Thought Exchange Brightens an Orphan's Return Home
An unnamed narrator recalls leaving a crowded boarding house to recover at a mountain cottage. There a caring family forms a social circle for women within five miles, founding a Thought Exchange to discuss topics, exchange ideas, and provide companionship. The plan expands to include men, with cousins Jennie, Jessie, Kate, and Clara driving a hopeful future.
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Aimee
Mamma
Kate
Col. Blair's
Jennie
Mancets
Jessie
Katie
Cousia
Miamme
Mammia
Cousim
Clara
Walter
Mr. Grey
Richard
Sewing Society
Missionary Meeting
Bonner
Dallas
Hal
Bert
Thad
Jonnie
Mrs. Grey
M’cree
Jbo
A Fortnight Language Lesson On Speaking In A Pure Language
A fragmentary piece describes learning to speak a pure language by avoiding typical sentence structure and meaning words. It suggests using only necessary words, mimicking gestures, and stressing clarity of each idea to converse intelligibly in two to three weeks, with examples of odd phrases and reactions.
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Russia
Aurea
The Upas Treen and Deadly Valleys Tale
The New Orleans Times-Democrat reports on upas trees and deadly valleys where birds drop dead midflight and locals fear wandering near gas vents. Scientific inquiry faced superstition as explorers sought native guidance to avoid the toxic zones.
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Col
New Orleans
Timass-Democrat
Java
What Makes Pop Corn Pop
Chemists find Indian corn contains oil that, when heated in a closed space, becomes gas. Popcorn pops as internal pressure bursts the hull, the inner starch cooks and expands dramatically, producing the famous explosive expansion.
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Phrenological Journal
The Pupil Dodge in Iowa Farm Teaching Tale
The Hon. Capt. Moreton, brother of the Earl of Ducie, writes from England about a western scheme dubbed the pupil dodge. He runs a program in Iowa where young men pay to be taught farming and related skills. On arrival he arrives with a butler and dines at 5 p.m. Initially seen as eccentric, he has now become a favorite with Iowans.
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Dodge
Chicago Tribune
Moreton
Earl of Ducie
England
Iowa
Rhow
S P.m
An Economical Wedding Tour Rumor in Springfield
A rumor describes a newly married couple taking a frugal wedding trip by rail, bidding friends goodbye on one side of a train and heading to a Springfield hotel from the other. The Courier-Journal’s “fanny man” is identified as a woman.
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Springfield
Main
Fanny Man
The
Louisville Courier-Journal
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