The Speakeasy Tale and Prospect of a Strike
A long oral tale follows Zeph and Zeph’s crew in a gold mining camp. They cheat Chinese workers, reap profits, face a Chinese counter buyout, and reflect on frontier greed amid shifting camp loyalties.
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Newspaper
Ames Intelligencer
Location
Ames, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 24, 1883
Page
3
Noted Orator’s Barbed Attack at Worthington Stump Meet
The speech by Don Pratt in Worthington Ohio derides Samuel Fenton Cary as a useless, constantly shifting figure who shifts with every political tide. Pratt likens Cary to a pig at teat after teat, fighting for scraps and ending up at the tail of the Democratic swine, awaiting Providence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Don Pratt
Worthington
Ohio
Don
Cary
Samuel Fenton Cary
Columbus
Morus Multiculus
Samuel Fenton
Sidney Smith
Sidney
Samuel Fenton O
R. Henry
America
The Case for Hereditary Farming in National Growth
A Cincinnati Commercial discussion argues for sons inheriting and continuing their fathers farming calling. It cites heredity as shaping aptitude and temperament, likening it to breed and stock. The piece urges stable farming lines to raise civilization, culture, and national power through skilled, virtuous farmers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnati Commercial
Homing Pigeons Learn Route by Homeward Quest
The birds show a strong home instinct guiding their flights. After short trials they rise and circle, then chart a straight path home as they age. Night travel is avoided, snow confuses some, and only observation guides their course.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cote
Lome
Liquid Manure for Plants Says Baltimore Florist
A Baltimore florist sends the Boston Journal of Chemistry a liquid manure recipe using one bushel horse hoof clippings and water left to stand a week. Water bedding plants daily, repotted plants weekly, and use once or twice weekly for hard wood plants. Plants show yellowing then green as they strengthen. flowers brighten and plants stay compact, boosting yields and ease of packing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Zeph
Tom Paggins
Artain
Bill
Mick Zeph
Echieon
Teapot
Baltimore
Boston Journal of Chemistry
Ener
Sermon Borrowed From Old Volume Exposes Young Preacher
A Scottish church trial reveals a young candidate was caught using a sermon he only heard once. Moderator Robinson notes the text is from an out of print volume, and the man admits he copied it after taking notes. The moderator exposes the ruse and the case ends with no further argument.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Zeph
Meg Xi
Zephyseizin
Sex Zeph
Agen
Aremytery
Scotland
Robinson
Sersno
Ant
Homing Instinct Debate in Piteous Essay
The article discusses Ernest Ingersoll’s critique of a specialized homing instinct in animals. It highlights whether returning animals rely on intuitive direction or learned, conscious planning based on sensed cues. It cites pigeons as a principal example, noting their strong intelligence and hereditary influence on navigation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ernest Ingersoll
Ingersoll
Is the Human Family Progressing
The essay argues human nature shifts toward wisdom and virtue as life hardens selfish tendencies. It traces history from savage bloodshed to modern civility and foresees future increases in benevolence under enduring love and friendship guiding humanity toward diviner attributes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Troy
Greece
Rome
Baby Plant At Shannahan’s Gallery Draws 3000 Visitors
The Portland Standard reports a famed Baby Plant from Japan at Shannahan's art gallery. A twelve inch specimen with a brown and yellow star shaped flower resembles a nude baby under a tiny canopy. The plant family produces life like animal and insect imitations and Mrs. Mark Hopkins paid $300 for one variety.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portland
Oregon
Shannahan
Japan
Ange
Mark Hopkins
San Francisco
Foundling Hospital
A Woman on Man at Salem Literary Reunion
A Mrs. Dunway of the New Northwen speaks at a Salem Oregon literary reunion. She humorously extols men’s roles from husbands to fathers, noting joys, sorrows, expenses, and affection while praising their grand paternal influence despite flaws.
London Poet Samuel Taylor Coleridge Chooses Charity Education
A fragmented account recalls Samuel Taylor Coleridge as a poor boy and charity scholar in London. He walks the Strand when the street crowds surge and notes a petty theft attempt, then contrasts his reading of Hero and Leander with the vividness of memory as he enters a public library that sparked his education.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Samuel Aylor
London
Strand
Colei
Hero
Leander
Sermo
Coffee making tips from a bygone era
The article discusses coffee preparation and serving methods, praising a black tin pot with egg white to clarify the drink and warning against using browned beans or poor water. It contrasts Java and Rio beans, notes labor concerns, and touches on immigration rhetoric and national growth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Java
Rio
Stimulants of the Mind and Duty in Prentice’s View
The excerpt argues that literature and love inspire more than alcohol and vice. It contrasts worldly stimulants with duty, claiming only duty provides lasting uplift without intoxication. It portrays desire as alluring yet unreliable, and highlights duty as a stabilizing force in the human spirit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George D. Prentice
Pyras
How to Embroider an Olive Green Curtain Lambrequin
Instructions describe cutting a scallop pattern from olive green felt, outlining it with a pencil, and stitching a black floss network inside the scallops. Use old gold silk to tack blue crewel in two shades around the edges, with cream floss along a running line, and add a parallel line above. Needing precise stitching, the result should be a beautiful decorative lambrequin.
Trade and Sanity in Times of Depression
The Medical Circular notes that during economic downturns patients reveal anxiety and suspense behind their visible symptoms. It argues true cure lies in relief from financial liabilities rather than tonics, and laments the mental strain from fraud and misfortune that erodes youth and aging alike.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Letty Reader
Pric
Heeler
Wheeter
Prophesy on United States greatness by Patrick Henry
Fragmentary 18th century prose on Patrick Henry advocating reconciliation for refugees and a long humor filled passage critiquing domestic life. The text mixes famous quotes and satirical snippets about women and society with brief anecdotes and musings attributed to various authors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Patrick Henry
United States
Congress
Judge Tyler
Assembly
House
Comlain
Do It Well and Rise by Diligence in Small Tasks
Aimed at workers in humble roles the passage argues that careful steady effort in ordinary tasks builds good habits and advances people. It cites examples from law and crafts, urging perseverance from plow to loom and noting that diligence invites higher opportunities and respect.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Uni
Ness
Eclectic reading method to master a life-work
The piece argues for a disciplined, thematic reading plan. It favors selecting a few topics or epochs and studying them thoroughly using an eclectic, well-structured approach to illuminate all aspects and relations. The aim is sustained interest and efficient, rich study.
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Meoders
Wheeler
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