Pensacola Evacuation and Fire at Naval Yard Destruction
The piece recalls the 1862 Pensacola evacuation paralleled with Norfolk Navy Yard, detailing Confederate meticulous destruction of ships, stores, and fortifications to deny the Union. It notes fires, explosions, and the turning point as Federals opened cannon fire while evacuations completed, with heavy losses of material and ongoing conflagrations through the night.
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Detroit Free Press
Norfolk Navy Yard
Pensacola
Navy Yard
Charleston
Mississippi
Norfolk
Mobile
Confederacy
Sam
Re Size
Fort Barrancas
Fort Mckae
McRae
Escambia
Alabama
Jotaman
Federal government prioritizes position in peaceful gain
The text notes the federal government coveted the position and worked to secure it with minimal casualties, achieving the gain largely without loss of life on either side. It emphasizes strategic importance and a low-cost victory in a tense context.
Their Bridal Tour at a Minnesota Hotel After a Week of Pranks
A newlywed couple recalls a two day stay near St Paul marked by a dozen traveling men posing as bellboys and chambermaids. The groom laments repeated intrusions from drummers and porters, bold flirting, stolen sleep, and a cold room as they endured a chaotic wedding-holiday lodging ordeal.
Circus Life and the Hidden Truths of Traveling Shows
A veteran observer portrays circus attaches as cosmopolitan workers with varied origins and roles. He explains ticket scalpers and free-pass culture, the brutal schedule from dawn to late shows, sleeping car life, and the diverse paths into the profession for men and women, arguing public opinion misreads the entire community.
Bonanza Statesman Displays Lavish Night Attire On Eastern Trip
A fellow passenger reels in a tale of a prominent western statesman making up a sleeper car scene. He describes a velvet cap a lace trimmed night shirt and $250 worth of trimming on display for fellow travelers. The narrator notes others gaze at the splendor while the man pretends indifference amid remarks and envy.
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Far West
Bonanza Statesman
Parnas
Cliff Dwellers of the Southwest Challenging to Explain
Thousands of years before Columbus, a dense, advanced population inhabited present day Arizona and New Mexico. Cliff dwellings high on precipices reveal villages with thousands of inhabitants needing expert climbers to reach. Archaeologists Powell and government officials deserve credit for exposing these wonders in the Southwest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Hispaniola
Arizona
New Mexico
Stephenson
Jasor Powell
Scientific Department
Government
Agia Minor
Europe
Three Time Flies In Affectionate New York Gentleman Tale
A New York man keeps three houseflies as pets feeding them sugar and bread, claiming they grow tame through routine. He notes flies’ intelligence, their recognition of him, and playful tricks like perching on ears. He trims their numbers to three to prevent confusion and plans a February resurgence.
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New York
Boston
Bowery
Prince Street
Jefferson Market
Justice Sith
observers of nature fragment and keen perception in daily life
John Burroughs quotes on observers of nature showing fragments of skill in different fields. The fox hunter and bee hunter miss other subjects while noting specific traits. A superior observer notices tiny signs, tracks footprints, and can forecast weather and minerals, with Agassiz and Darwin cited as masters of seeing steps in change.
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John Burroughs
St. Pierre
Tie
Agassiz
Darwin
American Restlessness and the Roaming Founders
Edward Eggleston argues that U S settlers have always been migratory. New Englanders and Dutch colonists moved across colonies. Virginians and Pennsylvanians sought new lands during wars and frontier expansion. The result was continual movement, shaping American character with restless mobility and alertness to change.
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Edward Eggleston
New
Maine
Pennsylvania
Maryland
Orange County
North Carolina
Novel Duck Hunting Outfit Draws Patent Bid
A Colorado farmer devised a duck hunting outfit from a stripped bullock hide mounted on a wire frame. He wears the skeletal skin as a head covering to blend with flocks and aims at ducks without startling them. He claims to take teal in trips and has applied for a patent.
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Colorado
California
Unlucky watch with a long Brooklyn tale on duty
A Brooklyn man recounts a wonderful watch with a storied history. From May 1852 to later decades it was stolen recovered and recovered again across ferries streets and crowds. He notes multiple thefts, near captures, and a dozen adventures guarding his timepiece before finally ending with the watch still in his possession.
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Brooklyn
Broadway
St. Paul's Church
Trinity Church
Tammany Hall
Terra Firma
Fulton Ferry
Knight of the Bell
Albany
State Street
Pier 41 Larose
State Room
Police
Boston
New
Amateur carpentry devastates respectable households warns Harper's Bazar
The piece mocks female amateur carpentry and male hobbyists, detailing broken furniture, misused glue, misdriven nails, and warped chairs. It argues for a ban on selling tools to nonprofessionals to spare households further damage and tears.
The Homes of the Rothschilds in French Chateaux
Demorest's Monthly notes wealth diffusion in France where the Rothschilds own famed chateaux and bankers dominate power. It contrasts Britain’s inequality with American concentration of wealth and urges frugal republican wealth distribution for the public good.
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Demorest
Great Britain
United States
France
Switzerland
Europe
French Republic
Red Haired Token Found Hidden in English Oak
A Bethel area oak cut for planks revealed a hollow peg containing a lock of bright red hair. The 250 year old tale recalls a 1600 love token hidden by a lover. The piece notes modern cornerstone keepsakes often include coins or papers but wonders about dating the hair memento.
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Maine
England
Bethel
BRIC A BRAC Old Friends James Lowell muses
The piece recalls old friends and the gracious past, where all was possible and untried. The author reflects on time’s lessons, noting that, though years bring wisdom, one should be sparing with old friends while cherishing the memories of bygone days.
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Lowell
Indignant landlord seeks rope-safety idea source
A Rochester Post-Express item quotes a landlord demanding the name of the person who first suggested placing coils of rope in bedrooms as a fire precaution. He says each room had a rope, and three guests fled by exit windows the first night, leaving days of unpaid board, arguing that running a hotel for fun is worse than dying by fire.
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Milwaukee
Ang
Lown
Fargo
Philadelphia
Rochester
N. Y
Rockford
Winnipeg
Alaska
Rochester Post-Express
Winter's End Delayed In Yearlong Doldrums
A fragment from a late issue laments endless winter days and asks when spring will arrive both to lift spirits and bring warmth. The piece evokes longing for light and rejuvenation as the cold season lingers.
Man Claims Orange Eating Championship After Hour Feat
A man asserts he is the champion orange eater after consuming twenty two oranges in one hour. Friends back him for any amount, while a rival plan suggests betting on railroad oranges or boarding-house fish balls to challenge him and test his invincibility.
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China
Puck
Sweet Sixteen in Music and Memory
Poetic lines celebrate a girl turning sixteen, inviting reflection on youth, love, and duty. The piece speaks of silent tenderness and life unfolding in bright, sunny terms as the page of youth turns.
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Mary T. Downey
Kissing and Morals in Country Preachers
A New York Herald piece notes a Methodist minister refused a donation party proceeds after youths engaged in kissing games. The report compares churchmen and youths, suggesting ministers themselves indulged in kissing, questioning propriety and reform.
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New York Herald
The Old Home Echoes In Silent Verses
A reflective poem recalls sainted memories and an ancestral home. The speaker folds arms and ponders the old, old home with a sacred middle aisle where infancy was sheltered and girlhood memories bloomed. The piece frames the home as life’s enduring vision.
Learn to skate from a spectacular fall tale
A humorous potboiler describes a skater's failed stop as he careens forward and backward. The text mocks the struggle to halt, comparing the effort to stopping the national debt, ending with a crash that leaves the skater wrecked on the floor.
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Foster
Pelfast Journal
A Dainty Little Devotee in Prayer Meeting
A dainty devotee described by H C Dodge in vivid detail in a verse about a girl headed to a prayer meeting. The描 describes her gaudy hat, red ribbons, fur-lined cloak, lace kerchief, and buttoned gloves as she and her companion Sam depart for a religious gathering.
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H. C. Dodge
Sheathing a Pillow and Women’s Pillowcase Aesthetics
A humorous critique lists failed methods for putting a pillowcase on a pillow. It recalls old tricks such as biting and unrolling the case, mocks new techniques, and jokes that valiant matrons’ feathered hair and striped bed-ticking remain part of national custom, warning against modern alterations.
Eyes and Eyes of a Distant Lover Poem Flight
A poem traces a man from childhood longing for a girl with blue eyes to a lifelong devotion. He recalls a sled scene, dreams of a duchess, and the passion in a lover's eyes across thirty years. The speaker, now gray, imagines a daughter of Spain and a final gaze of brown eyes.
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Duchess Grand
Ana
Spain
Tam
The Bald Headed Exempt TExchange
A column ridicules the fad of ladies collecting locks of men's hair in hair albums. It mocks bald men as targets and warns of possible coercion or theft for hair, urging caution and humor about this latest fashion craze.
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Sion
Peck
St. Paul
Chicago
Iever
Oshkosh
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Times
Globe
Capvas
Bluebirds
Cuba
Mexico
Executive Department
Montague
Sverre
Mikely
Boston Common
French’s
Area
Court of Appeals
North Pearl and
Chapel Streets
York
Harper's Bazar
James
Adeline D. T. Whitney
Tepoke
John E. McCann
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