Littleport Tide Leads Boy to Sea Rescue and Reunion
In Littleport the tide exposes Silver bar and Ben Fryers harbor life while Mark, a 14 year old, helps a clams crew and later sails with the Aurora. A perilous night voyage threatens the crew as a steamer and a launch press close, but Mark saves the day by signaling and steering to safety, reuniting with his worried family on return to Littleport.
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Littleport
Long Island Sound
Point Point
Silver Bar
Littleport Harbor
Ben Fryer
Ben
Godfrey
Mark
Brown Tn
Mari
Point No
Aden
Eee
New London
Aurora
Galveston
Cape
Hell Gate
Point Judith
Mr. Briggs
Bri
Stearn
Briges
Ac Vanes
Wes
A Poor Fortunate Obsessed With Poverty Fears
A satirical portrait of a rich man paralyzed by fear of poverty. He balances bank fears, tax burdens, and market woes while cutting expenses for family and workers. The piece mocks his stinginess, distrust of ministers, and belief times are hard, ending with a bleak verdict on saving.
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Kate Thorn
New York Weekly
Sire
Chanty
Smith
St. Paul
Mechanics of oil and gas drilling described in Indiana Farmer text
An 1860s style technical passage explains oil and gas well construction. It details derricks, walking beams, drills, bits, stems, casings, reamers, sand pumps, and rock sampling methods used as a well progresses to depth. It notes strike rates, casing diameters, and procedures to handle water, sand, and broken bits with recovery hooks.
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IL. A. Felter
Indiana
Women scientists balanced with motherhood in history
Sara A Underwood notes women with exceptional scientific ability maintained study and work despite motherhood. Laura Bassi led physics at Bologna at 21 while raising 12 children. Mrs Somerville, Harriet Martineau, and Erminie Smith also combined family life with significant research and travels, showing orderly homes and engaged education.
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Sara A. Underwood
New England Magazine
Laura Bassi
Bologna University
Somerville
Harriet Martineau
Chelsea
Erminie Smith
Measuring by the Eye in a Humorous Local Scene
A brief comic piece shows a young woman asking for a pair of large, comfortable shoes. A new boy jokes with Mr. Leather about finding a box of sixes, highlighting shop life and clever banter in a small town setting.
Heaven weddings teased in celestial banter
In a playful exchange from the New York Herald, Ethel asks if marriages occur in heaven and Maud replies that eternity may grant the chance, suggesting a whimsical view of divine nuptials and companionship beyond life.
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New York Herald
Ethel
Maud
Bad Tempers in Chambers Journal Reflect on Sulky and Harsh Moods
The piece analyzes bad temper, envy, jealousy, and pride, arguing that sulky and harsh temper masks a desire to inflict suffering. It contrasts physical causes like nerves or illness with personal responsibility, noting the social toll on families and the difficulty of curing a persistent ill temper. It warns that some temperaments are mistaken for good humor by others who avoid confrontation.
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Chambers’ Journal
Serre
Papa
Richard
Fesnans
Arlington manager recalls high rollers and a $10000 draft
The Washington Post quotes Manager Bennett of Arlington recounting meeting with the late President Barrios. He recalls a secretary delivering a $10,000 draft and a shortcut past bank formalities, claiming he and Barrios’ secretary obtained the money swiftly.
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Washington Post
Bennett
Arlington
Barrios
The Homely Girl in Love and Marriage Wisdom
The piece argues that homely and amiable women often secure better husbands than striking beauties. It cites Hannah More urging early Christian matches while warning vain women. emphasizes that practical, thoughtful men value character over looks and that home life tends to attract more stable, respectable partners.
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New York Ledger
Hannah More
Home
Glass Made by Lightning Tubes in the Sand Tell the Fiery Bolt
A Washington Star feature explains fulgurites or lightning holes formed when a bolt sinks into sand or rock, instantaneously turning silica into glass. It describes glass tubes of sizes from quill to three inches, mentions Armenian fulgurites at Little Ararat, and notes specimens in the National Museum and Humboldt’s finds at Mexico’s Nevado de Toluca.
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Washington Star
Little Ararat
Armenia
National Museum
Humboldt
Nevada de
Oluca
Mexico
The Elegant Dresser In A Cable Car Satirized
A young man in a cable car draws amused gazes from passengers as a large cardboard sign above him proclaims he wears the company’s $3 pants. He reacts with embarrassment and exits the car amid teasing and muttered epithets.
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Tangas City Globe
Qualifications of a Good Reporter in Chicago News
The piece extols reporters as constant students and readers, urging health, news instinct, humor, legible writing, vigilance, temperance, amiability, patience, determination, and ambition. It lauds wit, invention, generosity, good nature, pluck, and fortitude as traits that enrich life through journalism.
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Chicago News
The Boy Lett. Texas Siftings Brief Incident
A suburb resident reports her small son mimicking adult speech in public. A visitor asked him a trivial question and the boy retorted with a censored line. the boy then exited with his father.
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Texas Siftings
Bares
She Knew How to Conjugate in Texas Siftings
A brief comic exchange unfolds as a woman thanks a man for a box of sweets and teases his promise with a playful argument. He asserts he could, not would, and she responds with affectionate humor.
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Texas Siftings
No Doubt of It Prop erty Is Robbery Joke
In a Texas Siftings humorous exchange a teacher asks who muttered that property is robbery and a boy answers he does not know, imagining it was a man who lacked wealth.
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Texas Siftings
Named It
Smith Gray & Co. report monthly trade conditions this season as cash oriented. Littleshort-Ah replies greetings to Cutaway and inquires about market status. Cutaway notes cash is the key, indicating cautious but steady commerce.
Harrowing Sierra Stage Escape Ends in Recovery for Driver
A lone traveler recalls a terror packed night on a Sierra Nevada stage ride. A runaway team plunged toward a canyon edge as the driver was hurled free, and the narrator leaped to safety and halted the rig. The driver survived but never again rode with the team.
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M. ¥. Moore
Detroit Free Press
Sierra Nevadas
Sol
Henry
Fragmentary matrimonial negotiation dialogue excerpt
A fragment from a conversation about arranged marriage and consent. Fatherly guidance urges support for a suitor until asked for a hand, followed by a test of blessing and possible reluctance. The speaker questions what happens if consent is withheld and hints at marriage anyway.
Old-Fashioned Nightcaps in New York Mercury
In a reminiscence on nightwear of old, the author contrasts the modern nocturnal headgear with dainty muslin caps trimmed with lace. The piece laments loss of modest, Quakerish caps and imagines reviving the vintage style as a symbol of genteel domestic ideals and subdued femininity.
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CE. T
New York Mercury
Kissing and the long history of the mutual kiss
The article surveys kiss as an instinctive act, tracing its origins in myth, religion, and etiquette across cultures. It covers gender restrictions in early Christian practice, evolution of the hand kiss, and regional expressions from Japan to Rome, noting social meaning and symbolic gestures.
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Popular Science Monthly
Reichenbach
Winsenius
England
Rowena
Hengist
Friesland
Erasmus
Dall
Pliny
Lucian
Republican
Rome
Job
Italy
Chapman
Pelew
Caroline Islands
Remorseless 7 percent interest critique and proverbs
The speaker rails against 7 percent interest and praises living by example over preaching. He cites biblical lines to mock hypocrisy, notes that mortification is natural for sin, and warns that fortune has little power over reluctant suitors. He adds social instincts and observes that the most vicious animals are those most secluded.
Representative Brown Hires Cab for Brief City Visit
Indiana congressman Jason B. Brown hailed a cab in front of the Riggs House and rode to the Sun building. The brief six minute trip cost 75 cents, leading to a dispute when Brown insisted the fare be calculated by the hour. He waited in the lobby then returned, reclaiming 25 cents after the cabby billed for part of an hour.
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Jason B. Brown
Indiana
Riggs House
Sun
Mr. Brown
Proposal Arrival Delayed by Daughter in Law
A note from Pennsylvania to New York indicates a gentleman named Mr Nicefello proposed last night. The writer defers full judgment to a future meeting, instructing the recipient to receive him kindly when he visits to discuss the matter with the daughter.
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New York Weekly
Was it man's first dwelling February St Nicholas report
Ancient South American find described as a seven by nine foot one room shelter with a decorated roof and two open entrances. Observers speculate the structure served as primitive armor of Glyptodon armor turned habitation, possibly the earliest human dwelling now linked to a Jardin des Plantes exhibit in Paris.
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St. Nicholas
South America
George asks Nellie to marry him in playful scene
In a Chicago Tribune excerpt a bashful George asks Nellie to be his wife. She teases him about his nerves as he shifts her weight and confesses his heart nearly leapt but her head kept it down.
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Chicago Tribune
George
Nellie
It Was Not He That Worried Green Bag Story
In a courtroom exchange, Mr Bagwig insists on clear answers about past financial troubles. The witness replies with a wry quip that it was the creditors in difficulty, not him, highlighting a sharp, humorous moment in the proceedings.
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Mr. Bagwig
Too Hasty
Coal dealer objects that a load is not weighed and seems oversized. A driver confirms the tonnage is incorrect, admitting the load is two tons. The scene shifts to a line about a Christmas book within a parent child dialogue, noting skepticism about its truth as snow is described. The excerpt blends dialogue and whimsy without a central news event.
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New York
The Stop Over Privilege
A concise dialogue shows a passenger asking if a ticket allows a stopover. The conductor confirms the stop is allowed but cautions it cannot be reused to reboard.
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New York
Doctor Patient Dialogue With Bread Pill Ruse
A patient complains of worsening while a doctor admits giving no medicine to avoid altering nature. The patient notes pills were given but they were bread, and his wife allegedly made them. Confusion over treatment grows as the ruse unfolds.
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New York Weekly
Harsh Exile Debate Over Student McJunkin
Inter Ocean excerpt shows a professor pleading for mercy for McJunkin while the college president mocks the idea. The president suspects the student himself is the culprit and argues for expulsion due to honor and silence.
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Inter-Ocean
McJunkin
The Tipping Habit at St Fashion Hotel
A brief hotel exchange shows a guest offering a quarter and the proprietor replying with a half dollar. The dialogue highlights courteous tipping norms and polite misunderstandings in a historic hotel setting.
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New York Weekly
St. Fashion Hotel
Washington Youth Reveals Hidden Letter to Florry
A Washington youth speaks shyly of a confession he wrote and sent to Florry. He asks if she read the letter, noting he read it aloud to Andy and Brom, seeking courage to reveal his true feelings. The fragment shows a tense moment of romantic disclosure.
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Chicago Tribune
Florry
Washington
George
Andy
Songs on Wings and Dreams of Then and Now
A compact verse card weaving classic lines from Jean Ingelow and Josephine Pollard on music and distant skies, adding EUa Wheeler Wilcox musings about what might have been and the fading glory of fame. The poems move from fairyland imagery to somber reflections on memory and mortality.
Echoes and Fragments of Love and Solitude
A collage of verse and reflection featuring Albert Edmund Lancaster and Aldrich poems about beauty and memory, a postwar mood of parted lovers and distant echoes. Alfred Trumble’s night scene expresses loneliness and haunting visions as the speaker endures a solitary vigil.
Poem Fragments From Past Poets On Song And Spring
An excerpt contrasts June imagery with the speaker Christopher Cranch's February Harper's verse. It recalls a singer who once yearned to craft love songs but lagged in practice, noting that skill can outrun ardor and pondering whether life’s grand themes could ever rise above early streams of inspiration.
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Christopher P. Cranch
Harper'a
In London Town. Walter Learned in February Century
A reflective verse piece about returning to London town in memory. The speaker longs for familiar streets Cheapside Cornhill Fleet Strand and the quiet of past days. He envisions reunions with poets and living memories as daylight fades. London remains carried west by the speaker.
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London Town
Walter
London
Cheapside
Cornhill
Fleet
Strand
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