A Sabbath Choir and Aunt Nellie’s Quiet Trial
Aunt Nellie performs a church hymn while a baby sits in the family pew and smiles at the offertory until a child cries out She is called bad by the audience The scene ends with a decision to delay the child’s return to the pew for a year or two.
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View York Independent
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Hamburg
Auaut
Leo
Robert J. Burnette
Nature
Han
Chicago
Rock Island & Pacific
Atlantic
Joliet
Peoria
Ottaw
la Lalle
Geneseo
Rock Island
Air Port
Missouri River
Minneapolis
ST. Paul
Seneca
Kankakee
Newport News
Richmond
Cincinnati
A Thanksgiving Story of Turkeys and Family Feuds
A rambling Thanksgiving tale follows a named turkey Mustapha and his twin Ali from a farmyard to christening, through cruel misfortunes and near slaughter, as children guard their pets and a sudden sale threatens their home. The piece shifts to travel humor and stranger encounters aboard a ship, then to Civil War era recollections and a dramatic elephant and camel incident at a tavern.
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Tenviee
Cander
Billy
Jack
Charley
Preddy
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Horton
Kitty
Ali
Mustapna
Mr. Bryan
Pete
Sligo
York
Thomp
Sue
Bess
Dan
Thompkinson
Freddy
Riese
Dutal
Mustapha
Daisy Meadow
Mrs. Thompkinson
Dolly
Sunrise Reflections on English and American Mornings
A traveler notes a dawn contrast between England and America. He observes brighter golds and scarlets in the old country and browner, smokier tones in the new amid habitual, hazy perception. The sunrise seems an elusive illusion tied to distance and perspective.
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England
Amer
Enland
France
America
Europe
Pennsylvania
Reflective essay questions school methods and home study
A reader laments long hours from eight to four for children and argues for fewer school drills and more effective home teaching. He recalls teaching habits, criticizes repetitive geography and arithmetic drills, and muses on collecting odd natural specimens including hornets and a rare bird, linking memory to such curios.
The Trouble Bill Brac Made. Ed. Mott in NY Sun
The Old Settler recalls a Sheriff amused by an elephant camel picture. A tale follows of Jim Stark aiding Bill Brace after a spell, a tavern owner’s son, and a later tale of Colonel W racing a Natchez challenger for fifty dollars. The colonel wins by a determined burst, then leaves for Nashville, noting he never runs more than one race a day.
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Newna
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Dover
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U. S
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Stroudsburgh
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Niagara Falls
Bill Brac
Mott
Sun
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Pikenty
Jersey
Billit
Shy
Coloné P&y
New Orleans
Natchez
Nashville
Tennethee
Shaman's Wit and Wisdom From Hu mors of Travel
Ex Governor Shu man writes in the Evening Journal and offers a humorous travel vignette about a nervous passenger arguing with a baggageman over a trunk check. The fidgety man insists on his ticket and check, provoking a mild rebuke about relying on checks amid the confusion.
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Shuman
Evening Journal
Tanya
Failure of the laws Honey Crop in Scott County
The Davenport Democrat reports a poor honey crop across Scott County with about forty beekeepers recording near total losses. Electric storms and a long dry spell are blamed for a lack of nectar, despite abundant blossoms in early season and abundant clover in August.
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Davenport
Scott County
W. McCagg
Eastern
Lews and Western Illinois
Bee-Keepers’ Association
Butler
Princeton
Hindoo Revolt Hinted by New York Visitor
Demorest's notes Roy a Calcutta graduate who studied medicine in Edinburgh claims 240 million Hindoos want native rule and detest British rulers. He argues much tax money supports English officials while native social mobility is limited and Brahminism shapes social life. a future revolt may unseat foreign control.
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Demorest’s Monthly
New York City
Mindeetan Mrita Lal
Roy
College of Calcutta
Edinburgh
Hincos
India
Tere
S Paetanmeke
Hindoostan
Roy -Ays
Peninsula
United States
Typographical Errors Spark Editorial Debate at Convention
A chaotic editorial convention features Joe Peters recounting injuries from a mistaken letter or typo. He jokes about scars and body parts to illustrate how a single misprint can cause misreporting or harm in reporting. The anecdote underscores concerns over accuracy in journalism.
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Derrick
Joe Peters
Busie
Squire Field
Des Science Destroy the Love of Nature
In Popular Science Monthly the author argues science and nature appreciation can coexist. He contrasts Wordsworth with Goethe and Darwin, claiming poets flourish when science and nature are engaged together rather than opposed.
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Popular Science Monthly
Wordsworth
Goethe
J. Darwin
Beagle
Thirteen Fools Digging on a New York Farm
Reported is a group of thirteen spiritualists digging for gold at a farm near Chemung New York on Mt Zoars road. They held nocturnal ceremonies at a marked site building a fire and brewing a potion before continuing digging until 4 am. The owner confronted the group and halted the operation.
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Wood Demarset
Chemung
N. Y
Mt. Zoars
Catherine Sly
Mr. Demarest
Acquaintance and Action Define True Character in Test
A reflection on character argues actions reveal character far more than words. A Pennsylvania mule rescued after nine years in a coal mine emerging to daylight performed a simple feat, echoing the idea that endurance shapes belief. The piece compares public virtue to the mule’s return to normal sight after years underground.
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Pennsylvania
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