Congressional Plums and Perquisites in House Committees
A Washington column surveys the perks attached to U S house committees as lawmakers enjoy junkets, free travel, and gifts. It notes naval ships, railroads, and postal panels receiving lavish freebies, plus a demijohn tradition in the receipts committee, highlighting long standing customs and legends.
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House
House of Representatives
Lachasa
Tiviina
Railroads
Pacific Railroads
Foreign Affairs Committee
Washington
JEST TO LAUGH Witticisms From the Oferings of Uumorists
A compact collection of comic exchanges featuring rustics and neighbors trading quips. Jests range from misunderstandings about showing hands to winter work and snow borrowed for mowing grass, all narrated with light puns and rustic deadpan.
Pluto and Proserpine Impatience Strikes Ancient Tale
A fragmentary Fed. Today note describes Pluto, lord of Avernus, growing impatient with his wife Proserpine after their long marriage. The text hints at mythic tensions and divine domestic dynamics, with incomplete narration leaving the exact outcome unclear.
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Pluto
Avernus
Proserpine
Savage bachelor and the talk of women as census workers
A dialogue quoted by the Indianapolis Press features a “sweet young thing” and a savage bachelor debating women as census enumerators. The exchange ends with the woman asserting women are fit to discover others affairs, and the bachelor expressing astonishment at agreement.
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Tada
Indianapolis Press
Unbounded Wealth and a Ferryboat Ambition Across Tugela
The London capitalist sits amid drawings and figures pondering a ferryboat line across the Tugela river. He notes hallways feel small and mentions reading about army movements in South Africa as a visitor asks about railway expansion.
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South Africa
Tugela River
Washington Star
Character sketch of Kru ger and the Americans
The Melbourne Argus recounts a characteristic anecdote about President Kruger. A moths ago he received an American depot and asked which side the Americans would take in a crisis. The reply said they would back liberty and good government. He replied they are all alike, tarred with the same brush, and British is ver ryy herr.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kenucer
Melbourne Argus
Kruger
Verry
Dabney named to Paris exposition awards committee
Dr. Charles W Dabney, president of the University of Tennessee, is appointed by the French government to the committee of international awards for the Paris exposition, announced from Knoxville on February 37.
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Dabney
Knoxville
Charles W Dabney
University of Tonnoisse
Notable Figures in Brief: Dewey Wu Foster and More
Highlights include Admiral Dewey earning 37.50 a day across 60 yearly workdays. Chinese minister Wu travels for official and social duties by an atone bile. L. Lt. Severance donates 0.01 million to Oberlin for a new mechanical lab. Walther Hauser writes on Aristotle. John W. Foster to lecture at University of Hindis on early U S diplomacy. General Miles noted as a skilled horseman. Henderson jokes about aging versus youth in the House.
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Admiral Dewey
Mr. Wu
Washington
L. Lt. Severance
Cleveland
Oberlin College
Walther Hauser
Switzerland
John W. Foster
University of Hindis
United States
General Miles
Speaker Henderson
Mr. Henderson
Notable 19th Century Figures and Their Ventures
The passage lists prominent figures and varied pursuits. It mentions Jay Gould's children including a daughter lineage and Carlo Gould, Frank Gould buying a large St Bernard for 10500 from a Persian dealer. Ephraim Latudy claims a method to harden copper rivaling steel. It notes Confederate General Rate’s wounds and ranks, plus Harrison's maiden senate speech condemning Burnside with Sherman approving edits.
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Carlo
Frank Gould
Jay Gould
Castellane
Anna Gould
Ephraim Latudy
Tie
Senator Rate
Bin
Army of the Tennessee
Harrison
Senate
Depew
A. Ki. Burnside
Sherman
The Glass of Fashion and Evening Gown Details
The piece surveys current fashion trends with pale gray and beige gloves, pastel foulards in cashmere, and imitation diamond buckles. Russian lace trims gowns in pastel tones, fur edging on skirts, bead trimmed evening gowns with shoulder strands, and stiff high cloaks. notes care in wear and a crushed collar being ruled.
Quotations on Frugality Virtue and Manners
A collection of aphorisms from various authors. The excerpts praise thrift liberty duty and self control while critiquing pretentious gentility and excessive self mention. Notable names cited include Riccobeus Agesilaus John Jay Tillotson Emerson Hazlitt.
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Riccobeus
Agesilaus
John Jay
Tillotson
Emerson
Llazlitt
The Luck of a Deserter and a South American Mine
In the fifties a Beotch suilor named Penny deserts a man of war on the west coast of South America, finds work in Bolivia, marries an Indian woman who guides him to an abandoned ancient mine. They uncover a silver vein, Penny becomes a millionaire, the mine remains profitable, and he later buys land near Aberdeen.
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Penny
America
Belivia
Hin
Namel Mackenzie
South America
Mackenzie
Scotland
Aberdeen
Penny heir tragedy and Bolivian mine dispute revealed
A Bolivian mine fortune tale unfolds from Mackenzie Penny's schooling in Scotland to his struggle against Craig Penny who schemes to take control of the mine. Mrs Penny dies amid suspicion as Craig secures the estate. The dispute draws in U S envoy Thomas Anderson and Bolivian president Alonzo, ending with a syndicate buyout and instalment payments while both heirs falter.
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Wonner
Ege Ms Oeny
Mackenzie
Scotland
Bine
Craig
Aberdeen
Penny
Leis Ows
Mackenzie Penny
Craig Penny
Selivia
Bolivia
Ornro
Thomas #. Anderson
United States
Alonzo
Ongorys
Wobaya
Anderson
Mackengzle
Washington
Bolivian
Antefagasta
Cuicago
World Gossip and Obituaries From Distant Lands
The column lists prominent figures and events including Levi K Leiter and H O AOL Yue as donors, Samuel Walker of Werkey Works, Samuel EB Bato and a note on windward insurance, Thomas Ed Ismay mourned by Liverpool sailors, Italian cyclist Charles Dani as tenor, M Numa Droz Swiss ex-president born in Leuf chatel, Princess Ruspoll of Rowe and Miss Curtis, Indiana Senator Tre ridge and peers Pearcee and McLaurin, Lord Armstrong age 90, Mme Puse dress reform pledge, and Mr Clark Montana oath with Carter, all presented in a rapid-fire, biographical roundup.
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Bamuel EB. Bato
Win Kouwd
Waserance
Paw
Winbesoia
Thomas Ed. Ismay
Liverpool
Waar
Charles Dani
Zimperuran
Kiovence
Lyrie
Milap. Uehaus
M. Numa Droz
Switzerland
Leufchatel
Ruspoll of
Rowe
Miss Curtis
Senate
Indiana
Treridge
Butler
North Carolina
Pearcee
Pennsylvania
McLaurin
South Carolina
Sears
Lord Armstrong
Mme
Buse
Dresa
Frau Pachhammer
Berlin
Society For the Improvement of Women
Mme. Puse
Jina
Clark
Montana
Carter
State
Newcomer Election Hand Found Between Two Men
A fragment describes a newcomer election hand and corrupt methods as two men exit to touch together, indicating possible impropriety or collusion. The text is incomplete and unclear about roles or outcomes.
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Toch
Fashionable headwear and gowns in recent bloom
The New York Sun notes wide fashion trends with hats, veils, jackets, and decorative touches. Bright velvets, lace, and roses feature in cloaks and trims while eye protection and blue cloth shirts appear in stylish ensembles. A witty mix of fabrics and accessories shapes the season.
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New York Sun
Census Theme Marks Twentieth Century Industrial Rise
The dawn of the twentieth century is seen as a peak of material progress and corporate growth. The era features iron, steam, electricity, telegraphs, sewing machines, telephones, and cars, with wealth concentration and vast corporate interests shaping national development. The upcoming twelfth census will record this industrial growth as a milestone in the nation’s history.
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Augustus
Elizabeth
Emer Klog
Spain's Young King Plans a Busy Schedule
The young king of Spain follows a strict daily routine from early morning study sessions to riding, lessons, and official duties. His days are filled with instruction under a professor and a general, meals with his sisters, music lessons, and late rest reflecting a prepared future reign.
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Spain
Lfe
Doon
Lunetheen
Cleveland drives fund to beautify Moses Cleaveland grave
Nearly $200 raised in Cleveland from 10 cent subscriptions to purchase land surrounding the Cleaveland family burial plot. The plan aims to install a railing and plant towers, protecting the grave in an abandoned Canterbury cemetery where sheep graze and cattle wander among tombstones.
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Cleveland
Moses Cleaveland
Cleaveland
Canterbury
Conn
Clever feminine shoplifter uses wax hand in store heists
Reports from western cities including Denver and Kansas City describe a shoplifter who works with a false arm hidden beneath a loom cape. The wax hand is used to pilfer small goods from store counters, aided by a disguise that opens and closes to deceive clerks.
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Denver
Kansas City
Gastronomical curiosity in Mackney window display
A Christmas pudding made in a Grenadier guards field kitchen is shown in a Mackney coffee house window. It dates to 1854 and has aged appearance. Brought home by an uncle of the proprietor who served in the corps.
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Mackney
Grenadier Guards
Revisetopol
Telegraph
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Tr. Crimsopbeak
New York Journal
Bere
Atlanta
Glass OF Fashion
Geroe von Windhelm
Gewiinu Police
Levi K. Leiter
H. O
AOL
Yue
Samuel Walker
Werkey GU Works
Somerville
Masa
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Phyandot Wiigs
George Eliot
Buiwer
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