Boys Brigade discipline lesson from Sunday school efforts
Fragmentary 19th century prose discusses the Boys' Brigade and discipline through military drill as a form of instruction for working class youth. It cites Sam A. Smith of the First Rifles in Glasgow and notes the spread of the movement across Britain. Various scattered dialogues and moral scenes appear amid the narrative.
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Sam A. Smith
First Rifles
Glasgow
Great Britain
Henry Drummond
McClure
Lawful Tales From Old San Francisco Reign of the Hounds
In early San Francisco rough bands and convicts roamed the streets, with the five points and seven dials plagued by robberies and assaults. A self-styled regulator group, the Hounds, paraded armed and looted saloons until a volunteer police force disbanded them. A separate item notes the giant 1868 Peru earthquake wave reaching 60 feet in San Pedro and traversing the globe. Also included is a quip about French Senator Renaud and an Urn crematory company joke.
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San Francisco
van Diemen’s Land
New South Wales
Sydneytown
Plain Life of Philip D Armour A Philanthropic Millionaire
McClures Magazine profiles Philip D Armour, Chicago business leader and founder of Armour Institute, noting his six foot frame, 250 pounds, simple lifestyle, early rising from farm work, and dedication to charitable causes. He manages Armour & Co from La Salle Street with restrained public presence and a frugal home life on Prairie Avenue. His wife influences his noble work which he calls play or exercise for ideas.
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McClure
Arthur Warren
Philip D. Armour
America
Armour
Armour & Co
la Salle Street
Chicago
Wellington
Bonaparte
Stockbridge
Madison County
N. Y
Armour Mission
Armour Institute
Mr. Armour
Prairie Avenue
Cleveland and his clothes the presidents daily dress
The piece details President Cleveland’s conservative dress sense, noting a preference for black, plain attire. It describes his long black frock coat, waistcoat, wide trousers, black neckwear, and a very long black overcoat. It covers his shoes, linen, home attire, and special outfits including fishing and shooting gear plus oil skins, with notes on hats and fit for public appearances. It closes with a dialect cartoon about a pastor and Colonel Veud in a joke exchange.
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Cleveland
Washington
Congress
Mr. Cleveland
Disturbance over noisy exercise prompts school grip
In the exchange a neighbor complains of loud exercises and the youth admits enjoyment of going to school but dislikes sitting still. The uncle notes the boy’s attitude and concern over behavior. The Washington tar and Washington Star provide the source's period voice and tone.
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Washington Star
Copper Coating for Ships Hulls Invented in New York
A new copper coating method for ship hulls has been tried in New York. The vessel is docked and wrapped at the water line by a watertight canvas bag with a copper sulfate bath inside. Copper is deposited on the plates by electrolysis from a dynamo machine.
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New York
Princely Fees and a Noted New York Lawyer
The article notes the largest known legal fee, about $200,000 paid to William Cromwell Nelson of New York City, for freeing a Wall Street firm from an $18 million embarrassment in a month. It mentions his current role for the Northern Pacific Railroad receivers and predicts a similarly large future fee. Nelson’s practice is described as enormous and his income princely.
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William Cromwell Nelson
New York City
Wall Street
Northern Pacific Railroad
Soot and Smoke Invention From Birmingham
A machine to separate soot from smoke in factory fires, invented by Mr Elliott of Birmingham, England, has been tested successfully in the mint for months. A correspondent finds the device simple and manageable, per Citizen. Warmer quips about wheat, snow, and weather. A married woman's ideal man remains unfulfilled as a joke from the Atchison Globe.
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Elliott
Birmingham
England
Richest and Crankiest: Hetty Green’s Nomadic Frugality
The wealthiest woman in the United States, Hetty Green, lives a nomadic, tax dodging lifestyle in Brooklyn boarding houses. She owns about 60 million dollars yet rents a back room for eight dollars weekly, cooks in kitchens, and washes her own clothes. Her husband is a popular New York club man. they live apart but remain friends. They have two children, Edward H. Green, 26, a businessman, and Sylvia, heiress to about seven million, sharing many of her mother’s eccentric traits.
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Hetty Green
Brooklyn
Mrs. Green
Edward H. Green
What an influence hath woman over the heart of men
Franklin notes a merry mechanic’s cheerful life rooted in a kind wife’s daily acts. A simple smile, warm greeting, and a ready tea create a peaceful home, proving the power of gentleness to soften hearts and sustain happiness.
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Franklin
Philadelphia
Preservation of Pictures Through Vacuum Protection
Discussion in London over preserving pictures by placing their surfaces in a vacuum to shield them from atmospheric deterioration. The approach is among the most successful experiments tried to date, applicable to canvases or paper surfaces.
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London
One Alternative in a Schoolroom Dialogue
A schoolroom exchange shows Tommy insisting Willy did it or lied, while a mistress corrects him, and a Boston Transcript quip reveals sibling affection. A Yonkers Gazette line comments that outliving neighbors never feels like getting left.
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Tommy
Willy
Chicago Mews
Rare Book Worms Found In New York Library Copy
Two specimens of the book worm, a rare insect that consumes paper, have been found in America. One was discovered in Philadelphia, the other in New York inside a 1675 London edition of Seneca owned by W. & Benjamin. The worm in the New York copy appeared motionless near the cocoon at the edge of pages, about three-eighths of an inch long and one-eighth inch wide, color like water mixed with oatmeal.
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Philadelphia
New York
London
W. &. Benjamin
Seneca
Book Worm (Magnified) Insect Seen In Print Pages
A worm disturbed by readers broke from a cocoon in a newspaper page. The cocoon showed six leg-like cases and a faint underside line under microscope. Two fine horn-like ends appeared where the worm emerged, five tail rings, and a very thin shell. One worm died on day three and the other ceased consuming the Seneca two days later.
Man Knows the Ropes Doctor in Mexico in Houston
An American physician residing in Mexico visits Houston and explains his strategy to secure patients. He claims to avoid blame by arranging for priestly death preparations, then either praises his foresight if death occurs or his skill if recovery happens, ensuring strong local support for his practice.
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Mexico
Houston
Texas
The Angelus and Its Curious Modern Afterlife
A San Francisco observer notes The Angelus image is ubiquitous in the city with a Turk translating it into rug depictions. The piece traces the term to a noonday church bell and historic popes Calixtus III and John XXIII, linking custom to medieval fears of upheaval while noting unrelated quips about art and daily life from various papers.
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Miller
Turk
San Francisco
Europe
John XXIII
Calixtus III
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Uth
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San Pedro
California
Yokohama
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Renaud
Komische Zeitung
Paris
Pyrenees
Philadelphia Ledger
P. D. Armour
Veud
Kentucky
Feud
Cleyleand
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Snc
Harry
Boston Transcript
Yonkers Gazette
Dibbles
Picayune
Plain Dealer
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