Aberdeen fires and Dawes bill push in Dakota news
Aberdeen reports 150 buildings taxed and a St Thomas fire loss of 10 000 with 8 150 insured. Manitoba line extension to Bottineau eyed for July. Libel suit against Minnehaha Mail owner Wells seeks 10 000 damages. Sioux reservations Dawes bill lobbying noted as local affairs and legal actions unfold across Walsh county and Minot.
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St. Thomas
J. R. Wells
Irving Bath
The
Minnehaha Mail
Minot
Manitoba
Ward County
Sioux Falls
Sanborn
Park Place
Aberdeen
Dunseith
George Morrow
St. Paul
Morrow
A Fight With a Giant Ram Lila Festival Entry
A dramatic account of the Ram Lila festival at Delhi and nearby Fyzabad with vivid descriptions of crowds, elephants, and ornate pageantry. The narrator joins Maharajah Man Singh’s procession to witness the Kama Ravana combat during the October festival amid riot threats and religious fervor.
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India
Delhi
Fyzabad
Oudh
Ayadhia
Hanuman
Rama
Man Singh
Kama
Ravana
Adjudhbia
Cinathen
Mer
Grim undertaker of the year in October verse
The poem portrays November as a grim undertaker closing October and covering earth with fallen leaves. Harriet Smead, in the Current, evokes winds and gray skies, mangling Indian summer with somber imagery of clouds and barren hills.
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Harriet Smead
Ocean speed wars hurt profits say aging steamers
Industry argues fast ocean liners waste fuel and space while slower ships cut coal use by half and carry more freight. The Etruria consumes 320 tons daily for six and a half days versus the Britannic's eight and a half days at 100 tons daily. Slower vessels offer better profitability, safety, and larger cargo and passenger capacity, prompting the Atlantic Express Service to fold.
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Cunard
Etruria
Britannic
Atlantic Express
City of
Rome
America
Anchor Line
New York Mail
Peel Grandson Recites Irish History At Harrow Speech Day
Hon Seth Low notes at Harrow public school speech day that two boys recited passages touching Ireland. One quoted Grattan praising Ireland's case with vigor, the other, Peel's 1834 speech against repeal of the union, highlighting Irish and English ties in empire service. The appeal stirred even an American observer.
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Harrow Public School
Seth Low
Lhe
Brooklyn Magazine
Ireland
Grattan
Sir Robert Peel
Peel
Wellington
Great Britain
Costly Bound Books For Members Of House Of Representatives
The last congress' private bound volumes exceed fourteen thousand with about 30 000 dollars spent. Most are bound in half Turkey. gifts and sparing distribution mark usage for personal libraries. A veteran congressman condemns the practice as improper despite legal cover.
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House of Representatives
Turkey
Buffalo Courcer
What Kind of Water at the Water Cooler
A man at a water cooler questions the water as native answers it is well water. The exchange portrays skepticism about the quality of the water and ends with a humorous remark on its true nature.
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Youngstown
Letters of Introduction And Social Etiquette
Advice from Home Journal on handling letters of introduction. Present them in an open envelope with careful handwriting and matching stationery to avoid awkward encounters. Respond promptly to introduce friends, but avoid forcing attendance or inviting unsuitable strangers to tea or dinner.
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Home Journal
The plug hat as emblem of prosperity and villainy
The text argues that dramatists repeatedly pair wealth with the plug hat, a headpiece that dehumanizes its wearer. It notes the hat’s cold, rigid symbolism suits villains on rise or ruin, contrasting with softer derbies and underscoring the hat’s dramatic flourish.
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Villians
Liberty Lighting the World Phrase Misleads to Illumination Idea
A Washington note discusses a translation error for the Statue of Liberty title. Bartholdi’s French phrase conveys illumination, not instruction, but the incorrect English title “Liberty Enlightening the World” spread, and efforts to correct it face challenges.
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Bartholdi
Washington
Educated American Woman Sets Heroism Standard
A remark from Altoona Sunday Morning lauds an educated American woman who handles her own housework as an exemplar of true heroism. The statement frames domestic labor as a virtuous, empowering act.
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Altoona
The Peanut Industry Century Growth and Spread
The piece surveys peanut expansion from Westover origins to wide cultivation across the United States and globally. It notes rising consumption from 1875–86 to 1885–86, adaptable soils and climates, and uses in oil, soap, candy, and peanut coffee with widespread domestic and international production.
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Westover
Old
New World
North America
South Atlantic
Gulf States
Virginia
United States
Iowa
Great Lakes
Cape Cod
Europe
Asia
Africa
Marseilles
France
Esha
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Bottineau
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Samuel Dean
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Dakotian
Pierre
J. D. Hilgar
R. J. Templeton
A. D. Morriell
Great Sioux Reservation
Joseph Hammerschmidt
Belle Fourche
Black Hills
Peru
Roscoe
Anu
Baptist College of North Dakota
Tower City
Charlemagne Apere
Adelphia
Adam M. Easterly
Fargo
Secretary of the Interior
Frank A. Bidwell
Mitchell
George W. Vennum
Jamestown
Glendive
Francis
Moure
Grand Rapides
la Moure
Board of County Commissioners
Ocean Steamers
Robert Peel
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