President Harrison Accepts Republican Nomination Letter
President Harrison accepts the Republican nomination in a Washington letter outlining policy contrasts with Democrats. He defends protectionism, reciprocity, and a strong American bargaining position, cites tariffs’ effect on wages, shipbuilding, and trade, and urges nonpartisan election reform and a robust foreign policy.
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Mourning for Whittier End of a Loved Bard in Amesbury
John G. Whittier, famed Quaker poet, died at 4:50 am in Hampton Walls New Hampshire. His funeral will be simple at Amesbury with no sermon, reflecting a long life of literary influence and Emancipation era prominence.
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Notable Ancient Emperors Assassinated and Mistreated
A summary of historic rulers meeting violent ends or treachery. It cites Primi of Macedon assassinated by guards before a Graecian conquest, Ferrous III of Scotland stabbed by a queen who then killed herself, Constantine IIII killed during Constantinople’s siege, Ivay VI imprisoned and murdered, Mary Queen of Scots beheaded, Leo VI poisoned by a powerful Roman woman, and several others including Galba Commopus Octavianus and Cuatpius poisoned by Agrippina.
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Weeping crowds watch 83 year old boy on Chicago County building ledge
A mass of spectators on Clark Street near the Chicago County building froze as an 83 year old boy teetered on a narrow cornice above the street. Officers Snyder Timmons and others rallied below as the child clung to the edge, then was saved by a vigilant officer and returned to his grateful mother after a tense moment on the open ledge.
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Tea Through the Ages Green and Black Varieties
The article explains how tea comes from the same plant in China and Japan, detailing black and green processing. It notes plant cultivation, annual yields, and a Chinaman’s daily leaf-picking rate, then outlines steps from withering to pan-firing and rolling before final drying.
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Cliff Builders of the American Southwest and Their Ruins
Excerpt recounts cliff dwellings built by the Cliffs builders in Arizona with cannons of the Ciun-Houses near Whigstud. Describes vast canyons over twenty miles long six hundred feet deep containing thousands of ruins and artifacts, now decayed with dust, thorn, and nutshell remnants. mentions Tsayee canyon mummies and Moqui plaques and chipmunks as occupants.
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How It Worked Borrower Tests Credit With Tiny Loans
A well known borrower with dwindling credit asks a friend for small loans of five dollars down to one and twenty cents. He quickly repays each, explaining his worry about losing his grip on credit. The lender probes the joke until the borrower reveals his plan to borrow until tomorrow.
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Tom
Convenient Roots in Brazil Roof Law Shows Clever Evasion
A Brazil visitor notes the climate encourages sloping tile roofs used for easy removal. A tenant eviction law forbids rent-based eviction, so landlords remove the roof to force compliance. heavy rains quickly finish the eviction.
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Oil Baths for the Baby Claim Benefits of Oil Therapy
A nurse explains that the skin absorbs nutrition and cites a physician's beef tea bath for a dying baby as evidence. She favors warm olive oil rubs for delicate patients, arguing oil baths may cleanse and better preserve the body's natural oil, especially in well nourished or sickly infants.
Foggy London May Protect Health Says Engineer
The President of the Institute of Civil Engineers argues fogs in London, long regarded as a nuisance, may reduce mortality. He claims sulphur from soft coal smoke, about 350 tons daily, deodorizes and sterilizes air by counteracting germs from garbage and sewers.
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London
Boy Chases Hair Question In Family Scene
Thomas asks his mother if boys Johnnie's size have hair inside. She explains they do not, and he notes he might have wasted a bottle of hair oil on Johnnie during an hour of babysitting.
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Johnnie
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Oysters Seek Clean Shell for New Ground
Oysters spawn and must settle on clean shell or gravel rather than muddy water. Spawn will not set on dirty water, so shells are in high demand to prepare new grounds for oyster cultivation.
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