Barroom hoax exposes secondhand clothes sales scheme
The Register reports a Chicago tale where a man lost in a bar pays with drinks for his coat vest and hat while the stock is sold in a secondhand shop. New York sculptor Sheehan and Texas newspaper proprietor Colonel Knox regret their parts in a recent Long Island mock duel. Sheehan fears the hoax nearly ruined his business. the rival debater doubts any benefit from the stunt.
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Wuex
Chicago
Sheevan
New York
Colonel Knox
Long Island
Sheehan
Tobacco as a ruler of civilization, traveler notes
An English traveler argues that tobacco quality marks a people’s civilization and government. He claims tobacco worsens the farther from enlightened rule one travels, noting the best cigars come from Cuba, Mexico, and Manila, while Turkey delivers superior tobacco yet lacks strong governance.
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Cuba
Mexico
Manilla
The
Orient
Turkey
Strittmatter Forged Employer Signature to Get Money
A New York clerk Albert Strittmatter forged his employer's signature on checks to obtain funds. A detective tracking a man resembling Strittmatter arrested him, and the clerk confessed the forgeries. Brick Pomeroy shifts to mining and plans a 25 000 foot tunnel under Colorado's highest peak seeking silver ore before selling the tunnel to a railroad for a Denver to Salt Lake route. He has about 4 000 feet done and aims to finish in three years with financier help.
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New York
Albert Strittmatter
Strittmatter
Tur
Brick Pomeroy
Brick
Rocky Mountains
Colorado
Nevada
Mr. Pomeroy
Denver
Salt Lake
Pomeroy
Ludicrous Austrian Tax Folly Sparks Peasant Joy
In Austria a crowd of revolutionary peasants near Agram demanded to see documents listing new taxes. An official claimed no papers or taxes exist and after a long parley the peasants found no such papers. They rejoiced at learning taxes did not exist and dispersed.
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Austria
Agram
Paper mill in Dalton Massachusetts makes treasury currency sheets
The Boston Herald describes a Dalton mill where eighteen to twenty treasury girls, earning $3 a day, count sheets and reject imperfect ones. An automatic register counts sheets as they are cut, with the register man sorting in hundreds to the drying room. Each sheet is counted in finishing and again at Treasury receipt, as colored silk threads are embedded in the pulp to deter counterfeiting.
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Dalton
Mass
United States
Boston Herald
Treasury
Treasury Department
Washington
Counterfeiters cited as greatest threat to paper money
A historical note asserts that counterfeiters threaten real paper money more than any other factor, describing their impact on the profession and the need for vigilance in detection and enforcement.
Inkstand attack upends Cincinnati court scene
Macerti Gallagher, jailed for drunkenness, hurled an ink stand at the judge. The missive shattered a window, soaked a dress, spooked horses, caused a carriage crash, damaged a fruit stand and butcher cart, and ended with the team drowning in a canal. Damages loom as the judge dodged the weapon.
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Macerti Gallagher
Cincinnati
Coon Captured After Urban Chase in Worcester Street
A Boston coon climbed a Worcester Street tree and drew a crowd. Many planned methods to remove it failed until a ladder was used. The animal fled to the ladder, then was coaxed down and covered with carpeting to be captured.
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Boston
Worcester Street
Butler Joyfully Calms Child Aboard Train
Macon Telegraph reports on General Butler traveling to New York with Col. John Screven. In Washington City sleeper ride, Butler soothed Mrs Ames’s child, singing Mother Goose to sleep after the boy screamed and cried. The scene, noted for Butler’s patience and humor, softened opinions of the general.
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New York
Macon
John Screven
Savannah
Washington City
General Butler
Butler
Diddle
Banbury Cross
Mrs. Ames
Suburban Lands Compared Across Atlantic Markets
A Boston paper notes land near major cities in England and America commands high prices per acre. It cites 1900 acres near the Bank of England at 1000 dollars per acre versus 10000 near New York City Hall, along with estates in Suffolk and Dublin offering substantial sums. The piece contrasts English and American land values, and cites 125,505 New Hampshire natives living across the states.
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Bank of England
New York City Hall
Campsey
Suffolk
Elizabeth
Illinois
Dublin
Boston
Alexandra Park
London
Alexandra Palace
America
England
Chicago
Inter Ocean
The Family Doctor Notes on Nourishing Invalid Drink
A digest of simple home remedies and health tips including a bread and rye drink for invalids, hot milk tonics, and the cautious use of condiments. It recounts a cautionary tale about vinegar and dieting, along with remarks on Queen Elizabeths modest attire and regal demeanor. The piece blends practical domestic advice with brief anecdotes and historical notes.
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New Orleans Times-Democrat
Indignant Parent Battles School Book List in Brooklyn
A Brooklyn father confronts his daughter over a printed slip listing new school books. He rails at the inclusion of mineralogy botany and music before raising fears about brick measurements water in a cistern and other childlike queries. He dismisses the topics as life lessons, vowing to limit learning and even threatening to drink or confront neighbors.
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Brooklyn
Mary Ann
Riley
New York Dispatch
The Roumanian Court Reveals A Royal Image
A brief note on Roumanian court life contrasts imagined luxury with a more measured reality, outlining how royal ceremonies and state functions shape public perception of the monarchy.
Carmen Sylva Reimagines Ahasuerus in Modern Darwinist Key
The Wandering Jew by Carmen Sylva reworks the Ahasuerus tale as a quest to prove God's existence. The wanderer seeks a God who inspires the world, evolving through life’s stages until discovering that God is life. The study blends atheistic doubt with a spiritual synthesis, ending in the Jew’s death.
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Romania
Carmen Sylva
Ahasuerus
Israel
Goethe
St. James’ Gazette
Leaves Provide The Tree Its Life And Strength
In a lecture Beal described leaves as essential for growth noting a tree cannot thrive without them. Leaves supply surface area and nourishment, with the Washington elm near Cambridge producing multiple acres of foliage. The speaker explains the leaf as a factory, the root hairs absorbing nutrients, and wind exposure strengthening wood as limbs compete for sunlight and space.
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Beal
Washington
Cambridge
Mass
A Recipe for Hugging
George W. Peck advises a calm deliberate approach to hugging, comparing gentle touch to an ivory fan and warning against rough handling that could leave lasting marks. He stresses that a loving woman should not feel her life is endangered and jokes about iron cossets.
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George W. Peck
Agricultural advice and wheat per acre insights in 19th century farming
Agricultural notes stress steady milking for cows, pest-free potato fields from beefielded cows, and late apples with better quality. It describes seed rates, corn and pea interplanting, and the dangers of over or under feeding. It also surveys grape culture, wine quality, and wheat yields per acre with practical calculations.
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Woods
Country Gentleman
W. J. Beal
Chicago Journal
Hexamen
New York
Household Recipes From Purffets And Puppina Dishes
A collection of home cooking instructions detailing Purffets dishes from batter to sauces. Recipes include Purffets batter with flour milk eggs and baking powder. Puppina milk yolks sugar and vanilla. Lemon Pie with egg whites. Potato Croquettes with nutmeg and parsley. Meat Turnovers with beef and potatoes. Lyonnaise potatoes with onions and parsley. Oat Meal GrEus with sour milk and saleratus. Parisian potatoes fried in lard. Tomato sauce with tomatoes peppers onions and spices. Pressed apples method. Vermicelli Puppina with milk sugar butter eggs lemon rind and bake.
Crowding Thwarts Wheat Maturity and Yields
The passage notes severe crowding in teen stems, causing poor tillering and ear development. Dense growth leads to starvation, with only a fraction of planted seeds maturing into full heads, yielding far less than potential. It cites an acre with about 800,000 heads but likely only 300,000 plants reach maturity, producing defective ears.
What a Soldier Told Me General Sheridan's Blouse Coat Moment
A wartime anecdote recounts General Sheridan riding in a blouse coat and slouch hat when a young Lieutenant rode up and struck him with a sword demanding to fall in. Sheridan calmly explained that the order was harmless as the lieutenant had done his duty. The tale closes with a jest about hot scorching nightcaps becoming fashionable.
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Sheridan
Shenandoah Valley
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