Stage Coaches Remembered From Maine’s Old Days
Port land writer recalls John Marshall and other Maine stage drivers in a vivid reminiscence of ye olden time. The piece surveys Elm House routes, rivers, and inns from Bath to Rockland, naming famed drivers like Uncle John Smith and John Marshall, plus tales of harsh winters, bold deliveries, and social circles around Wiscasset and Waldoboro.
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Mme
Jim
Hem
Mish
Miah
Smith
Maine
John Neal
Elm House
Federal Street
Casco House
American House
Casco
John Smith
Tole
Lewis
Fryeburg
Tak Guorn
Mr. Kimith
John
Peleg Barker
Mr. Smith
Gorham
Clements
K. Smith
John Marshall
Tim Gooner
Pr. Dathé
Adams Express
Mr. Marshall
Mr. Adams
Fenty Dennis
Rockland
Brunswick
Augusta
Maine Stage Company
Portland
Bath Ferry
Bath
John T. Berry
Forties
Bagan
Jane Lawin
Pearock
Richmond
Bowdoinham Village
Jackson
Samuel Smith
Bangor
Auguta
Sauste
Seaboro
Dennis
Commuseres
Ton Guone
Globr
New England
Limington
Rapidl P
Portland & Ogdensburg
Steep Falls
Saco
Davis
Tom Ingraham
Harpswell
Waldoboro
William G. Davis
Thomaston
Mr. Davis
Edwin O'Brien
Marshall
O’brien
Old Elm House
Mr. Hey
Hay
Fayson Tucker
Finsh
Daniel Webster
Aaron Burr
John Holmes
Lincoln
Knox & Lincoln
Knox
Jancoln
Kennebec & Wortland
Maine Central
Nagadahoc
Kennebec River
Woolwich
Golwich
Wiscasset
Sheepseo River
Boothbay
General Butler
Justice Holmes
Edgecomb Island
New Castle
Damariscotta
Brstol
Round Road
Otlves
Church Brothers
Round Pond
Elm
Waldoorg
Maine Stage Coaching Nostalgia And The Fading Drivers
A nostalgic reminiscence recalls Maine stage drivers, old coaches, and legendary horses as the era fades. It notes Waldoboro houses, ships like Governor Ames, and figures such as Tom Ingraham and Solomon Taft Corser, while celebrating the era’s danger, romance, and enduring legends.
Work for Women in Chicago Herald Vocations
In Chicago several women enter new vocations such as running a clothing rejuvenation bureau for bachelors and families and operating purchasing agencies for out of town clients. A reduced circumstances woman began baking for a grocer, who sold her sweets, then word spread. Demand grew and she expanded to hire seven or eight helpers, producing cakes, pies, and bread for numerous south side families, recalling her mother's lessons.
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Chicago Herald
Chicago
Ady
Yore
The Babies of the World Parade of Infants
A historical calculation estimates 36 to 87 million babies born yearly, about 70 per minute. If lined up from cradle to school, the infants would circle the globe and require years to complete the procession, illustrating the immense birth rate and growth.
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Leeda Mercury
Authors Who Don’t Know Each Other on a Morning Car Ride
A Philadelphia Times observation notes prominent poets Edmund Clarence Stedman Ella Wheeler Wilcox Edgar Fawcett Saltus and Richard Henry Stoddard riding a Broadway car without exchanging a greeting or recognition. The author reflects on the irony of familiar literary figures in close proximity yet unaware of each other.
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Philadelphia Times
Broadway
Edmund Clarence Stedman
Fifty-ninth Street
Ella Wheeler Wilcox
Eighteenth Street
Saltus
Edgar Fawcett
Edgars
Richard Henry Stoddard
An Oklahoma Outfit
A Washington Post list advising readers planning to go to Oklahoma. It itemizes items needed for travel and settlement including money to travel, two pistols, whiskey, a long box, and the means to return. The tone is satirical and admonitory about frontier life.
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Washington Post
Oklahoma
Howener
Battle of Slim Buttes in the 1876 camp near Crazy Horse
A memoir fragment recounts Crook’s forces and Crazy Horse's Sioux and Cheyenne at Slim Buttes on Sept 9 1876. Mills captures American Horse, the village plunder, and a brutal horseback battle with 2400 troops, charges, and heroic rescues. Indian resistance, brutal firefight, and survival detail the night march and aftermath.
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Crook
Mills
Bill Cody
Crazy Horse
Dakota
Big Horn Mountains
Wyoming
Little Missouri
South Fork
Heart River
Cannon Ball
Rainy Butte
Grand River
Pretty
Les Helles Pierres
Major Mills
Third Cavalry
Black Hills
Gth
Little
Missouri
Sirdick County
Fifth Cavalry
Alexander Chambers
Seunic
Jarr
Bradley
Upham
Hradley
Clanton
Epham
Spottaylvania
A Monkey Raid on a Cornfield
An old monkey leads a tribal raid on a cornfield, scouts ahead on two legs, and assigns sentinels. The tribe advances cautiously, ravages the field, and shares ears of corn on return. The text likens this to human tribal conduct, noting rule, planning, and reward in both.
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Popular Science Monthly
Soet
Bound to be Married in a Rainbound Chase
In Lee county Texas a young woman defied convention by abducting her preferred suitor. After a midnight ride through a rainstorm she saddled a horse, swam a creek, and reached his home, making a bold escape while the search party could not pursue. The bride’s father, John A. Maxwell, a prominent local farmer, is noted in the account.
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Lee County
Texas
John A. Maxwell
Hildings
Old Tale Brushed Up on St Peter Stories in Chicago Herald
A humorous St Peter tale from the Chicago Herald recounts a St Louis man’s gate entry joke. The man misstates his name at heaven’s gates, is sent to the floor below, faces Satan, and laments returning to St. Louis, delivering the punchline about his origin.
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General Carr
Mason
Schreiber
Prince O
Lerying
Patlander
Ieregeles
Chicago Herald
St. Peter
St. Louis
T le Oils
Satan
Charlie Oddsocks
Lemuel
Agnes
Cynthia
Alfred
Hugh
Nanyday
Wuildeas
Cheek to the Sweet To Day by J P Munchausen Cadson
A humorous fragment recounts a traveler recalling a Comanche rifle shot in Nebraska and a request to see a flattened bullet as Miss Dorothy Debutante expresses fascination with the odd souvenir.
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J P. Munchausen Cadson
A Florentine Tragedy Scene of Forbidden Betrothal
The Countess Chestnutta-Lorenzo insists on meeting as strangers to wed Count Bowleggio tomorrow while Ato rno mourns, weeping for the count. The drama centers on secrecy and impending marriage amid torn loyalties.
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Chestnutta
Lorenzo
Count Bowleggio
Atorno
Waving Punkaahs and the Malay Rajah's Palace Visit
A travel account describes Singapore’s tropical climate and colonial life. It details punkah fans in churches and hotels, European and Asian fashions, Malay villages, and Chinese influence. The author sails to Johore, tours the sultan’s palace, and meets a courteous ruler who praises Chinese labor and desires immigration for development.
Final Instructions from a Chicago News Tale
Comedian William H. Crane relates Edwin Booth story about an 80 year old dying lady who asks for coffins to reflect her youth. The clergyman explains options, she requests white satin lining for maiden status and adds scarlet plush to recall her earlier gay days. The tale ends with the pastor noting two coffin styles.
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Chicago
William H. Crane
Edwin Booth
Coffing
Washington Avenue Wink Sparks Squinting Trend
An old Washington feature explains why street pedestrians develop a wink. Sun angles on the northwest avenues cause sunlit squinting as walkers keep to the right and glance toward oncoming crowds. The trend has given regular promenaders a shared, almost comic habit on the streets.
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Washington
Washington Post
Loyeft
Grindstone and Kiljordan debate divorce shame
Chicago Tribune readers discuss a divorce case with Grindstone and Kiljordan criticizing public court papers. The exchange highlights dangers of publishing private marital disputes and the gossip surrounding it.
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Chicago Tribune
Grindstone
Kiljordan
How Do You Like It Shakespeare Play Recalled
A city visitor recalls taking her Aunt Martha to a Shakespeare piece titled How Do You Like It. The aunt recounts their wedding trip to the city and describes the play as one she did not enjoy and has not seen since.
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Singapore
Chia
America
Australia
United States
Siam
United Tates
Asia
Europe
S.ingapore
England
Mga
Martha
Peter
Mr. Shakespeare
Thompson's Collapse Cited Over Ten Centes Loss
In a brisk exchange a speaker contrasts the Thompson failure with another bankruptcy, noting Thompson suffered a larger loss of 60 units while the other failed by 10 centes, as a well worn joke about financial misfortune is traded among friends.
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Harper's Magazine
Bankrupt
Theompson
Five personal crisis reports in Chicago in one day
In Chicago five personal crisis reports were filed in a single day with over 100 nationwide since the month’s end and more than 600 since January 1. If this mania of self-destruction continues, the yearly total could reach into the hundreds across the country, doubling last year’s figures. The text reflects a 1861 era concern, noting historical baselines.
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Chicago
Moral science study amid rising personal crisis reports
The text notes a steady rise in personal crisis reports since early years, listing postmasters, physicians, merchants, office holders, lawyers, bankers, rail officials, and others. It questions where this trend will end and urges serious study by students of moral science and economies.
Perils of Vinegar Spoilage In Arlington Death
A sixteen year old son of John H Blivina died in Arlington from strangulation after biting into a pear preserved with strong vinegar. He choked and died almost instantly, the incident linked to vinegar used in pickling pears. Eddie Teachout begins duties as clerk at Donahue and Co in Boston after a vacation, returning from his first visit to the Hub in paralyzed awe at sights and sounds.
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New England
Manchester Journal
John H. Blivina
Arlington
Eddie
Radex Junction Cor
Burlington
Eddie Teachout
Donahue & Co
Boston
Seven year old Florence Eaton noted in Farmington Chronicle
Florence Eaton, daughter of Mr and Mrs Clarence M Eaton, is described as small in years and light in weight. The notice mentions her recent experiences in town with J Tarbox and her measurements, including a around the waist reading. The item also references a prominent local horse breeder and a changed tail on a horse at the stable.
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Farmington Chronicle
Florence Eaton
Clarence M. Eaton
Tarbox
Local Doctor Identifies Blood Orange Microbe
Rev Dr Hazlewood studies blood orange disease and identifies micrococus prodigiosus as the microbe involved. He has demonstrated the parasite and cultivated it and plans to publish full experiments soon.
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Lynn Item
Dr. Hazlewood
Ile
Seabrook Feud Over Slap Sparks Suit For Assault
A Seabrook man known as Tom struck another Seabrook man nicknamed Dick with a rattan. Dick hired a lawyer to sue, who filed a dramatic declaration alleging numerous blows and injuries with varied weapons. The case hinges on the dispute and ensuing legal action.
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Majesty of the Law
Portsmouth
N. H
Penny Post
Seabrook
Tom
Thomas
Richard
Wild Stage Zingara Queen Review At Academy
Haverhill Gazette describes last Saturday's Academy performance The Zingara Queen as wild blood-harrowing and heart lifting The excerpted programme synopsis hints at a chaotic plot with mistaken identities murder threats and romantic entanglements in Act I and II
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Haverhill Gasette
Academy
Buffalo Bill
New Vocations for Women in Chicago Markets
The Chicago Herald notes growing opportunities for women including mending bureaus that repair clothing for households, purchasing agencies aiding out of town shoppers, and a woman who started baking cakes and cookies for a retail buyer. Demand spurred expansion as she hired more staff to bake, cook, and supply cakes and pies.
Can't Go Back on a Man Like That
Detroit Prep Press reports a heated exchange between a citizen and a man with a limp over past military claims. The conversation questions loyalty and truth about Antietam and enlistment, revealing tensions over honor and respect.
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Detroit Prep Press
Exchanging Knowledge on Yardarms in History
Dialogue excerpt shows a sailor’s question about crosswise mast strips known as yardarms. The exchange includes a reference to the term yard-arm and a brief commentary on learning history.
Veteran Speech Honored as Band Plays Honor
A Chicago Tribune note recalls a formal moment after a veteran’s speech with the chairman calling for a band selection. An exasperated figure asks for his hat while a warhorse omen escapes attention amid chaotic seating in a distant setting.
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Chicago Tribune
General Sherman
Arizaleva
SRS Hattanes
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Eriror
North Pole
Vireay
Nero
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Pyrtemouth
Morgan
W. I
Medomak House
Willett
John Miller
Ed Maton
Governor Ames
Norman Marsh
Sweetland
Berry Hrothers
Charles Tabor
Kerry, Ricker & White
Mr. Whittier
Quaker Post
Esworth
Campayan
Dow
Solomon Taft Corser
Tedford
Atlantic & St. Lawrence
Grand Trunk
WORK
Slim Buttes
Bluffs
Frank Graard
Bourke
Merritt
Ore Gore
Tropics
SixGaronne
Equator
Island
New York
Pacific
Indian Ocean
Straits of Malacca
Sumatra
Indo-China
Ceylon
Gulf of Aden
Red Sea
China
Japan
New York City
Cleveland
Rneo
Calcutta
Tfern
North
Sered
India
Malay Peninsula
Java
Burne
Straits
Johore
Patere
Eveland
We. i
Telegraph
Adeera
Teres
Antietam
Tracy
Navy
Mensenger
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