Ice and sail powered bicycles spark in era of new wheels
An Erie Pennsylvania inventor unveils an ice cycle with runways and sharp prongs to grip ice, while French engineer Valere showcases a running machine bicycle in Paris that uses arm levers instead of hand bars. Speed claims reach thirty seven miles per hour with skilled riders. Other home trainer and room cycle concepts promise lung and chest development, plus a land sail on bicycles with a ten foot mast and eight foot boom enabling up to thirty miles an hour on dry land.
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Erie
M. Valere
Paris
Valere
Mr. White
San Bernardino
Rockefeller Girls Teach Sunday School Classes
In a Sabbath school room at Dr. Armitage’s Baptist Church in New York City two young ladies preside over classes. The teachers are Alta and Edith Rockefeller, each reputedly worth about 35 million dollars, daughters of John D. Rockefeller. Upstairs is Mrs. Rockefeller with her son John D. Jr., who has just come of age. Alta’s class includes peers around her age and she shows deep interest in their learning.
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Rockefeller
Dr. Armitage
John D. Rockefeller
John D., Jr
Alta
Misses Alta Ed Edith Classes Practice Generosity
Misses Alta and Ed Edith classes reflect unselfishness and generosity under their teachers. The Rockefeller students show large collections and a tendency to give money away. They dress simply with little jewelry and avoid display.
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Alta
Edith
Rockefeller
A Dangerous Profession Among the Ute Medicine Men
The article describes the pwu-au-guts or medicine men of the Ute Indians, who heal through magic called po-o-kan-te. Healers claim power from spirits and animals, accept fees, and if a cure fails, patients blame the healer. Killing a witch is not widely considered a crime, and little trouble follows such deaths.
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Magman
What a Street Car Fare Buys
A humorous look at a Chicago court dispute over five cent streetcar fares. Two men paid conductors and were stranded when the cable car halted. They sued for refunds, while the cable company argued the fare created a contract. If you alight, you break faith with the company.
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Chicago
Cable Company
Mark Twain
Cable contracts and accountability debate echoes demands
The piece argues cable companies deserve enforcement for violated contracts and calls for holding offenders to account, reflecting ongoing tensions between service providers and customers and the public need for reliable commitments. The language emphasizes the hardship caused by breach and the demand for prompt remedies.
Artful Misadventures of Ellen the Servant
A humorous tale recalls Ellen the English maid who breaks many dishes and quips she should be paid from her hide rather than wages. A milk spill ends with Ellen blaming her heels for mishaps, insisting the heart is to blame for accidents.
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Ellen
Mrs. H
The Many Names of Oscar Wilde in Zola’s Episode
A tale of mispronunciations as M. Zola meets Oscar Wilde. A servant presents Wilde’s flowers and a string of misheard names leads to comic confusion until Zola realizes the author is Oscarre Veelde, the celebrated writer.
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M. Zola
England
Oscar Wilde
Monsieur Oscarre Veelde
Oscarre Veelde
Politeness Shaped Lawyer’s Rise From Scrub Woman Aid
An obituary note recalls a famed lawyer whose success stemmed from constant courtesy taught by a wise mother. A turning moment came when a scrub woman at his boarding house asked for help for a poor widow seeking legal aid, leading to the man’s role as attorney and trustee, securing a large Delaware County estate and steady management income.
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Delaware County
Philadelphia Record
An Editor's Farewell from Bitter Root Times
The Bitter Root Times laments ending its run after a year and a quarter of financial struggle. The farewell notes health issues, debt, and a plea to patrons to pay outstanding bills before departure, ending with a prayer and thanks.
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Bitter Root Times
Uns
Unos
Modest playwright mocks Shakespeare's fame with own style
A comic playwright, praised as a rival to Shakespeare, objects to being likened to the bard. He replies that Shakespeare had his way of writing, and he has his own method instead.
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Shakspeare
Dentists Use Platinum Wires For Artificial Teeth
Dentists are heavy users of costly metals. Beyond gold for fillings, two sevenths of the world’s platinum consumption goes to make the wires that fasten artificial teeth to plates.
Proposal to harness tides by dam between Ireland and Scotland
A bold plan in England proposes a fifteen mile dam from Ireland’s northeast coast across the North Channel to Canure Scotland. Gates and water wheels would use tidal flow for mechanical power. Gulf stream drift and northern Britain currents are cited as making a continuous tide. The New York Tribune and Niagara feats spark similar industrial thinking.
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Ireland
Scotland
England
Canure
Irish Sea
Atlantic
Green Isle
Gulf
Great Britain
New York Tribune
Niagara
George M Pullman Founder of Palace Cars and Town
George Mortimer Pullman born March 3 1831 in Chautauqua County New York rose from cabinet making to railcar innovation. He moved to Chicago in 1859 and in 1863 built the first comfortable sleeping car, founding a vast sleeping car industry and the town that bears his name.
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Palace Cars
Pullman
Chicago
George Mortimer Pullman
Chautauqua County
N. Y
Ingenious Spanking Machine Proposed for Tender Parents
A Waterbury report describes an automatic spanking device aimed at gentle parents. The contraption confines the child on a table and, once the parent leaves, delivers a chosen number of strokes per minute by turning a dial.
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Waterbury
Public sympathizer scheme quoted in jest
A witty remark imagines a “public sympathizer” who would listen to any client’s troubles for 25 or 50 cents an hour with strict confidentiality. The piece notes a Montana law banning the killing of bison buffalo quail and Chinese pheasant for ten years and moose beaver otter ell for six years after March 1, 1893.
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Montana
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