Tenants fret over dust as city streets roll on
A lengthy 1897 local page notes dusty streets after yesterday’s hot wind, along with bus and baggage transfers by Carter & Mullaly and various ads for medicines DeWitt’s Witch Hazel Salve and Little Early Risers. It mentions a forthcoming stock-law election in Bexar County with details on polling places and officials.
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Sterry
Carter & Mullaly
Pedro Park
Carl Beck
North Flores Street
Steves & Sonn
John Rote
T. A. Luter
Misalon San Tuan
Thurman Bowers
Crockett, Texas
Enterprise
DeWitt
Tver
Ed. Stoves & Sons
NeWitt
San Antonio
Houston
W. B. Johnson
Newark
Ograig-Willims Furniture Co
Soledad
Arthur Building
Avenue Sp
Iasne
Sikely
Alamo Plaza
H. Wink
Piev ‘Street
Commerce
Market
Moke’s Millinery Co
Durrler
Hezel
I. Sichei’s
Main Plaza
San Pedro Park
Prat
S. Heyman
Beethoven Hall
Carter & Mulbaly
Duerler
New York Central Railway
James Emory
New York
Jim
Barber Shop Opening At Malineke Hotel
Arthur Fe Scharfenburg announces a new barber shop at the Malineke hotel on Houston Street next to Krubucke hotel bar. Formerly with Gus Albers, he invites friends, former patrons, and the public to visit.
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Malineke Hotel
Krubucke Hotel
Houston Street
Arthur FE
Scharfenburg
Gus Albers
Stock Law Election Petition in Precinct 42 Ruling
A writ petition by Antonio Seguin and 26 freeholders of election precinct No 42 seeks a court ordered election to decide whether hogs sheep or goats may run at large. The court orders an election to allow the precincts freeholders to determine which livestock may roam within the area.
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Marland Seguin Grant
San Antonio River
San Antonio
Medina River
J.rarvine
Paso Borrego
Texas
A. D
Peter Jonas
Bexar County
Thad W. 55Th
Clk
Béxar Co
Tex
Antonio Seguin
Fiddling Johns Vengeance Against the Moody Sixteen
The Chicago Record recounts Fiddlin John of Yellow Creek Valley now 83, famed as a hunter for the famed Moody Sixteen. He claims to have slain sixteen mountain desperadoes who killed his brother Sam and mutilated him, boasting of buckwhacking with no injuries. He previously scouted for Gen. Morgan during the Cumberland Gap era.
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Piddlin
Sco" Turner
Yellow Creek
Virginia
Mountsinn
Kentucky
John
Gen
Morgan
Cumberland Gap
Ohio River
Newburyport Visitor Confuses Substitute Whitfield Sermon
A Boston man visiting a Newburyport church reacts violently to a powerful sermon. Believing it to be Mr Whitfield, he collapses in a fit, is cooled by deacons, and learns the preacher was a substitute. He declares it the worst sermon ever heard.
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Boston
Newburyport
New York
Kosten
Whitfield
Mr. Whitfield
Lita
Smell Ware in Africa and Imperial Conflicts
Africa remains the flashpoint of small wars tied to colonial expansion. A Royal Niger Company expedition routs a 20,000-strong native force, occupies Bida, after punishing the emir of Napotora for slave raiding. Nearby, the king of Nenin reports contact with an English expedition, signaling renewed imperial interest.
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Africa
Soudea
Royal Niger Company
Nape Toe
Bida
Nenin
Britleh Gore
Fire Alarm Boxes in New York Street Posts
An article describes fire alarm boxes mounted on lamp posts in New York City. The red boxed device shows a warning bell, directs how to send alarms, and uses a clockwork mechanism to trigger the alert. Inner doors hold a Morse telephone for officer communications with headquarters.
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Nicholas
New York
Punithatla
New York State
Delot
Combined china closet and sideboard for small dining rooms
Domestic economy note describes a portable china closet that attaches to a dining room wall. The design folds a bottom hinged door to create a horizontal surface for a sideboard when needed, saving space in compact homes.
China Closet And Sideboard Idea From Country Gentlemen
A description from Country Gentlemen suggests converting a closet into a sideboard by hinged folds and removable doors. The plan proposes a two tier closet with a lowered front, a half door, and a curtain upper section, all concealed by paneled, oak-like finishes to create an attractive wall feature.
Dinner table grievances in the modern household
The article laments how the dinner table often becomes a forum for family complaints. It notes parents airing finances and groceries, mothers voicing domestic woes, and children facing criticism, with little focus on harmony or digestion.
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Papa
Killa
Mother
Bridget
Xmail
Faidares Kb School
Inner Circle
Sean
Boston Herald
Simply Delicious Strawberry Pie by Expert Pastry Cooks
A guide from the N. Y. Tribune on making a fresh strawberry pie with ricem pastry, rice filling, and optional jelly or meringue. It covers lining a deep dish with pastry, using rice to prevent puffing, and cooling before serving for a delicate brown meringue and ripe berries.
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N. ¥. Tribune
Corner Library and Quiet Reading Nook Described
A Victorian style corner unit combines a bookcase with a couch, drawers beneath for magazines, and a lamp for reading. Oak woods, wide top, and concealed storage optimize a living room library. Also notes novelty opalescent shades in Grecian band paper and milk-based nourishment tips.
Silver Street Delhi Charm Brims With Rubbish and Gems
An Orient atmosphere fills Chandni Chowk in Delhi described as a silver street of carved filigree and embroidery. Sunlit and shadowed alleys reveal irregular houses, carved balconies, and sandalwood musk scents. Merchants tout wares outside, while dusky chambers hold silks, cashmere, and jewels amid teakwood chests. bargaining meets rising English impatience as buyers weigh time and money for access.
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Delhi
Strange tale of two dogs in Philadelphia hotels
A Philadelphia Record item recounts a odd story of two dogs bound by fate in luxury hotel life. One dog returns to the lobby despite expulsion, then unexpectedly helps a second canine by guarding a meal, leading hotel staff to christen the pair amid odd observations.
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Our
Philadelphia
Philadelphia Record
Tiwaa
Mosquitoes Silence Bellacia In Buenos Aires Harbor
Captain Nerison aboard the Bellacia used sound waves to repel millions of mosquitoes tormenting the crew at dusk in Buenos Aires. The horn blown from behind his chair created air pulsations that drove the insects away, ending the nuisance and prompting other vessels in the estuary to imitate the tactic.
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Buenos
Ayres
South America
Nerison
Lesaux
Plaza
Bellacia
Fragmented Café Incomplete Vision From OCR Sketch
OCR text fragment hints at a Parisian cafe scene with talk of pure wines and nonfinancial profit. Mentions a restaurant, harvesting meals daily, materials needed, employment, and upkeep costs. Content is garbled and lacks coherent event or clear entities.
Hair soap from China described in odd fashion
A quirky New Times note details a Chinese hair soap called hair woop. The cake is described as round and irregular, made from hay and meal, used on the scalp to separate husk from hair, leaving a smooth, pinkish appearance. The piece praises its strong cosmetic effects though it notes an ugly, coarse appearance.
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Leck
China
Gherits
Arline Hamm
The
New Times
The Age of the Pearl Through Ancient Times
The article traces the pearl as an enduring gem from antiquity to early modern times. It notes its ancient reverence in Egyptian, Babylonian, and Assyrian cultures, its discovery in marine oysters, and the later invention of modern diamond cutting, highlighting pearls’ valued status across civilizations.
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Siver
Eraz
The Punxwampey Spirit in Jefferson County Judge
An elderly judge recalls a ten year tenure on the bench in Jefferson County. He recounts being asked for opinion only once during that period, a moment described as trivial and not vital, with a cat in session as proceedings adjourned.
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Jefferson County
Hoa
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McAllister
Wm. Caméron & Co
Lamar and
Chestnut
South
Flores Street
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Lew
Pearia
Silver Street
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