Cicero Town Board Adopts Electrician Office and Track Change
An adjourned Cicero town board meeting approved establishing the office of town electrician and authorizing Suburban Railroad to move its west track on Robinson avenue. The board also set a $75 monthly salary for the town electrician and adopted related ordinances and resolutions.
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Cicero Town Board
Office of
Town Electrician
Suburban Railroad Company
Robinson Avenue
J. H. Blackstone
Senator Teller
Augusta Street
Teller
Madison
Lake Street
Lake and
Wifty-second Streets
Fifty-scond Avenue
Hia- Wataha Avenue
Harvey Avenue
Fair Oaks
Erie
Superior Street
Gutler
Harrison Street
Home
Wenona Avenues
Home Avenue
Popular Hero Of Romance In Voguish Novels
Extract discusses what modern young women seek in a romance hero. They favor a strong, capable man who hides his talents, avoids pretension, and pursues a serious purpose. The hero’s public life may show mild civic interest, while private virtue and competence win affection. quoted from Droch in October Ladies' Home Journal.
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Droch
Ladies’ Home Journal
Halloween games and love fortunes from Ladies' Home Journal
Traditions of All Sainted Day describe Halloween play including nut pairing for courtship fate and apple tests. Activities involve dropping fortunes in water, searching for a ring in flour, and nut pairings predicting marriage, with lively tableaus of Adam and Eve and playful teases for couples.
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Adam
Ladies’ Home Journal
Return of the great meteor swarm expected this year
The article notes the 1823 star shower and forecasts a repeat of heavy meteors around November 14, with forerunners visible before and after. Meteor expert Mr Denning predicts the falling stars in the early pre-dawn hours, urging observers to watch on November 14 and the mornings of the 15th and 16th.
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Denning
Nelsons Bold Stand At Copenhagen Battle Recounted
A New Illustrated Magazine piece recounts Lord Nelson during the Baltic battle. Despite groundings and damage to English ships, Nelson kept the signal for action and resisted Parker's ceasefire. He quips about his blindness, insisting on action as the Baltic victory earns fame.
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Clark Russell
New Illustrated Magazine
Lord Nelson
Copenhagen
Hyde Parker
Leutenant
Nelson
Stuart
Foley
Baltic
England
New York Man Convicted Over Unlicensed Hard Cider Sale
A New York man was convicted and fined for selling hard cider without a license. The case notes a need for revenue officers to decide when cider shifts from soft drink to hard drink in future enforcement.
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New York
Satinazed. The Female Reporter-Sam dies trying
A garbled, fragmented line hints at a female reporter named Sam meeting a fatal end. The editor implies a dangerous, satirical pursuit of an unprecedented female reporting feat, with a grim, uncertain note about heaven.
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Sam
Cendone
Tax on beauty raises curious debate in Harlem Life
A brief note in Harlem Life mentions a proposed beauty tax with mixed reactions. Jinks favors the idea while Binks notes practical collection challenges. The exchange reflects curious civic humor in a bustling community.
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Binks
Sugar on Zambesi shows brave work to build a sugar factory
A special letter recounts a hundred mile inland Zambesi sugar venture with English workers, Kaffir labor, and heavy machinery. It traces planting, education, and the 1890s start, 600 to 800 tons yearly, and the vast efforts to bring in mills and boil-pans, centrifugals, and vacuum pans, ending with Tyndall and Bence Jones inspiring a crowd at the Royal Institution.
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Zambesi
Quilimane
Mopea
Yambesi
Natal
Africa
Odd Frick of the Camera Portraits a Trick Photographer
The gentleman does not live in a dime museum and is a single man. Frederick 5. Stedman of Pittsburg, a noted trick photographer, created a famous double image. The method likely involved a half exposed plate and reversing the slide to combine two views, requiring utmost delicacy to avoid visible contact lines.
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Odd Frick
Frederick 5. Stedman
Pittsburg
Mr. Stedman
Klondike Drawbacks Amid Dust and Thieves
Klondike miner Klondike Munehausen warns of harsh downsides in the north. Dust cold and gold dust irritate eyes and digestion. whiskey is avoided due to dust irritants. nuisance nuggets litter boots blankets and gear, causing discomfort and stomach issues.
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Klondike
Klondike Munehausen
Bea
Soldier of Fortune and Central American Dictator Reyna Barrios
The article profiles Jose Marie Reyna y Barrios, nephew of Rufino Barrios, now forty four and the Guatemalan president since 1892. It details his rise from soldier of fortune at age ten to dictator aspirant, his renewal of term via congress, and rebels closing in as Guatemala hosts a Central American exposition. It notes his courage, loyalty to supporters, and history of promotions amid unrest.
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America
Guatemala
Quezaltenango
Barrios
Richard Harding Davis
Soldiers of Fortune
Jose Marie Reyna Y Barrios
Rufino Barrios
Central America
House of Barrios
Rufino
Reyna
Reyna Barrios
Congress
Central
Paris
Carna
Mexico
Tie
de Boy
Guatemala City
Tierra Blanca
San Dieto
Europe
A GOOD FIGHTER LIEUT COL GEORGE RANDALL CAREER IN ARMY
Lieut Col George M Randall of the Eighth United States infantry led troops to establish a post in Alaska and had a long, decorated career from Enlisting as a private in 1861 through Civil War service to major roles in Indian campaigns. He was brevetted several times for gallantry including Antietam, Petersburg, Fort Steedman, Turrett Mountain and Pine Arizona. He served with Crook against the Sioux and commanded Indian scouts. His Turrett Mountain action helped end the Apache war while with Crook.
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George M. Randall
Eighth United States Infantry
Alaska
Army of
United States
Fourth United States Infantry
Fourteenth
New York Artillery
Twenty-third Infantry
Twenty-third
West
Eighth Infantry
Randall
Congress
Antietam
Petersburg
Fort Steedman
Turrett Mountain
Diamond Buttes
Ariz
Pine
Crook
Prince of Wales Foils Reporter With Cigar Memento
The Prince of Wales, drawn to a big fire near a Metropolitan Fire brigade scene, chatted with a newspaper reporter who was taking notes. After a light exchange he offered a cigar, which the journalist kept as a memento and was urged to smoke another by the prince.
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Prince of Wales
Metropolitan Fire Brigade
Humboldt and Edison sleep habits in old age
Max Muller recounts Humboldt claiming he needed more sleep as he aged, noting he could not work as many hours as before. Humboldt said two hours once sufficed in youth, but now he could sleep four hours and feel fresh, debunking the belief that seven or eight hours are always needed.
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Max Muller
Humboldt
Edison
Muller
Kosmos
Hidden life in Mammoth Cave yields seven new forms
The Mammoth Cave in Kentucky reveals seven previously unknown microscopic life forms described by naturalists. Though minute, these organisms intrigue scientists and showcase the diligence of researchers who explore life in total darkness away from sunlight.
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Mammoth Cave
Kentucky
Rcience
Irrationalities of Life and The Man Who Is Ballot Lucky
Boston Traveler literary note by Laura I E Fisher surveys life irrationalities and duty through verse. It presents lines about fear, pride, forgiveness, and persistence as reflections on everyday conduct and happiness. The piece voices a frontier spirit of urging action and responsibility in a cheerful, colloquial voice.
Railway Accident Spoofs in Shady Nook Style
In Shady Nook dialogue, Nooksy Shade jokes about a railroad mishap. Shady Nook describes a rider on the cowcatcher, a busted boiler, and a steam bath that nearly ends a life, with a close shave for him.
Realism uproots theatre company after costly speech
In a dialogue cited by the Washington Star, a gossip asks why the troupe disbanded. The manager laments the craze for realism and recalls Polonius’ line about money. Laertes similarly refused to proceed without real funds, signaling financial strain and actor demands.
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Polonius
Laertes
Washington Star
No Need of Fear Narrative Reveals Bookkeeper Concerns
A New York Herald snippet quotes a senior partner urging vigilance over a bookkeeper whose fine clothes and poker habit imply higher earnings. The junior partner agrees, noting the poker winnings explain the wardrobe. The exchange hints at possible misappropriation or hidden income.
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New York Herald
Walking delegate walks out during sermon dispute
In Indianapolis Journal humor column a reader jokes about a walking delegate leaving a church service mid sermon after the preacher cites biblical injunctions. The quip questions whether the action became automatic from habit.
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Indianapolis Journal
Tila uo Ball
A Boston Traveler item quotes a lady scolding her servant for not hearing the bell and instructing her to report next time, illustrating a domestic exchange in concise dialogue.
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Boston
Mind Reading Misread Ends Quiet Exchange
A brief dialogue shows a man and woman sharing a tense silence before he suggests leaving, prompting her playful remark that she believes him to be a mind reader. The exchange hints at unspoken feelings and misread signals.
Lucky Pink Luck Shines in Western Scented Tales
The passage features colorful dialect as two speakers praise Lucky Pink and a man named Wil lums. Rastus remarks on Sunny nature and born luck, while they note the horses showing quick legs and movement. The fragment hints at regional storytelling and character charm.
Prospects for the Bay and the Griscombs’ expected inheritance
Fragmentary OCR hints at a discussion of the Griscombs and an expectation that someone will leave them money. The text suggests plans around a son and a potential will, but details are unclear due to damaged wording. The tone implies speculation on financial prospects tied to a family estate.
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Committee of Whole
P. C. Obermaier
Berwyn
James W. Carter
Murphy & Sullivan
Polk Street
Harrison Reet
Forty-Eighth
Mandell
Bison Street
F. F. Doty
Engine House No
Austin Park Improvement Club
Taylor, Lombard, Highland and Cuyler Avenues
Soa
Theo
Chinery
Tyndall
Arthur Waugh
Bence Jones
Germany
Dubois Raymond
London
Atlantic
Jones
Royal Institution
Albemarle Street
Samie Man
Jupiter
Omance
Kansas
Cooke and Wheatstone
William IV
Pall Mall
Euston
Camden Town
London and Northwestern Railway
London and Birmingham Railway Company
Buckingham Palace
Alaaka
Toilet
Mickey
Balit
Joolkin
Laura IE Fieher
Willums
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