Prayer Healed Soldier in Philadelphia Hospital Miracle Tale
Joseph Watts a 60 year old Civil War veteran felled by paralysis on a train to Philadelphia regained movement after praying in his hospital bed. Doctors deemed cerebral hemorrhage, yet Watts rose, dressed, and walked out saying prayer cured him. He planned to march in Memorial Day parade.
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Philadelphia
Pennsylvania Hospital
Joseph Watts
Watts
Erie
Harrisburg
Broad Street
Watt
Jim and Joe Mirror Each Other in Poem
A short verse from the Indianapolis Sentinel contrasts Jim and Joe, each claiming the other would improve if they were in the other's shoes. It ends with the moral that no one has provided them with a true reflection of themselves.
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Jim
Joe
Indianapolis Sentinel
Currency Law Operation Gains Public Credit Support
The new currency law appears to work well with no major difficulties. Refunding bonds at a lower rate saves interest and expands bank facilities, including many new small town banks. Total bank circulation is expected to rise by 12 million this year, with state banks taking national charters to issue currency. The Massachusetts Republicans praise rejecting free silver and urge flexible banking laws to aid borrowers and expand credit for American commerce.
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Omaha Bee
Brosius
House Committee On Banking and Currency
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Easton
Massachusetts
Republican Party
Noisy Suggestive Exchange at Indianapolis Musical
The Indianapolis Journal notes a playful exchange about Wagner at a music festival. Della jokes Wagner music recalls house cleaning while Dora questions the idea, reflecting light local culture chatter.
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Indianapolis Journal
Della
Dora
Exhibit A at Paris Shows U S Banner Best Exhibit
Poem celebrates the United States exhibit at the Paris exposition praising the banner and its glory. The piece contrasts royal treasures with a flag of stars on blue, white and red, claiming the banner of the fathers surpasses all. Minna Irving.
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United States
Minna Irving
Lesslie’s Weekly
The Snake Season Reported Across Rural and Coastal Regions
A verse filled with tall tales predicts widespread snake sightings from rural loam to coastal seas. It mentions rattlers six feet long and a famed West Virginia faker from the Pittsburg Chronicle Telegraph who coins these extended snake stories.
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West Virginia
Pittsburg
Grover Cleveland Urges Party Unity On Money Question
Ex President Grover Cleveland, addressing the Brooklyn Democratic club, urges steadfast adherence to Democratic principles and warns against false leadership. He says true democracy wins only when its forces rally under time honored standards and public credit remains sacred above partisanship.
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Grover Cleveland
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Brooklyn Democratic Club
Democratic Party
Modern Servant Confrontation at Meggendorf Manor
A noble lady addresses a new servant expressing expectations of faithful work. The servant responds tersely, promising to prove or disprove by actions, amid hints of tension and class boundaries.
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Meggendorfer
Lyons Interview Explores Pear Scale Manufacturing Idea
United States consul in Lyons reports on Seuret the artificial pear maker using fish scales. He proposes locating in the St. Lawrence Thousand Islands area to process scales from alewives and menhadden. Details margins include scale quality, packing, and a potential yield of twenty five thousand pounds yearly at 80 cents to 1.25 per pound.
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United States
John C. Cocert
Lyons
France
Seuret
St. Lawrence
Thousand Islands
Lake Ontario
Jefferson would favor the gold standard over silver coinage
The piece argues ex Governor Altgeld’s view on what Jefferson would do, contending Jefferson would back a gold standard and oppose free coinage of silver. It notes Jefferson’s stance on defining a dollar, opposing international bimetalism, and supporting the 1900s currency act and Bland dollar policies.
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Altgeld
Illinois
Chicago
Early Newsroom Roots in Newport Press
In 1858 reporter B W Pearce left Fall River for Newport to work on the Daily News. Local reporting was crude and officials hid church notices and school committee actions, clerics resisted advance publication of sermons, and manuscripts were often refused.
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Newport
R. I
Pearce
New England
Fall River
Newport Herald
Daily News
Old Brown Chair Rocking the Boys to Sleep Poem
A reflective poem by Gertrude M. Hoag from Telescope about a worn chair that rocks departed loved ones, Eddie James and John, back to sleep. The speaker recalls summers, storms at sea, and the comfort the chair offered through the boys’ childish sorrows, praising memory over age.
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James
John
Gertrude M. Hoag
Telescope
Growth of American exports shows broad international demand
Editorial notes a sharp rise in foreign demand for U S manufactured goods. Nine months into the fiscal year exports reached 318 million dollars, nearly tripling since 1890, with machinery, copper, iron, agricultural goods, and other industries expanding significantly. American ingenuity expands into new markets May 8, 1900.
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St. Louis Globe-Democrat
India
Hats and Bikes and Philosophy in Everyday Ads
A Chicago Chronicle anecdote notes how people advertise bicycle brands openly while seldom naming their hats or coats. The dialogue contrasts advertising habits for different goods and asks why some items invite brand disclosure more than others.
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Eli
Chicago Chronicle
The Lady and the Tiger Fable Teaches Gentle Homicide
In a Detroit Journal retelling a fable the tiger roars I am a man killer while the lady from the Occident critiques with a lorgnette She boasts eight husbands without divorce and the piece suggests that gentler homicide methods prove more effective for the tale’s morals
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Detroit Journal
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