Hen House Or deal with a blanked paper editor
A Chicago Tribune story about a man who builds a new small chicken coop and fails to get his hen house in a paper. He criticizes Cooper the editor for not covering his project, then learns another paper prints his coop with full name and details, prompting the man to stop supporting Cooper and end business with his paper.
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Fun
Cooper
Hank George's
Coopers Paper
Hank
Abner Doty
Plymouth Rocks
Butler
Samplin
Abner
Chicago Tribune
February hints for farm planning and spring prep
Winter tasks on the farm include securing fuel storing ice muck hauling and manure repairing implements planting seeds and planning for spring. Farmers should prepare for lambs calves poultry and garden work and attend to livestock health while clubs and meetings offer practical hints for profit.
Eloped Husband Prefers Odor Over Food Says Sanpvsxy Wo Manufacturer
A disjointed fragment reports a man eloping from Srna with an aged husband stating he prefers certain odor and food, mentioning a Sanpvsxy World Manufacturer.
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Tanya
Moonshiners in the Appalachian Mountains Described
A Chicago Journal summary depicts poverty in mountain cabins where women bear labor, illicit stills drain corn, and families endure harsh fare. Moonshiners’ men drink and neglect while women plead for destruction of the stills, with harsh living conditions and sparse food highlighted.
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Athens
The Mule in the War and a Surprising Cavalry Reserve
The Ninth Illinois Infantry used mules during the Atlanta campaign and endured a tough rearward retreat after a fierce fight with a large enemy force. Dr Grelick, surgeon of the regiment still living in Alton, saw his mule refuse to move and buck repeatedly as he tried to spur it. A rebel rider closed in behind and demanded the surrender of the doctor.
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Chicago Journal
Ninth Illinois Infantry
Atlanta
Grelick
Alton
Hat Fell to Tatters Why West Forty third Window Laughs
In West Forty third street two ladies watched from a dining room window as Tatters the Skye terrier chewed a bonnet or two. One guest from Boston laughs at the incident thinking it funny while the hostess reveals the hat belonged to her friend. The exchange ends with puzzled amusement and a light rebuke about the hat.
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West Forty-third Street
Boston
Hub
New York Sun
Grotesque Medical Ball Horrors Shock Society Guests
A masked ball described as medical and surgical features waxwork costumes with full skeletons veins and arteries skin diseases and grotesque disfigurements. Both men and women presented macabre displays as winter society entertains with outrageous costumes and extravagant shows.
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Museum of Anatomy
Lever
An Unexplored Country and Thibet Regions
The article notes Kauiristan's hidden valleys densely populated by handsome Asian tribes. Only one white man, Mr. McNair, has crossed the threshold four years ago in disguise as an Indian doctor. It mentions failed attempts to reach Lhasa by Prejevalsky and McCauley after long preparations and Chinese Tibetan permissions.
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India
Kauiristan
Mr. McNair
Lhasa
Thibet
Rome
Prejevalsky
Mr. McCauley
Canton Waterways Abloom With Flower and Sampan Boats
A travel reflection describes Canton’s river life where about 80 000 residents live in boats run by women. Flower boats host entertainments with singing and dancing girls, hired at about one dollar per evening, while sampans carry families and cargo. Susan, a skilled boat owner, guides visitors and reveals the bustle, beauty, and grit of this floating city.
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Canton
Susan
Germany
France
Japan
China
Honan
Boy nearly drowns in fog near Rom ney Marsh England
A boy named Gates narrowly escaped death in dense fog at Rom ney Marsh. He did not return home from school as ponds and dikes were searched in vain. The next day he was found shivering in a bean stack miles from home after wandering near his house and crawling in to stay warm.
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Gates
Romney Marsh
England
Postmaster in Mississippi Seeks Deadline Food to Keep Office
A Mississippi village post office was discontinued after its postmaster appealed to the Postmaster General. He said wool-growers distrusted his rabbit dog and he lacked sustenance, asking for pork and beans or removal of a new postmaster. His son also asked for rails before the office could be kept.
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The
Washington Star
Mississippi
Hungry tramp asks snowballs in warmer hearted reply
A destitute tramp begs Madam Servep Hor to make snowballs from her side yard. She, moved by compassion, replies she will warm them for him, showing kindness in a harsh moment.
The Great Helena Chinook of 1880s Weather
The Helena Herald reports a powerful chinook wind sweeping through Helena overnight. The storm toppled chimneys, fences, and roofs, melted snow, lifted temperatures to fifty above zero, and transformed sleighing streets into mud. Residents enjoyed springlike sunshine despite minor damage.
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Smsll
Helena
Rocky Mountain
Mercury
Mont
A Valet Who Rose to Duke's Premier in Parma
The article profiles Baron Ward and Du Tillot, a valet who rose to minister and secretary of state to the Duke of Parma. It notes Ward’s blunt praise of his master and recounts Du Tillot’s ascent from Bayonne birth in 1711 to finance chief in Parma, where he helped tax collection and managed the court’s finances.
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Baron Ward
Lucca
du Tillot
Parma
M. Charles Nisard
Ollendorff
Jon Tillett
Bayonne
Philip V
Spain
Don Philip
Ward
Don Phillip
Palace
Don Tillot
London
Repeating Her Marriage Sparks Divorce Action
Flora Bella Beebe, 17, of Topeka, filed for divorce from Frank Fleming after their jail wedding sparked controversy. Beebe alleges Fleming lied about his ability to support her and his claimed virtuous lifestyle, amid Fleming serving a 5,000 fine for a prohibitory law violation.
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Missouri Repelican
Flora Bella Beebe
Frank Fleming
Topeka
Kan
Fleming
Fleming Laker
Forgive us our precipices and lead us not enter a plantation
A fragment from a slave era narrative recounts George, a devout enslaved boy owned by Judge W in New Orleans. He prays nightly with his mistress and mistakenly says a prayer misheard as forgiving precipices, highlighting language confusion from slavery times.
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George
New Orleans
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