Panoramic notes on world figures and events
The item surveys diverse topics including Persia's shah’s openness to commerce and electrification, Gordon W. Wattles slated as Trans Miss International president, M. Osiris planning to restore Malmaison for state gift, Elam Russell's oversized baby reports, France erecting statues of new figures, E A MacDowell named head of Columbia College music, and composer Crouch's long life and prolific offspring.
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Persia
Gordon W. Wattles
Union National Bank of
Omaha
M. Osiris
Paris
Malmaison
Elam Russell
Plainfield
Ind
London
Balmore
Prohibition and Rail Excursion Notes From Early Notices
A fragmentary column mixes travel advertising with stray trivia and quotes. It mentions a low rate excursion on the Louisville and Rashville line with contact points C. P. Atmore and Geo. Ns. Horner, plus admonitions about prohibition interests and assorted historical trivia including weather, population, and rail scepticism attributed to Daniel Webster.
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Pointe
Louisville & Rashville Railroad
C. P. Atmore
Lonteville
Geo. Ns
A Mother's Duty and Public Notices Across The Nation
A crowded page notes advice on motherhood and health products from Lydia E. Pinkham and No-To-Bac, plus testimonials and ads. It mentions a dog tax in Hamburg, a one legged Buffalo newsboy, parliamentary pages' pay, wig trade in Paris and London, and Sanskrit root words, reflecting a miscellany typical of a busy era.
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Buffalo
Congress
Paris
London
Rivers and Sewers Amid Industrial Pollution
A historical reflection on England’s rivers and canals turning from pure streams to polluted ditches as factories and urban growth spread, noting Manchester’s Irwell decline from a fishful waterway to an inky, foul stream and the broader toll on towns and poets amid industrial progress.
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Zagienman
William Cowper
Gentleman's Magazine
Manchester
Irwell
England
Beaks and feeding habits reveal bird families
The article explains how beak shape indicates feeding habits and helps classify birds. Sparrows, thrushes, robins, and insect eaters are described by bill form and diet, from cracking seeds to worm catching and nectar feeding.
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Popular Science Monthly
Floral care guide for preserving bouquets
A veteran florist shares a method to keep bouquets fresh for up to a month. Start by sprinkling lightly with water, then place in soapsuds to nourish roots and brighten petals. Each morning, remove, rinse by hand with pure water, return to soapsuds daily, changing suds every third day. Maintain strict attention to the fair and trail creatures as directed.
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New Orleans Times-Democrat
Bitter memory trails from Bronte Villette muse
The Brussels school principal M Heger, 86, is portrayed as bitter toward the English governess who inspired the hero of Villette and Paul Emanuel. The piece notes claims of malice in the novelist Charlotte Bronte and mentions Tampa Florida’s growing population heading toward metropolitan status.
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Charlotte
M. Heger
Brussels
Charlot Bronte
Wise Words on Love and Courage in Quiet Faith
A reflective verse-like note contrasts fuss over small dirt on shoes with spiritual filth on the soul. It argues love of God cannot be spoken in crabbed tones any more than gold could be measured by a single barrow. It notes crowds praise bravery, but true heroism rests with God unseen.
Fragmented 19th Century Anecdotes and Notices
A mix of clipped items mentions Sir Arthur Sullivan’s choir days, a Postmaster General’s possible college presidency, Washington lawyer Ellen Spencer Massey widow of General Massey, a Leipziger news note, and stray captions about patents, travel routes, theatre dialogue, and a Morente venue.
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Arthur Sullivan
Chapel Royal
St. James
Wilson
Western College
Ellen Spencer Massey
Washington
R.D. Massey
Prince Biemarck
Leipsic
Leheit
Fragmented antique dialogue and ads text mix
A garbled excerpt shows fragmented dialogue about chemistry, marriage, and manners. The text promotes Hostetter’s Stomach Bitters as travel aid and overall tonic. It includes an Ontario testimonial, a note on soil and exploration, and a remark about a large Moscow bell.
Lord Salisbury Fires Up Electric Enthusiasm
Lord Salisbury is described as an enthusiastic amateur in electrical matters and shows keen interest in science. Dr Walsh, archbishop of Dublin, is recovering health by riding a bicycle. Justice Hawkins of the Sagia bench nears eighty on September. R P Keating, who died in Virginia City Nevada last week, left an estate valued between $1,000,000 and...
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Lord Salisbury
Dr. Walsh
Dublin
Justice Hawkins
Sagi
R. P. Keating
Virginia City
Nev
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Hostetter
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