A National Flower for the United States Emblem Debate
The piece surveys candidates for a national flower with emphasis on historical associations. It notes discussions by the Society of American Florists, cites flowers such as violets and wild roses, and mentions political uses of floral symbols in France and Britain, while weighing American options like the sunflower and goldenrod. It argues for a distinct American emblem linked to national history.
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Dispatch
Society of American Florists
New York
Old
France
Paris
York
Lancaster
Florence
England
Scotland
London
Marete
Geoffrey
Anjou
Maud
Edwards, Richards
Henries
Suy
Napoleon
Chiselburt
Myonotis
Bonaparte
Elba
Antibes
Ney
Hughenden
Earl of Beaconsfield
Parliament Square
Joan of Arcon
Palace Des Pyramides
Strasburg
Place de la Concorde
Lord Beaconsfield
United States
Ireland
Sweden
van E Rensselaer
Wild prairie flower emblem of the West featured in Frayer Leste notes
Frayer Leste describes a wild, dwarf sunflower that spans from the Missouri River to the Great Salt Lake. He remarks on its varying stalk height, clusters of large peony like blooms, and its embodiment of the Great Plains landscape. He questions Mrs. Van Henselaer’s kalmis proposal in contrast to this emblem.
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Oscar Wilde
Arestenet
Missouri River
Great Salt Lake
A Hundred Miles an Hour Possibility in Rail Travel
The London Spectator discusses Sir Edward Watkin’s offer to place a two mile Water Railway test near London. Carriages glide on water films between skate like slides and rails at 100 mph, promising dramatic speed that could redraw England’s geography with Bath and Manchester quickly reachable from London.
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Hall
London Spectator
Edward Watkin
Metropolitan Railway Company
Water Railway
London
All England
Surrey
Bath
Brighton
Manchester
Woman Smuggles Goods For Bustle Fashion
A tall slim woman purchases dress goods on Woodward Avenue and is suspected of habitual smuggling. A store clerk notes she regularly acquires hundreds of dollars in goods each season and covertly carries them via the basement stairs, smuggling tar rope aids. The Windsor fashion continues despite bustles waning.
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Woodward Avenue
Chicago's Long Streets
A Chicago City Hall discussion estimates the city’s street network has grown from 663 miles to over 2000 miles after annexations. At a 40 mile per day pace a walker would finish in about 50 days, though staying steady for 10 hours daily would be challenging. Western Avenue and Halsted Street, each about 25 miles, would test any walker.
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Chicago Times
Chicago
Lake
Lake View
Hyde Park
Jefferson
Cicero
Western Avenue
Halsted Street
The Hoosier of the Past Portraits a Changing Rural Style
The hoosier is no longer the picturesque figure he once was. Ready made clothing has reached rural areas and country folk now show sun burned faces and arm swings as signs. Young women from small towns mirror city fashion, helped by local dressmakers who follow New York plates quickly.
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Love
Fanny Osgood
Marie
Baden
Rhine
Louis Napoleon
Necker
Suve and Sound
Paris
Berlin
Friedrich
New York
St. Louis
Weidekind
Newark
N. J
Wiedekind
New Jersey
Austin Flint
Commodore Vanderbilt
Remedy for sleeplessness from St Louis man
An article in the St Louis Globe-Democrat reports a local man claims a simple internal remedy cures insomnia. He advises rising briefly, then eating an apple or bread to start the stomach and relax the nerves for sleep. He warns against external drugs as deceivers.
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St. Louis Globe-Democrat
A &. Louis
Boy Corrected for Biting Sister in Fit of Anger
In the Philadelphia Record a report notes Little Bobby Brownstone was corrected for biting his big sister during a temper fit. He claims she made a big fuss over nothing and that she stayed silent the other night when Mr. Muggs bit her and hit her in the mouth as well.
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Philadelphia
Bobby Brownstone
Bobby
Muggs
Unknown Lovers Drift in Silent Ballad
A fragmentary verse recalls a young woman adored by many but loving only one. The true suitor, earnest and steadfast, wins her affection, and she delights in his wooing as the scene ends.
Dew-Drop Wonder Star Frank Sherman in Harper's
A fragmentary verse note praising a dew drop likened to a star and referring to Frank alias Deiapener Sherman in Harper's. The readable text presents metaphorical lines about shine and value without a clear event or full context.
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Bel
Gaze Engines
Mes
Frank Alias Deiapener Sherman
Harper's
Specialists' Princely Fees Shock Medical Circles
Philadelphia report reveals H B Plankinton paid $10,000 for a single visit to a nervous specialist. The tale sparks debate on large fees, hospital cases, and varying rewards among doctors, with anecdotes of other lavish or modest charges and outcomes across different patients and settings.
A Mosquito Message Mixup Causes Telegraph Farce
A Brooklyn telegram misread as A mosquito caused a man’s anxious call to come home. The error happened when a word was miscounted by two operators though both counted the same number of words. The New York operator admitted confirming mosquito thrice and was fired.
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The
Heights
Amos
Ams
Brooklyn
New York
Telegraph Company
Uninvited Guest at a Wedding Chronicle
A wedding tale recalls a stout elderly woman who attended as the bride’s mother to stop the marriage. She watched from a choir stall and considered acting to prevent the ceremony, then thought the couple might do better by not marrying after all. The scene ends with reflective questions on the bride and groom’s feelings as the vows were spoken.
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Ieee Ae
Tall Hats and Sack Coats Spark London Fashion Test
Ambitious Anglomanics push English morning wear of tall beaver hats and sack coats in London clubs. The look, born from club riders after morning rides, spreads through Piccadilly and Pall Mall but American style favors tail coats, and New York men have not adopted it.
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Bere
London
Piccadilly
Pall Mall
America
New York
Pungent Invitation Echoes In Elopement Tale
In Chicago Times a story recalls an old man who defends an elopement with a sharp quip. A neighbor asks about return of the daughter, and the father replies I gave her a very pungent invitation but it is at her own motion whether she comes back or not. The father’s failed grand gesture dulls the moment.
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Zusculapius
Bull
Bellevue Hospital
Germany
Chicago Times
Dispatch
Boston
Tremont Temple
Popular School of Oratory
Beacon Hill
Man Ronneth
Hill
Lyceum
Max
Tannhauser
New York Opera
Kirk and Covenant
James
Cromwell
Ticontle- Toga
Corinth
Donelson
Andersonville
Leyden
Boun
Ironsides
Swinburne
Hell
England
Freedom Movement
Colonel Higginson
Julia Ward Howe
General Butler
Fred Douglass
Haiti
Requin
Samuel May
New England
Marvin Lincoln
Malden
League
M Osetts
Sanborn
Redpath
Massachusetts
Locke
Ohio
Covington, Ky
Novel Baptism Under Lantern Light Draws Crowd
Maggie and Kate Stallsmith daughters of E A Stallsmith were immersed tonight in a pellucid gravel pit pool by the side of lanterns. About 500 people gathered to witness the novel nocturnal baptism, possibly the first in the state outside a church baptistry.
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Philadelphia
Maggie
Kate
E. A. Stallsmith
When Ninos and Nisus Ruled The Ancient World
A poet compares ancient rulers from Nineveh to Egypt with the present time, lamenting that the world’s peoples leave no trace. He recalls mothers, children, and maidens in a reflective meditation on generations, mortality, and the fleeting nature of civilizations. The piece cites Menes and Sesostris and ends noting stars over Babylon.
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Ninos
Nisus
Nineveh
Babylon
Menes
Egypt
Sesostris
Thou
Mina
Old Abolition Grit at Tremont Temple On Emancipation Day
A Boston Tremont Temple gathering marks Emancipation Day with old abolitionists and younger speakers. The event honors decades of reform and urges renewed civic action against injustice, praising figures like Sumner Lincoln and Downing while noting absences of Higginson Howe Butler and Douglass.
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Sumner
Russia
Africa
Increase Sumner Lincoln
New Hampshire
Fisher
Medway
Father Tattoo
Boston
Ge Downing
Newport
R.I
Eto Phillips
American Congress
Bishop Turner
W Ho
Au Edisor's Gratitude
The Danville Breeze thanks Amma Sviter for a large pumpkin of fine quality and Mrs Albert Saeurber for a handsome tie to adorn the trumpet on men's day.
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Danville
Amma Sviter
Albert Saeurber
Held Too Tightly in Friends Hands
A fragment from the Buffalo Express notes the difficulty a man faces when controlled by his own friends, suggesting pressure around political or nomination processes and the challenge of maintaining autonomy within trusted circles.
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Buffalo Express
Communications From Ansel Dupenp Reveals Mentions Of Meeting
A judge records snippets from a cable dispatch mentioning an unnamed source and a planned meeting near Sandy Don. The note references Peterson and a hint of local connections, implying confidential discussions at home.
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Dupenp
Pote
Sandy
Fireside Sphinx Four Track Meet At Tal-Metamosa
A Fireside Sphinx meet is held at Tal-Metamosa with four teams competing. The event features athletes showcasing track events and local club participation.
Fragmented Verse Fragments and Odd Listings
A damaged OCR page shows scattered verse lines and stray labels such as 783 OUR LITTLE LASE and 785 DECAPITATION along with cryptic notes like 796 HOUR GLaas. Names or coherent events are not clear. the fragments resemble a miscellany of poems, captions, and catalog items.
September Solvifg Prius Winners Loyal Names Noted
Fragmentary OCR notes list winners Palen knee 2 Anos M Salem and others, with garbled names and places. The text hints at daytime results and a riverine event, mentioning Gormley, Jamies, Potten, LouarP Laupaxon among scattered terms.
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Prius
Palen Knee
Anos M. Salem
Roll of Moner
Lover
I. BE
Nae
Ey Gormley
Abby
Jamies R. Potten
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National
Mrs. Frank Leslie
League OF the Rose
Countess of
Grand Dames
Legitimist
Primrose League
Ocean
Alphonse Karr
Boulanger
Rome
Mary Gwendolin Caldwell
Washington
Sherman
General Sherman
Detroit Sunday News
Hoosier
Coquette
Quaker City
H. B. Plankinton
Phil Armour
Milwaukee
Morrell Mackenzie
Bail
Mackenzie
Europe
Trenton
H. d
Pennsylvania
Wal
Agnew and
Hamilton
Garfield
Shrady
Ieaf
Charles Lehardo
Brooklyn Citizen
Chambers’ Journal
New York Sun
David Graham Adee
Washington Post
Stedman
Charles Kingsley
John Brown
John McElroy
Anville
Mr. A of
Aeiesy
Long Island
New
Miss Carson
Coit
Greenwood Road
Pells
Lincoln
Au-Edisor
Don
Peterson
E.R Crapmounx
Lewiston
Amfaine
Tal—Metamos
Wiensehold
Heaven In
Jane Ea Creare
rLgft
Cannona Ack F. Lag
Aragram
Solvifg
Ruverese
Larenpertl Louarp Laupaxon
Ry Toe
Thorn Ward
Ball
Bell
Bop
Howe
Oneq
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