Ellsworth's Death Described by His Comrade Witness
Henry J. Winsor, then military secretary to Colonel Ellsworth, recounts the May 24 Alexandria incident during the Civil War. He details the daredevil mission up the hotel stairs, Ellsworth's death by a double barrel shot, Brownell's counterattack, and the swift lethal toll as the group defended themselves amid mounting danger before Lincoln and others witnessed the aftermath.
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Northern Pacific Railroad Company
Philadelphia Times
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Mr. Winsor
Alexandria
Pawnee
Comef
Eosworth
Vo Atuy Thele
Farnsworth
Washington Pavy Yard
Livcoln
Train Stop Not Guaranteed on Arkansas Wood Yard Road
A travel‑stained man questions an old wood-yard resident about when the next train will stop. The old man vacillates, offering vague answers amid refusals to share details, while a confrontation with a booted threat and a bottle of liquor unfolds, ending with a taunt about declaring one’s principles.
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Arkansaw
Arkansas
Vyaas
Wood Yard
United States
Weill
Weil
Colonel Wiescher and the Lobster in Louisville Inn
Colonel Visscher visits a Louisville hotel and orders boiled lobster for the first time. The lobster, large and bright, leaps from the platter as the eminent Kentuckian struggles to carve it. The bird of the deep escapes, the man pauses, and the head asks if there was something wrong with the lobster. The Kentuckian responds withstage dialect and a toast to living long, then laments the death of the crustacean and its garnishes.
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Menethold
Brownwell
Witte
Tom
Bill Nye
Colonel Visscher
Louisville
Visscher
Blue Grass Country
Sal
Mme
Origin of Ear Rings in Muslim Jealousy Legend
A Deutsche Rom Bibliothek summary recounts a legend in which Sarah, enraged by Abraham's preference for Hagar, wounds herself by boring holes in her ears to fulfill a vow. The tale explains Turkish women wearing ear rings as a reflection of this ancient omen, linking Hagar to the practice and noting centuries of tradition.
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Deutsche Roman-Biblothek
Sarah
Abraham
Hagar
Shinael
Sappho Outdone by Wisconsin Poetess Support
Abe Sappho defends Ella Wheeler Wisconsin poetess against literary critique. Eccles from Kansas City Journal praises romantic vision and declares a woman who finds bliss in lovers deserves praise. Henri Watterson’s review is cited with a handwritten exclamation of “Gosh.”
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Sappho
Atchison
Abe Sappho
Eccles
Kansas City Journal
Ella Wheeler
Wisconsin
Henri Watterson
Miss Wheeler
POM POM PULLAWAY. Lively outdoor games of boyhood days
A nostalgic reminiscence of past generation outdoor pastimes from a New York Times piece. It recounts games such as sheep guard down, blank a lilo, prisoner's base, and pom pom pull away played in village yards and a Green. It notes shinney, mumbletypeg, and rougher play than modern football, with colorful memories of players like Johnnie Reel and local trustees.
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Lilo
Bare
Hounds
Jove
Oal
Johnnie Reel
Reel
Pullaway
Lem
Rairoad
Jesse
Central Africa
Shinney
Humors of the Stage Tells of Hidden Theatre Mishaps
A curio collection on backstage slips and audience blindness with anecdotes about Garrick, Mrs Siddons, Fanny Kemble, Romeo and Juliet, Lady Macbeth, and an improv in Richard the Third. Actors prompt each other, misstep, and improvise to mask errors for the crowd.
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Beverley
Sarah Siddons
Fanny Kemble
America
Romeo
Juliet
Thali
Komeo
Upas Trees and Street Hawkers in Java
An Old Times Dispatch discusses Java dangers from upas trees and exaggerated tales of deadly valleys. It notes persistent Batavian street hawkers, who pester travelers with trinkets and bets, while scientific inquiry debunks myths of universal poison from the valleys and explains sulfurous gas pockets as the real hazard, avoided by locals.
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iNew Orleans Times
Democcrat
Java
Batavia
Gregorian calendar reform spread across Europe
A historical note explains Julius Caesar's calendar reform of 46 B C and the 11 day surplus corrected by Pope Gregory XIII. It traces adoption in Italy Spain Portugal France Germany Denmark and Sweden with England delaying until 1761 and how riots used the issue to mock opponents. It mentions Hogarth and the election riot imagery.
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Utica
Julius Caesar
Gregory XIII
Caesar
Italy
Spain
Portugal
France
Germany
Denmark
Sweden
England
Hogarth
Christmas Amusements in Missouri Humor Turned Dark
Citizens of Sligo Missouri nearly missed Christmas cheer as a church service was interrupted by news of a murder. The congregation swiftly formed a lynching party pursuing the alleged killers, reflecting a grim mood over festive observance.
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Missouri
Chicago
Sligo
Secrets of the Prairie Wolves and a hunter's desperate stand
A Detroit Free Press narrative follows a lone rider pursued by wolves across a parched prairie. The hunter's horse fails, he fights with revolver and rifle, and in a brutal, windlit chase the pack closes in, ending as dawn reveals bones and a stark warning of nature's remorseless frontier.
Burnt cork craft behind minstrel makeup exposed
A San Francisco Call report profiles a tiny curbstone cork maker who for fifteen years has produced burnt cork for minstrel performers. He buys corks from bottlers, burns and powders them, then bags the powder for artists to apply to face, neck, and hands to stage-block their act.
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San Francisco
Pine Street
Kearney
Duvont
Barre
Minstrel Cork Tricks and Turpentine Pranks Revealed
The article recounts a minstrel circuit insider detailing cork use by blackface performers and cork paste preparation. It describes managers supplying cork, penalties from rivals, and a prank involving turpentine that left a Dutch act performer unable to remove the cork from his face.
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Courtright
Union Hall
Dutch Etiquette and Domestic Life in Holland Described
A Febrile study of Dutch manners notes the man as lord of all and the woman in constant fear on the street. It details bowing customs, visiting cards, courtship rituals, and the shift to at-home status after marriage, with lively anecdotes on meals, dress, and household duties.
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Springfield
Holland
France
Deni-Toilet
Spayna
Meyrouw
Reina
Salt of It Translation A village tale of cold indifference
A peasant widow mourns her dead son as a noblewoman visits and mocks her grief by calmly eating salted cabbage soup. The widow laments her suffering and foresees her end, while the visitor recalls her own loss and departs, noting the salt in the broth and the woman's loneliness.
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Petersburg
Tatiana
Wassja
Horses Clipped Here Says Chicago Times clipping gains favor
Clipped horses are described as lean and pale before clipping, then quickly gain flesh and become sleek. A horseman claims clipping reduces feeding needs while maintaining condition, with $4 charged per horse and variable prices elsewhere.
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Chicago Times
BRIC A BRAC Another Dream by Holmes
An assortment of literary fragments and stray verse pieces reflect on dream like memory and the cold harshness of winter. The text moves between quotations and original lines with hints of poetical meditation and social commentary.
Flarming Figures in Prussia Birth Triplet Statistics
The Burlington Hawkeye notes Prussian statistics show triplets occur once in 371,126 births. The tale says a Prussian’s hall turns white and teeth fall out after 71,126 children, until a neighbor presents three children, satisfying the average and suspense.
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Burlington
Coffee for two and a mistyped verse fragment
A fragmentary poetic excerpt describes a man drinking wine from a mistress prop and reflects on sincerity of vows versus shared coffee for two. The lines weave charming sounds and heavenly imagery, hinting at romantic tenderness amid attributed vows and social decorum.
Doctor greets children as he asks about school visit
An Austin physician greets several children on their way to school and asks how they are. The oldest boy replies they dare not answer fully because their father warned last year it cost him to bring them in.
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Sierra Nevadas
Austin
Snel
Reach Across the Sea In Gentle Parting Verse
Poem by Jean Pierre urging a loved one to reach across the sea with a warm grasp despite distance. The speaker promises enduring connection through love in toil and joy, across land or sea, until they meet again.
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Jean Pierre
Anniversary at Junebugs Ends in a Birthday Sorrow
Mrs Junebug hosts a dinner for her twenty fifth birthday. She notes the day is also the anniversary of her father's death, saying he died twenty eight years ago, sparking surprised questions from guests.
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Texas
Fragmented poem fragment from a dance scene
A disjointed verse fragment describes a rose fallen from hair during a dance and a fleeting meeting with a beloved figure. The speaker recalls catching the flower and the ensuing moment of longing, with surreal imagery surrounding dawn, brushwork, and a rose tint.
Remember Me (Hartford Post) A shell gift and chocolate tribute
A young woman paints a pearly seaside scene on an oyster shell and sends it to a young man who had once tied a blue ribbon on it. In a playful gesture he remembers her with a pound of chocolate creams, a relic of their past tying.
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Hartford Post
Aiaece
A Terrible Infant by Frederick Lockyer
A fragmentary verse shows a speaker recounting a nurse named Ann carrying him across grass and a young man kissing the girl he sees. The speaker hints at telling his mother when tall, presenting an early note of memory and childhood recollection.
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Frederick Lockyer
Ann Ho
Mamma
Grasping the Situation in a Philadelphia Clerk Tale
An employer confronts a clerk about his negligent work and fires him after stressing he must grasp his plight. The clerk quips he will accept any situation and must return to work as the boss insists.
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Philadelphia Calla
Lives and Lives. A harsh meditation on life and death
The speaker reflects on easy lives and hard battles, contrasting effortless existence with the earnest struggle of the soul. Images of oystered life, smoke, graves, and a heart kneeling frame a meditation on mortality and the fragility of human effort. The poem probes endurance amid looming death.
Trying to Swindle Horace Greeley at the Pocket Book
A swindler attempted the dropped pocket book scam before Horace Greeley. The thief fled town to tend a sick wife after Greeley took fifty dollars from the book to cover the alleged prize. The con man objected, claiming the money would come from Greeley’s own pocket, then hurried away.
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Horace Creeley
Horace Greeley
Fringes of Wood and Stone in Winter Verse
Fragmentary verse caressing nature with Lucy Larcom style imagery. Describes green earth, gray rocks, and fluttering fringes in wintry weather. Mentions sister and brother and welcomes, ending with a playful, haunting cadence.
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Lucy Larcom
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