Harbingers of Death Through Animals and Birds
A Detroit Free Press piece compiles stories on animal behavior before deaths, noting cats and dogs acting oddly around sick family members. It cites a nurse’s account of a black cat near a dying infant and a drowning boy whose pet cat cried from the sofa, plus dogs howling under beds and beliefs about birds signaling misfortune via a dove at a Chicago hotel, leading to a sister’s death news.
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Walter Scott
Edgar Allan Poe
Chicago
Detroit Free Press
Victoria's Telegrapher Murphy Described as Sinecure
London corresp reports John Lester Murphy the queen’s private telegrapher travels with the royal retinue and handles telegrams. The queen mostly dictates via secretaries. during Emperor Frederick’s death she spoke German to him when a secretary failed to understand. The scene at Windsor included the Prince of Wales and Prince Battenberg.
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Victoria
Chad
John Lester Murphy
Murphy
Emperor Frederick
Windsor
Kaiser
Prince of Wales
Prince Battenberg
London Cor
New York Press
Liszt Rebukes David in Berks Lodgings
Liszt at the piano in Ferdinand David's lodgings provoked anger among friends. David suggested a new composition and claimed the piano part was difficult. Liszt silent, then played so the violin part sounded from the piano, ending with a grand finish. The moment impressed Liszt into a lasting rebuke.
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Liszt
Berks
Ferdinand David
David
Lisat
Home Journal
Hills and Heroes in an Old Magazine Excerpt
Excerpt mixes poetry and essays on Native tribes and female gymnastic ideals. It includes Rose Terry Cooke on nature, Jesse Edwards Thompson on Comanches and Apaches, and a critique of women’s gymnastic training from Cleveland Leader. Notable figures and places appear but no single event dominates.
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Plains
Jesse Edward Thompson
Overland Monthly
Cleveland
The Young Lawyer’s Fee Conversation
A Buffalo News excerpt recalls two young lawyers debating fees from $20 to $50 with playful schemes to inflate charges. The remark prompts reflection on lawyers’ quirkiness and easy money when they earn it, noting a veteran view that an $8500 fee yearly can feel large but is acceptable if earned once annually.
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Lonca
Buffalo News
Dead Wild Animals and the Book Trade Reflections
Excerpts discuss the scarcity of wild animal corpses in nature and reasons for rare skeletal finds, noting predators and concealment. The text also critiques book buying habits, arguing many seek titles or status, while secondhand volumes offer value to readers with limited funds.
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Dan Linehan
Globe- Democrat
Engineer and His Engine Romance in Railroading Rules
An old tale celebrates the bond between a railroad engineer and his engine and his pride in its voice and power. The piece laments new first in, first out rules that erase personal choice, replacing romance with routine, as trains fall to necessity over sentiment. It closes noting Globe reports Donald Dinnie posing for a statue of Wa
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Dack
Globe- Democrat
Donald Dinnie
Melbourne
Shoes with a Good Last Fit for Bunions and Coins
In the Chicago Herald piece a fashionable shoemaker explains how custom lasts are crafted to fit each man’s foot. He notes about 60 percent use their own lasts, with prices from five to fifteen dollars, and describes deformities ranging from bunions to coin-shaped bumps. He details plaster casts for deformed feet and last materials like maple, persimmon, and cork, stressing precise shaping for comfort and appearance.
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Chicago Herald
Mystery of a Soldier Lemonade Stand on Randolph Street
In a Chicago News feature a lemonade vendor on Randolph Street guards lemon peels in a covered bowl to keep them moist for later use. He explains hobbyists in circuses and picnic shows slice peels and soak them in water with citric acid to fake real lemonade, a deceptive practice he condemns as untrustworthy.
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Randolph Street
Nise
Chicago News
When We Study Great Authors and True Culture
A compact reflection on studying great authors for broad understanding versus decorative knowledge. It argues culture means progress in thought and character, not display, and stresses testing personal mental growth. The passage contrasts a thoughtful approach with superficial display.
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Popular Science Monthly
The Georgian Slave Market Exposed by Carter Harrison
Carter Harrison in Chicago Mail reports on Georgian slave trade claims of early Christian identity, Armenian debt links, and gendered trade. He contrasts imperial suppression with ongoing trafficking near the Black Sea, noting practice in royal circles, London and even American society, while labeling it beastly.
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Constantinople
Black Sea
Coutry
Georgia
Circassia
Baltic
Milan
Nien
Belgravia
London
Carter Harrison
Chicago Mail
Siberia Trade Route Aims To Link Worlds By Sea
A British captain and investor challenge Russian steamship limits by proposing a sea route from western Europe through the Kara Sea to the Yenisei river. Capt. Wiggins and Sullivan plan a Labrador voyage to Yeniseisk with cargoes, trading on the Yenisei, hoping to profit from cheap Siberian produce and high foreign prices. The venture envisions a new Siberian commercial highway boosting distant trade and prices.
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Siberia
Sibirikiakoff
Europe
Kara Sea
Yenisei
Wiggins
Sullivan
Siberian
England
Labrador
Phoenix
Yeniseisk
Mr. Kennan
Moscow
Irkutsk
Liverpool
New York Sun
Street Children on Lower Broadway Move and Suffer
A New York Tribune report depicts ragged barefooted children from Battery to the North River wharves drifting into Lower Broadway. A starving seven year old girl carries a two year old, collapses on a station step, and a Wall Street man intervenes by buying fruit and coordinating with a policeman to secure the child. The scene ends with the children returning home as bystanders wish they could help.
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Lower Broadway
The
Battery
East River
Stedio
Bobby
Wall Street
New York Tribune
Discovery of malaria cures by Hostetter's Bitters
The passage describes frequent discovery of malaria in communities and credits Hostetter's Stomach Bitters as a cure for malaria poison and a preventive for fever and ague. It claims it also treats rheumatism dyspepsia liver debility kidney troubles and other digestion related ailments.
Destruction letter from Dr Oldashue on urine analysis
Dr Oldashue issues notice to patients nationwide about urine analysis procedures for medical diagnosis. It outlines specimen collection guidelines, required patient name and age, and sending by express to Dr Olishue in Pittsburgh Pennsylvania for consultation and medicines.
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Oldashue
United States
Olishue
Grant Street
Pittsburg
Merck Drug Store Free Trial Offer Boosts Trade
The Merck drug store reports a strong revival in trade due to free trial bottles of the King's New Discovery for consumption. The ad claims the remedy cures coughs colds asthma bronchitis croup and lung diseases quickly and offers a trial bottle free with large bottles priced at one dollar.
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Merck
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