The Register Satirical Portraits of Figures in Illinois and Minnesota
A Hamilton Ohio man seeks an injunction to stop his wife from peeking and hair-pulling during sleep. Sharon-Elect Farner of Illinois is described as under 50 with a strong work brow. Senator-Elect Davis of Minnesota is pictured as young and sour, with an inverted V mustache and a straight nose.
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Hamilton, C
Sharon-Elect Farner
Illinois
Leeks
Garfield
Davis
Minnesota
Dom Prepro Elephant Death At Philadelphia Zoo
Dom Prepro the elephant died of rheumatism at the Philadelphia Zoological Gardens. He was known as a mean and crafty beast. Keepers tried disguising medicines in scooped apples, feeding many sound ones first, but Dom learned the dodge and rejected the deceptive fruit.
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Dom Prepro
Philadelphia Zoological Gardens
Dom
Oil Inspector's Office Draws Scrutiny in Minnesota Fees
The article notes the Oil Inspector's pay at 25 cents per barrel and tallies 1886 and 1885 inspected barrels with deductions for deputies' salaries. It highlights the large potential kickbacks, minimal rejections, and questions about how funds are distributed, along with assorted anecdotes and unrelated items from the period.
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Tur
Minnesota
Pennsylvania Oil Company
Snakes Found in County Dens After Cold Exposure
Farmers report many scattered snakes from various places. When removed from the ground they are active and strong, but turn torpid after cold. Sizes range from one to six feet, and they always break off rattles when captured. An eastern den yielded about fifty recently. Varieties include rattlesnakes garter snakes chicken snakes moccasin and others.
Old-Fashioned Fireplaces Warms Boston Suburban Home
A Boston area man lives ten miles from the city with no stoves in his home. He heats entirely by open fireplaces in every room and cooks on the hearth as in bygone years. He claims the old methods beat steam or hot air furnaces and mocks modern cooking devices. The note ends by criticizing propriety and bravery.
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Boston
Ten Years a Husband A Sad Wife’s Quiet Plea
A Philadelphia North American excerpt tells of Mary trapped in a loveless marriage ten years in, with Henry neglecting companionship for work and cigars. She questions women’s recreation, climate, and happiness, lamenting lost affection and pondering whether all wives share her fate. The piece ends by invoking a Chicago Times tale of Faustian bargains and devils.
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Henry
Mary
Harry
Tran
The Faust Legend and Fausts Pact in the Tale
The text recounts Johann Tanstis of Rhodes born in the late 1400s who studies divinity at Wittenberg then medicine and magic. He summons Mephistopheles at a crossroads after a storm and makes a pact to be served by the devil and to deny God and entry to a church.
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Johann Tanstis
Rhodes
University of
Wittenbure
Mephistopheles
Faust
Devil
Faustus
God
Washboards rise in U S sales and crafts inquiry
Carp in the Cleveland Leader notes millions of washboards sold yearly between the Alleghenies and Missouri. He cites factories in Cleveland Toledo and St Louis, varieties, materials, prices, and the enduring value of zinc and wood boards for laundry work.
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United States
Allegheny Mountains
Missouri River
Cleveland
Toledo
St. Louis
New York
Clevelards
Deserters Plague British Army Amid Peace Time Strife
A Londoncorrespondent reports that over five thousand men deserted the British Army in the past year. He cites harsh discipline, pay stoppages, and red tape as factors along with early recruiting and hunger driving men to enlist only to quit once fed. The piece, sourced from the Philadelphia Telegram.
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Enurope
Her Majesty
London Cor. Philaddelphia Telegram
Addressing the gap in American women’s literary education
T I Higginson argues in Harper's Bazaar that American colleges must cultivate women who pursue serious literary work with scholarship and polished expression. He laments the scarcity of women editors and writers capable of thoughtful magazine topics, noting fiction lags behind Eliot in quality while demanding solid, non-fiction literary output remains unmet.
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America
George Eliot
T. I. Higginson
Harper's Bazar
Wedding Customs in Washington Traditions and Superstitions
Washington and Indies in the capital preserve wedding customs such as tossing shoes and rice, bridesmaids catching the bouquet, and the ring in cake forecasting marriage. Notable tales include Senator Harrison’s daughter, Miss Miriam Clarke, and President Hayes’s cake ring, with stories linking a wedding charm to future marriages at the White House.
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Washington
Harrison
Indiana
President Harrison
McKee
Indianapolis
Kate Davis
Davis
West Virginia
Baltimore
Brown
Navy
Thomas
Elizabeth
N. J
Douglass
Pennsylvania
Internal Revenue
Miss Lyon
Miriam Clarke
Erie
Irie
Hayes
Lucy Webb
Ohio
White House
Cleveland
Miss Folsom
Harpers Bazar
Cannibalism and Culture in New Britain Melanesia
A Popular Science Monthly excerpt surveys New Britain Melanesian life noting volcanic Blanche Bay, dense tropical scenery, naked inhabitants, and their use of spears and nets. It mentions cannibalism, unusual rites of the duh-dik, and a belief that initiation grants influence among tradesmen. It also records a mission anecdote on interethnic retribution and concludes New Britain as least attractive among Melanesians.
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New Britain
Matupi
Blanche Bay
Nodup
Ikambeirak
Duke of York
Mr. Rooney
Melanesia
Solomons
Admiralty Islands
Popular Science Monthly
Insanity Aides Explain Admission Rules At Asylum
A lady asked if a belical certificate is required before admitting a patient to an asylum. The keeper replied yes unless the patient is an ex alderman or a superannuated actor, noting exceptions to basic admission formalities.
Bowser's Morning Rush to Church Ends in Debt Aid
Mrs Bowser narrates a chaotic Sunday morning as her husband rouses, frets over shirts collars and hats, scolds her wardrobe care, and proses to church where he finally leaves alone. Despite the fuss he later subscribes 72 to relieve the church debt.
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Tfl
Mr. Bowser
Beakfast
Mrs. Bowser
Ballaster
Youthful Sagacity in a Chicago Rambler Clip
A humorous exchange features a young child pleading for sugar coated pills to get sick and then get well. The fond mother denies the request, noting the pills can make sick people well but may harm well people. The quip appears in the Chicago Rambler.
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Angel Child
Chicago
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