On Hand Thompson in a railroad wreck tale from Peoria
A dramatic reminiscence recalls John Thompson known as On Hand Thompson, his reckless printing debt leading to a freight train wreck near Peoria Illinois. The runaway cars threaten yards and depots as crews scramble for safety, ending with Thompson saved but mortally wounded urging a final message for Mollie.
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Thompson
John Sway
Illinois
Rock Inland
Peoria
Great Rock Island
Rane
Dremetic
John Thompson
Tyarnis
Round House
Mollie
Rete
Noeay
Sash An
Condsetor
Water Street
Rock Island Road
Peoria Lake
Tole
Express
W. Buckley
Banner of Gold
Anarchist Threats and Theatrical Hats in City Whim
A collection of lively anecdotes and editorials recounts a humorous theater anecdote about two large hats and a clever observer, then shifts to a Paris anarchist crackdown discussion and calls for global treaties against dynamite use in attacks, ending with a comic rural exchange about a dog’s howl. The piece cites Chicago News and Truth as sources, highlighting public uproar and policy proposals.
Husking for a Bride in Indium Sparks County Match
In Crawfordsville region, a husking contest on Dr. Wilkes’s forty acre cornfield drew hundreds. Grant Layton out husked Charley Parker, 151 bushels to 149, also set a short‑time record by husking 31 cars in a minute. A victory dance, supper, and a lighthearted social feud framed the day’s event.
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Indium
Crawfordsville
Ind
Wilkes
Grant Layton
Charles Parker
Grant
Charley
Indiana
Dr. Wilke
Forty Acre
Dan Evans
Evans
Sampson
Ever
Anon
Layton
Charlie Parker
Parker
Laryton
Chicago Herald
Madag
Fireside Fragments From Boston Budget and Ladies Home Journal
A compact extract of culinary tips and home remedies: Tamarind and raisin infusion, milk to cleanse palate, scrambled eggs with dried beef, chimney draft remedy with paper shavings, cranberry tarts, corns treatment with salicylic acid and cannabis extract, oven care with sand, a quip about a wife’s “helpful” tablecloth, anise flavored rusks, potato balls with butter and eggs, ink stain removal using lemon and salt, all drawn from Boston Budget and Ladies Home Journal.
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Boston
Ladies Home Journal
Ladies’ Home Journal
N_w. World
One Hundred and Three Dark Steps in Berlin Homes
A Pittsburgh Dispatch summary describes Berlin style apartment living where Americans mingle on upper floors accessed by a guarded staircase system. The piece notes stair counts from fifty three to one hundred eleven, with exits to private halls housing several families per floor, and praises this urban form as efficient architecture. It cites a Berlin habit of multi-story living and a large, illuminated circle of American residents enjoying social life above the street level.
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Iit
Berlin
Pittsburgh Dispatch
How to Build a Hay and Grain Feed Rack for Sheep
Instructions describe a ten foot combination hay and grain rack for sheep pens. Details cover dimensions, mounting on blocks, access gate, and a connected feed trough on both sides. The design uses laths and boards, with suggestions for wheels and smooth rollers to avoid injuring sheep.
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Turlington
Improved sheep feeding racks and fleece handling notes
William Watson explains rack dimensions for lamb feed with two and a half inch slats to guard wool from dirt. He describes weatherproofing, folding roof doors, daily turnover of hay, and careful fleece preparation at shear time, including sorting locks and marking bales for wool description.
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Sauibé
William Watson
Breeder's Gazette
Nesting Place Device For Poultry Raisers Novel Box Plan
A plan for dark nesting boxes to improve egg quality and ease of maintenance. The design allows entry only at the door for cleaning, with a hinged front and roof secured by a hook. Also notes use in interior hallways and partitioned rooms.
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Webb Donnell
Echoes From Europe and Local Notes from Norfolk
In Echoes From Europe, Norfolk shows a healthy parish record with no deaths in 1891. The piece reviews noble titles in Europe with prices from $4,000 to $13,000 and notes Germany’s forests. It contrasts London shirt workers’ pay with Hood's Song of the Shirt, and reports Cognac distillers seeking a court ruling on branding claims for Cognac brandy.
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Funnopestore
Norfolk
Prince
Duke
Germany
London
Hood
Industry Abroad Summary of Global Manufacturing Figures
The article notes ten million dollars of German toys sold in England annually and over a million dozen gloves made in Grenoble valued at 7.2 million dollars yearly. It estimates England's working classes earn about 1.5 billion dollars a year, France produces coal dust bricks for fuel at low cost, and Russia runs a single card factory employing 320 women and 68 men, delivering around six million packs with factory profit near eight hundred thousand dollars.
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England
Grenoble
France
Russia
Dr Pierce’s Pills Promise Quick Woman’s Reform
Ad claims Dr Pierce’s Pleasant Pellets can transform a weak, ailing woman into a healthy, happy one. It guarantees satisfaction with a money‑back offer, urging readers to try the smallest, easiest to take pills for sick headaches biliousness constipation indigestion and liver stomach bowels derangements with promised relief or cure.
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Pierze
Dr. Pierce
The Excretory Organs in Health and Disease
The article describes the excretory organs including the kidneys and skin, and notes that colds can affect the kidneys as well as lungs. It promotes German Cough and Kidney Cure from the Silvan Remedy Co. as a remedy, claiming it incites kidney action to remove uric acid and is mild and effective. Small bottles cost 25 cents and larger ones 50 cents, with a request to write for more information.
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Silvan Remedy CO
Peoria
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Gome
Jackey Horner
M. A. Suttin
Sam
Hand” Thompson
Bet
Union Square
Chicago News
Falls
Paris
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Thenarchists
McGuff
Husking
United States
Philadelphia Press
Industry Abroad
Innesota
Western Steam
Estern Creamery
Chicago
Omaha
Werontz
Washington
Brown
Henry Ward Beecher
McVicker
Helene Chi Rose
Charles Coghlan
U. S
G. W. Simmons
Cuanuxs
Sapolio
Scott
Edom
Texas
John F.jones
Creoeek
Samgia
Harter Medicine CO
St. Louis
Kennedy
Donald Kennedy
Hoxbury
Mass
Re. Iy
Jim Deg
AL. Lalagy Herogape Co
Bank
Swat
Remures
Dee AntaGenn
Aizabied
N. K.A
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