Excessive smoking tied to Cleveland bartender’s death
The Register reports James Copley died from heavy cigarette use. He reportedly smoked up to a hundred cigarettes daily, with post mortem noting nicotine saturation in his body. Henry Huesms of Nebraska City vowed years ago to never speak to his wife again, and has kept to that promise though living with her. Tur Hon Robert C Winthrop donated John Winthrop’s commission as a magistrate dated October 27, 1647, for Mamecoke New London, handwritten by Edward Hopkins.
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James Copley
Cleveland
Henry Huesms
Nebraska City
Neb
Robert C. Winthrop
Conneticut State Library
John Winthrop
Mamecoke
New London
Edward Hopkins
Connecticut
Anglo translator Leann in London hunts American slang origin
Charnes G. Leann famed two and a half decades ago for translating Heine and Hans Breitmann ballads remains in London. He is compiling a dictionary of American phrases and slang and seeks the origin of Let her go Gallagher and similar eccentric expressions truly American.
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Charnes G. Leann
Heine
Hans Breitmann
London
Gallagher
Burglar's Prospects Compared to Low-Paid Mechanic
Inspector Byrges of New York notes he knows fifty burglars, yet none will be as well off in fifteen years as a mechanic earning two dollars daily. Burglars may net a big haul occasionally, but their money quickly funds gambling and they seldom stay ahead of cash needs.
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Inspector Byrges
New York
Cat slides on ice in New Braprorp neighborhood
A New Braprorp Mass resident notes a cat repeatedly sliding on a smooth ice patch, then returning to its start point for renewed runs. The piece humorously contrasts feline tobogganing with local operatic singing. It also mentions a gypsy fortune teller in California whose misstatement spurred a youth boycott of fortune telling.
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Mass
San Francisco Ghost Prank Turns Fatal Blow
A San Francisco youth pretended to be a ghost to frighten two girls at home. They thought him a burglar and a neighbor armed with an iron poker struck, fracturing his skull. Doctors battle to save him as he seeks to remain alive.
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San Francisco
Cow Vote Defines Merwinsburg Election Showdown
Merwinsburg voters chose a citizens ticket over a proposed “poor man’s cow” policy, defeating the cow proponents by twelve. The result emerged amid Republican and Democratic ticket struggles, with the cow issue shaping local politics for the year ahead. The piece also surveys the field of Republican presidential hopefuls after Blaine’s withdrawal, listing seventeen aspirants with ages and origins, noting six Ohio-born candidates and notable education backgrounds among them.
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Priuars
Pennsylvania
Merwersburg
Citizens
Artificial ageing of whisky pitched as cheaper threemonth spirit
A Philadelphia dealer demonstrated a method to age whisky quickly using rocking barrels on patented cradles. He compared an 1885 sample with a July 1887 sample, both equal in color bouquet and taste, yet the newer whiskey sold for $10 less per barrel. The process notes charred barrels and direct scorching to form a charcoal interior, claimed to save three years of storage and interest.
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Philadelphia
Minister Marries Couples In Sleigh Ride Across County Line
In Berks County a Schuylkill County couple sought a wedding. The Rev Welker refused without a Berks license, so they rode in a sleigh to Schuylkill through a Blue Mountain pass at night and wed on the summit. He then returned them home.
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Welker
Stouchsburg
Schuykill County
Court of
Schuylkill
Schuylkill County
Plantation Philosophy
A rustic Arkansas Traveler reflection on honesty and pride in reverse dialect. The speaker compares people to dewberry vines and game meat, warns that brave actions are rarely expected, and notes how appearances hide true character. He concludes by contrasting unchanging green briar with shifting people.
Engagement Sparks After Brief Chance Meeting
A fragment-ish exchange shows a romantic proposal moment as two lovers, a girl and Mr. De Hobson, remark on how they became engaged in a week. The dialogue hints at love at first sight and playful, affectionate terms.
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Mr. de Hobson
Peppermint Oil Industry in Michigan's Nottawa Region
The Nottawa hamlet in St. Joseph County, twenty seven miles south of Kalamazoo, hosts Michigan's peppermint oil industry with Crystal Lake distilleries. The article details cultivation, distillation, and yield data, noting about 18,000 tons of plants grown annually and 125,000 pounds of oil produced, chiefly in Michigan and Wayne County New York, alongside historical notes on production and equipment. It also recounts Gen. Butler's use of secretaries to track measures and comments on congressional, senator, and millionaire dynamics.
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Kalamazoo
Mich
Grand Rapids
Indiana
St. Joseph County
Nottawa
Crystal Lake
England
United States
Michigan
Wayne County
New York
Lucky Private Secretaries and Their Wealthy Patrons
Private secretaries reap large benefits from ties with wealthy U S senators stationed in Ashington. Stanford of California, the richest senator, reportedly keeps three to four secretaries with one earning most of the salary. Stockbridge of Michigan is a wealthy ex-lumberman who possibly pays his secretary the full salary. Hearst of California spreads his salary among secretaries and controls the San Francisco Examiner. A prominent Examiner journalist in Ashington handles Pacific Slope affairs and aids the senator, while another seasoned newspaper man also profits as a secretary.
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Blaine
New York Herald
Messrs
Allison
Sherman
Hawley
Cullom
Gresham
Edmunds
Evarts
Hiscock
Palmer
Plumb
Wilson
McKinley
Phelps
Ingalls
Harrison
Lincoln
Porter
Senator Edmunds
Senator Hawley
Mr. Edmunds
Senator Sherman
Senator Everts
Senator Hiscock
Senator Ingalls
Kansas
Michigan
Plum
Indiana
Senator Wilson
Iowa
William Walter Phelps
New Jersey
Robert Lincoln
Illinois
Representative McKinley
Ohio
Massachusetts
Iapalla
Joe Hawley
Connecticut
Senator Cullom
Senator Palmer
Ilinois
Pennsylvania
Yale
Ben Butler
Congress
Ben
House
Gen. Butler
Sam
Missouri Republican
Ashington
United States
Stanford
California
Conger
Stockbridge
Hearst
Missouri
San Francisco Examiner
Pacific Slope
The
Examiner
Use of Water at Meals Divides Opinions on Digestion
A century of medical opinion debates whether drinking water with meals slows digestion by diluting gastric juice. Some argue water washes digested food and aids enzymes, while others note it may delay due to mucus removal and increased peristalsis. Morning mucus buildup and pre meal hydration are highlighted, with advice to tailor water temperature and salt use to vitality and gastric conditions.
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Sir William Roberts
Leaf
A Well-Managed Railroad in Rosa County
A small railway in Rosa County Ohio named the Cincinnati Hocking Valley and Huntington Railroad spans ten miles. John Karshner, its owner, built the line by selling crops for a locomotive and assembled a combined passenger and baggage car. He runs the line solo, acting as conductor, brakeman, baggage master, mail and express agent, news agent, and cash-only operator with no tickets or accounts.
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Rosa County
Cincinnati, Hocking Valley
Huntington
John Karshner
Adelphia
Kingston
Karshner
The Sporting Young Man Fetes A Prized Sport Image
Town Topites comments on a type of well-born youth who parades sport like a prize fighter. It contrasts European decline of gentility with a sham bravado in America, citing recent brutal brawls and a dog abuse incident as examples of fashionable misbehavior.
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Europe
Tom
Jerry
New York
Vendetta in the New Orleans Italian Community
A New Orleans Times-Democrat analysis critiques vendetta culture among Corsican-Italian migrants, detailing ritual violence, secrecy, and public crime dynamics. It notes the fatal knife attack and the rare case where a witness spoke, describing the ritual use of horse pistols and the sacred sanctuary of the church in vengeance.
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Tyre
New Orleans Times-Democrat
Sheridan as a Railroad Conductor Tale
A Washington letter to the Boston Globe recalls General Sheridan’s bold move as a railroad conductor in 1863. He confronted conductor Thomas at a Tennessee stop and, after a clash, forced the train to move under orders for the rest of the journey. The crowd watched in astonishment as the engineer surged forward.
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Sheridan
Tennessee
Thomas
Washington
Boston Globe
Childlike Wisdom and Odd Beliefs From Daily Life
A collage of lighthearted vignettes from Boston area life. A toddler mistakes a horse with a shawl for an unusual sight, a woman jokes about hens fed scraps, a child buries goldfish and questions souls, a Hull child ponders presidents, another asks if God is a policeman, and a 4 year old tests eggs at a hennery with humorous results.
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Hull
God
Jesus Christ
Evening Star
The Country Editor and the Value of Local Papers
The piece defends country editors as all round journalists skilled in politics religion and social topics. It argues village papers teach broader urban duties, stressing the local paper’s role in presenting world news and serving a family’s needs over distant city outlets. The Pensacola Gazette echoes the esteem for home newspapers.
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City Journal
Country Newspaper
Pensacola Gazette
A Case of Self-Denial in Texas Justice Court
A man faced a Texas justice on drunkenness charges. When asked to plead, he refused, declaring he denies everything including being present. He quips he would smile, calling out contradictions and asks to be awakened if he gives himself away.
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Ellen
Texas
Texas Sistings
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