Commerce and pensions amid immigration debate in 1892 era
A Philadelphia trade journal weighs free trade and wage trends, noting industrial shift and its impact on workers. It cites nearly 200,000 veterans or widows ready for pension rolls, delaying due to funds and political hostility. It discusses Iowa politics with F. B. Stockbridge and Cyrus G. Luce as senatorial candidates, praising Luce’s agricultural backing and qualifications. Bishop Brooks comments on immigration, urging guard over national character while immigration policy divisively considered in Congress.
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Philadelphia
Pension Bureau
Democratic Party
Philip Brooks
Congressional Immigration Committee
Francis A. Walker
Chandler
Johnnie's Revenge and a Peoria Prank Tale
A traveler recalls a feud with a rival preacher near Peoria Illinois. In a searing Fourth of July prank, the narrator paints the preacher’s carriage with a rainbow of colors then confines him until dawn. The preacher returns to Peoria in shock as crowds witness the spectacular mockery and laughter erupts across the town.
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Imele
St. Louis Globe Democrat
Oll
Peoria
Pelantis
Lonr
Ustir
Ile
Johnnie
The Christian Era and the Reckoning of Time
A historical overview tracks how early Christians used varied dating methods. Dionysius Exiguus introduced Anno Domini in 527, with adoption spreading in Italy by the seventh century and France by the eighth.
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Dionysius Exiguus
St. Louis Globe-Democrat
Chelsea
Spain
Portugal
Eastern Empire
Greece
Constantinople
First Striking Clock Rumored From Persians Into Europe
A historical note recalls Eginhart’s account of a Persian horologe brought to Charlemagne in 800. The device featured twelve hour bells, brazen figures, and moving windows. The piece also discusses ivory decline and a fanciful idea of introducing elephants to Amazonian South America, plus a note on a year round tea site near Stony Cave in the Catalin mountains.
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Europe
England
Alfred the Great
Charlemagne
Alallah
Persia
Jerusalem
Eginhart
St Louis Post-Dispatch
Walences
Natural History
Ishaa
South America
Amazon
Pheter
Catalin Mountains
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Alma
Laabe
Michness
Leon
Ceria
United States
F. B. Stockbridge
Cyrus G. Luce
Luce
Mr. Tuce
Sauls Emi
Woolen Mill
Express
Alma Woolen Mill
Porter
POST
Mighican
THE
Michigan
Smith & Glass
Mary
Malesuieu
Statin Age
W. Foster & Co
Nurserymien
Geneva
Wheeler
LB. VanDen Bergh
Mich
Svar
Linginanre
Portland
WV. A. Bradley
Riverdale
Mick
Dee Wheeler
Cooper
Cleveland
Lane
J. Vandenbergh
Golden-Rod Publishing Co
Chicago
Illinois
Golden-Rod
Golden Rod Publishing Co
Moo
Tex Wort
Coline
Enti Tex
Iere
Corre
Ely
Trent
Ania
AES
Willy
Wittienses
Atun
Grand Prince
Maeke
Dearborn St
Joun T, Peters
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