Gunmaker of Ilion Declines Chinese Offer for Work
The Springfield Mass Union reports M. Clough, famed for Remington and Winchester work, declined the Chinese government’s offer to supervise their gun industry. After long service, rheumatic illness forced resignation. in Belchertown he treated with Pink Pills for Pale People, restoring health enough to work on his farm again.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Springfield
Mass
United States
Jfferson M. Clough
Remington
Winchester
Hi Remington
Ilion
N. Y
Winchester Arms Craven
Belchertown
Phelps
Clough
Thousand Islands
Dr. Williams
Medi‘sine Company
Printer's Ink and the Ethics of Advertising
The piece argues clear ads capture attention, while vague notices fail. It notes Maine publications run many issues, and warns against advertising without a plan or ethics. It cites New York hotels, Sunday circulation, and the value of lasting, well-placed ads over time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maine
Ike
New York
Father Adam
Ram’s Blast and Prayers Across Eden’s Gate
Select aphorisms on faith and action present a preacher’s reflection on prayer works, obedience to God, and moral living. The speaker emphasizes doing God's will before other duties, the Bible as guiding truth, and avoiding prideful or inconsistent preaching.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Garden of Eden
Bening
Christ
Mysterious New Zealand Visitor Wins by Vest Inheritance
W. B. Nicholson of New Zealand arrived on the steamer Mariposa and stayed at the American Exchange. He carried $5,000 in bills and English sovereigns sewn into his vest, plus $4,000 in drafts. He kept the money close, wearing a reinforced vest and even changing to a lighter one to cool off. He faced scrutiny over unpaid hotel bills but settled after revealing the concealed fortune. He sailed back on the Mariposa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Zealand
W. B. Nicholson
San Francisco Examiner
Wiseman
Nicholson
Northern Pacific Railroad
Mount Rainier
Mount Washington
Pike's Peak
Chas
Northern Pacific
St. Paul
Minn
A Good Gobbler Feeds Orphaned Chicks in Town Yard
A Philadelphia woman owns a tender old turkey gobbler praised for feathered philanthropy. When hawk attack left two baby chicks orphaned, the gobbler cared for them, taught them to scratch, and sheltered them through a bitter winter, keeping them warm and safe.
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Philadelphia
Gobbler
Two Tramps in England Excerpt Highlights English Tramps
In this excerpt from Two Tramps in England by Josiah Flynt an American interviewer chats with a fifty year old English tramp. She boasts of fighting spirit, calls booze her main belief, and plans to return to England to search for a mate while lamenting the spread of smoking techniques.
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England
Trampdom
Charley Mitchell
John L. Sullivan
Lackie Thompson
Josiah Flynt
Flotsam and tourism notes from a late 19th century issue
A collage of humorous vignettes on courtship, marriage, and daily life, paired with advertisements and travel notices. The piece mixes quips about brides, architects assistants, and social customs with a long rail and tourism notice, including Mount Rainier climbs, Ireland, and a variety of railway excursion offers, all framed in a breezy, period tone. It mentions Hostetter’s Stomach Hitters and a note on umbrella superstition. The page also catalogs rail and club meeting announcements for July 1895 including Boston, Baltimore, and Denver events.
Why Do Birds Migrate South Each Autumn
The article discusses Prof. Wang's lecture in Vienna on bird migration. He notes birds travel the most direct southward routes with rapid speeds, citing Heligoland and Egypt as key waypoints. Even young birds join migrations, and the impulse to travel remains unexplained beyond an innate attraction to movement.
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Wang
New York World
Vienna
Heligoland
Egypt
Hunt for a Husband and the Old Aristocratic Theory
Robert Grant argues in Scribner that many daughters of well-to-do families are raised to follow the old aristocratic ideal of marrying for security after a modest education and social grace. He notes France and other capitals share the same ideal, with the distinct American twist of early youth social crowds. The piece laments the end of the unconventional society woman as she fades from both American and European scenes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Grant Hays
Atlantic
Robert Grant
Scribner's
France
London
Paris
Vienna
New York
Kes
The Art of Spelling in Public Figures
A humorous note on spelling errors among famous people. Examples include a boy corrected for receivd, Sara Bernhardt and Bismarck admitting lapses, John Bright and a journalist known for bad spelling, and Oliver Wendell Holmes misspelling indispensable.
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Sara Bernhardt
Bismarck
John Bright
Oliver Wendell Holmes
Keep All Food Covered in Pantry Warnings
A Victorian era domestic reminder urges keeping all food covered until served. It warns that butter and milk attract odors and airborne bacteria, and jelly left uncovered risks tainting family health. The piece notes many pantries hold half-used jelly dishes uncovered, posing a health concern.
The Nursery Tricycle in London
A nursery tricycle has appeared in London with two seats for the mistress and the maid and her charge, plus two pairs of pedals.
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London
Wit and Wisdom Fragments on Love and Life
A garbled column of proverbs touches on love duty and faith, noting love harms none when sincere yet warns of one sided affection. It remarks on manners of women and the mogul devil’s toils, then pivots to a tobacco remedy advertisement and a stray promotional line.
Married by proxy in Brooklyn church ceremony
Eugenio Valdes Vega a Tampa tobacco merchant married by proxy to Miss Adela Velasco at St Francis de Sales Church Brooklyn. Vega’s brother Jose acted as proxy. Rev Percil performed the ceremony. Mrs Vega departs for Florida to join her husband.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eugenio Valdes Vega
Tampa
Fla
Adela Velasco
St. Francis de Sale’s
Brooklyn
Jose Valdes ‘Vega
Father Percil
Oddities and Facts from a Fractured Ledger
A collection of curious statements from a bygone period notes glass floors in a Paris warehouse, calculating card hands, male corsetry in Britain, pipe woods from Italy and France, Patagonians as the tallest people, Laplanders the shortest, apples aiding digestion, opal softness, world telegraph mileage, cats spreading diphtheria, Russia’s wartime expenditure and casualties, and eggs containing life-sustaining nutrients.
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Paris
Metropoli
Italy
France
America
Boston
Russia
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M. Clough
le Meaith
Serena
William
Ireland
Arrigi
Europe
Chicago Great Western Railway
United Societies of Christian Endeavor
Chicago
Baptist Young People’s Union
Baltimore
Denver
National Educational Association
Col
St. Joseph
Kansas City
Heetet
Hot Springs
Omaha
the Royal Baker and Pastry Cook
Rudmani
New-York
Royal Baking Powder CO
Wall Street, N. Y
Addream Sterling Remedy Co
Thomas & Co
Rialto
Pelce
Hull
C Nooga
California
Alifornia Fig Syrup Co
Horne
K. Coburn
Hall
Charien
Uge
Piso
Fauxk
Coors
Hawaii
Amer 7
Berlin
Bismark
Indi den
State Insurance Co., OF
Des Moine
Red Cross
Tansy! Pills
Stonny
Vin de Clachona Co
Deo Melantaas
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