A Plantation Boy Learns Printing and Partridge Lessons
Joe Maxwell joins a tiny plantation newspaper, learns to set type, and bonds with foreman Mr. Snelson. He befriends a runaway named Mink and observes the editor’s worldly tales, while wildlife and partridges near the office provide steady adventure and lessons in courage and responsibility.
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Joe Maxwell
Washington No. 2
Joe
Snelson
Countryman
Confederacy
Lacon
Percy
Mrs. Partridge
Mr. Partridge
A Plebe Night On Post Ends In Humorous Chaos
A plebe on sentry duty endures an amusing, chaotic initiation as marauding figures, a misread countersign, and a pillow send him tumbling into a ditch. Ghosts, clatters, and a wheelbarrow scene culminate in his gear scattered and spirits high. The tale, labeled to continue, captures a rough, lively night on post.
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Plebe
Not a Coward But It Cost His Life in Georgia
An 1891 Civil War vignette tells how Private Billy Connor volunteers to deliver a colonel’s dispatch under heavy fire. He retrieves the message from a fallen orderly, dies shielding it, and is mourned by a captain, lieutenant, and sergeant who reflect on courage, with Billy buried beneath the flag and a mother's letter found on his body.
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Joe
Marie Tom Gaither
Little Mars
Mr. Snelson
Mr. K
Washington
R. N. Stephens
Easy
Footsore
Georgia
Wes Riley
Billy
Walt
Connor
Coner
Nevereless
Elizabeth of
England
Mary Queen of Scots
Elizabeth
Blaine
Cleveland
Harrison
Saine
Lord Salisbury
Ane
State Department
Democratic Party
Calhoun
R.J. Walker
Pennsylvania
Maj
John Carson
McKinley
Ways and Means
Italy
Spain
Garfield
Foster
Sherman
Treasury Department
Carfield
Ohio
President Hayes
On the Turner Plantation by Joel Chandler Harris
A brief note presenting Joel Chandler Harris, famed for Uncle Remus, Nights with Uncle Remus, Daddy Jake the Runaway, Balaam and His Master, Free Joe, and related works.
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Joel Chandler Harris
Uncle Remus
Daddy Jake
the Runaway
Balaam
His Master
Free Joe
Curious Superstitions About Sun and Moon Across Cultures
The Moon is revered as creator and elder by the Huron, Ottawas describe it as an old woman, and Navajos view it as a white rider. Across Americas and Africa tribes honor the moon while others favor the sun. Pacific Islanders imagine a blue sky basin and holes peering to the outside. Ancient Mexicans and Natchez tied the sun to heroic deceased. Labrador Esquimaux assign moral roles to the moon and wicked to a cold earth cave.
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St. Louis Republic
Brazil
Haiti
Central
South America
Western
Centra Africa
Natchez
Mississipi Valley
Appalachians
Florida
Esquimaux
Labrador
Prairie fire over Indian Territory shown in vivid account
A Globe-Democrat report describes a prairie fire in the Indian Territory, noting the brilliant blaze lighting the night sky, cattle and horses seeking shelter in creeks and bottoms, and the animals’ intelligence as they form defensive circles to face wolves when escape is unlikely.
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St. Louis Globe-Democrat
Rome
Indian Territory
Heras
Gaily Decorated Fish Captured Off Ardglass Coast
A remarkable three-quarter pound fish with a pike like head, bright blue bands along its body, blue tail fins, and blue netting around head and shoulders was netted off Ardglass, County Down. J E Pinkerton of Belfast bought it for display and presented it to the Belfast Union.
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Pall Mall Gazette
Ardglass
County Down
J. E. Pinkerton
Belfast
Belfast UD
Townsend's Letter on the 22d President and Blaine
A Washington letter surveys the 22d presidency in its constitutional year, arguing party unity safeguards the presidency and critiquing Blaine and Harrison prospects. It recalls past vice presidential revolts, weighs Texas annexation, and reports on opinions of Ohio and political insiders about Blaine's maneuvers and potential nominations.
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Wasuisaton
West
Conkling
New York
Seward
Greeley
Crawford
Fred Clay
Ams
Clay
Adams
Monroe
Madison
Jefferson
BOYS' AND GIRLS' THANKSGIVING BY EVRA WURETER WILCOX
Poem notes that modern youth show greater thanks than past generations. It contrasts today’s girls and boys with grandmothers and grandfathers, who miss the new comforts and innovations such as roller skates and electric light. It laments a shift in Thanksgiving sentiment across eras.
Modern science seeds a wiser world for all
The verse laments past limits on education and gender roles and praises progress. It contrasts old aims of war and confined domestic tasks with new teaching that empowers both boys and girls. It celebrates anti-war sentiment, common thought, and the broadened roles of women in society.
Rare metals and tungsten’s hardened steel use
The article notes over forty recognized metals including tungsten or wolfram, highlighting its laboratory curiosities and a practical use in armor or gun components. It explains tungsten’s addition to steel increases elasticity to endure heavy charges, enabling expansion and contraction without failure.
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Chamber
Memory Physiology and Brain Maps in Psychological Thought
A 19th century style essay explains memories as tangible brain images nourished by blood. It links memory regions to sensory and cognitive centers, notes no phrenology borders, and describes reflexes in frogs tied to memory pictures and voluntary action.
George F Root and the rise of American musical hero
A tribute to George F Root of Chicago, hailed as a public benefactor of American sacred and popular song. The piece details his early self taught mastery across thirteen instruments, key mentors like Lowell Mason, leadership at Mercer Street church, and a vast catalog that shaped U S musical life through uplifting domestic tunes and patriotic works. It notes his enduring health and satisfaction in later years, celebrating impact rather than wealth.
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Plains
United States
George F. Root
Chicago
Mozart
Handel
Schubert
Beethoven
Wagner
Mendelssohn
Root
Berkshire County
North
Reading
Boston
Lowell Mason
Mercer Street Church
New York
Donizetti
Rossini
Meyerbeer
Viagnee
Gounod
Verdi
Mercer Street
Europe
Hazel Dell
Rosalie
Shining Shore
Fashion in Pill Boxes Across the Times
A Chicago Tribune note traces pills and accessories in pill boxes mirroring fashion in hats and parasols. It catalogs box shapes from round to oblong with drawers, varying shades, and seasonal colors, noting a pink fashion and strict observed standards in upscale drugstores.
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Chicago Tribune
Onre
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Dominicker
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Marster
Mink
Harbert
Marse
Jose Maxwell
West Point
Charles King
U. A
Rabb and Twinning
Company A
Fort Clinton
Turner Plantation
Townsend
Texas
Astors
Livingston
McLane
Forsythe
Webster
Clayton
Everett
Marcy
Cass
Fish
Evarts
Bayard
Buchanan
Thaddeus Stevens
John Tyler
Lst
Union
Astor
Flower
Talford
Foraker
Senate
George Alured Townsend
Evra Wureter Wilcox
Man
God
Washington Star
North Reading
Old Hutch
Switzerland
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