Townsend's Letter on Judges and City Corruption in New York
George Alfred Townsend argues that political influence taints judicial selections and city offices, contrasting elected judges with appointed ones. He cites market corruption, bribe-taking by clerks, and the perks of office, and calls for reform while reflecting on social class, religion, and civic institutions in New York.
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The American Girl in Fiction Amply Examined
Jean Kincaid argues that the popular American girl is not the frivolous socialite depicted in some critiques but a misunderstood cultural stereotype. She contrasts English and American youth, condemning sweeping generalizations while calling for a real, well rounded American girl who balances study, family duties, philanthropy, and personal growth.
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Provincetown Sailor Recalls Epic Ocean Wave Tale
In Provincetown on Cape Cod a seafaring resident recalls a harrowing shipboard rescue during a hurricane near St Croix. The Monongahela crew saved a Nova Scotia ark, then endured a massive wave that swept the town, with crew members forced to seek safety inland. A Danish major later rewards one sailor briefly, before the crew is discharged aboard the De Soto.
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Etiquette Queries and Advice From Mrs Sherwood
A long Q and A column offers guidance on wedding dress, rings, and bracelets. how to invite or accompany guests. proper conduct for writes to ministers. calls, cards, and escorts. and rules for ladies, grooms, and wedding tours. It covers avoiding unwanted touches, how to help a lady onto a horse, and the proper way to present business letters abroad.
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Oddities from a 19th century miscellany of curiosities
A quirky collection of short items reports on bizarre deaths and near-mythic feats, from a Pennsylvania sleigh tragedy to Pompeii brass, a Salem prisoner cutting his hand, rare jewels in New York society, a Mexican law forbidding readers aloud, and oddities in travel, science, and fashion.
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Ok Stun and The Infernal Cord In The Colden Rule
A fragmentary dialogue features Ok, Thompson, Rev Young, and J F debating morality and self hate. J F admits hating himself after a $10 loan as he argues about loving or hating neighbors. The tone hints at a moral parable with comic or satirical elements.
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Cabinet Debate Signals Postmaster General Appointment
In a country office scene a printer’s devil seeks a cabinet post while the editor delays. The editor weighs whether Jenkins or Brown will become postmaster general, testing patience as the newsroom hums with speculation.
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Boot Blacking Auction Sparks Quick Finishing Bid
In a fragment from a Fliegender Blatter item, participants are told to black a boot each, with the first to finish earning ten pfennige extra. The chaotic crowd counts aloud One, two, and proceeds to begin the task.
Three Original Shorthand Origins in Milwaukee
A Milwaukee youth finishing commercial training hoped for work in business. Reading an Eastern newspaper he answered a shorthand ad with two contrasting letters, one cramped and one scrawled, and never heard back. He later became a Chicago court reporter and muses on the ad rivals who might have laughed at his early shorthand.
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Peach Stones for Fuel From Vaca Valley
The Vallejo Chronicle reports peach stones can replace coal for household heat. Growers now sell stones at about $1 per ton, with 80 pound sacks lasting as long as that coal amount and producing stronger heat. Peach and apricot stones stack at orchards and may be shipped to San Francisco as fuel. Apricot stones burn slower and fetch lower prices. drying peaches for shipment could increase stone supply.
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How the World Does Move progress piece
A prosy Washington Post piece satirically notes endless progress in 19th or early 20th century American life. It mocks rapid advances in gas meters strawberry box bottoms and fruit crop reports while praising the nation’s hustle and momentum.
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Family Trust Plan Divides Business Between Wife and Children
A Santa Cruz citizen, F. A. Hihn, proposes to incorporate his business holdings and allocate stock totaling 600000 dollars. His wife would receive half the stock, and each of his six children would get one sixth of the remaining shares. He will retain external interests.
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Consumption Cured by Simple Vegetable Remedy
Retired physician claims a North East India missionary formula can cure Consumption along with bronchitis catarrh asthma and other throat lung ailments and nervous complaints. He offers to mail the recipe in German French or English with full instructions free to all who request it, send stamp and paper name to W A Noyes 149 Powers Block Rochester NY.
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