Californios and Congress Honor a Nation of Veterans
The Register records living recipients of congressional thanks including Generals Suenway Sheridan Howard and Terry. It notes pension disputes involving Dr Mary Walker and Miss Frances Winthrop, and reports a rise in California vines and wine shipments. Roiling commentary covers Dakota blizzards, a Naples sculptor prank on a bust of Mrs Cleveland, and Gen Fremont’s Los Angeles speech. A Denver Gulf railroad plan aims to connect the city to tidewater, promising trade and cross‑ Rockies expansion.
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California
Gen. J. ©. Fremont
Los Angeles
Grant Declines Badeau Memoir Deception Offer
The article recounts General Grant declining Badeau's offer to write his memoirs for a monthly fee plus profits, noting Grant's wish to avoid being seen as the author of another's work. It cites a private letter asserting publicity would not be due to Grant's fault, and presses praise for the memoirs being the writer's own. It also critiques Appleton Morgan on railroad regulation and the Interstate Commerce Commission, likening it to Balaam and a Pickwickian spirit. The piece questions Congress's future with an Interstate Theatrical Commission to oversee public interests.
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Badeau
General Grant
Appleton Morgan
Balaam
Israel
Balak
Morgan
Interstate Commerce Commission
Commission
Louisville and Nashville
Congress
Treatment of Acute Rheumatism Mustard Poultices Advise
The Boston Journal of Health recommends mustard poultices as highly effective for external treatment of articular rheumatism. Apply twice daily to painful joints, wrap in dry cotton and snug flannel, and chase the disease between joints as new joints become inflamed. For a stronger option, use a cateput oil and camphor mixture with alcohol chloroform and ammonia, covered by flannel and oil silk to create heat, renewing as needed based on tolerance.
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Boston Journal of Health
Haid No Machine and the Farther’s Weather Meter
A negro boy brings home a thermometer to astonish his father who jokes about its use. The father mocks science, questions the device, and orders the boy to the woods to chop a tree instead of using a machine to tell the weather. Arkansaw Travele.
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Arkansaw
The Green Pine and Dry Oak Chestnut Tale
George W. Pech recalls a neighborly administrator case, Mr. Marshall Conant, who estimates an estate at sixteen thousand ten, only ten dollars off. An odd wood dispute follows, revealing Conant’s honesty and stubborn belief in pine slabs over oak, amid a lighthearted, self-deprecating anecdote about politics and prudence.
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Marshall Conant
Conant
Conants
Tie
Cramer
Mr. Conant
Frederick
George W. Pech
The Perfect Woman Standards and Measurements Debated
A historical discussion outlines a rigid set of body measurements and facial features for a idealized woman, citing height of five feet five inches and specific proportions for weight, arm span, bust, waist, and limbs. It contrasts Arab-coded criteria with alternative measuring systems, highlighting quotable rules and the evolving fuss over female form.
Measure Used by Sculptors in Greek Statues
A note from the New York World describes a measuring method employed by sculptors who sculpt Greek statues to achieve proportional accuracy, reflecting the traditional techniques used in classical art creation.
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New York World
Washington Society Circles and Courtly Ranks in DC
Washington society centers on the President and his wife with the White House reception at New Year. Cabinet, Justices, Senators, Representatives, and military circles form rotating wheels, with the Supreme Court center projecting dignity. Diplomats mingle, Chinese minister shines with entertainments, British envoy hosts refined gatherings, while Senators and Representatives control purse strings and district favors shape city growth. E. G. Bunnell notes rivalries and social stratification.
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White House
Army
Navy
Supreme Court
Department of State
Washington
Military Academy
Legation
Congress
Uoon
Senate
House
Bunnell
Ipoch
Innocent Cruelty of Children Narrated in Death Scene
In a deathbed scene a four year old girl quietly asks a piercing question as the mother mourns. The tale contrasts children's indifference to death with parental sorrow, ending with a bittersweet note about the father.
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Vaterbury Simerivan
The Good Old Days in Illinois Agriculture
The article recalls the old days in Illinois when springing steers produced fat returns and land could be bought cheaply. It contrasts that era with later times when higher costs for feed and land reduced farming profitability. It notes hog-raising as simpler before, with small feed inputs yielding sizeable land value, and mentions tax-free land being more abundant in earlier times.
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Illinois
Bloomingglon Pantagraph
A Sanitary Instrument Patented for Air Carbonic Levels
Prof. Wolpert of Nurnberg patents an air test using a siphon fed red liquid on a white thread to gauge carbonic acid in room air. The color fade rate indicates gas levels from pure air up to extremely bad, with readings from 0.7 to 7 per 1000, marking unwholesome air when above 1 in 1000.
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Prof
Wolpert
Nurnberg
Arkansaw
Sunset Cox The Wild Statesman Turned Domestic Man
A Chicago Herald anecdote portrays Sunset Cox nearing sixty as jovial yet tempered by health. Once roaming late at night after political clubs, he now enjoys domestic life with his wife, resisting public antics. Delegates would slyly summon him for caucus, prompting mock agony and a reluctant return before breakfast.
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Cox
Congress
Ifa
The
Funny Statesman
Statesman
Chicago Herald
Care of the Nails and Simple Manicure Tips
An article outlining practical nail care for all readers, stressing clean, trimmed nails and modest grooming. It covers minimal tools a manicure requires, how to shape nails into an almond form, push back skin during bathing, proper filing, brushing, and powder polishing to keep nails neat and attractive as advised by Louth's Companion.
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Louth
Afghans as Robbers and Gendarmes Doomed by History
A vivid account portrays Afghan tribes as predatory yet celebrated figures, detailing the Ghilzais, Afridis, Kashmiris, and Skkitish, their looting lore, and a famous tale of Naim Shah of Cherat who robbed, ruled, and finally fell to a government bounty.
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Khaiber
Kachehri
Naim Shah
Cherat
Khatak Mountains
Phul Singh
Kotval
Naushehra
Cabul River
Kotvali
Sab
Chahkot
Maim Shah
Kochi
Exceptionally Fine Art - a child's heavenly questions
An Albany Journal item notes a bright energetic four year old who asks about Jesus after seeing a Savior picture. He wonders who Jesus is and where he lives, with mother explaining Heaven and its pictures, illustrating a charming peek into a child's faith and curiosity.
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Troy
Jesus
Heaven
Albany Journal
Polished Manners and the Courtesy Debate
A Queen essay discusses manners, arguing hurry degrades civility and men often neglect hosts and women. It notes women also err in loud speech, calls for quieter tones, and praises courteous conduct like Chevalier Bayard guiding respectful treatment of women.
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Chevalier Bayard
Venerable Lady Claims Title in Marriage Mystery
A storied lady, claiming to be a countess, married a non noble man. One observer wonders how she wed him since she bears a title while he has none. Another quips she chose a husband without a title over a title without a husband. Texas Siftings notes. Society, says a wit, divides into those with more appetite than dinner and those with more dinner than appetite.
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Texas Siftings
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