Varied 19th Century News Dense With Names and Anecdotes
A collage of items reports on theatre managers defending actors, fish shipments to Berlin, diploma fraud in Philadelphia, wheat prices, and social commentary. It spans international protests, crime, finance declines in Ireland, political debates in Fribourg, and notable figures like Jay Gould and Longfellow’s son. It also covers religious street preaching limits, a Paris Commune anniversary event, Corean women’s rights, and odd anecdotes from Ohio to Texas courts. A sentimental poem closes.
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St. Louis
Berlin
Philadelphia
Methodist Conference
Springfield Republican
Saturday Review
United States
New Jersey
Fribourg
Switzerland
Auditor’s Office
Indiana
Corps of Clerks
R. H. Dana III
America
William H. Vanderbilt
Pennsylvania
Gouldsborough
Socialistic Labor Party
Germania Hall
New York
Kearney
California
United States Circuit Court
Ben Butler
United States Supreme Court
Lord Derby
Newark
N. J
Salvation Army
Railton
Odeon
Siloam Mission House
Dover
Water Streets
Ernest Oppert
Corea
Ohio Supreme Court
Columbus
Texas
Ohio
Supreme Court
England
Lone Star
A Ride for Life From A Fool's Errand
Lily Servosse defies danger to warn Judge Denton, riding Young Lollard through a Klansman ambush. She reaches Glenville in moonlit pursuit, shoots a sentry, and blind with effort and courage, reunites with her father as he guards Donald Denton’s escape.
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Servosse
K. K
Verdenton
William
Lily
Lollard
Miss Lily
Kunnel
de Dam Rascal
Glenville
Papa
Strongest Man in the World Angelo Cardela of Reno
Angelo Cardela a 35 year old Italian immigrant living in Reno Nevada is hailed as the strongest man in the world. Standing five feet ten inches tall and weighing 190 pounds he shows extraordinary musculature and a remarkable double spinal column. He can lift 150 to 200 pound men with one finger and deliver a 500 pound punch. He avoids display but defends himself when provoked by two Irish admirers and is praised for his amiable disposition. The piece notes his heritage and suggests sending him to San Francisco for the benefit of hoodlums.
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Far West
Angelo Cardela
Reno
Nev
America
Cardela
San Francisco
Washing ton statue bears snow drift in Capitol grounds
Washington correspondent describes Greenough's statue in the Capitol grounds after a snowfall. The large head holds a drift, meltwater runs down the wrinkle between the eyes, and night brings geals of water on the nose while the Father of His Country appears bare at the chest with a large icicle from the nose.
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Washington
Greenough
Capitol Grounds
Pad trends reflect expanding padding craze
The speaker notes a growing array of pads from horse to liver and stomach pads with a prediction that a pad for bald heads will appear soon, illustrating a broader penchant for cushioning in daily life.
Ada Ohio Ada joke on the train in Burlington Hawkeye
A dialog aboard a train, where passengers joke about the names Ada and Ohio and remark on a pun involving Adam Ada. They discuss a familiar joke connected to Morrow Ohio and conclude by entering a hotel.
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Burlington Hawkeye
Ada
Ohio
Morrow
Bob
Adam
Adam Ada
Two Ministers Share Dueling Baptism And Communion Barbs
Two college friends, a Baptist minister and an Episcopalian, meet in a Baptist pulpit where they trade gentle jibes about baptism and ordination after a fine sermon. The church enjoys the lighthearted exchange as they retreat behind the pulpit to joke about eligibility for communion.
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Tom
Jim
Mudd Faces Drying Up Encouragement in Baltimore
In Baltimore a man named Mudd constantly hears advice to dry up, yet he holds a rare edge since no one seems willing to sit down on him.
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Baltimore
Mudd
If He Is a Great Big Brawny Enemy
A passerby muses on size and strength and advises mercy toward a foe. He suggests that forgiving a powerful adversary is often the best course, reflecting a moral stance in a compact, aphoristic note.
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Lily Servasse
Young Lollard
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Court of Common Pleas
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Thomas G. Jones
Register of the Land Office
Richier & Hammer
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Marchand Croninger
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Levi Rowland
Albert J. Roller
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George A. Kienzle
Rosina Kienzle
William Foster
Joan A. Estill
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Charles Muntzinger
Simon Kiser
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David Studabaker
Samuel Acker
John Bateman
Jane Bateman
Taylor McClure
Thomas McMahan
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Jane Teman
Tylor McClure
John Teman
Alenander
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Peter Hosler
Hanks P. Gage
Caroline Gage
State of
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J.A. Bope
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WM. Foster
THE
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Stroudsburg
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Gastoria
James Crawshaw
Frank A Crawshaw
New York Commercial Advertiser
Sally Jane
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