Memoir of Ole Bull Reveals The Man Behind The Music
Boston readers get Sara C Bull's memoirs of Ole Bull. Born 1810 Bergen Norway he rose from a near starving artist to international violin fame after Bologna triumphs. His early struggles include a broken red violin and a drastic breakthrough before Colbran Zampieri and Tuscany’s elite.
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Boston Transcript
Sara C. Bull
Ole Bull
Bergen
Norway
Europe
Oie
Paulsen
Ole
Father
Italy
Bologna
Malibran
Jon Mee
Colbran
Rossini
Casa Soldas
de Bernot
Mati
Zampieri
Miibran
Grand Duke of
Tuscany
de Bennot
Oniatowsky
Norma
Corinth
Ole Bali
Gentiemme
Emile Loup
Norns
Gues
Philharmonic Society
The Woman in the Street Car in a Cincinnati Enquirer piece
The article defends the street car woman as helpless and deserving pity rather than reproach. It argues men should show tenderness and aid without demand, noting her behavior stems from fear and social pressure rather than selfishness.
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Cincinnati Enquirer
Reneery
A Kathleen Mavourneen Loan Plea Before Court
A debtor sued by his creditor acknowledged borrowing the money and faced the court’s response. The dialogue included a teargarrane remark about the loan lasting “for years, and it may be for ever,” reflecting a legal dispute over repayment.
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Kathleen Rreen
Peaceful Field Remembered Soldiers In Quiet Rest
Poem fragment speaks of soldiers who fought for peace and now lie at rest. The era’s war wounds are imagined as healed fields with never again the cannons. A tranquil forward look marks the fallen as the land and people endure.
Aaron Burr Demonstrates Marksmanship at Utica Trial Scene
Aaron Burr captivates bar members by debating Hamilton's logic and later agrees to shoot at a target. He aims carefully, fires, and hits the center, then exits the field amid astonished spectators.
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Procter
Barr
Hamilton
Burr
Utica
Col. Burr
America
Aaron Burr
Weehawken
Hamilton Co
Turcomans Mistake Newspapers for Paper Money
An observer recalls a Teheran to Meshed courier delivering newspapers to Merv, sparking a clan gathering. Turcomans, unfamiliar with paper currency, misinterpret the large papers as valuable money, while the narrator explains they are merely newspapers and ribbed by a wary ex vizir.
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Edward O’donovan
Merv Oasis
Baghur Khan
Kouchid Khan Kala
Teheran
Meshed
Turcomans
Bami
Geok Tepe
Matthi
Merv
Cloak Snatching Incident Sparks Lawsuit in Cincinnati Stores
A shopper in a large Cincinnati store was snatched from the fitting room by a clerk who ordered her out after mistaking her for a rival dealer spy. She seeks damages. Merchants in dry goods use women to discreetly gauge prices, sometimes triggering steep rival cuts. The practice, common across fashionable shops, is widespread and affects pricing decisions.
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Clara Belle
Cincinnati
Fifth Avenue
Broadway
London Paper Sharing Oddities From a London Letter
A London observer describes newspaper sharing and distribution practices among city workers. He notes a cashier sharing The Standard with a real estate dealer and others who subscribe to multiple papers, with timing and price details. The piece highlights how access to the press shapes daily life and finances in a bustling urban setting.
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England
London Letter
London and County Bank
Standard
Observer
Times
Standard, News, Advertiser
Pall Mall
Globe, and Echo
Aoe
Pese
Backwoodsman Encounters City Visitor From New York
A backwoodsman chopping wood in a log house experiences astonishment when a well-dressed gentleman from New York City speaks with him. The exchange features the puzzled reply and the humorous rural misunderstanding about distance and origin.
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New York City
Coscob residents weigh renaming village near Greenwich
The New York Sun notes Coscob in Greenwich Connecticut as a small primitive village of about fifty frame houses on rocky hills. Debate centers on changing the name to Bayport, with postmaster Solomon Clark and residents offering varied proposals and memories of the site’s history.
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New York Sun
Coscob
Greenwich
Conn
Studwell
Solomon Clark
Stadwell
Cosecob
Post Office Department
Bayport
George W. Brush
Appowam
Studwellville
Rose Castle
Venusville
Setting Clam
Stagoationville
Lukewarmtown
Clifton
South New York
St. Petersburg
EF. P. Holly
Clinton
Ze 2
KX SB
Connecticut
John Coscob
Mr. Brash
W. H. H. Murray
Brush
Sarah Gardner
How Gambetta Lost an Eye
A Century tale recounts how Gambetta’s father aimed to keep him from military service by keeping him Italian. An accidental accident at a knife grinder blinded him in one eye, sparking maternal tenderness and shaping schooling choices. The father opposed higher education, preferring a provincial grocer’s path.
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Gambetta
Leon
Petit Seminaire
Montfaneoca
What the Little Boy Thought
A printer's towel fell from a third story window in a New Jersey town causing a loud crash two blocks away. A boy ran home reporting he saw a black man fall from the roof and explode his head, describing a grisly event with shock.
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New Jersey
Decorator and Furnisher at Philadelphia Public Industrial Art School
The Public Industrial Art School in the Hollingsworth building on Locust Street, directed by Charles G. Leland, trains students in decorative design for minor arts. About 150 pupils study embroidery, carving, modeling, painting, leatherwork, and other crafts to become practical mechanics and earn money. The city owns the school, attracting international visitors and proving success through designer placements and high pay for students, including a fourteen year old girl and a two man vacation earning $215 for a boy student.
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Hollingsworth
Locust Street
Charles G. Leland
Philadelphia
Europe
America
The Patient Angler and His Bait
The late Chancellor Bibb noted for courteous manners and old fashion dress as a devoted angler. An 1850 Washington scene shows him on a wharf with a broken float as a log near his bait attracts a frog which leaps onto the log revealing the chancellor’s mock misfortune.
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Bibb
Izaak Walton
Washington Arsenal
Milk and Butter in France Growth of Dairy Exports
In France the dairy sector has expanded, with milk production ample to supply a continuous stream described in measurements. Much of the milk feeds domestic consumption, but a large portion is processed. butter exports have surged to eleven or twelve times past levels, while imports remain noted but incomplete in the text.
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France
Lattimore
Old Fashioned Swearing Remains in Dark Room Scene
A fragment notes changing fashion in swearing yet highlights a man wrestling a ninth rocking chair in a dim room as an outlet for pent up emotions. The quirky image contrasts modern slang with traditional expression.
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Cincinnati Enquirer
Climate of Southern Alaska Seen as Promising for Growth
Scientific American reports from Commander Henry Glass that southern Alaska offers rich fisheries and timber prospects. Salmon, cod, and halibut abundance are matched by growing whaling, cedar and fir forests, and potential mining in Harris district with quartz leads.
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Scientific American
Henry Glass
U.S. Navy
Sitka
Alaska
Jamestown
San Francisco
Northern
Pacific Coast
California
Oregon
Washington Territory
Glass
Harris District
Copper
Mount St. Elias
Portland Canal
Aleutian Islands
Canyon Dueling Ends With Handshake In Snowbound Canyon
After a bitter standoff between two Californians and their backers, a dawn truce emerges as the Oregonian extends a hand through a blanket of snow. Survivors and onlookers cheer the gesture, ending a night of freezing peril and fear.
Forty Babies Sent to Homes from New York Foundling
A Detroit crowd gathered at the Third Street depot as forty orphans from the New York Foundling and Orphan asylum were placed with adoptive families. Hugh Hughes led the process calling names and matching children to prospective guardians, with each child labeled by asylum number, name, age, and origin.
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Detroit Free Press
Third Street
Clark
Monroe
Michigan Railroad
Detroit
Michigan Central Railroad
Canada Southern
St. Thomas
New York
Hugh Hughes
New York Foundling and Orphan Asylum
Mr. Hughes
Free Press
Watchin Peak
American Restlessness in Eggleston’s Century Summary
Edward Eggleston argues Americans are migratory by nature from colonial times. New Englanders moved to New Jersey and Long Island, Virginians to Maryland and the Carolinas, Dutch and Pennsylvanians spreading south and west. The vast continent fostered constant movement, shaping alertness and adaptability in the colonial character.
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Edward Eggleston
New
Maine
Pennsylvania
Maryland
Orange County
North Carolina
Death in the London Fogs Disastrous Health Toll
8 A. Lattimore notes increasing English belief that London fogs harm health more than thought. Official figures show 637 London deaths in the week ending December 15 from respiratory diseases under near constant fog. The Pall Mall Gazette warns December fogs could cost as many lives as Tel el Kebir, drawing fear for Queen Victoria's subjects.
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London
Tel-el- Kebir
A Woman Learns Self Control in Naval Fire Scare
In a private letter Miss Susie Prior recalls how she stayed still as danger rose aboard the English flagship the Conqueror. The powder stores threatened explosion until a swift response by the crew averted catastrophe.
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New York
Susie Prior
Teai
Mr. Billy
Mr.Billy
Prior
Sec
T.e
Hokusai’s notes on breaking Japanese horses
The article describes how Japanese ponies were trained in temple yards with harsh methods. A dozen men attack with bridles and bamboo while others pull long traces and shout, forcing the horse to move until exhausted. The process leaves horses hard-mouthed and vicious.
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Hokusai
Pringle Helps Customer Find Tin Tacks in Comic Run In
Jack Pringle assists a nervous man seeking tin tacks, directing him to an ironmonger. The buyer returns with a stammer to place the order while the shopkeeper mocks and hurls objects, prompting the printer to note the dealer’s rough temper and unwillingness to bend rules.
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Detroit Free Press
Jack Pringle
Jack
Simon Pure
Mud from St. Louis streets touted as fertilizer
General Beauregard proposes using St. Louis street mud as fertilizer for Louisiana sugar plantations. He believes limestone from pavement wear could neutralize soil acidity and is conducting experiments with several tons of the material.
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St. Louis
Beauregard
Louisiana
Eugenie Visits Paris for Tooth Pulling
Empress Eugenie travels to Paris for dental work as a former family dentist extracts a tooth. The incident stirs chatter in Philadelphia and prompts local commentary on Franco French relations.
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Eugenie
France
Philadelphia
Paris
Night Races at St Ger Mania Track Plans Central Light
M J Oller, owner of the St Ger mania racing establishment, plans to organize night races. He proposes a central light whose rays would be directed on the horses so spectators in the center can follow the race with accuracy comparable to daytime viewing.
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M. J. Oller
St Germania Racing Establishment
Banquet Echoes Union Pride At Gen Fitz Hugh Lee Tribute
A Brooklyn banquet honored Gen Fitz Hugh Lee for Yorktown courtesies. Lee shared stories including one about surrender and joked that the Union would be bordered by ice and bananas. Virginia militia watched over the union as two New York senators left the Senate amid applause.
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Cohen
Appomattox Truce Flag Recounted By McWhittaker
Lieut. Col. FE W Whittaker refutes claims the Appomattox flag of truce vanished after surrender. He recounts delivering the flag to Gen. Custer and details actions leading to Lee's surrender, denying involvement by Gen. Sherman or Gen. Gordon and noting Mrs. Custer now holds the relic.
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FE. W. Whittaker
N. Y
Custer
Sherman
Gordon
White Tower
Lee
Sheridan
Ord
Lynchburg
Appomattox Station
Sims
Longstreet
Grant
Maj. Sims
Gen
Mra. Custer
Mra
Col. Sima
Charleston
Third Cavalry
Virginia
Reforms Under Czar Aim to Modernize Russia
Demorest's Monthly discusses Czarist reforms in Russia abolishing serfdom land loans at 6 percent interest and state backed banks for farmers, plus a graduated income tax. It notes peasants’ poverty, Jewish resentment, and nihilist criticism while predicting mixed success and international interest in testing such measures.
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Demorest
Europe
Russia
Alexander
Russias
Revival meeting recalls Ruth jewel between ermine judges
In Newburyport a revival service featured a speaker praising the book of Ruth as a jewel set between judges and kings. An elderly clergyman later echoed the image, referencing a Taylor quotation and remarking how Ruth reminds him of beauty, not realizing the unintended impact on listeners.
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Newburyport
Masa) Herald
Taylor
Red Hair Token Hidden in Oak Plank Near Bethel
A Bethel oak cut down yielded a hollow containing a bright red hair braid and a love token dated to about 1600. The writer notes such tokens were left in tree hollows or cornerstones for future generations, weaving a romance around the discovered token.
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Demorest
Maine
England
Bethel
Cortis
Darling
The Great Comet of 1882 Returns In 793 Years
The 1882 comet will not return soon but in about 793 years. It matches appearances in 371 B C and 368 A D. Prof Frisby from the naval observatory notes the link to Constantine the Great but offers no explanation for the silence since Constantina’s era.
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Earth
Constantine the Great
Frisby
Naval Observatory
Constantina
Giant Piazzie Stuns Sorbonne Doctors With Sudden Growth
Paris physicians at the Sorbonne investigate a seven foot ten man who believed his growth ended at nineteen. After a year of stagnation he sprouted one foot ten inches, reaching an astounding height while suffering weakness. Doctors fear consumption may claim him as the rapid rise follows a long pause in growth.
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Demorest
Sorbonne
Paris
The Gredner Valley Toy Carvers of Tyrol
Demorest's describes the Gredner valley in Tyrol famed for its Ladin speaking toy makers. Men women and children carve animals frames and hunting pieces in a steep valley near St Ulrich with a large five story toy store. The carvers travel from village to market and the valley showcases Lang Kofel Meisules and Pitschberg peaks.
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Demorest
Gredner Valley
Tyrol
Walle Agriouiers
St. Ulrich
Lang Kofel
St Ulrich
Meisules
Ratschotzberg
Pitschbere
Grodner
Grodner Valley
A Pathetic Emigration in Ohio Tale of Dr Eliphaz Perkins
The 1799 trek from Norwich Connecticut to Marietta Ohio follows Dr Eliphaz Perkins and his wife Jabez Fitch’s daughter. The arduous journey includes a sickly voyage with twins born en route, the mother’s brave persistence, the wife’s death near Christmas, and the husband’s later life in Athens. Their family produced seven gospel preachers and six ministers’ wives.
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George Alfred Townsend
Onio
Eliphaz Perkins
Ohio
Marietta
Norwich
Conn
Trumbull
Beredict Arnold
Jabez Fitch
Reading
Pena
Deavene
Mariette
Mar
New England
Lydia
Bob Ingersoll
Name of the Heroic Fireman at Moffatt Building Fire
Report describes a Broadway crowd laughing as a New York fireman saved a roof goat mistaken for a person during the Moffatt building blaze. The janitor’s son kept a goat on the roof. the fireman’s brave rescue is praised, but the rescuer’s name is not provided.
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Broadway
Moffatt
Wealth Diffusion and the Rothschild Influence in France
The piece argues French institutions spread wealth more than other nations while the Rothschilds hold vast riches. It contrasts British poverty and extreme wealth with American wealth concentration and notes France hosts many princely chateaus once owned by bankers. It suggests the US should studyFrench wealth diffusion for state interests.
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Demorest
Great Britain
United States
France
Switzerland
Syche Wer
Europe
Kinga
Emrs
The Merry Twinkle and the Beautiful Woman
A satirical note on press habits cites that rich men show a merry twinkle in interviews with reporters while sensationalizing women as beautiful. The piece lampoons New York papers for linking wealth with gleaming eyes and deeming only beautiful women newsworthy.
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Chicago Tribune
New York
Vanderbilt
Russell Saga
Gould
Hun
New York Papers
Indian relations as told by Mr. Kirk Patrick
Mr. Kirk Patrick recounts adventures with Native tribes to The Philadelphia Times, saying Indians respect confidence and bravery. He claims never to have broken a promise, earned friends among the tribes, and describes facing capture by standing firm and challenging a shot, though he never killed a prisoner who defied them.
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Kirkpatrick
Philadelphia Times
Great Britain Still Growing in Manufacturing Strength
The article argues against claims of England's decline, citing recently published official figures. It recalls Victoria’s accession era when systems showed fewer than 506,000 laborers, contrasting past and present to suggest sustained growth in British manufacturing.
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Great Britain
Demorest
England
Victoria
The Sewing Machine Journal Foresees Endless Machine Uses
The article surveys vast sewing machine capabilities from leather to gauze lace, button and eyelet work, carpet seams, glove and fur sewing, shoes, and even writing and embroidery. It notes speed, precision, and the prospect of new worlds to conquer for inventors once the basics are perfected.
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Sewing Machine Journal
Baest
Shane
Alexander
Negro Marriage Rites Described in Arkansas Ceremony
A New York Post report details a Bend, Arkansas wedding among Black residents where observers note the blend of religious and secular forms. The officiant, "Uncle Dick," a blind Baptist elder, mixed rites and offered sharp, mocking commentary about age, unity, and prior indiscretions as he led an otherwise solemn ceremony.
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Ark. Cor
New York Post
Dummy on a Goit. L A Cann Tames Wild Colt
A Santa Cruz man uses a homegrown dummy to ride a wild colt. The boy crew aids as the animal bucked and reared, but the dummy clung on, the colt exhausted itself, and by night the horse calmed and submitted to the trainer’s control.
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L. A. Cann
Santa Cruz
Sinbad
Alecs
Natural Education Debate on Gendered Schooling Practices
Dr Richardson cites a London Society of Arts lecture describing a six hundred child establishment where girls receive half-time instruction for industrial work while boys stay at full school time. Inspectors note greater mental alertness and reading progress among girls, yet boys’ poorer performance improves after industrial duties decrease their study load.
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Richardson
Society of Arts
London
Contempt for Wealth Reflected in Philosopher's Quote
A Rochester Post-Express note cites a philosopher urging living life to show contempt for wealth and to mingle daily life with riches until familiarity breeds disdain.
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Rochester Post-Express
Marie Eschenbach Quote on Parental Faults
A fragment quotes Marie Eschenbach arguing that a failing trait in children will not pass away but will develop, reflecting on parental attitudes and doubts about change.
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Marie Eschenbach
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Aaron Barr
the Turcomans and Newspapers
Idaho
Heaven
Savage Canyon
Stv
Japan
St. Nicholas
Texas Siftings
Austin
George
N. H
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Rothschilds
Tuiton
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