Discovery of Rich Quartz at Burner Bay Alaska
The issue notes a rich quartz discovery at Burner's Bay toward Chileat district Alaska and reports mining prospects across the western states. It also mentions gold and silver interests in Idaho Montana and Oregon, with ongoing railroad and port developments shaping regional commerce.
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Alaska
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Springfield
Burner's Bay
Chileat
Union
Bourke
Idaho
J. B. Grant
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Mare Island
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Galt Gazette
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Galt
Ione
Russian churches closed and exequatur refused in Europe
Russian government closes Catholic churches in Volhyn and Podolia while Count Kalnoky refuses the new US consul exequatur at Budapest. European affairs include bans on gambling, German and British political shifts, and planned Congo river access. The piece notes naval tensions, labor emigration, and economic strains from tariffs and rabbit pest research.
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Volhyn
Podolia
Idstrog
Portland Market Wheat and Produce Mixed Across Sectors
The Portland market shows light demand and moderate offerings for export and milling wheat. Prices vary by item with firm quotes on dairy and meats and broad ranges for fruits and vegetables, including eggs or poultry and staples across regions.
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Valley
Walla Walla
Horton
Regon Fancy Creamery
California
Oregon
Tahiti
Sicily
Cnerse
Young America
Dakio Frorrs
Rich Country Struggles With Politician Proliferation
The New York Post letter argues that revolutions and their brutal costs cripple industry and labor, leaving peasants unable to pursue cane planting or coffee farming as generals conscript them to support uprisings against tyrants.
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Cor
New York Post
Stanley's sentence recalled by Stevens after Egyptian officer case
Stevens relates how Stanley, ill with gastritis, had the condemned officer carried outside the tent. He addressed the man saying they had endured many trials to save him, then bade him depart to God pointing to a tree limb as a Lynch law justice end. The Pall Mall Gazette records the anecdote.
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Stanley
Judge Lynch
Pall Mall Gazette
Typhoid Mortality and Hygiene Debate Across Cities
Chicago reports typhoid deaths at 78.7 per 100000 in 1885, far higher than Paris Berlin or London, prompting questions on hygiene treatment and physician reporting. The piece also surveys the Puss in Boots moral debate across cultures and notes Andrew Lang’s reflections in Longman’s Magazine.
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M. Chamberland
M. Pasteur
France
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Lyons
Health Department
Chicago News
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Sicily
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Italy
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M. Caston de Paris
Mr. Traill
Cruikshank
Avars
Swahlis
Andrew Lang
Longman's Magazine
Distant tears and market mood in imperial tales
Susan B. Wallace notes a contrast between Constantinople and Washington as public grief and display unfold. The article describes a harem scene with a favored rival, a night shopping order to keep shops open with torches, and a jewel bedecked lord of lords, illustrating spectacle and caprice in court and commerce.
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Washington
Bamares
Tbrahim
Lord of Lords
Susan B. Wallace
New York Sun
Trance Wake Leads to Second Marriage After Grave Escape
Ginevra, wife of Francesco degli Agolanti, was buried alive in an apparent death. She awakened in moonlight, crawled home to her husband who denied her living presence. Rejected by her mother and uncle, she sought help with Antonio di Rondinelli, who recognized her voice and sheltered her. They married after the bishop approved a death remarriage, faith overcoming fear.
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Ginevra
Antonio di Rondinelli
Rondinelli
Kashmiri porters endure long treks hauling heavy loads
A Traveler's Letter describes numerous Kashmiri cultivators turning to spring auctions to transport goods from the plains by contract. Porters load heavy burdens, with cases of beer and single loads reaching 192 pounds or 240 pounds, over 100 miles on rugged terrain and long periods, subsisting on unleavened bread or rice.
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Lance
Kashmir
Market Gardener Uses Alarm Clock to Feed Horses
A South Hadley Massachusetts market gardener and milkman uses a clock powered hopper to feed cracked corn and oats to peddling horses. The alarm clock triggers hourly feeding, saving labor during peak day, with the contraption costing about 4 dollars per Boston Budget.
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South Hadley
Masa
Boston
Garden of Eden apples misquoted as business asset
In a playful line attributed to a Boston Globe feature, a five year old jokes that God stored the forbidden apples for sale, reflecting a child's perspective on the biblical story and parental recounting.
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Boston
Corsican Vendetta Shapes Mountaineer Justice
The Corsican vendetta ideology sustains killers who avoid plunder and offer aid to enemies. Bandits hide in the macqui while authorities look the other way, with Corsican and English residents noting frequent murders and a culture of lethal self defense. An English observer recalls threats to use coup de fusil to settle scores in Ajaccio and surrounding villages.
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Corsica
Rocks
Berger
Ajaccio
le Raiilement
Eatly Kingss
Max O'Rell Wakes Servants With Salute in London
Eugene Field's London Letter recalls Max O'Rell arriving home in the early hours of the morning. After being locked out, he cried Murder Fire Thieves and then bowed to the crowd, thanking neighbors for their concern before entering his house. The episode is framed as a witty Frenchman’s clever entrance in a retired quarter of London.
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London
Max Orell
Max O'Rell
O'Trell
Eugene Field
Experience shapes vocation through chance and perseverance
The Buffalo Express excerpt argues that chance guides choosing a profession, advising youths to study options even if misalignment occurs. It suggests misfit doesn’t waste time, as experience builds knowledge, improves future judgment, and reveals true fitness when candidates show stability and drive.
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Chance
Tie
Buffalo Express
Englishroean Dreeply Shocked at Mustard Scene
Eugene Field reports a lively hotel smoking room discussion among gentlemen about a friend eating mustard with his roast, prompting general surprise. An Englishman expressed deep shock and asked if the fellow lived, noting the moment’s pathos.
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Hotel Metropole
Eugene Field
Chicago News
Patent applications and grants rise in Great Britain 1888
In Great Britain the number of applications in 1888 was 18001 and patents granted 410, up from 3200 applications and 2024 patents in 1887. The increase, more than threefold in applications and nearly threefold in grants, is attributed to patent law changes. Industries.
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Great Britain
Little Fred Delivers Grippe Morning Story
Publication notes a child named Fred arriving at breakfast with the grippe in full force and a comical complaint about an eye issue, as a light gossip item from Chatter. The tone is playful and domestic, typical of the era’s social briefs.
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Fred
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