Mystery Wagons in Indian Country Hint At Tragic Frontier Lost Party
A government scout recounts a 1866 Alpine pass descent into Copper mountains where six wagons lay abandoned. He finds bones and gear, a hidden cache of coins and a torn unsigned letter, and notes the fate of a party that vanished in Indian country with no survivors.
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New York Sun
West
Custer
Fort Laramie
Wyoming Territory
Gelert
Laramie
Aramie
Terman
Platte
Copper Mountains
Black Hills
Amrode
Julesburg
Ort Iarate
Aass
Anch
Ain Pass
Surroune
Ian
California
Kansas
Mountain Valley
Mounin
A Night in a Goal Mine
A Philadelphia Press description follows a tourist through a leading anthracite mine in Luzerne county. An experienced guide lights the way as miners drill, blast, and load coal, while electric breakers loom above. The tour ends with spectators examining the moving coal and slate in shallow pans.
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Philadelphia Press
Black Jeddo
Luzerne County
Molly Maguire
Mountai
Chestnut Street
A Laugh That Rings
A Chicago Journal excerpt records a young man arguing that human laughter betrays character. He claims a deep, honest roar signals good nature while a shrill laugh suggests deceit, regardless of voice type. The narrator notes resisting his friend's forceful logic and escaping with liberty.
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Chicago Journal
Amditorium
Distributing His Favors Cartoon Exchange
In a Puck panel a young Mrs Greene Henry asks if Harry should have so much bread and molasses. The young Mr Greene responds that bread is the staff of life and notes Harry does not eat the molasses but leaves it on the door knob.
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Mrs. Greene
Henry
Harry
Mr. Greene
Wouldn't Beat His Way Judge Farmer's Wife Exchange
A brief dialogue portrays a judge and a farmer's wife offering dinner to a tramp who claims honesty and refusal to beat his way through life. The tramp politely greets the woman and declines deceit, exchanging pleasantries in a streetwise vignette.
Another Hotel Tragedy
Miss Crimple asks the clerk to send Patrick to her room after her father shoots a mosquit. The scene at Snake Creek House follows a comic misnomer turning to a tense moment in Munsey's Weekly.
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Munsey’s Weekly
Miss Crimple
Snake Creek House
Mr. Bigstud
Papa
Patrick
Texas Sistings and a Little Boy’s Sick Joke
A short, humorous excerpt from Austin weathering a family moment shows a boy telling his recovering parent he will miss the time when he could sell empty medicine bottles to a drugstore for five cents each. The quip highlights small-town daily life and child wit.
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Texas
Austin
A Double Affliction
A quip from a Dutch bid for humor about sorrow and remarriage. A man laments loss of his wife then reveals he has also married another, forming a comic mishap centered on misfortune and marriage.
FINGERS AND FORKS Wits Who Sneered at Forks
The piece traces the long arc of fork use from late medieval Europe to the 17th century, detailing royal inventories, court manners, and the shift from finger eating to fork use. It notes Byzantine origins, Italian adoption, and English adoption shaping modern dining as etiquette evolved.
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New York
Mme. de Guise
Duchess of Beaufort
Henry IV
Europe
I. von Falke
Clemence de Hongrie
Duke of
Anjou
Charles V
Touraine
Alienor
Poitiers
Menagier
Paris
Bergency
England
Perlor
Venice
Erasmus of
Rotterdam
Mgr. Della Casa
Benevent
Jean de Tournay
Sabla de Castiglione
Charlotte of Valentinois
Albret
Navarre
Duke of Conde
Duprat
Gabrielle d’Estrees
Gabrielle d’Es
Germany
Italy
Beaumont
Mantis
Henry III
Eviin
Princess of
Conde
Louis XIII
Anna of
Austria
Three Court
Herr von Falke
Paget
Engles
Man triggers firehouse alarm with ticket request
An elderly visitor visiting a firehouse to buy a firemen's ball ticket triggers the building’s bell and nearby systems with a touched button. Chaos follows as hoses, bells, and alarms surge to life, yet the visitor calmly asks for a ticket and leaves with humor.
Marred by the mustache in Spanish beauty
A Philadelphia Times feature reviews Spanish women’s looks in a florid 19th century tone. It notes varied expressions from sad to coquettish and discusses facial hair, including rare mentions of mustaches, with comparisons to Moorish influence and social class differences. It also touches on dancing and regimens of beauty in different groups.
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Philadelphia Times
Spain
Ivans
Dhe
Neville
Proposal in Washington Typewriter Romance Sparks Yes Or No
A Washington typewriter worker is courted by her employer as he dictates letters. He asks her to marry him, but she pays little heed. He leaves, returns to find a bold typed note proposing marriage and inviting church attendance, then plans to return later.
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Washington Capital
Washington
A New Occupation Humor Crazed Conversation
In a South avenue home a husband and wife discuss a morning ice delivery. The husband notes a coachman’s absence and the wife explains he stayed to fan the ice to prevent melting. The exchange highlights a curious domestic scene with period speech and casual detail.
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Sth Avenue
Publican but No Sinner in Texas Siftings Jest
A humorous item notes a waiter at 11 59 Thursday night requesting a beef stew while the restaurant keeper suggests a Friday order of clam chowder. The snippet captures a playful exchange reflecting dining room banter.
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Texas Siftings
Billy
Prince of Wales Busy Day Reveals Royal Routines
The British heir navigates a foggy London morning at Marlborough House then attends a charity portrait sitting, meets equerry Tyrwhitt Wilson, and orchestrates a dog for Lord Arthur Somerset. He tours clubs, hosts guests, and ends with a late dinner and cards, plus a portrait gift for the Princess of Wales.
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Blakely
Philadelphia
Great Britain
Marlborough House
London
Albert Edward
Goons Chetwynd
Arlington
Chetwynd
Ringmaster
Prince of Wales
Bever
Europe
Ile
Harry Tyrwhitt-Wilson
Arthur Somerset
Col
Tyrwhitt Wilson
Tyrwhite
Prince of
Rees
Pall Mall
Sohrough
Kensington
Beaufort
Duke Nat
Cld
Reese
Ales
Pspe
Hon. Tyrwhitt Wilson
Joseph
Marlboro
Acros
Jmp
Middlesex Royal Lunteers
Poxe's
The Summer Girl warned and praised in equal measure
The piece extols the summer girl as a playful temptation for bachelors while warning against excessive indulgence. It contrasts moderation with intoxication, notes the allure across age groups, and urges prudent behavior in social settings and travel while highlighting the reporter’s tongue in cheek, period voice.
Telegraphing Ahead of the Moon Eclipse by News Outfit
The New York Herald details a bold experiment marrying astronomy and telegraphy to outrun the moon's shadow during a total eclipse. Harvard observers at Willows, a special New York San Francisco wire, and ciphered reports enabled near real time transmission from Willows to New York, racing the shadow across the Pacific and into Idaho, Montana, and beyond.
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David P. Todd
Pacific Ocean
California
Manitoba
Harvard University Observatory
Willows
Cal
New York
New York Herald
Western Union Telegraph Company
San Francisco
Western Union
Erald
Eclipse
Herald
Spassenes
Harvard
Greenwich
Tey
Pickering
Alaska
China
Corsica
Idaho
Utah
Montana
Dakota
Earth
Jon
Pacific
Atlantic Seaboa
A Transportation Problem
An expressman loads a wagon at noon while an assistant arrives with a small dog in his hands. The dog is claimed as someone who cannot be identified and may be eating the tag, prompting confusion over who should take responsibility.
Saved by a Foot
A humorous jeweller’s weekly cartoon bit shows Miss Fiance choosing a ring while her partner’s foot gets in the way. The jeweller notes that large stones are unfashionable, while the young man boasts about the latest style now in fashion.
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Jeweller’s Weekly
Miss Fiance
Jeweller
Miss France
What Did He Mean
A Chicago man received a telegram signed by a Philadelphia friend claiming his wife would be detained in Chicago a week longer. The note said that “that deal hangs fire” and asked the Chicago man to sign his name. He followed the request and now wonders why his friend was in New York.
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Oneage Tribune
Chicago
New York
Philadelphia
Not Appropriate. Clothier and Furnisher.
Mr Travers asks to attend his grandmother's funeral and the head of the firm grants permission. The head cautions Travers to avoid appearing in the white satin tennis suit seen earlier, stressing propriety.
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Mr. Travers
Travers
Two Hearts in Verse and Parish of Love and Loss
A mosaic of romantic poems and verses from early American periodicals. Verses by Susie M. Best, Margaret Deland, Samuel Minturn Peck, Lisa A. Fletcher, and Frank Dempster Sherman weave themes of love, longing, marriage, and nature. The pieces blend playful odes and elegiac lines, presenting idealized affection, wedding weariness, and lyrical woodland imagery. The collection showcases intimate expressions and the era’s sentimental typography.
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Nebraska
Indian Country
Puck
Pliegende Bisetter
Anoter
Plectrical
Prince & Igb
St. James Palace Yard
Prince Albert Victor
O’s Lock
Mareeeee House
Takas
Prince Amilaly
Sloane Square
Belgravia
Buckingham Gate
Frerick de Janeen
Marlboro House
Munsey
Sree
Mr. Johnson
Neptune
Terra Firma
Asien
Ana
rYouth’s
Mean
Ternest de Laney Pierson
Susie M. Best
New York Home Journal
Marguerite
Margaret Deland
Pittsburg
Samuel Minturn Peck
Atlanta Constitution
Gummer
Katy
Lisa A. Fletcher
New Orleans Picayune
Katies
Ralph
E. Nesbit
Longman’s Magazine
Frank Dempster Sherman
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