Friends, Lovers, and the Limits of a Perfect Friendship
Alice Hartwell and Ned Morfan grew up as friends and confidants. They reject romance while planning a bond of perfect friendship. Ned later falls for Mary Mason, sparking doubts and a dramatic interruption to their platonic pact.
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Wellesley
Alice Hartwell
Ned Morfan
Hartwell
Ned
Alice
Blanktown
Hannah More
Johnson
Chateaubrand
Mme. Recamier
Paula
Jerome
Mary Mason
Henry Armstrong
Lord of Creation
Henry Armstong
European States Admit Law Practice Varies Widely
Professor Edward Jenks surveyed admission rules in Germany Belgium Sweden Norway France Italy Scotland and Holland. He notes unified or split practitioner classes and the growing need for university law study in most states while England lags in offering university law courses.
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New York Tribune
Edward Jenks
London
Russell
England
Jenks
Law Times
Germany
Belgium
Sweden
Norway
Frrance
Italy
Scotland
Holand
France
Holland
Holhamd
Europe
Gold in turkey craw fuels Franklin County dig
In Franklin County a raffle prize turkey yielded specks of gold. Charles McCune sent the sample to state geologist Prof. Orton who confirmed gold but noted missing sand samples to judge extent. The turkey fed along two streams near the Canal Winchester road reported by the Cincinnati Tribune.
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Franklin County
Charles McCune
Orton
Winchester Road
Cincinneri Tribune
Rare 1783 Washington coin sells for 200 dollars
Fred T. McDonald a Ken nett square Philadelphia druggist sold an old copper coin of 1783 with Washington’s bust and the words Washington and Liberty on one side and One cent on the other, for 200 dollars in trade at his store claiming its fake value as one cent.
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Fred T. McDonald
Kennett Square
Philadelphia
Washington
Washington and Juiberty
Telegraph Cable Planned Through Amazon River Route
After a prolonged effort to clear tropical vegetation, builders of a telegraph line along the Amazon decide to lay a cable through the river for 1,400 miles, choosing the waterway to complete the link.
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Amazon
England Railroads Report Passenger Totals for Last Year
England has 288 railroad companies carrying 911412826 transient passengers and 1184861 commuters last year according to the tally. Rail network usage highlights the volume of daily travel across the nation.
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England
Lew Dockstader the Blackface Star Through the Years
Lew Dockstader born August 1856 in Hartford built a long minstrel career starting 1873 with Harry Bloodgood. He led Dockstader's Theatre in New York from 1886, joined Primrose & West in 1890, then led Lew Dockstader's Minstrels touring until 1895 before returning to vaudeville work.
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EW Dockstader
Hartford, Conn
Harry Bloodgood
Scamp
Whitmore & Clark
Minstrels
Newton's Varieties
Hartford
Adelphi Theater
San Francisco
Cal
Dockstaders
Charles
Lew Dockstader
Lew
Carncross’ Minstrels
Philadelphia
Charles Dockstader
Issi
George Thatcher
Haverly
Mastodon Minstrels
Carncrogs’ Minstrels
Dockstader
Beating the World Strongmen Lundin and Johnson
H Jalmar Lundin nicknamed the human derrick is among the strongest men, born September 22, 1872 and age 24. He holds a chest-lift world record of 3 519 pounds. His partner this season is August W Johnson who set a 4 479 pound weight-lift record in New York on August 20, 1895. They challenge top strongmen and back themselves to win $500 to $5 000 in five feats.
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H. Jalmar Lundin
Derrick
Lundin
Jalmar Lundin
Luniin
August W. Johnson
Johnson
Tammany Hall
New York
Sandow
Jefferson
Irwin
Attilla
Louis St. Cyr
Samson
Veterans eyed as minor league umpires including Torce Jones Nelson
The New York Clipper notes several veteran players such as Davy Torce Charley Jones Jack Nelson and Jimmy Clinton could serve as umpires for minor leagues. The league of American Wheelmen reports 38 292 members.
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Davy Torce
Charley Jones
Jack Nelson
Jimmy Clinton
New York Clipper
The
League of American Wheelmen
Mule Ride Disaster Disrupts Lodge Initiation
The Portland Oregonian reports a disastrous lodge initiation where a mule used in place of a goat caused chaos. The blindfolded candidate rode the mule as it balked, twisted tail provoked a violent dash through the hall, chairs toppled, and officials and members scattered until the animal collapsed. The candidate signed the constitution after, and a motion expelled any member sharing details.
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Portland Oregonian
East Side
Iinally
Man Who Held Up Trains Tells of Daring Rescue
San Francisco Post recounts a city attorney Creswenl tale of aiding a train hold up to collect railroad taxes. He describes ordering an engineer and crew from the cab, while a brave assistant held the controls as the crowd watched. The engineer fled when the boiler neared empty, and the attorney notes the danger and a running escape.
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Nowasda
Creswenl
Jim
San Francisco
Contagion of Crime Book Case Reaches Court
Dr. Aubry used a notorious family with many criminal records as an example in his book The Contagion of Crime. A respectable grandchild of the criminal couple sued for damages and won, the court ruling scientific research does not excuse causing pain by defaming a grandmother.
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Aubry
Health Gossip on Turpentine Cough and Home Remedies
A column on health warns that turpentine fumes offer no real relief for severe whooping cough. It notes factory foremen observe productivity changes with weather, discusses eye strain from high temperatures, and describes hazards in metal works. A Hungarian hygienist reports tenants on higher floors die later, offset by stair-climbing stress.
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Cears
Rheumatism cure prompts patient to praise Pink Pills
A Willow Springs man describes severe rheumatism after a cold and a failed magneto electric treatment. He credits Dr Williams Pink Pills with a dramatic recovery, noting one box improved him enough to work and buy more. The notice promotes the pills and lists price and service.
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Union Mills
Ind
N. W. Jones
Willow Springs
Ill
Jones
Iso. Fln. Smith
la Porte County
Dr. Williams’ Medicine Company
Schenectady
N.Y
Silver King Barley and Seeds Catalogue Ad
An advertising fragment touts Silver King Barley with yields of 80 to 100 bushels per acre and 20 cents per bushel profits. It promotes Salter's Mammoth Catalogue, Teosinte and other seeds, and offers free samples with 10 cents postage to John A Salter Seed Co. La Crosse Wis. Also mentions a Tennessee centennial building funded by children and a silver chimes tower.
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Salter
John A. Salter Seed Co
la Crosse
Wis
W.n
Salzer
Balzer
Tulle
A. Salzer
LaCrosse
Pki
Frosty winds prompt chills prompt folk to seek relief
The piece warns that sudden warmth or chill from frost causes sore throats and stiffness and advises rubbing with St. Jacob's Oil when indoors to warm the surface and prevent or cure the chill. It notes skaters and workers experience the cold, with children prone to sore throats after exposure.
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St. Jacob's of
Canterbury Cathedral the Largest in England
Canterbury Cathedral is described as the largest in England with an extreme length of 545 feet. It compares to St Pauls in London at 512 feet and Salisbury Cathedral notes its 404 foot high spire.
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Canterbury
England
St. Paul’s
London
Salisbury
Colorado Gold Mines Sub informs readers of The Gold Miner
An illustrated monthly paper from Denver invites readers to subscribe for fifty cents a year to keep posted on Colorado gold mining progress and related strides.
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Colorado
Gold Miner
Denver
Difficulties Overcome Become Horses In Our Chariots
A compact reflection frames trials as unseen strength guiding progress. The text uses metaphor to express resilience powering effort and movement forward through hardship.
No-To-Bac Advertisement Claims Cure for Tobacco Habit
Unadilla New York reports Fred J Joyce, a former heavy smoker, credits No-To-Bac with curing his tobacco habit after two boxes. He says the cure eliminated his urge to smoke, improved his health, and prevents relapse despite attempts to quit. A Ram's Horn citation praises Brown's Groxenian Tracks for voice clarity.
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Unadilla
N. Y
Fred J. Joyce
Joyce
Lov
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Wegeman
C. C. G. Clark Co
N. Haven
Kline
Arcist
Phila
ST. Jacobs
Canada
Columbia Bicycles
Standard OF the World
Columbia
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2 Ohe Ladies’ Flame Journal
Curtis Publishing Company
de Kalb Fence Co
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DE Kalb, Ill
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