Korea and Koreans Their Modes of Travel and Dress
Frank G. Carpenter recalls Seoul in 1880s Korea with vivid detail. He describes the capital's layout, housing, and street life, the king and nobles, mourner hats, hair customs, and dress. The piece highlights Korea as a peninsula, its isolation, and the peculiar social norms that govern marriage and public visibility.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seoul
Korea
Mr. Shank
Dean Swift
Gulliver
Oll
Cleer
Frank G. Carpenter
Learning to Read at 10 The Wear and Tear of School Life
A first person account argues parents must shield children from overbearing schooling. It contrasts a nurturing upbringing with aggressive early training and the drift toward wealth and status. The author recalls a boy growing from a healthy, curious child into a money driven teen under relentless school pressure.
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Ike
Lincoln
Principality of
Massachusetts
Herbert Spencer
Max Muller
George Marsh
Ruskin
Tammar-school
Washington
Journal of Congress
Devates
Ciel
Isla
Ealing
Fieter
Royal Societies
Barenta
Andi
Maine
Tennessee
Poe
Newton
Straighten This Out. Lowell Citizen finds Stanley found
A brief community note from the Lowell Citizen reports the return or rediscovery of a resident named Stanley. The tone is upbeat as locals express relief and amusement at the small local mystery being resolved. No further details are provided about how or where he was found.
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Lowell
Stanley
New York
Delmonico
Virginia
Marie
England
The Dying Year Poem by Isabel Hotchkiss
A reflective poem on aging and lost youth, where the speaker hears a distant voice on a sandy shore while recalling bright dreams. The refrain notes vain regret as the breakers sob and throb, with a lament for the passing year and the wish to dream once more.
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Todey
Lifting the Sands for Valuables
A midsummer tide of sightseers filled Atlantic City beaches as sand siftors search around boardwalk posts for lost jewelry. Sisters using a sieve and shovel report finding diamond pins rings and coins. one man netted about 150 dollars while some days yield nothing. The sand collecting is aided by tides washing precious items from the storms of years past.
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Philadelphia
Atlantic City
Will Gale
Alert
Robert Morgan
Austria
Francis Joseph
Sedgwick County
Kan
Maria Pia
Portugal
Richmond
Fulton County
United States
London
America
Samuel Hawkins
Michigan
Algiers
Penny Wilkins
Coffee County
Georgia
Charity Wilkins
Whitney
Navy Department
California
Ridgeway
Ont
Shaker Village
Canterbury
N. H
New Hampshire
William Jast
Paris
Atlanta
Van
Johny Martin
Sioux City
Thomas Aijlerton
Plainfield
N.J
New York
Davison Station
Genesee County
Mich
James Corlett
Tampa Bay
Fla
Kimberly
South Africa
China
Japan
Micajah Henley
Ind
Berlin
India
St. Louis
Oregon
Buffalo
Unite States
Amsterdam
Nebraska
M. Tisserand
Paris Observatory
Academy of Science
Neptune
Manitoba
Aresbyterian Church
Cate
The Tall Tower of Paris
The Eiffel Tower on the Champs de Mars in Paris is described as a dismal failure in architectural beauty by an American in France. The letter says the 800 foot structure haunts the observer, ruins Paris mornings, and would be visible all across France when completed.
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Oresa
New York
Korea
Royal
Como
Hurman
New York Tribune
Champs de Mars
Paris
France
Mark Twain
Africa
Pers
Canadia S
Bresitians
Philippine Islands
Toesha
J. T. Tree
Amstrong
Egen
Ala
Glasgow
James Hodge
Edinburgh
San Francisco
Pilgrim Society of Plymouth
Isaac Bartlett
Manomet
Lyney Bartlett
Suffolk County
Mass
Albany
Lebanon
Conn
Australia
United States
Argentine Republic
Russia
Great Britain
Germany
Hoe
Sprague
Cyonn
Allen Williams
Williams
Caucasus
Berlin
Empress Victoria Augusta
Alveyr Prespereas
London
Delhi
Andaman Isles
Higueen
Siva
New Zealand
Sutherland
A Puzzling Cipher Offered Fifty Years Ago
Detroit Free Press reports a puzzling cipher challenge offering $10,000 to the solver. The text claims the cipher cannot be solved and urges proving a universal method. The cryptogram displays scattered numbers and odd letters, suggesting a trick or hoax.
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Detroit Free Press
Care of the Complexion in Answers to Correspondents
A period guide urges caution on beauty tips from readers columns. It warns against alcohol hides and buttermilk remedies, favors natural care, sun and rain exposure, and benzoine tincture use in baths for skin health, with advice on veils, powders, and plain water routines.
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Mammoth Cave
Kentucky
A's
London
Cora Stewart Wheelex
Young Spendthrifts and Pigeon Shoots in New York
A correspondent sketches rich young New Yorkers who fritter fortunes on trips, purchases, and extravagant amusements. He depicts lavish Delmonico dinners, expensive hunting trips, and large checks, noting the carefree waste and social signals of wealth amid bachelor homes and stage era showpieces.
Good Night Ned and the Ring of Courage
A brief dramatic lyric recounts a farewell between Ned Teaid and a beloved companion. The speaker recalls lingering, placing a ring, and a kiss despite embarrassment. Her playful response confirms Ned’s courage and shy bravado in the final exchange.
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Bridges
Tean
Meeting on the Train Over Abominable Headlines
A Chicago Tribune snippet depicts Kajones meeting De Jenkins on a train. They discuss the Daily Sensation headlines, describing them as abominable and unfit for a respectable newspaper. The dialogue hints at newsroom tensions and irreverent banter.
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Chicago Tribune
Kajones
de Jenkins
Ee Jenkins
Bee iStkins
Youthful Innocence Screams in Scranton
A fragment from the Scranton Truth recounts a classroom moment where a teacher accuses boys of stealing raisins. A student named Sophy blurts that she swallowed the seeds to avoid blame, highlighting a moment of childish mischief and fear.
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Scranton
Odd Items from a Bygone Era Headlines
A collage of eccentric notes ranging from rulers ages and divorces in Sedgwick Kansas to a Tennessee contractor paid in pennies. Quirky claims include a Portuguese queen with a moustache, a Richmond oyster can patent, and a doctor advising rats for nerves.
Somebody. Every Other Saturday. Nursery mischief and mystery
A playful verse about a child who is “Somebody” sneaking through the house on every other Saturday. She climbs fences, scatters toys, makes mud-pies, and declares “Somebody’s me” yet adds that Somebody doesn’t care, capturing a curious child’s viewpoint.
Nine Year Old Girl Official in Trenton City Service
The city of Trenton appoints Miss Hattie Owens as second assistant city clerk, making her the youngest city officer in the state. At nine years old she assists with public documents in the city clerk's office during designated hours, impressing with her clever, methodical work and neat appearance.
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Trenton
Hattie Owens
Peaneasi
Hattie
Harry
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Pak Chung Yang
Legation
Ebbitt House
Dr. Allen
Sbie
Dr. Alien
National Library
Poole
Owever
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Asia
Yokohama
Nagasaki
Florida
Italy
Pacific Ocean
Russian
Siberia
Yellow Sea
Dinsmore
Colorado
O. N. Denny
Great Br Tain
John Bull
Kansas
Minnesota
Iam
Pekin
Ielf
Cleveland
Tt Wash
Ashington
Adies
Cincinnati
Pittsburg
Minneapolis
Kansas City
Naples
Isabel Hotchkiss
Second National Bank
Broadway
Twenty-third Street
Chauncey Floyd-Jones
P'Geon Aboota
Harvard
Europe
Fifth Avenue
Thirty-sixth Street
Tall Govs
Clugham
Lakely LL
Saint
Anchorite
Mamma
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