President's Message Reviews Brazil Chile China and Europe
The president's annual message surveys Brazil's turmoil and U S policy, Chilean claims commissions and asylum issues, Geary Chinese law, missionary murders in China, extradition talks with Costa Rica Colombia and Liberia, and U S aims on arbitration tariffs and a stronger Navy and civil service. It notes financials and calls for tariff reform and an income tax plan.
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Great Britain
Ship Jason Sinks Off Eastham Killing Crew At Sea
The British ship Jason, under Captain McMillen, sailing from Calcutta to Boston, went ashore near Eastham Tuesday night. By Wednesday dawn the vessel had broken in two, and all seventy six crew members aboard were lost at sea.
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McMillen
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Boston
Eastham
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Seus
Gune
Baldwin Locomotive Works Secures Major Order
Baldwin locomotive works in Philadelphia receives an order for fifty one engines from the Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe system. It is among the largest single road orders for the plant with forty two engines to be built immediately and nine more in 1894.
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State OF the Treasury
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Treasury
Mississippi River
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Baldwin Locomotive Works
Philadelphia
Lave
Baldwin Works
Florida Raises the Quarantine on Brunswick
State Health Officer Porter raised the quarantine against Brunswick on Friday except for household goods and baggage. Baggage will be admitted with a marine hospital certificate of disinfection. Inspectors have been removed from the area.
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Florida
Porter
Brunswick
Marine Hospital
Eainn
Sovereign Installed as General Master Workman in Philadelphia
James Sovereign was installed as general master workman of the Knights of Lalor at Philadelphia on Friday. He immediately assumed duties of his office and began addressing the executive board’s outstanding work, moving to complete tasks.
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Philadelphia
Whyse
Detroit Tribune
Buffalo Courier
South America
Texas Siftings
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Penitentiary
Inscal Convention Delegates Meet in Chicago
Delegates to the nineteenth Inscal convention of the Railroad Passenger and Freight Conductors Mutual Aid and Benefit Association gathered in Chicago on Friday. The association is described as one of the oldest and strongest railroad organizations in the United States Canada and Mexico.
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Inscal
When it’s cold says St Nicetas in verse
A playful quatrain by St Nicietas describes a harsh winter scene. Dogs, horses, and farmers endure frost and silence as pipes freeze and tea cools, while icicles and cold wind illustrate the season’s chill. The poem closes with a note of grim yet comic resolve about winter’s grip.
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St. Nicietas
PITH AND POINT Jokes and witticisms from old papers
A collage of quips and captions from various papers includes light humor about fashion, manners, and social foibles. Snippets reference sunbathing, dogs, apartments, engagements, weddings, debates, and other everyday scenes.
Mongols of Ko ko Nor in Tibet Describe Life and Raids
In the Ko ko Nor district of Tibet nomadic Mongols lead a harsh life dominated by brigandage and warfare. They wear woolen gowns and felt coats, shave heads, and use white felt hats for summer while women braid hair with colorful cloth bands and turquoise adornments. Patrols include horse raids and a military tournament near round trellis tents with smoke access via roof holes.
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Tibet
Lhassa
National Review
Useless Letter Q Quotation From Boston Transcript
A quotation from the Boston Transcript questions the value and usage of the letter Q in English. It notes Q often requires U, discusses the origin of its name, and mentions a historical view about its tail and resemblance to the pound symbol.
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Boston Transcript
Curious Volumes and Dragon Manuscripts Mentioned
The St Louis Republic notes a Jubilee Book eighteen inches thick with speeches and addresses, a Washington family Bible in Charleston Va, torn leaves in Fredericksburg cornerstone, and a Vatican treatise on dragons a 300 foot long manuscript said to be made from dragon gut. It urges readers to keep up with the times.
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Victoria
George Washington
Lewis Washington
Charleston
Mary Washington Monument
Fredericksburg
Vatican
St. Louis Republic
Royal Baking Powder Wins Highest Award Across Fairs
The Royal Baking Powder again leads in strength and value, exceeding its nearest competitor by 20 percent in leavening strength per ounce. Tests at the World's Fair put Royal at 160 cubic inches of gas, well ahead of rivals, with other qualities like fineness and wholesome taste praised by women nationwide.
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Royal Baking Powder
Paris
Vienna
Agricultural Department
Washington
Marine engines for land service spark interest in efficiency
From the Age of Steel: marine engines adapted to land use show notable space and fuel gains. A land engine occupies ten times the space of a marine engine and yields far less heating surface. Quadruple expansion marine engines outperform land setups in power, room, and coal use, delivering one horsepower per 1.5 to 2.0 pounds of Welsh coal versus 4 to 10 pounds of anthracite.
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Electric Iluminating
Artificial Eyes Sell Rules and Cheap Foreign Rubbish
A prominent maker complains the public and opticians reject quality artificial eyes for cheaper foreign rubbish. He claims deep eyes crack after weeks and summer sales rise as appearance matters. He notes many people appear to have both eyes yet lack one, fitting two glass eyes to many.
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Opticians
London Daily
An Easy Electrical Experiment For Beginners
A dry glass inverted on a table supports a dry tray topped by a heated paper. Rubbing the paper rapidly electrifies it, and placing it on the tray creates an improvised electrical machine. A finger near the tray draws sparks, brighter and longer as the glass and tray stay dry, with sparks blazing in darkness.
Notable New England Inventions by Women in Washington
The Washington Post notes Nancy M. Johnson, a New England inventor who lived in Washington, sold her ice cream freezer patent in 1843 for 21 500. She popularized hand churns and left a scientific library to a building. It also mentions Mrs William H Dodge of Capital Hill who patented an improved ice pitcher with a moisture retaining rim.
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New England
Washington
Nancy M. Johnson
William H.dodge
Capital Hill
Washington Post
When a Colt Becomes a Streetcar Horse
In Street & Smith's Good News a dialogue about a colt dreaming of heavy work contrasts with an old horse bound for a streetcar job. The characters reflect on fairness and civilization as years pass and roles shift from plow to transit.
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Colt
Street & Smith's
A Boy Reflects On Bones And Joints In Class
A student writes about bones as the body’s framework noting motion relief from bones and joints. He explains ball and socket and hinge joints with playful observations and compares internal skeletons to external ones, referencing a hospital page and the schoolroom setting.
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Hospital Gazette
Awful Dilemma Over Cigar Spending Revealed
A man strained by budget talk tells a friend he feared his wife would scold him for cigars. He feared telling the truth about cost or giving a false price that might invite purchases. The exchange captures a humorous domestic finance moment from the office.
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Mickles
Washington Star
Dyspepsia Remedies and Domestic Observations
The item cites a New York Weekly snippet noting a neighbor with servants and a drug store glare as a social jab. It blurbs Ho Ettuert’s Stomach Bitters for dyspepsia and Brown’s Iron Bitters as a tonic for malaria indigestion and liver ills, urging readers to face a tightening financial era as days shorten.
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Brown
Syrup of Figs A Trusted Gentle Laxative
Promotes health with pleasant taste and effective cleansing of kidneys liver and bowels. Praised by medical professionals and millions for constipation relief without harming the system. Sold by druggists in 50c and 1 bottles, manufactured only by the California Fig Syrup Co. and labeled with the product name.
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California Fig Syrup Co
August Flower Booster Digestive Cure Claim
A testimonial from Jas E Dederick of Saugerties New York says two years of stomach trouble ended after taking August Flower. He reports immediate improvement and rapid gain of strength and flesh, calling it a cure.
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Jas. E. Dederick
Saugerties, N. Y
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