Rural tariff debate and farm hardship in Ratherville edition
The Ratherville Vindicator reports on tariff changes and grain imports affecting local farmers. It notes a 300,000 bushel Canadian oats cargo to Chicago and a large crop in Canada, predicting market pressure and higher living costs for farming communities. The piece critiques Democratic free trade and mentions political maneuvering in the tenth district surrounding Frank Woods and local candidates.
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Thialla
Chicago
United States
Canada
Lane
One touch of winter stirs coal man into brisk activity
In the chill of early winter, coal sellers report rising demand as households stock up for cold spells. Local merchants note a brisk pickup of bundles and bags, with delivery crews operating steadily to keep residences heated during frosty mornings.
Parcel post in England lets a man be sent by express messenger
A London resident seeks a remote suburb address via parcel post at a fee of three pence per mile. The clerk explains delivery requires signatures and a printed slip describing the parcel. The article notes express messenger delivery exists with mileage charges and weighs up to eleven pounds, though few in England seem aware.
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England
Baltram
London
St Martin Je Grand
Uoclerk
Hugland
Wis
Wis Spont
Bay
Gidler
Parcel Post
South Seas
Alba
Coed
Prosperity Promised by Read Advertisements
A Victorian styled editorial urges travelers to heed advertisements as guideposts on the road to prosperity. It warns that ignoring ads leads to wasted effort, delays, and poor progress, while reading and profiting from them benefits others and oneself.
Coffee and Its Effects Not Injurious in Moderate Use
Noting data on coffee physiology, moderate consumption is not injurious to reasonably healthy people. Asthenic and dyspeptic individuals may differ, but in general coffee acts as a mild stimulant with transient effects and can relieve fatigue without causing illness in healthy adults.
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Gore
Beeses Driven by Color and Odor in Beetle Attraction Test
Belgian zoologist Mo Plateau conducted bio experiments to see if color or odor attracts bees and otter toe insects. He used a colorfully striking tower with a strong odor before a perfect glass mirror. Insects swarmed the real object, not its reflection, showing attraction to the real power rather than the mirror image.
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Mo Plateau
Speed and Adjectives Roil Yonkers Statesman Dialog
A fragmentary exchange mocks overuse of adjectives in a Yonkers Statesman piece. The dialogue involves mentions of a fast automobile trip, name confusion with Charles Sumner and editor Gedkbiv, and a humorous misnaming of Smith as a social twist.
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Greene
Eleaneur Weil
Yonkers Statesman
Woulah Wo Ehat
Charles Sumner
Weu
BE. L. Gedkbiv
New York
Jenny the Hospital Nurse at War’s Endearing Front Row
The tale follows nurse Jenny at a Cuban hospital after the battle of Guasimas, tending wounded amid heat and homesickness. A wounded young soldier, Clifford Eugene Crawford, clings to a pretend message from his mother, then to the real sister Miss Clifford, who arrives with steadfast care. The scene shifts as Clifford reconciles with his sister, highlighting Miss Clifford’s resolve, professional skill, and wartime sacrifice.
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Guasimas
Eugene Crawford
Cron
Tim
Dreeper
Setpe
Hoore
Aso
Ito
Givetoy
Tophet
Mother
Recuogui
Tifford
Clifford
Jenny
Strewert
Misa Cilford
Verioda
Miss Oiford
India
Eugene
Pott
Miss Clifford
Tixte
Fibneas
Che Wer
Boucicault's Profits and Famed Irish Dramas
London Post reports Boucicault earned about £300 from London Assurance and spent it lavishly on two horses a cab and seven coats. He produced a grand yet incoherent spectacle at Covent Garden in 1872 and fled abroad after amassing heavy debts. His fame rests on Irish plays like The Shaughraun Arrah O Rath and The Colleen Bawn which endure beyond his wealth.
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Clexult
London
Babl
Bijou
Covent Garden
Lord Londesborough
Bourtraule
Planche
Boucicault
London Post
Dion
Cutting Veneers Three Methods Used Sawing Slicing Rotary
The article explains veneer production from logs through three methods sawed, sliced, and rotary cut. It notes log lengths, steaming, and vein matching affect method choice and that rotary cut yields wide sheets with varying thicknesses for domestic and foreign woods. It mentions thickness ranges and uses.
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Indianapolis News
Feats of memory by Bible savant John Wesley notes
The article recalls John Wesley praising Thomas Walsh for his extraordinary Bible knowledge able to state word frequencies and meanings across Hebrew and Greek texts. It mentions rival Macaulay who could recite Demosthenes Milton and much of the Bible, and a Scottish servant girl who deliriously repeats Hebrew Bible passages learned unknowingly from nearby reading.
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Wesley
John Wesley
Thomas Walsh
Walsh
Macaulay
James Stephen
When Everybody Gets Tired And Art Weeps For Patience
A New York Tribune clip laments a tired world where art, music, and literature suffer as business fatigue spreads. It questions a future dominated by tabloid brevity and consumed by exhausted readers across decades.
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New York Tribune
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