Minnesota Floods Sweep Chippewa Falls and Eau Claire
A Eau Claire dispatch reports Point Creek roaring into the Chippewa River flooding the region. Bridges on the Wisconsin Central and Milwaukee and St. Paul lines destroyed. Chippewa Falls suffered major losses with 400 dwellings swept away and about 2,000 residents displaced. Eau Claire rivers overflowed, flooding streets and many homes. Major damage across the Chippewa Valley with extensive property losses and relief efforts underway.
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Chippewa
St. Pat
Miss
Eau
Chippewa Falls
Eddy Mill
Wrenn
Eau Claire
UPOS
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Ouaba
Tanga
Chivaze
Milwaukee & St Ie
Mayer Dav
Bau Claire
Cean
Reform of the tariff and spoils system in the 1890s
The piece argues that major parties and General Butler converge toward tariff reduction while seeking gradual reform of the tax system. It praises Governor Cleveland as the strongest reformer of the civil service, contrasts him with Biscne and Butler, and stresses the need to curb patronage and revive industrial enterprise through fair taxation and cleaner government.
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Butler
Prioes
United States
Cleveland
Mr. Biscne
Mr. Butler
Cleve
Downfall of the Virginia Traitor Mahone
A New York Graphic note cites Mahone as a looming threat to the Democratic party in Virginia. It claims Republicans, including Governor Cameron and Senator Leakeberger, desert him and that the Republican National Committee may cut funding. The piece notes Mahone’s alleged bid to dominate Federal patronage to split the solid South and revive a rival party line.
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William Mahone
Virginia
Cameron
Kidleberger
Republican National Committee
Mahone
Garfield
Arthur
Senate
Eeer
Cleveland
Hendeieke
Mahonem
Thas
Susie Tu
Hus
Whdeht
New York Graphic
McCullough Insane At Coney Island Railyard Incident
A deranged actor James McCullough was found near the Marine Railway trestle at Coney Island. He boarded a train, attempted to jump after, and later reached Bryshton Beach while distressed, saying he feels followed. New York papers note his delusions and fear of imaginary pursuers as he recovers at the St James.
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Tursane
Coney Island
Marine Railway
Manhattan
Tiighton Beach
Jaim McCullough
McCillough
McCallouch
Manhattan Beach
Witelt Sanforl
W. K Conner
Me. Cullough
Sim
New York
McCullough
the St. James
Joseph Biworks
Miscellaneous Humorous and Oddities From Various Papers
A collage of peculiar notes reports and quips from 19th century papers. Topics include a London exposition 1436 attention in English press, India tiger man-eater deaths, New York pulmonary consumption linked to ventilation, a Boston or Chicago joke on shotgun powder, hygienic pillows filled with hops pine needles and marine moss, a Montrealer at Calwfonia Springs drinking 500 sulphur glasses in four days, Paris language shifts dropping words like chie and pschutt, a New York toy dealer marveling at a spinning brass top generating smaller tops, a Pittsburgh paper blaming cheap sugar for consumption rise, a New York man advised to treat a reddened nose with vase tine and sulfur, a humorous country hotel wedding room memory, a dog bed fashioned from a barrel with a barber of details, and a New Medford incident where a parrot caused a misunderstanding with two young ladies.
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London
England
India
New York State
State Board of Health
Bufalo Express
Ohio
Calwfonia Springs
Howell Corrier
Paris
New York
N.Y
Pitsburg
United States
Mayrth
Tsteow Gul
Iase
Forsythy
Ariel
Papa
Alot
Chicago Tribune
X. Y. Sun
New Medford
Rane
Hin
Baston
Mercury and alchemy in ancient Chinese science
A North China Herald essay traces mercury’s role in Chinese alchemy and medicine from the seventh century BCE, noting beliefs that mercury could transform metals through heat. It cites imperial deaths attributed to mercury, ancient timelines for producing metal, and the hoisted idea of a transforming agent called vapor of harmony, an ancient doctrine two millennia old.
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North China Herald
China
Facts and figures from old government statistics era
A compilation of diverse data from the era listing government employment by region, vast locomotive lengths and values, postal card costs, doctor-to-population ratios across several cities, U S sugar consumption, engine and car mileage, cholera mortality in Europe, and a static roster of United States army officers on active list. The items reflect period statistics and health, transport, and military facts reported by several newspapers.
Wit and Wisdom in a Chaotic Tongue
A collection of quips from the Troy Times and Fenelon contrasts wit with gambling, scandal, and virtue. It highlights a schoolgirl’s view of scandal, true wealth as health and liberty, and a writer’s quip about natural history reasoning, all in period voice.
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Troy Times
Fenelon
Natural History
Kington Free Press
Market Repo Reports Grain and Provisions
St Louis and Chicago market report notes mixed grain futures and weak cash prices. No. 2 red wheat steady to lower. futures for September and October quoted. Pork and lard prices steady to higher on regional trading. butter and dairy values mixed. Provisions for job lots show softer hog and beef prices with weak cash bids.
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St. Louis
Frova
Witrar
Mre Noisu
Deco
Colorado
Texas
Wicevike
Yas Ho
Hutter Creamery
Hlta
Kansas
Storing Roots In Pits For Winter by Peter Henderson
A method to preserve market roots without a dedicated root house. Dig angels late October, protect with soil for a few weeks, then move to permanent pits four feet deep and six feet wide. Temporary pits speed handling, extend permanent storage into cold seasons. carrots and turnips may stay longer in ground. Permanent pits are sectioned, each holding six to twelve barrels, with careful drainage and soil separation.
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Peter Henderson
Advice to Old Men and Oddities from Nineteenth Century Papers
A compilation of cautions to elder men about vanity age and propriety, followed by short, humorous items. It notes a fatal ice box death of Louis Meyers in Long Island and recalls similar sensational deaths. Also mentions Columbia River cannery head George Home and a remedy claim for St Jacobs Oil. Various quips on aging, manners, and social observations appear throughout.
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Philadelphia News
Louis Meyers
Long Island
Third Avenue
Columbia River
George Home
Oregon
Arkansas Hot Springs
Paso Robles Springs
Cal
St. Jacobs
Quotations and Remedies Spark a Tobacco Stock and Patent Cure
An eclectic excerpt notes Shakespeare’s phrase on “short and the long,” touches on stock trading, and mocks economic gambits. It cites Lydia E Pinkham’s remedy and praises De Wh. Hans Basa for coughs colds and consumption, with a testimonial from LW Granam of Austin, Texas.
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LW Granam
Austin
Tex
Hans Basa
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