Fading Echoes of Fashion and Crime in Daily Life
The column surveys social tidbits and personalities from Everett Hale to Mars French-Sieldon, notes on Chicago journalism, a Wyoming rustler preacher, German Emperor whale hunting, and moral reflections on education and trade. It contrasts U S and English practices, praising American registration, public mercy, and the value of vocational training for youth.
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Mars
Sieldon
Africa
England
Wyoming
Rader
Norway
Wohenzollern
Breaks Recalls Narrow Escape Amid Cheerful Afterword
TT recounted his narrow squeeze during the adventure, while an elderly listener whispered regret over missing the event, saying she wished she had been there. The moment captures local reaction to the tale and the lingering pull of shared experience.
HOW GOVERNORS LIVE Wome of Private Joe Fifer and His Fam
Governor J W Fifer and family occupy Illinois executive mansion, a brick structure renovated two years ago on a block’s south end with lawn, trees, and a fountain. The state covers heating lighting and grounds care while the governor pays other household expenses. the Fischers live plainly yet suitably for their station.
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Fifer
Illinois
William H. Bissell
John Wood
Richard Yates
Richard J. Oglesby
John M. Palmer
John L. Beveridge
Shelby
J. W. Fifer
Florence
Herman
Governors Homes And Domestic Lives In Indiana And Iowa
A survey details Governor McKinley’s quiet, health-influenced routine at the Chittenden Hotel and his devoted care for an invalid wife. It contrasts Indiana’s absence of a governor’s mansion with Chase’s lavish lieutenant governor apartments, and portrays Iowa's Governor Boies living at the Savery Hotel with a Waterloo home, a large law practice, and a poised daughter in society.
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McKinley
Chittenden Hotel
State House
Chittenden
Gov
Gov. Boies
Savery
Des Moines
Waterloo
Boirs
Adella King
Erie County
J. W. Carson
Mount Vernon
Iowa
Barber
Roies
E. L
Herbert Boies
Jessica Boies
Congregational Church
Boies
Governor Boyes and the waterloo of land and life
Gov Boies owns about 3500 acres in Iowa with simple tastes and long costs for a possible executive mansion. Gov Winans of Michigan, now a well known Democratic governor, is described as tall and commanding yet kindly. Nebraska’s Gov Boyd lives modestly at Lincoln Hotel while entertaining friends and enjoying market-bought fare. The London Omnibus Co trials corked horseshoes, and Brussels tramways adopt them for grip and durability. The report also notes the English 110-ton gun failing to meet practical expectations, despite penetrating armor and fortifications in tests.
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Michigan
Edwin B. Winans
Hamburg
Gov. Winans
Livingston County
Nebraska
Governor Boyd
Lincoln
Gov. Boyd
Boyd
London General Omnibus Company
Pigor
Tsrussels Tramway Company
New York
The School Celebration by United Public Schools
The Companion urges all public schools to read a message from a committee of State Superintendents of Education about the 400th anniversary of America's discovery. It proposes October 12, 1892 as a day to honor with school centered local celebrations across the nation, aiming to inspire education and unite communities.
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America
Republic
United States
Exposition
Chicago
Our
Youta
How to Climb Stairs Advice From A Pro Athlete
A professional athlete says stair climbing hinges on keeping the center of gravity above the legs and trunk. Do not lean forward or hurry, step firmly and keep erect to reduce load and improve ascent as the expert suggests.
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Earth
Bark peels and tree health timing revealed
A writer argues that stripping bark from around a tree trunk is lethal except in about ten months. When done a week before midsummer the tree rapidly grows new bark. Cork cells normally shed bark, but if undeveloped or blocked, trees become diseased and iron helps assist bark removal as nature intended.
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Nature
London gathering mocked as doctor is asked about a mad lady
The article recounts a party where Sir Morell Mackenzie meets a visiting novelist and is playfully teased about a supposed mad lady among the guests. The tale blends social satire with a quip about Grace and a photograph, set in a London drawing room.
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Morell
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