Labor and tariffs. Production rise amid wage cuts debate
A discussion features L. L. Schoemaker of the Carnegie association denouncing tariff repeal as a threat to mills while manufacturers note wage reductions spark weak profits. Reform Club materials urge Cleveland’s tariff reforms, arguing protective tariffs depress wages and favor monopolies. An accompanying piece on thief detection links eye expression to dishonesty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. L. Schoemaker
Carnegie Association
New York
Bes
Blaine
Evarts
New York Press
American Wool Reporter
America
Americans
England
Belgium
Europe
China
Reform Club
E. Ellery Anderson
Grover Cleveland
United States
Eugene Sue and the Luxury That Hid Poverty
The Chicago Post recalls Eugene Sue a famed writer of popular romances. It describes his public persona at the Cafe de Paris, his philanthropic musings, and his insistence on luxury from boots to gloves. It notes his fall into poverty, loss of club status, and quiet death in obscurity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eugene Sue
Eng
Cafe de Paris
Bree
Counts d'Orsay
Nestor de Roqueplan
Alfred de Musset
Bill Fraser
Chicago Post
Black Costumes in Paris Fashion Note
Paris letters describe a fashion trend where women wear somber black outfits with vivid rainbow hats creating a striking contrast. The piece notes perceived mood and style differences between Paris and English styles, with eyes drawn to the colorful hats breaking solemn garments.
Post Office Names and Requests Highlight Bureau Process
A letter from Washington explains how citizens petition for new post offices. The first assistant postmaster general provides a blank petition for neighbors to sign, and officials note that concise names are preferred while generic terms like center or city are avoided.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bate Feld
Washington
Ees
Fraud risks in electricity meters discussed in London show methods
A London discussion on meters for measuring electrical energy described that the Frager meter can be manipulated to show 800 to 400 times higher readings by timing circuit closures. The Thomson meter is allegedly easily spoofed using a strong magnet outside the meter box, enabling fraud.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
New York Telegram
Costliest Mats of Jewels Owned Worldwide
The shah of Persia and the sultan of Turkey own mats made of pearls and diamonds valued at over 2 million dollars each. The largest mat ever made belongs to the Carlton Club in London, regarded as a work of art.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Persia
Turkey
Carlton Club
London
New York Sun
Tree Growth and Sun Exposure Rule Noted
A Boston Globe excerpt explains that the north side of a tree receives less moss growth while the sunlit south side bears the heaviest and longest limbs, describing how exposure affects branch development.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wen
Boston Globe
A Message From Paradise And Balzac’s Midnight Walks
A fragmentary poem expresses enduring unity across distance in Christ. The text shifts to a humorous Balzac anecdote about a gambler friend Mery who nightly wanders Paris with Balzac, dodging daytime arrest by hiding until sunrise and walking as the sun remains below the horizon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Balzac
Impecu Mery
Zae
Cafe de Paris
Lessu
Mery
Tribunal de Commerce
A Plucky Captain at Dodbrook Market
A Devonshire yeomanry regiment staged a sham fight. Captain Prettyjohn ordered retreat then urged a charge. The encounter left men and horses scattered and several troopers injured. The account recalls Cap'n Pridgen and brave men facing danger.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Devonshire
Prettyjohn
Dodbrook Market
Cap’n Pridgen
Buddhist Ceremonies and Christian Parallels Noted
Dr Medhurst notes striking analogies between Buddhist intercession titles like goddess of mercy holy mother queen of heaven and Christian imagery including a virgin and child with crescent. He cites Catholic missionaries’ stumbling over the resemblance in China.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Medhurst
London Standard
Turpentine Recommended for Corns in Adverts
A St Louis Globe Democrat note urges turpentine as the cheapest and surest cure for hard or soft corns. Rubbing a little on a corn each night for about two weeks should remove the corn and its roots with no reappearance. If it touches surrounding skin, mild soreness may occur, but it is described as painless and effective.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Louis Globe-Democrat
Curious miscellany from old papers on giants and ants
Great Men Not Always Tab. Louis the Great dwarfed to 5 feet 6 inches yet remains a giant beside Sir Francis Drake and Admiral Keppel. Also notes on heat protection of Africans, ant rice planting in South America, giant hail, and other oddities from period magazines and papers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louis the Great
Sir Francis Drake
Admiral Keppel
Little Keppel
Gentleman’s Magazine
South America
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Labor and Tariffs
Car
Pittburg Press
Paris
Paradise
Chicago Herald
Gotham
New York Weekly
France
Kennedy
Joseph McGifert
Catskill
N Y
N.Y
David Kexxepy
Rendout
N. Y
Dean Sre
Br. Kennedy
Rondout
New York City
Brooklyn
Jos. McGiffert
Inandrane
Henry, Johnson & Lord
Burlington, St. A
Children Cry For
Pitcher’s Castoria
Pitcher's Castoria
H. N. Miller
Ilitary Public
Wm. D.otu
Liberty Stally
Attorneys AT Law
First National Bank
BrRuw
Donly
Browex
W.G. Trunkey
Bponly & Trunkey
ALT
Ohce Forrmerly
Reid
Fk Neill
Attornex AT Law
Hoffman Block
Samuels Bros. Dry Goods
Liberty
Second Steets
W. N. Yates
Warren Savings Bank
L G. Noyes & Co
Warre
D MM. Schermerhorn
Judge Scofield
Hazeltine
Liberty Street
Warren, Pa
ALL & Thompson
Oifice
Beaty Block
A. A. Davis & Co
D. I. Ball
Ball
C, Thompson. Moor, Cable & Peterson
Ottve
New Savings Bank
Chas, Dasmoor
Jas. Cable
Chas
A. Peterson
Norman Davies, MD
W. Freeman
A C. McAlpin, Fia
R W.steuart
D. D.S
Third St. Warren, Pa
Danforth
Second and
Liberty Streets
D. M. Co. Moe
Warren Hotel
Warren
Revere
Frank Metzgar
Lear P.&e
D.A.V
W.N.Y
P.R.R
W .A. Graves
Hall Block
Episcopal Church
Arren Hotel
E. C. Knapp
Liberty and
Water Streets
Penn's
Ansion House
E. W. Seely
Court House
Kodak
Geo. Ball’s
Ossuth
Warren Lodge Hall
G Smith
Second Street
Golden Horse Shoe
Iickory St
Hazel St
Greenland’s Sons
Johnson
LS. Johnson & CO
Roostox
Mass
C.&e.bartsch
Water Street
Diamond Block
LM Warren
The
Struthers
Alantfacturers of
Jiawonn Furnitue
Tore
Pate
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