Postal Facilities in Arkansas Sight Local Friction
A humorous Arkansas dialogue describes slow mail delivery, tangled government contracts, and sublets leading to delays. Characters discuss postmasters, branch routes, and the challenges of delivering mail in Pikeville and Pulvises with a wry frontier tone. The piece also nods to anarchists in Chicago and a humorous aside on railway and telegraph quirks.
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Arkansas
Particlar
Black Walnut Timber
St. Petersburg
Petersburg
Dorsey Kaounty
Tam
Chicago
Anna
Ole Purvis
Trabb
Tommy McGlory
Tommy
Wyncoop
Lishe Potter
Lishe
Hackett
Wilkins
Pikeville
Pulvises
Texas
Warm Night Garments and Sleep Comfort
An essay argues that people undress to thin nightwear despite cold bedrooms. It praises woolen and flannel clothing for night use, noting wool's poor heat conduction and the body's need to maintain stable warmth. The piece cites practices of the Chinese and other cultures as sensible examples.
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John Chinaman
Healti
Brakeman’s Slang Drives Dispatchers’ Social Talk
A brakeman shapes the prevailing tone in dispatchers’ lobbies and lounging spots, coining slang to flavor the chatter in pubs and roundhouses. He terms a gravel car a dust express and contributes coined phrases to railroad talk.
Conceits in Literature and Egotism in Verse and Prose
A compact essay traces self conceit in Tennyson's Northern farmer scene and egotistic moments in literature. It cites Melville, Hannah More, Garrick, Scott, Burns, Aikin, Leigh Hunt, and others, noting how authors value reading aloud and personal verses in revealing character and affection.
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Tennyson
Thornaby Holmes
Jones and Robins
Melville
Hannah More
Garricks
Mrs. Garrick
Hannah
Walter Scott
Rob Roy
Francis Osbaldistone
Die Vernon
Dr. Chambers
Burns
Mr. Aikin
Leigh Hunt
Queen Victoria Quietly Travels in Scotland Etiquette Noted
A Boston Herald correspondent describes Queen Victoria’s discreet Scottish outings. She travels daily but not after five, in forests near her residence, avoiding high roads. Locals follow Deeside etiquette, hiding from view and greeting only when appropriate, while gillies or workers may be asked questions as the royal carriage passes.
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Queen Victoria
Deeside
Gillie
Boston Herald
Lines to a Flirt in Heber Newtons Advice Style
A moral admonition underscores caution for young women around handsome strangers. It warns that flattery aims to harm and urges modesty as a priceless virtue, echoing biblical-esque guidance from Heber Newton.
Its Name Accounted For
In a humorous exchange from Puck, Mr O Gallyho and Mr McCorkly discuss a garment misnamed as a cape coat. The judge overhears, and McCorkly explains the joke about keeping the judge warm, while O Gallyho remains blunt and stoic.
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Puck
Managing a Husband in a Cold Morning Strain
A Philadelphia Record advised a young wife worried her husband is unwell and cross at breakfast to try warm buckwheat cakes to ease his nerves. The Q and A tone offers practical domestic guidance for marital tension and morning routines.
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Philadelpha
Diversity Within a Life Story Turns On Individuality
A Boston Post reflection notes how life variety reveals inner differences in character. The author recalls a clever woman who avoids books read by others and prefers literature fresh to her. The piece highlights how personal taste and originality shape how people engage with ideas.
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Boston Post
Almanac Glows With Hostetter’s Century-Long Popularity
New Year feature highlights Hostetter’s Almanac praised for decades of stomachic fame. Hontetter & Co of Pittsburgh reports 60 staff and multiple presses producing over ten million copies in many languages. The 1883 edition promises health advice, testimonials, amusements, astronomical data, and chronological items, free from druggists nationwide.
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Hostetter
The Power of Kindness Voice and Tone
A brief meditation on kindness and the speaker's claim that a gentle voice and soft touch shape character. Youth forms a lasting tone, with harsh speech harming home life, while a kind voice is a guiding light to the heart. The reflection, attributed to Llihu Bur ritt, urges daily vigilance in speech.
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B. B. Adame, Jr
Scribner’s
Llihu Burritt
Chinese Excluded from Siberia Restriction Proposes Chinese Tax
Eastern Siberia may close its doors to Chinese immigration under a proposal by the Amoor provinces. The plan calls for capitation and income taxes on Chinese and Koreans and would grant Asiatic status as Russian subjects only upon naturalization.
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Siberia
Amoor
Iron and Steel 1889 Hook Island Boys and Girls annual
The latest Hook Island annual Iron and Steel (1889) by A Man of the Great Hook Island Route is offered for ten cents plus postage. It follows mining to furnace and smelter processes with engravings from original sketches and photographs. Copies of previous annuals available at the same rate.
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Great Hook Island
America
Geo. H. Smith
Chicago
What Is Love In A Turbulent Conversation
A fragmentary dialogue mixes affection and doubt as a Chicago woman recounts three marriages while a lover questions true love. A brother adds a zany interrupt, and a stray design analogy about a mother of pearl pen and luxury nursery items punctuates a satirical look at fashionable taste.
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Chicago
Willie Vanderbilt in New York Letter Portrait
The observer notes the shy, aristocratic image of Willie Vanderbilt in a New York letter. He describes a dignified, gentle bearing, dark curly hair, a rumpled shirt, and a small smile while acknowledging the vast fortune estimated at 130 million dollars. The piece contrasts wealth with a restrained, quiet demeanor.
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Willie Vanderbilt
New York
The Handsomest Lady Praises Kemp's Balsam For Throat
An unnamed lady claims Kemp's Balsam halts her cough instantly, while other remedies fail. Drugstores offer free sample bottles and advertise various cures including bronchial lozenges and epileptic remedies. A local dairy anecdote and railroad telegraphic progress follow in this periodical collection.
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Kemp
Rheumatism cured by Hood’s Sarsaparilla urges relief
Recent investigations attribute rheumatism to excess lactic acid in the blood. The acid attacks fibrous tissue especially in joints causing pains in back shoulders knees ankles hips and wrists. Thousands report Hood’s Sarsaparilla as a positive permanent cure by purifying and vitalizing the blood and strengthening the body.
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Hood
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Iron and Steel
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Plakler
Dakota
F. L. Pond
Aurora
Turnehigh Valley Railroad
C. J. Hood & CO
Lowell, Maus
A. W. McCormick & Son
Washington, D. C
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Tion
Warren Si
Penvietox
Yuang & River
Druggiste
Farmersville
Tax
Swift
Hi.t. Shore
Rich Hill
THE
Swift Specific Co
Atlanta, Ga
GAO
Mark
Charles A. Vogeler CO
Baltimore
Termeres& Address
True & Co
Anguote
Maine
Brewster Safety Rein-Holder Co
Holly, Mich
Romes
BaYaNt’s
Ollege
Buffalo
N.Y
Kidders Pastilles
Tiestown
Reiwella
Feransas
Gseda
Centennial Manufacturing, Co
Cincinnati
Ohio
Secret Service
Grannan Detective Bureau Co
Arcade
Cincinnat
Ross & Designa
E. Ross & CO
Toledo
Scott's
Scott
Physiciana
WM. T. Dley & CO
LaSalle St
Pepe
Herok
Bebe
Towers
A.J. Tower
Simmons St
Boston
Masse
EapQer Vanfars van Yorar Yartap Yarkantnis
Hazeltine
Warren
Northern Pacific
Inneess Rorth
Lamborn
Eilert
Emmert Proprietary Co
M. W. Dunham
Oaklawn Farm
Brilliant
Aire
W. Dunham
Wayne
Illinois
Bannon West Chienenant
Treas
G.H. Ingraham
M. D
Amsterdam
D. R. Dyche & CO
Draggista
Ska
Hibbard
Eowanni Baker
Jackson Street
Jackson, Mich
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Grand Rapids, Mich
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Chicago Ledger
Ill
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