Congressman Scott Expands Coal Mines Holdings
The Register reports New York congressman W. L. Scott bought large bituminous coal mines in Illinois and Iowa. The piece notes B. P. Samanber aged 73 remains active in writing and affairs. It also mentions Florida alligators and a Taunton River herring catch driving prices down as fish are barreled for bait to Boston and other ports.
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W. L. Scott
New York
Illinois
Iowa
Taunton River
Massachusetts
Boston
Young mayor as a boy earned money reading aloud
At sixteen, Hewitt of New York began earning by reading to a wealthy man for a year, collecting 315 in total. Ten dollars bought his gown, 35 remained with his mother. In a separate case, Eleanor Priece, rejected by William Brown, faced a prison sentence after a failed murder attempt while Cuba rumors of a plan to kidnap Senator Sherman were debunked by a correspondent.
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Mayor Hewitt
New York
William Brown
Somerset
N. Y
Eleanor Priece
Cuba
Sherman
Malagas
Dom Pedro Lamberto Fernandez
San Silver Hatchet To Grace Princeton College Museum
A four inch wedge shaped san silver hatchet found in Sonora will soon adorn Princeton College Museum. Weighing 100 ounces and valued as bullion at one dollar per ounce it was hammered by prehistoric people. Brought to San Francisco it was purchased for 1.50 by Henry G. Marquand who will present it to his college.
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Sonora
Princeton College
San Francisco
Henry G. Marquand
New York apartments test mail in rooms with sluice and boxes
A new NY housing improvement proposes tenants mail letters from their rooms via a sluice in each room. Letters drop into a room post box as they accumulate. Proposals include electric clock regulation, daily calendar changes, and a wind direction dial.
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New York
Vanderbilt taxes rise and New Jersey moat threat
The Vanderbilts faced a dramatic tax shift from under one million to ten million, then eight million after threats to move offices to a New Jersey mosquito swamp. The piece mocks the confusion of tall sums and notes a Philadelphia car-building company nearing a 350-car contract for a La Plata River line in South America. Horsepower replaces steam due to cheap coal, with sleepers and convertible seating cars described.
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Tun Vanderbilts
New Jersey
Philadelphia
la Plata River
South America
Will Bequeaths Horse Fund To First City Troop In Philadelphia
Joshua C. Laurence leaves 3000 dollars to the First City Troop and directs the fund to grow to 6000 dollars before the interest buys a horse for the unit. The horse and gear will bear the names Second Sergeant Laurence Corporal Laurence or Josh Laurence. The testator wishes a fully equipped horse ready for service under the troop.
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Joshua C. Laurence
Philadelphia
Laurence
Corporal Laurence
Josh Laurence
Cleveland sister of the President to teach in New York school
Miss Rose Elizabeth Cleveland will reside in Gotham as a private school teacher and lecturer, forming a partnership with Mrs. Sylvanus Read. She will forego all literary work while the school runs, begin in September, and live in New York while her brother remains President.
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White House
New York
United States
Cleveland
Read
Fifty-third Street
Curious historic notices and odd signs from past papers
A collection of quirky announcements from Exeter to London featuring humorous and satirical wants like “a few healthy members to complete a sick society,” meals like mother’s, life-size Death portraits, a French burying ground sign for the dead who live there, a lodging notice warning Patrick O’Connor, a virtuous woman’s tombstone misquote, flexible marriage terms in Salem, and London advertisements for sick dogs, foot care, and novelty services, all illustrating era signage.
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Exeter
Patrick O'Connor
Salem County
New Jersey
London
Billingsgate
Portraits of Foreign Hospitality and Domestic Life
Excerpts describe a Cuban captain general's daughter visiting in Washington with her baby and graceful manners, followed by observations on Hindoo home life, Turkish marriage customs, Japanese family dynamics, and a Parisian style of refined ladies. The pieces contrast elite hospitality with harsh social realities and cultural norms across regions.
Graceful Del Sarte followers flood society with cultivated manners
The Del Sarte system is described as shaping grace in women through cultivation rather than gift. Fashionable followers fill the day with lessons, moving by rule and producing synchronized, charming gestures. Observers note amusing, uniform manners as these students enter and depart society functions.
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la Rochefoucauld
Needless Children and the Blame of heedless youths
The piece argues that many so called heedless children are unfairly blamed by biased parents. It cites misdiagnosed deafness and catarrhal issues, urging careful medical confirmation before accusing a child. Injustice lingers in a child’s memory and harms their trust.
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Willie
Enoush
How Omaha Was Named
A Bee staff summary recounts several legends behind the name Omaha. One tale credits Jesse Lowe and a nearby Omaha tribe meaning above the water, with a legendary survivor rising from a river danger and naming the tribe. Another story ties the name to a white Indian doctor called Omaha, linked to Col. Redfield and a Des Moines town-site plot, ending with Redfield’s wartime death.
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Omaha
Jesse Lowe
Missouri River
Indiana
James C. Savery
Towa
Savery
Des Moines
Montana
Bee
James Redfield
Albany
Council Bluffs
Col. Redfield
Indorse
Redfield
Pacific House
Lockout Declared After Window Exchange
Mrs Brown calls from a window to her husband Mr Brown as he fumbles his latch-key. He claims to have been at a labor club meeting. She snaps back that she has declared a lockout and slams the window.
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Mr. Brown
Mrs. Brown
Brown
Hic
Labor
Hic—Club
New York Sun
Hatching a Brood with a Houdin Fowl Hoax
A first person reminiscence describes attempting to hatch eggs from a fancier, using a candle and barn nest in a secluded spot. After mishaps including a cow’s interference and a night-long vigil the hen successfully hatches, but the author later learns the eggs were guinea fowls sold as Houdin chickens, sparking local disbelief and amusement.
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John
Nature
Meenkittrick
Deh
Delicate Men Live the Longest Says Elmira Doctor
An Elmira physician argues delicacy in men extends lifespan. He claims cautious habits, avoidance of risky behavior, and better self-care explain longer life spans. He cites recent statistics showing rising life expectancy due to science, sanitation, and knowledge.
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Elmira
Emira
Too Smart Hires Lesson From a Jestful Clerk
Detroit humor column recounts a discharged clerk who turns a fable about a blue pencil into a lesson on wit. It also features a light exchange about a lunch costing 75 cents, with bread milk and a waiter, in a jokey domestic vignette.
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Charley
Various Inventions and Natural Observations Reported
Popular Science notes sky color from air particles, deep borehole near Schladerbach at 5200 feet, a gelatin based butter adulteration, and the seismologist Kluge finding few coast earthquakes with sea waves. It also covers North American bird species, telephonic sickrooms, Nile delta fossils, a cocoon silk pendulum, EsaQuirque’s photophone, and mid Atlantic high pressure weather patterns influencing Atlantic storms.
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TynpaLy
Schladerbach
Halle
Kluge
North America
Royal Society
Nile
M. Leon EsaQuirue
British Meteorological Council
mid-Atlantic
United States
Atlantic
Newfoundland
British Islands
Gems and the magical power behind ancient lore
The article surveys how superstitions about gems shaped mineralogy from pagan times to medieval Christian use. It cites chrysolite, onyx, heliotrope, corals, and especially the sapphire and lapis lazuli, noting prayers and divine influence linked to stones and speculation on church ritual jewelry.
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Marbodius
Onomakrites
Christ
Orpheus
Innocent III
Gentlemen’s Magazine
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Women Under the Crescent
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