Beggar Kingdom on Barnumt Island Described as Tramp House
New Nassau County officials contend with a beleaguered tramp garrison on Barnum's Island Nassau residents seek to split control from Queens while a state board of charities warns against starvation The tramp house is described as bleak with bare benches and a big stove where inmates wait for orders and gifts of clothing or shoes amid shifting county authority dynamics.
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New York
Barnant Telind
Nassau
Queens County
Barnum’s Island
State Board of Charities
Nassau colony paupers face reforms and harsh meals
The Nassau county settlement for paupers faces upheaval as the keeper hands over control and the superintendent contemplates moving in. The long residence, once luxurious under Queens County, housed hundreds who loafed through years of relative ease. Now about sixty residents, mostly men, endure a sparse routine with rigid meals and little conversation as reforms loom. Maple syrup prices rise after a Vermont crop failure.
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Long Beach
Long Island
Queens County
New York
County
Nassau
Simmons Female College: Boston to House $2 Million Endowment
John Simmons of Boston died about 25 years ago and left a large fortune to his widow and children with a stipulation that the fund accumulate for a college for women. The time has expired and Boston will host Simmons Female College with an initial endowment of 2 million dollars. The school will be nonsectarian offering instruction in arts sciences and industries to empower women to pursue independent livelihoods.
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John Simmons
Boston
Simmons’ Female College
I Miss the Yellow Almanac on My Kitchen Wall
A nostalgic poem by Ella Wheeler Wilcox from Century reflects on leaving farm life after a mother’s death and choosing the simple comfort of a yellow almanac over urban calendars. The speaker recalls preferring familiar weekly cues and the worn cover figure, contrasting it with modern city life and glossy ephemera.
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Ella Wheeler Wilcox
Millais Portraits The Angelus Inspire Quick Photo Joke
A Millais anecdote aside from The Angelus shows the painter calmly painting Chill October by the River Tay when a Scotsman asks if he has tried photography. Millais replies with a wry pause that it is quicker, then the man concedes by adding it might better resemble the place.
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Millais
Angelus
Tay
The Return of Feminine Neckties in Men’s Fashion
The article notes a shift in women’s neckwear from ascots to feminine stocks and trimmed ties during winter. It observes detachable muslin collars, embroidered or demure finishes, and a fussy, elaborate look. It predicts a return to plain shirts and ascots as summer approaches.
Baltimore and Ohio Rail Adds 28000 Tons of Rails
The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad bought 28000 tons of 85 pound steel rails, bringing total purchases since March 1 1896 to 115300 tons enough to relay 870 miles of track. Eight thousand tons will be laid west of the Ohio River and twenty thousand tons allocated to divisions including Philadelphia Second Third Fourth Fifth Connellsville and Pittsburg with remaining rails for the Southwestern division between Parkersburg and St Louis. Much of the old rail will be reused on lighter traffic branches.
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Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
Ohio River
Philadelphia
Connellsville
Pittsburg
Farkersburg
St. Louis
The Leat Hope Gone: A Curious Exchange
Mrs Wiggars looks up from auditing accounts and cannot recall the arithmetic studied. Mr Figgars asks to jog memory, calling for the name of the arithmetic in a tense moment between the couple.
Cannon Shot Whirl Turns in Sea Warship Decks
A twelve inch gun tube with fifty rifling grooves spins the shot seventy five times per second as it speeds through air, a feature in some warships that makes the projectile whirl.
Opening of Ute Reservation for Settlement in 1899
The Ute Indian Reservation in Southern Colorado will open for settlement at noon May 4 1899 by presidential proclamation. The 600000 acre tract is among the state’s most desirable arable mesa land and free pamphlets with complete information are available from 8 K Hooper D&RGRR Denver Cole. That fellow has a regular horse laugh. What could you expect of a man who is the habit of taking a pony every hour or two.
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United States
Colorado
K. Hooper
Denver
Cole
For Sale Second-hand town lighting apparatus
For sale. The following second hand apparatus in good operative condition suitable for town lighting: One 60 light Arush are dynamo complete with pulley base belt tightener regulator ammeter also one vatra oarvature 44 double carbon amps 32 globes for same 28 spark arresters and about 4 000 carbons all for 600 dollars Address M Standiford 194 So Clinton St Chicago It.
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M. Standiford
Clinton St
Chicago
Foreigners in China Buy Mainly on Credit
Foreigners in China purchase most goods on credit using signed chits to avoid heavy silver or native coins. They cite instability of paper money as the reason for preferring credit purchases and defer payment obligations through these promissory notes.
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China
Kamsas
Gus and
Oil
Kansas
Ely
James M. Allen
Eric
Kan
Deering Company Catalogue Sent on Simple Postal Card
A farmer sent his name and address on a postal card to Deering Chicago and received by return mail a catalogue with over 100 half tone illustrations. It features the largest factory in America a twine booklet on binder twine a copy of the Deering Farm Journal and a personal offer for a postal card.
Lemon Baths and Old Tomato Names Highlighted
The note mentions lemon baths popular in the West Indies with a preparation method and a Fowler Cycle Co. catalogue push. It also recalls that before 1850 the tomato was called love apple in the United States and contains stray ad lines and scattered phrases about retreat maps.
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United States
Confidence and Mrs Pinkham Boosts Trust in Remedies
Letters from readers recount success with Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound and related products. Mrs Evita Thomas explains relief from womb ulceration after doctors failed. Mrs M Stoddard credits the treatment for restoring health and ability to work.
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Evita Thomas
Pine St
Easton
Lydia E. Pinkham
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