The Dancing Vine and the Sturdy Oak Rivalry
A poetic tale of gender roles contrasts with a city danger tale. A stubborn girl Rosa attends her sister Susie's party then plans a jewel theft voyage. She is almost abducted but rescued by a vigilant policeman and returns home with a lesson learned.
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Mamma
Rosa
Mesa
Susie
Aunt Mary
Broadway
Hackman
Peter
Mamma Storm
Papa
Mary
Fetcher's Luck Diamond Pin Heist in The Boston Herald Tale
A Boston Herald tale recounts Fetcher's near-murder by a thief on the East River, who steals his paste diamond pin after coercing him for valuables. Fetcher outplays the attacker using self defense, trading for a turquoise and cameo pin in exchange for his solitaire.
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Fetcher
Mozart
Marie
East River
Jew de la Savate
Boston Herald
First Draft Animals Landed in Early America History
History notes reveal the arrival of horses in Florida by Cabeca de Vaca in 1527, De Soto's later importation, English and Dutch introductions, Washington's mule initiative, royal gifts from Spain and Lafayette, and the crossbreeding to create a robust mule. It also mentions a large sale price for mules and local Native beliefs about catfish.
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United States
Florida
Cabeca de Veca
de Soto
Jamestown
Virginia
Higginson
Massachusetts Bay
New York
Washington
Spain
Madrid
Lafayette
Malta
Artemus Ward
London
America
Artemus
Mary A. Denison
About Women and Sweet Morals in Gossip Mix
A collage of light quips on women and courtship from gossip columns and jokes. Jests from New York papers contrast wit and wit about fashion, secrecy, and marriage, featuring quips on flowers in Japan, census truth, and famed lines about meekness and dress.
The Rise of Beauty Cultures in Daily Life
A Baltimore Times passage notes women achieving beauty through height posture and dressmaking, with beauty care spanning skin, complexion, teeth, nails, and hair. It likens dressmakers, dentists, and coiffeurs to nature’s remedies and cites manicure and family practitioner roles in teaching beauty secrets.
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Baltimore Times
Curious Rhode Island case ties wife support to service
During the Civil War William R. Cripps of Newport married Elizabeth H. Thurston whose husband was reported killed. Years later the first husband returned, Cripps married again, and was later divorced. A lawyer collected $2000 for services of Cripps's wife as housekeeper in a suit against Cripps.
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Rhode Island
William R. Cripps
Newport
Elizabeth H. Thurston
Cripps
J. P. Galvin
Witty sayings on women and a note on A S Abell
A collage of quips on women from Bidu to Artemus Ward alongside a profile of Baltimore Sun publisher A S Abell. It recalls Ward’s London visit and Abell’s rise, with sketches of his Sun and Public Ledger ventures and a glimpse of his Guilford estate.
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Artemus Ward
Douglas Jerrold
Not Many Women Listeners In Conversational Life
A San Francisco Report excerpt argues that few women are good listeners and that female conversational topics often bore listening partners. It compares talking skill unfavorably with listening and notes interruptions and defensive responses disrupt dialogue, leading to tiresome exchanges.
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San Francisco
Stories of the French Press Delight of Royal Dining Customs
The piece recounts a fanciful impression from the French press about Queen Victoria's dining ritual. Guests gather in a semicircle before meals while a band plays. The Queen greets attendees, seats relatives to her left, others to her right, and wears gloves at table except during state dinners.
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England
M. Crapaud
Boston Transcript
Sleeplessness and a journey through Australian life
The piece muses on sleeplessness and remedies, then recounts a drive toward Williamstown. It contrasts urban Australian wealth and grand public buildings with dull private houses, lamenting tasteless domestic design and imagining Wool Kings returning to England to seek seats in Parliament. The narration blends satire with travelogue and social observation.
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Williamstown
Lord Tennyson
Government House
United States
England
Cromwell Gardens
Palace Gate
Australia
Bound to Be Bound Drunken Prisoner in Chicago Ledger
A fragment from the Chicago Ledger quotes a judge and a prisoner during a drunken incident. The officer recalls arresting the suspect for attempting to break a door as the court bargains over a five hundred dollar bond.
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Criminal ‘Court
Chicago Ledger
Subduing a Child's Will: Wesley Portrait of Spartan Discipline
A passage from Mrs. Wesley's letters contrasts old fashioned education with modern methods. It argues that conquering a child's will at once lays a religious foundation, and describes strict routines from infancy, including six hours of school, limited meals, and severe punishment for breaking rules.
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Heaven
Hell
Hotel Dish Breakage Costs Hit City Hotels Hard
New York hotels report high losses from chipped and broken dinnerware during handling and washing. Major establishments like the Fifth Avenue and Windsor lose about $10 000 annually, with fines on staff reducing the excess.
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Fifth Avenue
Windsor
New York Commercial Advertiser
Sand blast irritates man in eyes despite popularity
A man experiences eye irritation from a sand blast despite its popularity. The report notes discomfort and suggests caution or alternatives while detailing public reception.
A Heartlet to Let Poem Fragment and Refusal
A humorous verse about a heart as a rental property. The speaker laments a departed beloved who took the key, leaving the heart vacant and rent free only if she returns. The conceit blends whimsy with a plea for reconciliation.
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Bas & L
Sheffield Phelps
French chemists turn waste grease into cheap soap
French chemists solved waste grease disposal by converting wool fat into soap through sulfur absorption. The method yields a sulfurized soap with neutral odor, produced commercially in France. It promises cheap, non toilet use for vine culture, horticulture, and plant pest control, with disinfectant and skin-friendly applications.
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France
Did not say it arc text exchange
A fragmentary dialogue shows a misunderstanding about accusation of lying and clarification that the speaker has known the other for ten years. A buried aside notes an aging bachelor reacting to a counterfeit half crowd.
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Coxpactor
Gonductor
Alot
Chicago
Teachher
Kirby
Funnyman
Chicago Ledger
John
Boston Courier
Bill Jones
Jones
Arkas Traveler
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Nee Mae Nm
the Sues Eeligences
J.e.durcan
Peet
Ames
Chicago and North- Western Railroad
Des Moines
Minneapolis
Iowa
Iowa State College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts
Official Directory
G. McCarruy
L. Smrrn
Board OF Supervisors
J. Q. Burgess
Lincoln
Anthony Meess
Collins
R. Mair
AED
Cones Cceks
Howard
Eo Wenene
Occas Ecorder
Oneal
Gy Boosey
van Dusen
A. Ricamonp
van Chamberlain
C. BE. Haveriy
Maxwell
H. Westerman
A. Perkins
Methodist Episcopal
H. J. Everly
Baptist
Ervices
Sun A
H. W. Wilson
Suny School
E.C. Moulton
Masonic
Arcadia Lodge NO
A. F. and
A. Masons
M. C. Jones
W. M. Cau Gropines
United Workmen
MES Lodge
G. A. Meredith
M. Soper
G. Alrilsworth
A. R
G. A. R. Hall
Geo. G. Tilden
M. Hemstreet
Adj. H. Wilson, Jr
M. J. Smith
Mrs. Daniel’s
Geo. A. Underwood
U. S
Union National Bank
Towa
D. McCarthy
J. L. Stevens
Nevada
A. H. Thayer
Palace Drug Store
H. M. Templeton
The
City Drug Store
South Side
C. A. Beverly
Church
Story County
Chas. E. Hunt
West House
H. L. Carrell
M. Sopehre
Fire, Lightning & Tornado Insurance
John Glidden
Dray Man
Ara
Ther Co A
Hiutchinson Bros
Ley Agp
Charles Follen Adame
Gomfort
Harper's
Charles Free
Shasta County
Cal
Loxpon
Japan
John Smith
New York Sun
Brooklyn
Brown
Colombo
West Indies
British Museum
Moses
Brooklyn Eagle
Bidu
Lady Montagu
Connecticut
Baltimore
A.S. Abell
Providence
R. I
Boston
A. H. Simmons
W. M. Swain
Abell
Simmons
Swain
Philadelphia
New Orleans
Vera Cruz
the Sun
Guilford
Maryland
Sun
Maecenas
Wordsworth
Charles Dickens
Clough
Rochampton
Surbiton
Ewell
Epsom
Ashtead
Leatherhead
Mickleharn
Box Hill
Dorking
Henry Ward Beecher
Brooklyn Magazine
Inck
Colorep
Happy
Jim
Loy
Detroit Free Press
Lorrie Charley
Baby Hood
Harry
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