A Thanksgiving Tale of Hearts and Humming Birds
Hal Brooks struggles with a distant love for Elma Wentworth and a rival Alfred Gedney. After a journey, a costly bonnet adorned with humming birds triggers a moral crisis about cruelty to birds and a cold marriage. A child’s illness forces growth, revealing genuine affection and rekindled love in a transformed Gedney and a softened wife.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hal
Brooks
Scott Brooks
Elma Wentworth
Geaney
Gedney
Kimma
Hudson
Mary Powell
Miss Wentworth
Miss Entworth
Fort Man
Rene
Montgomery
Clinton
Gignocely
Abreuski
Mr. Brooks
Lear
Cail
Sean
Papa
Nancy
Mr. Wentworth
Alfred
Academy
Perhaus
Madame
Sam
Terry
Elma
A Boston jealousy plot ends in a violent scene on Howard Street
A fragment from Detroit Free Press recalls a Boston wife’s jealousy ruse to curb a husband’s night outings. The scheme involved the sister and brother in law, misread warnings, a violent counteract with a horsewhip, and the partner’s return home to wreck furniture and jewelry. The aftermath leaves the street quiet as the plan is buried.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit Free Press
Howard Street
Boston
Bister
Actor freed after vagrancy charge in Brooklyn Eagle
In a Brooklyn courtroom a prisoner charged with vagrancy claimed to be an actor. The magistrate quipped about work versus play and discharged the man, noting he would only be seen on stage and praising his sal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burdette
Brooklyn Eagle
Thanksgiving Day as It Was in Old New England
A nostalgic dip into early New England Thanksgiving customs with stern Sabbath observance, lavish tables, and a meticulously described feast. It notes the era’s religious duties, prohibitions on merriment, and the distinct menus and rituals that defined the holiday in homes, with recipes for mince pie, meat pie, and pumpkin dishes.
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Republic
New England
Concord School of Philosophy
Plymouth Sands
Ain
Armand
Marry of Corgets Uhl C Dodge in Chicago Sun
A brief notice notes marriage news involving Corgets and Uhl C Dodge reported in the Chicago Sun, indicating a forthcoming or recent ceremony and listing couple names.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Uhl C. Dodge
Chicago Sun
Marry
The Corset Dream Revealed In Pearly Painful Waist
A vintage lament about corsets, contrasting a woman's fashionable silhouette with internal damage. The piece mocks extreme waist constriction, describing the body as crushed and unhealthy inside a glamorous exterior. It condemns corsets as artificial beauty that harms natural health.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rena Caey
Gossip About Gloves and the Country Girl Customer
A Kansas City Journal clipping recounts glove shop chatter about customer quirks. A shop attendant notes country girls are easy to please and quicker to accept the first suitable fit, while ladies demand color accuracy and exact thumb positioning, often changing choices. She adds she prefers serving ten gentlemen over three ladies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City Journal
Llike
Tobacco-Chomping Newfoundland Guards Cincinnati Shop
In Cincinnati West End a shoe dealer owns a Newfoundland named Towser who serves as a loyal watchdog and family favorite. The dog, noted for gentle behavior, has one peculiar habit he chews tobacco each morning, accepting a quarter of a ten-cent plug from his owner before padding off contentedly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnati Enquirer
West End
Towser
Reading and romance across poems and plays in press snippets
A collage of literary snippets surveys lovers and weddings through lines from Tennyson, scenes from One Hundred Years, and stage moments like Yum Yum and Nanki Poo. The passages mingle readings, vows, and affectionate exchanges, reflecting a theater and poetry obsessed culture.
Mystery at Coytesville Hut Sees Family Held Secret
A New Jersey hut near Fort Lee holds a warped domestic scene. An old woman and her daughter live with a mute young man and a middle aged man under a cloud of mystery. Coroners and officials probe a dead man Edward Brogan and a family tied to a fortune from 1848.
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New York
Coytesville
Fort.Lee
N.J
Soe Teohn Burns
Ing
Burns
John Dick Jr
Fort Lee
George Patterse
Board of Health of
Patterson
Diehl
Edward Brogan
Eliza Brogan
Louisa
Louise Brogan
George Patterson
Campbell
Bergen County
A Sailor's Yarn From Boston Pilot Captain Cummings
A Boston harbor pilot Captain John R. Cummings recalls a perilous night in January 1875 when a gale drove his boat near Minot's Ledge. In thick snow and heavy seas he and his crew rescued twelve men from a capsized dory from the Penobscot Rover, with two dead and one missing, amid freezing conditions and a heroics by a young crewman who saved others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John R. Cummings
Boston Harbor
Cape Cod
Minot’s
Peur Deffries
Jeff
Dory
Penpowet Rogers
Chatham
Boston
A Systematic Traveller From The Old Regime
An elderly commercial traveller in Chicago describes a life of strict routine and method. He books nine months of travel annually, secures berths a year ahead, and arranges hotel rooms and meals to match exact future dates. He insists the satisfaction lies in carrying out precise methods, despite critics calling him a crank.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago Herald
Hackman
Marriage of Evangelist Jones in Vicksburg Herald
The story recounts Evangelist Sam Jones urging discipline over gambling and drinking and recounts his marriage in Texas after years of revelry. He says he quit drinking and gambling to settle down with a good wife and reflects on past patterns and responses from others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Evangelist Jones
Vicksburg Herald
Sam Jones
Texas
Rding-House
Jones
Ley
They Want More Men Not Mormons
A Louisville Courier Journal excerpt mocks Mormon practice, arguing that moving elders from the South to New England would help surplus women awaiting husbands. It imagines a Mormon elder taking a Boston woman as his nineteenth wife, implying irony about population and marriage patterns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Loulaville Courier
South
New England
Boston
Science on Banana Peel Causes Sky View
In a Norristown Herald snippet, a photogramaped sky plate from Paris shows 3000 stars on a ten inch square. The test claims a man slipping on a banana skin and hitting his head may see a sky section not less than 600 degrees square.
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Norristown Herald
Castoria Rhyme Ends With a Mother's Remedy
An old ad style verse extols Castoria as a universal remedy from infancy through motherhood. The poem emphasizes baby sickness, childhood crying, and maternal care through generations, promoting Castoria as the trusted solution.
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RE. P. Roe
Bacheller & Co
Tom
Saiell
Wentworth
Auld Brooks
Inded
Jety
Alfred Gedney
Fred
Patti
Detroit
Marion Harland
Corgets
San Francisco Chronicle
Tennyson
Chicago Ledger
Martha
Maud
Nanki Poo
Yum
Yum Yum
Nanki
New Jersey
Boroner
Boher
Alexander Clendinen
Clendinen
van Brogan
Ubon
Cummings
Castoria
Miss
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