mime
Fursch-Maci
John Brougham
Donohue
Annie Deland
Mendelssohn at Frederick the Second Supper
A compact tale recounts Mendelssohn outwitting a proud ambassador at Frederick the Second’s palace. The king tests gentility by inviting provocation, Mendelssohn remains poised, and the anecdote highlights wit over breeding. A second sketch moves to America as depicted in Broadway scenes and a British lord’s disillusioning first glimpse.
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Frederick
Moses Mendelssohn
Frederick II
Prussia
Mendelssohn
Germany
Odd Dog Legends and Notable Portrait Collector
The piece notes early dog origins and broad canine presence across nations with a quip about a dog’s role in paradise. It also recounts a Carson Nevada case about bonds and a derringer over stock losses. Finally it profiles Charles L Ritzmann, amassing 75 000 photographs, worth 50 000 to 375 000, including many Ellen Terry and Mrs Langtry prints.
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Carson
Nev
Wall Street News
New Yorker
Charles L. Ritzmann
Ellen Terry
Langtry
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Kleiner
Pierre
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Pioneer Press
J. E. Ziebach
Scotland Citizen
J. L. Pratt
Elkton Record
D. E. Keith
Elkton
R. F. Pettigrew
Sioux Falls
Bismarck
Mandan
Harper's
Frank Leslie
Kimball Graphic
Hot Springs
Railroad Commission
Judge West
Fargo
Quinn
Bismarck Tribune
Pierre Free Press
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Jamestown
Redfield Journal
R. B. Lassell
H. D. Wiard
Chicago
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Sheridan
Applezate
Presidential Life
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Lincoln
Delorain
D. T
le Sueur County
Minn
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Mich
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Thomas M. Davis
Milford
Del
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Philadelphia
Washington Territory
Albert Nickerson
Sag Harbor
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Lansing
ART and Artists
Across the Sea
Labor Notes
Shiverly
Board of Health
Yonkers
Broadway
Morton House
Buffalo Bill
Colt
Lord Kinwaddie
Earl of Bucleuch
England
Union Square
Bowie
Buckeney
London
Kinnappig
Chicago News
Mitchell
Mt. Vernon
James River House
Main Street
Woonsocket
M. M. Hitchcock
Adam
Garden of Eden
Detroit Free Press
Mtchell
Northern Nursery CO
Mitchell, Dakota
Second
Lawler Streets
M. L. Scoggins
Joe
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