Two Wedding Days Atop A Vestry Gate Twist
Bertram Langley recalls a whirlwind tale of a grand wedding planned with Nell Bartley. A locked vestry door traps him, a head wound and public humiliation ensue, and Nell’s ire turns to compassion after truth comes out. Eventually they wed again in a quaint English church with family approval.
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Nell Bartley
Bertram Langley
Yeading
Bert
Nell
Kate
Nellie
Mr. Bartley
Tve
Lettie
Tom
Sexton
Lush
Sextog
Europe
Jove
Gilderoy
Mrs. Bartley
Paya
Mamma Bartley
Dickens
Loston Statesman
Missing Man and the Autumn Chickens Tale from Chicago
An old detective recounts a tangled missing person case from 1881. A merchant withdrew $1,000, bought spring chickens for dinner, and vanished after inviting no guest. His wife, sure of his murder, followed clues across Chicago, New York, and Europe, ending with a drunken homecoming and a strange chicken message to his wife.
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Chicago
New York
Liverpool
Lendon
Jas
New York City
Europe
London
Glasgow
Paris
Drying on a Husband Grave Story and London Women Walking
A Chinaman dies after marrying a young woman who refuses to remarry. She keeps his grave dry by fanning away moisture to delay decay, until a man named Chwandsze helps reveal the vow to keep the earth dry. The London Journal notes it is unpardonable for young women to walk alone, while the transcript from Heston comments on the rule.
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Chwandsze
Regson
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Heston Transcript
Losley
Pittsburgh
Herrisburg
Farming Wisdom and Home Garden Tips Column
A miscellany of home and farm notes. advice from an agricultural society president on plowing deep and drinking shallow. a French chemist finds slightly salted water boosts cow milk yield. currant cake recipe. window boxes may deter insects, with screens suggested as a stronger barrier. Illinois farmer shares burnt leather method to cure galled shoulders in horses.
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Agricultural Society
Chicago Journal
New England
Raising Fruit for Profit in Early Markets
The piece argues that few investors succeed in fruit raising for city markets. It notes high initial costs, strong expertise, and passion are common among fruit raisers, yet many fail due to crop hazards, long maturation, pests, and weather. Profits vary by region, with Delaware Bay area success cited and mining parallels warned.
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Delaware Bay
Michieta
Nate York
New England States
Southern
Illinois
Michigan
Canning Establishment
Cacago
Farm Help Harmony Or Disharmony On The Farm
The article discusses how some farmers secure loyal, productive hired help while others hire poorly from the rough pool, leading to constant friction. It argues mutual interest and fair pay create satisfaction for both sides, reducing overreach and lost time, and emphasizes the farmer’s role in maintaining harmony to benefit families and society.
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Bose
Feral New
Yorker
Farmers Banks and Their Remedies from the Farm
The piece argues farms should act as farmers banks trusted with spare money, critiquing hay selling, manure loss, and cattle feeding practices. It warns hay sales deprive farms of fertility, highlights fallen farm prosperity, and notes remedies like fodder corn and improved pasture management amid 19th century rural economics. It weaves in a tale from Moses Gantt and a domestic incident on Chesapeake Hay.
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U. S
New England
Princess Louise Pastry Tale and Patent Remedy Ad
A fragment from a period paper recalls the Princess Louise cooking pastries and a joke about an apricot tart. The text then shifts to a dubious advertisement for Dr Guysett's Yellow Dock and Sarai purifying remedy urging readers to curb weakness, improve memory, and boost endurance with a claimed scientific mix of herbs and minerals.
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N.Y. Dimes
Guysett
Makea
Nuttre
Oo Munisthu
Saraaporilla
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Mercican Association
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Boston Transcript
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