Canadian Population and Legal Warnings Clash in Editorial
The piece critiques Canada’s growing debt and taxes while noting Manitoba’s school dispute and Parliament's fragile term. It then reports on Lord Chief Justice Russell facing consequences for a procedural fault and describes a Grand Rapids insect glue case where Thum Brothers won an injunction to protect their secret formula.
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Canada
Old England
United States
Manitoba
Grand Rapids
Mich
Thum Brothers
Thom Bros
Thum Bros
X ray progress and new photography claims emerge
The article reports continued X ray research with latent exposure to light and dark field photographs. It notes Falcon's advance using tungstate films to reveal objects behind wood and mentions Edison’s tube for X ray photography and claims of germ destroying potential and medical benefits from such work.
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Wizard Falcon
Edison
Bie
Kentucky Senate Vacancy Sparks Constitutional Debate
The Kentucky Legislature failed to elect a successor to Senator Blackburn, creating a vacancy on March 4, 1897. The Constitution allows temporary executive appointment only during a state legislature recess, not for this case, leaving Kentucky without a chosen senator until January 1898. The issue provokes criticism of State politicians across parties. The piece also notes Gov. Morton signing the Raines bill in New York, which will force about four hundred liquor dealers to shut as the $800 license fee takes effect.
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Tutre
Kentucky
Blackburn
Bradley
Senate
Lee Mantle
Montana
Uncle Sam
Raines
Morton
New York
New York City
Paris Fashion Shifts to Lace Lamp Shade Style
Paris designers推出球裙样式的灯罩灯饰以花卉花带点缀，强调蕾丝和缎带的浪漫氛围。
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Paris
The Bicycle Boom and Its Effect on Business
Financiers note mood in business, but overlook bicycles. About 500000 bicycles expected sold in 1898 at roughly 90 million dollars in expenditure. The craze may boost spending yet harm overall business as money diverts from other trades.
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Towit
United States
Anecdote of Governor Whitcomb and the Violin
Indiana figure James Whitcomb appears as a skilled amateur musician who plays violin to astonish Amos a lame young man at a lonely house. The tale recounts Whitcomb's performance of Hail Columbia and Amos's obsession with the instrument, claiming two fiddles look alike and praising the music.
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Governor Whitcomb
James Whitcomb
Indiana
Indianapolis
Amos
Mr. Whitcomb
Columbia
Cape Rozier Family Still Relies on Tallow Candles
A Cape Rozier Maine family continues to depend on tallow candles for light due to limited access to modern illumination.
Oil Fever Grips Eastern Kentucky As Wells Multiply
Eastern Kentucky reports widespread oil fever with wells being bored in many districts. Several paying wells are in operation and many additional borings show promising results as spring approaches.
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Kentucky
Wedding Gift Swap Jest Echoed in Banter
A playful exchange centers on a wedding gift kept for a month before it was exchanged. The groom’s friend Meekes jokes about the bride’s reaction, while the bride affirms she appreciated the present.
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Meekes
Peggy Stewart House Remodel In Annapolis News
The historic Peggy Stewart House in Annapolis Maryland undergoes remodeling. It was built by Anthony Stewart who owned the Peggy Stewart ship and stirred colonial anger by supporting the Stamp Act in 1765.
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Peggy” Stewart
Annapolis, Md
Anthony Stewart
Peggy Stewart
Maryland
Prodigal's Return Sermon on Easter Power and Pardon
A Dr Talmage Easter sermon on Luke 15 18 argues hunger for salvation, homecoming, and sin as famine. He contrasts prodigals who stay away with those who return to a forgiving father, offering the gospel pardon to all who seek it.
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Earth
Asia Minor
Rod
Jesus Christ
Gad
God
Lfe
Richmond
Eutcry
Tam
Johm
John
England
Portsmouth
Mr. Griffin
Mr. Gritin
An Englishman on Yankees in Scribners
A sharp essay contrasts American life with English views, arguing Americans are seen as relentless, invasive "Yankees" who push into all spheres. It notes the fascination and friction between nations, highlighting social borders and class crossovers in a global context.
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Haly of Holies
Fife
Marlborough
A Bostonian’s Western Dream for a Garbage Family
A Philadelphia Enquirer recounted a phil antropic man who urged a Boston garbage man to move his family west to a farm for a better life. The father refused, asking why he should raise his children away from Boston.
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Philadelphia Enquirer
Boston
Dining Car Costing Big Money Surprises Rail Readers
The dining car project cost 26 000 and has only run a week. Officials note it may have paid for itself already as interest grows.
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R. R
Planetree
Witty Q and A in New York Weekly
Mr Youngman asks how to learn a woman's thoughts without proposing. Mr Benedict suggests a blunt method: make her mad. The exchange reflects playful social humor of the period.
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New York Weekly
Mr. Youngman
Mr. Benedict
Believer in Profit Sharing Sparks Salary Dispute
An exchange shows an employer arguing against automatic pay raises after tasks. The office boy recalls a raise six months prior while the employer retorts that wages rise only with productivity.
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Puck
Doctor Corrects Young Clerk Over Prescription
History shows Druggist S. F. Ware asking a doctor who has entered for help reading a prescription. The doctor asserts he is not a clerk but a physician, delaying the filling moment.
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S. F. Ware
Baby dies after swallowing indigo water in tub fall
The infant son of George Ryner of Poughkeepsie New York fell into a tub and died from swallowing indigo water.
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George Ryner
Poughkeepsie, N. Y
Comic Exchanges and Jests from the Indiana Journal
A string of humorous exchanges and quips from the Indiana Journal features a snow and sun banter about heat, a typewriter boarder, a bachelor’s grudge against women, a superintendent’s pocket bell punch, a conductor’s statistics, an owl car joke, a saloon scene with a tampering claim, and a diver’s trade. It ends with gags about marriage, an Injun dream, and hungry humor, ending with a farmer’s dinner on the fence.
Mixed World Notes on Tax Rates and Inventions
The report highlights a six million sterling forecast for France's new income tax. It notes prices at Transvaal gold fields with whiskey at 15 50 a bottle champagne 12 50 and beer 1 a bottle. It mentions London steamer routes to Bombay in thirteen days and to the cape in fourteen. It adds milk supply concerns and large London banks with substantial capital surpluses and deposits. A Pittsburg tip cart tragedy is reported. Silken gown manufacture traces to 1688 Parisian Protestants. A French naturalist unveils a glossmeter to measure bees tongues.
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France
Transvaal Gold Fields
Bombay
London
Cape
Pittsburg
Footwear and Health Warn of Cold Feet Dangers
The article warns that cold feet harm overall health, including throat and lung issues. It blames footwear for nine of ten problems, advocating wool felt or wool-lined leather for warmth and comfort. It cautions against tight shoes and extreme cold reducing nerve and blood supply.
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