Republican Tariff Stance Draws Battle Over Fiscal Policy
Former Terre Heure mayor Havens denounces Democratic tariff policy and Wilson bill as ruinous. He argues for protection to shield American labor and industry, cites past debt growth under Democrats, and urges voters to back the Republican ticket in November 1896. He presses for tariffs on imports like bicycles to keep profits at home.
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Democratic Party
Republican Party
Walker
Buchanan
Cleveland
Wilson
Washington
Jefferson
Hamilton
Jackson
Radison
Clay
Webster
Lincon
Blaise
Grant
McKinley
Grover Weveland
Benjamin Har‘aon
United States
Grover Cleveland
Ee Democrac
Free Trade Congress
America
Japan
China
Germany
Italy
England
France
Republcan Party
Curious Prescriptions and Historical Superstitions in Medicine
A fragmentary discussion traces long standing medical superstitions such as curing blood poisoning with a wound rubbing stone tossed to a cat or dog, carrying horse chestnuts for rheumatism in the left pocket, elk hoofs for heart ailments among Norwegians and tribes, and a nail in an oak tree said to ease toothache. It notes Cornwallite beliefs and roadside cures once deemed infallible.
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Rouwers
Distracted Rail Car Conflict Over Titles
A startled passenger named White objects on a train to being called sir as the brakeman insists on his own authority. The exchange becomes tense with emphasis on respect and formal address.
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White
Fragmented OCR note with unclear context
The readable bits show a garbled string about being prepared and good numbers but no clear people places organizations dates or events. The fragment offers no actionable facts or coherent subject for a proper newspaper item.
McClure’s Twenty-One Years as Philadelphia Times Editor
A. K. McClure completes twenty-one years guiding the Philadelphia Times. Once a partisan voice in a thriving country press, he helped broaden editorial discussion and reduce party control over newspapers. The piece traces his rise from early political journalism to his later, milder stance as he nears seventy, noting his impact on Philadelphia journalism and the press landscape.
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Penn
Philadelphia Bulletin
A. K. McClure
Times
Philadelphia
Country Press of
Pennsylvania
Franklin Repository
McClure
Greeley-Weed- Prentice Press
MccClure
LNT2
Greeley
Tribune
Sixth Street
Walnut
John W. Forney
Democratic Age
Dr. Morwite
New York Graphicy
Colonel Forney
Jackson
Buchanan
Clay
Sargeant
Morton McMichael
Joseph Chandler
William V. McKean
Ledger
Encyclopaedia
Singerly
L. Clarke Davis
W. W. Harding
Inquirer
Westcott
Taggart
Big Nat McKay
Chestnut Street
Chicago Times
Lydia Thompson
William B. Reed
China
Chambersburg
McCausland
Forney
W. W. Nevin
Ben Butler
Massachusetts
Junius
Supreme Court
Loly Fuller
Nallee
Journaliam
Greeleys
Forneys Wis
Vobel
Clever Storyettes About a Domestic Mix Up
A wife finds her husband packing umbrellas for an office trip at 9 20 am. He insists she remembers his at home that afternoon while she frets about guests and initials. The exchange reveals a playful, insinuation flavored misunderstanding in a domestic setting.
Ring purchase sparks gendered judgment in Harper's Bazaar dialog
In a dialogue from Harper's Bazar the man explains a ring purchase for a fiancée while a woman questions his method seeking her opinion. The scene explores pride in self guidance versus seeking a woman's view as the ring is deemed too small by the female observer.
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Harper's Bazar
Superstitions Run Free Among Stage Folk in 19th Century Stage
A colorful survey of theatrical superstition cites actors and managers from Edwin Booth to Fanny Davenport. Tales include wearing dead actors’ clothes for luck, avoiding odd hotel room numbers, keeping a mascot shoe, and fear of red headed women. The piece notes hierarchies of belief among players, supernumeraries, and leaders in the profession.
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The
New York Times
Monte Carlo
Edwin Booth
Lawrence
Barrett
O'Shaughnessy
Massachusetts' Governor Comes From Sturdy New England Stock
The piece profiles Lieutenant Governor Roger Wolcott as Massachusetts leader after Governor Greenhalge’s death. It traces his ancestry to Roger Wolcott and Oliver Wolcott, notes his signatory role in the Declaration, and explains the state vacany rules and Wolcott’s temporary status during Greenhalge’s illness.
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New England
Boston
Roger Wolcott
Massachusetts
Greenhalge
Connecticut
Oliver Wolcott
Tary
Wolcott
Jefferson Discusses Limits of Acting in Circus
The Grand Rapids Herald recounts an anecdote from Joseph Jefferson on his Louisiana plantation. While paddling a bayou, his young man Friday asks what actors do and jokes about knife swallowing and circus riding, concluding that Jefferson could not act in a circus.
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The
Grand Rapids Herald
Joseph Jefferson
Louisiana
Mr. Jefferson
Friday
Josh
John
Ethel
Albany News
Elizabeth
Gladys
Hardeash
Askin
Tin
New York
Fragmented humorous exchanges from late 19th century papers
A collage of joke snippets and flirtations from various newspapers. The banter covers engagements, comfort with love, unlucky Fridays, and social misunderstandings, framed as light humor and gossip across multiple periodicals.
Kansas Sandow Weaterner Trade Echoes Local Farm Talk
Fragmentary OCR notes mention a Kansas figure and a five dollar item related to farming and a year in Detroit. The readable phrases indicate a local market or trade discussion with scattered place names and figures.
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Kansas
Marriage and Divorce Across Nations and States
Reports to the British parliament survey global marriage ages and divorce laws. It notes wide variation in minimum ages, consent rules, and majority ages, with many countries restricting remarriage and specific prohibitions. The United States shows plural state laws, with several prohibitions and grounds for divorce, and nuanced gender and kinship rules across regions.
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Ign
Henniker Heaton
England
Sietbendeland
Mexico
Natal
South Australia
Cape of Good Hope
Russia
Trans-Caucasus
France
Italy
Luxemburg
Belgium
Austria
Minora
Wurtemburg
InsDen
Germany
Chile
Spain
United States
Servia
Greece
Brasil
Western Australia
Queensland
Victoria
New Zealand
Tasmania
New South Wales
Brazil
Sweden
Nevada
Oregon
Utah
North Carolina
Arkansas
South Carolina
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Terre Heure
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Elkins
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Paramount
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Col
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Philadelphia Times
the Times
Ito
Simpson
James H. Eckels
Chicsso Times-Herald
Ith
Jonah
Tallamans
Milas Kate Claxton
Brooklyn Theater
Forrest
John McCullough
John T. Raymond
J. K. Emmet
Italia
Nat Godwin
James Lewis
Talisman
Tom Whiffen
Clara Morris
Fanny Davenport
Rai
Daly's
Agnes Booth
Tony Panter
Ned Gilmore
John Stetson
Augustin Daly
Mr. Hordnutt
Robbie
Dallas
Ilinois
Austro-Hungary
Canalile
Roumania
Gillian Swain le
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Pittaburg
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