American poet's romantic tangle exposed in clues of Affinity
In a humorous tale a banker poet named Elliot Brown, famed for rural verse, receives flirtatious letters from Miss Annabel Lehigh and Emily Brown while his wife and daughter manage reception. Emily answers one letter. misunderstandings of romance and plagiarism accusations unfold as a Boston visit reveals affections.
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Elliott
Emily
Brown
Miss Lehigh
Emily L. Brown
Annabel
Lehigh
Mr. Brown
Miss Annabel
Tennyson
Annabel Lehigh
Boston
Jim
Miss Emily
Comradeship Between Dog and Goose in a Country Tale
A a dog and a goose form unlikely bonds in several anecdotes. The goose befriends the dog, follows it through the yard, and stays by its side when the dog is ill. In other stories a dog adopts ducklings and later two cocks, showing surprising nurturing behavior and protective action.
Parrots Linked to Consumption Fears Across Paris
Rumors spread that parrots from Brazil carried a contagious disease resembling consumption. Two years ago parrots died, and recently several people in Versailles and Maisons-Laffitte died from what appears to be the same illness, triggering public fear in France.
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Paris
Brazil
Versailles
Maissons-Laffitte
Hints on Household Tips and Cautionary Advice
A collection of practical home tips covers preserving baked goods with moisture, restoring leather with French polish, dangers of fruit skins due to microbes, and a glue cement method using gum arabic and plaster of Paris. Also shared is a lemon and brown sugar cough remedy with almond oil, plus a note on belief and doubt.
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Paris
Lions Attack Hunter and Fall Mountain Duel Ends Dead
On a snowy ledge a hunter named Jake is mauled by a lion as his companion shoots. He kills one lion after the other with a rifle, ending with both lions dead within ten feet of each other.
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Cromme
Minnesota
St. Paul
Jake
Century Fiend Coasts Past Grocery Window
A man with a ginger beard watches a cyclist coast down a hill near a grocery. They joke about feats of riding eighty miles in eighty minutes, with the grocer denying any such long hill exists. The exchange highlights local street humor and bravado.
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Californy
Wal
Perrary
Wild West
Potato Creek
What is the matter with Phillips senior
In a humorous aside the question asks why Phillips senior is ill since his son just went through college. A retort suggests remittent fever as a possible cause, reflecting light newspaper banter amid a dense legislative report.
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Phillips
Eugene Field Joke About His Wife and Fare
A well known anecdote about Eugene Field describes him paying a streetcar fare and pointing to the opposite end of the car, claiming the fare was for the lady in the new brown silk dress, causing blushes and smiles among the passengers.
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Eugene Field
Field
The Shape Debate of Japanese Women in Dress
A description criticizes Japanese women's figures as short and broad with even flesh distribution. It notes ancient upper class garments fit poorly on modern Paris styles, while a pretty native kimono enhances grace, suggesting many women lose their elegance in Western dress.
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Paris
Feathers of the feriwah crown tiger lairs hunt danger
The article notes that twelve hunters died over twenty years collecting tail feathers for the Prince of Wales crown. The feriwah, a rare bird of paradise, loses luster immediately after death, so feathers are plucked from living birds. The bird haunts tiger lairs, making the hunt perilous, and the crown may serve many future princes.
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Prince of Wales
A Northern Outrage
A Chicago Tribune quip notes a live chicken running at large in the streets of Charleston as the most remarkable sight encountered during a Southern trip. The brief observation reflects bridge of cultural tone between regions.
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South
Charleston
Chicago Tribune
Silk and Wool Goods Sale Offers Bargains and Guarantees
A reader notice outlines lines of novelty fabrics and wash silks priced from 39 cents to $1.25, including black mohair and 43 inch black all wool. The seller guarantees goods and invites complaints to be addressed to the firm. An unrelated fragment mentions historical figures and unknown personas in a disjointed text.
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HOUSE
Allen
Byington
State Historical Society
Davis
Gillespie
Dowell
Mitchellville
Morrison
Keokuk
Voelkner
Whittier
State Board of Health
Saunders
Nebraska
Whelan
Hanger
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