Ashfield Farmers Club honors Bill Nye and others
Secretary E D Church reports Ashfield Farmers' club will name honorary members including Bill Nye George William Curtis Professor Norton and Harvard figures. Nye humorously notes he cannot deliver a county fair speech due to race track noise and the club's active discussion of agricultural questions from turpentine in a cow’s ear to seed climate challenges. He reflects on climate changes since 1872 affecting seed germination and garden failures, urging proactive club planning and naming for forthcoming stock and farms.
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Wis
Ashfield Farmers’ Club
Ashfield
Mass
E. D. Church
Unitad
George William Curtis
Norton
Stanley Hall
Harvard
Mr. Curtis
Washington
Incoherent Passage Summaries a Newspaper Fragment
Readable fragments describe a quarrel or interruption involving Mr. Georg Stop and a suggestion of indifference to virtue. The text is garbled and presents no clear event, date, or identifi able organization. The piece lacks cohesive facts for a fuller summary.
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Gearer
Georg
Indianapolis Journal
The Young People Boarding House Anecdotes
A youngster Fred D and his parents plan a two week boarding house stay during repairs. He jokes about good things and thanks God when the stay ends. A four year old in Jer City resents punishment and calls her mother Miss Fresh in a playful exchange from the New York World.
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Fred D
Fred
Boston Globe
Goldie
Jer: City
Arate Allman
Willie's Nair Cutting Idea
Albany merchant recalls a bald head and a six year old son whose odd sayings keep the family in suspense. The boy proudly explains his plan to shave his head and wear curls like his father, claiming a hole on top will form when he drowns his hair.
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Willie
Albany
Papa
Troy Times
Signs of Scepticism About George Washington’s Lies
A father recounts Washington’s honesty to his four year old Georgie to teach truthfulness. The boy ponders and asks if Washington talked at all revealing the tale’s moral about lying and speech.
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Georgie
George Washington
Georgie’s Flu and Shovels Tales Recall Child’s View
A fragment from Harper’s Bazar notes Georgie with influenza wakeful at breakfast with swollen face and leaking eyes while a Boston Globe item recalls a church infants class where a child quips about shovels being passed around, highlighting humorous child perspectives.
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Georgie
Mamma
Darling
Harper's Bazar
Cutting the Knot and Red Tape in War Time
A wartime anecdote recalls a Richmond armory gate guard denying entry while an old man insists he must pass. The exchange ends with a cheeky offer to trade the gun for a pass, highlighting stubborn clerical limits and inventive excuses.
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Richmond
Anon
Peace and Quiet Amid Factory Noise at Public School Scene
A resident laments a neighbor's cigar smoke and persistent noise from a boiler factory near a public school. The dialogue notes dusting, window opening, and preparing tea as the scene contrasts domestic ease with industrial disturbance. The exchange hints at community tensions over ambiance and decency.
Paris Streets Clean by Water and City Life Caps
Seth Nourse recalls Paris scenes with 1000 horses harnessed to wash streets, crowds filling streets by 8 o clock, women workers wearing vivid caps. He notes the city’s bustle and his wish to imitate the caps seen in the working class.
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Paris
Tran
Seth Nourse
Cincinnati Commercial Gazette
Actresses On and Off Stage Divides in Glamour Perception
The piece contrasts two types of actresses and their relationship to glamour. One group guards their appearances, photos, and routines, while the other flaunts disordered looks and wigs, revealing a disdain for consistent presentation. It reads like a critical sketch of stage life.
Locomotive Wreck Tales From An Albany Express
A fragment describes how a locomotive wreck happens with engineers escaping in the cab. It notes the heat, a broken fasten end, and the wheel giving way as the iron piece flies and smashes contact objects. Old engineers recount such experiences from the era.
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Accidoad
Albany Express
Foraker Speech Highlights Ballot Reform at Lincoln Banquet
The Norwalk Reflector reports Governor Foraker denounced crimes against the ballot at the Lincoln birthday banquet in Columbus. He urged a free ballot and fair count, tying southern intimidation to threats to national government and urging northern voters to act in defense of republican rights.
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Taliot
Norwalk
Foraker
Ohio Republican Clubs
Columbus
Soa
Republican Party
South
Truth and Justice
The
Brooklyn Times
Mississippi
New York
South Carolina
Louisiana
Journal advocates Atlanta factory sites lease plan
The Evening Journal argues for municipal purchase of eligible sites, leasing to manufacturers for ten years at 2 percent, with purchase at first cost after decade and tax exemptions during the lease. It says this protection would draw skilled labor to Atlanta and boost prosperity, reflecting bipartisan support.
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the Evening Journal
Atlanta
Atlar
Washington Republican
Mills Faces Southern Echoes on Revenue Reform Stance
Southern Democrats signaled support for Mills as he pursues revenue reform, arguing his plan should start with an internal revenue reduction before broader tax cuts. They contend the sequence would shape further legislation and tax reform outcomes. The discussion reflects Nebraska political dynamics and the fiscal debate.
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Mills
Nebraska
Mills Bill and Imports Debate on Wool Coat Blankets
A 19th century newspaper note discusses a bill regulating imports from foreign manufacturers affecting American wool coat blankets for unions. The item mentions Chicago and Inter Ocean as sources.
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Ign
Unis
Chicuzo Inter Ocean
The Credit All His Own
A Washington Critic item describes a conversation where a congressman's wife praises her husband as a self made man while another voice calls him an anarchist of his own fortune.
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Washington
Proof Positive Spectacles From Five Centuries Ago
A Boston Transcript note states that spectacles fed about 500 years ago may be safely relied on since several ballet girls from the first spectacles are still alive.
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Boston Transcript
Witty dance card exchange at Chicago evening party
At a Chicago evening party Mr Gowest asks for the next waltz with Miss Breezy who replies politely and offers the next slot. She notes Mr R Macr has claimed the following dance and contemplates future plans.
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Mr. Gowest
Chicago
Remarkable heredity case shocks San Francisco Police
The Minneapolis Tribune notes a sensational San Francisco case where the daughter of a police officer reportedly sleeps twelve days at a stretch, prompting curiosity about hereditary conditions and unusual sleep behavior.
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San Francisco
Minneapolis Tribune
Huckleberry Market Scene at Grand Bay in Saguenay Reach
Readers glimpse a huckleberry market on Grand Bay shores as buyers, drivers, and dockside crowds haggle over berries. The scene shifts from a lantern lit booth to a dim cabin where prices are debated, profits calculated, and the risk and toil of berry picking are laid bare.
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Grand Bay
Menother
Saguenay
Great Bay
Rembrandt
Lake St. John
C. MH. Farnham
Harper's Magazine
Darwinian Commerce War Shaping Civilizations
Application of natural selection to trade explains commercial collapse in history and risks to modern civilizations. The piece argues competition will continue as markets shift from the East to London and Suez era merchants, with Britain facing losses and disruptions unless adaptation succeeds.
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London
England
Contentions of the 1815 treaty and fisheries debate
Fragmented text discusses early American fishery contentions and treaty aims. It mentions depth, treaties, and relations with foreign nations, noting desire for a satisfactory peaceful settlement. The passage hints at ongoing negotiations to protect fisheries and trade.
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Ewing
Pete Awe Eeson
Terhit
Public School Report for Month Ended March 23
Monthly school report lists activities and statistics through March 23. Includes attendance, enrollment, meals served, and departmental updates for the public school system. No incidents reported.
Enrollment Metrics and Attendance Averages
The report shows monthly enrollment totals, average belonging, half day absence, daily session attendance, overall attendance percentage, and the number of tardy cases. Figures indicate trends in participation and punctuality, highlighting how attendance fluctuates with schedules and events.
Merchants urged westward trade link with New Orleans
The Item argues New Orleans must push commercial ties with the west, citing Kansas City Omaha Denver and Colorado as key hubs. It praises westward markets and urges merchants to relocate summer travel to the Rockies and plains for mutual advantage. The note includes ads for Syrup of Figs and Pond's Extract as household remedies.
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New Orleans
Item
Kansas City
Great West
New Orleins
Europe
West
Maine
Virginia
Kansas
Nebraska
Dakota
Colorado
Rocky Mountains
Mississippi River
Omaha
Denver
Warner's Safe Cure praised in Dakota testimonial letter
A Bonilla Dakota reader reports relief after two doctors failed to diagnose her illness. She credits Warner's Safe Cure with improving her condition and claims the medicine changed her sense of well being after one bottle. The piece accompanies unsolicited endorsements from local residents supporting Warner & Co. of Rochester NY.
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Messrs
H. J. Warner & Co
Rochester
N. Y
Boniilla
Dak
Warner
Warrah Brayton Reports Cure by Warner's Safe Cure
A letter from Warrah Brayton of Warrah Dakota on January 15 1888 testifies to the health restoration after four years of chills back pain bladder disorder and weakness. She credits Warner's Safe Cure as the sole medicine that saved her life and notes she has advised other women to try it.
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Brayton, Dak
Warner
Warner's Safe Remedies Praised by Montana Rancher
Olleno, Bozeman, Montana, February 15, 1887, recalls severe rheumatism and insomnia two years earlier. After using Warner's Safe Nervice and then Warner's Safe Cure he slept four hours, gained health, and now declares himself sound and well, swearing by the remedies.
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Bozeman, Mont
Warner
Indiana Delegation Backs Harrison For President
The Kiowa Journal reports Indiana Republicans will rally behind Harrison for president, with Porter as vice president if needed. The bloc aims to preserve party harmony and ensure Kansas support remains steadfast, warning against outside plots. Unanimous preference bolsters confidence that Indiana and Connecticut votes guarantee success even if New York is lost.
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Indiana
Harrison
Porter
W Porter
Connecticut
New York
Can a Man Swallow a Cannon Ball
A playful discussion of swallowing cannon balls contrasted with taking Dr. Pierce's Pleasant Purgative Pellets. The ad-like piece touts large throat capacity and declares the pills sugar coated, vegetable, harmless, in glass, and always fresh.
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Dr. Pierce
The Beauty of St. Atlanta Constitution Commentary
A critique argues that the treasury secretary acts as a free trader, diverting the surplus to a few national banks and denying broad public benefit. The piece mocks tariff reformers for seeking to expand the surplus and calls for common sense in Congress.
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Atlanta Constitution
Nem
Dr Sage's Catarrh Remedy Promises Cure
Advertisement urges readers to treat catarrh with Dr Sage's Catarrh Remedy claiming a secure cure after many failures. Cites widespread testimonials and notes the product is sold by all druggists.
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Dr. Sage
Farm Loans On Improved Farms At Low Rates
Davison Bros and Seaman advertise ready cash for farm loans on improved farms at low interest. Call for terms and approval as available.
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Intersat
Davison Bros, & Seaman
Encampment Officers Elected At Redfield Convention
Special to the Rerunnions reports a Redfield gathering where officers were elected for G A R and Rt. C. entities. Names include Bates Fargo senior vice, W. HL Stoddard, Winship, Kellogg, 8. Wells, and J. Perry among others. A joint installation closed the convention with a banquet for over three hundred attendees and toasts to guests, the American Congress, and the Dakota nation.
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Alt. Commanier
Say Mend
Jalton
Bates
Fargo
Cay
W. HL. Stoddard
Stax Pats
W. A. Bently
Bismirck Oa
Iain
Updike
Brookings
Es Miller
Jamestown
Buttz
Buttzville
S. M. Booth
Chiaty City
Web. C
Sara
Smith
Grand Forks
V. P
Rose
Yeage Watertown
J.V
Annie Perry
Mitchell
Mary J. Winship
Site
Caywell
Adtig Hunt
Redfield
Ruth H. Thomas
Huron
Mary Wells
James
Town
Lelia Smith
Mrs. Nelon
Mrs. Pease
Sara Smith
The
W. R
Capt. Lucas
Dakota
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