Irish mine in Glentogher valley yields gold and lead
A Belfast investor reevaluates the Glentogher valley site near Carndonagh County Donegal. Assays report about one ounce of gold per ton, 60 percent lead, with silver present. A lease from Earl of Shaftesbury funds cleaning old workings and a 100 ton daily smelter, though gold output remains small.
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Ireland
Glentogher
Carndonagh
County Donegal
New York Tribune
Emerald Isle
Innishowen
Belfast
United States
Earl of Shaftesbury
Gambling and horse betting in America
The piece notes that many states ban gambling on games of chance and horse racing but laws are unevenly enforced. It discusses pool rooms that pool bets on horse results and the debate over track betting versus outside restrictions. A New York Governor seeks to treat on track betting as a misdemeanor, aiming to curb gambling influences on tracks and society.
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Western Union Telegraph Company
New York
Washington
St. Louis
Chicago
New Orleans
Policy Holders Should Not Drop Life Insurance
Reports of lapsing policies reveal many holders refusing to pay premiums. Thousands drop or settle, sacrificing a title but gaining some return. Widespread graft fears loom, yet officials claim major companies have undergone a housecleaning, installing leaders to serve policy holders, improving management and keeping policy value intact.
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United States
St. Louis Globe-Democrat
Phonetic Spelling Debate From Dr. Andrews
The Chicago Post questions Dr. E Benjamin Andrews plea for phonetic spelling noting inconsistencies in words like teacher and feeding as examples. It urges unified, plain rules to give phonetic spelling credibility and labels the current push as hit or miss until a cohesive system emerges.
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Arenis
E. Benjamin Andrews
Johnny
Jimmy
Dr. Andrews
New York
Andrews
Artemus Ward
Phonetic School
Chicago Post
Secret Divorces Stir Indiana Public
A sensational report claims secret divorces are granted in Indiana. A prominent citizen and his wife reportedly had papers taken from the courtroom to avoid publicity, with the entire proceeding lasting under thirty minutes. The piece laments the erosion of sacred home life and calls for action.
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Indiana
Middle West
Painterly Pandemonium at Jones House
Pa Jones declares himself a high priest of art and vows to paint the interior, provoking Ma and causing a ladder accident that coats Pa and the dog in paint. The next day a professional painter finishes the job as Ma orders a new carpet.
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Mr. Yap
Ducky
Smith
Mrs. Jones
Pa Jones
Henry
Pretty Polly
Smiths
Fido
Angel
Philadelphia Telegraph
Colored farmers in Hanover show sizable land holdings
In Henry district of Hanover County many colored owners hold land, ranging from under 10 acres to over 25 acres, totaling 20 307 acres of 289 332 county acres. Real estate owned by colored residents is 139 789 65 of 1 741 167 44 assessed value. Despite holdings, homes are often small and poor, with most elders not prioritizing housing improvements.
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Virginia
Hanover
Henry
Ashland
Two Kinds of Trouble Quotation From Courier Journal
A brief comic exchange highlights debt and trust as a joke about financial worry. The Louisville Courier-Journal quote frames a character who laments debt and a lack of trust from others.
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Louisville Courier-Journal
Faint Praise for Homemaker Image in Odd Comment
A terse remark about a few girls being as homely as they sometimes act reflects social judgment in a brief, archaic voice. The line centers on appearance and behavior without broader context or named individuals.
Brayton Hospitality Endures Beyond Wealth Loss
In a small New England town, Emmy Brayton’s charity and hospitality persist after the Brayton family loses fortune. Neighbors recall sugar gingerbread on the porch and a kitchen as a social center for Polish factory workers, overcoming material decline with warmth and community. An obituary-like reflection labels Emmeline Brayton a happy woman to the end.
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Emmeline Brayton
Adelaide
Emmy Brayton
Emmy
Anna
Miss Adams
Brayton
Emmeline
Stanislava
Casmir
Ladislas
Falka
Mear
A Little Kindness Makes a Memory
A New York Tribune writer recalls a schoolteacher who, while busy packing for vacation, visits a seamstress and learns she was born in Edgewater. The teacher later visits the old home, creates two photo cards with Hood lines, and senses the seamstress’s deep gratitude, realizing the gesture mattered more than the trip.
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New York Tribune
Stampshire
Edgewater
Hood
Patin automobile captivates Paris exhibition crowd
At the Paris automobile show interest focused on the Patin automobile a motor skate under development across the water. The device uses two four wheeled roller skates about ten inches high driven by a 1.5 hp motor. A waist belt reservoir holds fuel for over fifty miles and speeds to about thirty miles an hour.
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Paris
Patin
Wet Rik Beyond Dry Wit
The phrase asks if a form of humor exists beyond dry wit by implying a play on words with wet versus dry. It suggests exploring whether someone named Rik brings a different humor style or if a broader concept of wet humor includes more explicit or risqué comedy.
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Rik
Old Favorites and Tears Across Two Traditions
A lyrical fragment blends Charles Mackay’s tearful freeing verses with a Scottish homecoming song. It juxtaposes healing tears and resilience with a family reunion theme, portraying emotional release and hopeful reunion after hardship.
Chameleon Shown To Sleep Awake With Split Nervous System
New York Herald reports the chameleon has two independent nervous centers and eyes that act separately. When disturbed one half may be alert while the other remains torpid, allowing the creature to appear asleep on one side and awake on the other.
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The
New York Herald
Curing the Dish Washer
An English householder in India recalls a humorous episode from An Indian Garden. The old butler claims the dish washer is ill and requests medicine via a letter. A bazaar coolie ends up drinking the medicine intended for another, after misreading the mistress’s order to “bearer.”
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India
Juncheon
Bazaar
Bazaar Coolie
Coolie
How They Sing It in Boston Progenitor Reposes at Home
The piece observes daily life in a household with all members busy except the distinguished progenitor. He rests indoors, feet on a steam radiator, while others perform tasks such as tidying, laundry, and housekeeping. The narrator credits Springfield Republican as the sole exception.
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Boston
Ann
Springfield Republican
Boston firm takes control of New York pneumatic mail system
A Boston company has secured control of New York City's pneumatic mail tube network, a move noted by the Cleveland Plain Dealer with a quip about the spelling of pneumatic. The commentary also hints at how parental kindness in childhood relates to resources in adulthood.
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Boston
New York
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Persia and Iran's Shah as Puppet in Great Game
The text portrays Persia as a troubled land under foreign influence. It describes the shah as a puppet of Russia and Great Britain, with Teheran’s palace as a symbol of barbaric splendor. It laments Persia’s faded glory, decaying cities, capricious laws, and court intrigue.
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Persia
Teheran
Russia
Great Britain
Four-Tracy News
Ogden Goelet's Stand Against Conflicting Directorships
A note praises Ogden Goelet for refusing to approve gas company contracts while serving as a director of another firm. He declared he would resign rather than pass judgments that benefited a company in which he also sat as director. The remark is commended to life insurance company boards.
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Ogden Goelet
France to Conduct New Industrial Census
France begins a novel census aiming to catalog businesses, professions, avocations and employments. The goal is a complete index of industrial and commercial progress with detailed statistics on establishments, their personnel, equipment and motive power.
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France
Francé
How to Get a New Library, Mrs Justin De Bunch
A quip from Cleveland Leader lines compare reading and marriage in a humorous exchange. Mrs Al De Mustahd jokingly suggests a new husband as an alternative to more books. The snippet notes a man’s third affair as like shopping in a second-hand store.
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Justin de Bunch
T’vye
al de Mustahd
Cleveland
Subcommittee Hearings on Subsidy Claims in Ohio
Testimony in Cleveland and Washington outlines alleged Standard Oil subsidization of advertising and news operations. Witnesses including W J Briekell Malcolm Jennings and Charles J Castle describe contracts and price discrimination while officials prepare replies.
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Cleveland
Takong
Ea Company
Interstate
Ig Mussioners
Washington
Whips
Wong
W. J. Briekel
Inany
Columbus 45 Dispatch
Malcolm Jennings
Aly O
Aj Com
Chagress Castle
Tomy
Charles 4 Py
Caares
Ricks
Feo
Standart
Tels
Santa Railway
W. J. Uriekell
Cna! Evening Dispatch
Ohio
Tas A J Lls
Ciera
Charles J. Castle
Mat Pany
Virgil I
Standard Oil
Re Place
Sioners
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Gery
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