NEW ORLEANS FALL SEEN AFTER FOUR-DAY BOMBARDMENT
A Detroit Free Press account recalls the 1862 Union assault on New Orleans, detailing Forts Jackson and St Philip, Farragut’s fleet, inadequate Confederate defenses, storms, flooding, and the garrisons surrender after days of siege as the city fell to Union forces.
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Detroit Free Press
New Orleans
Richmond
Secretary of the Navy
Titsesmioee River
Bar
Jackson
St. Phillip
Gulf
Warragut
Fort Jackson
Farragut
Should church bells ring for Sundays and sociables
A St Louis reader laments church bells pending on a sick child and argues society rewards secular amusements and racing more than church affairs. The piece mocks bell usage and calls for reform, noting ministers, prizefighters, and minstrel shows in unequal fortunes.
A Diver's Life and the Art of Ocean Diving
Captain Anthony Williams recalls diving since 1868, describing a diving suit, air supply, and signaling while recounting anecdotes of underwater work. He explains equipment, risks to hearing, depths reached, and earnings from raising ships like Dauntless and Meredith, with notes on pay, training, and shark encounters.
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Anthony Williams
Kingston
Jamaica
Massachusetts
Scott
Tony
Magdalen
Columia
How They Ridiculed Wagner's Music Paris Correspondence
Paris correspondent New York Sun notes a Christmas Varietes Theatre sketch featuring Baron as a Wagner fanatic from Bayreuth. Actor Cooper meets him, snuff box and squeaking lid spark satire as Baron claims familiarity with Parsifal and the overture. The scene, with jokes and a future music couplet, is highlighted as a centerpiece.
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Wagner
Paris
New York Sun
Varietes Theatre
Baron
Bayreuth
Cooper
No title attached on the diving barrier remark
Quote about divers resisting apprenticeships and advising learners to dive themselves rather than seek training. Expresses view that occupation should remain uncrowded and learning should be self-driven.
Hunting Without a Gun in Early Spring Woods
A Forest and Stream inspired essay observes early spring in rural woods, noting arbutus blooms, awakening wildlife, and the drumming of the ruffed grouse. It describes songbirds, the sap-sucking red squirrel, and bird nests, warning of the squirrel's nest predations and urging restraint against hunting during nesting season.
Size of Actresses Feet Reveals Stage Shoe Notes
A Chicago shoemaker lists actress footprints by shoe size, naming Mary Anderson and Langtry among many stars. Notable facts include Adelaide Neilson in a 2 1/4 slipper, Little Pearl dancing in a No 11 1/4 jig shoe, and Catherine Lewis requiring at least an 8. The data catalogs foot shapes, arches, and stage footwear across performers.
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Chicago
Mary Anderson
Langtry
Maude Granger
Annie Pixley
Nilsson
Mckee Rankin
Willie Edouin
Minnie Elmer
Bessie Turner
Lotta
Adelaide Neilson
Maggie Mitchell
Morlacchi
Emilie Melville
Mrs. Oates
Catherine Lewis
Eliza Weathersby
George Clarke
Sophie Worrel
Agnes Booth
Little Pearl
Lighthouse Keepers Starved During Storm at Eddystone
Pall Mall Gazette reports Eddystone Lighthouse keepers endured eight weeks of isolation during a storm. One man, due for relief previously, reached Plymouth only on Monday. Food ran out, flour burned as lamp oil, and the crew faced extreme privation with only two or three biscuits left. They could barely speak in full sentences while sending distress signals ignored by passing ships due to the weather.
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Porter
New Orleans
Mississippi
Bar
Farragut
Louisiana
Tam Manassas
Fort Jackson
Fort Sumter
Jackson
St. Philip
Far- Tagut
Duncan
Yelson
Ayall
Switzerland
Bauer
Dautless
Kingaamahca
Iecame
Tom Brintley
Kingston
Pall Mall
Eddystone
Plymouth
Gulches
Tuolumne
Stanislaus
Mokalumne
Cariboo
Arizona
Argonaut
The Harlem Road and the Railroad King’s Gear
New York’s famed Harlem Road showcases William H. Vanderbilt and a spectacle of speed teams. Vanderbilt’s $40,000 pair Aldine and Early Rose lead daily drives from Central Park to Seventh Avenue, with rival owners like Grant’s Superb and other notable horses and riders shaping a bustling social ritual along the avenue.
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Philadelphia Times
New York
Central Park
Harlem River
Hudson
Boston
Philadelphia
Baltimore
William H. Vanderbilt
Aldine
General Grant
Dan Mace
Mr. Vanderbilt
Seventh Avenue
Central Bridge
Harlem
Westchester County
Fleetwood Park
Vanderbilt
Washington Market
Meckenssy
Foster Dewey
John H. Harbeck
Frank Work
Harbeck
Warwick Maid
Jacob Vanderbilt
Grant
Superb
Lysander
Yom Vanderbilt
Mr. Work
Early Rose
Hartford
Dick Swiveller
Edward
Ben Mace
St. Julien
Obert Bonner
Edwin Forrest
Keene Jim
Maud
Ray Dick
Pierre Lorillard
Ethel
Birdie
Ed Stokes
Lyman
Bell Flower
LeAnn
Appomattox
Vanderpilt
Wall Street
Rink
James Gordon Bennett
Alexander Taylor
Paul Dana
Young Astors
Havemeyers
James NR
Keene
Faust
The Argonauts Departure and Return in Gold Rush Era
A reflective tale recalling the forty or so young Argonauts who sailed for California in the late 1840s. It contrasts their hopeful sermons and bravado with the sobering reality of misfortune, broken homes, and fading fame, ending in memory and bones. The piece laments lost youth and the fragility of dreamt glory.
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Land of Gold
Trecollect
Prentice Mulford
San Francisco Chronicle
San Francisco
California
How Would You Like It
A Philadelphia Chronicle-Herald fragment warns a young man about marital strain in a fictive scenario. The speaker lists imagined woes from disruptive behavior and flirtatious conduct to neglect of duties, ending with the blunt claim that the household has neither mother-in-law nor children.
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Philadelphia Chronicle-Herald
Fragmented reminiscence and scattered verse fragments
The piece links memories to joys and growth, cites a claim of 201 naval officers in Washington, and quotes lines from poets. It blends reflective prose with literary excerpts and hints at government space constraints.
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Washington
No Use Sparks Fatal Fire For Local Woman
A Cleveland Ohio woman who had started smoking dropped sparks onto her clothes and was burned to death. The report also notes a satirical remark about women and attempting male habits, contrasting it with men's failure in certain tasks.
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Cleveland, D
Disinter No Dead Delight From the Violet Lies
A compact verse fragment laments reviving past joy and beauty. It contrasts red cheeks with pale lips and hints at regret. The lines invoke thoughts of hidden feelings and distant, unresolved sorrow beneath a violet motif.
Bugaboo Runs From Chimney Teasing Child With Santa Claus Joke
In a Denver Tribune snippet a frightened child recounts a bugaboo crawling down a chimney and pleading not to be harmed. The child warns that if the creature seeks revenge for a liar, the parents should be confronted over the lingering Santa Claus tales.
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Denver Tribune
Santa Claus
Winds and verses mingle in a mixed Baltimore note
A collage of poems and satirical snippets appears in the Baltimore American. It includes lines about music born from wind and a quip about a Pennsylvania liver poisoning, plus a Texan justice of the peace marriage quip and Mitigating Circumstances. The tone blends whimsy with brief local bits.
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Baltimore American
Is Life Worth Living Thomas Cooper Poem
A fragmentary poem contemplates whether life is worth living amid evil and despair, contrasting self destruction with endurance. It interweaves lines about the value of life, death as an escape, and moral corruption, then shifts to a scene with a character addressing Nell in a parlor, noting casual domestic detail and a humorous remark about needing thirty acres of open land.
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Thomas Cooper
Gald
The Smoker's Confession in Paddy's Pipe Lore
A limerick style verse contrasts smoking habits with Turkish chibouques and grand seraglio imagery. The narrator mocks a character named Paddy and his pipe, promising a playful travel image from Stamboul to Pat land while noting eastern smoking customs.
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Paday
Seraglio
Paddy
Made an Exception in a Blizzard Inn Tale and a Texas Sittings Parade
A Boston capitalist returning from Wisconsin lumber country spends the night in a country hotel during a blizzard choosing between a noisy room and a safer option. A Texas Sittings item mocks Biblical fall and recounts a slippery Austin street scene with a fall by a passably looking woman and comical public figures tumbling in ice.
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Wall Street News
Wisconsin
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