Minute historic notices and pricing from Mitchell Printing Co
The Mitchell Printing Co announces subscription rates for Downey Subscriptions with annual and half year options, club pricing, and address change requirements. Advertising rates are listed with business cards and locals, plus free obituaries. The issue notes the czar coronation cost in Russia and political remarks by Speaker Reed. President Cleveland plans abroad after term and W H Peckham named to the U S Supreme Court.
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W.H. Peckham
New York
Cleveland
United States Supreme Court
Jackson
Tennessee
Secretary Lamont Urges Bigger Army Plan
Secretary Lamont proposes raising the standing army from 25 000 to 40 000 men noting it would cost less if soldiers could sit down for a spell Prof Dyche of Kansas University plans a North Pole expedition and expresses strong confidence in reaching the pole He aims to organize an expedition party to undertake the Arctic trip
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Lamont
Dyche
Kansas University
North Pole
No change in Bob Ingergoll’s beliefs since Thanksgiving
The piece notes no perceptible shift in Robert Ingergoll’s religious views after widespread prayers by Christian Endeavor groups. It suggests that even if prayer could alter his stance, he would not have waited so long to change.
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Robert Ingergoll
Christian Endeavor Societies
United States
Bob
Nebraska farmers push irrigation taxes under new law
Nebraska farmers push irrigation, enabled to levy taxes for irrigation works under a recently upheld constitutional law. A state irrigation convention will be held at Sidney on December 17 to discuss the boom and organize efforts statewide.
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Nebraska
Sidney
Orphans Home at Sioux Falls Faces Closure Over Funds
The Orphan's Home at Sioux Falls teeters toward closure due to lack of financial assistance. As a strong charitable institution aiding homeless children, it could be sustained with public support. Superintendent Sherrard and his wife contribute time and money with minimal pay to maintain the home.
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Sioux Falls
Sherrard
Judges to Congress and Senate Hopefuls Likely to Fail
Judge Gardner of the Black Bills and Judge Campbell of Aberdeen, who seek congress and senate respectively, are unlikely to reach their destinations unless they resign. The constitution bars elected judges from holding non judicial offices during their term, invalidating votes for them for any elective office other than judicial posts.
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Gardner
Black Bills
Congress
Campbell
Aberdeen
Senate
Supreme
Circuit Court
Supreme Court
Sioux Falls Prohibitionists Seek Appointment of Assistant Attorney General
Sioux Falls activists urge Attorney General Crawford to appoint an assistant to enforce the prohibition law in Sioux Falls arguing the current states attorney willfully neglects or refuses enforcement. Crawford requires a written charge showing sufficient evidence for a likely conviction and a refusal to act. Enforcing the law in Sioux Falls would be difficult and costly with little chance of conviction, according to the states attorney.
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Sioux Falls
Crawford
Gent's Patent Leather and Velvet Slippers Arrive at Shoeman Gillis
A new line of Gent's Patent Leather and Velvet Slippers arrives. Prices start at 9S or 9 shillings, with stock valued around 1,450 dollars. Aimed as Christmas gifts, available at Shoeman Gillis.
New A O C U W Officers Elected In Regular Lodge
The A O C U W lodge held its regular officer election Tuesday evening with M W John Colvin as master, George W Garton as foreman, Thomas Weslen overseer, F S Schirmer recorder, L Indra financier, R D Welch receiver, R C Warne representative, John Reierson alternate, A Meilenz inner watchdog, C Starkweather outer watchdog, and F A Craft trustee. Membership has grown to about 150. Also noted was a moderate turnout at a K P series opening dance with Mitchell Parlor Orchestra providing music. In other news Tyler Terry of Ashton reported a lucrative irrigated crop year including 200 tons of cabbages, 400 bushels onions, 1,000 parsnips, 500 tomatoes, 200 beets, and 10,000 squashes from 25 acres, yielding over 36,500 in revenue. County Examiner Thomas Wallace reviewed township treasurers’ books in Prosper, Rome, Mr. Vernon, Beulah, Union, and Tobin townships, noting cash on hand and questioning school township finances under current law.
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A. O. VU
M. W
John Colvin
Poreman
Geo. W. Garton
Thos. Weslen
F. S. Schirmer
Tyler
Tyler & Terry
Ashton
Republican
Thos. Wallace
Prosper
Rome
Vernon
Beulah
Union
Tobin
Wallace
Mohr
Parnell Visit and Irish Sympathy in 1880 Kentucky
The excerpt recalls Charles Stewart Parnell invited to Frankfort by Kentucky’s general assembly in 1880. A speaker misnamed him Cornel several times, then correctly identified him as a distinguished English parliamentarian. The speech praised Ireland’s relief and drew broad sympathy for Erin and England. An English writer links Greek women’s bath abuse and indolence to shortened lifespans.
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Charles Stewart
Kentucky
Charles Stewart Parnell
General Assembly
Frankfort
House
Senate
Parnell
Luke P. Blackburn
America
Ireland
Cornell
Erin
England
Edward J. McDermott
When the Battalion Charges in the Smoke and Sun
The passage depicts a battle’s harrowing advance as eight companies press forward through smoke and fire. Soldiers stay near trusted comrades, a colonel leads, and a cheer erupts as the line breaks into sunlight. The text then shifts to a literary note on oral storytelling and historical writing through the ages.
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Tom
Harry
First Burning of Heresy in England Before 1401
Notes and Queries discusses early executions for heresy in England under Henry IV. William Lautre is cited as the first burned under the new act, which sped punishment by removing ecclesiastical transfer to secular authorities. The change made sentences swifter and more certain, debunking the belief that no burnings occurred before 1401.
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England
Arnold
Wyclif
Piers the Plowman
William Lautre
Henry IV
Queen Victoria Prefer Broad Comedies in Plays
London Figaro reports the queen favors safe debuts with clean records and dislikes plays with a past or strong sentiment. A broad comedy with sentimental elements appeals to her, reflecting the Guelphs’ taste for sentiment and propriety in court productions.
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Queen Victoria
London Figaro
Schblegel's Conceit and a Letter to a Friend
A reflection on Schlegel's vanity from Constant's Letters. Schlegel sent a letter to a friend who soon died, and he remarks the friend had time to receive the letter before dying. Constant notes this shows the vanity of finding solace in being remembered through correspondence.
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Schblegel
Schlegel
Benjamin Constant
Unted Interruption at St George and St Philip's
A brief remark from Rev. H. Jones recalls daily service at St George's and an interruption when starting at St Philip's where he is now. He notes a colleague was stopped by a stranger entering for private meditation, who said the interruption affected him.
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St. George’s
St. Philip’s
Rev. H. Jones
Followed Orders at the Window Inquiries
Dialogue snippet shows a caller asking for the mistress and a maid recounting that the mistress was out. The exchange captures a domestic setting with implied social role dynamics and a sharp line about the mistress being away per the maid.
Sounds of the Pascagoula Mystery Attracts Attention
An 19th century article describes mysterious, muttering sounds heard at the Pascagoula River mouth in Mississippi, attributed to a fish, possibly drum fish, with parallels cited from explorers and travelers worldwide. It surveys naval and coastal instances, noting night and tropical-region prevalences.
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Pascagoula
Mississippi
G. Brown Goode
White
Cambodia
Buist
Bombay
J. Emerson Tennent
Batticaloa
Ceylon
London
Greytown
Nicaragua
Tavoy
Charles Kingsley
Trinidad
America
Europe
Asia
The Insolvent Financier Returns to the Law
A young man facing insolvency surrenders all property to the proper officer, including a cane from a friend. The officer accepts the assets and returns nothing of value, only a memory. Later the man retrieves several thousand dollars from a hidden tubular depository, exploiting the moment. Source: Syracuse Post.
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Dll
Syracuse Post
Symbolism and myth in science and song across history
The piece surveys symbolic links in science and culture, noting Thompson on celestial symbols in animals and coins, Pleiades as birds in languages, and the solar lunar ratio. It traces how the anthem God Save the King evolved with regnal changes, then briefly references Lombroso and a printing office anecdote from a review.
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D'Arcy Wentworth Thompson
Thompson
Pleiades
King
Great George
Ben Jonson
James I
George
Wade
Westminster Review
Murderous Jealousy and a Shipwrecked Sailor Record
A diplomatic youth stabbed his fiancée and killed himself after a threat to reveal his name. The proofreader, the man himself, begged the author to omit the tale. The piece recounts a Westminster Gazette note and a dramatic claim of criminal insight amid fear of danger. The longest in rough seas was Samuel Breck’s 174 miles from Breed er’s Rock to shore, decoupled from a 171 mile figure in the St Louis Re- record.
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Westminster Gazette
Samuel Breck
Yarmouth
England
Breeder’s Rock
Breck
St. Louis
How to Become More Beautiful Book Idea Failed
Timmins and Simmons joke about selling a self help book with a dubious title. The conversation notes only two copies sold in eight months and suggests revising the title to trigger better interest. The exchange appears in the Indianapolis Journal.
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Timmins
Simmons
Indianapolis Journal
Winks Quid Grimes Wrecks Family in Racy Dig
A playful quip from the New York Weekly notes Winks Quid Grimes is broke after his son joins the races and his daughter plays the banjo, illustrating a lighthearted family setback in this era.
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Grimes
New York Weekly
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