Brave Dogs of War and the Canine Heroes of the Civil War
A Cincinnati Enquirer account celebrates war dogs of the Civil War era. It recalls how dogs joined camps from Virginia to New York, choosing masters, guarding sutler wagons, and sharing battles and drills. Madagascar the sentinel dog dies on picket, while Trip the Skye terrier is memory kept by a veteran.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnati Enquirer
Shakespeare
Europe
Africa
Asia
Virginia
Trip
Mainie
Planters
Armers
Pat
Madagascar
New York
Giekes
Afternoon Drive with Mrs President B and a Prancing Horse
A humorous tale of an outing for July where Mrs President B insists on a virtuous horse for a gentle drive. The mare, sorrel with a switch, is praised for Christian graces yet proves temperamental, jolting the rider with each impatient whip crack before resuming a slow, sleepy trot.
Parasol Code Sparks Flirtation Attracts Men In Summer Wear
A Cincinnati Enquirer item notes fashionable parasols being used as flirtation tools by New York belles this summer. Signals include opening, pointing, or carrying styles to indicate interest, disinterest, or invitation, with actions like revolving or resting the parasol to convey emotions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clara Belle
Cincinnati Enquirer
Spain
New York
Wonderful Automata by Bill the Whittler in Kirkwood
Willam Yohe known as Bill the Whittier in Kirkwood builds a gigantic automatic contrivance from a jack-knife. The device, containing over 230 000 pieces and 1100 movements, depicts the Strasburg cathedral and a model railway depot with Noahs ark, ships, and moving figures. He plans to tour the United States and then Europe, boasting he can assemble or dismantle the automaton in under three hours.
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St. Louis
Missour
Mississippi Valley
Willam Yohe
Kirkwood
Bill the Whittier
Bill
Whittier
Mill
Whittler
St Louis
Morgan Street
Mound City
G. W. Penn
Bingenon-the-Rhine
Clay County
Texas
Bristol
Europe
Strasburg Cathedral
New York and West Shore
Buffalo
Noah's Ark
United States
Solomon's Temple
Jim
Bil the Whittler
Rate
Between Two Worlds
A St Joseph woman recounts visions seen while not asleep, detailing a husband’s absence on business, a covered wagon journey, and a later trip where a meeting was postponed. She cites further prophetic dreams of a Tennessee camp, a buggy accident in Mississippi, and a Confederate soldier’s death at Vicksburg that matched a prior vision.
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St. Louis
Tennessee
Caver
Yicksburg
Mississippi
Sioner
Lim
Vicksburg
Mexican Policemen Lanterns in Search of Dishonest Men
The narrator recalls street scenes in Mexico City, noting lanterns marking every block as police guides. Lanterns at four corners signal roundsmen and police presence, with streets crossing at right angles and many block names along the main thoroughfare.
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St. Louis Globe-Democrat
Mexico
Plaza
Alameda
Iturbide Hotel
Nile Cries Echo the Rise of the Great River in Egypt
Harper's July feature describes Nile criers called Muna-di-en-Nil who announce daily how high the river has risen. They travel with a boy chorus, recite prayers, and perform a formal street greeting before declaring inches of rise, a ritual lasting until September’s peak.
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Harper's
Nile Criers
Chary
Cuba's Beautiful Women in Windows and Their Peculiar Flirtations
The New York Sun describes Cuban women in Havana as lolling in broad window sills behind iron screens, flirting with passersby using fans. It contrasts languid indolence with bold signaling, notes men’ s looks, and explains social rules that keep women indoors and attended, while detailing rare exceptions and local customs.
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New York
Cuba
Santiago
Ward
Newport
Havana
Ma. Randall
Public Instruction
Rutland
Guba
Spain
O'Reilly
Obispo Street
JUGGLERS TRICKS OF FIRE AND FATE AT A VILLAGE FEAST
An amateur recounts a juggler in Bangkok who staged dangerous tricks and a circle of spectators witnessed a boy swallowed by smoke as a fake cremation and a flask that later reformed. The narrator recalls a rope ladder with goats dogs cats boys and alligators seen years ago in Bangkok by Mr. Churchill.
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Cincinnati Enquirer
Spence
Faki
Polo
China
Bangkok
Mr. Churchill
Imprisoned Women Theme Across Nations
A reflective line notes how a maiden’s confinement mirrors a country’s broader misrule and shortsighted policy. The author laments a society that, despite clear injures to itself, continues to lock up an entire sex, creating a dispiriting cycle of restraint.
Riding a Dromedary in Egypt Described by a Confederate Soldier
The account details the painful method of riding a dromedary as Bedouins force the beast to kneel and restrain its legs, then mount and endure the animal's cries and jerks. Riders bind, twist, and brace against the animal’s horns while traversing hot sands and rough air, enduring galling, rubbing, and potential bites as the beast travels eighty miles daily.
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Egypt
Loring
Breckenridge Fears Death At Bear Waller And Jimtown
During a Kentucky campaign General Breckenridge joked to General Hindman that near Bear Waller and Jimtown he would be killed too late in an action. Hindman asked why the location troubled him, and Breckenridge explained the morbid humor of the names.
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Arkansaw
Kentucky
Allen County
Breckenridge
Hindman
Bear Waller
Jimtown
One View of Modern Journalism in Barn Collapse Satire
A San Francisco Argonaut piece lampoons sensational reporting with mock diagrams and interviews. It parodies barn blow downs, featuring a hired man, owner, and a Chicago savant named Mugwump, plus a table comparing barn mortality to illiterate vote and a stated loss of $500.
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San Francisco
Tom Ochiltree’s Luck and the Poker Loss Tale
Pittsburg Dispatch recounts Tom Ochiltree, the red headed Texas member famed for heavy lying, entering the House exhausted after a night of poker. He claims a disastrous run of luck cost him six thousand dollars, with a lingering note of speculation about the missing details.
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Tom Ochiltree
Pittsburg
Texas
South
Joe Mulhatton
Jim
Tom
Bric a Brac and Short Poems From Various Sources
A collage of brief verse and prose excerpts including Marivaux on pausing before marriage, a lighthearted tale of a little boy opposed to bills, a romantic line about memory and a humorous anecdote about a gallery showing a Crusader ancestor.
The Discontented Man and Contesting Tales
A collection of humorous verse and brief comic sketches from periodical sources. The Discontented Man laments restless buyers and name changes while A Contrast lampoons a clerk’s vacation fantasies. The Intelfrrant Domestic sketch shows a deputy sheriff’s question about a master’s whereabouts and a servant’s cheeky reply.
Marjorie Kisses and Whippoorwill Echoes
A collage of fragments from 19th century verse and prose includes a child’s vignette about Marjorie aged three, a humorous exchange on decollete meaning, a farm twilight poem with whippoorwill calls, and drifting night sounds. The pieces capture light humor and rural mood.
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Marjorie
Walter
Last July and a Charming Girl Sophie St. G Lawrence
Last July Sophie St G Lawrence, barely twenty, noted for blue eyes, delicate lips, and a pearly smile. The narrator recalls adoring her, describing her charm and soft features with affectionate imagery.
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Sophie St. G. Lawrence
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Brave Dogs OF War
Master
Brute
Catp
Colonel L
Ove Wan
Wemen
Cyclops
Sike
Captain H
Union Square
Waltler
Agol
Between
Diogenes
Criers OF the
Marivaux
Oil City Derrick
Papa
John Vance Cheney
Alabama
Chile
T. BR. Aldrich
Atlantic
W. G. Thompson
Marathon Independent
Brooklyn Eagle
Madison Avenue
Sor
Ernest McGoffey
Chicago
St. Paul Herald
Dareling
Wyoming
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