The Little Mouse House and a Lesson on Play
A hungry mouse finds a wire house with cheese, eats it all, and learns a harsh trap awaits. The piece shifts to a Christian Work column urging balanced outdoor play and work for boys, stressing self control, chores, and growth through effort. It closes with a true moral tale of Letty and Sue learning honesty and God’s plan after a lie is exposed.
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Boxs
Ted
Tedilie
Christian
Letty
Sue
Lett
Mamma
Jripa
Anauias
Sapphira
Rules of Politeness in Germany Attract Noted Hatter Influence
The piece describes elaborate German politeness from bowing to hats being removed in greeting, morning salutations in houses and hotels, and greetings on trains and in beer halls. It notes customary payback of salutes, formal bows to hosts at meals, and respect shown to seniors in country regions. A side note mentions a New Yorker inventing a four cent peach basket likely to end free baskets for peaches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Germany
Salle-A-Manger
Ce Pacar Peepee Perro
New Yorker
Flattering Figures Show Pension Improvements Under New Administration
Washington correspondent notes Indianapolis Sentinel reports a dramatic rise in pension certificates issued from 1883 to 1887 under the current Pension Commissioner. The article contrasts Republican and Democratic periods, cites totals, original and supplemental cases, and warns of increased workload with reduced clerical staff yet improved efficiency and savings in leaves and stationery.
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Pension Brean
Congress
W. W. Dudley
Pension Bureau
Treasury
Indiana
Washington Cor
Indianapolis Sentinel
Republican Decadence Debate in Albany Express
The Albany Express rebuts the Evening Post by arguing the Republican party is not decaying, citing Blaine’s 1884 vote gain of 400,000 over Garfield 1880, and noting Garfield’s Northern margin of 535,000 over the Democrat in 1890 against Blaine’s 300,000 over Cleveland, presenting a two sided view of party vitality.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albany Express
Rep
Evening Post
Blaine
Garfield
Cleveland
Old-Time Trick? Republicans Overplay Cleveland Hill Rift
Opinion pieces mock Republican claims of a large anti Cleveland Hill faction. They defend Cleveland and Hill as dignified leaders and warn against partisan distortions. Several papers cite the Hayes 1876 fraud, Blaine’s 1888 prospects, and Sherman’s war record as factors in forthcoming campaigns.
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Cleveland
Governor Hill
Hill
New York
Harrisburg
Journal
Hayes
Foraker
Republican Party
Blaine
St. Louis
John Sherman
Ohio
Abraham Lincoln
Congress
Lincoln
Chicago Herald
Express health vitality evidence in vote comparisons
The Evening Post debates whether the Express treats the evidence as health strength and viability. It notes Blaine leading Garfield by 397 565 votes and Cleveland ahead of Hancock by 430 084 votes, stressing that the rival's growth must be considered in such comparisons.
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Express
Blaine
Garfield
Cleveland
Hancock
Y Evening Post
Delighted Blaine to Sail for England for a Political Boom
Chicago News reports plans for James G Blaine to sail to England with Joe Manley for a health boosting Atlantic voyage. The scheme involves staged welcomes in Liverpool and London, meetings with Gladstone, and a push to rally Irish Americans and Republicans to propel Blaine toward the White House amid anticipated international chaos and domestic boos.
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Maine
Knight
James G. Blaine
Atlantic
Bar Harbor
Blaine
Joe Manley
Augusta
England
Liverpool
London
Metropolis
New York Tribune
Mr. Blaine
Ireland
Gladstone
Green Isle
Mr. Parnell
White House
America
Chicago News
Farm and Fireside Notes on Poultry and Household Science
Farm and fireside miscellany covers egg production tips for hens, a cheap insect killer recipe, advice on silage and breeding value, ways to store silver, and methods to test timber soundness. Includes recipes for French biscuits and cake, plus a method to gauge timber integrity by listening for vibrations.
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Morocco
Montreal
Cincinnati Times
Boston
Field and Stockman
Nature's Manures and the Deep Richening of Soils
The article argues that soil restoration is slow and relies on humus to hold moisture and supply nutrients. It promotes green manures and plowing under cover crops as a natural, efficient way to return crop value to soil, noting naked fallows wash away soil and that fast-growing crops like cow peas enrich soil when incorporated.
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Bim
Rowad
Rugad
Lizabeth P. Allen
Thomas Kirby
Abilene, Kansas
F. W. Close
Ali Busine
Poland
Willowdale
North and
Buckeye Avenue
Abilene
Kansas
Joksanmatttane
Swecso
First National Bank
Abilene Bank
Crlerom Fisher
Jo Herbst
HERS
Cs ‘Cashier
Drs. Felty
Shollenberger
Jefferson Medical College
Buckeye
Garcelon
Calle Jrompty
F. Garcelon, M. D
Faulkner
Broadway
Seventh Street
Buckey
J. M. Gleissner
M. Kirsch
Abiiens
Kan
Palace Drug Store
W. P. Seeds
Attorneys AT Law
W. T. Davidson
Ease of Chicago Lumber Yard
Cottage Avenue
Gideon Folk
John E. George
Excelsior Billiard Hall
Spruce Street
D. S. Beemer
Salh
Broadsway
Shockey & Snider's
Citizens’ Bank
Malott & Company
W. Rice
D. R. Gorden
Joan Jountz
W. B. Giles
T. H. Malott
Lamberman
Hese
City Bakery
T. S. Barton
Orde
F. B. Wilson
F. B. Wilson & Son
Dickinson
Russell
Ottawa
Morris
J. E. Bonebrake
Nathan Blevins
Theo. Mosher
Sec’s & Treas
Drake
C. Orton
Fice
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