Multiple Topics From Saxonia to Munich and London
The item covers sandstone hardening with aluminium silicate, a Montreal Lacrosse tourney-bound team and Indian players seeking England play, criticisms of Black Hills riches, Cornell University celebrations, a London perfume inspired by the American rifle team, a rain-soaked market anecdote, and sunflower cultivation benefits in Europe and the Americas, ending with Munich beer consumption.
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Mankr Rep Lewy
Saxonia
Montreal Lacrosse Club
Caughnawaga
England
Thames Haré and Hounds Club
London
Lord Ranalegh
Scotland
Ireland
Paris
France
Cleveland
Black Hills
California
Dublin
Sackville Street
Col. Bodine
Capital News In Brief Ministers discuss Moody and Sankey visit
A Washington meeting of ministers and others considered inviting Moody and Sankey to hold meetings in the city. A committee was appointed to present the plan to churches and arrange construction of a suitable building.
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Washington
Messrs. Moody and Sankey
Maj. C. D. Comstock
War Department
Capt
Mississippi
Secretary of the Treasury
National Bank
Andrew Johnson
New York
English Car Assault Sparks Transatlantic Debate
Colonel Valentine Baker, once close to the Prince of Wales, allegedly assaulted Miss Dickinson in a traveling compartment car. She escaped by clinging outside the train until it stopped. American cars are praised for safety while English car partitions face criticism as enablers of crime. The case tests English law and public opinion in Britain and France.
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Geneva
Switzerland
Grant
Glasgow
Scotland
Dundee
London
Guild Hall
Belgrade
Milan
Vienna
Foreign Office
Herzegovinia
Principality
Count Androssy
Vienna Presse
Prince Milan
Austria
Porte
Servia
Presse
Turkey
St. Petersburgh
Briansk
Ore
London Times’ Financial
Duncan, Sherman & Co
St. Gothard Tunnel
The
Levant Herald
Amory
New York Graphic
Cleveland
Professor King
Hatfield
America
Hebron Township
Potter County
Pennsylvania
Coudersport
Hudson
Valentine Baker
Prince of Wales
Miss Dickinson
England
Dickinson
France
Baker
Gathesque comparison of Columbia and Princeton students
Saratoga writer Gath compares Columbia College and Princeton University men after a regatta. He notes Columbia’s New York breeding and stylish, graceful appearance while Princeton students show Scotch and North Irish ancestry and a refined, self conscious demeanor.
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Gath
Saratoga
Philadelphia Times
Columbia College
Princeton
New York
Stock Exchange
Princeton College
Remarkable North Carolina Woman Weighs Heavy Load
Mrs. Gaskkins of North Carolina reportedly weighs 640 pounds and her stocking allegedly holds a bushel of shelled corn, a curious household fact highlighted in the era.
English upper-class childre ns' daily discipline described
Mrs Hawthorne outlines a strict routine for English children from rising at seven to bedtime at seven, with baths, meals of oatmeal or beef broth, walks, and structured naps. She claims this regular regimen for four years builds orderliness health and sturdy nerves lasting through life.
Insanity Not Heredity Says Prof Owen About Brother
Prof Richard Dale Owen tells Louisville Courier Journal insanity in Robert Dale Owen and his father and brother William stems from causes other than heredity. He cites Robert aged seventy four with enfeebled body from age and diet changes but notes preserved mental labor until disorder appeared. He believes proper treatment can restore his brother's sanity if bodily vigor returns at his age.
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Richard Dale Owen
Robert Dale Owen
Owen
Louisville Courier-Journal
William
Fuses Thrive on Vitiated Air Scarce in Pure Atmosphere
A metaphorical reflection on fuses as scavengers in polluted air feeding on parasites, contrasting their bulking in decay with starvation in clean environments where their preferred prey is rare.
Anxious Homeopathic Mother Narrows Children’s Lives
A portrayal of a mother who overprotects and screens her children from daily pleasures. She dresses, monitors, and medicalizes every sensation using homeopathic texts, insisting on constant caution and fear of illness while restricting outdoor play and natural experiences.
Country Hay Trip Ends In Sunburnt Return
A young woman who rode into the countryside to imitate Maud Muller returns home, having met a debauched judge of whisky instead of a judge. Her sunburned face shows peeling skin, her nose is swollen and yellowed, and her feet are described as notably swollen.
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Rhine
Sahara
Atlantic
England
Iceland
New York
Rhode Island
Chicago
Sweden
New Jersey
Mediterranean
Naples
Diana
Ephesus
Maud Muller
Tennyson
Detroit 7Ribune Hallading
Hamerica
Hof Hamerican
Heyesprinzenstein
United States
Adolph Storoskemodrachofskey
New Haven
Detroit
Elizabeth Street
John
Bure
Biddy
Democratic principles and currency in Democratic history
The piece argues that Democratic ideals are constant in theory but shifting in practice, using currency debates as illustration. It recalls past variants like Jackson money Benton mint-drops and Jackson yellow boys, noting gold and silver as the standard then, while substitutes failed to meet the party standard.
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Pendleton
Cary
Wall Street
Benton
Jackson
National Treasury
Independent Treasury
United States Bank
Treasury of
United States
Grand Central Banking Institution
Congress
Ohio
National Bank
Sam Cary
Ohio State Journal
California Democracy Joins Motley Patchwork in Political Satire
The article tracks a Democratic satire thread across states, noting California’s July convention condemning paper money and calling for a gold or silver standard. It compares the party to a troupe of clowns, citing Ohio and Maine as past acts and foreshadowing California’s metallic luster in its political performance.
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York
Cuba
Duncan, Sherman & Co
Duncan & Co
Paris
London
Liverpool
John Mason & Co
Philadelphia
Secret Service
New York City
Johnson
Carter County
Tennessee
George E. Picket
Norfolk
Messrs. Mason
William Henderson
Montreal
Arms & Bardwell Manufacturing Company
Northampton
Mass
Oregon
Lafayette Lane
Congress
Joe Lane
Ohio
England
New York
Kentucky
California
Arkansas
Maine
Iowa
Virginia
Kansas
Maryland
Massachusetts
Mississippi
Minnesota
Missouri
New Jersey
Pennsylvania
Cincinnati Gazette
Evansville Courier
Hayes
Cincinnati
Harlan
The
Republic
San Francisco
Republican Party
Allen
United States
George Washington and the three cent stamp
A brief note highlights how even a young, uninformed buyer can outpace George Washington by purchasing a three cent postage stamp, illustrating a simple pricing insight.
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George Washington
Why Are You Sad A Song Of Birds And Sorrow
The lines describe birds singing amid sorrowful human scenes with a mother by a grave and a promise of eternal rest. It contrasts merry birds with a somber mood and hints at spiritual solace through Christ and the afterlife. The verse ends with the birds urging continuation of song despite sadness.
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Christ
Scattered snippets and quips from a by gone era
A collage of aphorisms and humorous observations from a late 19th or early 20th century newspaper. Witty reflections on death and honesty, a boiler tragedy, patriotic verse, editor myths, sailor talk, and a street corner anecdote about a light Irish butter weighing dispute.
Walking vs Trotting Horses in Prairie Farmer Opinion
A Prairie Farmer writer opposes premiums favoring trotting horses at fairs, arguing farmers need walking workhorses. He questions why walking horses and even walking oxen are ignored, noting farmers require sturdy breeds that plow efficiently and can walk three miles per hour with a cultivator.
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Prairie Farmer
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Charles Mears
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Williamson County
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Spence
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Briggs & Carson
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Minn
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Miss Seelye
M. D
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Kansas City and Keokuk
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General Intelligence
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New York World
George H. Pendleton
Parson Brownlow
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Cincinnati Enquirer
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Hepzikiah
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