Senate and House Doings In December Session Chronicles
The report surveys multiple days of congressional action. Senate memorials and bills are noted, including amendments to electoral count, tenure of office debates, and revenue measures. House actions include sundry civil appropriations, land allotments, and pension bills, with executive sessions and adjournments outlined.
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Washington
Senate
Committee On Finance
Messrs
Edmunds
Hoar
George
Hovst
Committee On Rules
National Cemetery
Danville
Cinnabar and Clark’s Fork Railroad Company
Orrison
Secretary of War
Cullom
Platt
Beck
Hoads
House
Commissioners of Education
van Wyck
U. S
Finance Committee
U.S
Riddieberger
Hartford
Mexico
Butler
S. C
Aldrich
Boonton
N. J
McMinnville and
Manchester
Benj. F. Kelly
West Virginia
Supreme Court of New Mexico
Morrison
Carlisle
Atlantic and Pacific Ship Railway
Pacific Railroad
Jeannette
Blair
Wiidsor Hotel Cmpany
District of Columbia
Secretary of the Treasury
The China Painting Fad And Its Harsh Toll
A physician warns that lavender oil and turpentine fumes from china painting in confined rooms harm young women. He cites many examples of beauty and health losses and laments the trend of decorating teacups.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
China
Unusual six foot white feathered bird spotted near Hartwell
A hunter near Hartwell Georgia recently shot an extraordinary bird measuring six feet from wing tip to wing tip. The creature has a large head, a thick white feather coat with dark spots, yellow eyes, a calm demeanor, and a fondness for small birds. Its legs and feet are densely feathered and it enjoys being stroked.
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Hartwell
Warner’ Saee
Warner
Rhode Island man jailed over slander suit case
James Pool faced a slander case in Rhode Island after circulating a verse about a young lady named Barry seeking marriage to a man named McCan who fled to Boston. He paid $170 in cash and received three months in county jail.
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Barry
McCan
Boston
Harry
James
Father Maude and Sister Rivalry in Proposals
A humorous aside from The Texas Siftings contrasts Maude who can cry and feign emotion to attract suitors with a sister who blushes and receives no proposals, highlighting social theatre and courtship norms.
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Maude
Maud
Thexas
Mrs Gemmell's Milroy Cure with St Jacobs Oil
For twenty years Mrs John Gemmell of Milroy Mifflin County Pennsylvania was paralyzed and unable to walk. She used St Jacobs Oil and was cured.
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John Gemmell
Milroy
Mifflin County
St. Jacobs
York Street
Sidney
Walter Haynes
New York
N. Y
St. Jacobs Oil
Co. C. Sha
Ghostly exchange sparks a playful exspectre pun
A brief comic exchange features Pogkins asking Snippit about ghosts and Snippit replying with a pun on exspectre, highlighting lighthearted whimsy.
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Pogkins
Snippit
Diphtheria Throat Cure Troches Highlighted in Ad
An advertisement quotes G. M. F. Hampton of Piketon Kentucky endorsing Brown's BronariaL Troches as a remedy for throat afflictions from childhood due to diphtheria. The product is priced at 25 cents.
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Brown
G. M. F. Hampton
Piketon, Ky
Price
A Book Agent Shot in Texas Sparks West Debate
A Boston Post reaction notes a recent shooting of a book agent in Texas and urges restraint on discussing the so-called uncivilized West, reflecting regional tensions and media framing.
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Texas
Boston Post
A Lady’s Unfortunate Experience With Scrofula
Acknowledges a local acquaintance suffered scrofula and a yellow complexion with stomach distress for years. After using Dr Harter's Iron Tonic she was finally cured, illustrating the tonic’s claimed effectiveness.
Crossed many times but leaves eighty mark Old ocean
A cryptic line from the St. Louis Chronicle reflects on repeated crossings and a lingering 80 mark tied to the old ocean, suggesting a maritime or travel motif with historic resonance.
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St. Louis Chronicle
Historic ad phrases mix in a quaint consumer list
A compact pasted excerpt shows vintage advertising lines: Hale’s Honey of Horehound and Tar, Pike’s Toothache Drops advertised as a one minute cure, a playful quip about wedlock, the New Haven News slogan on home stretch finances, and Piso’s Remedy for Catarrh marketed by druggists. The tone imitates late 19th or early 20th century newspaper filler.
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Hale
Pike
Rochester
N. Y
Poultry Yard
Donnelson
United States
C.R. Parsons
Rural Home CO
N.Y
America
Europe
Benson’s
Seabury & Johnson
New York
Warner
Bright
Multistate Livestock and Grain Prices Docket
A dense price rundown across New York Chicago Baltimore Indianapolis Louisville and other markets. Reports list cattle hogs sheep flour grain pork lard tobacco and apples with varied quotes, showing general commodity levels and regional differences for late December trade.
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New York
State and Western
Chicago
Western Steam
Wisconsin
Baltimore
Capris
Indianapolis
Louisville
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Andrew T. Hin
Continental
Newark
N.J
Wma. Neary
Johnson County
Ind
Idaho
Vernon Halfrilu
Hog Point
Tippecanoe County
Lloyds
Fairfield Company
Glasgow
Alexander Hamilton
Silberroy
Harris
Little Rock
Ark
Search County
Golden Lake
Lee Wilson
Thomas Cotton
Wilson
C. F. Scuac
Erie
Wm. Barsoer
D. D
Ya'o University
Tig Fort Worth and
New Orleans
C. P. Huntington
Paris
Tex
James Pool
Rhode Island
Geppert
Cincinnati
New Haven
Lydia E. Pinkham
Pinkham
S Jacobs O
Hyde Park
Scranton
KS. D.H Wade
THE
Charles A.vogeler
Baltimore, Md
Charlen
Ie Gough
Deeler OG
Lattimore
Lebert
von Bulow
Mendelssohn
Chopin
Strauss
Ritter
Wagner
King Winter
Oliver Ditson & Co
C. H. Ditson & Co
Broadway
Maile Mason & Hamlin Organ and Piano CO
Cockle
N. Crittenton
Ainting
Eas
Toffm Ann Bros
Main Street
Ohio
J. A. Sherman
Popham
ASTH
Popham & CO
Philadelphia
Milo
S & CO
B. S c
Cleveland
Chicago, Ill
Detroit, Mich
Mletry
Powee
Wilson Bros
Easton
DR. Se Medicine Company
St.Louis
Seth Thomas
Westerly Granite Co
West 23Rd Street
New York City
Westerly
Petenica
Scollena
Orea Sts
DEPAR
Lyon & Healy
Ill
ENY
Bill Hye
A. EK. Dav's & CO
Ch1caco
Ita
de. Wm. Hmall
Joan F. Henry & Co
Freicht
Binghamton
Oregon
Northern Pacific
CEIAS
Jamborn Land Com
N. P. R. R. ST. Paul
Minn
Mansa
Minnesota
North Dakota
Monta
Pennsylvania
Perry Mason & CO
Temple Place
Mass
Ross
Toledo
Standard Silverware CO
Havana Cigar Co
Fourth Avenue
C. J. Atherby
Kansas City, Mo
Pepar
VaLenTixz Bros
Janesville, Wis
James James River
Claremont Colony
NCHA
Claremont, Va
Strehié & Co
Wabashaw
Brewster
Holly, Mic
Mui
Rs & Getskas College
A.N.K
Kiesewetter
Columbus
General Revenue
State Common School
Csv
Tata
Treasury
Common School Fund
Rain Canal
Eee
State Treasury
General Revenue Fund
Faa
Neral Revenue Fund
State Common School Fund
Doe
Prairie Farmer
Hanserl
Connecticut
Walter Han
Bing of
Belge
Trip
Dead York
Russia
Yong Man
South Carolina
Joma County
Mic
Dat Govuto
Paxton
Reform Movement
Daxora
Szxator Morritt
Oate
Payne
Cass County
Mich
York
Gove
John Dillon
Sweden
McKean
Jose
Tars of Arc
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