Mary Clarimont M D Faces Marriage Change in Quiet Town
In Aldenbury a young physician Dr Mary Clarimont confronts engagement to Harry Marlow while continuing to serve as visiting doctor at the almshouse. An elderly mother pleads for contact with her son and Mary contemplates balancing love with her medical career as Aunt Jo warns of risk to Mary’s future.
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Mary Clarimont
Miss Clarimont
Miss Clarrmont
Medfield Medical University
Aunt Jo
Harry Marlow
New York
Doctor Mary
Mary
Harry
Aldenbury Almshouse
Mary Clarrmont
Dr. Mary
Aldenbury
Enbury
M.d.s
Almshouse
Portico
Ann
Merton
Ian
Abe
Comen
Cou
Henry
Sol
Tery
Weleg
M Atihi
Old Arrow
Clarimont
Anne Jo
Indianapolis News
A Girl's Minutes and the Mystery of Time
Kate Field's Washington questions where girls' time goes and why it vanishes. The essay dismisses dress as the sole use and argues domestic duties, education, and social life leave little room for purposeful hours. It muses on studying, writing, and the need for a serious inquiry.
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Kate Field
Washington
North Pole
Carrying the Baby in Womanly Grace and the Funeral
A New York Sun reflection on how a mother bears a child with effortless grace. At a rural funeral, a small woman balances two infants while guiding the band and mourners, her composure drawing admiration for her deft, quiet strength.
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New York Sun
How SheiSpent the Quarter
A Philadelphia Inquirer item tells of a four year old girl who spent a 25 cent coin on a sick street cat. After seeing the cat on a stoop the child touched it, then said she spent Uncle John’s coin to help the animal. The mother learns of the act and questions the spending.
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Philadelphia Inquirer
Gracie
John
Remarkable Five Cent Bet In Letart Contest
In Letart Meigs County a lively primary con test ended with a remarkable five cent wager between a young man and a young lady over two squeezes. The young lady offered extraordinary odds amid local talk as the scene stretched from dusk till the old folks rose.
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Gallipolis Tribune
Letart
Meigs County
Life of a brakeman and the air brake era
A San Francisco Chronicle style essay traces the brakeman’s hard old duties and the lighter modern role with air brakes. It contrasts the dangerous platform work, rough conditions, and manual coupling, noting higher pay and safer tasks today for freight crews and the promise of automatic couplers.
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San Francisco Chronicle
Jim Fisk
California
Ney
Apa
Rawhead
The Arizona Kicker Editor Seeks Power and Respect
The Arizona Kicker exposes a local editor’s playful bravado and quarrels with Maj. A. Hoyt Dudley, recounting social feuds and a staged party. It also has the writer declaring themselves the town’s leader and asserting they deserve the mayoralty for “dignity and education” and promising to win office and city printing.
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New York World
Maj. A. Hoyt Dudley
Juliet
Philadelphia
Hank Curtis
Kicker
Hank
Arizona
Court House
Congress
How to Make Gas at Home From Coal and a Pipe
A New York Recorder description explains a simple coal gas method using a walnut sized coal, a tobacco pipe, and clay. Heat produces carburetted hydrogen gas that flames brightly when lit, leaving coke as residuum. The article notes gas is usually purified at works for brighter light.
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New York Recorder
Woman gambler schemes with wood-tramp in Buffalo races
A Buffalo West Side woman, wife of a man who longs for Hindoostan racing, becomes a persistent gambler. She hatches a scheme with a tramp to fix wood price at 80 cents and then tests fate with coin tosses for 30 versus 50 cents and later $1 or $1.50. The husband, overhearing the plots, objects as the tramp grows bold.
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Buffalo Enquirer
Hindoostan
Buffalo
Speculative judge remarks on street fruit stand venture
Antonio asks about daily earnings for buying a street fruit stand. Jacopo explains income depends on how often the policeman take a lunch.
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Antonio
Jacopo
Devia
The Art of Magic and the Vanishing Lady Wonder
A Hermit? A seasoned magician of eighty years reflects on prestidigitation. He traces its history from ancient belief to modern science, contrasts East and West, and recalls tricks from India, Europe, and Russia. He highlights the vanishing lady illusion by Buatier de Kolta and his own restored mirror act before the Czar, emphasizing craft, invention, and perpetual novelty.
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The
North American Review
Italy
Spain
Elizabeth
New England
England
Asia
Egypt
India
Hindoo
Bombay
Europe
Houdin
Cagliostro
Raverd
Scould
Rome
Outlin
Buatier de Kolta
Russia
A. Herman
Scarce Gold Dollars End of Coinage Spurs Collector Interest
The article notes Congress abolished gold dollar coinage on September 26, 1890, citing small size and handling risks. It details mint outputs by Philadelphia New Orleans San Francisco Dahlonega and Charlotte, with totals by year, and mentions premiums for early dates such as 1864 at $19.75 and 1863 and 1875 examples.
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Philadelphia
Congress
New Orleans
San Francisco
Dahlonega Ga
Charlotte
N. C
Glass cups and lightning fears in a thunder storm
An upholsterer quips on why women seek glass cups during storms. He suggests the belief that glass is a non conductor fools lightning, recounting a relative who placed chair legs in glass dishes to stay safe. He notes women retreating under beds or into closets as storms approach.
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Boas
Blind Horses Warned By Acute Smell On Sunless Days
London Live Stock Journal notes remarkable navigation by blind horses as they sidle away from fences and walls. Observation suggests their heightened sense of smell guides them to water and stream crossings, even in sunless windless conditions.
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London Live Stock Journal
A Candid Avowal and Unromantic Talk at Parting
In Munsey's Weekly a candid exchange reveals Miss Chateau as an unromantic girl. The line of dialogue shows a blunt confession about a parting moment and a mention of origins and ornate description.
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Munsey’s Weekly
J Algie
Miss Chateau
Charile
Aisa
Dog Nomenclature Explains Pointer and Spitz Origins
A Detroit Free Press piece traces dog name origins from terrier to spaniel, greyhound, Dalmatian, Newfoundland, and collie. It explains kennel roots, historic uses, and linguistic links to breeds like St. Bernard, Beagle, Mastiff, and Bull Terrier.
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Louise T. Peale
Detroit Free Press
Skye
Hebrides
Walter Scott
Guy Mannerng
Reynard
England
Dalmatia
Newfoundland
Labrador
Spitz
Pomerania
Asia
Spitzbergen
Greenland
Arctic
Spain
Charles I
Arles
Blenheim
Marlborough
Scotland
Dresses of pure gold and silver cloth in Sumatra
The writer recalls Sumatra women wearing dresses of gold and silver mined locally. They weave costly fabrics, with both men and women practicing the craft. A chief had two brides dressed in gold and silver, adorned with layered bracelets and gem necklaces, the garments loose at the waist and flounced below.
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Sumatra
New York Sun
Surrender of Boston in a Comedic Stage Kiss Scene
A stage skit unfolds in a Boston drawing room where Mr Yohrker pursues Miss Indi genia Baustohn as they argue about engagement and kissing. The scene escalates into a playful struggle ending with a volley of explosions and Boston's surrender, conveyed in exaggerated dialogue.
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Mr. Yohrker
Indigenia Baustohn
Ana
Ifie
Vohrker
Yohrker
George
Boston
One Woman Befriends Another at Broad Street Station
At Philadelphia Broad Street Station a woman from Oxford Street dropped her gold-rimmed glasses while alighting an incoming train. As she rushed back toward the train, a passenger in the next car noticed her gesticulations and handed her an umbrella, remarking that it was hers. The exchange occurred just as a second train began to move, with the scene highlighting a helpful roadside gesture.
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Philadelphia
Broad St
Oxford St
Poem Fragments and Verses in a 19th Century Scrap
A mosaic of brief verse passages and quotations from various authors. The lines range from reflective meditations on time and love to romantic miniatures and dramatic scenes. The scraps touch on poverty and wealth, veil fashion, nature scenes, and a fleeting narrative ending at a gate.
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Mary Clarimont, M. D
Ohio
Chevalier Herrmann
Apecal
Jack
Pointer
Blenheim Palace
Tom Masson
Leech
Pitek
Springfield Republican
Belinda
Blanche
Belle
Grace
Phillada
Alison
Alicia
Sweet Nellie
Maude
Sadie
Gleeson White
Independent
New York Home Journal
H. M. Eaton
Judge
William Dean Howells
Richard Brinsley Sheridan
Amazon
Rose Hawthorne Lathrop
Harper's Bazar
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