Mechanical Inventions Expand Jobs Through Duplication
The article argues that while machines displace some workers, new methods raise overall employment. Photographic engraving, pen and ink draughtsmen, and designers create many high paying roles. Wages for engravers, photographers, and lithographers rise, and diverse industries offer vast opportunities for laborers, including women in sewing and the typewriter sector. The piece cites the middle plaiNYSirens as a concluding anecdote about public reaction to a pie incident.
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India
McChine
New York
Appetite Bill the Pie Eater of Memphis Avalanche Tale
The Memphis Avalanche tells of Burlingame known as Appetite Bill a famed pie eater. He describes how he bet on and then ate five mince pies in a row despite challengers, recounting the crowd, wagers, and the dramatic bite that halted him mid act.
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Memphis Avalanche
Burlingame
Bill
Jill
Guyin
Rafe Thompson
Rafe
Martin’s
One Kind of Man and Courtesy in Home Training
A domestic etiquette essay argues that courtesy to women should shape a man from childhood. It describes boorish behavior, such as a selfish son taking and ordering, failing to thank, and prioritizing his comfort, which fosters autocratic tendencies and disrespect in public life. It links such conduct to early home life and gender role expectations.
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Mary
Katie
Selys
Hints to Housekeepers for Practical Kitchen Helpers
The text advises making stove shovel shaped boards in several sizes with four inch handles for hot plates and kettles. Use zinc faced boards for hot pans, and keep a kerosene waste receptacle weekly. Save striped stockings as sleeve protectors and use a coarse comb to straighten towel fringes while ironing.
Brain Verdict For The Boys And Their Brains
In the Herald of Health summary, experts compare brain weight across sexes revealing that when controlling for weight, males generally have larger cranial circumference and brains than females. The work cites Le Bon and Nenouvrier in testing claims that sex does not influence brain size versus body height and weight.
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M. Gustave le Bon
M. Nenouvrier
M. Budin
M. le Bon
Herald of Health
Inventor Edison’s Unconventional Working Habits
An interview in the Pittsburg Dispatch describes Thomas Edison living in his lab for days, eating there, sleeping on the floor with a stick for a pillow, and keeping clothes on to sustain nervous tension. His deafness remains unchanged.
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Edison
Pittsburg
Chase to the Death with a Rabbit and Dogs
A New Orleans Times-Democrat tale describes a dogs chase where Nigger the greyhound lags, Lupus seizes the rabbit, and Nigger trips on grass then recovers to see Lupus claim the dead rabbit. Sultan and Dan observe, while Lupus and Nigger share victory.
Captured by Porter Joke Echoed in Yazoo Campaign
A reminiscence from the Vicksburg campaign recalls Admiral Porter seizing Yazoo forts after Grant crossed below Vicksburg. Rebels abandoned siege guns branded Captured by the United States Navy under Admiral David D. Porter, provoking Army soldiers to mock the navy’s claim with shaved tree trunks bearing the same inscription.
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Admiral Porter
Southwest
Butler-Porter
St. Louis
Vicksburg
Yazoo River
Porter
Haines Bluff
Grant
Mississippi
Yazoo
United States Navy
David D. Porter
Navy
New York Graphic
A Short-Lived Town Lucinda City Pa Oil Boom
Lucinda City in Pennsylvania rose as a quick oil boom town but vanished within weeks. Homes went up fast, then residents and workers fled, trains carried away the last of the hopefuls, and property plummeted to 15 cents on the dollar after a single productive well failed to yield continuation. Many speculators and several oil men faced bankruptcy as even Standard Oil experts were reportedly misled by early signs.
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Lucinda City
Dolar
Standard Oil Company
Excuse Me and Frightful Cloak of Courage
A collection of brief wit and dramatic snippets with humorous exchanges about excuses and manners. The fragment references a lighted cigar exchange with a light remark on excuses and a quip about Mr. Fearless showing coolness, followed by a playful line about Aronto and lyre and a jab at liars.
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Detroit
Bree Press
A Multitude of Ailments and Stomachs Bitters Claim
A Victorian advertisement extols Hoatetter's Stomach Bitters as a remedy for kidney and bladder ailments. It asserts the tonic stimulates sluggish kidneys to prevent organic damage, purifies the blood, and treats constipation biliousness fever and ague rheumatism and dyspepsia.
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Hoatetter
How to Wash Silk Stockings in Home Laundry
Home Maker offers steps to wash silk stockings without rubbing soap on colored silks. Prepare two pans with hot and cold water, add a wine glass of vinegar to each, and make a soap jelly from yellow soap and water. Wash separately, avoid ringing, boil in a cloth, then iron inside out to prevent creases.
A Woman Endorses Dr Pierce S Favorite Prescription
A lady correspondent urges readers to trust advertised remedies after a long struggle with headaches back pain and illness. She credits Dr Pierce s Favorite Prescription with restoring her health and notes the bottle wrapper guarantee. She also mentions Dr Pierce s Pills for liver stomach and bowel issues.
The Wrangle Between the President and Secretary Blaine
A Washington dispatch reports the President has reconsidered his determination and will likely nominate Col Jubilee for a foreign consulship. The Daily Tombhawk editor cries for action as the Chicago Tribune notes the ongoing dispute between the President and Secretary Blaine.
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Jubilee
Washington
Daily Tomahawk
Wilkins
Blaine
Chicago Tribune
National Educational Association meeting via Evansville Route
The National Educational Association plans its annual meeting in Nashville from July 16 to 19 with travel via the Evansville Route. Tickets on sale July 1–15 with side trips to Mammoth Cave and optional Louisville routing, plus through cars Chicago to Nashville at 3:50 p.m. daily. Reservations through Neket Agent Evansville Route, 64 Clark Street, Chicago. Contacts: William Hill, GPA, Chicago and Eastern Illinois Railroad.
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National Educational Association Meeting
Nashville
Evansville
Chicago
Mammoth Cave
Louisville
Dearborn
Clark Street
Tfl
William Hill
Chicago and Eastern
Fruitless Appeal From Prodigal Son
A dramatic exchange between the Prodigal Son and his father ends with the Father coldly denying aid and urging the son to tell his brothers the old man cannot be worked for a sucker. The quote reflects a harsh family confrontation cited by the Pittsburg Bulletin.
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Pittsburg
Hood's Sarsaparilla Promises Spring Vitality Benefit
The text extols Hood's Sarsaparilla as the best medicine to combat spring fatigue and seasonal change. It argues many neglect treatment until warmth returns, then seek relief, and claims the tonic restores strength, vigor, and purified blood. It cites adapting to climate or life changes and sustaining the system.
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Hood
Paralyzed coal dealer case puzzling readers
A prominent coal dealer was paralyzed in his office last week. The incident sparked questions as to whether the driver weighed the coal properly before leaving with 1,600 pounds, leaving Mrs. Jones pondering the strange event.
Emphatic Newark Doctor Testimony on Liver Cancer Cure
A Pontiac note from March 16 1887 reports Charles A Spier of Orion Michigan ill with liver cancer after visiting relatives. Council deemed incurable yet Spier credits Hibbards Rheumatic Syrup with swelling reduction and pain relief after February 1887 purchase, two and a half bottles used. Statements from father and local dignitaries vouch for character and truth of the account. Also cited is a German Empire joke and an eye care ad.
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Pontiac, Mich
Orion
Pontiac
der. Galbreith
McGraw
Detroit
Charles A. Spier
Mich
Poxttac
John Spier
Berridge & Berridge
Coe J. A. Neal
Weekly Review and
Justice of the Peace
Kitcher
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