Postmaster orders vermillion rural delivery wagons
The postmaster general decrees that all rural delivery wagons must be painted vermillion red. Dr Mary Walker seeks a government role by applying for appointment as commissioner of pensions. Nebraska Senate passes Heasty sterilization bill as applied to state institutions over the governor veto but House refuses to concur and defeats it.
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Mary Walker
Pensions
Nebraska
Senate
House
Community Counsel Urges Local Growth and Investment
The article argues a town thrives when cultivated by local investment and effort. It stresses homeowners should support community improvement, noting property values rise with nearby prosperity and that children remember what the town becomes.
Noted Indian Chief Osceola Remains May Return to Florida
The question of removing Osceola’s remains from Sullivan’s Island to Florida gains attention led by Mrs. Minnie Moore Wilson of Kissimmee. She argues Osceola, Florida patriot, deserves burial soil of his homeland. Some Floridians honor him locally as a hero though others oppose transfer.
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Charleston
S.C
Osceola
Sullivan’s Island
S. C
Florida
Minnie Moore Wilson
Kissimmee
Mia
Wilson
Everglades
Calls for Cleaning Bank Notes After Death Due to Poisoning
A columnist laments filthy bank notes in circulation following a death from blood poisoning. The author urges banks and financial institutions to retire soiled notes and redeem them in Washington, contrasting with England where notes are replaced promptly to keep cash clean.
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Ain
Washington
England
Two Prisoners Debate Death Penalty Inmates Discuss Executions
In a St. Louis Republic report two Black men arrested for murder share a jail cell. They speculate on trial outcomes and potential penalties from prison terms to execution. One prisoner suggests the electric chair as his preferred method, while the other worries about being ruined by the process.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Noth
Sam
St. Louis Republic
Cold Burns From Frost and Liquid Air Described
The article recounts experiments by Pictet showing two degrees of cold burn. First degree reddening and blue discoloration follow days later, with swelling and healing delays. Second degree wounds form slowly, and a drop of liquid air caused a hand burn not healing for six months.
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Theraby
Pictet
Harper's Weekly
Ivory for Billiard Balls From Elephant Tusks
Harper's Weekly explains ivory shrinks as it dries and notes cow elephant tusks are best for billiard balls. Female tusks are less curved and lack the prominent nerve passage. Balls are roughed, warmed for up to two years, then turned again to their true form.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harper's Weekly
Marvelous Gift of Speed Ernest Mencen Exploits Traveler
The article recalls Ernest Mencen famed for extraordinary speed. He allegedly ran Paris to Moscow 1760 miles in 13 days 18 hours and Calcutta to Constantinople 5615 miles in 69 days bearing dispatches for the East India Company. He reportedly never walked and used raspberry syrup for sustenance.
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Ernest Mencen
Europe
Paris
Moscow
Centre Asia
Calcutta
Constantinople
East India Company
Emerson's Trumpet Call in a Nation's Prosperity
A fragmentary voice urges readers to heed Emerson's trumpet call as an era of prosperity arrives. It emphasizes ancestral trials ended, current steadiness, and the duty of the living to meet the future with resolve and fidelity to national growth and security.
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Emerson
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