Harbor pirates haunt New York river fronts and tunnels
A Detroit Free Press excerpt describes river pirates at New York and Brooklyn wharves, their hidden underwater tunnels, and thieves’ dens under piers. It notes watchmen’ s dangers, how pirates use boats, muffled oars, and stealth to board vessels and steal cargo, often disappearing beneath wharves.
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Patey
Anash
Thirteenth Street
North River
New York
Brooklyn
true head of the Mississippi located at Lake Glazier
The Buffalo Times reports that Lake Glazier, discovered in July 1881 by Capt. Willard Glazier, is the true source of the Mississippi. It lies above Lake Itasca and is fed by Elk Excelsior and Eagle creeks in a single reservoir, with a heart shaped shore and higher elevation than Itasca.
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Mississippi
Buffalo Times
Lake Itasca
Lake Glazier
Willard Glazier
Chenowagesh
Glazier
Bill Nye Warns Young Writers Against Humor in Letters
Bill Nye replies to K C Tapley Indiana town N B advising caution for aspiring writers. He warns not to pursue humor and suggests the risk of mischief or manipulation, noting past experiences with a so-called humorist who proved to be something else.
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Bill Nye
K. C. Tapley
Mark Tapley
Indianatown
N. B
Caen
Defrauding Insurance Firms A Trade Fraud Tale
The St Louis Post Dispatch quotes an old insurance expert who links fires to low mood in trade and overproduction. He cites counting buttons in a burned clothing store to prove fraud and notes goods found hidden in a barn, asserting it’s a principle to trust appearances at fires.
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St. Louis Post Dispatch
St Louis artist crafts butter-carden bridge and elevated railway model
A window display maker formed a miniature Brooklyn bridge from tape spools and thread, drawing strong attention alongside a working elevated railroad model with engine, train, and adjacent buildings. The butter cards used impressed viewers and underscored high salaries for window dressers.
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Chicago Herald
St. Louis
Brooklyn Bridge
Bayard Taylor's European Journey Funds and Frugality
The Boston Herald notes Bayard Taylor's keen business sense and thrift. His first European tour began with only 140 dollars from advance payments and book proceeds, yet he stretched resources across two years, completing a western Europe circuit at roughly five hundred dollars.
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Boston Herald
Bayard Taylor
Europe
Saturday Evening Post
United States Gazette
Beefs take a moral turn in vow over doormat romance
A humorous tale in which a beefsteak plans to marry a doormat Manila Hemp but learns marriage to a close relative is forbidden. A thoughtful dog questions the match, and the beefsteak, loyal to law, agrees to break the engagement to honor propriety.
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Norristown Herald
Manila Hemp
Apollo
Samson
Dox
Leefsteak
Origin of a Common Expression in Somerville Journal
The article discusses slang origins, recounting J César’s Rome to Gaul journey and Pompey’s misread headlines. It humorously links historical figures to linguistic phrases, imagining reactions to late updates and misheard news from the front.
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Somerville Journal
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Belgium
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Cesar
Tramp Chooses Breakfast Over Cocktail With Coin Toss
A genteel-looking tramp on Chatham Street tosses a dime to decide meals and drinks. He calls heads for breakfast tails for a cocktail. After three flips a coin falls to the gutter and vanishes, leaving hunger and thirst in a neck and neck contest.
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New York
Chatham
Bank President Reveals Cashier's 450000 Theft and Escape
In a New York Sun report the bank president discloses the cashier stole 450000, fled, and left the institution empty. The former employee now writes from Canada asking for an order to draw 5000 from a Canadian bank where a deposit remained.
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New York Sun
Canada
Collar Button Mystery in British America Exchange
A husband and wife spar over a missing collar button with the husband claiming he dropped it moments ago in the northern part of British America. The exchange ends with a jab about fashion and a jab at a powdering woman in a shot silk dress.
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New York Mail and Express
America
River Pirates Wharf Rats in the Metropolis
The Cincinnati Commercial Gazette warns that city thieves called wharf rats or river pirates are among the most dangerous criminals. It notes they are young, mostly riverfront dwellers, and that some may escalate from theft to murder to sustain their crime network.
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Cincinnati Commercial Gazette
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Sanborn on Newspaper Reading Riches for the Curious
F B Sanborn asserts that a diligent newspaper reader gains more knowledge in a year than many scholars acquire in libraries. He emphasizes careful, attentive reading as a path to broad learning and practical insight.
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F. B. Sanborn
Boston Folio: Why are old jokes called chestnuts
A light column ponders the term chestnut for aging jokes and jokes about why older humor earns the label. It playfully notes the phrase and offers a humorous take on the idea of aging gags in a newspaper voice.
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Boston
Delmonico Cafe Dialogue Reveals Messengers’ Double Charges
A New York Times piece depicts a cafe chat where a district messenger explains how he and colleagues exploit regular customers and strangers alike. He describes commissions on cigars flowers cabs liquor and wine and notes that regulars provide tips and extra payments.
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New York Times
Delmonico’s
District Messenge
Twenty-eighth Street
Sixth Avenue
Long Fragment Reflects Urban Life and Henry Clay Tribute
A vivid reminiscence covers a busy night shift worker chasing “shorter” trips, harsh lessons, and moral ambiguity in service jobs, followed by somber notes on public grief. The piece shifts to Henry Clay’s death, burial, and nationwide ceremonial tributes, ending with Detroit’s grand funeral arch at Woodward and Jefferson.
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Henry Clay
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Washington
Kentucky
Ashland
Baltimore & Ohio
Cumberland
Ohio River
Detroit
Woodward
Jefferson
Cod mountain drifts along Norwegian coast says Huxley
Professor Huxley describes a moving mountain of cod between 120 and 130 feet high that travels westward and southward for two months each year from the Norwegian coast. Each square mile holds 120 million fish and eats at least 840 million herrings weekly. the Norwegian catch never exceeds half a square mile yearly, with one week’s herrings needed to feed that cod area.
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Chicago Journal
Huxley
Cody
Friends reunite at exposition perfume fountain
Two old friends meet at the exposition and share news. one reveals his wife died years ago and he has remarried. The piece ends with a surprising weight fact: the dome of the Washington Capitol weighs 8,000,200 pounds.
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Cincinnati Enquirer
Charley
Bob
Capitol
Washington
Henry Clay Dies in Washington After Farewell Speech
The report recalls Henry Clay’s death in 1852 after his farewell address in the Senate. The Capitol and city mood shifted as bells tolled, crowds mourned, and business halted with nationwide reflections on the great statesman.
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Detroit Free Press
Henry Clay
John H. Hamson
Washington
Senate
Clay
Old National Hotel
Mr. Clay
Capitol
Hannegan
Indiana
America
Cartel
Pennsylvania Avenue
National Hotel
Morrison's Book Store
Morrison's Son
Webster
Morrison's
Wexington
Lincoln
Garfield
Remarkable Jonah paper by Charles Reade at Bloomfield terrace
The speaker reads a paper on the book of Jonah and, amid impetuous eloquence, uses a blunt phrase I dislike. Reade halts, acknowledges the expression is strong but not scriptural and agrees to remove it.
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John
Young artist defends idealized painting of nature
In a New York World piece a young artist argues that his work portrays Nature as she should be rather than as she is, praising its originality and startling approach. Mrs Browne, familiar with pictures, notes the concept and handling.
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New York World
Mrs. Browne
The Yankee at Home Joaquin Miller’s Letter
Joaquin Miller reflects on New Bedford and Yankee character contrasting western grasping traits with eastern prosperity. He praises New Bedford’s growth while warning westerners to emulate civic building, schools, and churches rather than pursuit of wealth. He contrasts northern money with southern ties and urges preservation of Yankee values.
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Joaquin Miller
New Bedford
Newport
Long Branch
Saratoga
Atlantic
Oregon
Bedford
Coral City Diver Describes Undersea City of Coral
An interview with a diver recalls an extraordinary coral bed scene. He describes a white sandy bottom with forty foot walls of olive brown branch coral, sea urchins in varied colors, and albino varieties. He notes regional differences in seafood and the area’s ecology.
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Italy
Florida
Boy Lost and Reunited in Liverpool Visit
A Cordwainer aged 104 and his son aged 85 arrived at Liverpool Nova Scotia from St John New Brunswick to visit friends. The son wandered away while they sightseeing and the father searched widely asking if anyone had seen his boy. The later reunion proved very affecting.
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Chicago Herald
Liverpool
N. S
St. John
N.B
Boiled milk advice sparks odd Boston craze
The Hoosier notes a Boston physician urging boiling milk for underperforming children, remarking that boiled children are a fleeting craze unlikely to gain traction in the Hub.
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Hoosier
Boston
Hub
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