Paris Exposition Grande Lunette Telescope Advances
Regular Correspondent reports the Grande Lunette, a seven foot mirror telescope being built for the 1900 Paris Exposition, faces earlier doubts but is advancing with four foot objective lenses and a 195 foot total length. The instrument will be stationary, with a novel clockwork system to track stars, and may reveal moon and planetary details once completed.
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Saint-Gogain
Glaceriea de Teumont
Paris
Yerkes
Gruenewald
Jeumont Glassworks
Tigie
Moon
Mars
M. Vanderyver
Brussels
Sterling Heilig
How She Froze the Flirter
Southern widow recounts a stern rebuff after a persistent suitor followed her home and sent a note asking to call. She explains she refused politely and publicly defended her stance while a bystander comments on the propriety of demanding an apology.
Not Prayers in Indianapolia Journal Style
A humorous observation notes a family scene with a prayer rug becoming a stumbling hazard when the father returns late, implying a comical clash between faith and household routines. The quote highlights a playful clash in domestic life.
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Indianapolia Journal
Not Entirely Independent as Libel Laws Limit Paper
A brief quote from the Indianapolis Journal notes that an Independent paper cannot be fully free from libel lawsJohnson admits partial constraint and self awareness of legal boundaries in publishing.
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Johnson
Indianapols Journal
Remarkable Magic Appears With Rabbit in Thimble
The Indianapolis Journal notes a magician’s act pleasing audience by pulling a rabbit from a thimble and performing a dramatic stunt with a long snake and a lit gas jet in a bottle, described as wonderful by spectators.
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Watts
Lushforth
Indianapolis Journal
Overcoat Pockets Sewn For Morning Letter Rush
Dialogue fragments reveal a domestic scene where one person questions why all pockets on an over coat were sewn shut in the morning. The other insists the letter given to post was important and needed to be carried by hand.
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Yerkes
M. Mantels
Jupiter
Clergymen Live Longer Than Other Professions
Clergymen top longevity chart among professions, while physicians rank near the bottom, trailing coal merchants, milkmen, and grocers in lifespan comparisons.
London Letter reveals Kitchener’s lunch price demand
In Philadelphia a London Letter recounts Kitchener pressuring Lord Rothschild for a £5,000 lunch subscription to start Gordon College fundraising. Rothschild reluctantly pays after Kitchener insists, rallying others to reach £25,000 total. The piece portrays Kitchener as merciless and obsessed with money for his cause.
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London
Philadelphia Inquirer
Kitchener
Gordon College
Lord Rothschild
Lord Kitchener
Wolseley
Colonel Chinn Threats Indictment in Lexington Kentucky
The Kentuckian Colonel Jack Chinn is accused after threats against State Senator Bronson. A Lexington grand jury indicted Chinn for the threats and fear grows he may confront Bronson again.
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Bronson
Colonel Chinn
Chinn
Lexington
Ancient Egyptian Papyrus Warns Against Wine Shops
The fifth dynasty papyrus dated 3566 to 3333 B C records early moral cautions on intoxication. It warns not to linger in wine shops or drink to excess, lest one collapse and appear weak to traders who might mock.
Honest men for policy are generally dishonest at heart
A terse maxim argues that individuals who profess honesty for policy reasons often conceal dishonesty in their core motives. The aphorism reflects skepticism about public virtue and political rhetoric.
Mrs Hetty Green the Richest Woman in America
The article profiles Hetty Green also known as Mrs Dewey living in Hoboken and Bellows Falls. It notes her wealth growth from 7 million to over 50 million, her battles with lawyers, and her busy life dividing between a Hoboken flat and a New York bank desk. It mentions her daughter Sylvia, son Edward, Russell Sage as a friend, and a guarded lifestyle with a bodyguard. It ends with a quirky fact about heart rates of vegetarians versus meat eaters.
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Hetty Green
America
Joseph Choate
Court of
Bellows Falls
Miss Robinson
New York
Prince of Wales
England
van Buren
Saratoga
Green
Robinson
Hilton
Sylvia
Russell Sage
Hoboken
Chemical Bank
Edward
Texas
New Jersey woman recalls four decades of blocmade wear
A Cleveland Plain Dealer quote features a New Jersey woman describing long use of blockmade clothing over forty years and a sharp remark about a deceased boy.
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Janve
New Jersey
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Delia Coffee Seeds Ad from Salzer Seed Co
An old seed catalog ad promotes Costa coffee per pound and German Coffee Berry and Java Coffee packets. It urges sending 16a or 30c to John A. Salzer Seed Co of La Crosse Wisconsin to receive packets and a free catalog.
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Salzer
Salser
John A. Salzer
la Crosse
Wis
W.n
Inventions in Connecticut Tie 1893 Patent Lead
Connecticut leads in inventions with 331 patents granted to its citizens in 1893 surpassing all other states. The record highlights the state's active patent output and industry activity during the period.
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Inventins
Connecticut
Salzer's Seed Corn Ad Offers Samples and Prices
An agricultural ad invites farmers to test Salzer's northern grown seed corn claiming 80 to 150 bu per acre. Send the notice and 16 cents for eight corn samples to John A. Salzer Co., La Crosse, Wisconsin, with a clipped remark included.
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Salzer
Salzer’s
John A. Salzer Co
la Crosse
Wis
Fw. N
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Freight
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Western
Canada
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Ottawa
C.J. Broughton
Monadnock Block
Hawaii
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