California law cuts book costs by state printing push
A long report details California's law to print and sell school books to children, with the state press supplying texts. It boasts saving over half the cost versus rival publishers like Appleton Swinton Banercroft and McGuffey. The piece also covers forest exploitation threats, civic clubs, miscontent with publishers and a temperance anecdote, plus Rhode Island interest in a monument to General Burnside and a senator’s memorial suggestion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
California
Appleton
Swinton
Banecroft
Brass and steel harness and a fortune dream
Judge Alhion W Tourgee promotes brass and steel harness for wealth to offset losses in publishing Con finest. John McGregor inherits 100000 from England, while prison inspectors praise Jackson prison discipline amid escapes. Mrs Francis Hodgson Burnett plans Boston winter with new literary work. Susan B Anthony seeks chance to publish views in St Louis Magazine.
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Alhion W. Tourgee
Francis Hodgson Burnett
Boston
Washington
Susan B. Anthony
St. Louis
Castle Garden Sage Reflects on Immigrant History
An elderly Castle Garden official recalls a century of immigration, detailing changes in policy, travel conditions, and the shift from opulent entertainments to handling influxes of newcomers. He notes the board’s long service, earlier relocations, and opposition to leasing Castle Garden to immigration officials.
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Perons
Castle Garden
Beans of Emigration
Bureau For Information
Robert
Commissioner's of Emigration
Wad
Sturtver
Bloouine
Dean Ree
Dietinet
Wieck
Hivemeyer
Uitiw
Gollan
Verpdaiek
Marelli
Gr Dillon
Mia Carties
Groner
Kings Lanl
Capt AbrArdle
Jon AL Kennedy
Andrew Cartgan
Job P Pandy
Tealant
Lakai
Germany
Minius
Bofeirie
Officiel
Cette
Uae
Catal Fishin Trevel Acrosny
Staten
Helentiia
Son
Mersey
Howie
England
Anerican Lnes
Tapscot’s, Cotting & Co
Charles He Marshall & Co
Williams & Galen
Wimehouse
City Hall Park
Franklyn Street
Charo
Linih
Europe
Snehomen Lafayette
Routh Thacker
Ruchel
Jean Lind
Cathar
Hayes
Bosia
Grist
Serratia
Commissantes Toom
Jaime
Paliea
Kennedy
Memory of a ferry safari with a captive giraffe and a violent crowd
An eyewitness recalls a ferry trip where a traveling menagerie caused alarm. A tall man provoked aggression toward a giraffe on the lower deck while a raffle drew attention. A young passenger identified a culprit before the giraffe met a cruel end, amid a crowd's tense uproar.
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Giraltp
Forry
Willy
Sri Olor
Ritfle
Romding
Thuan
Ginal
Irtitajet
Lear
Pirstie Seemas
Lind
York
Sam Jones Daughters Warns Boys To Treat Daughters Right
A Southern writer cites Sam Jones advising men to value virtuous daughters and teach them domestic skills. He says he would not push daughters into society's lower circles, urges parlor visits, and to keep suitors honest, stressing home duties and respectable marriages. From the Atlanta Constitution.
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Mr Jones
Kentucky
Paul
Bob
Persian Pleasures of Amusement in Prosperous Society
A historical account contrasts wealthy Persian banquets with the poor, describing lavish feasts with dozens of dishes, music, and female dancers for elites, while outlining poverty, social divides, and contrasts in leisure. It notes fireworks, exotic pastimes, and the pervasive use of opulent displays as markers of status, with critical remarks on social disparity.
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Persia
Wilson
Mohammed
Purkiels
Ehibwuk
Gould
Leelin
Jatter Ponds
Ulesureonhie
Narcoss
Tahoe
Tom
Emuke
Phatgau
Conflicting Names For Civil War Battles Across Sides
The piece explains how Union and Confederate forces gave different names to the same battles. It lists early battles such as Bull Run Manassas Shiloh and Antietam Sharpsburg, noting the reasons teams used river towns creeks inns taverns and rail stations to label engagements. It highlights the pattern of dual nomenclature reflecting geographic and cultural perspectives.
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Allison
Chicago
Arnis
Hall Run
Manassas
Bull Run
Mangesas
Stone
Bull's Bliit
Leesburg
Era Grant
Pittsburgh Lawling
Shiloh
Achures
Hoses
Erans
Bragg
Stone River
Murfreesboro
McClellan
Weather Morass and Oddities in Sunnygrams Parody
A garbled SUNYGRAMS piece frets over weather prophets and a parade of oddities. It mocks forecasts and public figures while weaving surreal snippets about eggs, cuisine, and distant events. The piece reads like a collage of phrases, names, and misheard terms, preserving the tonal flavor of a busy page column.
Critics Fight Over Musical Expression in Opera House
An extended critic notes the audience’s reaction to unconventional vocal tactics, contrasting fiery delivery with perceived excess. The writer argues that bold technique should not supplant melody and form, warning that dramatic excess risks alienating even devoted fans. The piece weighs the value of passion against traditional standards in performance.
Vat's Logic and a Spree Involving Toto Tot
The fragment recounts Vat's Logic Patrick O Kelly on a spree at supper over gravy Tot insists on taking more and O Kelly questions why give it Tot would eat it while O Kelly mocks manners The brief also notes Lailes starting a new silent custom by not saying thank you when seated in horsecars in New Faves News style.
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Patrick O'Kelly
O'Kelly
Detroit Free Press
Fragmented OCR tale of a homeward journey and distant towns
An uncertain narrative fragment depicts characters and places blurred by garbled text. It hints at travel, longing, and a return home with scattered names and scenes across towns and regions, leaving the core events and identities unclear.
War Jukes and Camp Life Near War Worth
Fragmentary 1860s account from Civil War era camps describes five companies of hundred-lay men near War Worth with Wilson's Battery. Soldiers share canned rations, butter and honey, while rural Ohioans ask why none are left. A joke about washing linen ends with Sam Green dubbed “washer woman” as Captain Brown laughs and orders the camp to wash linen.
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Obie
War Worth
Wilson
New York Artillery
Tedrin
Fey
Saar G
Brown
Green
Sam Green
Samy
Tom Brown
Chicago Ledger
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