Ex Governor Foraker Calls Ohio Republicans to Renewed Victory
Ex Governor Foraker, appointed temporary chairman, urges Ohio Republicans to quit dwelling on past losses and unite to defeat the Democrats. He argues boldly for reelection of Secretary of State Daniel J. Ryan, criticizes Campbell and Hoadly eras, and elevates national leaders like Harrison and Blaine while stressing tariff and ballot rights, and a coming era of Republican triumph.
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Cleverton and Dashaway Dinner Frugal Bargains of a Week
In a humorous exchange from Harpers Bazaar and Munsey’s Weekly the pair discuss meal costs. Dashaway recalls a weekly restaurant bill of about nineteen dollars when breakfast cost fifty cents lunch seventy five cents and dinner a dollar fifty. Cleverton questions the advisability of dining out while noting pattern of shared meals.
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Harper’s Bazar
Clever Ohio Father Tests Fate With Seven Daughters
An Ohio man with seven marriageable daughters built a scheme using jealous guards and ferocious dogs to deter suitors. He blocked visits, then armed the house with dogs and a shotgun, yet within a month all the girls had wed, proving the persistence of human nature and the limits of control. The Philadelphia Press notes the tale as a sharp, cautionary anecdote.
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Census Troubles In Central India Traveled By Folkloric Fear
In 1881 during a census in a wild Bengal district Dravidian tribes fled towns fearing they would be deported to Afghanistan or used as tea garden labor. Officials used tribal leaders to explain the census aims, calming panic and counting the population to aid famine relief. A similar tale in central provinces used a royal bet between England and Russia to pressure compliance, warning that refusal would doom their honor.
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Bengal
Afghanistan
Assam
England
Russia
Domestic Cookery Notes From Old Time Columns
A compilation of recipe snippets and craft notes from vintage papers. Includes Summer Mince Pie with sugar molasses and raisins, silver wire filigree jewelry making, Farina pudding with eggs and vanilla, Watermelon molasses as sugar substitute, Bell Fritters recipe with batter and lard frying, and brief tips for fruit preservation and decorative crafts.
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Toledo
How Messages to and from Europe Are Sent and Received
An article on early transatlantic telegraphy explains cable use differs from land lines, noting the condenser and submarine power method, plus evolving receiving devices. It describes the reflecting galvanometer with a lamp and slit, the eye-straining recording, and the shift to the syphon galvanometer that inks the trace, allowing faster, gentler operation.
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Europe
Rules of Society and the Allure of Hypocrisy
The piece argues polite society’s rules foster hypocrisy by concealing true feelings and curbing frank expression. It contrasts insincere social climbers with honest characters, noting excess courtesy can distort virtue while blunt honesty may lack regard for others. It concludes that courteous conduct remains sound when tempered by real honesty.
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Joseph Surface
Charles
Mannner
Hamlet
Baltimore Sun
Octagonal barn design and road improvements noted
The piece outlines an octagonal barn plan with 36 foot sides, detailing space efficiency and internal layout for stables, granaries, hog pens, and ventilation. It discusses wall area vs. rectangular barns, then shifts to commentary on road conditions and highway improvement bills sparked by Governor Hill, criticizing current autumn fill methods and advocating gravel for mud holes.
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Hill
Various News Items From Ottumwa To Be available Autographs and Inventions
Dr J Jackson Crper of Ottumwa Tennessee has an autograph of General Andrew Jackson attached to a warrant for arrest of Thomas Hendryx for stealing a horse valued at five pounds in Davis County North Carolina dated 1788 when Jackson was State's Attorney. The issue covers lightning rods theory a cheap iron wire substitute, camera fakes donkey head, unique watch dial gift, a lad from a Scotch fair, Beethoven relics ear trumpets and silk ribbons, Mrs Grant age sixty six health and youth, Mrs Gilmore and daughter, strange Niger discovery possibly Mungo Park, electric bootblacks, Shenandoah at McVicker's Chicago, strike quip, Carter's pills, Antinowy, Glenn's soap, Greek battle songs, Haut's TarrE Corr.
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Philip Shickler
Davis County
North Carolina
Jackson
Bonn
Maelzel
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General Grant
Mungo Park
Chicago
Syrup of Figs and Carter’s Little Liver Pills Endorsements
A historical clipping notes Syrup of Figs as a favorable liquid fruit remedy from the California Fig Syrup Company and promotes Carter’s Little Liver Pills as a gentler alternative to large pills. It also quips about debt and a Gibraltar explanation for Mediterranean tides.
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California Wig Syrup Company
Carter
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