Daring New Fads and Oddities Spread in 1890s News
A collection of curiosities and odd reports moves through society notes from 1890s America. Stories include a fashion fad of tomboyish somersaulting dos for beds, Chinese mourning color cues, Maine bark canoes turned to canvas, relics of the true cross found in Zurich, a hen laying hand painted Easter eggs and a twin egg spectacle, a Redondo visitor misreading baggage as a corpse, a St Petersburg will with chained secrecy, and a Sebec farm sighting of rainbow-hued airborne globules that vanish on touch.
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New York Society
Buur
Zurich
Y Henry McCabe
Paw Paw
Mich
Unusual Garden Notes and Odd Local Vignettes
A Grand Lodge Blackberry bush readies a second crop this season while a Kansas bantam chick hatches from twelve eggs after twelve failures. A Wisconsin boy narrowly escapes drowning from a large fish. Dubuque directory lists Longbody family variants. A strange tornado related freak appears in South Lawrence and lilacs blossom in a storm torn district. At Napa al a Georgia inmate imagines being a grain of corn. Rey and Wylie graft stone fruits yielding almonds plums and three peach varieties. A huge catfish is found sunken in a Martindale mill dam hollow log.
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Grand Lodge
Mich
Wisconsin
Dubuque
Longbody
Longsnecker
Longbacker
Longman
Long
Longspray
Longhead
South Lawrence
Mass
Tuerr
Georgia Late Lunatic Asylum
Napa
Rey
Richard Wylie
Martindale
Limited Time Offer for Main and Phila Weekly Press
Now is the moment to secure the Main and the Phil a Weekly Press at a special price of $1.75. Subscribers are urged to act quickly to lock in this promotional rate.
Lost in a gale the Annie Young burns on Lake Huron
Port Huron Mich Oct 21 The propeller Annie Young burned and sank ten miles north of here nine lives were lost Nine crew escaped by a lifeboat but perished in heavy seas as a barge Edward Sith rescued the rest The list of dead includes George McManug Port Huron Donnelly Erie Pa Gallagher Prescott Ont Conley Collingwood Ont J C Rosby St Gatherines Ont Bearden Prescott Ont and three unnamed deck hands
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Lake Morror
Port Huron
Mich
Annie Young
Here
Lake Huron
Lake Superior ‘Transit Company
William Noon
Edward Sith
Smith
Miller
George McManug
Port Hurons
Donnelly
Erie
J. Gallagher
Atchman
Prescott
Out
Conley
Collingwood
Qut
J. C. Rosby
St. Gatherines
Charles Bearden
National Exposition Commission to Meet November 18
The National Columbian Exposition Commission plans a November 18 meeting at CubcaGco with key topics including organizing the board of lady managers likely on the 19th and approving travel expenses and a six dollar per diem for members. The commission will also review the proposed bureau system for the exposition's executive departments as reported by joint conference committees.
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CubcaGco
National Columbian Exosition Commission
National Commission
Board of
Lady Managers
Secretary of the Treasury
Knights of Pythias State Conclave Ends in Illinois
The twenty first annual State conclave of the Knights of Pythias closes in Bhoominaron Illinois with the Grand Lodge to meet in Springfield for five years. A proposal to exclude liquor dealers from winership is debated and sent to a committee for next year.
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Bhoominaron
Ill
Knights of Pythias
Grand Lodge
Springfield
Paris Marriage Brokers and the Swindling Trade
A Paris correspondent exposes how a glut of marriage brokers prey on hopeful suitors. He recalls a Westerner duped by a box and a widow, then outlines how firms recruit widows, decoys, and servants to lure provincial fortunes, detailing scams, commissions, and the social web surrounding Versailles style matchmaking in Paris.
The Mar and the Phila Weekly Press Offered at One Dollar
An old newspaper notice advertises a one year subscription to The Mar and the Philadelphia Weekly Press for one dollar. It touts the publication as the best and cheapest source of good reading.
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Mar
Noted Scientist Dr John Boynton Dead at 79
Sypacusp New York Oct 21 Dr John Farnham Boynton died here aged 79. He was among the early popular lecturers on science and gave lectures in New York several years ago. Liverpool Oct 22 The Teutonic beat the City of New York in the ocean race to this port, arriving two hours and twelve minutes ahead.
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Sypacusp
N. Y
John Farnham Boynton
New York
Liverpool
Teutonic
Immensity of Space and the Nearest Star Alpha
A condensed discussion explains how the distance to Alpha Centauri is about 206000 times the Earth sun distance, roughly 95 million miles times 206000, with Alpha Centauri being the closest star. It notes the three year light travel time and how a sun swapped with Alpha would appear inconceivably small as seen from Earth.
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Nicholas
Earth
Alpha
Centaur
The Art of Conversation for Women and Men
The Philadelphia Inquirer notes that effective conversation is a gift for some women but can be learned by effort. It outlines three rules: discuss topics suited to others, talk about what interests you, and be well informed on various subjects. A skillful conversationalist draws people out, makes strangers comfortable, and asks questions so others feel honored to answer.
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Philadelphia Inquirer
Gruff landlady cited over prepaid rent in town tale
A comical exchange shows Mr Reeder quizzing the landlady about payments while a West visitor allegedly spoils her with advance rent. An oculist mentions strabismus as a rural patient jokes about locals misreading his cross-eyed condition.
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America
Washington Briefs From The National Capital
A. B. Mullett, longtime Architect and Supervising Architect of the Treasury, shoots himself amid suspected financial woes. American locomotives built in Philadelphia arrive in Jaffa for Jerusalem rail line. Justice Miller widow faces hardship with no son and limited assets. Steamboat safety shows 34 accidents and 284 deaths last year, lower than prior period. Treasury notes to support silver purchases. Jeannette Monument to be unveiled at Annapolis. Interior grants certificates for agricultural and mechanical college aid in multiple states. Postal revenues rise to 60.6 million with 57.7 million stamps sold. White House marriage inquiry ends with services not offered. Court of Claims notes 14,000 suits pending against the government, war claims around 8,000 totaling about 400 million dollars. Disposed claims amount to nearly 2 million with 210,000 recovered.
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A. B. Mullett
Treasury Department
Philadelphia
Jerusalem
Jaffa
New World
Washineton
Miller
Abraham Lincoln
Justice Miller
Massachusetts Avenue
Dumont
Steamboat Inspection Service
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Huston
Treasury
Wshington
United States Navy
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Naval Academy
Soley
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Oregon
Wisconsin
New Hampshire
Alabama
Idaho
North Dakota
Territory of
New Mexico
Auditor of the Treasury
White House
Dinsmore
Sam
Court of Claims
Girl, 16, pleads guilty in fatal strychnine case
In Bautimorr Maryland on October 21 Mary Metzdorff aged 16 admitted guilt at arraignment for killing her brother James Metzdorff and her aunt Mary Broadwater by lacing coffee with strychnine. She is remanded for sentencing.
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Bautimorr
Mary Metzdorff
James Metzdorff
Mary Broadwater
Dunkard Minister Dies in Mexico Pulpit
Isaac Fisher a leading Dunkard minister and pioneer in Indiana collapsed and died in the pulpit Sunday evening while reading a hymn at a church in Mexico near Peru. He suffered heart disease.
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Peru
Ind
Isaac Fisher
Indiana
Mexico
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers Rejects Federation
In Pirrspurgh Pa on October 22 the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers refused to accept a proposal to federate with the trainmen's organization.
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Locomotive Engineers
Pirrspurgh
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
Rhinehart the Circus Clown Dies in City
Sam Rhinehart, famed circus clown and head of the Rhinehart family, died in Columbus on Wednesday night. The obituary notes his long career entertaining crowds and his impact on the circus community.
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Rhinehart
Columbus
Sam Rhinecue
Left Her Benefactress to Starve
In Wilton Connecticut on October 23 Mrs Elmira C G Taylor was found in a far condition after she had deeded property valued at 15000 dollars to her niece Esther White who then abandoned her to die.
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Wilton, Conn
Elmira CG Taylor
Esther White
Seven Dervishes Fall in Nile Campaign Clash
SUAKIM Oct 23 A surprise attack by Egyptian cavalry on seven hundred der vishes riding cattle Wednesday left seven dervishes dead, with several wounded and captured in the fighting near Suakim.
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Suakim
Six gunmen dead in Kentucky tunnel crash
Six gunmen were killed and seven people injured in a collision yesterday in a tunnel on the Cincinnati Southern railroad at Sloan's Valley Kentucky. A Belfast lady in a second story room saw a small bird enter the window and bathe in a wash bowl before flying away.
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Sloan’s Valley
Cincinnati Southern Railroad
Belfast
Storm toll and wrecks hit Atlantic coast and Midwest
Telegraph reports devastations from Canton China powder magazine explosion killing over a thousand and 200 houses, several collisions, and an earthquake in Anna Illinois. It notes New York sensational trials and a rising New Jersey coast storm flooding streets and hotels with extensive damage and suspending rail traffic.
Mob Riddles Williams After Slaying Boy Near Avavusta
In Avavusta Georgia on October 25 a white farmer’s five year old son was killed by C W Williams a seventeen year old black boy. A sheriff deputy chased Williams toward Waynesboro but an armed mob overran the party and shot him to death after tying him to a tree. The coroner ruled death by parties unknown.
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Avavusta
C. W. Williams
J. Robertson
Miller
Williams
Waynesboro
Belle Hamlin and Justina Aim for World Record
Independence Indiana news notes Belle Hamlin and Justina, the double trotting team, were sent yesterday to beat 2:15, the world mark held by them, and lowered it to 2:13 4. Officials say better weather could have yielded 2:15. They plan another start Monday.
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Independence
Belle Hamlin
Justina
Markets Report Flour Grain and Provisions
New York markets show monay closed at 8 percent, with rates posted around 481% for sixty days and 485 for demand. Wheat and corn prices listed across Cleveland and New York stations, with flour, oats, lard, butter, and eggs noted. livestock prices in Chicago and Buffalo reflect steady to weak trends, while Cincinnati records mixed hog and sheep trading and sizable receipts.
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New York
Castor and Castoria Recalled Verses
A historic rhyme traces Castor and Castoria through the life stages from baby to motherhood. The playful verse notes the enduring use of Castoria as a remedy across generations.
Mail Office Highlights Printing and Mail Services
The Mail office advertises first class job printing with promptness neatness and low prices. It offers legal blanks printed to order and notes its mail entry as second class matter in Warren. It invites letters from county and country readers if brief and signed.
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Warren P.O
Pattison veto on soldiers burial bill criticized by Philadelphia Record
The Philadelphia Record defends the Soldiers' Burial act against Pattison's veto arguing its per soldier cost is tiny. It notes 3 352 total beneficiaries through Oct 1 1890 across 66 counties plus 305 veterans in nine months of 1890. It stresses pauper burial avoidance and small taxpayer burden.
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Phila. Record
Pattison
Lancaster County
Robert KE. Pattison
Crisis at hand as England faces new labor strike
In London on October 25 the Allan Steamship Company and striking grain porters at Albert docks submitted their dispute to arbitration. The award was rejected and porters struck again, signaling a looming crisis. Seamen's Union secretary Mr. Wilson warned of a major conflict between unions and ship-owners, while boardinghouse keepers lure sailors from loyalty to the union.
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London
Allan Steamship Company
Albert Docks
Wilson
National Seamen’s Union
Desperadoes Loot Santa Fe Train Near Socorro NM
Three men boarded the southbound Santa Fe train at Socorro on October 25 after passing San Antonio. They forced the Pullman porter and conductor at gunpoint, robbed passengers of cash and valuables, and escaped into the Basque de Apache grant hills. Estimating the haul at $1,500, railroad officials post a $1,000 reward for the arrests.
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Socorro
N. M
San Antonio
Duel Over Crowbars Leaves Two Men With Fractured Skulls
In New York a Friday forenoon duel at a Park Avenue blacksmith shop used iron crowbars as weapons. Joseph Wood and Carl Burg fought fiercely until both collapsed with skull fractures. Bystanders aided the injured as ambulances took them to a hospital. the motive remains unknown.
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New York
Joseph Wood
Carl Burg
Park Avenue
Pays for Tux Mat and the $1 d0 Phila. Weekly Press
A brief note reports payments for a tuxedo mat and a one dollar press issue in Philadelphia. Details are sparse, with no clear recipient or date.
Golden Specific Promises Hidden Cure for Drinkers
An advertisement claims a “Golden Specific” can be added to tea or coffee to swiftly and permanently cure both moderate drinkers and alcoholics without their knowledge. It asserts thousands have quit drinking willingly, guarantees no harm, and invites readers to send for circulars and details from the Golden Specific Co. of Cincinnati.
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Golden Specific Co
Race Street
Cincinnati
Mail Sale Ad Offers Low Price Reading Now
An advertisement urges readers to secure mail for 1.75 dollars, highlighting good reading value at a low price and inviting quick action.
Positive remedy for consumption advertised by T A Slocum
An advertisement from T A Slocum M C of 181 Pearl St New York claims a proven cure for consumption. It promises to send two free bottles to any reader who mails express and P O address, asserting thousands cured.
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Tom Royrton
Giss
P. O
T. A. Slocum
M. C
Pearl T
N.Y
Lippincott's November Issue Highlights Bettany and Howe
The November Lippincott's features Mrs Jeanie Gwynne Bettany's A Laggard in Love set in England's Black Country with vivid rustic characters and a strong moral. Dr Samuel Gridley Howe is profiled in a Wide Awake article by Florence Howe Hall titled A Modern Hero. Golden Margaret by James Purdy and Lucy Peryear by Margaret Sidney appear, plus a Thanksgiving Feast in Peterson. The issue marks Peterson's upcoming fiftieth anniversary with planned page and illustration expansions.
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Lippincott’s Magazine
Jeanie Gwynne Bettany
House of Rimmon
England
Black Country
Samuel Gridley Howe
Florence Howe Hall
Whittier
Margaret
James Purdy
Lucy Peryear
Margaret Sidney
Peterson
Praise for Colby Piano Style C mahogany instrument
The Colby Piano Co of Erie Pa receives high praise from Theo dore Plastin for the new style C mahogany piano. He lauds its tone and touch as splendid and commends salesman Pfaffin as a long time piano expert associated with first class instruments.
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Cuarcaco Corrack OxGan Co
State Street
Curenaco
Iln
Colby Piano Co
Erie
Pfaffin
Sewing Machines for Cash or Easy Payments
Local ad offers Do mestic and Wilson sewing machines at low cash prices or with easy payments. Prospective buyers urged to call before buying elsewhere. Office and residence listed as 112 East Water Street Warren Pa. F A Cogswant Warren Pa
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Market Street
Attorneys AT Law
Water Street
Scofield Block
Warren, Pa
C. Dinsmoor
Jas. Cable
A. Peterson
Schaeffer
Penna
Third Street
Mast and
Water Streets
Los
Third 5 St
M EK
Wilson
East Water Street
F. A. Cogswant
Burdock Blood Bitters Promises Cure for Dyspepsia
Improvement and relief are attributed to Burdock Blood Bitters with testimonials from Mrs. G C Wire of Taberg New York and W W Hamilton of Lock Haven Pennsylvania. The ad claims a six year dyspepsia cure after two bottles and urges readers to avoid daily bread worry by using the remedy.
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Mas. G. C. Wire
Taberg
N.Y
W. W. Hamilton
Lock Haven
Rags Shoes and Metals Wanted This Season
Rost. H. Johnson advertises cash for rags free of rubbish papers old rubber shoes and metals during the season. Items can be dropped off at Johnson's Exchange room.
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Johnson’s Exchange
H. Johnson
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