Prominent Figures and Public Notices Amid 1880s News
The piece surveys diverse items: Louis Kossuth nearing eighty six in Turin working on a biography. the Princess of Wales handling late arrivals at a concert. editor Sleicher touting Chauncey Depew for the Republican ticket. Waite's poverty posthumously noted. ex bank president Fisu in Albany penitentiary with gout. Hextixeton distrust of Congress. a deathbed wish from Mrs. Esther Porter ends with infant death. coal industry employment figures by state. U S coal production figures for 1885 86 and 87. world coal totals with US and Britain shares.
Attorney General Bewster’s Eccentric Habits and Wardrobe
Attorney General Bewster lived with quirky hobbies and sharp tongue. He favored sending his shirts and underwear to Philadelphia for washing weekly, believing Washington laundries could not do him justice. He telegraphed for prompt returns of favored garments after sending them to Philadelphia.
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Bewstrer
Washington
Philadelphia
Greek thief at Paris robs Athens museum of coins
A Greek named Raptopoilos was arrested in Paris for stealing ancient coins worth 30,000,000 francs from the Numismatic Museum in Athens, a crime highlighted amid questions on museum guardianship and value assessments. The note contrasts the theft with broader debates on habit changes and tobacco etiology, quoting various opinions and anecdotes from different sources.
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Raptopoilos
Paris
Numismatic Museum
Athens
A& Museum
Grant era figures praise Waite and defense of authorship
Gov Buckingham urged Grant to back Waite but noted a single drawback that could not be helped, a cousin relation. Ex Gov Grovane Boutnett applauded Grant’s literary style, asserting he wrote in his own voice with clarity and no artifice, proving the memoirs could only be his own work.
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Grant
Chase
Norwalk
Buckingham
Connecticut
White House
Mr. Waite
The
North American Review
Turkey
Gov. Buckingham
Buckinham
Senate
Grovase
Boutnett
the Treasury
Gen. Grant
Boston Globe
Lord Macaulay
Horace Smith
Dr. Johnson
Bob
Papa
Russia
Morocco
Insect Tillage and Soil Formation by Creatures
Darwin notes earthworms. Prof Shaler cites other animals shaping soil. In America twenty plus mammal species burrow, but ants and crayfish play major roles. Ants overturn soil in forests and fields, more than earthworms, especially where soil is sandy. A wise man seeks earned respect over a name.
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Darwin
Prof
N. &. Shaler
America
North America
Arkansaw
The Book Agent
A humorous scene unfolds with a book agent visiting a wealthy home. The agent extols the noble role of subscription sales while the host presses for details, and the agent reveals he earns ten thousand dollars a year selling books by subscription.
Edison on His First Marriage Oddity of an Inventor
The piece recounts Thomas Edison marrying a Newark factory worker who wound magnets on a bench. He forgets the wedding date during a stock indicator job, is dressed in dirty shop clothes, and is hurried to the ceremony by his colleague Batchelor before returning to work. The tale highlights Edison’s unconventional life and early fortune.
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Mra
Edison
Newark
Batchelor
Sidison
Edison’s House Party and the Night in His Lab
The account recalls a grand Edison home entertainment in New York with prominent guests, while Edison himself lazes in a rickety lab chair at midnight singing into a phonograph. Mrs Edison No 1 aids his work, attending his ideas and experiments closely in the bustling household.
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Edison No
Newark
Edison Works
Mrs. Edison
New York Tribune
Curious Facts About Wills and Their Complications
A Detroit Free Press excerpt surveys the quirks and pitfalls of wills through historical anecdotes. It notes lost wills, clerical errors, and the old phrase in the name of God, amen, plus cases where heirs contest provisions and witnesses complicate execution. It mentions Lord St Leonards and a farmer's self written will with a bequest of one shilling to his son.
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Lord
Martial
Tonce
John
Great Britain
Detroit Ree Press
A Cowardly Insinuation Satire on Milking Cows
The New England Farmer mocks timid cows in a humorous piece. A cow is described as bold and defiant, eyeing vacancy with a blistering glare, lifting her tail, stamping, and leaping fences to trample gardens. The quip ends by ridiculing the idea of a cow cowering when milked.
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New England
Widow Deceived Him in a Bad Love Match
An old acquaintance recalls Bill's ruined prospects after a widow deceived him with a poor marriage. He says Bill never recovered, harmed by the bad love affair and the illusion of the widow's wealth. The tale centers on Bill's trust shattered by the union and lack of support.
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Bill
Equal Education for Daughters to Foil Folly
The piece argues that elopement and unsuitable matches stem from neglecting girls' intellect and agency. It urges giving daughters robust schooling, outdoor activity, and decision making from childhood, with fathers earning trust through affection to guide life choices.
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Lachange
Veteran reunion recalls Civil War bonds tale at sea
In Washington a former Confederate commander and a Union captain meet after nearly a quarter century. Capt. Hays of Minnesota saved captured Montgomery’s bonds by refusing to sign under threat with a knife at his throat. The two veterans reminisce about those days as a steam logger aids Northern Michigan camps, moving 30,000 feet of logs per run.
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Joanna Jones
New York
City
Staten Island
Washington
Capt. Hays
St. Paul
Commodore J. Edward Montgomery
Montgomery
Mississippi
New Orleans
Vicksburg
Memphis
Texas
Commodore
Hays
England
Minnesota
Cleveland
Commodore Montgomery
South
Memphis Avalanche
Michigan
Accidental Marriages and the Wedding by Chance
A London Tid-Bits piece humorously catalogs accidental marriages sparked by impulse and clever propositions. Various encounters at inns, bazaars, shops, and a church lead to quick unions, from a skipper securing two mates to a dealer pairing a redhead with a match.
Telling Stories To Children For Happy Endings
A reader urges stories for children to avoid gloom and fear ending happily. The piece cites differing early versions of Little Red Riding Hood and quotes Daniel Webster while arguing for a nation built on wisdom peace and liberty.
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Daniel Webster
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the Register
New Harmony, Indiana
Louis Kossuts
Turin
Princess of Wales
Joan A. Sleicher
Albany Journal
West
Chauncey Depew
Depew
Blaine
Toledo
Waite
James D. Fisu
Marine Bank
Albany
Cc. P. Hextixeton
San Francisco
Congress
Huntington
Esther Porter
Long Ridge
United States
Pennsylvania
Illinois
Ohio
Byron
Isaac Herr
London
Mamma
Little Red Ridinghood
Toronto Globe
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