Telegraph Operator Old Bogy Known Worldwide for Wires
A London-like portrait of Old Bogy, famed telegraph operator and train dispatcher, seen at Oakland pier. The piece recounts a career spanning Chattanooga to San Francisco, noting his uncanny mobility, generous nature, repeated financial lapses, and a life lived on reputation and proximity to the iron rails.
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Oakland Tribune
the Pier
United States
Old Bogy
Crereres
Washington
Grant
Comstock
Oakland Pier
Chattanooga
Ens
Caine
Ees
San Francisco
Western Union
Ne Veers
Rochester
N. Y
English manners mirror American roughness in era contrast
The fragment observes cross cultural behavior comparing English and American deportment. It notes Englishmen’s coarse dress and snoring habits and suggests underlying rudeness despite outward finery. The piece hints Hawthorne’s view from 36 years earlier on Anglo American social impressions.
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Theiel Hawthorne
oTre
John
Poker superstitions and gambling banter in a witty exchange
A New York Sun dialogue questions why poker players stride around chairs and attributes it to superstition. The old gambler is lampooned for fear of exposing concealed cards in his sleeve.
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Agents’ Journal
Bromfield Street
Boston
Wytf Myll
New York Sun
Howard's Letter as Kitchen Morality in New York
A 19th century column argues that a well ordered kitchen underpins health and virtue, linking domestic cleanliness to public life. It contrasts farm discipline with city servitude, condemns urban filth and political corruption, and urges better sanitation of both kitchens and streets in New York.
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New York
Howard
N. H
Union
Boston
New England
Portsmouth
Harlem
Brooklyn
Hudson
Jersey City
Manhattan
Croton
Kitchen Virtue and the Duty to Food in Society
A persuasive sermon argues that a well ordered kitchen underpins civilization. It condemns slovenly servants and bad cooking, urges employers to care for sanitary homes, and praises Charles L. Brace for serving the “kitchen of humanity.” It also notes George Vanderbilt’s growing taste for rare American books.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Vanderbilt
George H. Vanderbilt
New York
Vanderbilt
Drifting on Arctic Ice and Eskimo Dramas
An 1879 Arctic narrative explains iceberg types their formation and dangers to ships and describes a drifting shore ice incident with Eskimo three that leads to a perilous voyage to land. It covers their improvised shelter eating raw meat and the resilience of polar communities amid storms and sea ice migration.
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Baffin's Bay
Arctic
Letander
Cela
Hudson's Bay
Great
Haitheee
Hudson Bay
Nannook
Kqueesik
Ahwanak
Vlna
Frederick Schwater
Lavish Tables At Charles I Court Described
An account details the extravagant meals of Charles I with 86 tables daily. The king’s table held 28 dishes, the queen's 24, plus numerous side tables with 16 to five dishes each. A vast array of wine and supplies was recorded, illustrating royal excess.
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Charles I
Crying Advocated by French Doctor in Medical Opinion
A French physician argues a "good cry" aids healing during surgery. He says groaning and crying release emotion and pain, citing a case where a man steadied his pulse by vocal strain for two hours. He urges patients to cry if they feel the urge, claiming science backs it.
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Uncle Sam
New York Herald
United States
Roberts
Palace of
Pilath
Pine
Cesar
Pilate
AY Gould
Windsor Hotel
Mr. Gould
Western Railroad
Bunco-Steerers
Dor
Wall St
Gould
Paler
Fons
Dal 4
Apis
St Init
State Department
Biopeetars
Haf
Eark
Dillon
Iba
Moe
Unclear Harward Lampoon Fragment Highlights AHo-Ob Wit
Fragmentary text from Harvard Lampoon hints at uncomfortable humor about lips and identity. The lines mix playful mockery with name fragments and partial phrases, offering little cohesive narrative or clear event.
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Harvard Lampoon
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Grateful Epps
Mforting
Epps
Service Gazette
Grovers
Tames Epps & CO
Homer Opathic Chemists
London
England
Barry
Stone St
Cowortry
Tor
Nower
James Wick
Seedsman
Gary
Detroit L
F. CO
Detroit
Mich
Plata
International Medical Associat
Dearborn
Chicago
Pes
SAFC
Reliahis
Ladies Ark
Chichaster
Retern Mall
Chichester
Emtenl
Madison Sacre
Philada
Mabit
Mathes
Solden Specific CO
Race St
Cincinnati
Cowkyly
Aso
H. G. Rout
M. C
Pearl St
N.Y. Wyly
J . Reeves
J.C. Fowles
Moodus
Coun
T.a.slocum
Malston CO
Park Place
A.D. Bates
Robbins Ave
Covington
J. E. Shepard & Co
Cincinnatio
Cowlst
Washburn
Lyon & Healy
Powell & Clement
Free Cure
R. T. Hamil
Ton
Albion
Midh
Wytt
Mick R Sef
Coreina
Yiles
J. Mason
P.O
Rein Holder Co
Holly, Mich
Hawthorne
John Bull
OND
California Fig Syrup CO
Cal
Louisville
Mass
Carpester & Son
Carda Te
GicbeCo
Wallingford Ct
Teeming
West
New Hampshire
Crti
Charles L. Brace
Spoonent
Lieut
Schwatka
Ogeemm Sale
Christ
Wanamaker
Munkacsy
Christ Before
Europe
America
Charming Home Journal
Ladies Home Companion
J.P. Harts
Wheeling, MI
Christ Pilate
D Miller
Concord
Soenen
Elk Creek
GLOBE
Jay Gould
Rook
Canrer
George Goul
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