Carnegie's view on wealth and salaried work in modern society
The piece discusses Andrew Carnegie's belief that wealth should be built through business rather than salaries. It notes the growing wealth gap, the rise of large corporations, and how salaried positions limit the potential for young individuals to amass fortunes. It also touches on societal views of teachers and marriage, arguing teachers are valuable yet undervalued in the matrimonial market.
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Andrew Carnegie
Carnegie
New York
Schwab
United States Steel
Rey
Should Women Work a contemporary London Chronicle debate
The London Chronicle questions if women should work while noting many already toil hard. It contrasts exhausted mothers with women who earn a living and find purpose, arguing workful activity benefits morals and mind. The Baltimore Sun summarizes the debate and cites varied female perspectives.
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The
London Chronicle
Satan
Baltimore Sun
Teachers seek marriage as they leave teaching for vacations
The article notes teachers often hide their profession when away from school and discusses beliefs that teachers struggle to find husbands. It quotes a teacher who says she hopes to marry and quit teaching, while others acknowledge the career’s stigma and pride.
The Passion for Gambling Explores Risk as Human Drive
A discussion from the Albany Argus argues gambling stems from a deep human urge for contest and risk rather than mere money. It notes gambling spans rich financiers to gutter gamblers, driven by competition and emotional thrill rather than net gain.
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Gaminat
Albany Argus
Build a New Home for the President Said by Milwaukee Journal
The Milwaukee Journal argues public business and urgent needs require re locating the president’s offices away from the White House. It says the White House should stay as a historic office hub while the president resides elsewhere in a healthier locality. Public sentiment should guide Congress toward creating new offices and preserving the building.
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White House
Congress
Milaukee Journal
The Poor Old Sultan in Constantinople
An American correspondent describes Abdul Hamid II in Constantinople as a haunted, weary ruler. Guards, troops, and barricades surround the palace as the sultan rides in an open carriage to prayer. The aged image, his black beard and arched nose, and the moniker The Raven reflect a ruler seen as old and frail despite status as defender of the faith.
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Turkey
Constantinople
Abdul Hamid II
Europe
Vie
Timber, Fire Threaten Rocky Mountain Resources
The Davenport Democrat warns that Colorado and surrounding Rocky Mountain states rely on timber for railroads mines and construction yet forest fires destroy vast areas each year. Timber killed by fires halts future yields and no effective solution is evident to stop this valu e destruction.
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Colorado
Rocky Mountain States
Rocky Mountain
Davenport
Soldier of Fortune’s Spanish Path to Cuba and Death in Bellevue
A man calling himself John Inu recounted a turbulent life in a bulky envelope, claiming birth in London, service in multiple revolutions, marriage to a duke’s daughter, exile, and deathbed wishes. He described moving through Spain Cuba Mexico and Canada before dying in Bellevue hospital with kin in New York sending funds.
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Cuba
New York
John
London
Cen
Duke
Medinaceli
Spain
Burboune
Thouard Garcia
Mexico
Tropics
Montreal
Victoria H Hospital
Bellevue
Prince Louis Napoleon Bona parte gains Bonaparte likeness at Russian review
General Prince Louis Napoleon Bona parte of the Russian army shaved his beard, enhancing his Bonaparte resemblance. At a St. Petersburg review for President Loubet, he led a cavalry brigade past the French leader, saluting with his sword despite France banishing his elder brother Victor Napoleon.
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Louis Napoleon Bonaparte
Bonaparte Dynasty
Prince Victor Napoleon
France
House of Savoy
Humbert
Victor
Bonaparte
Louis
St. Petersburg
Loubet
Prince Louis
Prince Victor Bonaparte
Faure
Pital
Lord Castlereagh
Europe
St. Andrew
Russia
Legion of Honor
Napoleon III
An Unknown God on a Strand Omnivus
A damp Strand scene shows a red capped Parsee near a dripping driver and a conductor noting he is one of those Indians who worship the sun. The driver parts the mystery with a quip about resting, recalling a Victorian exchange where an oriental answered Queen Victoria about sun worship.
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Ava
Victoria
People Who Do Little Talk Most About Patag Tired
A terse remark notes that those with the least effort often dominate conversations about fatigue. The comment frames talk as a substitute for action and highlights a social dynamic.
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Patag
Apple Cider to Vinegar Conversion Guide
Practical notes from an American Agriculturist on turning cider into vinegar. Use clean barrels only, burn sulfur and rinse, avoid barrels that held oil, store in upper story if possible, or raise on blocks under a tree. Cover bung with cheesecloth and roll weekly for aging into vinegar by autumn.
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Amierean Agriculturist
Blaine’s fear of horses and the price of eggs
Assistant Secretary Taylor recalls James G. Blaine’s extreme fear of being in a runaway horse carriage in Milwaukee, detailing Blaine’s insistence on head riders. The piece shifts to egg prices and advises poultrymen to boost egg production through proper feed, noting green bone in diets as highly productive.
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James G. Blaine
Roosevelt
Pittsfield
Treasury
Taylor
Craig
Maine
Statesman
Mr. Blaine
Milwaukee
Mr. Blain
Brooklyn Eagle
Lifting wagon boxes device demonstrated by Illinois settler
Ivan Densmore of La Salle County Illinois sends Iowa Homestead a sketch of a windlass assisted lifting system for wagon boxes. A peeled cedar post serves as windlass support with holes for hickory levers and rope timing to lift the box. An Emergency Gate blocks stock with a semi circular latch fence in a taut wire setup.
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Ivan Densmore
la Salle County
Illinois
Iowa
Scotch Drip Stone and Its Hidden Water Dropper
A bygone Scotch piece brought to America by a great grandpa is described as a hollow saucer on top with a chocolate drop shaped projection. When shaded, filling the saucer with water yields crystal clear drops from the underside, a water purification belief traced to Orientals. The piece is called a drip stone and inspired wedding novelists to overstate brides' timidity.
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America
Progress on the Farm and the Rise of Scientific Agriculture
The piece contrasts old back breaking farming with newer methods and emphasizes a demand for scientific information on soil crops and breeding. It notes improved stock, farm institute work, and the view that agriculture can offer wide fields and rich returns with education. Inventions reduce drudgery and enable efficient, enjoyable farm work.
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Farm Institute
A New Corn Husker From Nebraska Invented
A Nebraska man patents a corn husker that gathers ears from stalks or the ground using two large spiral coils. The ears feed into a front husker in the wagon, which dumps the ears into the wagon and blows husks through a rear pipe into bags if desired.
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Nebraska
A Practical Fruit Drier For Tin Shop Orders
A practical fruit drier can be ordered at any tin shop. It is built from standard galvanized iron sized to fit, with space for multiple trays. The trays are made of wood for holding the dried fruit during processing.
Primitive corn drying tray described in rural text
A shallow wooden slat box open at top and bottom dries corn cut from the cob. Cheese cloth covers the bottom of each tray to prevent fruit from dropping through. The drier sits on a cook stove and is described as field and farm usage.
Advice to Planters Select thrifty young trees for transplanting
The article advises choosing young trees over large ones for better survival. Roots are tender and fibrous, transplanting easier, and trees respond to shaping. It recommends rich soil with a north or northeast slope, avoiding sandy or knobbed sites, and laying out rows north to south. Dig holes every 16 to 20 feet, plant slightly deeper than nursery, with roots spread naturally.
Peaches Shipped to London From Connecticut Grower
J H Hale, a Connecticut and Georgia peach grower, tested shipping to Europe with cold storage from picking, delivering peaches in good condition to London as in New York. The venture netted 25 to 50 percent, despite an early shipping error where seconds were loaded due to a late train and rushed loading.
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London
J. H. Hale
Connecticut and
Georgia
Europe
New York
Jersey City
Pennsylvania Road
Springfield Republican
Keeping Seed Potatoes from American Gardening
The piece explains how to store seed potatoes for winter. Dig the seed potatoes, select only sound tubers, dry them in a shed, then in mid November sort and reject decayed ones. Layer straw eight to ten inches thick, set potatoes on straw in pine cone shaped mounds, cover with straw and six to eight inches of soil, adding more soil as ground freezes for better overwintering than cellars or pits.
Popularity of Silos Gains Steam in Dairy Sector
Reports from dairy sections indicate silos and silo stock are arriving by carload and will increase this year and in the future. Proponents credit ensilage feeding with higher butterfat and milk prices at creameries, compared with hay feeding, even as hay prices influence decisions.
Old Plow Point Proverbs From Rural Advice
A collection of farm wisdom proverbs on farming success and prudence. The lines warn that weak fences, overindulgence, and waste harm a farmer, while diligence, prudent hiring, and efficient use of resources lead to prosperity. Includes quirky sayings about pigs, cats, rats, and crooked corn rows.
Romantic Adventures Of Exile In Australia
Joseph Gill of Brooklyn led a life of exile in central Australia after leaving his family in 1886. Supposed dead in 1890, he endured twelve years in bushman captivity before escaping to the coast. He learned his wife was dead, remarried in Australia, and died at sea en route to Brooklyn, his relatives still seeking him.
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Brooklyn
Centraal
Australia
Gill
Australis
United States
Sydney
Frank Jolso
Lnstead
Ahh
Straits of
Java
Cripples Made In Russia Probed At Podkamia Fair
Report uncovers a cruelty network where beggars maim and blind children to solicit money. At Podkamina fair a girl about six, dubbed Kitty, was paraded by an old handler who stole her from Zarvanie in Galicia. Eyes were put out and limbs broken as a gang exploited her to raise funds. Police and locals vow swift action as over fifty similar cases are found.
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Russia
Podkamia
Podkamina
Kitty
O Nce
Zarvanie
Galicia
Podramia
Cuckoo Clock Ticket Push Causes Street Scene
A ragged 15 year old girl implores a real estate agent to buy a ticket for a cuckoo clock. The agent, uncharacteristically flustered, asks what she wants and she insists, pleading for a purchase. The odd exchange highlights a quirky moment on a city street.
There Was a Limit
A good housewife recalls borrowing neighbors who moved away. She helped with small favors but grew fed up when they asked for money and even to babysit. The tale captures daily friction over lingering goodwill and boundary setting in a neighborhood.
Best Wage Earners in Smelting and Refining Industry
Mahin's Magazine reports that among large undertakings the smelting and refining industry pays the highest average wages. The figure listed is $652 per worker for 24,500 employees.
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Mahin’s Magazine
Devilish label irks man from youth to middle age
A man enjoys being called devilish early in life but after age 40 grows hostile to anyone who uses that term, while at 25 he still tolerates it. The text traces changing reactions to a provocative label across stages of adulthood.
The Smaller Man and His Oaths Remain Defiant
A terse adage appears defiant about character and language, noting that smaller individuals utter grand oaths. The fragment hints at a moral judgment on honesty and pride without additional context or names.
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