Howling Dog Mine Scandal Reaches Sea Voyage Romance
On a Liverpool to New York sailing with Miss Annie Ward, Captain MacDonald watches over her on the Parthenia as two suitors pursue her. A mining collapse back home strains fortunes, triggering a dramatic turn when Mr Rathven, not Devon, saves the day and reveals the guardian’s aid, ending in a tied fate for all.
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Charles Barnard
Demoresi
Liverpool
Princess Pier
Ohio
United States
New York
Macd
Parenthia
Miss Ward
Annie Ward
Parthenia
Diamonds
Sho
Llewelyn Devon
America
Broadway
Bombay
Captain MacDonald
Bis Pays Igers
Gale
Ward Thievey
Hera
Bret
Smerey
Mr. Rethven
Seenoheater Express
W. K
Mersey
Dreid
A. Ward
Mr. Llewellyn Devon
London
Channel
Oregon
Rathven
Boston
Florence
Goodie
Greerec Lee
Rome
Iver
Colorado
Howling Dog
Llewellyn Devon
Mr. Rathven
Liewellen Devon
Queenstown
Jwellyn von
Chicago
Conriee
Ireland
Atlantic
Pressi Livernoc
H.D
Nald
Qolfingson
Paris
Liewellyn Devon
Tuls
Stiaa-Iike
Devon
Peron
Herald
Llewellyn
North River
Mr. Devon
Alfred
The Brakeman as Folk Hero and Insider Satire
New Orleans Democrat captures a humorous yet sharp portrait of brakemen in railroading lore. It contrasts passenger and freight brakemen, notes their feuds and wit, and recalls affectionate gossip about superintendents and reforms while hinting at the unglamorous grip on railroad life.
Harvard Professors Form Co operative Society in New York Sun
Four hundred Harvard professors and students formed a co operative with a store offering books sporting goods stationery fuel pictures and clothing at 5 percent above wholesale. Members pay $2 yearly dues and can only buy with cash. Rent high but no capital at risk. membership rose to 650 with 2 percent savings versus ordinary prices. Second hand books are sold to fund student needs.
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New York Sun
Harvard
The Commercial Traveler Honest Talk in Pennsylvania
A New York commercial traveler spoke with a reporter in Pennsylvania for five minutes. He described the profession as hard work for modest pay with irregular travel and endured privations. He noted drivers are skilled yet skeptical of grand claims.
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New York
Pennsylvania
The Joy of Work Poem by Mary Clemmer
A meditation on work as the enduring joy amid fading youth, love, and hope. The poet elevates labor as the steadfast fortress where feeling, purpose, and patience converge to transform thought into realized ideal.
Southern drinking habits noted in Harrison's studies
The Atlantic author Harrisons southern study recalls how the better classes in the South drink extensively and share drinks across racial lines. In smoking cars and hotels, whites and negroes mingle over liquor, with general politeness and good humor though occasional refusals cause mild friction.
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New York Times
Harrison
Atlantic
South
North
New Orleans
Goats drunken caper on Gansevoort Street attract crowd
A goat found a pail of beer among garbage on Gansevoort Street and drank it. The animal then dodged pedestrians, rammed ash barrels, and performed wild gyrations until a policeman and the owner, a little Irish woman, subdued it with a stick and the help of the officer, finally housing the beast.
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New York Tribune
Gansevoort Street
Prize for Writing Genesis Chapter on a Quarter
A Philadelphia paper offers a $20 prize to a woman who can write the entire first chapter of Genesis within the compass of a silver quarter. The piece must contain 7 percent words and 114 punctuation marks. The columnist questions the value of such talent compared to more meaningful work.
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Gertrude Garrison
Philadelphia
Guardsmen from Egypt and frontier wars haunt London streets
The article notes veterans returned from Egypt and Zuinland show wild eyes and unquiet brows with signs of privation and mental anguish. It contrasts them with frontier veterans who never recovered their former carefree look after campaigns. General Custer warned the war-whoop could erase youth.
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Egypt
London
Zuinland
Custer
Rosebud River
Boy in Harlem Experiments With Tin Can Goat Dean
A Harlem boy conducts a strange test by tying a tin can to a goat's tail. The scene shows the animal reacting, while the boy envisions future fame and a restrained life ahead.
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New York Tribune
Harlem
Phea
Harvard Lampoon Missteps Prompt Baptism Debate
The lampoon piece questions church practices with a line about baptism and immersion. It features dialogue mocking religious rites and institutional norms, reflecting a provocative satire stance by Harvard’s humor publication.
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Harvard Lampoon
Keziah
New York San Framed underground work at Fifty eighth to Fifty ninth streets
The nine story or more cellars under the apartment houses on Fifty-eighth and Fifty-ninth streets and Seventh avenue are blasted from solid rock. Excavation reaches thirty six feet deep with a twenty five foot overhang in places. A sixteen foot deep sidewalk vault will drain and store boilers and coal. A central tunnel provides access for servants and freight elevators. Architects Hubert and Pierson estimate rock removal at 45 125 cubic yards at two dollars and fifty cents per cubic yard.
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New York San
Fifty-eighth
Fifty-ninth Streets
Seventh Avenue
Fiftyninth Street
Fifty-eighth Street
Ce Ee
Messrs
Construction costs rise for new buildings to 400000 each
The text notes a large dig project and foundation work raising costs by about 54000 dollars, making the total to the collar wall no less than a stated amount. It concludes that the completed buildings will cost 400000 dollars each.
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Pacio
Hints to Help the Memory in Phrenological Journal
Advice on memory improvement through temperate eating and sleeping habits and calm study. It argues brain health affects memory, warns against excess sleep or wakefulness, notes overreading tires attention, and suggests writing may hinder recall. It emphasizes quiet study and rest for effective memorization.
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Phrenological Journal
The Atlantic Monthly and the pull of popular taste
A New York Times opinion notes that successful magazines tailor content to broad tastes. By including two or three engaging stories, humor, and illustrations, a publication can reach a wider audience than dense literary criticism or science features.
Steam replaces horse power cuts deaths in France
The article notes a safety gain as steam driven vehicles replace diligences. It cites that under horse power one traveler in 335 000 was killed and one in 30 000 wounded. Now the figures show one in 5 178 400 killed and one in 589 450 wounded.
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France
A Novel Stove Parvenu Uses Armor Fire
A parvenue who bought an ancient castle finds his daughter and discovers him warming himself on the first cold day by a fire he lit inside plate armor. He quips the patent stove was crazy but claims the suit keeps the heat.
Pity the Poor Play Critic in Boston Globe
The Boston Globe notes that theater critics often search for flaws in performances, which robs them of enjoyment shared by other spectators who simply revel in the show for recreation.
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Boston Globe
No More Pie Cast in Family Ballot Box
A playful South End scene has a speaker scolding a child for eating too much pie at supper. The family votes and politics are referenced in lighthearted fashion as an “urchin” pledges restraint.
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Boston Globe
South End
How the Birds are Deceived in Norway Telegraphed Posts
Woodpeckers in Norway bore into telegraph posts, driven by a humming sound to expect insects within the wood. Bears also scratch stone heaps to expose poles, believing the noise comes from a bird nest.
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Norway
Clergyman Checks Bible Chapter for Patented Medicine Ads
In era editorial chat, a clergyman choosing a Bible chapter to read in church scans the end page to ensure no patent medicine advertisement is attached. The note reflects concerns about medical ads influencing worship at the time.
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Puck
New Imitation Ivory From Dow Fire Roof Compound
A new imitation ivory compound called fire roof has been developed as a substitute for true ivory. The material, derived from Dow, offers a fire resistant alternative to traditional celluloid ivory and may reduce flammability concerns in manufacturing.
The Sand Hillers: A Heathenish Row in South Carolina
A Denver to New York Sun letter describes sand hillers in South Carolina as a degraded white caste living in squalor among sand hills. The piece portrays them as morally ruined, poverty stricken, with poor housing, limited farming, and a habit of alcohol, clay eating, and theft. It argues southern gentleman indifference and cites past abuses in elections and social exclusion.
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Columbis
D. C
New York Sun
South Carolina
Sand Hills
Silent streets and one horse carts in South Carolina
A narrator observes solitary carts drawn by single animals on southern streets. Silent, sedate farmers discuss crops and politics while meals by the corral replace street noise, with no talk of the negro question among common people.
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South Carolina
The Pain of Tarring and Feathering in Reno
A Reno citizen describes the brutal tarring and feathering of a man named Jones. He recalls thick tar, feathers from a pillow, riding on a rail, and a late night train departure as the victim endures intense pain, odorous tar, and lengthy scrubbing to remove the coating.
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Virginia City Chronicle
Reno
Jones
Truckee
Lincoln Height Debate Recounted By Leonard Volk
Leonard W. Volk reiterates that Abraham Lincoln stood six feet one inch when measured in April 1860 and notes a Springfield wager where Lincoln stretched to surpass another mark. Volk also cites his 1878 statue showing 6 feet 3 and a quarter inches, with Lincoln appearing taller due to a slender frame.
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Abraham Lincoln
Leonard W. Volk
Lincoln
Douglas
Mr. Lincoln
Springfield
Hatch
Mr. Hatch
Barnum entertains aboard City of Rome voyage to Liverpool
On a recent voyage of the City of Rome to Liverpool passenger P T Barnum performed anecdotes and tricks at a concert. He recalled buying a marked coach dog, whose spots were painted after a shower, and demonstrated a biscuit trick with three hats and three biscuit pieces hidden under one hat.
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Harper's Bazar
Rome
Liverpool
P. T. Barnum
Barcum
Mr. Barnum
The Way the Western States Grow
President Lincoln cites western farmers as growing influence in Congress. He recalls corn from tiny nubbins to ears fourteen inches long, noting gradual breeding and seed improvement by farmers over winters.
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Kelley
Lincoln
Houses of Congress
Pal
Unclear fragment on grains and seeds in farming talk
Fragment describes selecting best cars and grains for seed, noting grain length and years past. speaker comments that this reflects how states grow and praises a "good son of the way states grow."
Largest gold bar cast in the United States
The Bank of California received the largest gold bar ever cast in the United States from the North Bloomfield Mining Company of Smartville California. The bar weighs 630 cubic inches of gold and is worth about 19 dollars per ounce with a value near 114 dollars.
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Bank of California
United States
North Bloomfield Mi Company
Smartville
Nevada County
Ifornia
Will It be Fresh Ocean Telegraph News
A popular writer questions if news sent via the ocean telegraph remains fresh, pondering the effects of salt water on rapid communication and the reliability of maritime transmission.
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HarpersBazar
Ocean Telegraph
Street Jam in West Street Describes City Traffic Mayhem
The piece portrays West Street as a national barometer of commerce with brutal truck jams. It details drivers jostling for space, police efforts, ferry crossings, and mail wagons, and even a mother and child missing a steamer as scenes of urban bustle unfold.
Sign Painter Repeats Mrs Evolution Jibe
A milliner ordered a sign reading Mrs J Blank. The painter refused to repaint after the owner argued over the possessive. He quipped about marriage and titles, claiming Miss and Mrs meanings, ending with the sign remaining as is with the pun intact.
Origin of the Campaign Rooster in Indiana Politics
A Pittsburg Post item recalls the 1840s Indiana Democratic rise and the "Crow, Chapman, crow" slogan. Bird B. Chapman, a respected politician, used the rooster as a victory symbol after Democrats swept a local race. The emblem spread as the party gained momentum and influenced campaign culture.
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Pittsburg
Forties
Indiana
Bird B. Chapman
Crow
Chapman
Mindful Memory of Thurlow Weed Recalls Early Years
The text recounts Thurlow Weed noting his memory for political names from counties during Monroe's 1820 campaign. A friend praises his recall, and Weed explains he cultivated memory through a regular method devised while working as a printer in 1818. He describes adopting systematic efforts to improve and sustain his mental discipline.
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Thurlow Weed
Monroe
Oratory and truth in American political rhetoric
The Fortnightly Review excerpt discusses Wendell Phillips in New York and debates whether oratory must align with truth. It contrasts American reverence for speech with leaders like Lincoln and Grant and cites Demosthenes, Cicero, and Cato to illustrate ornate rhetoric versus substantive virtue.
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New York
Wendell Phillips
Abraham Lincoln
Washington
Gen. Grant
Jey
Demosthenes
Philip of
Forum
Senate
Cicero
Augustus
Lucan
Cato
Eous
Quiz Etiquette Across Cultures and Social Manners
The piece notes changing norms in etiquette from courtly roasting to praise for hosts. It contrasts Western dining civility with Chinese and Indian customs, illustrating rigid or humorous expectations, and ends by lampooning theatrical hosts who press guests into roles.
Bloodhounds in Civil War era debates stir southern ire
The introduction of bloodhounds in Uncle Tom's Cabin performances sparks southern backlash. The Wheeling Intelligencer surveys opinions noting fugitive slaves were not tracked by dogs in Virginia or the South. Some say dogs, or "negro hounds," were used in Mississippi by planters for profit, but slaveholders reportedly avoided actions that would ruin property value.
Parlor Scene With Turkish Rug and Gilded Cobweb Decor
The narrator describes entering a parlor via winding stairs, noting Japanese umbrellas, peacock feathers, a low curtained door, and a gilded cobweb centerpiece. A Turkish rug in blue and red decorates the room while violets on a mantel promise spring as a screen of crimson poppies nods in a row.
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Henry Lewin
Street Beggars and Sightseekers on New York Streets
A veteran of the Mexican War disabled by a lost leg, two boys with stumps on Fourteenth Street, and a paralyzed youth dragging along Union Square draw pennies from passersby. A woman contorts her hands into a deformity to beg, while a humpbacked man sits with his wife nearby guiding strangers to donate. Abandoned trickery and hired beggars illustrate street poverty and manipulation.
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New York Times
Fourteenth Street
Union Square
Twenty-third Street
Indeplat
Richmond Tobacco Sights in a World Leading Factory
A Richmond Virginia visitor notes the city ranks second in the nation for manufactured tobacco products. He visits the largest cigarette factory, telling of six hundred workers producing half a million to a million cigarettes daily and a foreman demonstrating precise counting of twenty cigarettes per handful by diligent girls.
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Richman
Richmond
O.d
Government Printing Office
Washington
Fowl and the Economist in a Droll Harper Fable
A quixotic tale from Harper's Magazine parodies political economy. Fowler frees a bird by promising future gain while the bird retreats to ants, illustrating ignorance of utility and nature. The fable mocks the idea that power over nature yields unearned rent and warns before public discussion of economics.
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Fowler
T. L
Harper's Magazine
Ec Oeens
Byron Keats Epigram Recalled By Rossetti Companion
Mr T Hall Caine recalls Byron's quip on Keats and the Quarterly attack. He notes Robert Buchanan's 1871 Fleshy School of Poetry piece wounded Rossetti deeply. Caine says the event was, beside his wife's death, the greatest calamity of his life and lingered on his nerves.
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Byron
Keats
the Quarterly
T. Hall Caine
Rossetti
Robert Buchanan
Mr. Caine
Whittier Praises Dr Holmes On Seventieth Birthday
John Greenleaf Whittier, on his seventy fifth birthday, says no one should write much after seventy unless Dr Holmes. He praises Holmes as charming in all his writings and notes the remarkable variety, suggesting he should write until he reaches one hundred.
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John Greenleaf Whittier
Dr. Holmes
Teeth Drop In Audience Lap In Theater Mischief
A New York gentleman at a theater felt teeth fall from the ceiling into his lap. The box office recovered them after a woman claimed them, revealing Belinda Jane and a friend had dropped them from a ventilation hole during the performance.
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New York
Belinda Jane
Rama
Aer
The Future of Gas and Its Practical Promise
Prof Seimens argues gas will dominate heating for rich and poor alike, noting its cleanliness and low maintenance. He envisions gas works near pits to cut haulage, cites Pittsburgh gas use, and asserts modern burners and regulation maximize heat and efficiency.
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Seimens
Pittsburg
Metor
Rt Manegers
Fire destroys barn and livestock in down-east area
A rural barn in a down-easter community burned with hay grain and several animals inside. Three horses a mule and some corn were lost or damaged. One mule escaped after its hair was nearly burned off leaving it badly scorched.
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Barnum
New York City
West Street
Fotal
Eople
Uia
King Street
United States Mail
Est Street
Mortonstreet
Henry Clay
Mr. W
TY Cone
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J. Blank
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India
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Cooper
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