Commercial urges independence and broad circulation
A long statement extols the Cincinnati Commercial as a strictly legitimate, independent daily with wide circulation across Ohio and neighboring states. It pledges fairness, legal finance policies, and a focus on news, market reports, and telegraphic dispatches, and outlines subscription rates and advertising terms.
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Cincinnati
Ohio Valley
The
Republic
Ohio
Indiana
Kentucky
West Virginia
Illinois
Tennessee
Pittsburgh
New Orleans
Jealousy and a wardrobe confession in a blue romance
Herbert suspects Ethel of infidelity after finding a note from R C. He hides in a wardrobe to eavesdrop, discovers the truth when Robert Clark opens the door, and is humiliated as Ethel reveals the ruse and forgives him.
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Mahan & Clark’s
Susan Gordon the Mountain Guide of New Hampshire
Folktale style piece tells how Susan Gordon, a limping girl from a rugged New Hampshire cottage, guides rescue of a missing child. Uncle Ben narrates a night-long search by twelve men, ending with Susan's brave song and ascent from an ice cave, saving all and earning village reverence.
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New Hampshire
Susan Gordon
Susan
Uncle Ben
Wal
Ben Styles
Boz
Bear
Mother
Joe Biddles
Joe
Ben
Foxes with No Tails Joke Ends Sermon Flair
In a humorous anecdote from The Christian Weekly a Scotch minister cites Samson and foxes to illustrate exaggeration. The startled clerk signals with coughs as the preacher wavers about their lengths, finally insisting no more feet will be added to the tale.
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Christian Weekly
Samson
Alles
Pope Calm Claimed, Patent Papers Spill Child News
A Burlington Hawkeye amusement notes two conflicting headlines about the Pope. One claims the Pope has a chill, while another Iowa paper reports the Pope has a child, lampooning sensational headlines.
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Iowa
Burlington
Gold Lode Found On Jimtown Mountain in West
A laborer near Denver discovers a striking gold vein by accident while working a rock. He shares the find with a partner, and at nine feet depth the ore grows richer with wire-like gold strands. Virden and Griffin own the remarkably valuable Jimtown lode as prospecting excitement spreads.
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Far West
Jimtown
Denver
Col
Rocky Mountain
Virden & Griffin
Niagara Falls Described Through Time and Tide
The passage recalls Niagara Falls as an overwhelming, timeless spectacle. It notes winter spray and Daniel Webster’s famed description of the falls as a sublime, enduring force that dwarfs human endeavors.
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Niagara
Daniel Webster
Bride’s age dispute ends in license for fourteen-year-old
The Alton Illinois County Clerk’s office halted a marriage license when the groom was 34 and the bride 14. The bride’s father argued consent, claiming she had married twice before, and the clerk issued the license despite the age law. The piece notes the bride’s rapid marriages and ponders her future.
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Alton
Monaco Gamblers Fatal Debt Drive Ends In Suicide Attempt
M Guerin a married Marseille emigrant, arriving at Monaco’s gambling hub, lost 8000 dollars then shot himself twice after gambling losses. He survived first attempt, wounded himself again, and later told officials he came to win 20000 francs to cover debts and would kill himself if he failed. He had about 50 francs on hand and this was his first game.
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Clark
Herbert
Willie
Mr. Newton
Ethel
St. Bartholomew
Morpheus
Robert
Robert Clark
Vanderbilt
New York Times
Henry L. Clinton
Times
Wm. H. Vanderbilt
Mr. Vanderbilt
Monaco
M. Guerin
Marseilles
Beaurivage
Sermon by Hartford Spiritualist on Soul's Death Separation
Mrs. Emma J. Bullene, a Hartford medium, preached that death can sever the spiritual from the physical at varying speeds. She described an unconscious interval after death during which the soul rises as a luminous mist from the brain and reforms above the body as a refined spirit, with earlier separation in wasting illnesses.
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Hartford
Emma J. Bullene
Remarkable disabilities and feats noted in 18th century Britain
The piece highlights Mr Kavanagh a country gentleman in Ireland born without limbs who can ride drive and perform tasks like a hand. It also recalls a Somersetshire farmer born without arms who lifts heavy objects with teeth and feet. The Globe Democrat then asserts red glass panes are superior to blue for matching many noses.
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House of Commons
Kavanagh
Ireland
Somersetshire
England
The
Globe-Democrat
St. Louis
The Magazine Fable Sparks Real Life Robbery Warning
A jeweller’s clerk was reportedly robbed using chloroform as described in a popular English periodical. Months later a similar theft occurred. The jeweller sent a sharp letter to the magazine’s owner accusing them of prompting crime. the owner replied urging readers to stay informed and warning that the device is not original. The note ends with a jab about adding the jeweller’s name to subscribers.
Mr. Tilden Visits Scribner Publishing House Portraits
Mr. Tilden paused before two new photographs of President Hayes and Mrs. Hayes in Scribner windows on Broad Street. He studied the open, manly features of the President and the bright face of Mrs. Hayes. The Tribune notes his interest in the White House mistress as emblematic of a home reflecting American civilization.
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Broadway
Scribner Publishing House
Mrs. Hayes
Scribner
Hayes
Mr. Hayes
White House
the Tribune
Salem’s drunkard law and a fancy diploma scam
The piece recalls Salem Oregon adopting a common drunkard mechanism where petitioners name a drunkard and the city recorder notifies via newspaper notice, after which it is illegal to supply liquor. It also tells of an Englishman using a physician’s impersonator diploma scam and Australia’s shift from rabbits to weasels to control pests.
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City Recorder
Australia
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