What Ought He To Have Done In Child Rearing
Mark Twain weighs in on a letter in Babyhood debating John Senior’s conduct by imagining how he would handle a tantrum. He argues a mother should privately restrain and calmly explain, with a future whipping reserved as a measured, disciplined consequence.
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Harriet Beecher Stowe
Charles Dudley Warner
John Jenior
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Tom the Cat Wins Cow Raffle For Widows Family
A Maltese cat named Tom owned by Nicholas Meade, hotel keeper in Passaic, won a cow in a charity raffle after a dice throw contest. Tom’s throw beat two mill hand and other contenders, and Meade declared he would back Tom for $100 against all challengers. Tom is eight years old and has previously won other prizes in raffles.
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Jamea Ferns
The Newspaper Borrower Described as Sponger
A neighbor sponger of news is critiqued for relying on publishers and others for free access to content. The piece notes his shifting alliances when supplies stop and his eight cent weekly cost is deemed wasteful to his purse.
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Revelations of a Repent Patient at Montreal Smallpox Hospital
A Montreal telegram dated October reveals Mrs. D. R. Boland, recently discharged from St. Roch's smallpox hospital, detailing neglect, squalor, and vermin in the ward. She cites unrelieved thirst cries, a doctor denying aid before a patient died, and plans to relocate patients to Mount Royal hospitals. City mortality tallies are listed, and a London disinfecting machine arrives.
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Montreal Smallpox Hospital
Montreal
D. R Boland
St. Roch's Smallpox Hospital
Chambly Basin
Chambly Canton
Beecher Skipped Lecture Sparks Damages Suit
Rev M W Sued by Connecticut Literary Institute students in Hartford for damages after Rev Henry Ward Beecher failed to appear for a lecture. Tickets were sold again after a letter claimed delays and duties but Beecher did not lecture, prompting legal action.
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Court of Common Pleas
Hartford
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Henry Ward Beecher
Connecticut Literary Institute
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Dangerous Condition on the Servian Bulgarian Frontier
Balkans unsettled as Servian and garian troops wedge along the frontier. Stray units have disarmed each other and tensions hover high with a Times correspondent warning that an explosion could occur at Nissa at any moment. Local reports note gold excitement in West Virginia as quartz discoveries spur activity along North River in Hampshire county.
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West Virginia
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W. Va
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Bloomer Township
Hampshire County
Delivery Service Gets Modified Circular Instructions
Washington October 29 The Postoffice Department issued a revised circular to postmasters on special delivery. The circular covers postal cards and sealed packages as special delivery items when properly stamped. Postmasters must report monthly and arrange alternatives when regular messengers are unavailable, obeying the eight cent per letter limit. Registered packages must show contents to inform delivery points so immediate delivery is possible.
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Washington
Postoffice Department
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The Baltimore Election Victory for Hodges in City Contest
The Baltimore city race for the mayoral office ended with James Hodges elected over Judge George William Brown by 2,224 votes. Reform party members won seven seats in the First Branch and four in the Second Branch, signaling a shift in local politics as Republican and Independent Democrats backed Brown.
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George William Brown
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