Raised the Blockade Boldly by Confederate Ironclad Dash
A detailed Civil War account describes the January 1863 Confederate dash at the Charleston blockade by the ironclads Chicora and Palmetto State, their clash with Union ships including the Mercedita and Keystone State, and the torpedo attack on the Housatonic. The piece discusses consequences, legal interpretations, and later implications for naval warfare.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
North
Europe
State Department
Washington
Port Royal
Chicora
Palmetto State
Mercedita
Palmetto
Mark
Mercedila
Jong Rau 'S
Fanette
Keystone State
Augusta
Quaker City
Memphis
Beach
Beauregard
Ingram
Bewjamin
Wilmington
Dupont
Plymouth
S.C
Noanoke
Lev le
Wiich
Arsenic Fashion Prompts Poison in Society
In London World commentary on fashionable arsenic use by ladies, the piece notes morphia and other poisons as recent curiosities but highlights arsenic as rising in favor for its whitening effects and body shaping. It links doctors and Parisian demi monde to a widespread vanity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London World
Paris
France
Legion
Ainse
Longelsand
The
Elysee
Stage Superstitions Among Actors and Mascots Revealed
A New York Sun chat surveys theater superstitions among actors, from horseshoes and four leaf clovers to cats as good luck omens and umbrellas opened on stage as deadly. It notes beliefs around Jewish lore, cross eyed and humpbacked performers, and famed figures like Mollie Stewart and Bertha Welby, with anecdotes of calamity tied to ritual acts.
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New York Sun
J. B. Studley
Shakespeare
Harry Edwards
Bertha Welby
Celia Logan
Fay Templeton
Cranston
Third Avenue
Sacramento
Williams
San Francisco
Gayly
Augstin Daly
Hutmupbeck
Daly
Hun Pbacks
Mollie Stewart
Gus Williams
Angel
Eleanor Shughn
Davy Crockett
Verne Clancy
Laura Clancy
Laura Don
George C. Boniface
John McCullough
Harry Courtalie
Sarah Bernhardt
Charlotte Crampton
Man Sells Wife for Five Hundred in North Carolina
In Stokes County Alfred Jenkins sold his wife to neighbor Noah Glidewell for 500. Jenkins then moved away, leaving Glidewell with the wife and farm. Mrs Jenkins agreed to the sale and moved to Glidewell's home where she appears content with her new husband and life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago Tribune
Stokes County
N. C
Alfred Jenkins
Noah M. Glidewell
Glidewell
Jenkins
The Destiny of Some Women
In this commentary the San Francisco Exchange argues that destiny shapes women’s roles. It contrasts the virtuous wife and mother with women who seek sin, describing their lives as fleeting and aimless, with only rare potential for remorse.
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San Francisco Exchange
Phryne
The Horseshoe Symbol as a Protective Charm
The piece traces the horseshoe’s rise in England from the thirteenth century monk Gervaise of Tilbury who links a hind legs horse demon to fires. It explains beliefs that a horse’s sweat could cure toothache and a nailed horseshoe protected homes, children, and from fire as a benevolent symbol.
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Mer
Housatonic
Federal Navy
England
Gervaise
Tilbury
Man in New York Barbershop Imitates German Parody
In a Cooper Institute area barbershop a German barber tells a humorous Berlin influenced tale about a socialist and a soldier. He claims a man belongs to the crowd calling himself a pand and shares a mock conversation about patience and social movements.
The Danger of Oscalation in Vienna Clinic Tale
A Vienna clinic hears a case of sudden deafness after a long absent lover kissed the ear. Professor Gruber notes the ear drum rupture from the kiss and warns such ardor should not injure another ear. The tale ends with a caution about safer kisses.
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Vienna
Professor Gruber
Benefits of Laughter and Its Health Impact
The passage argues laughter strengthens the body’s life forces by stimulating circulation and organs. It envisions a future where physicians prescribe prescribed laughter durations to treat torpid patients, akin to pills or shocks.
Weather Sharp Prediction From Dalton Alarmed Credence
A playful yet cryptic weather note from the Dalton Argus quotes a Virginia Rendemic in front of the National Hotel asserting a hard winter based on a rural superstition about a chicken roosting near the cedar tree by the big house. The remark uses a local dialect voice to suggest harsh conditions ahead.
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Dalton
Virginia
National Hotel
Hair Turns Gray in a Night of Fright Across History
Folklore and medical speculation recount hair whitening after severe shocks. Cases range from Marie Antoinette to Mary Stuart and Sir Thomas More, with medical theories centering on air bubbles in hair, acrid secretions, or skin and nerve reactions.
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Cincinnati Enquirer
Landers
Leipzig
Worcester
Avon
Byron
Chillon
Marie Antoinette
Louis XVI
France
Spee
Varennes
Mary
Queen of Scots
Sir Thomas More
Parry
Bengal Army
Cresar
John Anderson
Andersen
Professor Anderson
Our Lady Nose Styles Through Nose Shapes
A satirical essay on how various nose shapes influence women’s hats and hairdos. It argues Roman noses need restrained style while Greek noses tolerate more, and discusses effects of Jewish and turn-up noses on fashion. It links nose type to temperament and social signals, ending with advice for matching headwear.
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Helen
Definition of an Editor from the San Francisco Wasp
A biting portrait of editors as political arbiters and public taste makers. The piece portrays editors as moral judges and powerful noise makers, mixing high rhetoric with sharp satire about press influence and self importance.
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San Francisco
Minos
Rhadamanthus
Acus
Evening Star
Guilly
Persian Rose Garden Vista in Yazd Garden House
On the third morning after arrival at Yazd the khan led me to a garden outside the city where Persian roses bloomed along a watercourse lined with tiles. We sat under a garden house dome and admired the scene as a Persian trait of enjoying gardens. The author notes Iran’s garden culture and declares Persian rose-gardening underutilizes the country’s potential.
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Mr. Bruin
Anderson
Auburn
N. Y
Sheppherd
Pennsylvania
Virginia
Croesus
Yazd
Khan
Cator
The Sun Grows a Day on Chatham Island
The Chatham Island near New Zealand lies on a date line where the day of the week shifts. Sunday becomes Monday as it crosses east to west, with noon and daily boundaries moving swiftly. Residents experience Sunday turning to Monday at the island’s own noon and continue into Tuesday shortly after.
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Chatham Island
New Zealand
South Pacific
Farmyard Solomon Trial Over Calf Ownership In Oswego
In Oswego New York two cow owners brought witnesses to a court to decide calf ownership. Justice Case heard both sides as mothers showed no clear link to either claimant. The calf failed to indicate its dairy allegiance and no party gained advantage.
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Solomon
Oswego
N. Y
Jewish Tailor’s Wife in Berlin Bears Twenty Sixth Child
A Berlin tailor’s wife recently gave birth to her twenty sixth child. The remark implies rising concerns among anti Semitic leaders about Jewish influence in the city. It compares the birth to a surge in Jewish students at the universities across Germany and Russia.
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Berlin
Germany
Russia
Winter Verse and Local Deception at Milwaukee Festival
A disjointed fragment from a 19th century page blends poetry on winter by Longfellow Anon and Southey with a rustic observation on Mrs Mulock Crake and a verse by Rev A J Ryan plus a spoof tale Deception in the Soup recounting a Milwaukee church festival prank where a copper pretended to reveal oysters to trap spendthrifts.
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Milwaukee
Fragmentary verse snippet about laughter and eyes
A partial poetic fragment contrasts quick wit and hidden emotion with a concealed sigh and restrained crying. It uses metaphorical imagery of the eye and heart as rulers, describing secrecy and the concealment of joy within a gala night.
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Apon
M Gary
Champion Liar's Belt Won by San Diego Horseshoer
A San Diego horseshoer claims to have won the Champion Liar's Belt easily and describes paring a horse hoof to fit shoes. He asserts hollow grooves were found in the hoofs and six mice were discovered under a hollow disk, a tale the paper brands as likely false and exaggerated.
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San Diego
Cal
When Beauty Fades Poem by A. E. Watrous
A fragment poem reflects on aging and beauty as the speaker recalls past closeness and the inevitability of decline. Lines consider time, memory, and possible separation while invoking imagery of light and color fading. The voice contemplates helping forgetfulness and mutual departure.
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A. E. Watrous
Cupid
Recruited Striker Hired Amid Salary Dispute
In a San Francisco Post item a reptile-press editor notes the Boney market is quoted as close and stringent while monetary movement seems easy. A salary request was refused, and the editor was replaced by a cheaper striker at two and a half less per week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco Post
Clinkers
Reptile
Weill
Entangled Lovers Across Tales Of Deceit And Ballads
A fragmented verse set traces brief romances and betrayals across many names and scenes. Each speaker recounts a suitor's promises, kisses, and evasions from Poland to Cologne, Verona to a Swiss lake, leaving hearts in turmoil and betrothals unresolved.
Origin of the Word Honeymoon
A humorous note questions the origin of the term honeymoon and admits the writer does not know it. It jokes about the night time sounds of a sleeping husband and the difficulties of discovering etymology in that moment. The piece remains playful and self aware about the missing information.
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Laramie
Adolphus
Lily
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Detroit Free Press
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United States Navy Department
Hecate
Reece
James Stark
California
Clara Morris
Cooper Institute
der Bretzel
Deutsche Gind
Schutzen
Cherman
Effery Cherman
Fife
Larker
Wall Street
Dr. Turner
Don Diego Osorious
Hoyle
Lord Broghil
Tennessee
Major Maguire
Reason
John Conway
St. Paul
Minn
John
Richards
New York
MY Lady's Nose
Susan Hartley
Perera
Dora
Goodale
A. J. Ryan
Spenser
Southey
Lorette
San Francisco Wasp
Annette
Poland
Tam Babette
Christine
Haspassin
Tam Elise
Gretchen
Herta
Irma
Kate
Sam Lisette
Nora
Pauline
Rose
Oga
Stella
Tam Therese
Ulla
Cologne
Veronica
Wanda
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