Almanac notes and legal memory from Chicago to Russia
A Chicago lawyer recalls Charles Reed as a leading Cook County prosecuting attorney and famed jurist. The piece discusses boxing as punishment, Siberian railroad ambitions, and various brief notices on crime, politics, science, and notable figures with a stream of terse observations and quotes.
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Chicago
Charles HL Reed
Ciultvai
Charlie
Cook County
Oui Me
Emery H. Storrs
Iamense
Guiteau
Reed
New York
Random Notes on People Places and Oddities From A Newspaper
A scattered assemblage of quaint facts and anecdotes from Various locales includes Hulda Nesom of Albany celebrating her hundredth birthday Cambridge Massachusetts population figures and Harvard related notes a New York Arion society clubhouse project a view of public services Westminster tickets and a range of curious tidbits about fashion glassmaking and transportation with quirky vignettes from New York Pennsylvanian and New England communities.
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New York State
Bodkin Ie
Mra
Hulda Nesom
Albany
N. Y
Cambridge
Harvard University
Columbia Ea
Fragmented clipped miscellany from late 19th century papers
A mosaic of stray quotes and jokes from various U S city papers. The items mock progress, society manners, finance, politics, and gender norms with dated witticisms and sensational snippets. Notable names appear in passing, including Cyrus W Field and Henry Ives, alongside regional outlets like Chicago Times and Philadelphia Times.
Vermilionizing Expedition Leads to Small Fine
A policeman tells two youths that their vermilionizing outing will cost a small fine. The amount depends on payment time with jail appearance looming if delayed. If settled now by cash, the fine stays under one peso.
Chinese Funeral Procession in Sacramento Masons Event
The Sacramento Record describes the funeral of Chin Lee a member of the Chinese Masons. The body lay in state before his former home on Thad Street with mourners and a ceremonial tea offering. An elderly Chinawoman faced ridicule from spectators during a peculiar ritual, then broke into tears as the procession formed.
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Kerviers
Hemaine
Mongell
Chin Lee
Hal
Lely
Sacramento
Ching Mason
Stol
The Wrong Suit at the Whipperssapper Club
Fragmentary chatter at the Whipperssapper Club features Little Goldbugge and Cadson discussing timing and courtly bets. The overheard lines reference a three o'clock beat and a two o'clock suit, with mispronounced names and garbled phrases signaling a disrupted social scene.
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Goldbugge
Caileon
Little Gollbugge
A Marketable Husband in Siam Trade Rules
In Siam a man who has sold himself at gambling can compel his wife to redeem him if she has the money, after which he becomes her property. The wife may sell her husband with his possessions, for odd tokens, a plaster of paris image, or a spotted dog. Ma Samut exchanged her pet half for a share in a house near Wat a cow and twenty deals in Bangkok Times.
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Arion Society
New York
New Hampshire
Ewearlat
Gilboa
Mra Pohl Rinktaiyre
Bam
Newark
Mutlend
Pittsburgh
Colorado
Serve
Oliver
Ter de
Baron Ant Kev
Henry Want Beecher
Iercher
Mesasehusatts
Lowlin
Tro
Barreye
Health Department
Perth Amboy
Puetsa
United States
Rau Tell
Uagal
New York City
Tim
Mletourl
Newe Orleans
Siea
Yuna
Wellesley
Horton Globe
Feoria Transcripe
Wall Street Lamba
Cyrus W. Field
Philadelphia Times
Gould
St Punt Globe
Otto
Bavaria
Paliy Saturday Herald
Chicago
Canada
Emberall Bank
Alls
California
Cutting
Beli
Henry S Ives
Wall Street
Mr. Smith
Faro-Link Treaker
Hou Dusband
Tianka Wirt
Kissa
Studenta
Siberia
Ohio State Journal
Maine
Florida
Seicester
Caliha
Sharif
Gallagher
Fair Box
Siam
Bismarck
Ma Samut
Wat
Bangkok
Prodding a Pastor Sermon Sparks Watered Wheat Debate
The Afemphia Avalanche reports Rev Dr Goodwin of Chicago preached on the wheat deal last Sunday. He cited Solomon’s wealth and warned against cornering, then recalled Solomon’s reputed riches and wives in a controversial aside.
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Dr. Goodwin
Chicago
Solomon
The Hoosac Tunnel A Locomotive Ride Through A Black Hole
Billy Goffs pet No 6 a Fitchburg locomotive hauls nine cars from Boston to Concord Junction twenty two miles in thirty one minutes. Engineer Henry Trall takes the St Louis express at North Adams and reaches Boston before noon. The writer recalls Bardwell ferry wrecks and describes the tunnel as a black hole with blazing headlight, biting cold air and thick smoke. Electric lamps illuminate parts of the tunnel as an experiment and a cable powered third rail may replace steam locomotives.
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Billy Goff
Hosten Globe
Fitchburg Railroad
Billy
Boston
Concord Junction
Henry Trall
St. Louis Express
North Adams
John Foster
Bardwell’s Ferry
Hoosac
Billy Wyan
Otral
Deerfell
Fitchburg
Trout Fishing in Idaho Letter from Pocatello Visitor
A Chattanooga to Idaho letter describes a fishing expedition near a wide valley by a river. Portmen and Gon Ya joined forty-five miles east for four hours of angling with a large tent, tub boats, and a spring bank setup. Over four hundred trout were caught, including eighteen inch specimens, with a young fisher catching forty-five trout in a single day. The text notes the season opening and the speckled, scale-less trout quality.
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Idaho
Chattanooga
Pocatello
Maho
A Woman With a Large Brain in Hancock County
Six years ago Mr. and Mrs. Combs of Hancock county separated. He moved west took charge of the farm and drew a $6,000 pension. He returned seeking reconciliation, but Mrs. Combs rejected him beyond money recalling his faithlessness. She stood firm and sent him away.
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Mr. Combs
Counserel
Louisville
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Health Monthly
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Webster
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White House
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Lincoln
Washington
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Insometa
New York Tribune
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Spouting Rock
Kennebunkport, Mo
J. T. Trowbridge
Gavins
Eddie
Cyrus Field
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Pustoesr Chivenano
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Dow
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India
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England
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Joey
Providence Journal
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Jubulee
Macon
Alantic
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Coney Island
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Hoosac Tunnel
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