Western echoes and political notes across the nation
A sweeping column of late 19th century oddities and opinions spans from New York oyster consumption to a string of anecdotes. It notes a son entering the Episcopal ministry, diverse racial marriage statistics in Boston, mysterious western slang for hanging, General Grant and Mexican views, Vaudeville of a king's cake, crop warnings in Britain, and local political shifts. It reports on Prohibition and Steuben descendants, Maine clergy fines, the Steuben name in Steubenville, and a piano of global curiosities including piracy, crime, and suicide tales reflecting era attitudes. It closes with a quip about table setting and youth self-harm.
Mother in doorway and a Chicago dream ends in Oakleigh Farm
The aged mother of a martyr remembers her son as the nation mourns. A tradeswoman’s dispute with Madame Rapp escalates to dismissal while a tired mother and daughter seek work. Farmer Bates finds them work at Oakleigh Farm, where kindness restores health and hope for Margaret Wharton and her child Elsie, ending the harsh Chicago memory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elsie
Madame Rapp
Margaret Wharton
Wharton
Madame
Madame Sutherland
Madame Peterson
Margaret
Tredegar Road
S’ Eckham-Rye
Bershire
Joshua
Mrs. Bates
Farmer Bates
Peckham
Chicago
Peterson
Sutherland
A Poor Woman in Winter Fashion and Folly
In a bleak January setting Mrs. Sutherland and Mrs. Peterson discuss a ball and thrift. Seamstress Margaret Wharton toils in a back room stitching three dresses for thirty dollars, while her daughter Elsie questions the riches of society and fears poverty if the lamp fails.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Evanston
Madame Rapp
Mrs. Peterson
Mrs. Sutherland
Elsie
Mrs. Wharton
Madame Bee
Slsie
Margaret Wharton
Mamma
Defaced Coin Practices and Oddities Across Chicago
A Chicago Inter-Ocean note surveys mutilated coins in circulation, outlining discounts for defaced dimes and quarters, common uses like sleeve buttons, and where damaged pieces end up. It contrasts this with a separate reflection on public reactions to President Garfield’s health and a British noble prize fight incident tied to betting and social behavior.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago Inter-Ocean
Blaine
Garfield
Kirkwood
Maine
California
Dukes
Portland
Hamilton
Birmingham
London
Noah Clausles
President in Recovery As Doctors Report Gradual Improvement
September 1 report from Washington describes Dr Bliss detailing reduced parotid swelling and stable mouth, with no pus. The President shows better strength, tolerates food, and receives longer interval injections while doctors consider moving him to a railroad transport site possibly Long Branch for a cooler climate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wasngleton
Dr. Bliss
Agnew
Long Branch
A Lad's Wonderful Adventure in Broad Ridge
A six year old boy, son of Henry Barnes of Broad Ridge, vanished on an errand and was found hanging from a pine limb about twenty feet high. He claimed not to defend and described a cold feeling around his waist before waking in the tree. Footprints near the tree show unusual skipping-like marks and no clear path from the ground. Authorities and townsfolk puzzled over whether an eagle, bear, or other force caused the ascent.
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Webb
Brock
Yarmouth
America
Bay of Biscay
Cape of Good Hope
Corunna
Lincolnshire
Jumbleton
N.C
Henry Barnes
Broad Ridge
French Canadian swimmer conquers Grand Lake crossing
The Fort Collins Express notes a French Canadian man swam across Grand Lake in Middle Park after accepting a $50 bet. He cooled himself in the ice cold water, then completed the shore to shore crossing without difficulty, prompting excitement among local old timers who had lost bets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Collins
Col
Express
Grand Lake
Middle Park
Stover
Sheldon
Love
Hottel
Comet C Gleaned Through Beer Glasses in Cincinnati
In Cincinnati residents enjoy viewing comet C through beer glasses and comment that watching C is interesting. A western editor humorously defines hydrogen as gin and water, noting hydro is the French for water.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnati
Newton man endures forty three day fast dies not
Terrence Connolly of Newton New Jersey reportedly fasted on water for forty three days amid consumption illness and refused food until a moment of broth approval. He endured fever cough and swelling while watched by neighbors and wife then began eating broth and beef tea with small amounts daily, his strength slowly returning and his emaciated body improving.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Terrence Connolly
Newton
N. J
Mr. Connolly
Cathy
Chicago Tribune
Quotations From The Courier Journal And Other Papers
A fragmentary Philadelphia era column quotes memorable lines from the Louisville Courier Journal and Buffalo Express. It blends Civil War era medical suffering remarks with satirical verses about dying and fashionable fashion notices in Detroit and Beloit, followed by garbled notes about Paris Belleville and early republican rhetoric.
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Ban
Bert Bulletin
J. H. Foster
South Washington BT
Advan
W. C. Hastings
M. D
Hee Reese
Swineford's
van Wert
Ohio
South Wall Street
C. B. Stemen
W. H. Christopher
M.D. Pobr
Krout
McKim’s Corner
Union Oasis
Booth Street
Dr. Krout
Georgiana O. Glens
Sonshall’s
West Main St
K. Woods
D. Lee
Washington Street
Bridge
Wa. Smith, SR
Wm, M. Smith, JR
Smith & Sor
Physicians and Surgeons
Obhio
Union Block
Hill & Wilson's Drug Store
Main
Jackson Street
Attorneys AT Law
H.C. Glenn
A. M.saltzgaber
Saltzgaber & Glen
Ge Eys
McCurdy
J.B. Parker
Orney
Heal Estate
McKim's Block
MH. Kemper
Frank P. Edson
G. B. Wells
Porney
P. Clark
John Darnell
CLARK
W.j. Beebs
Jas. Q Amin Son
Barbers
DD. Collins
W. F. Perry
Collins & Perry
Jacob Miller & Son
S. Swineford’s Sons
Grocers
A. P. McConahay
East Main Street
Wartch
McGuffy
M. H. Tuttle
Isaac N. Fine
L Fourth Street
Fred Ban
L.F. Gackenheimer
Ohio Drug Store
van West
L. F. Gackenheimer
Bos
Jay Cooke
Episcopal
New York City
Boston
Colorado
Pope
Department of the Missouri
Kansas
Zamacona
Gen. Grant
Mexico
Grant
Oroville
Cal
London Echo
Queen Victoria
Moses J. Kelley
Damariscotta
Foster F. Harvey
Pittsburg
West
Theebau
Burmah
Great Britain
Washington
Guiteau
Corkhill
Atlantic
Louisiana
Warmoth
Jos. E. Mullett
Philadelphia
Brigham Young
Hendrick B. Wright
Pennsylvania
United States
Congress
Jay Gould
Arthur
Stokes
Jim Fisk
England
France
James Starr
Joe Hooker
Germantown
Darke County
Rudolph
Baron Steuben
Yorktown
Steubenville
Vermont
Vigo County
Indiana
Raymond
Wabash River
Russia
Siberia
Asbury Park
Ocean Grove
Foochow
Montreal
Oo. P. Clark & Son
Deceis
Clark & Bouton
Huber
South Washington Street
Dyamp Ceesalee Ae
GR. Mettaur
Sole Proprietors
Baltimore
Mod
Miami Commercial College
Dayton
Hiram
Cleveland Dispatch
David Graham Adee
New York Graphic
Louisville Courier-Journal
Buffalo Express
Beloit
Detroit
T. Detroit Free Press
Belleville Vot
Paris
Rero
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