Minor items in the capital city press
A roundup of brief notes lists Dr. W. E. Crane named Milwaukee physician for the year, local moves by Rev. Teall and Mr. and Mrs. A. C. Shepherd, new high office for Rev. Win Vanix, and various ads and notices. J. B. Van Alstine offers bargains on buggies and tools. John Hogdon injured as a brakeman. Hall's Hair Restorer advertised. Mt. Vernon flour mill to be built. Hereford cattle on sale. marriages and local happenings noted.
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W. E. Crane
Milwaukee
Teall
East Second Street
Win, Vanix
Mitchell Chester
Henry Parry & Co
A. C. Shepherd
Judge Hannett
Kimball
Milwaukee Road
J. B. van Alstine
John Hogdon
Omaha
Clarence Bras
Deacon Morse
Baptist Church
Hall
A. J. Kings
Mt. Vernon
C. F. Raymond
Knowles & Green
White Lake
T. N. Treat
Plankinton
Geo. A. Silsby
Co. 1
H. H. Dwight
Salt Lake City
Charles R. Dwight
Sioux City
Danville
Ill
Mitchell
Dwight
van Horne
Nationa Union Co
Behind Sing Sing Prison A Visitor's stark impressions
A New York Tribune piece describes Sing Sing with vivid detail from guards to convicts, noting the prison odor, the mute discipline, and the perceived weakness of authority. It recounts keeper Connaughton's calm defense, escaped-mob risks, and the chasm between life inside and outside the walls.
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Sing Sing
New York State
Winchester
Connaughton
Charters
France
Germany
New York Tribune
Moon area rivals Africa and Australia in size
Astronomers estimate the moon’s surface to be roughly as large as Africa and Australia combined or close to the area of North and South America excluding islands. An apple near Portersville California is said to weigh about two pounds and measure fifteen inches in circumference.
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Africa
Australia
North
South America
Portersville
Cal
Hallifax
Prospect
Atlantic
Cholera scare tale erupts from East Twenty-Eighth Street boarding house
A New York Tribune account recounts a comic misimpression that sparked a cholera scare. A private Italian boarding house on East Twenty-Eighth Street, host to opera figures, triggered a health panic after a misheard note led a doctor to report an outbreak. Police, reporters, and health officials swarmed the scene before the absurdity was revealed.
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New York City
East Twenty-eight Street
Puritsuin
Mme
John
Alda Womare Dow
Sophie
Board of Health
Mme. S
Goodaday
New York Tribune
Dickens as a Dancer and a Polka Lesson Evening
Maimie Dickens recalls her father and Mr Leech teaching the polka to Ka and the narrator. He rehearsed the step nightly, feared forgetting it, then danced with praise from an applauding audience as Katie paired with Mr Leech and the narrator with his father.
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Dickens
Katie
Mr. Leech
Maimie Dickens
Ladies’ Home Journal
Dress maker recounts unpaid bill from wealthy customer
A dress maker laments a $11.80 bill from a wealthy client who sent an old garment to redo for home use. She paid for trims herself, sent a polite note, but the messenger returned with no payment. The servant said the owner had no time for petty bills, leaving the family with a skimpy Sunday dinner.
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New York Times
Welfare of Children and Growing Interest in Child Life
Kate Field's Washington notes a rising interest in child life among intellectuals. Authors like Howells, Lingcom, and Hale contribute recollections of childhood while De Land and Burnett explore childish psychology. College alumni discussions show women scholars advancing developmental studies in physiology psychology and ethics of very young children.
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Howells
Miss Lingcom
Edward Everett Hale
de Land
Burnett
Association of College Alumni
Kate Field
Washington
Advantages of Seasickness
A London Lane note argues that seasickness is depressing and should be avoided by those with weak constitutions. For those with elastic constitutions, sea trips may offer air, diet, and appetite benefits after a few hours of nausea.
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London Lane
NABBED A DESERTER IN ARIZONA TROUBLE
Marshal Kintigh arrests Timothy Sheehan a deserter from the Ninth Infantry Co G stationed at Hauchuka Arizona after overhearing a conversation and he admits desertion dating from August 1890. He is to be turned over to Fort Omaha. reward is largely consumed by transport costs.
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Kintigh
Friday
Timothy Sheehan
Ninth Infantry Co
Hauchuka
Arizona
Marshall Kintigh
Fort Omaha
Gus Mielenz
Port Sully
Marshal Kintigh
Monday Not Friday Worst Weekday Says German Statistician
A German statistician reports Monday as the most accident prone day, with 16.74 percent of incidents, followed closely by other weekdays. He reassures readers that Friday is not as unlucky as commonly believed, noting Sunday has the fewest accidents. The note appears in Harper's Young People and contrasts school openings with weekend closures.
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Harper
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Judge Powers
Geo. Sweeney
Ellen Heinrich
Chamberlain
Rogers & Son
Bender Bros. Co
T. Huyck
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Prof. Shurtleff
Duluth
Paul
Pioneer Press
T. IP
Tean
Nly
Michael Herr
Pharnacist
Denver
Ely
H. L. Meyer
Waverly
N. Y
Gholera
Geo. Williams
Chas. L. Lowell
Nellie A. Clark
South Dakota
New York
Hope Chapel
Post
Sons of Veterans
Mme. de Giradin
Ue Ve
Arner Beere Keystone Watch Case Co
Philadelphia
Monarch
Rathbun & Gillis
L.O. Gale
Aer
City
Mitchell, S. D
Chicago
L. W. Adams
New Coods
National Union CO
Koch
John H. Vogelsang & GO
Sr Csuis. Io
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