Floating river tenements on Peking waterway life
The audience of river residents crowd the boats along the Peking river, forming a vast floating metropolis. From infancy boys pull oars, plait hair, wield chopsticks, and navigate boats to earn a living, with some hoping to voyage on a traveling junk and return to marry within the river community. A second item shows a robber considering harm but spares a woman who reveals a wig before the thief flees. A third blurb advertises Hostetter’s Stomach Hitters and Dr Kilmer’s Swamp Root as remedies, with a note of free pamphlets and consultation.
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Peking
Wake and Spring Rise in Voices of Nature in Poem
Fragmentary verse expresses awakening across nature and spirit with repeated cries of wake and release from gloom. Personified elements like reed grass buds trees and love urge the onset of enduring spring and life, ending in a hopeful, perpetual season. Clinton Scollard signature appears in context of Frank Leslie's.
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Clinton Scollard
Frank Leslie
The Night Express and the Lifers Redemption
Jackson Flint, head of Tall Mountain Penitentiary, confronts a dramatic night when Sunshine Johnson, a trusted lifer, saves a midnight express from a derailment. The inventive escape attempt fails, Johnson is wounded, and Flint debates mercy versus punishment as the Governor awaits aboard the rescue train.
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J. S. Flint
Tall Mountain Penitentiary
Jackson Flint
Sunshine Johnson
Sunshine
Flint
Sway
Grand Valley
the Penitentiary
Dorothy
Fred
Maxsa Flint
Mlint
Massa
the Express
Johnson
New York Journal
Arboreal Land Owner andancient tree tale at Athens
A Washington Star item notes Colonel W H Jackson once owned the land around a notable Athens Georgia tree and documented a rapid conveyance of land within eight feet of its base to protect the tree. It also mentions the North British Railway Company building a station in Edinburgh at a cost of 1 209 000 dollars.
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Athens
W. H. Jackson
Washington Star
The
North British Railway Company
Edinburgh
Night Falls On Isst With Love’s After-Glow
In Kate Field's Washington prose a lamenting speaker notes the weary end of day in Isst and the after-glow of twilight. Crickets, katydids, and other night sounds accompany memories of a lost love. The poem repeats love’s ache and lingering pledge, with dusk and dark clouds closing the scene.
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Kate Field
Washington
Twin and Triplet Letters to the White House
The New York Times notes an influx of plea letters sent to the White House labeled twin and triplet correspondences. These epistles request money for growing families and even honor Grover Cleveland, with increasing frequency and weariness from officials.
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White House
Thurber
Grover
I'nath
Esther
Thirth
Grover Cleveland
United States
New York Times
Quip Collage On Etiquette And Fortune In 19th Century Jests
A roving collage of witticisms and quips from Life, Puck, Texas Siftings and more. Tales on tipplers, nurses, wealth, patience, bragging, and romance thread through brief gags and verse. The text blends sharp one liners with familiar moralizing jests about daily life, money, and social quirks.
Great Rush for Bicycles Sparks New York Market Famine
A New York Sun summary notes demand for bicycles this year is four to five times expected, with factories operating around the clock to catch up. Early season start and winter pre-orders feed a rush as roads improve and interest grows. Aluminum frames prove disappointing. steel tubing remains preferred. sprocket chain to be replaced remains uncertain.
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New York
Cyeeling
New York Sun
Distinguishing Colors Teachings for Young Minds
A discussion notes that Preyer taught his son to distinguish primary colors with color ovals, while a student suggests a poetic method using flowers and natural objects. It explores uniform color in nature, child learning, and cross sensory associations like touch and tone naming, emphasizing early color awareness.
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Preyer
New Orleans Picayune
Smallest Painting by Flemish Artist Shown on a Corn Grain
The piece, painted on the smooth side of a common white corn grain, depicts a mill and a miller climbing a stairs with a grain sack on his back. A terrace mill, a horse and cart, and several peasants in the road accompany the scene. The work is microscopically detailed yet measures under half an inch square.
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Cincinnati Enquirer
World's women counts by nation show US lead in numbers
The article lists adult female populations by country, noting the United States has the largest share at 30,554,370 while Europe’s totals vary. It highlights regional gender ratios with New England higher and the far west lower, noting Wyoming as smallest and New York as largest, plus a Brooklyn Con.ti.e.n. reference.
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United States
Russia
German Empire
Austria
Great Britain
France
Italy
Spain
Belgium
Roumania
Portugal
Holland
Switzerland
Norway
Greece
Denmark
Europe
New England
Far West
Wyoming
New York
Brooklyn
The People of Portugal Population Facts Revealed
The article notes Portugal including Madeira and the Azores has 5,049,729 people with 2,619,390 females and four fifths illiterate. In Lisbon, population is 612,000 with 394,338 unable to read or write, reflecting widespread illiteracy despite past conflicts with Britain over Africa.
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Portugal
England
Africa
Madeira
Azores
Lisbon
Paris Reception Sparks Anti-Semitic Exchange About Tahiti
A Paris reception recalls a traveler taunting Rothschild with Tahiti’s alleged lack of hogs and Jews. Rothschild replies that they would be curiosities there, highlighting the absurdity of the remark. In Norway, about 34,000 tame deer are reported, mainly in Saeterdal mountains and plateaus of Viddas and neighboring districts.
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Paris
Rothschild
Tahiti
Norway
Saeterdal
Viddas
Hallingdal
Thelemarken
Numedal
Sogne
Living Shadow from the Lumber Regions of North Carolina
An interview with G A Baker, Beaufort County typhoid survivor, praising Dr Williams Pink Pills for Pale People. Baker recounts long illness from Oct 2, 1893, to Jan 15, 1894, and credits pills with restoring appetite, strength, and curing dyspepsia. He claims personal satisfaction to vouch for the medicine's merits and notes ongoing use.
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G. A. Baker
Isaac A. Sugg
Greenville
N. C
Beaufort County
Pitt County
Col. Sugg’s
Dr. Williams
Mr. Baker
What Roaches Can Do In Brazil and Niagara Extortion Elimination
A Brazilian correspondent reports cockroaches swarm homes in Corumba causing children to lose eyelashes to a large brown species while Brazilians keep spiders as roach deterrents. Separately Niagara Falls plans an electric railway from the falls to Lewiston offering one fare for a panoramic round trip, easing tourist costs during peak season.
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Brazil
Corumba
Paraguay
Niagara Falls
Niagara Gorge
Devil's Hole
Agreed With His Cross Examiner
James Hyde recalls a long island practice tale about defending a farmer accused of duck theft. Hyde notes a farmer distinguishing his ducks by peculiarities, but Hyde counters that the ducks could resemble others. The farmer retorts that more ducks have been stolen recently in the town.
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James Hyde
Long Island
Endeavoor
Indianapolis Sentinel
A Ship for a Monument in Boston Cemetery
A remarkable grave monument replicates an old whaling ship, crafted in iron and clouded marble, marking the final resting place of a departed sea captain in a Boston cemetery, noted by the Saint Louis Republic.
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United States
Boston
Louis Republic
Black Bank Opened in Baltimore Run by Colored Men
A newly opened Lexington Savings Bank in Baltimore will be managed exclusively by colored men. It was incorporated last week with a capital stock of 10000 dollars. The notice highlights financial concerns and a tonic claim about Parker's Ginger Tonic aiding health.
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Lexington Savings Bank
Baltimore
The Gospel Itest and a Woman's Rest Dream
An essay urges a weary woman to take a break from daily cares, suggesting a country retreat or nearby trip to refresh mind and body. It contrasts springtime renewal with personal fatigue and lists simple care steps like serving strong soda water and drying with linen.
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Tyner
C. C. Tyner
Atlanta
Ad. Sterling Remedy Co
Chicago
McDonald's
Milla
Tetter
B.H. Tanner
J.T. Shuptrine
Savannah
E. E. Joanston
Eufaula
Ala
Hall
J. Cueney & Co
Props
Toledo
Piso
Jenniz Prnck Ard
Springfield
Il S
Get
Isaac Thompson
Hood
Hood's Pills
Walter Baker &Co
America
Walter Baker & CO
Dorchester, Mass
Ura Richie
von Seaton
Yasu
Philadelphia
Puck
Texas Sistings
Ute
Philospher
Cincinnati Tribune
Robinson Crusoe
Paul
Jennie
Texas
the People of
Hoz
North Carolina
Mr.Whykins
Parker
Hammar
Sony
St LousMoe
Sprina
Scott
Kixney Williams
Scott & Bowne
Dr. Pierce
John Carle & Sons
Kennedy
Donald Kennedy
Roxbury, Mass
All Druggista
Deloact Mill Med. Co
Highlan Ave
Arever Cree
Iseauen & Bale Oe
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