Bedtime Lesson From a Stubborn Boy Narrative
A narrator recalls a father teaching John a bedtime lesson by denying a late-night sit up, until the boy admits he was wrong. The piece then shifts to a reflection on stubborn curiosity and credit for discovery, critiquing the idea of who deserves praise for ideas.
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John
Columbus
America
Old Mariner
Harper’s
Edith
Papa
Miller
Burlington
Mlle
Lilly
Rudolph
Albany
Ambrose L. Jordan
Cooperstown
Catharine Ostrander
A. Croffutt
New York World
Lydia EB. Pinkham
Lynn
Mase
Findlay
Ohio
Jack Horner and the Glastonbury Abbey tale
A narrator recalls the Jack Horner legend linked to Glastonbury in Somersetshire. The tale frames Horner’s theft of a royal pie parchment as a moral on self praise and misdeeds behind a historic abbey’s fall under Henry VIII.
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Jack Horner
Little Jack
Horner
Glasare
Somersetshire
Henry VIII
Cullary
Abbey
London
Glastonbury
Brother
Ambrose
Jack
Tack Horner
Value of Youth Health and Wealth
The value of three things is appreciated by three groups: youth by the old, health by the sick, and wealth by the needy. The observation links aging, illness, and poverty to how people value these resources.
Ancient Babylon in Delitzsch’s Walk Through Babylon
A summary from British and Foreign Evangelical Review of F. Delitzsch’s German portrayal of ancient Babylon. It recalls the fertile era between 2000 and 500 BC when the land was a garden watered by Euphrates and Tigris, its canals, trade, and the great Nebuchadnezzar era including Sennacherib’s earlier destruction.
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Foreign
Evangelical Review
Babylon
F. Delitzsch
Nebuchadnezzar
Babylonia
Euphrates
Tigris
Persian Gulf
Asia
Bagdad
Hila
Royal Bank
Samassumukin
Merodach Kaladan
Sennacherib
B. C
Delitzsch
Hormuzd Rassam
Postage stamp collectors in New York rush for rare finds
Curious searchers haunt the New York post office corridors hunting foreign and rare stamps. Collectors trade stamps for hundreds of U S issues and value hinges on age and origin. Prices quoted include 1861 U S stamps at 75 cents per set and foreign stamps from $1 to $5.
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Fos
New York Post Office
United States
Nassau Street
British Guiana
Costa Rica
Bolivar
New York Sun
The Jarploys argue over marriage and divorce costs
A humorous domestic scene shows Mr and Mrs Jarphly quarreling about marriage, divorce costs, and gender roles at breakfast. The dialogue rails against courtship, postmarriage reality, and mutual faults, ending with a boy subjected to a stern mother and a long moral tale.
New Steel Processing Improves Grain and Hardness
In France M Clemandot develops a method to refine steel by heating existing stock to a cherry red and pressing under 1 000 to 3 000 kilos per cm2. The cooled steel shows finer grain and greater strength, especially in highly carbonated steel, surpassing other methods.
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France
M. Clemandot
Philadelphia
Three Follies of Men
A quoted old lady notes three follies of men: climbing trees to shake fruit instead of waiting, going to war to kill each other though they would die naturally, and chasing women though women would pursue them if unpursued.
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Mr. Jarphly
Martha Jarphly
Mrs. Jarphly
Jeremiah Jarphly
Fontanelle Leporier
Trials of the Roadways
A humorous exchange between a sleigh wheel and a carriage laments fatigue and crowding as they travel. The wheel warns of two dangerous crossroads ahead, in a playful Boston Bulletin voice.
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Boston
Railroad Secret and a Fare Reduction Conundrum
A Rochester Post-Express cartoon riff questions railroads lowering fare to a cent a mile. The joke suggests trains recoup losses by having the sleeping car porter share with the company. The piece ends with a reflection on agreeing to opinions before a future disagreement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rochester Post- Express
Lincoln and the Clary Grove Boys in New Salem
Anecdote from Arno's Life of Abraham Lincoln recalls 1851 to 1832 at New Salem Illinois where Lincoln defeats Jack Armstrong in a wrestling match and earns the Clary Grove Boys' loyalty. It portrays Lincoln calming crowds, promoting fair play, and gaining influence among local roysticers.
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Abraham Lincoln
Clary Grove
Lincoln
New Salem
Illinois
Offutt
United States
Clary’s Grove
Jack Armstrong
Sangamon
Armstrong
Jack
Oys
Abe Lincoln
Arno
A Fashionable Novelty Masking Complexion
A Cincinnati Enquirer excerpt discusses toilet masks sold as beauty aids that night wearers claim improves tint and texture by sweating the skin. It notes the many makes share a common plan and comments on social awkwardness when saying goodbye after visits.
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Cincinnati Enquirer
Angelic Qualifications in a Kentucky Journal
A playful dialogue frames a child's question about dying and angels. Emma asks if dying makes one an angel and Johnny debates the idea, concluding that wildness might create the fastest flying angels, drawing a humorous comparison to birds.
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Emma
Johnny
Kentucky State Journal
Infernal Caldron Of A Sleeping Volcano In A Mountain Lake
A desolate lake basin sits in a deep cup with a crater fed by two streams one cold chalybeate and one warm water. The south outlet opened after the 1880 catastrophe shrinking the lake to about forty five paces diameter. A central geyser erupts fifteen to twenty feet, with reports of sixty to a hundred feet. Sulphurous gas vents cover the mud heap as roaring steam fills the basin behind a bleak scene.
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Anon
Where was Paul Seen By Sunday School Audience
In a quoted exchange from the Newman Independent the Bath Sabbath School class assigns Paul to Jerusalem and to the Jews, with a boy remarking that the Jews sold his father a two dollar coat yesterday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul
Jerusalem
Temple
Newman Independent
Miner with corn-cob pipe and giant powder keg
Slippage of danger looms as a miner with a corn-cob pipe encounters a keg of giant powder amid gathering darkness. The terse note hints at a perilous scene likely from a mining or industrial report.
The Howling Dog and a Grim Prognosis
A quote from the Arkansaw Traveler notes that dogs howling signal misfortune. It claims brindle howls predict a tall dark man’s death, yellow dogs warn of a fat man’s danger, and that unemployed dogs before the war presaged many deaths. The piece ends with a call for extermination of the howling dog.
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Arkansaw Traveler
Westward opportunity calls printers to new Nebraska towns
A vivid invitation describes Northern Nebraska along the Dakota line as fertile, growing fast, and welcoming diligent settlers. Rail expansion reaches Valentine and beyond toward Rapid City, with towns, homes, schools, and newspapers sprouting as new markets develop. The piece urges printers to move west and grow with the country, echoing Horace Greeley: go west and grow up with the country.
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Nebraska
Dakota Line
Illinois
Ohio
Missouri Valley
Valentine
Dakota
Far River
Custer
Pennington
Rapid City
Horace Greebe
Goest
Out of Tune and the Human Engine
The article likens a sick body to an instrument out of tune. It cites overwork anxiety and fast living as drains on vitality. Hostetter's Stomach Bitters is recommended as a cordial, invigorant, stomachic, anti bilious remedy for debility and various ailments.
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Hostetter
Australia
England
France
India
Belgium
Canada
U. S
Humanitarian term shifts with dictionary updates
The Atlanta Constitution notes the word humanitarian has shifted from a definition implying denial of Christ to its natural sense of a philanthropist. Dictionaries Webster and Worcester once defined it oddly, but the new imperial dictionary now treats humanitarian as one who loves humanity, clarifying usage for readers.
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Webster and
Worcester
Atlanta Constitution
Guysett
House Afire Joke Reveals Slang-Language Clash
A Merchant Traveler recalls a tale of Bilk'ns caught between slang and clear English at a party. His wife presses for meaning and finally understands his phrase like a house afire and the need for a hose to put it out.
Washington Never Lied or Fished Revealed in Account
The record concludes that Washington never told a lie and never went fishing, presenting a curious historical note about his conduct and routines.
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Washington
Fragmented health tips and mock endorsement in old paper
Public text mocks medical ads and quack remedies while listing cautions for consumptives. It urges avoiding exposure and fatigue, claims recovery with Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery, and derides dishonest market practices. The piece mixes satire with promotional fragments and stylized opinions.
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Pierce
Grand Union Hotel Ad Offers Elevated Service in NYC
An old advertisement urges travelers to visit the Grand Union Hotel at Grand Central Depot. It touts 6 rooms priced to sell starting at one dollar, a European plan, elevator, and a restaurant with top fare. It promises easy access to depots via horse cabs and rail. Macy the horse weighs 916 pounds and pushy claims about observable wait times are noted.
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George
Arkansaw Traveler
New York City
Baggage
Grand Union Hotel
Grand Central Depot
Grand Union
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Richmond
Religious Herald
New York
Europe
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Mont Cenis
Arlberg
Harlem River
Brooklyn Union
Ancient
Thurlow Weed
Priam
Catherine Ostrander
Jordan
Johnny Jarphly
Pittsburgh Chronicle-Telegraph
Dominica
Phizz
Graphic
Dox
Dr. Sage
Macy
Chicago and Alton
Chicago
St. Louis
Kansas City
Gault House
Clinton and
Madison Streets
Union Depot
Horr & Gates
Caiaya
Caswell, Hazard & Co
Newark
Beeson
Sista
Wm. Doppel
Dreydoppel
World's Dispensary Medical Association
Main Street
Buffalo
N. Y
New England
Yankees
Sinee Valentine Bros
Janesville, Wis
da. J. Stepens
Lebanon
James Ulster
Murray St
Standard Silver Ware Co
Washington St
Mass
LADY
Queen City
Cincinnati
Suspender Co
R. U. Aware
Lorillard
Lortilard’s
Lortilard’s Sas
Sloan
Pricad of
Vieman
Von
HOPS
Allen
Oppison
A. J. Hileman
Appison
A. J.colbom
Eng
The
Somerset H
Allen’s
Astoria
Drs
H.C. Mooney
la Fauette
R. L
B H. Davis
J. N. Harris & CO. (Limited
All Medicine
New Hartford
Kennedy
Dr. Kennedy
Trao
A. EK. Spalding
Seedsman and Florist
Insworth
Iowa
Golden Seal Bitters
C. D. Warners
Bettice
Tribune Bureau OF Literature
Broadway
Herman Hall & GO
Michigan St
T. J. Anderson
J. D. Walker
Buckner, Mo
C. D. Warner
Washington, D.C
Frazer’s
Gell US
Gall
Grew
Grant
Grorax WasetneTor
Bovardas
Stuart
Wisconsin
Werxig
Wiscovern
Evennue
WiscoNsts
Remitti
Express
Cramer, Aikens & Cramer
MitwatrKeer
Foote
BE B
ARE
Pamphle Coca
Webster
Russia
Turkey
Gov't Printing Office
Denison
G.&c. Merriam &Co
Springfield
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