Fredericksburg Soldier Traits in a Civil War Memoir
A Washington Republican piece recalls the Fredericksburg campaign twenty two years later, describing the brutal artillery hours, river crossing, and bridge rapidity, then contrasts the ideal Union soldier with the peculiarities of the rebel fighter. It contrasts discipline, endurance, and character across officers and enlisted men, noting the stubborn, growling humor of a small Irish recruit and the regularity of town bred troops.
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Washington Republican
Fredericksburg
Newton's
Sixth Corps
Rappahannock
Malvern Hill
James River
Franklin
Cochrane
Army of the Potomac
Northern Virginia
Balaklava
Ll Trovatore
Gilmore
Boston
Dr. Bernard
Ayres
Brooks
Stone Bernard
The Lovers Car and the Queer Fraternity of Swains
A Providence Journal piece recounts the lovers car route at 11 p.m. with nightly young riders, mutual corners, and a conductor who tracks pairs and visits. It notes romances, absences, and legends of imitation lovers, plus a counterplay by parents seeking earlier departures.
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Rhode Island
Silent Confederation
No. 2
Sniffkins
Miss A
Sveeus Eeery
Miss B
Biggs
Snifikins
Liges
Jeffrey Hudson the Dwarf of Court and War Tales
A biographical sketch follows Jeffrey Hudson, famed dwarf of 7 years and 18 inches tall who dazzled King and court with Villiers, Buckingham. He served as page, was sent to France, fought at court, and later drifted through wars, captivity, slavery, and obscurity, finally growing to 3 feet 9 inches after years of hardship and a pension from noble patrons.
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Jeffrey
George Villiers
Duke of Buckingham
Villiers
Burley-on-the- Hill
Oakham
Henrietta Maria
Whitehall
France
Dunkirk
Hudson
Mr. Crofts
Crofts
England
Barbary Rovers
Villierses
Nobble
Novel Prize Fight With Insects Astonishes Philadelphia Times
A Times observer recounts an insect combat staged in a room where two mantises faced off in a bamboo arena. The green mantis fended off the brown rival with sabre like forelimbs, eventually killing and devouring the larger foe. The spectacle sparked bets and drew comparisons to human wrestling and barbaric exhibitions.
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Philadelphia Times
South America
Times
Boston
Weill
Rio
Eer
Mecca
St. Francis Xavier
China
Rene
Siam
Indian Maiden of Fact and Fancy at Masquerade
The Canon City Mercury recalls a firemen masquerade where a young woman wore a Pocahontas inspired costume and won best realism. The writer defends preserving the idealized image of the Native American maiden, praising her appearance and denying a harsher reality.
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Canon City Mercury
Mulgen
Witie
Dancing the Hula Hula in Honolulu Reveals A Rich Native Dance
A Honolulu fragment describes a private hula hula exhibition with a 70 year old female leader guiding a troupe of ten virgins. Drums, bamboo sticks, and coconut shell instruments drive a narrative of courtship, jealousy, and surrender through expressive movement and pantomime amid spectators on mats.
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Honolulu
Sandwich Islanders
Jim
The Parent Deceiver
A Boston inventor unveils the Henderson Patent Universal Automatic Patent Deceiver a small clockwork box that taps piano keys to feign evening music. It aims to fool parents keeping courting couples in check and promotes the device as a stylish gift for young men to impress their ladies.
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San Francisco Post
Boston
Henderson
The Sailor's Bonny Bride Described As a Ship
A sailor compares his bride to a fine craft built clipper fashion with a figurehead and lace rigging. He notes a keel length of five feet six inches and displacement of twenty seven cubic feet, plus light draught for speed in the ballroom. The bride is described as newly rigged, with silk, Valenciennes fore staysail, and orange blossoms. A steel frame covered in silk and bone stanchions are mentioned, with sails for fair weather and storms. He claims she moves with the wind and can turn within her own length when a handsome craft passes.
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Maliusall
Valenciennes
Rirwing
Mamie Smith’s cute plan to nap 30 o clock every day
Sharper's Bazar recalls Mamie Smith as a cheerful, lovable child difficult to punish. Her mother once put her to bed at 3 pm and left her supperless until morning. Mamie replied at breakfast that she wished bedtime was at 30 o'clock so she could stay rested.
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Mamie Smith
Mamie
Mamma
Sorand
Garden of Eden
Eve
Adam
Reporter Sought for Verbatim Work at Newspaper
An applicant explains he is not a stenographer but has acting and letter writing experience. The editor confirms the need for a man to do verbatim work, and accepts the applicant as the right fit for the role.
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Cwair
Strange Sailor Fancies. Fears, Customs and Imaginings
A Burling Slip auction scene sparks sea lore as a blue capped sailor frets while a wrecked captain explains sailor superstitions. The account weaves anecdotes of luck, omens, and old beliefs from Lake Erie grain trade to Civil War patrols, detailing rituals, curses, and signs sailors rely on at sea.
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New York
Burling Slip
South Street
Jack
Alexander the Great
Ludus
Euphrates
Montgomery
Milwaukee
Buffalo
Eleazer Smith
Lake Erie
Cleveland
A MISTINKERED CLOCK
A humorous tale of a man who repairs his own clock after hiring a tramp fails. He buys tools for seven dollars, disassembles the clock, and reassembles it with odd results. The clock then runs backward briefly before he halts the inventor’s spree and contemplates Eden and Eve.
Delights of Walking in the King's Highway
An essay extols pedestrianism as a means to gauge a friend’s heart through shared walking. It praises honest exchanges, mental clarity, and moral insight gained on a day’s trek, with vivid images of upland roads, cottages, and brisk sky.
Delights of Coasting With the Girls
A Washington Star humorous sketch describes a young lady coasting with a sled, seated straddling, attracting admiring glances as she clings to a male partner. The couple blasts down the slope, she screams and hugs him, then sighs with joy at the stop and prepares for another run. The piece notes the man endures the playful peril without complaint.
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Washington Star
Hhe
A Saxon Prison Tale From a Pickpocket’s Speech
A garbled reminiscence from Michael Davitt’s Book of Prisons recounts a pickpocket’s arrest in a Chapel slang tale. He describes an encounter with a red clock, a police arrest, six days in jail, and a later theft near St Paul’s with a seven stretch sentence.
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Michael Davitt
St. Paul's
Life and laughs drift through Bric A Brac pages
A collage of quips and verses from several papers highlights wit on Life Becomes a Burden and reflections on time. Observations touch on aging hands humor and a gallery scene with Aunt Eunice reacting to a modern masterpiece.
Fortune and Fate in a Whimsical Verse and Tales
A collage of light verse and prose excerpts. The speaker ponders fortune and fate while sipping wine, then a comical exchange at a Kansas editor's office reveals character. A Frac Kiss by Rossetti-like imagery follows with three girls by a well imagining their lovers arriving.
How Not to Be Kicked Memoir Moment Ankles Verse
A witty anecdote from Lord Malmesbury memoirs recalls a friend asking how to handle social threats, with a quip to sit down when faced with trouble. A verse muses on the magic and charm of a lady's ankle, its gaze, and the subtle blush of notice as she walks by.
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Lord Malmesbury
Lord Alvanley
The Colonel and Miss Girton Engage in Serious Talk
In the London paper a couple known as the Colonel and Mrs Jones discuss Lovers’ talk. The senior wrangler and a mathematical scholar at Girton are now engaged. Their dialogue contrasts with trivial chatter, hinting at malevolent twists in a lighthearted обмен.
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London
Girton
Mrs. Jones
Dovey
Lovey
To a Face at a Concert
EL R Sill contemplates unfulfilled longing amid low music and distant horn in a twilight concert scene. He ponders what dream or shadow the beloved brain traces and whether instrument sounds become a human voice uniting art and emotion across time.
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EL. R. Sill
Too Much Spontaneity in a San Francisco Lecture
Rev Dr Newman warns that instantaneous prayer can blend with evil thoughts when sudden temptations arise. The Somerville Journal notes the speaker’s claim that rapid exclamations reflect people attempting prayer amid distraction.
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Somerville Journal
Newman
San Francisco
A Masked Dance Reveals a Shocking Relative Twist
A masquerade encounter ends in a shock as the dancer is revealed to be the narrator's brother. The poem frames a light romance with a dramatic familial twist. The other piece features a court tale of a man claiming native status, quizzed on birthplace, weight, and length of residence.
Rat Versus Hat Stirs Winter Party Fright
A humorous tale from Harper's Bazar recounts a timid woman who shooes a rat with a poker one night and later flees from a tiny mouse at a neighbor’s party. Laughter erupts as she seeks help and the crowd recalls her earlier boldness.
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Harper's Bazar
Patt'ring
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the Dwarf
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Spice Islands
Sandwich Islands
Bill
Navy
Wilmington
Liverpool Tom
Liverpool
Havig
Richard
Tyre
Solomon
Jerusalem
Levant
Sence
St. Anthony
SP. E. Huddle
New York Mercury
Omar
Fall River
Gil
Burdette
Brooklyn Eagle
Kansas City Times
Kansas
Sam Wood
Topeka
Daniel Gabriel Rosset
Mary Walker
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Fred
Arkansaw
United States Court
Missoury
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