Mixed Local Gossip and International Snippets
A crowded column riffs on Chicago proximity Oaks Park politics duels in Milwaukee and U S senate money talks. It notes immigration shifts southward, railway plans in Japan, health notices from New York, and a decades long vow tale of David Hammel returning to New Jersey after thirty years with celebratory drink.
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New York Board of Health
Pnte
David Hammel
New Jersey
Griggs
Hammel
Mystery Hair and Color Change Of Nancy Garrigan
The Memphis Scimitar reports Nancy Garrigan, a 48 year old resident near Holly Springs, underwent dramatic hair growth from three inches to three feet then whitened then returned to black. Prominent doctors suspect fever triggered the changes. Nancy describes visions of braids and spirits guiding her hair.
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Memphis Scimitar
Memphis
Holly Springs
Nancy Garrigan
Nancy
Hle
Trey Springs
Daimdreds
Nancyvet
Curse of Office Holding Deliberates a Morality of Public Duty
The article argues office holding corrupts personal virtue and calls for ethical restraint by politicians. It cites quotes about integrity and contrasts political life with private enterprise, noting dangers of ambition and the lure of advantage in Washington. Also included is a medical note reporting Dr. Monod's diphtheria serum work and a drop in deaths in French towns using Raux serum therapy.
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Henry Monod
French Academy of Medicine
Raux
Esdh Wits
Settlement planned for Japanese traders at Tang-Chow
High provincial authorities plan a settlement payout for Japanese traders per the recent treaty. The site lies outside the main custom house of Jhang-Chow, north of the Kung-Cheng bridge with a three mile wide lateral area. Inland residents may sell land to these strangers, others face punishment.
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tang-Chow
Jhang-Chow
Kung-Cheng Bridge
Births in Holland Exclusive Door Display
In several Holland towns births are announced by exposing a silk pincushion at the door, covered and edged by tinted cloth, the infant's sex shown by color red for a boy white for a girl. The house shows increased inhabitants and enjoys ancient law privileges and immunities.
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Holland
Pread and Butter Problem Warns of Famine Root
The passage laments famine as mankind’s greatest woe and calls bread and butter issues the root of political and social economies and speculations. Quoted is Rev. A. J. Canfield of the University of Chicago urging attention to basic sustenance and economic policy.
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A. J. Canfield
Universahet
Chicago
Russia hoards gold as world reserves grow and U S supply cited
The article argues Russia hoards gold for over eight decades, maintaining about 630 million dollars in treasury gold and receiving 60 to 90 million annually from imports. It notes India's long gold exports, Peking hoarding, rising world production, and U S output reaching about 50 million in 1895, with total world consumption in arts cited.
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Russia
Sam
Evar
United States
India
Peking
Rome
France
America
The World’s Gold Hoards and Hidden Treasures Recounted
A historical piece details India’s vast gold and silver holdings and burial practices. It notes ancient hoards in the Wardwan estate, wealth in Bombay presidencies, religious value of gold artifacts, and estimates of gold in U S coin and jewelry production. It also cites a forecast that future cemeteries could contain large gold reserves from tooth fillings.
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India
Pliny
Thal Odl
Roman Empire
Bernier
Delhi
Soetheer
SSS
Maharajah of
Wardwan
Burdwan Raj
Bombay Presidency
Retarding Plants For Off-Season Bloom
The London Times notes a florist method to slow bloom by storing lily crowns in an icehouse for months then forcing flowering between late summer and Christmas. Hardy varieties like lily of the valley lilacs spiraeas dentzias and Ghent azaleas tolerate the treatment, enabling year round bloom between hothouse forcing and cold storage.
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London Times
Living Skeleton Seurat Exhibited in 1825 England
A 27 year old living skeleton in England 1825 measured five feet seven inches high with dry parchment skin over bones. Upper arm joints four inches round and chest to backbone only three inches. Shoulder blades nearly one inch. Appetite described as good. Heart publication visible to the eye.
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Seurat
England
Rites of Childeric Preserved at Paris Museum
The rite of Childeric remains preserved at the Pmeriad Museum in Paris, underscoring the enduring importance of early medieval artifacts and their care by French institutions.
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Pmeriad Museum
Paris
Herne to Star at McVicker's Shore Acres Revival
Chicago theater notes announce James A. Herne begins an extended engagement at McVicker's on Monday February 17 with Shore Acres. The Chicago production is praised for its humane, regional portrayal of sequestered farm life and its original central idea with strong sentiment and wholesome morality.
Chieftain Opens at Grand Opera House with Francis Wilson
Francis Wilson opened his engagement at the Grand Opera House in Chicago presenting Sir Arthur Sullivan and I C G Burnand's comic opera The Chieftain. The Spain set tale follows English traveler Peter Grigg captured by brigands. The performance drew a crowded house with constant laughter and emphatic applause for Wilson's humorous grotesques.
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Grand Opera House
Francis Wilson
Chicago
Arthur Sullivan
I. C G. Burnand
London Fuiec
Mr. Wilson
Spain
Peter Grigg
Widow Jones Charms Columbia Theater Weekrun
The Widow Jones at the Columbia Theater draws strong notices as May Irwin delivers a brisk and comical performance in the title role. The farce pleases with witty dialogue and songs like I Want Yer Mad Honey and The New Willy. The cast also features John C. Rice Jacques Kruger and Joseph M. Sparks.
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Columbia Theater
May Irwin
Columbia
Miss Irwin
Widow Jones Herses
Willy
John C. Rice
Jacques Kruger
Joseph M. Sparks
Gems of Thought Reflections on Lies and Judgments
The excerpt presents aphorisms from Lavater Ruskin and Richter on prudence, lying, deception, and the human tendency to distort others through anger. It contrasts a bigot clinging to unexamined opinions with the harm of silent or gesture-based deceit and the shift from wrath to idealized visions of a beloved object.
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Tenius
Lavater
Buck
John Ruskin
Richter
City values and debts listed for several U.S. cities
The report lists Denver value 69 512 000 debt 2 053 000 Milwaukee value 142 926 295 debt 4 912 750 New York City assessed property 1 613 057 735 Jersey City area twelve and one half square miles Boston area 37 square miles population 500 000 Newark New Jersey area 18 square miles population 220 000
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Denver
Milwaukee
New York City
Jersey City
Boston
Newark
N. J
Twin Sisters Abbott Rise as Stage Sensations in New York
The Abbott sisters Bessie and Jessie Pickins born near the New York Canadian border rose from charity benefit singings to stardom. They joined Daly’s The Foresters and later starred in Little Christopher at the Garden theater, overcoming initial doubts from A M Palmer to become a noted twosome. When Helen Bertram fell ill, Bessie stepped in for the title role with praised singing and acting.
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Abbott
New York
Bessie
Jessie Pickins
Augustin Daly
the Foresters
Daly
Baseball gossip and management moves across 1900s leagues
Connie Strouthers plans a Kansas City winter, Ted Sullivan valued over 50 000, and John Ward linked to Pittsburg management stir rumors. Selee contemplates third base choices for Detroit. A proposed Ohio league by A J Watts envisions Lima Findlay Mansfield Kenton Defiance Fremont Canton Marion with Toledo hosting Central House address noted.
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Connie Strouthers
Kansas City
Detroit
Ted Sullivar
Adam Cuppy
George Cuppy
Cleveland
Logansport
Ind
John Talleyrend Brush
The
Diamond
Cincinnati “Gazette
Jax
Selee
Collins
Harrington
Warrington
Bostons
Uenal
Giants
Tim Murnane
Boston Globe
New Atlantic Association
Denny Jong
Ted Sullivan
A. J. Watts
Lima
Findlay
Mansfield
Kenton
Defiance
Fremont
Canton
Marion
Watts
Central House
Yost Street
Central Avenue
Toledo
Hio
Fuller Coming Back to See Loie Fuller in Salome
Loie Fuller returns to New York briefly to present her Salome dances praised by French and English papers. Known as La Loie in Paris, she is among the most sought after amusement artists, commanding high remuneration. Jockey Scherr was kicked in the toe at New Orleans while riding and cannot ride for a period.
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Salome
New York World
Scherr
New Orleans
Fannie Rewerg
Summer Outing by the Rocky Mountains on the Denver and Rio Grande
IP. Baker extols a Denver & Rio Grande scenic rail trip from Pueblo or Denver to Alamosa through the Royal Gorge. He praises canyon views, enduring engineering, and the Blanco peak setting, then lists trout fishing, birding, big game in the mountains, and social resorts at Colorado Springs and Manitou. The piece urges readers to plan a monthlong summer escape for rest and health.
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Kansas
Rocky Mountains
Great Divide
Denver & Rio Grande
Pueblo
Denver
Royal Gorge
Salida
San Luis Valley
Alamosa
Blanco
Sangre de Cristo
Colorado Springs
Manitou
Denver & Rio Grande Company
IP. Baker
Yarn Factory Guide Turns Stranger Toward Local News Office
In B Connecticut a stranger seeking the yarn mill asks a farmer for directions and is directed to a wooden block with three doors by a drinking fountain. The middle door leads to the newspaper office, while the other yarn factory lies a half mile beyond.
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Connecticut
Florida Facts and Best Months to Visit
Florida travel note highlights February and March as ideal visits with pleasant climate. Encourages quick plans and comfortable travel via the Big Four Route from major cities to Cincinnati, then direct connections to Jacksonville. Advises contacting Big Four Route agents in Cincinnati for through trains to Florida.
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Florida
St. Louis
Chicago
Peoria
Indianapolis
Columbus
Cleveland
Buffalo
New York
Boston
Cincinnati
Jacksonville
Central Union Station
EB. O. McCormick
D. B. Martin
Ohio
Bath hammock for babies in London proves a hit
A London invention features a bath with a hammock for babies to rest during washing. The device lets infants lie comfortably while bathed and allows thorough sponging without immersion, aiding mothers and nurses and helping timid children.
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London
Apples Yield In US Rises To 66 Million Barrels
This year's commercial crop of apples in the United States is estimated at 66,000,000 barrels, up 16 percent from last year. England Michigan and Canada report yields below 1894 levels, while Ohio Indiana Illinois and Missouri show nearly threefold gains.
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United States
England
Michigan
Canada
Ohio
Indiana
Illinois
Missouri
Sin cannot sever God’s love for believers
A pithy theological line states that sin banishes men from God's presence yet cannot separate them from His love. The message emphasizes imputed grace and enduring divine care for the faithful.
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