Cannon Talks Win Over Listeners in Washington Outsider Style
Special correspondence from Wasamerox details Joseph Cannon of Illinois as a captivating private conversationalist. He uses a warm gaze and physical manner to persuade, while public speaking lacks his private ardor. Comparisons to Blaine note similar shoulder gestures and political charm shaping influence in Washington.
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Blaine
Secretary of State
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Fur Workers in America Describe Harsh Plucking Trade
The article details six hundred thousand people in various countries involved in fur preparation for garments and trimmings, focusing on New York’s many factories. It notes women and girls pluck long hairs with small knives, risking crippling the hand, arsenic treatment, dust, and health issues including consumption, eye problems, and arsenical poisoning.
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America
New York
Navy
Alaska
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Africa to America A Slave Named Lucius in South Carolina
Lucius Jam s a full blooded African about 40 who settled with the Lamar family in Aiken County South Carolina after being captured in Africa and sold to traders. He recounts his voyage on the Wanderer from Liberia, his arrival and adaptation, language loss and gumbo English, bonds with white neighbors, and observations of African customs reflected in plantation songs and dances.
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Umwalla
Liberia
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Carolina
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Lamar
Aiken County
Savannah River
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Ben Tillman
Edgefield County
Darkey
Thomas P. Henry
Ethics of the Mustache in Urban Vanity
A Chicago News critique argues mustaches reveal little about character. It notes trimming for practicality signals sensibility, while heavy fine styles mock seriousness, and those obsessed with grooming appear vain and flighty.
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Chicago
A Fashionable Concert Goer Reads Sensational Novel
A Boston Transcript cor report notes an elegant young woman in a high priced seat at a symphony rehearsal reading a sensational novel through the performance. The observer recalls being drawn to her, then amused by the contrast between refined surroundings and the provocative reading material.
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Tambug
Storc
Boston Transcript
Reunion of Love Across The Grave and Courtly Feline Feats
Reunited lovers seek to mend a broken dream while newscaped memory echoes through time. A quirky scene unfolds at the lower court with Minnie the cat defending peace, leaping through a window to stop a dog quarrel, drawing cheers from about fifty onlookers at Justice Johnson's court in Houston Texas.
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Gaever's Court
Minnie
Mumnie
Houston
Tex
Why She Likes a Bustle and the Smuggling Rumor
A Detroit Woolward avenue store reports a tall slim woman with an immense pannier buying dress goods and smuggling hundreds of dollars of goods this season. Clerks note she passes the basement stairs without suspicion and later boards a ferry boat. The Detroit News quotes that bustles may out of fashion but Windsor style will persist.
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Woolward Avenue
Detroit
Windsor
Detroit News
The Lady Bird A Gentle Gift of Nature in Orchards
A traditional rhyme notes the lady bird’s harmless resting and warns of no harm to it. The insect devours scale insects and aids orange groves. California benefits from Australian lady birds released to curb pests in orange orchards.
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California
Golden State
New Orleans
Picayune
Dog Saves Two Men From Death at Waukesha
A dog awakened its owner Nagel and led him to a railroad cart accident where J. Evans and his visiting brother lay beneath a overturned cart. The dog then alerted a passing train crew, enabling them to stop the locomotive in time. Investigations offered no clear cause for the wreck, but the dog’s actions averted a double fatality.
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Ades
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State Department
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Childr
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Port Cochere
White House
Washington
Washrton
Te Maio 4 Capitol
Us Pr
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Salmon P. Chase
Mrs. Chase
Chief Justice Chase
Chase
Waukesha
Nagel
J. Evans
Mr. Nagel
Chicago News
D. B. Arnold
Binghamton
The Great International Jam and Our Hidden Costs
A reflective piece from Lincoln Neb confirms common labor struggles and the wasteful chase of wealth. It contrasts crowded modern life with graveyard silence and warns against greed as vandals dig bones for gold, urging reflection on true value beyond material gain.
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Lincoln Neb. Gall
Luminous Fluid Uses Phosphorus in Olive Oil
A historic note describes making a glow in the dark liquid by dissolving phosphorus in olive oil with cloves, giving a luminous fluid ratio of one part phosphorus to six parts oil. It warns that phosphorus must be handled only under water for safety during experiments.
Ancient World Events and Lost Inventions Highlight 19th Century Review
A garbled chrestomathy lists major historic events from the unification of Treyer to the discovery of the Nile sources, interspersed with notes on inventions and the French-German wars. It also includes real estate and machinery ads for Warren County and Russell, Virginia, detailing farms and mills for sale with payment terms and contact details.
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Interior
August Morek
Pan
Russell
Warren County
Warren and
Jamestown Turnpike
Chas. Chase
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