Ledger and Democratic Debate Echoes in Warren
The Ledger notes President Cleveland’s bloc head status and veto power, comments on Rhode Island prohibition, and cites editorial opinions from Pittsburgh Post and Harrisburg Call. It salutes Hill and Cleveland for party unity, urges Democrats to back the administration for next year’s election.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hill
New York Herald
Cleveland
Congress
President Cleveland
Watterson
Mr. Cleveland
Temperance Bulletin Notes on Prohibition and Y W C T U
A temperance bulletin quotes Canon Farrar Doctor Davis and Felix Oswald praising prohibition while railing against alcohols harms. It cites Governor Martin Maine deposits rises and a des Moines beer seizure. It notes Y W C T U hospital work and upcoming meeting March 19 at the Presbyterian lecture room securing attendance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warren
Canon Farrar
Davis
Chicago
Felix L. Oswald
W.C.T. U
Y’s
Ohio
New York
Dakota
Y. W
Wanting Ostriches The Most Favorable Time For The Chase
An eyewitness account details Arab ostrich hunts from horse preparation to capture. Horses are starved and washed for seven to eight days, trained in techaha, with light gear and rope equipment. The hunt proceeds in heat with scouts, circling flocks, exhausting birds, and a final kill followed by skinning, fat extraction, and cooking. The piece notes both pleasure and profit for Arabs and a shared cost-and-reward scheme.
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Desert
Zemmal
Boston Herald
Milliardaire coinage signals vast American wealth
The Argo nant notes a new French term milliardaire to describe two very rich Americans, saying the phrase reflects extravagant European views of American railroad magnates. It says an extremely wealthy American is no longer seen as merely pecuniarily important in Paris, but as a milliardaire.
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Harrisburg
Pennsylvania
Milliardaire
France
Amercan
Millardaire
Quiaire
Pais
Simmons
North
Philo Musical Journal
F. A. North & CO
Chestnut Street
Philadelphia
Frightening Fire Story From Chicago Medical College
A grimly humorousChicago tale recalls a fire at a medical college where a fireman, searching a smoke filled building, carried a prostrate figure to the street only to discover a partly dissected cadaver tagged Detroit Free Press with a risky rescue that ended in a sobering misinterpretation.
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Chicago
Detroit
Jenny June Seeks Education Through Public Ventilation Critique
New York March 15 Does education teach us anything The piece questions practical learning and contrasts it with daily life challenges from poorly ventilated streetcars to theater etiquette It highlights Miss Genevieve Ward and the experienced actress Jenny June as models of culture facing public ignorance and disruption in cities beyond New York
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New York
Nineteenth Century Club
Huxley
Academy
Metropolitan Opera House
Genevieve Ward
Philadelphia
Miss Ward
Jenny June
James Monroe Trotter Named New DC Register of Deeds
Washington, March 14. James Monroe Trotter, a prominent colored American, has been appointed the District of Columbia’s new register of deeds. A former officer in the Fifty-fifth Massachusetts volunteers, he also served long in the Boston post office and authored works on Black music. His appointment follows a partisan fight over the position, with previous nominee James G. Matthews rejected by the Senate.
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Washington
Frederick Douglass
District of Columbia
Register of Deeds
James Monroe Trotter
Massachusetts
Fifty-fifth
Massachusetts Volunteers
Acceptaby
Boston
America
South
Ohio
Hs State
Cleveland
James G. Matthews
Albany
Senate
Matthews
Srotter
The Dead Pastor and Beecher Tales From Then and Now
A reflective column recounts stories about Henry Ward Beecher from Amherst College pranks to his swimmer days at Fulton Ferry. It notes Beecher’s reading habits, a publisher’s anecdote about the Life of Jesus Christ title, and ends with Col. E. C. More’s recall as consul general at Mexico and biographical background on his family and career.
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Henry Ward Beecher
New York
Amherst College
Burgess
Beecher
Jim
Mr. Beecher
Joe Howard
Fulton Ferry
Gray
J. B. Ford & Co
Samuel Wilkinson
Life of
Christ
Wilkinson
Walter Wiberly
Mexico
Vics Porch
St. Louis
Col. E. C. More
Mr. Porch
Col. More
Blanson GC
More
Little Rock
Ark
Elijah A. More
Transon
Paris
Hanover
Cadiz
Spain
America
Yale
Lebanon, Tenn
Messrs. Lochland, Collins & Jackson
Helena
M. T
Col
Kore
Missouri
Kansas City
Congress
John P. Heard
South Missouri
Logan Hunton
John J. Crittenden
Kentucky
Old London Street in New York Opens as Facsimile
An enterprising group in New York opened a facsimile of an Old London street to the public. The mock street features many corners and places of interest, presenting both antiquarian appeal and financial risk. The write up notes clever replication but warns earnings may be limited and items like a jackknife may fetch low prices.
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London
New York
Old London
Electric Bitters Endorsements Stir Confidence in Remedy
Toe Verdict Unanimous, W. D. Sult, druggist, Bippus, Ind ., testifies that Electric Bitters relieve rheumatism after six bottles. Abraham Hare, Bellville, Ohio, calls Electric Bitters the best selling medicine in twenty years. Thousands attest to cures of liver, kidney, and blood diseases. Half a dollar per bottle at A. W. Merck's drug store. auditors August Lesser and J. J. Mack confirm township treasurer accounts.
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W. D. Sult
Bippus
Ind
Abraham Hare
Bellville
Ohio
A. W. Merck
Remedies and tonics for babies and horses across ads
A compilation of medical patent medicines and remedies for infants, coughs, dyspepsia, rheumatism, and horse ailments. Products include Dr Bull's Baby Syrup and Baltimore Pills, Day's Horse Powder, Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery, Ely's Dream Balm, Salvation Oil, and Favorite Prescription. Includes testimonials and dealer notes from Baltimore and New York papers.
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Dr. Bull
Remarkable Recovery in Paris Texas from Dr King’s Discovered
In Paris Texas excitement rose as J E Corley, once so weak he could not turn or lift his head, reportedly recovered from consumption after using Dr King’s New Discovery. A trial bottle was sent, then he bought a large bottle and two boxes, gaining thirty six pounds and regaining health. Free trial bottles offered at A W Merck's drug store.
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Texas
Paris
J. E. Corley
Dr. King
A. W. Merck
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August Lesser
J. J. Mack
Chamberlain Institute
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