The Cremation Ides Across the United States
The piece details the rise of crematories in the northern and eastern U S with 16 nationwide including three in New York at Fresh Pond Troy and Buffalo Cincinnati's facility run by Germans shows cultural resistance. It describes operations fuel types embalming practices coffin handling and a German supervisor sprinkling ashes if families neglect urns.
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Union
Middle States
New York
Fresh Pond
Long Island
Brooklyn
Troy
Buffalo
Ohio
Cincinnati
Folding beds blamed for new era of danger and deaths
A newspaper warns that folding beds are a growing hazard across the Union. Accidents injure a woman’s leg and threaten families who are nearly smothered when beds flip upright. Insurers may drop risks, and experts call for banning or redesign.
Tillman Shapes New South Carolina Coat of Arms
A late newspaper letter asserts Governor Tillman is crafting a new state coat of arms for South Carolina. It claims three female figures will appear on the design, each copied from accurate photographs and taken from spook photographs said to be genuine.
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Tillman
South Carolina
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