Ocean Grove Camp Meeting As sociation Then and Now
Eugene Wood describes Ocean Grove as the former Long Pond shore settlement where Rev. Dr. Ellwood H. Stokes led the Camp Meeting Association for 32 years until 1867. He notes its growth into a world’s largest camp meeting, contrasts old canvas shelters and backless seats with a vast auditorium lit by 1,200 lamps, and sketches tent life, board floors, honeysuckle scents, and distinctive period cottages along Pilgrim's Pathway and Mount Tabor Way.
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Young People’s Temple
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Marshall Field Portrait as Chicago’s Mercantile Prince
Richard Linthicum profiles Marshall Field in Ainslee's Magazine as Chicago's wealthiest, a pivotal figure in business and industry. The piece notes Field's vast investments, museum gift, and low public philanthropy, contrasting him with Rockefeller and Carnegie while praising his quiet influence.
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University of Chic Rockefeller
Andrew Carnegie
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New York
Scotland
Livestock Market Report From Union Stockyards Indianapolis
The Union Stockyards in Indianapolis report weekly cattle receipts at 295 head with smaller shipments and a week of mixed gains. Hog prices advanced to a week high near six fifty, with typical loads trading between 6.25 and 6.75 while hogs show strongest demand and a eight year peak behind. Sheep and lamb trade remained steady with slight gains late in the week, lambs fetching higher prices amid tighter supplies.
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Interstate Stockyards Market Report August 31
Cattle receipts were light with steady to slightly higher bids across regions. Hoes sold strong with top bids near 8.75, while sheep and lamb markets showed steady demand. notable price ranges included heavy butcher hogs at 6.50 to 6.65 and native steers around 5.79 to 6.50.
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The Chef and His Minions in Ainslee's Magazine
George Barry Mallon profiles the hotel kitchen in Ainslee's Magazine, detailing a vast, highly organized operation. French speaking cooks, subchefs, and dozens of assistants run roasts, broiling, baking, and pastry under a master chef who directs from his office. The article notes a $1000 yearly salary for the chef, the cold storage of meats, copper kilns, and the strict discipline of orderly, almost ceremonial kitchen life.
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George Barry Mallon
Ainslee’s
What a Jag Is in Philadelphia Record
The piece explains slang usage of jag as a mild alcoholic thrill rather than full drunkenness. A young man describes a jag as feeling gay from liquor without visible signs, while another calls it being drunk. The author notes the term derives from farming, meaning a small portion rather than a full load.
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Philadelphia
Best Trade Of The Year As August Ends With High Demand
The August trade is described as the most satisfactory in years with wholesale merchants noting strong volume and firm prices across dry goods, millinery, groceries, and canned goods. Prices for sar dines and other fish rise while dried fruits gain, and grains show strength. The report lists exact bid ranges for wheat corn oats hay and steady to rising prices in provisions and leather.
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Board of Trade
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Norton Reviews Colonial Policy with a Hot Heart
Professor Charles Eliot Norton states he contemplates our colonial policy with a “hot heart” as commentary circulates on current political remedies, while medical notices list numerous remedies for heartburn.
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Baltimore
Trade in General and Market Notes Across Cities
Cincinnati, St Louis, Louisville, and New York markets show mixed grain, meat, and dairy prices. Wheat, corn, and oats move modestly with declines in some spots. flour, lard, bacon, and butter hold firm. livestock and poultry supply and prices vary by city.
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Merchants’ Exchange
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Financial market summary from Indianapolis to London rates
A fragmented report lists treasury balances and foreign exchange figures across major cities. It notes cash balance of 175,TL,015 and gold reserves, with varying discount rates and clearing totals in New York, London, Berlin, and other markets.
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Wan Wah
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Treasury
New York Port Imports and Exports Reported for Last Week
The port of New York recorded dry and merchandise imports valued at 9,200,165 dollars last week. Specie imports totaled 16,44 gold and 6,215 silver, while exports of all specie for the week are noted.
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