Coincidences at Boston Dinner Table and Tomb Reveal Lost Silver
Two uncanny coincidences unfold from a Boston Transcript report. Mr Clinton in Dorchester learns his doctor is away when a nurse s convulsions spur a rider to a different patient sharing his name in Charlestown. A Baltimore family learns a robber hid their stolen silver in a tomb, later found by a sexton and the vault, confirming the unlikely chain of events.
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Boston
Clinton
Dorchester
Boylston Street
Charlestown
Baltimore
Mr. B
Sexton
Boston Transcript
Last Will Found in Baltimore Court Documents
Unearthed among old court papers in Baltimore is a will of Anna E. Kuhn. She bequeaths jewelry to Kate, clothes to Anna, books to Frank, and wishes six church visits yearly. She leaves inheritance from her father to Anna and Kate jointly and bequeaths a memory to her husband.
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Baltimore
Anna E. Kuhn
Kate
Anna
Frank
Herman
Philip
LeMars Waterworks Sold in Sheriff Sale
LeMars Iowa April 17. The waterworks and electric light plant were sold at sheriff’s sale for 13600 dollars to W J Rogers. The plant carries a bonded debt of 40000 dollars, making the total sale value 83600 dollars.
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LeMars
Sheriff’s
W. J. Rogers
Bock Beer Origins and Tales From Bavaria
The article traces bock beer to Bavarian roots and explains multiple origin tales. It notes ancient brewing across civilizations, cold storage in vaults, and the spring release that gave rise to the name bocked. It mentions the William goat sign as another popular legend.
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Bavaria
Wine and Spirit Journal
Josephine's Extravagance at Napoleon's Court in 1807
The late summer and autumn of 1807 saw the imperial court more stately than ever as nobles crowded the scene and Josephine's lavishness persisted. Napoleon, though frugal himself, tolerated excesses yet opposed the empress's costly dress and millinery, while court vices were repressed at St. Cloud, Malmaison, and Fontainebleau. Paris, by contrast, buzzed with gambling dens and licensed prostitution under Fouche, funding the secret police.
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Napoleon
Josephine
Bicetre
St. Cloud
Malmaison
Tuileries
Fontainebleau
Paris
Fouche
Professor Sloane
Difficulties of Carnation Culture
The text describes carnation growing as a hard craft requiring exhaustive knowledge of the plant. It notes the effort, constant observation, and persistent labor needed year round. Even with best efforts some varieties will not flourish, baffling growers without clear reasons.
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Scribner’s
Willing to Oblige Ex Senator Sawyer Comments
Ex Senator Sawyer told Washington reporters he would decline delegate selection but would accept if offered. He said age near 80 leaves him without ambition and ready to help as needed, a practical view applicable to many posts including U S senator.
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Sawyer
Washington
United States
la Crosse
Wis
New Idea In Railway Tracks With Engaging Cogs
The New York Ledger describes a rail edge with teeth engaging diagonal wheel cogs to reduce wheel slip during upgrades. The design aims to minimize dust buildup and improve traction and efficiency on rail systems.
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New York Ledger
The Signal Service in Billville Weather Phantoms
A farmer town tale describes a wandering signal service man who prophesies weather, then leaves after failed schemes. The postmaster explains emigration to the Pacific slope, lynching avoidance, credit woes, and a supposed colony of such men, while a customer buys notepaper.
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Billville
Signal Service
Pacific Slope
Signal Service Bureau
Atlanta Constitution
The Body and The Mind in The Best Thing In the World
Rev. Charles H. Parkhurst argues that physical condition underpins personal success and intellect. The essay links asceticism and excess, notes Christ’s revelations came to outdoor men, and claims temperament, tied to the body, shapes opinion and insight.
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Charles H. Parkhurst
Ladies’ Home Journal
Ways of the Moose Advice on Moose Habitat and Calls
Ambrose explains moose behavior and habitat in a wilderness of birches maples and evergreens. Lakes with yellow pond lilies provide feeding grounds while moose call at dawn and dusk around the harvest moon near Sept 21, attracting mates or challenging rivals. Tappan Adney in St Nicholas.
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Ambrose
Tappan Adney
St. Nicholas
Foreign-born residents misidentify U S leaders in naturalization test
Reports from May's Landing New Jersey show several immigrants failing basic civics during naturalization hearings. A Russian answered the U S president as the czar of Russia while Atlantic City was named as the U S capital. An Italian with over a decade in the United States claimed George Washington was president and invented macaroni.
Buried Hatchets Mentioned by Louisville Preacher
A Louisville Western Recorder report notes a preacher recalling a meeting in several churches where hatchets were buried with handles still exposed, underscoring the danger of leaving handles within reach.
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Louisville Western Recorder
A Changed Man
A brief item from Brooklyn Life notes Brown is young Smith as a spendthrift, while Jones denies claims, saying his money is gone.
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Brown
Smith
Jones
Brooklyn
She May Stand and Do It All in Style
The Washington Star notes a provocative vision of a woman who can smoke in public, pursue shocking ideas, enter politics, affect policy, and decorate the gavel with gilt and ribbons. It warns that such display may be brief yet influential in shaping taste and power.
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Washington Star
The Goodly Sword Across Civilizations and Legends
Mary Stuart McKinney in St. Nicholas surveys the mythic and historical roles of swords from ancient Egypt to feudal Europe and Japan. It traces legendary blades, royal insignia, and the prized variety of Japanese swords with guards called tsuba, noting their artistry and value in heirloom collections.
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Arthur
Mary Stuart McKinney
St. Nicholas
Beethoven as performer and conductor praised yet faulted for poise
The account notes Beethoven impressed audiences with extempore brilliance but lacked cold precision in performing and conducting. A piano concerto incident shows his momentary conductorship causing candle knockdowns and a repeated accident, provoking laughter and irritation from the audience.
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Beethoven
Old Cookery Wits Compare Peacock Swan and Game
The piece notes that many say peacock is tough meat while swan implies elaborate dining in old England. It recalls bustards and boars’ heads once common with meat and laments the lack of vegetables in the era.
Two Men Compete for Bride’s Heart and Wardrobe
A tongue in cheek exchange from London Tit-Bits questions whether love or fashion should guide marriage. The reference contrasts emotional choice with practical dressing needs. A separate note mentions the so called sorrowing mycanthus in Palestine and Persia, which droops by day and revives at night. It adds whale size details: average length 50 to 65 feet and diameter 83 to 88 feet.
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Palestine
Persia
A Natural Barometer with a Leech
A curios natural barometer uses a half pint glass of water covered by muslin with a leech inside. In fair weather the leech rests motionless at the bottom, in rain it climbs to the top, and in wind storms it swirls violently. It also shudders before thunder and foresees snow in frost the same as rain.
Dun nage wood for fuel not advised in Portland note
A Portland man was offered dun nage from ship holds but warned not to take it as fuel. The wood, soaked with kerosene, burned slowly and poorly due to the oil evaporating and leaving an incombustible clogging residue. The Lewiston Journal reports the odd conclusion.
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Portland
Lewiston Journal
Old Swedes Church Belfry Remains A Timeless Carved Tale
The Old Swedes church on Swanson Street preserves timbers set in 1700 and still in solid condition. The Swedish bell, recast in 1826, uses the same tongue that has rung for over two centuries, bearing the inscription I to the church the living call, And to the grave I summon all.
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Swanson Street
Christian
Sweden
Philadelphia
Composer Charles Goldmarck Catches Woman With Blank Name
The New York Times quote recalls Charles Goldmarck, noted for The Queen of Sheba, meeting a young woman in a German railway wagon. He asks if she knows him, she answers no, he proclaims his authorship, and she dryly comments that it must be a good job.
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Charles Goldmarck
Effie and Jack Card dramatic line from Pearson's Weekly
A brief dialogue from Pearson's Weekly shows Effie pleading with Jack to end their relationship. He responds with resolve to turn the gas off, signaling a grim separation and a suspenseful domestic tone.
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Effie
Jack
Pearson's Weekly
Cheap Excursions to the West and South
On April 21 and May 5, 1896 the North Western Line offers Home Seekers excursion tickets to numerous West and South points at very low rates. Tickets and full information available from Chicago and North Western Railway agents.
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North-Western Line
West
Uth
Chicago & North-Western R’y
How Mirthe and Folly Leaven the Path of Life
A reflective verse prompts inquiry into safe travel through life guarded by poverty and guided by love. It asks where a man lives who has not tested how mirth can lead to folly and folly to sin, exploring virtue amid temptation.
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