Wonders of the far North noted in Alaska tale
The New York Sun and San Francisco Examiner describe Arctic marvels and long winter darkness in Alaska. Readers confront strange antics, landmarks, and the oddball aura of northern life as described by reporters and editors.
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Alaska
San Francisco Examiner
Quail Taming and Miscellany From Old Newspapers
A mixed collage notes quail domestication by Robert Jenkins of Richmond Indiana and his tame brood on his premises. Also mentions a newspaper museum at Aix-la-Chapelle founded by Oscar von Frockenbeck with 17000 files. A humorous scene features Uncle Tsom rejecting an alligator bag.
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Robert Jenkins
Richmond
Ind
Aix-i-Chappelle
Oscar von Frockenbeck
Are You Going East Why Not Combine Speed and Safety
Travel promotional pitch for the Rio Grande Western Railway invites readers to choose among three routes and enjoy railroad scenery. It offers an illustrated book titled Utah, a Peep Into the Mountain-Walled Treasury of the Gods, for 25 cents through J. H. Bennett of Salt Lake City.
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Great Rio Grande Western Railway
J. H. Bennett
Salt Lake City
Utah
Beatty's Pianos and Organs grows to vast sales reach
Hon Daniel F Beatty of Washington New Jersey the renowned organ and piano man rises from penniless plow boy in 1870 to leader of Beatty's Pianos and Organs. The firm has nearly 100000 instruments sold since 1870 and plans to sell another 10000 in ten years implying a 20 million dollar business. Read his advertisements.
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Beatty
Daniel F. Beatty
Washington, N J
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Metal Admiration and the Quill Driver Mystery
In a fragmented scene from Revue Comique Normande a bricklayer watches a quill driver at the office window. The laborer muses on a lazy clerk and questions the bureau's perfunctory service while noting the weekend pay and unnamed work.
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Rana
Bureau
Revue Comique Normande
Pie as Record Bond Sparks Curious Buzz in Chicago Inter Ocean
In a playful exchange reported by the Chicago Inter Ocean, a reader questions pie portions while another character prompts a joke about counting past servings. The light dialogue showcases a humor segment reflecting everyday appetite and chatter.
Very Foolish Remarks and Small-town Gossip
A fragment from a humor page recounts talk about Miss Kittish and Mr. Darley, candy boxes, and a marriage proposal by Mr. Skidds, with Tommy’s sharp quips and a sister who wields blunt wit. The mirror of social maneuvering continues with brief yuks about a bonnet order and a debate society faux pas.
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Tommy
Skiddy
Crooked or corkscrew in a police query
A terse exchange in Indlavayolis Jumrual quotes a police sergeant denying a crooked arrest and an officer explaining it was a corkscrew. The fragment hints at a misframed accusation rather than actual wrongdoing, reflecting urban slang and journalistic oddity.
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