Various 1890s notes include politics and business chatter
Oxford Eagle surveys wide topics from Grant’s possible third term to a Virginia town boating clubs, Georgia and Alabama industry notes, rail and oil matters, costs in government prosecutions, and personal ventures. It covers politics, economics, and sensational crime across multiple states with many named places and people.
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Augusta
Yazoo City
Virginia
Gadsen
Ala
Savannah
Lorne and Louise
World’s strawberry acres top 235 in single body near Madison Station
The Vicksburg Poet notes Madison Station leads the world in strawberry beds with 280 acres in a single body near the station. Dr. McKay owns 130 acres, Parker Earle 135 more nearby, and total plantings in range swell across 235 acres within a mile and a half.
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Vicksburg
Madison Station
Thia State
McKiay
Parker Earle
Iinois
Jot McKay
Supreme Court Justice Miller Viewed as Possible Presidential Candidate
Some Republicans discuss Justice Miller as a potential presidential candidate. He has served on the Supreme Court for years and kept out of politics, which his supporters say would lessen objections. Still unlikely to gain traction against Blaine Sherman and Conkling.
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Arthur Kennedy
Queensland
New Guinea
Sierra Leone
West Australia
Vancouver’s Island
West Africa Settlement
Hong Kong
Bliss
Brewster
Leak
Fibson
Ker
Errick
Pinkerton
Wvyers
Middleberger
Mahonb
Senate
Virginia
Mahone
Glen
Justice Miller
United States Supreme Court
Aaving
Supreme Court
Blaine
Sherman
Conkling
End of the Revolution era papers and odd quotes
The excerpt notes only forty three newspapers remaining after the Revolutionary era. It reports land ownership by British Lords of about 4.25 million acres and incomes near 15 million pounds. It also mentions quirky anecdotes about wages, locomotives, a driver applicant, and a woman asking about tonnage mates. It gives crime execution figures through the year.
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A House of Lords
Marriage minded men of New York and frugal farmers
A jumble of excerpts notes that young New York men resist marriage due to cost, while some female writers claim households can live well on ten dollars weekly. It also surveys Clover seed prices, crop timing for seed, and a judge's quip about wills being a final human act.
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New York
Hemmadin
Glover
Colorado man hides in cell with bear to deter lynch mob
A Colorado man anticipating lynchers fled to a jail cell and left a pet grizzly in his bed. The mob failed to rouse the bear and three attackers lost an eye each, two thumbs were chewed off, and others suffered skin injuries. The man earned a fierce reputation for his feisty defense.
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Colorado
The Vast Moving Heavens and Distant Constellations
An article muses on the motion of stars and constellations, noting Cepheus Hercules Vega Alpha Lyra and Mercules moving through space. It contemplates approaching stars at immense speeds and the uncertainty of fixed celestial centers or endpoints.
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Toverevicon
Beagle
Rae Solar System
Syalem
Constalla Qn
Orion Withata
Hercules
Alpha Lyra
Vega
Constellation of
Alpha Centaur
Atar
Iercules
Rabelais
Porcelain-Lined Kettle Replaced for Fruit Use
A porcelain lined kettle no longer suited for fruit is repurposed for corm leaf. A three or four quart fruit can answers well for the same purpose.
Spontaneous generosity helps evict victim on Mission Street
A stranger observes a family facing eviction at a farm-henhouse on Mission Street. He buys the furniture back by paying $100 to cover $22 rent, then quietly departs. The landlord grumbles yet the donor walks on, muttering that virtue is its own reward.
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Mission Street
San Francisco Post
Wife of Thomas Carlyle on Matrimony Reflections
A note to a young woman entering marriage recalls Carlyle’s wife expressing mixed feelings about wedding hype. She warns against triumphalism and vanity, sharing a personal memory of her own youth and a father's fondness, and urging reverent view of the vows.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carlyle
Reform in Funerals Calls for Simpler Practices
A broad movement across the nation seeks to reform funeral customs. It argues that funerals should not burden families with debt or require attendees to stand in bad weather. The costly undertaker profits from ostentation, and many communities desire simple, unostentatious ceremonies.
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Nether
Atlanta
Proper sleep posture linked to health and death risk
London Work reports on Baron Reichenbach and Dr Fischweater noting magnetic and posture effects on the nervous system and health. Claims that sleeping with head east or west may shorten life and influence disease, urging proper bed orientation for well being.
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Baron Reichenbach
Fischweater
A . Noalt
Renee
London
Get The Best Tools For The Farm
The text urges choosing good tools for efficiency and ease, noting a sharp hoe saves effort and expense. It argues well-kept implements boost work output and reduce fatigue, applying to all farm tools and appliances.
Sunlight and Life From Acorns to Large Trees
The text explains that trees grow mainly from sun, air, and water, with little from earth. It argues exposure to sunshine keeps vegetation healthy and extends lifespan, recommending daily outdoor sun for people, especially mornings in summer and daytime in winter.
Southward the March of Progress in the South
The New York Mercantile Journal argues the South, not the West, will become the new center of development. It notes vast agricultural lands, untapped mineral resources, and growing manufacturing ventures that surpass past progress.
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New York Mercantile Journal
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Chicago Tribune
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District of Columbia
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Thomas Carlyle
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