Ships Reach Norfolk With Released American Seamen
Multiple ships arrived in Norfolk bearing American seamen who had been seized and impressed into British service during the recently ended European conflict. Parallel reports note Ohio built square rigged vessels navigating the Ohio Falls at Louisville and co op vineyards thriving in Kentucky amid a broader wartime context. A looming European war was warned of due to Napoleonic policies, while the press cited the Orleans duchess facing the loss of valued servants in the wake of the French Revolution.
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Norfolk
Marietta
Ohio
Louisville
Kentucky
Napoleon Bonaparte
France
Orlean
Sabbath Weekday Run Nabs Albany Buffalo Drivers
Sabbath keeping stages began running between Albany and Buffalo with drivers pledging to travel only on weekdays and to abstain from profanity and liquor on duty. Six hundred Canary Islands residents—almost the entire population—were said sick with smallpox. Vice President Calhoun explained his vote for the river and harbor bill in the Senate, including a provision for the Ulinels and Michigan Canal. General Winfield Scott and General Slarrigan were announced as candidates for major general. Adams's private secretary was assaulted in the Capitol rotunda while delivering a message to the Senate.
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Albany
Buffalo
Canary Islands
John C. Calhoun
United States Senate
Ulinels and
Michigan Canal
Winfield Scott
Benjamin Slarrigan
United States Army
John Quincy Adams
Capitol
Senate
Del fight between O’Hara and Cum mings
The report notes a duel between Colonel O’Hara editor of the Louisville Times and Lieutenant Cummings aide to General Twigg. It mentions the Washington Monument height 126 feet, exhausted funds, and a plan to carve donors’ names on blocks for $1 000.
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O'Hara
Louisville Times
Cummings
de Camp
Twigg
Washington Monument
James Buchanan
United States Senate
England
New Orleans
Edward Everett
William H. Seward Thurlow Weed
Jonathan Phillips
Daphne
Daniel Webster
Sandwich Islands
Twenty Five Years Ago A Troubling World Echoes
Aged items note Russia shipping sermons to the United States to arm privateers amid a possible Anglo Russian war. A Maryland inquiry into President Hayes sparked opposition from General Garfield who warned against subverting government rules. University of Pennsylvania professors ruled the Keely motor a fraud. Clarksville Tennessee suffered fifty seven buildings burned with a half million loss. William M Tweed died in Ludlow Street Jail after ballot fraud convictions and municipal contract theft. General U S Grant was hosted by the Wing and Queen of Italy.
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United State
England
Maryland
Hayes
United States
Aml
Garfield
W. D. Marks
G. F. Barker
University of Pennsylvania
Charlies. B. Collier
World events summary from diverse reports
Reports reveal twelve railroad lines subscribing in Chicago for a million dollars in world’s fair bonds. London faces ten million liabilities at the English Scottish and Australian Chartered Bank. Eight killed in Rockport Indiana from a building collapse. Persians arrive in Chicago to enter the world’s fair village. Mexico bans railroad pooling and ticket scalping and places freight tariffs under government control. A New York Cuban revolutionary society forms under Jose Marti. US Treasury plans gold payments only for greenbacks to curb exports. The Duke of Veragua arrives in New York and is welcomed by the US government. Washington notes Blount’s commission reporting status.
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Chicago
London
Rockport Ind
Mexico
Jose Marti
United States Treasury Department
Duke of Veragua
Christopher Columbus
New York
Spain
United States
Washington
James H. Blount
Delie Fed
Dows
Western Canada promises home opportunity says agent Pickrell
From Stirling Alberta Pickrell formerly of Beechwood Kentucky extols Western Canada as a near free homestead chance. He cites mild winters rich crops near Edmonton St Albert Ponoka and Raymond plus rising beet sugar mill plans. He notes strong yields oats 70 bushels per acre and recommends districts including Lethbridge La tombe Wetaskiwin and Edmonton for homesteads and stock raising. He invites inquiries through Canadian Government agents listed in the paper.
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Stirling
Alberta
Free -Homestead Lands
Pickrell
Beechwood
Canada
Terra Firma
Edmonton
St. Albert
Raymond
Lethbridge
Lacombe
Wetaskiwin
Western Canada
Ponoka
Manitoba
Latombe
States
Human Nature Picks At New Pleasures
When people find a new pleasure and start to enjoy it, some crank emerges to declare it a sin.
Sunday Outing Excursions on Nickel Plate Road Begin April 19
Sunday Outing Excursions on the Nickel Plate Road start April 19 and run weekly on Sundays until further notice. Fare is one dollar per person in groups of five or more traveling together and returning the same day. Tickets are valid between any two stations within a hundred miles. For details contact the nearest Ticket Agent or C A Asterlin T P A Fort Wayne Ind.
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Nickel Plate Road
C. A. Asterlin
Fort Wayne
Ind
Rubber stamping products advertised for order and catalogue
An ad promoting rubber stamps made to order. Self inkers and daters are highlighted as new items. Ink pads are also offered. Readers are directed to request a catalogue by sending to Lock x 219 in Fort Wayne Indiana.
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Fort Wayne
Indiana
Lane
O. F. Woodward
le Roy
Fort Wayne, Indiana
Fritz the man who cannot forget a hymn in New York
A New York Times report tells how Fritz, a patient at Bellevue and later a sanitarium, has memory loss from sunstroke but still recalls a hymn and a line from an old song. He hums a gospel tune during a service, prompting gentle intervention by the minister and hope for recovery.
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New ‘York
Chauncey Olcott
The
Bowery
Fritz
Bellevue Hospital
Wesley
New York Times
Liquid Cream Balm Gains Popularity for Catarrh and Hay Fever
Liquid Cream Balm in atomizer form becomes as popular as the solid. Accessible at 75 cents with a spraying tube, sought by physicians and patients for treatment of catarrh and hay fever. Ely Brothers advertise from New York and a pharmacist from New Orleans confirms satisfactory results.
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lWly
Ely Brothers
Warren Street
New York
Messrs
Egy
Hat etiquette at North Missouri church service
A preacher explains a hat removal request during worship. He recounts a private promise to a woman who asked to keep her hat on, then invites the congregation to remove hats while the unnamed lady may keep hers. The item ends with an advertisement for Allen’s Foot Ease powder for feet and shoe issues.
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North Missouri
Allen
Olmsted
LeRoy, N
Blessing in Disguise and Odd Curiosities
A column of quips and fragments mixes a colored veteran’s railroad joke with a tale of a man who loses a leg, a brief note on Stoves that leave no smoke, and light social observations about wives and manners. Also mentions Mrs. Austins Pancakes and Winston Boor mine Sixer for Children.
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Atlanta Constitution
A Fastidious Eater in a Silly Exchange
A playful exchange shows Chimmie and Mag debating a pie choice. Mag guesses pumpkin while Chimmie dislikes pumpkin because it messes up ears in a lighthearted banter from Smart Set.
The Usual Thing Defying the Villain on Stage
A stage heroine mouths defiance to the heavy villain who answers with his worst. A discussed audience agrees the performance delivered the clash of good and evil with strong confrontation and dramatic tension.
Faint Heart Won
Dialogue from a New York Weekly item notes Dora refused Jack once before accepting him. Ethel recalls he seemed discouraged, making another attempt seem risky.
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Dora
Jack
Ethel
New York Weekly
Figures Lie in Learning and Mathematic Myths
Dialogue shows a debate over women in learning and numbers. Joe cites a girl whose education cost her father $7,000 yet she cannot correctly figure her age, highlighting prejudice about women's math ability.
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Joe
Fred
Matter of Taste and a Dark Morning Taste
Jaggs jokes about tastes while Waggs says there is no accounting for taste. The exchange hints at morning-after reflections on coffee and flavor.
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Waggs
Jaggs
Syrup of Figs Praised as Best Family Laxative
The article extols the value of Syrup of Figs as a superior family laxative after twenty five years of use. It emphasizes high quality manufacturing by California Fig Syrup Co and urges buying authentic original packaging from reputable druggists at fifty cents per bottle.
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California Fig Syrup Co
Caustic Criticism and Color Dye Marks
A fragment discusses criticism of a new novel and praises a paint product. Mentions Gounod’s mother and references to Mrs. Austin’s Pancakes, Sailmakers in Ireland and a weekly amount of 6.9 dollars.
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Criticus
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Mich
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Thos
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Elgin
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Cal
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Montam
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Helena
Butte
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Oregon
Victoria
Vancouver
B.C
St. Louis
Kansas City
S&s Crane, Gen
Pass, & Ticket Agent
Sr. Louis
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