What is his bridge to heaven in the end
A king of a hundred fights faces death by the river. In dreams he hears an old love-ballad, a baby's laugh, and a dead wife's tears, not battles or iron blades. The poem frames mortality against memories of love and loss.
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Pearson's Magazine
Western Reserve
Lake Erie
Solomon Sweatland
Sweatland
Alexander Harper
Unionville
Harper
John Brown
New Orleans Times-Democrat
A School Girl Heroine at Harper's University
Jean Nelson, celebrated for her queenly bearing and striking beauty, arrives at Harper's University to find old friends and new dormitory routines. The scene follows her warm reunion with Julia and their plans to visit homesick peers, against a backdrop of campus gossip and a looming smallpox and German exam.
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Jean
Harper's University
Anna
Julia
Gitl
College dormitory drama ends with smallpox scare and romance
A vivid campus scene depicts a German class, a rumor of smallpox in a dorm, and Jean whose beauty is marred by a scar but whose courage secures a renewed bond with George Lockwood when he returns her engagement ring. The tale shifts to Ohio frontier history and colorful elevator quips.
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Tudor
Israel
Alice Thompson
Jean
Julia Mitchell
George Lockwood
Kate Lennox
Kate
Shirt Waiste in Africa
Helen Caddick, among a small group of white women in Africa, describes her pleasure trip from Zambesi to the great lakes. She notes how her cotton waists were washed and ironed by a native boy, who used a ground mat, a towel, and foot rubbing to smooth the garments.
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Africa
Helen Caddick
Zambesi
Great Lakes
Cromwell Pocket Bible in National Museum Collection
A note highlights Cromwell's pocket Bible given to every soldier with a waistcoat pocket over the heart. The piece sits among fine Bibles in Washington's National Museum. It contrasts with brides imagining their photos inspiring husbands to strive upward like the boy in Excelsior.
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Cromwell
National Museum
Washington
Wind Powered Stump Puller In Oregon Farm Relief
The Farmer to clear six acres using wind power at the State penitentiary. A south wind toppled fir trees, pulling up taproots as logs were laid and the grove dissolved in six weeks. Men worked on the north side while the wind did the rest.
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Oregon
State Penitentiary
Farmer's Advocate
How Noise Travels Distances Across Sound Levels
The passage explains how far various sounds travel through air. It lists locomotive whistle 3900 yards the railway train 2800 yards rifle report and dog bark 1800 yards orchestra or drum roll 1000 yards human voice 1000 yards frog creaking 900 yards cricket chirping 800 yards distinct speaking heard in air above 600 yards with downward range about 100 yards.
Passing of Gas Lighters as Electric Light Expands
The Chicago Chronicle notes electric lighting reduces gas lamp lifters as the city shifts from gas to electric power. In 1887 Chicago had about 200 lamp lighters for 18,500 gas lamps, while 3,500 arc lights blaze city streets at night. The city plans full electric coverage using water power at Lockport, yet 3,502 arc lamps and 10,000 gasoline lamps remain, with some workers subletting contracts and family involvement in the lamp trade.
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The
Chicago Chronicle
Science and Progress
Chicago
City
Ellicott
Lockport
Sumtimes and Suffers of Wealth in a Prairie House
A Chicago Times-Herald piece portrays Georgies Gab style monologue about poverty and wealth. It contrasts a poor family’s struggles with rich men who exploit labor and mock the poor. The narrator laments inequality and urges rich men to reflect on their privilege.
Did Not Want the Horse at Louisville Track
Willie Woodard recalls a Central Kentucky owner bringing homebred horses to the Louisville track. His first starter won a selling race and the track auctioneer announced a $300 bid. The trainer and owner protested, saying they did not bid and asked to keep the purse while disposing of the horse.
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Willie Woodard
Middle West
Willie
Central
Kentucky
Louisville
Welfare of Servants in China Highlighted by Contrast
The report contrasts servants in China: the rich employ many without wages while common people must pay higher wages. Even so, workers are scarce because the rich offer perquisites worth more than three times ordinary wages, attracting labor away from standard jobs.
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China
Pennsylvania Railway Sets Age Limit for New Hires
The Pennsylvania Railway announces no new employees will be hired after age 35 due to a new pension system. The policy applies to all future hires as part of the company's precautionary measures.
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Pennsylvania Railway
Forensic Listening Amid Avalanche Burials
Report notes that buried avalanche victims can hear voices clearly under snow while their shouts fail to reach above the surface. Observers emphasize the surprising sound leakage and the limits of vocal signaling in final entombment cases.
Inventions Patent For Food Cans And Farm Tools
A German patent covers a hydraulic can top with circular channels and water in the channels. A new potato digging and cleaning system uses a plow elevator and hopper to bag tubers. A Californian designs a compact vertical telephone index with two horizontal bars. A weeding implement allows close cultivation without disturbing roots. A German patent proposes a water wheel with vertical shaft arms and pivoting wings. U.S. Navy rope production expands at Charleston yard after upgrades costing over 100000 dollars.
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Aira German
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Wade
Giddings & Wade
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Ashtabula County
Jefferson Cemetery
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Niles
Mentor
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Edith Thomas
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Commodore Perry
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Judge Kingsbury
Conneaut
New York
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Enny
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Breckfast
Andru
Famus
Thare Carridges
Sumbuddy
Chicago Times-Herald
United States Navy
Charleston Navy Yard
Navy Department
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