Alaska Territory Gains Delegate to House of Representatives
A passage in the Youth's Compr Congress enables Alaska to elect a territorial delegate to the U S House. Alaska, now designated as the territory of Alaska, gains an official who can introduce bills and speak on the floor but cannot vote. This marks a step toward a territorial legislature and potential statehood in the future.
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Compr Congress
Alaska
House of Representatives
United States
Lresident
District of Columbia
Congress
Territories
Temper and Self Control in Anger Management
The piece argues that calmness brings advantage and happiness. Anger harms the bearer and social relations, while self discipline, as shown by Washington, yields impassive conduct. Good temper is valuable. bad temper ruins personal and communal life.
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Washington
Baltimore Waterfront Fire Kills Three on Essex Run
A blazing disaster on Baltimore's waterfront in June 13 foul weather killed three aboard the steamship Essex and left two missing. The fire spread to six barges and threatened the Merchants and Miners Transportation Company wharf as rescuers aboard the Mary fought through flames and rough seas to pull six men from the fire. Edward Atkinson, John Castello, and Manuel Odell are named dead with two missing presumed drowned.
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Baltimore
Lames
Merchants and Miners ‘Transportation Company
Essex
Edward Atkinson
John Castello
Manuel Odell
Rest the stomach with Kodol for Dyspapsia
A short health ad notes that a sick stomach needs rest and that Kodol for Dyspapsia aids digestion by taking over stomach work. It claims the product helps restore condition and improve how you feel, with availability through E. T. Whitehead & Co.
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E. T. Whitehead & Co
E.I. Whitehead & Co
Patch Up Old Schooners Hearts Of Oak In Chicago Fleet
Old-time Chicago schooners face decay as time and competition erode the fleet. About 50 boats remain, their gray-haired masters patch and repair through the seasons. Oak boards crack, rot sets in, and skilled artisans are called in to keep the ships afloat before they are docked and stripped to a skeleton.
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Hearts of Oak
Chicago
Rail and Brace
Michigan
Chicago Daily News
Dickens Angles On Twenty Three As Universal Phrase
The Kansas City Star notes that Dickens coined the expression twenty three in The Tale of Two Cities, cited as a phrase now used to mean all in or the end. The passage describes Carton’s fate with the crowd and a final shout of twenty three.
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Kansas City Star
Dickens
Skiney Carton
Sidney Carton
Modernized rites bury cash with Chinese funeral in Philadelphia
The Philadelphia Record reports Chin Ying's Sunday funeral featured U S dollar bills buried with the body, replacing traditional Chinese cash. The adaptated ritual swaps incense and local currency for American money, as the deceased’s kin trust spirits can exchange dollars in the afterlife.
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America
New West
Philadelphia
United States
Chin Ying
Earth
Telegraph Plant Leaves Track Sunlight With Moving Circles
The telegraph plant of India uses three leaflets per leaf to gather sun. The large terminal leaflet erects by day and folds at night while the two smaller leaflets whirl in continuous jerky circles like a clock hand. The leaves repeatedly expose every part to sunlight.
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Telegraph Plant
India
Rapacious Vultures Attack in Valais Valley
Report of vultures attacking men and women in the Valley of Couchs, Valais canton. A bull was fatally injured in the encounter. An accompanying ad touts Dr King's New Discovery as a remedy for coughs and lung diseases, with a testimonial from Willis T. Morgan of Concord, New Hampshire, and a trial bottle offered.
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Couchs
Canton
Valais
Cuba
Philippines
Willis T. Morgan
Concord
N. H
Philppines
E. T. Whitehead & Co
See Sermons in Stones Science Links Gems to Character
A Paris professor of arts and crafts argues stones reflect temperament and vitality. He claims rubies attract dark-eyed long-lashed individuals while diamonds draw blue-eyed wearers, emeralds appeal nervous types, and blue stones suit easygoing natures. He asserts genuine stones show subtle sympathy, unlike artificial imitations.
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Paris Conservatory of Arts and Crafts
Relic Sale Stir In Florence Galileo’s Finger Valued
Florence seethes over Galileo relics as Laura Poni sells a finger and thumb reportedly cut from the astronomer. The government confirmed authenticity and plans to place the parts back in Santa Croce mausoleum, with price discussions to follow. An American tourist quips about Pygmalion and Galileo, highlighting public fascination.
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Florence
Galileo
Laura ‘Oni
New York Post
Marquis Capponi
Santa Croce Church
Atlantic Monthly
The
Santa Croce
Pygmalion
Strutting Tame Grouse Observe Mating Display
Toward September end the ruffed grouse began strutting like a turkey gobbler. The cock spreads tail, ruff, and drags wings. hens strut too. The display includes bowing, tapping the ground, head shaking, and a rising hiss. The behavior lasts hours as cocks court while hens ignore the spectacle.
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Prof. Hodge
America
Warlike Natives and Local Notices in a Patchwork Field
Summary of assorted clippings noting rising assaults on British troops in India amid press calls for government action, a Baltimore Sun blurb on a Souderton man’s court filing, a quip about widow and medium dialogue, an advertisement for Pinesalve by E T Whitehead & Co, and a Peru demographic snippet along with a health tonic pitch for Hollister's Rocky Mountain Tea by the same firm.
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India
Civil and Military Gazette
Far East
Gossip and Advice From the Chicago Journal and Houston Post
A comic exchange about Gaylake and Wicks appears from the Chicago Journal. The Houston Post cites a medical ad praising Manzan piles remedy and notes a Scotland Neck widow remarriage finger joint cut off.
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Lillian Russell
Houston Post
Blood Marks and Remedies Featured in Humble Notices
A collage of medical testimonials and light humor from late 19th century periodicals. Claims praise for Dr Kings New Discovery and Kodol Dyspepsia Cure, plus Mother Gray’s Sweet Powder, Hollister’s Medicine, and Kennedy’s Laxative. Various quips and product ads interspersed.
Laxatives and Paints Featured in Scotland Neck Notice Board
A cluttered page mixes patent medicines, paint pitches, and household remedies from E. T. Whitehead & Co. Prominent claims include Kennedy’s Laxative Honey and Tar cough syrup, King’s Tablets for indigestion, DeWitt’s Witch Hazel, Hollister’s Tea, and L & M Paints with local distributor notes. Also mentions Angora goats, shipping rails in Mexico, and a witty line about love and fear.
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Kennedy
E. T. Whitehead & Co. Oe
E. T. Whitehead & Co
Scotland Neck
Leggett’s
Hobgood
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Peru
Hollister
E.T. Whitehead & Co
Hicks
Gaylake
Chicago Journal
J. W. Williams
Bae, Ky
Dr.Kingss
E. T. Whiteheaed & Co
Jimmy
Louisville Courier Journal
Gray
Allen 5
Olmsted
LeRoy
N. Y
San Francisco
North American
Dade
Little Liver Villa
KE. T. Whitehead & Co
American Spectator
Harry
Z. T. Whitehead & Co
Press
Rocky Mountain
Bryan
Washington Post
Lake Maggiore
Luino
Ths
Cleveland
King’s Tablets
E. v.Whitehead & Co
Leggett’s Drug Store
Scotland
Sting
Somerville Journal
Bose
Detroit Free Press
DeWitt
de Witt’s
It, Whiteherd & Co
Scotland] Neck Episcopal Church
Arnold Print Works
North Adams
Mass
W. H. Josey
Sanfrancisco
North Carolina Farmers
North Carolina
Kentucky
Kamchatka
Progressive Farmer
Raleigh, N. C
Clarence H. Por
C. W. Burkett
A. & M. College
B. W. Kilgore
Agricultural Experiment Station
Pine-Use Medicine CO
E. T. Whitehead
Legg
Tep
Ango
Commonwealth
N.C
M. Hoffman & Bro
Neck
N.R. Savage & Son
Richmond
Hudson’s
Main Street
Norfolk
Gearles Miller Walse
Quarrier and Manufacturer
Tron
Speer
J. Y. Savage
Agi
Undertakers
N. B. Josey Co
Seventh Street
Washington, D
Day & Hedy
Tarboro, North Capos
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