Mid-Winter Birds and Flowers in Connemara Hills
A travelogue describes winter rambles in Connemara among the Twelve Pins and Mangerton area. It notes rare birds like bitterns falcons eagles and mountain finch, and winter flowers including hellebores and day’s eyes. A final anecdote recalls meeting a mountain maiden and a donkey en route to Clifden, ending with an ode to the Irish mountain flower Bengower.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lifden
IneLanp
Connemara
Mamturk
Bunnabeola
Mamtork
Ireland
Marmturk
Beulnabrack
Joyce
Bengower
Dingle
England
Scotland
Chaucer
Highlands
Grim Bengower
Clifden
Ireand
Clilden
Deerfleet
Linnet
Back at Work Rev Hockins and discharged prisoners
A garbled excerpt shows Rev Mr Hockins of the Convicts' Aid Society returning from Sing Sing with two discharged prisoners. The dialogue fragment suggests a courtroom or prison backdrop with a judge's remark.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Hockins
Convicts’ Aid Society
Sing Sing
Fragmented Phrase on Malaria's Harm and Cures
The fragment warns malaria is deadly and advises prompt action to stop its spread or harm. It mentions consequences like digestive and liver issues, kidney ailments, rheumatism, and nervousness, implying a tonic or alterative as a remedy. The text emphasizes decisive treatment to avoid severe outcomes.
Nelson's Great World Combination at Barris Theater Opens Monday
A royal vaudeville avalanche arrives in Pittsburg as Nelson's Great World Combination opens Monday matinee. The seven Nelsons head a large, costly troupe, billed as Europe's premier acrobats with feats unmatched by any other act. Many other artists with varied talents complete the program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nelson
Pittsburg
Europe
Hoprex Bros and Co To Close For Washington Birthday Celebration
Hoprex Bros and Co announce that all stores will close Friday February 22 to join the city in celebration of Washington's Birthday. Employees are urged to participate in the observance and reflect the holiday spirit in their duties and conduct.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Hoprex Bros, & Co
Remova of Johnston's Gan Store Sale
Remova announces big bargains on guns revolvers and sportsmen's goods. All shop worn and second hand items will be disposed of at or below cost before removal to 706 Bissel Block.
Ask Your Grocer for It Electric Paste Stove Polish
Ask your grocer for Electric Paste Stove Polish that saves dust dirt labor women carpets and furniture. Go to Pearson the leading re for cabinet photos. His prices are then all others. De Liver complaint cured free at 1102 Carson st Southside.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pearson
Carson St
Southside
Flora's Fair Bower at the Semi-Tropical Exposition
A vivid tour of the Semi-Tropical Exposition in South Florida on February 11 1889. The piece celebrates tropical settings hotels music and social life and notes historic nearby sites like Fort King and Osceola while praising Florida's flora fruit and prospects for tourism and orange trade. It blends lush description with references to Seminole War history and local enterprise.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ocala
Fort King
Florida
Oere
Peninsula
Peula
Harris Grove
Main
Pallas Athene
Ennui
Osceola
Omatia
M. M
New Jury for Orphans' Court Case Sparks Debate
A Pittsburgh argument over jury service for women surfaces as Miss Mitchell contests Thomas Sheehan's estate, valued at 50 000 dollars. The Orphans' Court case may use a female jury, provoking notes on Woman juries and moral prosecutions, while officials doubt any firm plan exists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Graphic
Pittsburg
Orphans’ Court
Miss Mitchell
Thomas Sheehan
Sheehan
Register Conner
Cyrus Gray
Common Pleas
Messrs. Quail and Cotton
Raymond
Gotham
WHIMSICAL WOMEN AND THE SWEET TEMPERED WIFE
A column discusses how a truly sweet tempered wife nourishes home life, contrasts little tempers with lasting harm, and urges men to seek a partner with strength and gentleness. It weighs emotional storms, fatigue, and the toll of quarrels, ending with a call to self-reflection before marriage.
For Nothing, A Maid Servant’s Bold Cure Tale
A charming invalid woman’s story reveals a maid named Ann who, curious about medicines, secretly consumes leftovers and even hospitalizes herself by emulating ailments. The physician’s daily prescriptions pile up as Ann grows stout while the invalid watches closely, unsure of the outcome.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ann
Butchered German Dinner Snippet With Butler Dialogue
A fragmented scene shows a guest asking the butler for soup as dinner begins. The dialogue includes garbled German phrases and stumbling speech, reflecting a flawed transcription of a dining exchange. The setting implies a formal dining room with a servant answering in halting, culturally mixed language.
Multiple Briefs From The New York Stock Exchange To Independence Rock
Late news items report Edward Hatch suspended at the New York Stock Exchange a Demarest arrest and bail in Paterson New Jersey a Barneys Bender house fire and child deaths at Port Huron Michigan a leprosy report from Canadian Parliament with 19 cases and two new admissions a Britannic passenger Kuhn linked to a Wisconsin murder case a Belvidere Illinois saloon crackdown with indictments and licensing burdens a Church's Ferry North Dakota clash over tax collection a Chicago moonshine case a fatal stampede near Independence Rock involving Daniel Stockwell and two Avery brothers with cattle and gunfire remains found in a 1102 Carson street setting
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cornelius E. Demarest
Passaic Ice Company
Paterson
N. J
Arre Ted Ier
Embermline
Port Huron
Mich
Barney Bender
Tracadie
New Haunawick
British Columbia
Kuhn
Wisconsin
New York
England
Pasare
Lora Gough
Belvidere, Sr
Church's Ferry
Oak
Fiyon
Dakota National Guard
Dunseith
Chicago
United States Revenue Officers
Independence Rock
California
Daniel Stockwell
Ohio
Buffalo Creek
the Rock
Stockwell
Albert
George Avery
Youngstown
Flibt
Stockne
Conscience and its changing moral compass
A discussion on how conscience shifts with circumstance. Right and wrong can be relative by custom yet absolute in motive. The speaker urges cultivating a high, lasting ideal, listening to the inner voice, and aligning actions with supreme principles drawn from Holy Scripture.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Beecher
Georce Hoppes
Abraham
Joshua
David
Isaac
Jacob
Joseph Cook
Samuel Taylor Coleridge
London
Strand
Coleridge
Hellespont
Nero
Leander
Bosphorus
Fagin
Sparta
Nile
Sau
Socrates
Art Notes and Gossip From a Local Gallery Display
The column surveys ongoing exhibitions at Boyd's and a range of artists at work. It highlights Ma D B Waseley water color studies from Holland, Jon J Hammer’s display of water colors and portraits, and George Hetzel’s midsummer landscapes. A Marine view by A Bryan Wall distinctively interprets a beach scene with bouhiers and pools, praised for natural depiction though sky detail could improve. The piece discusses art progress, public taste, and the evolution of art in the community, noting advances in wood engraving and photography while stressing individual artist style and the limits of critical judgment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
School of Bie
Boyd's
D. B. Waseley
Holland
Jon
J. Hammer
Mayer
George Hetzel
Samuel F. B. Morse
London
Benjamin West
I. West
A. Bryan Wall
Gillespie
Dauba
Nature
Arland
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Eabe
the Dispatch
Derryussaggsrt
Mangarton
Killarney
Beola
Toombeola
Rownlstone Bay
Litters
Derrycture
Littery
Mam Inach
Luagh
Laugh Lough
Ardbear Bay
Knockanaubiggin
Mountsir Finch
Connewara Highlands
Ecain
Jose
Infendal
Pondora'’s Box of Evils
Barris Theater
Remova! of
Johnston's Gan Store
Flora
Dispatch
South Fiorida
Cala
Dar
Eastern Journal
Frank Leslie
Whitten
Jeunesse Doree
Dra
Jesus
Herr Elstenhaben
Eistenhaben
Edward Hatch
New York Stock Exchange
The
Exchange
Isvartos
South
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