From a Rebel Prison to Union Lines Escape Tale
A former prisoner recounts a daring escape from Andersonville during the Civil War. He hid money on his person, joined the medical staff, plotted a break with a trusted enslaved ally named Joe, rode out on a captain’s horse, and fled through Alabama toward Columbus and Tuskegee, aided by enslaved Black neighbors and risking pursuit by guards and home guards across 500 miles of perilous marching. He describes near captures, a brutal search, and the grueling 41 night trek with minimal food and shelter, ending only after reaching Federal custody.
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Andersonville
Lee
Virginia
Gettysburg
Confederacy
England
France
Washington
Juson
Alabama
Alabama State Line
Joe
Leutenant
Beny
Columbus
Jackson
Miss
Hawkinsville
Grant
Mississippi
James
Tuskegee
Moncatery
Spang
Mopolis
Mississippi State
Selma
Demopolis
Chasing a water fairy at Rockaway on a summer afternoon
A New York Mail sketch describes a carefree Rockaway scene. A summer girl in a white gown drifts from sand to water while three young men in knickers and blazers chase her. She leads them in playful pursuit, finally outswimming two and sharing ribbons with the third back on shore.
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New York Mail
Rockaway
Chicago
Prairie Avenue
Neptune
Baltimore
Philadelphia
Atlantic City
Post Office Enigma Solves to Arlington Address
Chief Clerk Flint of the railway mail service reports a puzzling letter with Moscow origin dated June 28. The envelope inscription Cal. D 0 Livers 49 1 13 412g49 Box 139 becomes Col. D O Alversing Arlington Ore Box 139 when decoded. Officials keep such misaddressed mail on track.
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San Francisco Chronicle
Flint
Moscow
Alversing
Arlington
Ore
Theatre for August 1 a Wagner mischief in Dresden laughter
Charles Reade recalls watching Lohengrin in Dresden with friends. A noisy stranger in a proscenium box yelled guttural remarks, clapped, and stamped. He was finally revealed as Herr Wagner, provoking Reade to seek the usher for removal.
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Charles Reade
Dresden
Herr Wagner
Elephant peanuts provoke sharing at the circus
Two young boys watch an elephant and, after the elder feeds it, the younger asks to share by offering the animal the rest of his peanuts. The anecdote highlights a moment of generosity at the circus.
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Sispa
Patient Persistent Toil in Somerville Journal
A wife asks if her husband is tired and he replies he is exhausted from a long day of work, likening it to a gas meter reading. The piece captures domestic humor and the daily grind.
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Somerville Journal
Belles at the Beach at Atlantic City
A Philadelphia Press travel sketch notes Atlantic City bathing. It describes red haired, blond, brunette and white fashions, sun tans, and playful scenes on the sands. It highlights Philadelphia visitors, Boston and Chicago girls, and the lively beach culture with humorous anecdotes and vivid detail.
Bathing in Mexico Aצות and Attitudes Toward Bathing
A travel note on river and hot springs bathing in Mexico contrasts local practices with Anglo habits. It describes widespread beliefs about illnesses from bathing, scenes of Mexicans bathing in public near hot springs at Calientes, and social norms for both men and women including clothing, towels, and dignity.
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Misantla
Republic
Boston
Aguas Calientes
Mexico
Better
Nautch Girls in India Dancers Stir Foreign Curiosity
An account from the Philadelphia Press describes young Nautch dancers in India performing in a courtship and marriage allegory. They wear vivid robes and silver brass anklets that tinkle with each move, and one dancer bears a rosary of holy basil beads used in repeated prayers. The rosary, valued at five dollars, is sacred and warned against sale or loss by the musicians.
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Albert de Lear
Philadelphia
India
Cupid
Sita
Rama
A Carroty Symposium at an August St Louis gathering
A St Louis young woman to host an August event inviting friends with auburn hair. Guests with red tints will mingle in hall and cloakroom where sunny haired maids serve supper. Carriages with white horses await guests. Fraudulent disguises will be unwigged.
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St. Louis
A Half Hour Idol at the Beach Entangled with Jones
A staged comedy scene unfolds at the Beach House with Maud, Ada, Agnes, Edna and others swooning over Mr. Jones as chorus lines declare he is the only young man at the beach. A telegram announces a party of Harvard students and other guests arriving on the next train, threatening to upend the flirtation.
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Manley H. Pike
Hotel Parthenia
Maud
Sola
Yo Jones
Young Jones
Mr. Jones
Jones
Ada
Maudie
Sclines
Agnes
Amy
Clara
Cora
Nelandorhood
Achenes
Edna
Ella
Emily
Ethel
Eva
Tansou
Frooesel Gay
Gertrude
Ida
Julia
Laura
Lilian
Mabel
Gert
Ilian
Laura Filian
Mabel Ene
Ones
Mr. Ones
Howells
Robert Browning
Gare
Sophie
Bob
Harvard
Jons Chis Astend
Si Shan
Mr. Bowser
Smith
Spiders Webs as Weather Signs Reconsidered
In St Nicholas John Burroughs explains that spider webs over fields vary with dew and fog rather than reliably foretelling weather. He notes webs are most visible after fog and heavy dew in late summer, but after sun exposure the webs fade while dew presence more accurately signals fair weather.
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John Burroughs
St. Nicholas
The Lady on a Bicycle Cheers Pittsburg Readers
A Pittsburg Dispatch piece explains how women ride bicycles with a low frame and equal wheels. It notes the shift in bicycle design to accommodate ladies and claims many women now ride gracefully after brief lessons, comparing them to swallows in motion.
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Pittsburg
The Woman of Thirty at Watering Places
At popular resorts this summer the thirty year old woman takes a lead role in social life. The American man begins to appreciate her possibilities and choices, marking a shift in gender dynamics as she asserts independence beyond traditional expectations.
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Bath
New York
Scientific Love Test Provokes A Gentleman's Confession
In a Chicago Tribune dialogue, Alpheus seeks to prove his love for Alvira Garlinghouse by scientific demonstration. He reveals a stethoscope, respirometer, and thermometer to show heart rate, respiration, and temperature as proof, and Alvira concedes the mathematical passion has been demonstrated.
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Chicago Tribune
Mn Swackhammer
Alvira Garlinghouse
Alvira
Alpheus
Feminine brevity in a Chicago dry goods store
A hurried woman rushed to the cashier to leave a note about a lost dog named Flossy and a postscript about hiding silver. She outlines travel plans to the country and selects the Northwestern road, while clerks sputter over routes, leaving the man behind with the impression of concise efficiency.
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Chicago
Flossy
Weill
Sey
Berlin bride hunt yields 277 replies to merchant ad
In Berlin a merchant seeking a wife received 277 responses. Of these 37 were widows aged 25 to 62, 42 had no children, and 21 owned fortunes. Four separated women sought a second chance at marriage, one a third. Among the rest 186 gave ages, 18 claimed to be just 16, and 71 photos were sent with 31 described as very pretty.
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London Figaro
Berlin
Mrs Steinberger and John Speak of Night Chess Imitations
Mrs Steinberger questions John at the door about his late arrival. He jokes he has been playing chess with “wizzer boys” and notes his attempts to imitate knight moves on the sidewalk outside. The exchange has a light, humorous tone.
Thistle’s Note to Suitor Sparks Fatherly Teasing
A young woman quotes her note asking her to marry young Mr Thistle. The girl recalls her father’s quip that a note is less binding than a suitor’s arrival, and ribbing follows about timidity and propriety in such romantic proposals.
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New York Sun
Thistle
Lagerbier Case Recalled In Saloons Chronicle
Local dialogue recalls Lagerbier, a prominent Cincinnati saloonist, asked what he was tried for after a visitor from the country asks about his Lagerbier case. The reply notes he faced charges not for keeping open on Sunday but for closing.
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Cincinnati
Lagerbier
Percy Silverton Finds His Mustache Has Been Removed
In a playful exchange from Puck the scene centers on Percy Silverton and his fiancée Miss Julie Styles. He reveals his much valued moustache has been removed prompting surprised banter between the couple.
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Puck
Percy Silverton
Jule
Julie Styles
Getting into His Good Graces
A young man arrives late to a scene where a girl chides him gently. He explains he was delayed by meeting his father’s new dog at the gate and is now attempting to befriend the animal.
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New York Sun
George
Helpless as a boil Bowser endures household siege
In Detroit a husband endures a nurse’s comic misfortune as a boil on his neck disrupts home life. Mrs Bowser narrates a tale of pain, pride, and public gossip, while Bowser frets over headlines and a stubborn ailment that tests his status in town.
Did You Ever Kill Anybody
A provocative column argues that half the population destroys the other, citing Darwinian struggle and business competition. It suggests intimate relationships fail after years of mutual irritation and that small character flaws slowly poison spouses, likening daily tensions to lethal doses.
Love poetry and quips in Nome Journal and others
A collage of verse snippets and short quips from periodicals including Genevra in Nome Journal and Kemper Bocock in Century, with light romantic stanzas, playful boasts, and flippant reflections on flattery and love, concluding with a question about why the speaker loves a woman.
A Sea Change Delicate Poem Echoes in Prose Fragments
Frett Baylen in Starper's Weekly presents verses from W D Howells and a poetic dialogue about longing and misapprehension. The lines explore courage, distance, and forbidden affection as a noble dame confronts a bold wish to comfort a banished lover.
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Frett Baylen
Starper’s Weekly
W. D. Howells
Castle Hall
Bower
Damozel
Consolation in Moments of Love Rejection
Dear Betty, you spurned my plea when my purse was lean and empty. You fear my aim is pity or debt, yet I seek only affection. In these modern times a lover moves on to new favors as Corydon abandons sorrow for a richer Phyllis tomorrow.
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Betty
Corydon
Phillis
Philip Bourke Marston
Earth
Cear
Angela
Titania
A Summer Lay in St Nicholas by Henry Moore
A playful narrative about a solitary sand crab leaving his cave on the shore. The creature dodges waves to stay dry while its funny eyes and tangled legs mislead as it moves at odd angles. The verse teases a possible glimpse of its sandy home life and imagined tiny mate and child.
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Henry Moore
St. Nicholas
Heat and Humidity Weather Verse From Outing August
A fragment from Louise Phillips in Outing for August features a scorched city scene with fiery heat and moral rot imagery. The verse contrasts hot sultry days with rosy morning hope, depicting dejected sensibilities and restless, sweating scenes amid a summer atmosphere.
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G. B
Chicago
Sheol
Haggard
Louise Phillips
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Mrs. B
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Tima
Genevra
A. Parker
Nome Journal
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Ale
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Columbus Dispatch
Ewing
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