Telegraph Poles in Mexico Face Fierce Native and Animal Dangers
Frederic R. Guernsey describes the Mexican telegraph network's toll from harsh climates and terrain. Poles hauled across Tierra Templada and Caliente are ravaged by woodpeckers, termites, wind, and gales, while lockworms hollow them and monkeys disrupt lines. Linemen fight pumas and marauding wildlife as birds, ants, and beetles threaten equipment. Cavernous jungles, heat, and fever strain crews and force reliance on local workers, increasing costs and reducing reliability of service from Mexico City to San Juan Bautista and San Cristobal.
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Mexico
Tierra Fria
Tierra Templada
Tierra Caliente
Toluca
Paizcuaro
Republic
Chihuahua
Vera Cruz
Paso del Norte
Celadores
Reid
Ballantyne
Verne
Tabasco
Yucchen
San Juan Baptista
San Cristobal
Hueman
Gulf of Mexico
Exnerien Oie
City of Mexico
Frederic R. Guernsey
Boston Herald
Electric rail lines planned in multiple cities this fall
Twelve miles of electric railway to be built in Cincinnati thirteen miles in Richmond Virginia and one mile in St Joseph Missouri Also planned are electric systems for Atlanta four and a half miles for Binghamton and a mile and a half for Winnington A six mile road will run from Baltimore to Ellicott City This item is attributed to Brooklyn Bagis.
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Cincinnati
Richmond
St. Joseph
Atlanta
Binghamton
Winnington
Baltimore
Ellicott City
Brooklyn
Bagis
Italians of Philadelphia Child Life and Danger in Little Italy
The Philadelphia Times depicts Little Italy life with vivid contrast. It notes half the population sleeps outdoors at times and many die in heat, while children thrive unusually. the piece describes aging fast, vibrant clothing, and lingering vendetta culture among Italians, with harsh views on gender and courage.
The Germs of Disease in Filthy Streets Urge Cleanliness
A physician warns that miasms from gutters and filthy sidewalks cause deadly diseases. He cites polluted streets, garbage, and squalor as sources of pneumonia, diphtheria, typhus, and cholera, noting infants in tenements suffer high mortality. An elderly doctor recalls fever was rare before modern hygiene.
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Paul
Sodom
Sik
Aristoc
New York City
State Board of Charities
New York
Paris
London
Griscom
New York Hospital
Broadway
Tolay
B. T. Valentine
Herald of Health
The South in a Small Green Copy Book by Daudet
Alphonse Daudet defends his “Nama Roumestan” portrait by recalling a green notebook titled The South. It captures climate and customs, provincial passions, and the honest necessity of lying born from vivid imagination. The notes inspired Tartarin de Tarascon and Lartarin sur les Alpes.
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Alphonse Daudet
Gambetta
Les Alpes
Boston Globe
Sugar Coated Must Stand in Lincoln Message
A historic anecdote recounts how President Lincoln declined to alter the phrase sugar coated in a congressional message after advisor John Defrees argued the term was undignified for a state paper. Lincoln calmly insisted the expression captured his idea and would remain. Ward Lamon’s letter preserves the exchange.
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Lincoln
Congress
John D. Defrees
Defrees
White House
Congress of the
Lincoln Jangbenl
John
Ward I. Lamon
The British Tar's Watches Explain Shipboard Time Calls
The New York Graphic notes sailors divide watches into starboard and port with stripes, four hour spell patterns, and bells at the hour. It details hammocks, deck calls, and the use of bugle and drum for discipline, with military calls numbering forty four and the pipe largely fading from seafaring life.
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Dinne S
Gary
Melock
New York Graphic
Rise of Edith Kingdon to Gould Stage Career
A New York writer recalls Edith Riveden later Mrs Gear Gould rising from a subordinate Boston Theatre role to stardom in Mr Daly's company. After persistent effort and strategic notes to Daly, she secured an interview, rented rooms, staged a convincing pursuit, and obtained her contract, establishing her break into success.
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A Gould
Edith Riveden
Gear Gould
Boston Theatre Company
Daly
New York
Tetters
Fin
Weaiving
Remans
Ty Lee
Miss Kinglen
Mir Daly
Ile
Formands
Miss Don
Fae
Ami
Adams House
Rachel Neale
Mr. Daly
Miss Kingdon
Leston
How Brokers Work Through the Year and Holidays
The piece argues brokers and their clerks work hard year round with few holidays, citing long hours and constant activity. It notes labor norms, references Jay Gould and the relentless market focus, contrasting public leisure myths with the demanding reality of brokerage life.
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Tor
Sfac
Miionair
Isschiem
Bis Hi
Jay Gould
Jess
Philadelphia
Dail. i
English Girl Sees Jen ssdom on Possible Marriage
An English girl says she has seen Jen ssdom and might have consented to marry, but she never met one she would desire to propose to.
Caught in the Act in Orlando Portrait of a Tax Scheme
A professional man in Orlando Florida conducts a tax scheme where all who pay his tax are spared. a bill collector visits, a momentary pause, and an assistant photographs the pair while a receipt is issued. The scheme allegedly works smoothly with no trouble for the operator. Sheridan Against Annexation Gen George H Sheridan of Louisiana is a public figure often mistaken for Gen Phil Sheridan due to name similarity. He is known for oratorical skill and comments on Canada oppose annexation until too old to steal.
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Orlando
Via
Billie
Chicago News
Planket
Old Man
Plunket
Brown
Stoue
George
Atlanta Constitution
Eyes and Eyeglasses and the Cigarette Eye
An 19th century column argues vanity leads youth to wear spectacles, fearing eye weakness from dim reading light. It warns cigarette smoking damages sight, may cause a “cigarette eye” cured only by long treatment, and urges caution against needless eyewear for appearance.
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New York Mail and Express
Poultry Theft Tactics Revealed by Expert in Mobile
An interview with a Mobile expert outlines methods used to steal chickens. Techniques include knocking out alarms, tossing birds into a bag, handling while preventing a crow, and guiding them onto a swinging crutch as a transport aid.
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Belver
Tipping Decline and World Sapphire Auction Oddities
The text notes tipping waning in English hotels amid signs urging inclusive charges. It also highlights Berlin’s Polytechite Society owning a sapphire near six ounces, valued at 64,000,000 marks in a duel grounds decision, with questions about its sale price and buyer prospects in Chicago News style.
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Polytechite Socty
Berlin
Prussia
Polytecuie
Chittal
Photos by Fireflies Light Up Saint Louis Oyster Catch
Dr John Vansapt of the United States marine hospital at St Louis used fireflies to illuminate a photography session placing twelve sheds in a parasound Loule with fine white Lohinet covering racers. Each insect flash yielded half a piece exposure and the luminous area measured about one eighth of an inch square. Exposure lasted fifty flashes. About one million bushels of edible oysters were caught in Long Island Sound in the past year.
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John Vansapt
United States Marine Hopital
St. Louis
Tae Firatie
Ile
Ibig
Long Island Sound
Acker's Baby Syrup advertised with trains to Philadelphia
Advertisement lists Acker's Baby Syrup claims relief for teething and stomach issues without opium or morphine, priced 85 cents. Then Italianate transport notices describe numerous through trains and connections from Erie to Philadelphia and beyond, with schedules to Warren, Harrisburg, and New York, including express and accommodation routes.
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Acker
Souther
L. Ig. Noses
II. Va
USSF
Fumbeuy Por
Tapia
Wat
Sheffield Express
Sidgway Express
Oil Express
Sheffield
Shett
Kilston
Tie Mall
Sunabury
Harrisburg
Lancaster
Philadelphia
New York
Baltimore
Washington
Erie
Williamsport
Eultiaore
Wilkisspark
Kane
Warren
Pur Bast
Soutil
Erie Mail
Phildelphia
Theor
Patian
Philadelysia
Warr Guaan
Shefiehl
Yeu
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The
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Truit
Italy
Philadelphia Times
England
Plessant
Iy Su
Easpward
Winnrig
Pennsylvania Railroad
SAM Erie
BP u—Urie Express
Heen Diss
M, Mead
Corry
OOO
Ewlalit
Wik
Derson
J.B
Chas Davis
Sseelnoley
Rere Lexa
Aprilia
Pases
Hesselroth
Tiesselroth
Rend
Lawrence Hetrot
Chicago Ave
Chicago
Spelen Ee
Arren Savings Bank
Warren, Pa
L. PF. Watson
Prest
Nesmith
Haceltine
Threerons
L. F. Watson
O. H. Suuter
M. By Duntam
Jas. Chirk, Jr
EH. Xesmith
A. J. Hazel
Tine
L. R. Freeman
Cees
National Bank
Myron Waters
Francis Henry
Vire
Serould
Cashier
A. Jamieson
VW. Davis
P.johnson
A. Kertzel
D. Brown
GN. Purndee
A. T. Scofield
Prausuets
United States
RST National Bank
Warren, Penna
L. D. Wetmore
Pres
M. Beecher, Cash
Warren County
Enghand
Ireland
Scoteland
Europe
Chamberlain Institute
Randolph
Noe
Judy
Seneral Agency
Adam
Meldrum
Main Street
Pato
the Ledger
Phush
Main St
Buffalo Ly
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