Chinese Swords and Daggers Captivate Amoy Consul
Dr Bedloe US consul to Amoy shows a cabinet of Chinese swords and daggers, including a general's saber with a rose-hilt and a two bladed weapon from Honan. The collection features seven copper-inlaid stars, heavy executioners sword, and dangerous poisoned blades, some dating from ancient Chinese mysticism.
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Bedloe
United States
Amoy
China
Custom House
the Bellevue
C. M. Shepherd
Nebraska
Jack Chin
Louisville
Ho-nan
Henan
Black Flags
Tonquin
Philadelphia Times
New England Farmers Desert Fields Over Tariff Harms Trade
A passage from Professor N. B. Shaler argues that the protective tariff devastates small New England farms, citing abandoned homesteads in Dukes county Massachusetts, high household costs, and the failure of local factories to aid agriculture. The text contends tariffs raise farm expenses and limit soil product prices, driving farmers off the land.
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New England
United States
Tisbury
Chilmark
Dukes County
Mass
Brushwood
N. 8. Shaler
Campaign of education on tariff reform and press role
The piece describes how since 1888 newspapers aided the tariff reform movement led by Grover Cleveland, transforming public debate. It highlights the Reform Club of New York publishing investigations on tariff effects across industries, farmers, and laborers, and their nationwide distribution and debates in preparation for the 1892 contest.
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Grover Cleveland
Congress
Cleveland
Reform Club of
New York
United States
Union
Embarrassing Wedding Mix Up Reveals Two Invitations
A prominent society lady and a well known gentleman each attend a wedding reception at the same hotel on the same night unaware of the dual plans. The pair swap stories as a humorous error unfolds, ending with a vow to clarify invites next time and a plan to use a diagram for future receptions.
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Mr. T
Air
Indianapolis Journal
The Growth of Seaweed Through Habits of Life
Seaweeds show varied life habits from underwater growth to exposed tidal heights and surface floating. Most attach to rocks or bottoms in shallows, but the sergasso or gulf weed floats on the ocean surface forming vast fields seen by navigators, sometimes hindering ship progress and troubling Columbus on his first voyage.
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Washington Star
Self Sprayer and Crackers Names from Florida
The New York Times notes M Monnet of Lyons prepares chloride of ethyl by reacting chlor hydric acid with alcohol and fits a bottle with a nozzle for self application on skin. The New York Sun explains Florida Crackers earned their name from whip cracking by work team drivers in Paris, a skill admired by Parisian crackers.
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M. Monnet
Lyons
New York Times
Florida
Paris
New York Sun
Ancient Tragedy of Moa Bones in New Zealand Field
Students study a New Zealand discovery where 800 to 900 moa skeletons lie buried in peat at depths of three to four feet, intertwined with quartz pebbles. Remains of other giant birds are present, suggesting wholesale destruction possibly by a storm or flood, a mystery echoed by similar finds elsewhere in New Zealand.
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New Zealand
Gilling Highwayman and the Well Oiled Robber
An old Santa Fe rail tale from Las Cruces tells how engineer Big Jack Long fended off a lone robber. Facing a gun, Jack weaponized the locomotive oiler, bludgeoned the attacker, and warned he would keep him from running hot again.
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Gilling
Las Cruces
Santa Fe Railway
Big Jack Long
Jack
San Francisco
Noyes Drugs Tre Offers Painter Supplies in PA
Western Pennsylvania retailer Noyes Drugs tre advertises a broad line of painter’s supplies and finishes. The catalog highlights lead and oil based paints, color mixes, and household gallon pails with pint and quart cans. Local customers can compare prices on pure lead and related products.
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Pennsylvania
Noyes Drugs
Great Every Day Sale in Liberal Pennsylvania Town
A fragment from a sale announcement touts a continuing Great Every Day Sale in a leading Pennsylvania town, claiming the event will endure through the century’s balance and as long as vitality remains, inviting interest and participation.
Goods sold in 1891 bring you back in 1692
Goods offered in 1892 will bring you back in 1893 with uncles aunts cousins and friends as the advertisement hints at a nostalgic sale.
Small Profits Guarded in Trade Assurance
The speaker vows cautious sales to avoid risk and promises redress for any item not meeting its stated description. The pledge emphasizes firm standards and a commitment to stand behind purchases this year.
Rectify in Rectify in As proof of redress offer
The notice states that anyone who bought an article not as represented or lacking satisfaction may visit the business, prove the issue, and receive proper redress. It frames a remedy procedure and invites customers to seek settlement at the store.
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Agriculture and Politics
Campaign OF Education
South Pacific
Kopf & Henry
Water St
Werrep
E. C. West
Siegfried & Co
Warren
George Stinson & CO
Bar
Portland
Maine
Uva
U.S
Patent Office
Washington, D.C. A
C W. Beaty
MG. Denham
L. B Wood
Chas
J. Noyes
James Clark
Lb. Freeemill
Chores K. Slane
H. Rockwell
A.J. Areeltime
National Bank
LL. D. Wellmore
Mr. Beecher, Ganu
Warren County
England
Ireland
Europe
Myron Waters
Panulee
Valle Pres
A Oh, Gerould
Cassie
Myron Watera
P. Hall
AL A. Jamieson
Davis
P. Johnson
A. Flertzel
W.D. Brown
G.N. Parmlee
A. T. Scofield
United Tates
Wyman & Davis
Jewelers
Bogor
Carver House
Kone
Hickory Sf
The
American
Men’s Fine Furnishers
Second Street
Warren, Pa
American Eagle
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