Startling results Polinte tells a strange story
A traveler recounts a London bound journey from Dublin in which he woke to find himself back in England after a drink. He claims two simultaneous states: a dominant sober self transacting travel arrangements and a separate intoxicated self with no memory. He warns of possible legal or moral outcomes from such dual consciousness.
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London
Dublin
Flolyhead
Wales
Trish Sea
Kingstown
Irelend
Shelbourne House
England
Fuston Station
Appa
Euston
Kingston
Holyhead
Mvn
Bean
Geeny
Tehewld
Arcade Railway Demand Presses City Transit Change
The New York Journal of Commerce argues elevated railroads fail to meet travel needs and predicts a shift to new transport. It notes a general demand for an arcade railway and urges construction as soon as possible.
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Arcade Railway
New York Journal of Commerce
Entreaties of a Faithful Friend
A reflective verse from Chambers Journal pleads for lasting friendship. The speaker asks for steadfast presence and mutual trust through life’s trials and joys, hoping their love endures beyond time despite human weakness.
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Chambers
Shrewd Hopkins and the Baltimore Money Power
Twenty lines recount John Hopkins as a thrifty self made man who expanded a store into a warehouse then bought out his uncle. He hoarded wealth and valued every penny, exemplified by a 5 cent bill for 40 cents. He foresaw the Baltimore and Ohio road and allied with John W. Garrett, becoming a key figure in Baltimore finance. Also notes on revamping old tombstones for grieving families, with a mortuary dealer describing how inscriptions are altered to reflect new memorials.
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Anne Arundel County
Baltimore
Ile
Johns Hopkins
Baltimore and Ohio Road
John W. Garrett
Money Powers
Philadelphia Press
The
Jane Tubbs
William Jones
Philadelphia
A Woman Who Has Won Her Way Miss Mary Booth to Go Abroad
A profile notes Miss Mary Booth, the septuagenarian editor of Harper's Fashion Weekly, still vigorous at nearly sixty. She works from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. daily in Franklin Square, with no assistants, translating for Harper's and editing The Bazar Albany Journal for twelve years.
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Mary Booth
Harper's Fashion Weekly
Little den
Franklin Square
Harper’s
Albany Journal
The Grasshopper and the Bug on the King's Highway
An ironic fable ends with the Bug mocking the Grasshopper’s legs and dying under a horse hoof, while a quick escape saves the Grasshopper. A schoolteacher comments that one should not back a Bow Legged man.
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King's Highway
Alou
Eliza Stowe Hoax Claimed in Ohio Refuge Tale
A Cincinnati Enquirer note discusses rumors about Mrs. Stowe's Eliza and two children fleeing a Boone County farm and allegedly harming a child in Barrow Ohio, attributing the tale to Greeley's American Conflict. The item labels the tale as moonshine and cites sensational rumor amid Beecher death discussions.
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Stowe
Eliza
Beecher
Uncle Tom
Lucre
Barrow
Mr. Greeley
Cincinnati Enquirer
The President's Mail Handling by an Expert Stenographer
A Chicago Herald report describes Mr. Hendisy, a stenographer, handling the president’s mail. Letters to Mr. Cleveland pass through him and are sent in the handwriting of Mrs. Cleveland and others, while mail labeled private or confidential is opened and read uncatalogued.
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Hendisy
United States
Cleveland
Folsom
Ben
Bissell
Unc
Chicago Herald
Coffee as a remedy for typhoid fever, claimed by a French doctor
Dr Guillassee of the French navy reports in a paper on typhoid fever that coffee yields surprising relief. After a few tablespoonfuls, patients relax and regain senses, with the next day showing marked improvement. He suggests coffee may be a specific against typhoid fever, per the Boston Herald.
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Guillassee
Boion Herald
Could Prove A Lullaby And Arbor Day Origin
A prisoner pleads not guilty claiming three witnesses will prove an alibi in his chamber with his baby present. The text credits ex-Governor J Sterling Morton of Nebraska with originating Arbor Day and notes 12 000 000 trees planted on the first observance per the Chicago Times.
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Gubly
J. Sterling Morton
Nebraska
Chicago Times
A Mexican Dinner Attracts Guests With Colorful Dishes
The article describes a Mexican dinner with decorated cards listing Caldo Mexicano Arroz Seco Tortillas Mole de Guajolote Puchero and other dishes. It details tortillas made from crushed corn baked on tin sheets, Puchero a cabbage goat meat and fried bananas dish, Hasala salad with lettuce and garlic, Chili Tiroc a spicy stuffed pepper dish, frijoles with sauce, taumules croquettes, Mole de Guajolote gravy, and pulque the maguey juice folk drink.
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Mexico
Boston
Philadelphia Times
Gus Mall at 407 Liberty Street Opens Barber Services
Gus Mall operates Palace Barber Shop at 407 Liberty Street prepared to offer hair cutting shaving and related services with satisfactory and expeditious work for customers seeking grooming.
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Gus
Palace Barber Shop
Liberty Street
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Calde A. Arroz Seco
Mole de Guajolote
Puchero
Old Farth
Paddy Bran
Virginia
Joe
Yin
Johnny N
Johnny
Liv
Aly
Pittsburg
Dispatch
Cambridge
Harvard
Business Directory
T. Neill
Otte
New Exchange Block
Leonhart Bros
J. A. Schofield
Notary Public
Brown & Stone
Becond Street
K. Beown
Ball & Thompson
Beatty Block
A. A. Datis & Co
Thompson
Dinsmoor & Cable
Water Street
Scofield Brick
Hunter & Bon
CHAS
Dinsmoor
Wetmore, Noyes & Hinckley
Second Street
Johnson’s Exchange
Wetmore
Noyer
Hinceley
Freeman &Trunkey
Judge Scofield
Freeman
W. G. Trunkey
W. E. Rice
Office Beatty
A. A. Davis & Co
Cornelius
Justice of the Peace
Scofield
Front Street
W.Y
J. Mr. Davies
Baptist Church
A. W. Morek
Second
Hickory Street
Carver House
LepGer
A. O
Morek’s
J. Danforth
S. W
Liberty Streets
John Sager
Wise's Clothing Store
Exchange Hotel
H. Leonhart
Warren
Mra
Proprietress
Hickory Streets
Revere Horse
Frank Metagar
Ludlow
Mara
T. C. Jackson
Corner Market
Second Streets
Lew Meyer
Suspension Bridge
Nick Moll
Hoffman
Liberty and
Wa A. Greaves
Episcopal Church
W. W. Freeman
Hoffman Block
Richard B. Stewart
Warren, PA
Third Street
Il. M. Rounds
Spring Creek
Warren County
Eldredge B
J. Kromne
Joes Rowland
Bop
Peon's
W. H. Pickett & CO
H. A. Jamieson & CO
Lake Shore and
National Tube Works
Syracuse
Disston’s
Simond’s
Dupont Powder Company
Issac
Neptoe
Nelson Greenland
Exchange Block
David Shear
D. Shear
White & Company
Beecher & Copeland
Walter A. Wood
Oliver
White & CO
Roger
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