Engagement of Miss Van rter to Lord Ben it reported
A Tacoma girl Miss Leonora Van rter becomes engaged to Lord Ben it son of the Earl of Tankerville. The item also mentions various social tidbits including a Texas senator Culberson’s age, Philadelphian gossip about Anna Gould, and local curiosities about autographs and inventors.
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Leonora van Rter
Tacoma
Lord Benit
Earl of
Tankerville
Lewis Humphrey
Osage County
Justin Farmer
Philadelphia
Anna Gould
Iz Ris
Jov. Culberson
Texas
Dyche
Kansas
North Pole
Mary B. Harris
Warner, N
Mayor Swift
Chicago
Samuel Morgenhal
Ireland Gaelic league holds first public meeting in Dublin
The article notes Ireland's Gaelic league convened its inaugural public gathering in Dublin. It also mentions Praed's Bank in Fleet Street closing after being absorbed by a larger bank, with Winthrop Mackworth Praed once a partner. It recounts a Chester man repeatedly jailed for drunkenness and assaults, and a theft of bar silver from a van en route to a London bank.
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Ireland
Gaelic League
Dublin
British Isles
Praed
London
Illustrious Women and Notable Statements Cite 19th Century Figures
The item notes Florence Nightingale and Jean Ingelow marking seventy five years since birth. Frances Willard condemns the lopsided force used in corsetry. Secretary Carlisle’s wife speaks on politics and public questions. The sultan of Turkey awards Mrs Pennfield the cordon of the Cheficat for her husband’s diplomatic service.
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Florence Nightingale
Jean Ingelow
Frances Willard
Carlisle
Turkey
Pennfield
United States
Frederick 8. Pennfield
Connecticut
Cairo
Egypt
Freemason Wheel Club Formed in Liverpool
A wheel club limited to Freemasons has been formed in Liverpool. The York Pa club runs a lecture course for members featuring appearances by Gen. Gordon and Henry Watterson. Parisian wheelmen seek sidewalk access with one side for wheels and one for pedestrians. France taxes wheels two dollars yearly. Holland fined a tandem pair for lacking lamp and bell. Berlin hosts a bicycle window cleaning specialty.
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Berlin
Liverpool
Holland
Wheel Club of
York
Gen. Gordon and
Henry Watterson
Insect Orphans and Silk Tougher Than Steel
Readable text notes that many insects are left orphaned, their eggs hatching long after parents’ deaths. It adds comparisons such as spider silk’s strength, a bat navigating without sight, and a lighthearted exchange about medical advice and fashion.
Notable Suit and Suitor in Small-Town Gossip
Local chatter centers on Mrs. Gadd-I and Mrs. Gabb discussing a possible marriage between a young lawyer named Brief and Mrs. Gadd-I. The townsfolk call him poor yet hopeful, predicting a rise from humble means.
Neighborly talk and dream book quips in playful verse
A New Neighbor inquiry unfolds as Mrs Brickrow asks about fresh arrivals and groceries while a daughter observes them eating. A light exchange follows with Mrs Brickrow planning to get acquainted. In another joke, Mr Ducane congratulates a rising author on his dream book, then the author jokes about dreaming while reading.
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Brickrow
N. Y
Mr. Dukane
Pittsburgh Chronicle-Telegraph
Recruiting Reforms Boost Army Enlistments and Training
The report notes faster transfer of regular recruits from recruiting stations to regiments, stricter enlistment age and literacy rules, and continued decline in Indian enlistments. Enlistments reached 7,775 of a 25,000 cap, with 7,173 white and 539 colored recruits. 5,518 native-born and 2,262 foreign-born. Military college enrollments rise, with 35,638 total, 23,723 fit for duty, and 14,561 receiving instruction last quarter.
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United States
Secretary of War
Indiana Map Who Has Lost Many Parts of His Anatomy
In Warsaw Indiana George Burns the former chief engineer of the City of Savannah wrecked off Massachusetts January 18 1884 is described as a near total physical wreck. He survived the crash after being thrown into the machinery and years of recovery including rib, skull, spine and joint injuries. Now 64 he walks with difficulty and remains a devoted G A R member.
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Warsaw
Ind
George Burns
Coast Line
City of Savannah
Massachusetts
Burns
New York
Biggest gun in the Navy arrives for the Oregon
The largest gun seen in California is moved from railway yards to Union iron works to equip the Oregon battleship. Heavier by ten tons than Monterey's Big Betsy, it mirrors four similar guns planned for two main turrets as the Oregon awaits turret armor with a spring arrival forecast. Dr Campbell notes notable blind marriages in England’s royal college.
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San Francisco
United States
Union Iron Works
Oregon
Monterey
First Known Chinese Coin Surfaces in Copper Form
The earliest Chinese coin is described as copper and traces weighing from one to five pounds. It is believed to date from a period at least two thousand years before Christ, with specimens still in existence.
Edmund Burke's Diligent Preparation For Hastings Speech
Edmund Burke devoted at least eighteen months to reading writing and study to craft his celebrated speech on Warren Hastings. He prepared every oration with meticulous care and rigor.
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Edmund Burke
Burke
Warren Hastings
Lovers tramp to Atlanta and wed at exposition
Ora Rodenet and Albert Albrech trek from Chicago to the Atlanta exposition with plans to marry on arrival. They expect thirty days of walking and hope to sell thirty boxes daily of a grease eradicator to earn $500 to start housekeeping.
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Ora
Alvert
Ora Rodenet
Albert Albrech
Georgia
Atlanta Exposition
Cupid
Chicago
Miss Rodenet
Albrech
Disease in Wisconsin woods kills hundreds of horses
Dr. Scott reports a cornpon plant leaf and root disease as the cause of massive horse deaths in northern Wisconsin lumber country. He traced symptoms to anthrax like signs, noting rapid decline, bloodless bodies, and an enlarged spleen. The outbreak threatens three months with no remedy.
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Wisconsin
Scott
F. Wood
Leonard
Hay
Ashington
Canada
Truax
Eau Claire
Indiana Showups Speed in Trial of the Battleship
The battleship Indiana posted speeds up to 17 knots at a trial, with sustained 15.6 knots over a 31 knot course. The result, considering a tide, marks a performance rivaling the Massachusetts and possibly the Oregon, and stands as a very satisfactory showing for a hull fouled from two years in Delaware waters.
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Indiana
Massachusetts
Oregon
Delaware
Premonition of Death Fails to Save Man
An 86 year old man, Michael Priebe, predicted his death would come on Monday night. Despite no illness, he told his children Friday. Monday he bid neighbors farewell, paced the floor overnight, and died before 3 AM.
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Michael Priebe
Bell's Latest Mechanical Device Aids Fishermen
The Boston Herald says Alexander Graham Bell has developed a practical device for fishermen stranded by fog. A submerged glass bottle with a rubber tube connected to a brass bellows draws in the surrounding air as waves rise and fall, condensing it to provide a supply of fresh drinking water.
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Bell
Alexander Graham
Boston Herald
Mushrooms Fuel Trade In Russian Forests
Mushrooms thrive in vast quantities in Russian forests with locals in some areas living by selling them. Kargopol in Olonets ships about 5 000 poods or 18 000 pounds to St Petersburg each year. Varieties are numerous and one called mukhomor can intoxicate Siberian natives with an opium like trance.
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Kargopol
Olonetz
St. Petersburg
Siberia
Doctor seeks divorce from Ralph Stevens over neglect
Dr Nannie A Stevens of Kansas City Missouri filed for divorce from Ralph Stevens a Wichita farmer alleging he would not help her get meals and noting her past prominence in the state women's federation. A rural superstition links hogs with straw in their mouths to upcoming rain.
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Zljegende Blaetter
Nannie A. Stevens
Kansas City
Ralph Stevens
Wichita
Woman’s Federation
Kansas
Physicians Who Ride Bicycles
Suburban doctors in New York and other cities use bicycles instead of horse and carriage to visit patients when roads are passable. The trend reflects improving road networks and a shift toward efficient personal transport for medical visits.
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New York
An Antique Machine Dispenses Holy Water in Egypt
A coin-in-the-slot device from ancient Egypt, dating back over two millennia, served to dispense holy water. The relic highlights early automated mechanisms used in religious practice and ritual cleansing.
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Egypt
Royal gossip and European portraits in light blue silk
The piece names Madagascar’s queen in light blue silk knickerbockers and sketches portraits of Leo XIII and European royals. It claims Prince Colonna shaved his mustache and embraces a decadent Italian vogue while Henry of Prussia is mocked as a poor sot. It notes empresses collecting cows and horns on travels.
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Madagascar
Leo XIII
Prince Colonna
John W. Mackay
Prince Henry
Prussia
Queen Victoria
Austria
Humorous Briefs Spin Quick Jests From 19th Century Papers
A collection of witty exchanges and jokes from period pages. A shopkeeper asks about a book keeper while an office boy notes the baby, a wondered traveler muses on frost turning leaves to gold, and a boy learns about nom de plume.
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Texas
Washington Star
Johnny
Boston Transcript
Slimson
Willie
Harper’s Bazar
Unusual sights and records from a warm English season
A September strawberry crop marks the heat in England. Lawyer Louis Coulon of Mont Jacon France has an eight foot beard begun at age twelve. A Wisconsin bicycle funeral procession honors a club member. A Berne convention exhibitor reports a dog with major spinal removal surviving two years. A New Bedford hen laid a four inch egg containing a second ordinary egg inside.
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England
Louis Coulon
Mont- Jacon
France
Wisconsin
Berne
New Bedford
Trains and Trolley Changes Across Europe and U S Railways
Hanover Germany abandons trolley system for electric cars in favor of accumulator power. England debates replacing coachbody carriages with American end door system. English rail speed race spurs Western improvements. New York Central offers a fast mail route to Chicago with three dollars per mile subsidy request. government balks.
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Hanover
Germany
England
Scotland
Kingdom
London
Great Western
Southwestern
New York Central
United States Postal Department
New York
Chicago
Empire State Express
Discovery of flying mouse links bat and true mouse
The article notes a new flying mouse found in Cameroon linking bat and mouse, with Africa to be triangulated from the Cape of Good Hope to Cairo. Dr Gill of Cape Town plans, backed by Cecil Rhodes, as civilization expands into Africa. Prempeh of Coomassie hires a London solicitor over treaty breaches and human sacrifices amid talks of a new Ashantee war. Lake Baikal in Siberia is described as 15,300 square miles, up to 5,621 feet deep, 380 miles long, sixth largest and deepest lake, with level 1,561 feet above sea.
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Cameroon
Africa
Cape of Good Hope
Cairo
Gill
Cape Town
Cecil Rhodes
Prempeh
Coomassie
England
London
Lake Baikal
Siberia
Baby Hands In Mouth Sparks Tongue Theory
Quote from Bob and Mabel playful exchange notes a baby habit about mouthing hands and a tongue theory, attributed to a humorous snippet from Harper's Round Table. The light banter centers on a caregiver and relative guessing the reason for the infant’s behavior.
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Bob
Mabel
Harper’s Round Table
Life’s Ups and Downs in a Winter Coal Market
A New York Journal verse notes the link between falling temperatures and rising coal prices, reflecting economic anxieties as energy costs surge with the season. The poem frames fortune as fickle and sorrow as a shared burden.
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N. Y
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