Manitoba as Remnant of Great Lake Agassiz
The Youths Companion notes Manitoba lies near Canada’s center south border, famed for Lake Winnipeg and vast prairie lands. It describes Lake Agassiz, a great lake once larger than the current Great Lakes, formed by ice damming at the glacial period’s end, whose drainage left modern Winnipeg and the Red River basin.
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Dominion of Canada
Manitoba
Lake Winnipeg
Great Lakes
Agassiz
Winnipeg
Lake Agassiz
North America
Red River
Prairies
A Clean-Hands Helper in a Muddy World
An anecdote from Clark Street portrays a crowd boosting a stalled coal wagon while a silk-hatted caller takes credit. The jokey moral asserts the talker should not be expected to lift a load, highlighting a sharp view of human generosity and self-importance.
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Clark Street
Chicago Tribune
Berlin Society for Married Women Controls Husbands
In Berlin a society named The Association of Married Women for the Control of Husbands keeps husbands in check. Detectors shadow spouses nocturnally and lure offenders to a meeting where they face exposure unless they reform. One man resisted and revealed the group’s methods to the press.
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Berlin
Four First Ladies Still Alive From Former Administrations
The piece notes four living former first ladies: Mrs. Grant in New York, Mrs. Garfield in Ohio enjoying a fund from admirers of her husband, Mrs. Harriet Lane Johnston in Baltimore, and Mrs. Grover Cleveland the youngest first lady. It remarks they are just two living ex-presidents, making a count of ex-presidents and their wives.
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White House
Grant
New York
Garfield
Ohio
Harriett Lane Johnston
Baltimore
Grover Cleveland
Bald Eagle Arrives In New York Aboard Steamer
A steamer arriving in New York carried a huge bald eagle that alighted in the rigging over a hundred miles at sea after a westerly storm. The bird spans nine feet tip to tip with six inch talons and appeared exhausted after its voyage.
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New York
Ample Accommodations for Columbian Exposition Visitors
George W. Childs reports from Chicago 1893 that the fair will offer ample lodging for all visitors. He notes a large supply of first and second class hotels, numerous boarding houses, flat-house rentals, and midrange restaurants. New hotels near the lakefront will host thousands at low daily rates, ensuring comfort from modest to luxurious.
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Chicago
Philadelphia Ledger
Philadelphia
New York
Legion
United States
New World
Columbian
The
Ledger
Beisg
Lake Front
Formation of crystals in rocks through slow growth
The text explains that rocks do not grow like plants but can change via accretion and chemical processes. It notes sandstone limestone formed from lifted sea beds and volcanic material becoming tofa and cor ic, while crystals like quartz grow from an atom to a sizable crystal through gradual addition and assimilation, analogous to ice crystals on a window.
Fanny Funerals and Thrift in Burial Customs
The piece notes families sometimes bury loved ones in life clothing such as evening or wedding dresses and may replace jewelry with cheaper imitations. Motivations include thrift and superstitious fear that removing items at burial could bring misfortune to future wearers.
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Fanny
Dr King's New Discovery Praised by Local Readers
It Should Be in every rouse J B Wilson of Sharpsburg Pa says he will not be without Dr King's New Discovery for Consumption Coughs and Colds. It cured his wife who faced Pneumonia after la grippe after other remedies and physicians failed. Robert Barber of Cooksport Pa claims it helped his long trouble more than anything before. Free trial bottles at J R Werton's Drug Store. Large bottles 50c and $1
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J. B. Wilson
Clay Street
Sharpsburg
Dr. King
Robert Barber
Cooksport
J. R. Werton
Forty Years of Legal Battle Over a Hidden Marriage
Mrs. Joys claims Catherine Joys married Thomas Joys in 1842 Ireland and seeks a share of his wealth after a long court fight. Joys denied the marriage. a 1860s divorce awarded Mrs. Joys a $2500 settlement, but the judgment was never entered. Joys, now prosperous on Hayes Street, continues to deny the marriage as papers from the first suit mysteriously disappeared.
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Catherine Joys
Thomas Joys
Killarney
Ireland
Joy
Hunt
Joys
Ann Cox
Cox
Hayes Street
The Ainu An Uncivilized Tribe of Japan’s Islands
An English traveler’s 146 day journey among the Ainu reveals a people living on rocky Japanese islands. The article notes their scant summer dress, bearskin winter attire, facial tattooing, and limited vocabulary. It predicts their decline alongside the Esquimanx as primitive cultures fade away.
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Japan
Harper's
Dr King's New Discovery Promises Relief Free Trial Bottle
Two try it at no cost and it will help coughs colds throat chest and tangs. Dr King s New Discovery for consumption coughs and colds is guaranteed to relieve or money back. La Grippe sufferers found it effective with speedy recovery. Trial bottles free at J R Weston s Drug Store large sizes 50c and 1.
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Dr. King
la Grippe
J. R. Weston’s
Just What He Wanted. Humorous Exchange Fragments
A collage of quips and cartoons features exchanges about patience in medicine religiously charged humor about marriage and polygamy a joke on voting and literacy and a portrait of Kentucky youth eloping with romance. The snippets showcase humor from period papers including Truth N Y Weekly Harper's Young People and Pack.itt Mark. Ward Healey.
Quips and Quites Across Publications
A collage of brief humorous snippets and light dialogues from 19th and early 20th century papers. Jokes about parenting writing editors and fashion misfires appear beside short exchanges and social quips, reflecting magazine cartoon humor and social banter of the era.
Electric Bitters Promoted as Pure Medicine for Stomach Liver and Kidneys
The advertisement claims Electric Bitters leads pure medicinal tonics with no beverage or intoxicant. It asserts cures for Sick Headache Indigestion Constipation and malaria, offering satisfaction guaranteed with each bottle and a refund if not satisfied. Price is stated but cut off.
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Kmausy
Edker and Proprietor
Ture
U.S. Senate
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Mintrescos
George W. Childs
California
Maine
Detroit Free Press
Sue Deering
Jack
Love
Jack Hilow
Harper's Bazar
What He
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N. Y
Harold
Harper
Silk
Kentucky
Ward Healey
Micky Halligan
Boston Globe
Bobbie
Harper's Young People
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Keepe
Mer
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Rock
Chappie
Mr. Blowhard
Tommy
Yves
Brooklyn
Terdita
Penelope
Chicago News Record
W. E. Tierney & CO
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ODELL
Odell Type Writer CO
Dearborn Bt
Helena
VIA
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Diamond City
Missouri River
FT. Logan
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Broadway
Merwe
Deer Creek
Thoma Dicen
Thewery
Townsend Mowe
Russia
District Court
Frank Henry
Sixth Judicial District
Park and Meagher
Park County
Meagher County
Idaho Stage Company
Woilye HH
Castle
Neihart
W. E. Tiernay & Co
Townsend, Mont
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