Wounded General Barnum Alive and Still Unhealed
Gen H A Barnum of New York, wounded in the war and suffering similar to the President, remains alive and vigorous though his wound never healed and discharges pus daily for seventeen years. Astrer from Texas assaults a dry goods store causing a commotion before police end the scene by shooting the animal through a telegraph pole. Professor Swift notes nearly 3,000 letters claim comet B prizes but cannot establish priority, so no prize is awarded. Standard Oil faces a tax dispute with Pennsylvania over 3,590,000 dollars, with the state threatening suit and the company denying Pennsylvania property ownership.
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H. A. Barnum
New York
Astrer
Texas
Highth Avenue
Swift
Standard Oil Company
Pennsylvania
Curious Sea Messenger Letter Reaches Emperor William
A tiny two and a half foot boat named Sea Messenger carried a letter from the Duke of Edinburgh from the Scottish coast to Killmollen on Jutland’s west coast. It crossed the sea unaided and was recovered August nineteenth. The piece also notes US Indian relief funds and a fatal harbor drowning found after a dream guiding authorities to the body of 7 year old Louis Roberts.
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William
Prince Henry
Killmollen
Jutland
Duke of Edinburgh
Baurmorr
Louis Roberts
Capt. R. Roberts
Capt. Roberts
Rising household costs alarm modest income families
A Cincinnati price list shows broad advances in meats butter vegetables fruit flour and even domestic wages prompting concern for frugal households as the average housekeeper may soon feel hungry.
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Cincinnati
Court Martial Trys Lizvr Caamues Hay for Conduct Unbecoming
Lizvr Caamues Hay of the Twenty third infantry faced a court martial on the charge of conduct unbecoming an officer and a gentleman. The specification details a poker game where cards were dealt in an improper manner to Capt. Stille and Dr. Rowan among others.
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Lizvr
Caamues Hay
Twentythird Infantry
Stille
Rowan
Fraudulent card game causes dispute among officers
A disputed poker hand led to a court finding of not guilty for Lieut Hay, despite claims of a fraudulent sequence flush that won $102 from Lieuts Claggett and O Connor. The Commander cautioned him not to repeat the scheme. Equestrian racing reports from Des Moines Minneapolis and Lawrence highlight long, high-stakes heats won by Miss Curtis, Miss Cook, Miss Archer and others, with up to 20,000 spectators and $100,000 at stake in the West. British papers skew immigration views citing fires and raids in America, while emphasizing emigration risk versus seeking better prospects abroad.
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Claggett
O’connor
Hay
Fema
Des Moines
Iowa
Miss Curtis
Kansas
Miss Pinneo
Colorado
West
Chicago
Miss Cook
Miss Mitchell
Miss Archer
Burke
Miss Hill
Jewett
Michigan
Chicago and Alton Road
United States
New York City
Missouri
Castle Garden
London
America
England
Complexion of Criminals Says Color Reveals Convicts
In a Brooklyn police station interview, Sergeant Dyer claims a prisoner's face reveals long-term imprisonment. He describes a pallid yellowish hue from lack of sunlight, noting thieves with extended terms often display the trait. He adds editors mix up perceptions, remarking detectives can spot the color.
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Buter
Brooklyn
Dyer
New York Sun
Sheep Management and Economy in 19th Century Europe
The article notes superior practices in Silesia with shelter for sheep, careful breeding, and expert inspection to select top rams. It compares wool, wheat, and corn values, showing wool as a superior export due to favorable freight costs. It mentions Prime Minister Peel’s grandsons in the House of Lords, and ends with a garbled line about trains in Western and Eastern Europe.
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Silesia
Sir Robert Peel
Lords
Jersey
Campus
House of Lords
Three little ladies puzzle old folks with games and glee
A playful verse describes three children posing as busy figures in a game. One stands on a cricket, another withdraws items quickly from a drawer, and the third listens to a roll. The narrator notes their seriousness and jokes that adults may be as puzzled as they are by the scene.
Grandmas Tale of Little Clara Mischief
Grandma recalls a story from thirty years ago about Clara a youngest of seven who disobeys and causes trouble on a farm. Clara tours to a store with siblings approving then disappears into mischief as molasses floods the floor near a hogshead. Mr Dale and Ben act quickly to stop the spill while Clara learns a lesson.
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Papa
Tom
Mamma
Good Grandma
Amy
Grandma
Little Clara
Grandmother
Clara
Ben
Susan
Roger
Mr. Dale
Chalk Making by Nine Schoolboys
Nine boys aged eight to ten at a single school learned chalk formation by a hands on experiment. Their teacher Miss May explained how lime gas from breath can turn lime water into chalk and guided them to recreate the effect using lime water and straws.
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Miss May
The Breath Turns Lime Water Chalk White
A reader explains a simple experiment where breathing into lime water changes it from clear to cloudy milklike. The gas from lungs forms chalk powder at the bottom, contrasting with the initial lime precipitate, proving breath alters lime water.
Tot the tame bird and its gentle bond with Anna
A short tale describes Anna with her pet Tot a bright singing bird that rests on her lips when she says kiss me. Fancy the dog adores the bird Muff the cat is a threat yet Anna guards Tot closely hoping Muff stays distant. Tot whistles flies about and returns to his cage if free.
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Anna
Fancy
Tot
A Happy Family Roy the sporting dog with hens
A friend reports Roy, a well regarded sporting dog, chained in a kennel, living with a hen and her brood of twelve. The birds nested under the dog as they grew, and the mother hen remains with Roy, laying eggs in the kennel. Mr Weir drew Roy, the hen, and the chickens.
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Roy
Mr. Weir
The Repudiators in Virginia and the Lynchburg Bargain
A Civil War era summary condemns Virginia political deals that allied Republicans with Mahone. It portrays a Lynchburg convention as a deliberate surrender to the Readjusters, denounces postwar repudiation moves, and asserts officials like Lewis Brady and Rives were removed for opposing the coalition. It alleges Treasury and Interior patronage shifted to Mahone, with rail interests backing the effort.
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Virginia
Gen. Wickham
Lewis, Brady
Rives
Lynchburg
Mahone
Garfield
Mnahone
Senate
Witessrs. Hoar
Dawes
South
Post Office Department
Marshal Lewis
Brady
Treasury
Interior Department
Chesaapeake and Ohio Railroad Corporation
Huntington
Pacific Cen
Virginia contest portrayed as repudiation support by administration
The New York Sun accuses the administration of backing repudiation and corporate monopoly in the Virginia contest, naming Mr. Huntington as seeking Senate votes and Mahone as a representative of the combination. It charges treachery by French in railroad accounts and predicts accountability for alleged interference in a local election.
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Tral
Huntington
Senate
Mahone
Central Pacific
Supreme Court
Virginia
New York Sun
Love for the boy in blue in Chicago Times text
The Chicago Times argues Republicans favor Union veterans in government posts, while many officials hire relatives of soldiers. It cites 1454Washington workers with wartime ties and notes a pattern of appointments biased toward family connections and supposed loyalty to the Union cause.
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Chicago
Congress
Washington
Bob Lincoln
City Point
Association of
Union Soldiers
Old Kirkwood
Interior
James
Jameses
Green B. Baum
Department of Internal Revenue
Hunt
Navy
Pension Bureau
French
Treasury
Tyner
Postoffice
Soldiers’ Association
United States
Post Office Department
Republican Party
Chicago Times
In the Trade. A Shopper in the Furniture Trade Tries for Special Terms
A man posing as a furniture buyer seeks confidential price talks with a proprietor who has reportedly gone away. He boastfully claims deep trade knowledge and insists on favorable terms before leaving to visit a rival shop, where he tries to barter a bushel of onions for a pine washstand.
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Jerusalem
Sparrows to Europe, Americans Share Native Birds
Nounpers of our American native birds are being exported to Europe. We can well spare some of them, and will thank our neighbors to take back their own English sparrows.
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Europe
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Oder
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Perry Davis
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Burns
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Hohnan
Holman
Hostetter
Hop
Reshooter
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Ont
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