Narrow Escape Aboard Rebel Flag Of Truce to Nashville
A New York Herald correspondent recounts a perilous return voyage to Nashville after Donelson. He dined with General Smith, obtained a dubious permit, faced Confederate suspicions aboard a rebel boat, and narrowly escaped mob violence when landing at the levee. Lincoln later named his rescuer postmaster of Nashville.
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Fort Doveison
Cairo
Donelson
F. Smith
Clarksville
Nashville
Pfabers
Ville
Jos
Alyan
Buell
Enone
Uell
New York
Usuay
Pega
Mery
Dabkayo Luan
Fort Domelsop
Gene Clernayd
Resre
Ub Woine
Ort
Smith
Fort Donelson
Walt
Pf Gooey
Bossearion
Braiy
Ebalkine
Uae
Mechol
Iniss
Ared
Edgefield
Hi Son
Lincoln
Very Long Words Aimed At Greatest Length In Language
A survey of extraordinarily long words from many languages and cultures. It cites German authorities, Welsh place names, and claims about Welsh, German, and Spanish terms, noting extreme spellings and arcane compound forms.
West Side twelve year old joins Western Union as messenger
A twelve year old boy from the West Side recently started work as a messenger for Western Union Telegraph Company assigned to a West Side branch. He proved bright and fast but misread a coded message, causing a mistaken interpretation of a term for a death notice that led to confusion en route.
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Lebicago
West Side
Western Union Telegraph Company
Hanaie
Encrypted street chatter from a lunch hour exchange
A fragmented overheard exchange shows a Lut customer addressing a grocer’s boy about secrecy, noting the boss is out to lunch and the boy's answer hints at hidden or encrypted talk. The text captures casual street dialogue with unclear context and playful mispronunciations.
Music in the Camp and the Piano That Brought Winter Endings
In a remote mining camp near Pioche in 1858 or slightly earlier, gamblers and saloon men buzzed around a fallen piano found beneath a Christmas setup. A con man’s later theft and a missing fortune unravel in a tale of bravado, cunning, and a missing stash as thieves vanish into the snowy wastes.
White haired stranger resurrects piano at Christmas camp
A snowbound camp on Christmas eve hosts a white haired stranger who, after a failing attempt by locals, sits at a neglected piano and plays a stirring improvisation. The music moves revelers and recalls distant homes and the old days, as doubt and joy mingle in the crowd.
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Goakin
Willy
Eagland
Gaskin
Goska
Van
Enna
Oruehors
Wes
isvonsIn
The Quick or the Dead reviewed in London Saturday Review
Amelie's Story notes a tepid reception for The Quick or the Dead by Miss Broughton era of romance. Barbara Pomfret, widow of Valentin Pomfret, dazzles with lush description and scandalous scenes, while the review traces familiar early 20th century melodrama and dress culture through her exploits with Jack Dering and other suitors.
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London Saturday Review
Mosers
Routledge
Miss Broughton
Barbara Pomfret
Valentin Pomfret
Jack Dering
Fomfret
Pomfret
Jock
Barbara
Jack
America
Miss Byraddon
Ouida
Dering
A Royal Baby s Retinue The Magnificent Manner in Which China s Infant Emperor was Attended
A 19th century account compares the infant emperors entourages across nations. It details China s child ruler s retinue including purse bearers palanquin bearers umbrella bearers physicians cooks and messengers among other officials. The piece notes the lavish display and questions how such ceremonies reflect East customs.
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China
Spain
Large Clock Installed at Glasgow University Tower
A two and a half ton clock has been placed in Glasgow University tower, resembling Westminster’s clock. The horizontal cast iron frame measures about 1 ft by 2 ft by 1 ft 6 in, with gum metal wheels and separate pivot holes. The striking train uses a 120 lb hammer lifting 10 inches, and automatic gear rings the quarters at night and starts them in the morning. The clock, built by B Joyce & Co of Whitechurch, Shropshire, features a zinc iron pendulum, temperature compensation tubes, and a three leg moving mechanism known as the double three-leg.
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New York Graphic
Glasgow University
Westminster
Grimthorpe
B. Joyce & Co
Whitechurch
Shropshire
Not a Christian
Chicago Herald relays a satirical tale from Congressman Cox of New York about a census taker in Washington. At a wealthy New England congressman's home he supposedly asked a servant if the master was Christian, provoking the servant to reply that he is not a Christian and that the caller is a mere “member of Congress.”
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Goskin
Chicago Herald
Cox
New York
District of Columbia
Congress
New England
Sambo
Making a Ph D Filling Scores of Note Books and His Brain
A German student arcs toward a Ph D after eight terms, abandons late nights and beer for front seats and vast notes. He hires a coach, studies long hours, then dresses in formal wear for a tense exam. Professors test him mildly, then reward him with laude and revel in a celebratory meal, leaving him with mixed nerves and a loaded head.
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New York Sun
Tova
Ile
Chais
Corpamen
Belter Skelter
Bretor
Sekal
Segon
Paola
Plainspoken Philadelphia marriage ends in split
A Philadelphia Record item notes a bride wed six months ago to a precise, exacting young man. Friends predicted she would fail to satisfy him, and the relationship would not endure. The six months have passed with mounting strain signaling an imminent break.
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Philadelphia Record
Fragmentary Occluded Dialogue From Ragged Page
Readable bits describe a scene where two women ask a young wife how she pleased her husband. One, Pasir ippadence, prompts Saben to reveal who is present. Saben refuses, stating she will tell only if the others promise not to tell the brute.
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Beffore
Pasir
Saben
They Swear Off Lobelia and Billiger McSwat Commit to Quitting
A Chicago Tribune comic sketch narrates Mr. and Mrs. McSwat vow to quit smoking and gum chewing for domestic bliss. After two days, they sneak back to their habits in the attic, each hiding from the other as their resolve weakens and humor erupts.
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Mrs. Mozart
Chicago Tribune
Billiger
Lobelia
Milligar
Mr. McSwat
Billinger
Nale
Woman’s railway farewell chatter at the station window
A fragmented, affectionate exchange between women about departure on a railway journey. They confirm belongings, ticket status, and letters to be written, urging care with fruit, lunches, and a bag, as the train bell signals an imminent start. The scene captures intimate parting rituals.
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Athena
Neal
Freien
Pyrata
Cheap Restaurant Slang From a History of Dining
A humorous explainer lists kitchen slang from Omaha Herald era. It maps orders to coded phrases such as brown stone front for a well-cooked steak, one in the pan for fried ham, two in the water for boiled eggs, and shipwreck for scrambled eggs. The piece lampoons cultural slang while noting playful terms like grave yard stew and life preservers for biscuits.
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Perhapps
Splitting Panes of Paper Tells Two Easy Tricks
A young woman asks how to save both sides of a paper. One method uses glass with water to peel a sheet. the second suggests pasting cloth on both sides and pulling apart to separate the sheet, then soften with water to remove it from the cloths.
Editor’s critique of a joke spurs a playful exchange
In the New York Sun, Tubbets jokes about a piece being far-fetched and asks the editor what was meant. Merritt sarcastically suggests war-fetched, hinting at a humorous misunderstanding about Noah and the ark.
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New York Sun
Tubbets
Merritt
Noah
Detective Aptitude and the First Big Case in Detroit
A Detroit Free Press feature presents a veteran detective explaining how intuition shapes his work. He recalls a pivotal early case in which a New York firm puzzled over a will whose irregular terms hinted at revision, and the mystery began with a sealed envelope bearing a cryptic note.
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Detroit Free Press
New York
Mifth Avenue
Codicil Cipher Solved by Newsboy Detective
A reporter solves a coded note about a codicil for W. W. Ward, deciphering "sex duo" as exodus and the outer figures as 11:10. The puzzle leads to Ward as custodian, with the boy offered a police post and a raise, after a night of tense dialogue and celebration.
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W. W. Ward
Ward
Europe
Moses
Aaron
Vest
Leap Year Explanation From London Standard
The text explains why year 1900 is not a leap year, detailing 365 days 5 hours 49 minutes, with 11 minutes added yearly to reach 365.25 days, and the leap year every four years. It describes Casar's system, Pope Gregory XIII's reform in 1582, and how omitting leap years in centurial years balances out over 3866 years to yield only one day discrepancy.
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London Standard
Julius Cesar
Gregory XIII
Casar
Calandar
Pope Gregory
Drifted Out of Hearing in a Glowing Evening Scene
A fragment from Drake's Magazine describes a couple in the gloaming discussing a story titled The Quick or the Dead. The exchange hints at romantic tension as one asks for a kiss while they drift away, fading from earshot.
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Drake
Telephoning to the Throne in Chicago Tribune
A short Chicago Tribune item notes a five year old boy from the South Side who hears people talk on the telephone and repeats his prayers each night after his mother. One night he objected to the usual prog mo remarking he wanted to speak.
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Chicago Tribune
Fragmentary plea from a child under distress reaches HQ
A damaged OCR fragment shows a child speaking to his parent and appealing to headquarters. The text hints at a frightened mother and a distant authority, with phrases suggesting distress and the child’s plea for help.
BRIC-A-BRAC Prelude and Anticlimax in a Dying Scene
A humorous spoof on stage life opens with a flirtatious girl before a glass, then shifts to a melodrama where Desdemona dies, but the audience collapses in laughter as Desdemona sneezes. The Moor growls in earnest, his anger darkening the scene.
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Margaret Vandergrist
Desdemona
A Love Letter From A Courier And Other Fragments
A fragmentary collage from Outing and The Washington Post includes a playful love courier poem about longing and return, a fable about a traveling jackass, a literary spoof on infidelity and deception, and bilingual lines in a lyrical miscellany. The pieces mix verse, cartoon captions, and coquettish vignettes with dates and names implied.
The Rapture of Kissing poem by Louie Ritter
A lyric study of parting kiss and longing. The speaker recalls a farewell kiss filled with tremor and hunger near danger. The imagined scene shows a lover held close, the partner resting against the shoulder, lips and eyes conveying deep desire and passion.
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Louie Ritter
Leap Year's Last Notch in December Table Talk
Walter Clarke chronicles a flirty tale where Lionel and Isabel flirt through persiflage and badinage. Isabel subtly signals matrimonial intent, drawing Lionel into a mutual pledge and revealing unspoken sentiment.
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Walter Clarke
Lionel
Isabel
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Mull
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Don
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Tower of Babel
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Detroit
Woo
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Mes
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Ashe
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