Political items reflect party campaigns and Blaine bid
A collection of political notices mocks Cleveland Blaine Logan and Porter. It notes Republican fundraising by government circles and Logan’s defense while urging a purer administration and new civil service. It cites editorials in Richmond Cleveland and St Louis papers, with rival views on New England support for Blaine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Logan
Richmond
Grover Cleveland
New York
Washington, D.C
Bilaine
Garield
Republican Party
John A. Lovan
Hichmound
Stete
Cleveland
Blaine
Cine En Ypirer
Portland
Ind
Seci Reform Clements
Porter
Sys
York
Dows
Lewis Lehon
Farm and Pireside Remedies From Old Almanacs
A mixed roundup of home tips from old papers: lemon juice to remove dirt, milk to lift ink spills, a cream cake recipe with sour cream and soda, a summer drink for children, cleaning shawls with heat and water, advice on buckwheat sowing and harrowing, a layered pineapple pudding, tips to cut warm short cake, French cheese production notes, and a farmer’s thrift on stock choices. Includes commentary on dairy cow earnings and prudent diversification of farm stock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit Post
Cleveland
Boston Post
Fance
Nerest
The Want of Farmers and a Call for Knowledge
The article argues farming progress stalled as average yields fall and soil knowledge remains insufficient. It urges reliance on intelligent use of machinery and better crop choices, noting wheat yields in Ohio and broader crops lag against costs. It praises proactive farmers, clubs, journals, and protection of American labor as intertwined for future prosperity. It also notes consumption rates vary by region and state, with New England reporting high mortality from consumption.
The medieval market place as public voice and power
The piece argues that the market place functioned as the center of daily life and public discourse across Europe. It hosted news, advertisements, and entertainment, shaped opinions, and could arrest or legitimize power, as rulers feared the crowd gathered there.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
France
Germany
Belgium
Italy
Spain
Bavk
Cairo and Alexandria Scenes From an Egyptian City Tour
The account notes Cairo is about 130 miles from Alexandria and the largest city in Africa with about half a million people. It describes narrow busy old streets, bazaars, camels and donkeys, and contrasts with New Cairo and modern bridges, railways, steam threshing, and telephones. The piece cites Khedive era progress, Westinghouse brakes, gas lighting, and India napolis style comparisons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cairo
Alexandria
Africa
Constantinople
Old Town
Oriental
Westinghouse
Nile
Indianapolis
dIndianapolix Journal
Benefits of Sunshine Brightens World and Mood
The text extols sunshine as vital for health and happiness, brightening kingly halls and humble homes. It urges opening doors and windows to invite light, noting its role in producing fruits, crops, flowers, birds, and cheerful rooms. It contrasts neglected homes with shaded exteriors and celebrates sunshine as a natural medicine beyond any cures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Zephyr
Jewish and English History Compared
A compact essay compares Jewish history with England's sacred mission and national destiny. It cites Genesis Exodus and English chronicles to suggest both peoples share a declared chosen role, reflecting on Mr. G fat Making of England and Good Words praise. It ends with a note on geology noting continents would cover the ocean floor if leveled.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Logland
Mr. G Fat
England
Snake Bites and the Remedies
A Pilisburgh Gazette excerpt explains snake handling, training, and safety. It notes snakes' intelligence, proper confinement, and the risks of handling. Remedies include whisky, live chickens, lion root with rattlesnake violet, salt indigo poultice, mudstone, digging a burial hole, and a yearly recurrence of swelling on the anniversary of a bite.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Florida
Pilisburgh Gazette
Market Reports from Geain and Provisions St Louis August 16
Unclear OCR yields active cash trading and mixed prices across commodities in St Louis and Chicago markets. Beef, pork, and dairy futures show varied demand with several items noted as steady to lower. cattle and hog values reflect regional and seasonal shifts, while grain quotes list unsettled fronts and cash bids in August.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Geain
St. Louis
Sergi Sc
Baseeahoaber
Wagetiac
Ee Bobs Emacs
Cisne
Texas
EOC
Mis
Knise
Hoddigo
Butler
Pualeige
Duill
Tate
Hecht
A Guatemalan Village Life in the Santa Cruz Foothills
The Cajobon and San Pedro settlers fled coffee estates to the Santa Cruz mountains north of Lake Yzalal. The village, about thirty five miles west of the Sarstoun mouth and fifty miles from Livingston, sits on six hill spurs with thatched, doorless homes and a roving population of at least 1500. Men wear ancestral knee-length garments from Cajabon, while San Pedro men wear ankle-length pants. women wear home woven robes and embroidered head coverings with bead necklaces. The community relies on corn tortillas, beans, hogs, chickens, and dogs, and is governed by a Secretary and a small Indian Alcalde. Spanish is spoken by the Secretary, while the Indians speak cachicact, with a robust, healthy populace. The piece notes the village’s emergence four years earlier and its isolation from broader surveying.
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Chahal
Cajobon
San Pedro
Caporees
Vera Paz
Santa Cruz Mountains
Santa Cruz
Lake of Yzalal
Sarstoun
Livingston
Cajabon
Tomes-Democrat. Oe
Fragmented Tale of Queen Isabella and Dye Lore
A garbled 19th century snippet blends legends about Queen Isabella with notes on color origins and assorted ads. It touches on a siege, a vow, the Iselean tint, and the word origin of ecru, then shifts to endorsements for Jacob's Oil, Kidney-Wort, butter color, soaps, sewing machines, dyes, and patent remedies, presenting a collage of periodical notices and product pitches without a cohesive narrative.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Isabella
Phillip Ma
Ostend
Majesty
London Times
Edward Waters
Patent and Trade Marks Office
Bourke Street
Melbourne
Australia
Jacob
Mason & Hamlin Organs Reach Global Market Peak
The Mason & Hamlin organs have been shipped to every civilized country and their sales never were higher, averaging from 10,000 to 15,000 organs per year, with a weekly earning of 100 dollars for the entire 1,500 weeks of their business career.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mason & Hamlin
Bostom Journal
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National Republican Committee
Cleveland Herald
Ohio
Anquirer
Chicago
Fostan
Massachusetts
Widder
William E. Chandler
Hendricks
Chandler
St Louis
Blaine Bilaine
William M. Evarts
New York City
Clay
Gartrecht
I. B. Hayes
Hayes
Evarts
Albany
Bisize
New England
Issuman
Keyubian
An Speman
Eel
Memphis
Pireside
Dio Lewis
New Island
Chicago Times
Market Reports
New Toux
Saat
Kaysas Crry
Ient
Siberia
Olga Lioubatovites
Moscow
Krasnokarsk
Ispravnik
Olga Lioubatovitch
Police
Ispratnik
Fanny Mariness
Gil City Buzzard
Wits
Granus
Boston
Ati
Whitehall Tienes
Fanny Fair
Zurlington
Oil City
N.Y
Glenn
Pittsburgh Chronicle
Chicago Scale Co
Iva Ey
Lipora E. Pixsnam
Europe
Wells, Richardson & Co
Burlington
Him
Swift
Azone Tuomas
Springfield
Tenn
Pis
Is Thompson
Marchant
Titaecrasea Caterlo
Benges & Co
Catarrbh
Ae Dra Oom
Bagaat
Mets
Sanrio Det
Owen
Lydia E
Piller
Standard
JONES
Eghamton
SSO Ans
Ts ‘Binghares
A. Eld
Aidr Me Co
Brockett 6 Co
Kanass City
Monte
Agente Wantet
Leanine
Jay Bronson
Deweorr
Jaeseeese
Institute of Penmanen
Lour & McDrury
Lawrence
Raves
Bryant & Stratton’s
Bettie Stuart Institute
Family
Wils Ste McKer Homes
Springs
Ottawa University
Ottawa
Kansas
Wales
National Livestock Remedy CO
Dearborn Street
Jonson
Ckoup
Il Perorminatinn
Nev
Beeson
Druprais
DakrDabee Pragt
PbLadel
BES Hoven Deems
Aij Wisaraeers
Sianataecarer
Fast Potato
Trinh Ae
Shtenao
Tweney Yuan
Far West
Ecs
Kismounth
Phiadelpha
Prey
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