Municipal Tax and Election Provisions From Late 1800s Code
The text outlines municipal governance provisions including Police Judge replacement, bond requirements, and penalties for failed bonds. It details condemnation procedures for municipal land, taxation rules for city property, assessment timelines, liens for five years, and definitions of taxable property. It also covers election qualifications, registration under state law, ballot handling, and an emergency clause declaring act take effect after governor approval. The passage notes the act was approved July 2, 1893.
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Council
Lst
Miscellany of curiosities and outdated statistics
An assorted set of archival notes covers a range of facts from rare book sales in London to employment figures, colonial mahogany housing, and aging craftspeople. It mentions Swinburne’s manuscript sale, census worker counts, Kilmerock weaver Mathew Paul, Russian railway strikes, goat and geese movements, missionary multilingual work, and Nelson era command staff ages at Trafalgar.
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Henry Irving
London
Swinburne
Honduras
Mathew Paul
Kilmer Bock
Scotland
Germany
Seviiite
Death Valley
California
Home wired shelf promises steps saved at home
A gapped, weathered item description hints at a home shelf built from wires and clever joinery designed to slide into a cellar area. The piece promises convenient reach and reduced effort for the housekeeper, though the text is garbled with broken phrases and unclear specifics.
Leather care notes from old household guide
Instructions advise sponging leather furniture with worn water, then rubbing dry with a soft cloth. Rub in a few drops of glycerin polish with a chamois. A varnish mix, equal parts, may help restore dull appearance.
Cleaning Velvet Collar With Steam Care Note
A historical care snippet advises removing velvet collars before cleaning. It suggests holding the fabric taut over boiling water to steam and lift the nap. For spots or grease, it recommends applying a mixture of alcohol and other solvents before steaming.
Household Wastes and Tips for Gold Paint Application
A fragment lists homemaking waste items such as corks and canned goods left in tins, plus notes on keeping implements dry and clean. It then describes a simple method for applying gold paint to wood using chrome ground, sanding, and oil varnish mix for a durable finish.
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Aswarthen
Rubentooth
Inventor Showcases Washboard With New Rapid Cleaning Idea
A local inventor presents a washboard design featuring a chime like mechanism that supposedly cleans clothes quickly without damaging fabrics or buttons. The frame houses bearings with multiple rollers. each roller carries four horizontal grooves forming ribs and transverse corrugations to hold and dispense materials as garments move through the wash.
Odd Tools and Tales From A Busy Page
A mixed page features an article on laundry rollers and soap use, a health note urging spinach and fruit, tips for facial care, and a quirky collection of anecdotes. Separate items include a theater memory about Rose Watkins and a political voting-list anecdote from Cambridge clerk Tustin Jaroba. The tone is brisk and period-quirky, with brief notes on public life and entertainment.
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Tustin A. Jaroba
Cambridge
Patrick'Vonnor
Jacobs
Pitt
Cleaning Straw Matting and Sleeplessness Remedies
The article offers a method to clean soiled straw matting using two quarts of water with ten cents worth of oxalic acid dissolved, applied with two scrubbing brushes, then washed dry for a renewed appearance. It also describes hot spinal washes poured from a pitcher as a remedy for sleeplessness, claiming they soothe nerves and aid alertness without harm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chenin
Gta
Gias
King Christian Kicks Royal Guest During Dinner Incident
A Cuban voyage, commanded by Rear Admiral Alexander Murray, reports that King Christian of Denmark abruptly kicked a page during a royal dinner honoring the president of the United States. The band played The Star Spangled Banner as the king resumed his seat.
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Christian
Civi
Euiall
Tarus V Fox
Europe
New York Times
Copenhagen
King Christian
Fox
Alexander Murray
Augusta
United States
Babner
Doctors as Empire Builders in Early India and Greek Fire Torch
The article notes how the East India Company relied on medical practitioners like Hamilton after curing a Mogul emperor, gaining land and trade privileges near Madras and Bengal. It also describes Greek fire torches, modernized as marine defense devices, using calcium phosphide and calcium carbide to ignite phosphorated hydrogen when exposed to water, designed to obscure attackers.
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East India Company
India
Bcure
Thatchey
Benmaeed
Haimilton
Madras
Bengal
Calcutta
Bo Bagiard
London Mail
The Great Amazon River Grand Scale Of Nature
The Amazon River rises in the Andes and flows across the continent to the Atlantic Ocean at the equator. It drains about 2,368,000 square miles, larger than Russia in Europe and Austria-Hungary. Spanning near 4,000 miles, it is navigable 2,300 miles from the sea and fed by many tributaries. In the wet season lasting about nine months its width ranges from five to 400 miles.
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South
North America
Andes
Atlantic Ocean
Equator
Russia
Europe
Austria-Hungary
Amazon
Strange Taste Im Eating Dinner with Eccentric Dishes
Dean Buckland the English clergyman and geologist hosted dinner parties with leaders in science and literature. Menus featured pickled horse tongue alligator puppies mice hedgehogs tortoises potted ostrich and even rats frogs and snails. Henry Labouchere noted the dean swallowed a mummified heart of Louis XIV.
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Dean Buckland
Henry Labouchere
Louis XIV
France
The First Lessons of an Arab Boy and Bones Trade
A colonial era column discusses Arabs and misperceptions, arguing they should speak less to avoid misrepresentation. It includes a quip about foreigners and a tangent on ox bones being valuable, noting uses from toothbrush handles to buttons and collar toggles, with details on bone processing and recycling.
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Neat
You marry my daughter, you a mere clerk no more
A Philadelphia Press paraphrase captures a scene where Rosley bellows his outrage at a suitor, while the young Hunter proclaims he resigned his job the moment the daughter accepted him, declaring he is now a gentleman. The exchange centers on class and acceptance in a family dispute.
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Rone Watkins
Rawle Booth
Charlotte Cushman
Amy Lee
Rose
Miss Cushman
Aremendous
Mist Cushman
Fcrens
Rosley
Young Hunter
Philadelphia Press
Root beer controversy stirs as alcohol claim rises
In Philadelphia Ledger discussion, Hicks notes a discovery of alcohol in root beer while Wicks warns of whisky drinkers adopting it as a substitute, signaling wary public reaction and potential safety concerns.
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Hicks
Wicks
Philadelphia Ledger
Too Much For Mim Breexy Why Resigned From Don’t Worry Club
Detroit Free Press reports that Mim Breexy resigned from the Don't Worry club after discovering the group avoided worry by unloading their troubles on her.
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Mim
Breexy
Don't Worry Club
Detroit Free Press
Fortune Teller Predicts Marriage to Wealth
A quirky chat in a playful column shows a maid questioning work while a fortune teller prophesies she will marry money, hinting at aspirations beyond labor. The exchange reflects light, period voice and social curiosities.
Paris Tower Reaches Nearly One Thousand Feet In Height
A report notes the structure in Paris stands close to 1,000 feet tall. It mentions global population figures, curious items from various places, and odd historical anecdotes. The piece references diverse topics from London clubs to census methods in China and a Glasgow business pioneer.
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Paris
Australia
Pise VI
Rowe
Tibet
Europe
Berituin
Vérneon
Pallae
Aus
China
Feo Lowses
Imperial Census Bureau
Jory
Lindsey
J. Henoker Heaton
M. P
United Kingdom
France
Eastport
Gardiner
Turner
Abe
Calla
Mare Island Navy Yard
Parra Put
Ellen Hi
Wenton
Bpringfete
Setney Parker
Feowinder
E Albes
Walla
England
Glasgow
Campbell
Victoria
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Northfield
Seymour (Conn
Turkey
Asia Minor
Nelson
CMLL
Jaleegrond Boniris
Niel Hite
Pend Ammcan Agrivetturist
Charles Hands
O'Mahony
Able
Chicago Inter Ocean
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