Dickens and Turgenef: Admiration Across Opposing Visions
The piece argues that moral vanity and intellectual barrenness show in young critics who disparage peers. It notes Turgenef’s paradoxical zeal for Dickens, despite opposing art theories, illustrating that great minds honor usefulness and talent even when their theories diverge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dickens
Turgenet
Neshdanoff
Bazarof
Mr. Pickwick
Cheeryble Brothers
Rondine
Mr. Micawber
Turgenef
Disappearing Guns Tested by English at Portland 1585
A report on early disappearing gun concepts notes a sand shield concealing a hidden gun. In tests at Portland in 1585 a wooden model surfaced briefly, while the Hercules machine gun fired rapidly but suffered a stall. Shells fired at 2,500 yards produced no hits, despite heavy salvos.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portland
Collier’s Weekly
Beef Tongues and Bills of Fare in a Domestic Tale
A young housekeeper asks for three whole beef tongues prompting a confession from her husband about misjudging portions. The tale ends with the couple debating cost and trade as they plan to buy tomorrow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buffalo Express
Monitor's First Voyage and Ironclad Duel at Hampton Roads
The Monitor began formal service January 25, 1804 under Lt. John L Worden with a crew of twelve officers and 43 enlisted men. Chief Engineer A S Stimers observed and advised, as the ship faced rough seas, flooding, gas, and gear failures before reaching Hampton Roads where the epic duel with the Merrimac would redefine naval warfare.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mirlenken
Earmpton Roods
Monitor
John L. Worden
A. ©. Stimers
W. C. Church
John Ericsson
Hampton Roads
Newton
Chesapeake
Merrimac
Congress
Newport News
Minnesota
American South
F. M. Bennet
Cassier
The Cake Walk’s Rise and Change in Black Culture
The cake walk originated with Louisiana’s French Negroes over a century ago and spread southward, serving as a public display of courtship and a makeshift wedding rite among plantation workers. It evolved into a pantomime dance and has largely lost its original meaning as marriages now follow white societal norms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louisiana
New Orleans
South
New Orleans Times
Democrat
Sandwich Men and Crust Rulesin London Streets
Reports describe sandwich sellers in London required to walk on the curb with guards and distance rules, or face arrest and fines. The text also humorously notes crust cutting techniques for sandwiches and quirky quotes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Goodyear's Vulcanized Rubber Discovery Story
Chicago Post recounts Charles Goodyear’s long struggle from poverty to fame as he finally discovers vulcanized rubber on a cold Boston night around 1840. The piece notes his trials, market breakthroughs, awards in London Paris and the Legion of Honor, and his death in New York in 1860.
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Charles Goodyear
Boston
Ifo
Goodyear
New York
Vanderbilt
Invento
France
London
Pari
Legion of Ucner
Sapp
Jean VI. Yeu
Fifth Avenue
Chicago Post
Boiling Rules and Curious Clippings From The Weimaon's Howe Companion
A collage of culinary guidance on boiling from Cookers For Girls highlights using minimal water, boiling times tied to vegetables, and the use of soda with cabbage in hot water. The article pivots to reflections on Greek art and a clamorous series of brief notes on gold, tobacco borrowing, and a humorous exchange about smoking.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sallie Joy White
Weimaon
Howe
Healing by faith healer leaves man with growing leg
A Rogers Park man heals his broken leg by Christian Science faith, believing cure is possible. After initial improvement his leg continues to grow, prompting concern over the healer’s identity and the limits of such treatment as the tale spreads. Meanwhile Chicago's Clark Street coffins reveal a coffin shaped iron cover on a street crater, drawing public curiosity and wary observations.
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Elout le Matter
Sii Paddiy
Dewnen
Clarkster
Madison
South Clank Street
Acaun
Clark Street
Chicago
Luter Ocean
Flour ring tale and age joke from Edgar ad
A Kansas City Journal note tells of a flour merchant in Edgar who fears losing a $160 diamond slipped into flour. The story of the flour ring boosts his sales as customers flock to buy flour from the vendor while he pretends the ring may turn up in a sack. The second fragment cites a Chicago News quip about a mother seeking a musician for her daughter and a professor replying that thirty to seventy is a man’s allotted span, with the old man at 55.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City Journal
Edgar
Alis
Wadam
Chicago
Newa
Castoria
Pitcher
Samuel Pitcher
Hyannis
Massachusetts
Centaur Company
Chas. H. Fletcher
Murray Street
New York City
Everyar
Tvs
Erapk
Lever Brothers, Ltd
Conpotin A
Lever Dros., Ltd
New Yorks
No-To-Bac and Shilohs Cure Advertisements
A garbled 19th century advertisement touts No-To-Bac as a tobacco cure and Shilohs Cure for coughs with claims of instant relief and permanent cures. It mentions Kendrick & Co as sellers and Sterling Remedy Co as manufacturers, promising mailed booklets and free samples.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sterling
Remedy Co. Chienge
New York
Levene
Shiloh
Croup
Kendrick & Co
Wwer
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Julius Cesar
Julius Covar
London Chronicle
Winkle
New York Weekly
England
Wales
Smith
Jones
Willams
Taylor
Davies
Brown
Iceland
Winipes
Malieut
New York Tribune
Flo
Will
Ming
Philadelphia
Paneb
Parthenon Fribe
Aristophanes
Medina of Art
Boston Journal
Cabedg
Sovie
Bone
Chicago Tribune
Aron
Rogers Park
Elea
Tie
New-York
Tau
Specia
Ipiy
Grad
TNE Enterprise
Barre
Klondike
Country
Alaska
Mitera
Geld
Winceut
W. . Donkey Company
Dearborn Street
Mark Twain
Mawaii
Australia
Fiji Islands
India
South Africa
Dan Beard
A. B. Frost
B. W. Clinedinst
American Publishing CO
Hartford Conn
Greprms Ie
Scott
Scott & Revne
Ghent
Anchor Line
United States Mail
Glasgow
Londonderry
Rome
Ion
Acrneies of
Lierter
L. C. Bass, DD
Pittbure
Toronto
Canmhis
Newark
N.Y
Washingtote Dh
Cagsan Princisco
Cal
Chie
Cen
St. Louis Mo
Denver
Pisoni Aguescies
Saltsburg
RG. Chlask CO
Nurseryuien
Mallen, Muss
CANBY
Seo
Irn
Eel Aktors of
Ivo
Sos
Chu
Ea and
And
Arn
Waar
Eterling Remedy CO
Turtreal Can
Selmin
Lili
Bret R
Lavo
Nationai
Business College
America
Po Loring
Rywaere
Piper
Eels Gaines
of Pit Watches
Ehilors
Oupena
Lever Bros
Pstanda
Newderaey
Newyork
Birkton
Staten
Pennsylvania
Delaware
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