Midway Day Festivities Marred by Storm and Tragedy
Reports from Chicago describe a chaotic day on the Midway with crowds as workers decorate for ceremonies honoring a state, while a schooner is wrecked and several crew members perish. In Welch West Virginia Deputy Sheriff Cunningham is shot by Eugene Robinson, believed to threaten a key witness. Elsewhere, miners quarrel over a bridge leading to a fatal head injury for August Nilsson. A high society wedding in Auburn reported as a notable social event.
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Welch
McDowell County
T. A. Cunningham
Eugene Robinser
Cunningham
Hebinsop
Women of Leisure Debate Matrimony as a Duty and Bargain
Mrs Emma Webb Haskett argues that matrimonio is a demanding, two sided duty not a free ride, criticizing the notion of women as merely at leisure. She asserts matrimony requires value received, education, and reciprocal effort, challenging romantic neglect of its obligations.
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Emma Webb Haskett
Eure
Lappie
Prince Rupert's drops and their explosive end effects
The fragment discusses Prince Rupert's drops formed by quenching hot glass in water. It notes how the larger end can remain intact while the small end shatters explosively when touched or stressed, outlining a theory about surface atoms and internal structure. It mentions fictitious or garbled terms and references to the Republic in a confused manner.
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Lise
Lous Republic
Boston Streets Show No Bright Difference In Glasses
An anonymous observer surveyed 500 women in Washington and Tremont streets Boston to test whether eyeglass use differed by area. He found similar spectacle rates in both streets and across ages, concluding the Boston girl may be human after all.
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New York Times
Guaranteed Cure and Lotions in 19th Century Ad
An old advertisement touts a guaranteed cure for colds and coughs promising recovery after one dose. It markets King’s New Dotove, ShitoK’s Cure for coughs, and Lane’s medicine to move the bowels daily. Products sold by Garrett & Pearre and others, with prices and distributors named.
Building a Creamery and Farm Dairy Profits and Risks
A railroad era piece discusses small creamery ventures and large ones, noting profit for milk sellers rather than stockholders. It warns creamery stocks are risky, cites costs from $1500 to $5000, and suggests hillside sites near water to ease labor. It mentions cheese curing, consumer access, and cheese nutrition.
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Agg Mak
Abe & Ti Ang Lain
Baudoun
Omuk
R. L. Sharples
Fragmentary local note on farm work and feed provision
A garbled OCR style fragment mentions feeding, water, and farm tasks. It references a cow and shelter needs and implies a rural setting with farm labor and provisioning. Details are unclear but the core theme is livestock care and feed management.
Remarkable Cure Report For Diarrhea By Remedy
Mrs Annie M Geam of McRoeport Pennsylvania praises Chamberlains Col Cholera and Dyspepsia Remedy for curing two of her children during a diarrheal outbreak while staying with relatives in Harrisburg. She notes long travel and multiple children and cites numerous successful cases. Bottles priced 25 and 50 cents available from Garrett and Pearre Frederick.
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Mc'Roesport
Pennsylvania
Mary
Hnstown
Chamberlain
Cole
Mr. Chapman
Garrett & Pearre
Frederick
How to Furnish Small Houses for Moderate Incomes
A guide to furnishing on a budget stressing quality items, careful room planning, and simple decorative choices. Emphasizes rugs, wall coverings, coordinated color schemes, practical storage, and affordable furniture like wicker, folding tables, and compact cabinets. Encourages plants, etchings, mirrors, and modest mantels to create brightness without overextension.
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Axminster
Erchente
Pure Little Children And The Value Of Maternal Contact
The article extols the sacred bond between mother and child, warns against entrusting little ones to hired caregivers, and emphasizes early character formation. It highlights Boston charity efforts and traveler aid services, then notes fashion shifts in velvet sleeves and advertises Karl's Clover Root with product details.
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Christ Ao
Washington Star
Interesting Statistics and Gum Arabic Facts Across Eras
A historic digest notes pre Revolutionary libraries in the colonies tally five outside coffeehouse collections. It lists Philadelphia and New York as early centers and cites today over five thousand public libraries with many offering free access. The piece then shifts to Gum Arabic origins, uses, and trade, including sources like Morocco and Turkey and its varied applications from medicine to textiles and candy. It closes with notes on shellwork uses in the East, shell buttons, and an etymology discussion around peaches and almonds.
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Thorne
Philadelphia
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Fence
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Peary
Marocco
Ssa
Australia
India
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Orient
Texarkana editor hails remedy for flux cure
Eoreks Mr. Thomas Batte editor of the Graphic praises Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy as the best medicine in existence for flux. He recalls a severe past attack and says the remedy provided almost immediate relief and complete cure. Bottles priced 95 and 50 cents sold by Garrett and Pearre Frederick.
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Roue
Chamberlain
Garrett & Pearre
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