Overrun with Squirrels at Central Park a Great City Nuisance
G. E. Walsh notes Central Park as a premier squirrel haven with a running population in the thousands. The park teems with tame gray squirrels that beg for food, while birds nest fewer due to the rodents. Park Board protection helped the colony grow, making it one of the largest in the country and a notable winter sight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eoptral Park
Cork
Manhattan Island
Park Board
G. E. Walsh
Harper's Weekly
Animals Bear Pain in Silent Endurance
A reflective piece on animal suffering, noting horses in battle, dogs with broken legs, cats in traps, cattle to the butcher, and poultry enduring agony without a sound. It laments the loneliness of domesticated animals and the quiet final moments of dying creatures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Animal Kingdom
le Cat
Yankee Blade
Cost of Stopping a Train Analyzed by Conductor
An excerpt from the Cincinnati Times-Star argues that stopping trains costs money. It compares commuter rates and mileage from Sharon to illustrate how stopping incurs expenses and adds to operating costs per mile. The piece emphasizes per mile costs and overall running expenses.
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Verve
Ading Spenses
Mtaig Sharon
Gano
Sharon
Mse
iMeinnati Times-Star
Daring Adventurer Sails Novel Ocean Venture From New York
Captain William A. Andrews, famed for perilous small-boat crossings, departs at 1 50 PM on July 20 in a fourteen foot craft named the Sappho toward Palos Spain. He vows to repeat Columbus’s start and log daily progress, with hopes of showcasing the voyage at the World’s Fair in Chicago.
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William A. Andrews
Atlantic
Sage
America
Kinly
New York
New York Herald
Decker
Palos
Spain
Andrews
Great Ocean
Biessins
Columbus
Buttisi
Cuaicago
Manu
Sapono Lecturers Embrace Perfective Tactics in Advertising
In a bold shift, Sapono educators champion refined approaches while manufacturers pursue aggressive branding. The scene highlights evolving strategies and potential reputational risks, signaling a competitive landscape shaped by new guarantees of quality and delivery.
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Sapono
Almos
Mixed Marriage Ceremony Allows Quaker Meetings
The Society of Friends has relaxed rules to permit mixed marriages at meeting houses without ministers. The couple repeats the vows before the congregation after a brief silence, follows with a traditional ring, and signs a certificate detailing their words and parentage, then friends sign and the document is read at the meeting.
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Society of Friends
Aristocrats in the French Navy
The Philadelphia Press notes that many noble families in France serve in the navy to uphold tradition, while fearing caste loss from army or civil service posts. The article cites Republican hostility to naval leadership by an army officer and a recent attack on the minister of marine in the chamber.
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France
Chamber of Deputies
Philadelphia Press
New New York Labor Law Sets Worker Age and Space Rules
A newly enacted New York State bill tightens limits on women and child labor in factories. It bans employing women under 21 and children under 18 for more than sixty hours weekly or ten hours daily, with no work for under 14 and age verification for under 16. It also requires minimum air space: 250 cubic feet per person by day and 400 cubic feet for night shifts.
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New York State
Queer Friendship Between Two Senators
The piece notes a long standing close friendship between Senator Cameron of Pennsylvania and Senator Butler of South Carolina. Despite party differences they are inseparable, riding to the Capitol together and sharing nearly daily meals when Cameron is present, a bond observed by Kate Field in Washington.
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Cameron
Pennsylvania
Butler
South Carolina
Senate
Capitol
Kate Field
Washington
Strap for traveling bags resists cutting with steel bands
A two band leather strap sewn over two thin steel slips forms a cut resistant belt that also warns the wearer. The design uses three millimetre wide steel and warns the user if tampered with. Each strap implies a cautious philosophy about dress and security.
Sheridan’s Powder Boosts Hens and Chicks Health
Many people report Sheridan's Condition Power given daily in food strengthens poultry, accelerates pullet laying, and aids moulting hens. Mrs. Edwin Brown of East Greenwich Rhode Island notes it helps chicks that droop or die when young, feeding a teaspoonful in a pint of clabbered milk daily. J S Johnson & Co of Boston offer further details free.
Notable 19th Century Patent Remedies and Local Notices
A fragmented page lists various patent medicines such as Hoxsie’s Croup Cure and Hall’s Catarrh Cure with claimed universal cures and testimonials. Mentions Beecham’s Pills for blood impurities and Isaac Thomson’s Eye-water. Also notes viticulture issues in Spain and frequent earthquakes in Japan plus a reference to Prince Henry of Battenberg as a violoncellist.
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A. M. Priest
Shelbyville
Ind
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Capt. Andrews
Sappho
Atlantic City
Long Pier
California Fig Syrup Co
London
G.W. Tarner
W. Tarner
Hood’s
Jonson
Crampsaernc
Petues Express
Johnson & CO
Bustos
Sheridan
Earth
Edwin Brown
East Greenwich
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J. S. Johnson & Co
Boston, Mass
Will
Dr. Hoxsie
Dru One
A. P. Hoxsie
Buffalo
X. Y
Prince Henry of Battenberg
New South Wales
Australia
Beecham
Isaac Thomson
Japan
C. BE. McLesore
Hené
Lias Swift SpecifFic Co
Atlanta
Bright
Kitmers & Co
Bincguam Ton
Garfield
Goa
August Flower
Lorenzo F. Sleeper
Appleton
Maine
F.L Sage & Son
New
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Wacabusta
Tiso
Warren
Ture
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Teave
Ahoice
Crane Family
Standard Authority
Revis
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G. & C. Merriam CO
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