Quirky Snippets From A Turbulent Time
A collection of fragmented quotes and odd observations about color trends meat markets fashion pardonable errors and social quirks. It notes a Chicago artist turning profits and jokes about smuggling and missing winter without frost.
Penny selling girl aims at government contracts
A California girl offers to sell Lincoln pennies to the government for 1 per coin. A Tombs inmate robbed of 600 while jailed, prompting talk of thieves in the institution. An New Jersey architect proposed a stairless shot house to lift upper floor scholars by airship. A woman who hid savings in a cellar finds them gone and questions bank safety.
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California
Tombs
New Jersey
Los Angeles Citizen Speaks On Marriage Pace
An Angeleno states that seven weeks suffice before marriage and disagrees that rushing into matrimony is prudent. The remark suggests measured timing in nuptial decisions amid public discourse.
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Los Angeles
Pennsylvania Justice Upholds Wife’s Right to Facial Decoration
A Pennsylvania justice ruled in favor of a wife seeking to continue facial decoration art. The dispute concerned personal adornment, not earning capacity, and centers on her right to express herself through face art.
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Pennsylvania
Bae
Savant Claims Youthful Wild Oats Sowing
A pithy quip from a savant suggests sowing wild oats is a tale of youths. The remark risks sounding like a novel idea but is likely not a new thought.
Robbers Break Into Pennsylvanian Prison Break
A damaged clipping reports a break in at a Pennsylvania facility with robbers stealing valuables from a desk and freeing the sole prisoner during a rush of incidents.
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Pennsylvania
Ray Time
Jan
Penns
New York Aldermen Reject Pin Legislation
Unclear text describes New York aldermen rejecting a bill restricting hat pin etiquette in a tense session. Citizens and officials are implied to respond to a looming confrontation with a woman armed in a hazardous display.
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New York
The Kissing Microbe and Public Health Fears
A historical note discusses the stubbornness of people toward abandoning old practices and accepting medical ideas. It highlights concerns about germs and the challenge of persuading the public to adopt safer behaviors despite health risks.
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Peple
Mener
Convict Illness Triggers Diamond Theft Case in Texas
A Texas convict fell gravely ill revealing a $360 stolen diamond as the root cause. The incident led to an operation and the convict now faces ongoing legal and health considerations linked to the case.
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Texas
Pearl Fishery
Dust and Heat: Air Dust Levels Warm Day and Cool Night
An English observer notes that high dust in the air traps heat, warming daytime air and slowing nighttime cooling. Clear air has far fewer particles, allowing heat to escape. The atmospheric blanket varies with dust content, protecting Earth from space cold.
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Earth
Harper’s Weekly
Garfield era cabinet debates over presidential disability
Senator William Windom recalls Garfield illness and cabinet discussions about who would act as president if Garfield could not perform duties. Blaine argues vice president could assume, attorney general Veagh weighs exit strategy, and Windom notes need for congressional statute to define disability and reentry procedures.
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William Windom
Minnesota
Treasury
Garfield
Benjamin Harrison
Windom
Washington
Harrison
Plaine
Jaine
Blaine
Congress
Wayne MaeVeagh
Senator Windom
E. J. Edwards
Hewitt recalls Bessemer and world steel wealth
Abram S Hewitt, New York mayor and Democratic leader, recounts his conversation with Sir Henry Bessemer about the impact of the Bessemer process. Hewitt notes the US would lead in iron and steel, and that Bessemer earned about twenty million dollars while the world gained hundreds of millions in wealth.
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Abram 5S. Hewitt
Sir Henry Bessemer
Abram S. Hewitt
New York
Democratic National Committee
Tilden
Cooper Union
Hewitt
Bessemer
Birmingham
Mr. Hewitt
Sir Henry I
United States
Sir Henry
E. J. Edwards
Not Scorching
A dialogue fragment contrasts fatigue with studies, implying the student’s pursuit might exhaust him if continued for eons. The exchange hints at underlying concern about his energy and focus amid academic efforts.
One Vote Became a Majority at Chicago Convention
A lone Pennsylvania delegate from Hazleton switched at Chicago 1880s era Republican convention, supporting Garfield over Grant. The account details Roscoe Conkling, Matthew Stanther Quay, and banker Alexander Greer of Luzerne, who declined a treasury post despite Garfield’s speech and promises.
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Quay
Mei Omama
James A. Garfield
Roscoe Conking
Chicago
PSID
Matthew Stanther Quay
Pennsylvania
Jean Texpisin
Hazleton
Geral Grant
Cofield
Conkling
Cass
James
Leon Much Prolens
Keny
Cs Icern
Garfield
Alexander Greer
Luzerne
General Grant
Greer
Treasury Department
the Treasury
Treasury
John Sherman
United States
Republican Party
E. J. Edwards
Where Art Was at Fault in Toledo Home
A Toledo woman notices a moving painting of the leaning tower of Pisa keeps hanging crooked after a new maid starts. Each day she fixes it, only to find it misaligned again. The maid explains she can only keep the tower straight by hanging the picture crooked.
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Toledo
Pisa
Mary
Unredeemed Paris Pledge at Mont de Piete
A sale of unredeemed pledges at Mont de Piete ended a half century of guarded items. A child’s cup plate spoon and knife were auctioned after fifty one years since deposit in Paris municipal pawn shop amid years of missed redemptions and unpaid interest. Several letters to last known residences returned marked Inconnu.
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Paris
Mont de Piete
Lares
Penates
Austrian Emperor’s State Coach Said to Surpass All
The Austrian emperor owns a famed state coach praised for perfect proportions and exquisite moldings. Built in 1096, it features curves akin to Leouls Quatorve furniture and panels with Rubens style nymphs, deemed the work of Rubens if not for the painter’s death 56 years earlier.
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Austria
Rubens
Peter
Fastening Battery Wires
The article explains two methods for attaching battery and coil terminal wires. It warns that twisting the bare wire and tightening the nut on a right hand thread can twist the wire tighter under the terminal. Twisting the wire the opposite way risks loosening and poor contact.
Town Plagued by Swindlers Prompt Exit
A shopkeeper laments overcrowding and swindlers in town. His companion agrees that they must leave, stating there are too many hum bugs and swindlers to stay.
Naaman and Elisha Healings in Damascus and Samaria
Lesson text recounts Naaman the leper, commander of Benhadad II, seeking cure through Elisha. It notes Jordan cleansing, Naaman’s initial anger, servant counsel, and Naaman’s eventual forgiveness, contrasted with Gehazi’s deceit and a broader moral on salvation from sin.
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Jehoram
Ahab
Israel
Jehoahaz
Damascus
Syria
Samaria
Elisha
Neaman
Naaman
Sy- Tria
Benhadad II
Benhadad
Assyria
Shalmanezer li
God
Jordan
Jordean
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