The Jessie Scouts and the Pendleton County trap
In Pendleton county during the rebellion, Charley Carpenter commanded the Jessie Scouts, using a ruse to trap and capture twelve men. A night ambush near a Virginia barn ended in deaths as prisoners attempted escape, including a 17-year-old boy who killed his foe with a bayonet before falling.
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Fremont
Army of Western Virginia
Charley Carpenter
Jessie
Jessie Fremont
Washington
Jackson
Johnston
McDowell
Franklin
Pendleton County
Carpenter
Cater
Pines
Carnter
Arpenter
Teptale
Eray
Virginia
Manood
Spea
Colonel Smith
Seventy-third
Mother Earth
W. E. Crocker
Reasons That Do Not Explain in Brooklyn Eagle
A fragmented essay critiquing churchgoing habits, noting the comforts of music, pews, travel, and sermon length. The narrator foresees future Sundays spent in crowded, smoky trains and sunlit pews, listening to a discordant band, then returning home to family chatter and moral fatigue.
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Hurdette
Brooklyn Eagle
Heaven
Dandiest You Ever All Played On Them Grounds
Fragmentary remarks discuss church attendance and truthfulness on the witness stand. The speaker argues that avoiding church develops a habit of lying and asserts men rarely justify missing services to their families.
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Wyson
An Arithmetical Trick That Amuses Young Minds
An odd looking arithmetic trick from the New York World reveals simple steps to deduce a chosen number. By tripling, halving, and adjusting with small constants, it ends with a predictable result, illustrated through several methods and examples.
Why 60 Seconds Make a Minute in Time
Max Maller explains in the Fortnightly Review that our 60 minute hour and 60 second minute derive from Babylonian sexagesimal counting. The system spread through Greek and Roman eras, influencing Europe and even surviving revolutions, linking ancient merchants to modern clocks across a long tradition.
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Max Maller
Babylonia
Hipparchus
Europe
Ptolemy
Kyron
Willing to Change by a Curious Doll Trade Tale
A girl named Alice loves her doll more than anything else. While visiting relatives on a farm, relatives tempting her with trades to sell the doll, including a farm. The real turn comes when she sees a real baby and exchanges dolls, marveling at the baby opening eyes.
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Alice
Rob
Maggie
Dolly
Maddie
Megas
Eddie
Mouse Causes Choir Uproar At Uptown Church Sermon
In an uptown church last Sunday evening a church choir caused a disturbance during the pastor's sermon. The pastor rebuked the singers loudly as the unrest grew until the source, a tiny mouse, was revealed. He explained the disruption was unavoidable and not the choir's fault.
The Hiss in History Across Public Disapproval
A survey of hissing from ancient times to 19th century theatres shows the hiss as a persistent form of public disapproval. It traces roots in Roman, Teutonic, and English rituals, notes legal debates on audience rights, and recalls famous hiss episodes involving actors like Garrick and Rossini, plus riots and reforms in theatres.
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New York Herald
Milton
Satan
Cicero
Tacitus
Horace
Moses
England
James I
Hext
Copenhagen
Cour de Cassation
France
Queen’s Bench
Vaughan
London
Bow Street
Hiss
Rome
Suetonius
Pylades
Italy
Nero
Cardinal Wolsey
Cardinal Wiseman
Lincoln's Inn Fields
George I
Kemble
Emble
Mast
Mansfield
George LI
William Kighton
the Prater
Weimar
George Frederick Cooke
Liverpool
George Broderick Cone
Ron Peizer
Auill
Lamb
D Lamb
Rossini
Charles Lamb
Bapes
Edwards
Enice
Torvaldo E Dorliskay
Rossin
Fielding
David Garrick
Elding
Theatre Royal
Drury Lane
Ben Jonson
The
New Inn
Johnson
Edmond About
Guilnery
Paris
Th Francais
Bannister
Southern
Mnoney
Rich
Dr. Hill
Marmontel
Cleopatre
Ped
Cleopatra
The Convalescent Pastor and the Deacon Choir Tale
In a Brooklyn Eagle vignette a sick country pastor begs the deacon to inform the church board to hide notices and shutter doors for May. He blesses forgiveness for the choir and bids the deacon, as leader of the amiable choir, good morning as he departs in quiet ire.
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Burdette
Brooklyn Eagle
Whisper
Board of Trustees
Retribution Sure and Swift in Brooklyn
In a Burdette item from the Brooklyn Eagle a boy named Rollo recalls a schoolhouse window incident. Tom Ochiltree and Rollo broke a window. Tom claimed innocence and was spanked. Rollo confessed and was punished. Tom later attacked him after school. The father reflects on conscience and divine justice.
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Burdette
Brooklyn Eagle
Rollo
Tom Ochiltree
Mr. Holiday
Tom
Sai Rollo
Effect of the License Law in Chicago Parlor Scene
In a Chicago Herald report a late night parlor scene unfolds at 12:30 a m as Eveline prompts Harry to leave. Eveline apologizes and says papa has ordered him out, noting that the establishment lacks a license for running an all night place.
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Chicago Herald
Harry
Papa
Eveline
Puzzle Snippet Shows Borrowed Money Dispute
A fragment notes a quarrel over a five dollar loan with Bulker to repay, and an aside about possibly borrowing ten or twenty. Lambrequio suggests the lender did not ask, Faserenin exclaims that Bulker increased the amount to twenty.
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Bulker
Lambrequio
Jove
A Young Barbarian Parts Figaro Scene
A fond mother speaks to Tommy on his birthday asking what he would like to do. After reflection he says he would enjoy watching the baby spanked, revealing a preference for a provocative and shocking birthday request.
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Figaro
Tommy
Darling
Making Them Look Pleasant
A light exchange between a caller and photographer in the Philadelphia Record notes how the male sitters appear agreeable when a pretty girl handles the camera, hinting at ease and charm in portrait sessions.
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Philadelphia Record
Insurance Agent Harassment Report Highlights Weak Condition
Medical examiner notes the applicant appears very weak and low in spirits while the insurer reports six months of aggressive chinning by agents. The fragment reflects a tense interaction over insurance eligibility and agent pressure.
Destruction of Money Traced in Treasury Bureau Tales
The Washington Post outlines bizarre cases at the redemption bureau where people send in damaged notes or ashes in hopes of full value. It recounts babies chewing notes, pets and mice using bills as nest lining, and old government and bank notes recovered from the dead letter office.
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Washington Post
United States
Treasury
Congress
Department
John Jones
Redemption Bureau
South
New England
Lank
Pennsylvania
Philaelphia
Bureau
Sypsmares
Post Office Department
Anks
Treasury Department
Whelpley
Post Offic Department
Brandon Miss
The Sure Tip on Prophecy in Brooklyn Eagle
A correspondent argues that dreams sometimes come true, contending the skeptic is wrong. The exchange notes that prophecy should be judged after events, not beforehand, highlighting the tricky nature of dream accuracy.
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Burdette
Brooklyn Eagle
Thriu
Fragmented musing on dream ambition and sleep
The speaker reflects on how dreams may come true only with patience and luck. They acknowledge a desire to prove dreams real, yet fear they cannot fit every dream to reality. They consider avoiding sleep until a clearer answer or a plan emerges, hoping to know what might be dreamed if sleep were disrupted.
Dismembered photographs stir Detroit gallery fad
Detroit readers report a rising fad of dismembered photography with hands feet and neck backs photographed against plush backgrounds. Artists in Woodward avenue studios offer lifelike images priced from $1.24 to $5 per dozen, drawing counts of fashionable clients and curious tales of fiancees and inheritance plots.
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Detroit Free Press
Woodward Avenue
Detroit
Ebows
Whitney
Milady
Graphophone mix up in Governor Beaver’s office
Private Secretary Pearson of Governor Beaver’s Harrisburg staff started a recording on the graphophone and, to his embarrassment, produced an amorous jumble meant for the Governor and a young typist. The error stemmed from a prior private joke by a clerk who left a bride and groom alone briefly, leading to a humorous miscue.
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Pearson
Beaver
Harrisburg
Penn
George
Mr. Pearson
Executive Department
Poor Cash and the Cashier Hail Storm at Trim Shop
A comic scene unfolds in a crowded shop as a saleslady and a customer clash over “Ca-a-a-ash” patterns in cut steel trimmings. The lively exchange features exaggerated pleas for cash and a threatened report to the door-walker, highlighting a chaotic sales floor moment.
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Z. D
Randall’s Door Break Through Joke
In Portland Argos a child named Randall pounds at a door shouting for his mother. A neighbor warns of breaking the door down, and Randall replies that he could get in then, turning the moment into a humorous exchange.
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Portland Argos
Randall
Miss Breezy Chooses Love in Chicago Tale
Miss Breezy, a charming Chicago girl, wins the heart of Mr. Gotham after a week in town. He declares his passion in fervid terms, and Breezy replies with a playful test of his sincerity before deciding her stance.
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Harper's Bazar
Miss Breezy
Chicago
Mr. Gotham
Adding Insult to Injury in Texas Siftings
A short humor item notes a dispute over etiquette and money between a hatter and a man identified as a snob. The hatter recalls lending a hat and the borrower failing to repay, prompting the insult exchange in a local society vignette.
Last Straw to the Camel's Load Alimony or a Lump Sum
Mrs Bowser chronicles a quarrel over sending money for a magazine subscription. Bowser bungled the process, misdirected funds, and dodged receipts, provoking repeated miscommunications and a near-alimony ultimatum. A found letter reveals a missing order, restoring tension and ending with a gesture of added gloves.
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Detroit Free Press
P.O
Boston
Eastly
Mr. Bowser
Behold Becky Ann A Rural Tale Of Courtship And Mock Patience
A diffident young teacher spending a rural visit learns Becky Ann, noble in ugliness to some, is already spoken for by Jarvis Sipes. The farmer reveals the matter with grave humor, a local cautionary tale on courtship.
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Louth
Becky Ann
Jarvis Sipes
Jarvis
Patient man and lawyer joke in New York Weekly
A quip dialogue contrasts a patient husband and a calculating wife with lawyers explaining remedies for support and desertion. The banter ends with a comical misfortune and a demand for ten dollars. The exchange highlights legal notions of alimony contempt and desertion warnings in a dated press voice.
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New York Weekly
Palace cars cost about twelve thousand dollars not sixty thousand
George W. Allen notes circulating tales exaggerate palace car prices. He says a standard palace car costs about 12 000 dollars complete with regular or special builds, while extra cost comes from internal decoration.
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George W. Allen
Seine
Rhetorical Distinction and Springtime Verses From Youth's Companion
A mixed clippers of verse and prose pieces. A short lyric exchange in which a Boston maiden hints at love, followed by a humorous verse on hats and a seasonal poem by Nora Perry. The items reflect light romantic notes and seasonal imagery with period voice and emphasis.
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Nora Perry
The Song of the Headlight
Hardy Jackson writes of a headlight as a guiding force through night. A glow moves along rail lines toward dawn as travelers rest and creatures seek shelter, likening light to a prophetic chariot and the coming of day.
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Hardy Jackson
New York Tribune
Earth
Heaven
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Stself
Buffalo Courier
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Texas Siftings
MR. and
Mrs. Bowser
the Law and
the Lady
St. Louis Globe-Democrat
Emma Carleton
Puck
Valentine
Rose
Chloe
Jacqueminots
John Boyle O'Reilly
Hull
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