Washington man overhears conversation with President in New York
A Chicago Inter Ocean correspondent recounts a popular New York businessman's seatmate on a train who unknowingly talked politics with an Ohio man claiming to be an in-office traveler from Washington. The discussion touched on Hayes Sherman Civil Service and nomination chances.
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Washington
Chicago
Peters
Straner
Ohio
Hayes
Treasury
John Sherman
Sherman
Civil Service
Pdunno
The
United States
Holy Moses
Porter
Legend of a Black Soldier at Marion Stump Fight
A Philadelphia Press camp-fire tale recalls a Black soldier named Sam in the Marion Tennessee battle. He pressed toward a stump under heavy fire, firing from sixty to seventy yards away, and held position until the line moved. After the stump was finally abandoned he retreated to safety as Rebels pressed forward. The officer asked why he did not hold the stump, and Sam replied that the stump had no more use because too many Rebels wanted it.
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Marion
Tennessee
Philadelphia
Darky
Johnnie
Sam
Kase
Chile
Oddball Dancers Parade Across the Floor
The New York World describes a chaotic ballroom scene with men in varied, awkward poses. One walks with head raised as a dog howling at music, another is ungainly with a bent middle, a third fumbles feet, a fourth pumps his left hand, a tall man stoops like a hen protecting chicks, and others clutch partners anxiously or long to be rid of the partner.
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New York World
United States
Culverwell
THE
Goulverwell Medical CO
Jean St
New York
N.Y
Engineer doubles Isthmus Canal cost estimate
An American engineer claims the Isthmus of Darien canal would cost 285 million dollars, far above De Lesseps's 134 million estimate, a difference of about 120 million dollars. The engineer asserts his higher figure reflects the full scope of the project.
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Darien
de Lesseps
Grant the Bull Dog and the Civil War Saga
A humorous 1880 reminiscence from Victoria Illinois recalling the Civil War era in Galeny with General Grant as a pivotal figure. The narrator, J. W. Temple, narrates local legends, battles at Donelson Shiloh and Vicksburg, Lee, and political shifts through Reconstruction and into 1880, ending with Grant’s repeated prominence.
England Census by One Day System Traced in Boston Herald
The article outlines Britain's census method since 1851, detailing one day enumeration across England Wales Scotland and Ireland. It notes number of enumerators district registrars parish schoolmasters and procedures including schedules night shifts and central compilation for rapid accurate results.
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Boston Herald
Great Britain
United Kingdom
American
Scotland
John Sinclair
England
Wales
Ireland
Welch
Blunt sea captain accepts any partner at party
A blunt old sea captain known for plainness attends a party and, after the hostess struggles to find him a dance partner, accepts a prim and aged spinster. He quips that any old thing is good enough for him, eliciting amusement from guests.
Czar’s Enemies Aim at Him in Wild Prophecy
The Oil City Derrick reports a sensational forecast predicting conspirators will try to kill the Czar by shooting blowing up and stabbing him but he will survive until a day when handling an unloaded revolver leads to the top of his head being blown off.
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Russia
Oil City
Immigration bill and naval reporting proposal in Congress
A New York congressman proposes a bill requiring ship commanders to file within 24 hours a detailed immigrant report with the Naval Officer or Collector. It lists non citizens names birthplaces residences occupations and guards penalties and a 250000 annual immigration fund.
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Congress
Cox
New York
United States
Secretary of the Treasury
Horse Stealing as Part of a Ball Programme in Arkansas
From the Little Rock Gazette. Two Texas horse thieves attended a Haddoxburg party and after selecting horses during the dance, fled with mounts. A posse chased them for hours and killed both men, in a vigilante outcome described as retribution for stealing aKentucky proverb.
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Little Rock Gazette
Haddonburg Station
Fort Smith
Texas
Haddoxburg
Kentucky
Bill
Arkansas
Waterspouts Reported Off Greenport on Sound Shore
Wilbur Hammond and Dr. Mears of Greenport describe three water spouts seen on the Sound Shore near the village. The smallest formed near the beach rising to over fifty feet while a second spout reached about a thousand feet height, and a distant third covered several acres. All faded after a rain and hail squall.
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New York
Singular death from swallowing an oat
Ezra R. Hare of 3 House avenue died after an oat lodged in his appendix caused ulceration and perforation. Dr. Akin noted the autopsy revealed the sequence from seed ingestion to fatal collapse. The report warns against swallowing seeds as a potential cause of death.
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Troy
New York
Ezra R. Hare
No. 3
House Avenue
Akin
Happiness through temperance in a German recipe
A humorous old German verse links happiness to milestones and temptations. It suggests shaving for a day, attending a wedding for a week, a saddle horse for a month, a house for six months, marrying a beautiful young woman for two years, and inheriting a rich uncle for a year, but true happiness comes from temperance.
Quotations and Anecdotes from a Busy Era
A collage of curiosities notes Mackey the California millionaire earning twelve dollars a minute and a breath, church property values at 500 million with 1900 projections, a girl’s cow composition, paper wheel mileages, Mississippi militia satire, a Jewis feasts joke, and Jim Kane shipping seventeen Lexington thoroughbreds worth 75 thousand.
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J. W. Mackey
California
Jim Kane
Lexington
Kentucky
New York
Salve Promise A Family Blessing For 25 Cents
Climax salve touted as a decades trusted remedy for skin and wound ailments. Claims to cure sores ulcers scrofula fever sores burns cuts and many cutaneous diseases in man or beast. Sold by druggists nationwide with a large box offering for the same price as rivals.
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Page
Warner
Craig
Bright
É Warner
Cure Co
Moffat's Life Pills and Phenix Bitters Ad
An 1835 established advertisement for Moffat's Life Pills and Phenix Bitters claim universal cures for numerous ailments. It touts vegetable ingredients, rapid stomach and liver regulation, and offers Pege's Climax Salve and product prices. J. P. Mills, sole proprietor, New York.
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Moffat
Pege
Life Pills
J. P. Mills
Liberty Street
New York
Anew ee ewes
A fragmentary note records a brief local event. Names and places are unreadable, but the text hints at a community update or notice without clear details. Further legible material is needed to identify participants, location, or outcome.
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Minn
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South America
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C. J. Vandrau
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Dr. C. Emerson
J.M.C. Marble
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Emerson Marble & CO
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Webster & Wise
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van Wert County
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Chas. Emerson
Charles Emerson
Colorado
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D. W. Burt
Daniel,Cook
Fort Wayne and Bucyrus State Road
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Price & Shissler
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Peres M. Dix
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Pavis Johnson
J. H. Krick
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Anna V. Fair
Wm. J. Feasel
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Sarah E. Wyandt
Julius A. Gleason
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Viola R. Deniston
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East Main Street
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Pensions
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Ottawa Erica
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Union Block
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Sais Diaa Oe
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Fr. Warmer & Co
Sinead
L. F
Gackenheimer, van Wert
Constitution Water
Hill & Wilson
Morgan & Allen
John St
N. Y
Daniel F. Beaty
Washington,n.j
Lamle
Sherman & CO
Marshall, Michigan
Drs. Starkey & Palen
Girard St
Life & Property
S. S. Newton
BrsanamtTon
West Broadward
Voltaic Belt CO
Marshall, Mich
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