From Gravelotte to Sedan by Gallant Phil in Scribner's
The November Scribner's Magazine features General Sheridan's narrative of the Franco Prussian War with vivid personal scenes. It recounts Grant's invitation to meet him at Long Branch and an audience with Count Bismarck, the king of Prussia, and Napoleon. The writer describes meals, military movements, and diplomatic exchanges during the Gravelotte to Sedan period.
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Scribner's Magazine
General Sheridan
Gravelotte
Sedan
Bismarck
Kaiser Wilhelm
von Moltke
Scribner
Grant
Long Branch
Army Wishton Company
Beig
Russia
America
Prussia
Mars-la-Tour
An- De-De-Camp
Maesty
Count Bismarck
Rezonville
Egausted
France
Sheridan
Sti
Nely Jong
Louis Napoleon
Donchery
Napoleon
A Wonderful Insect The Termite In Tropical Africa
A Baltimore American excerpt discusses Professor Drummond's Tropical Africa revealing the white ant termit e as a small yellowish insect that burrows underground and builds vast tunnel networks within trees. It describes worker soldier and queen castes, their roles, defense, and colony structure highlighting termite social complexity and subterranean mining of soil to elevate trees.
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Baltimore American
Professor Drummond
Africa
Esquimaux
Midibes
Alout
Monti
Sister Ann
Anditti
Goliath
Will the Coming Woman Keep Books in a Household Spend
An anecdote from the San Francisco Chronicle portrays a future woman faced with household accounting. A wife nervously inventories bills, pursues a fragile pencil lead, and contends with carry forwards and miscalculations, ending with a minor discrepancy of coins.
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Francisco Chronicle
Expert Advice from Town Tonics about Married Life
A humorous exchange between Uncle and Nephew advises starting marriage with a good excuse to stay out late so breakfasts can be happy meals. The joke hinges on playful expectations of marital harmony and social dinners.
Mitigated Affliction in a Mourning Waltz 1920s
A fragment from Texas Siftings portrays a social waltz scene where Mrs. Jones remains in mourning, gently guiding Mr. Smith to slow steps as they request the next dance, reflecting propriety and discreet grief in a small-town saloon or ballroom.
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Texas Siftings
Smith
Mrs. Jones
Widow Jones
Mr. Smith
A More Acquaintance
A playful exchange between a Philadelphia girl and a Chicago girl about Mr. Goodfellow’s attentions. The Chicago girl jokes he visits five nights a week, hinting at flirtation and social gossip in urban social scenes.
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Philadelphia Record
Philadelphia
Mr. Goodfellow
Chicago
O Mahoney Raffle on Goose Island Becomes Local Legend
Goose Island, Chicago, famed for its sturdy Irish residents, recalls Mrs. O Mahoney’s famous raffle for a six hole stove conducted to raise funds after a street car strike displaced incomes. Tickets cost twenty five cents, while the dance drew a dollar, with neighbors debating the odds and the era’s frugal humor.
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Chicago Mail
Goose Island
Chicago
Goose Island Society
Mike
Goose Island Dance Sparks Raffle with Fisticuffs
A Goose Island fundraising raffle ends with a tense scene as Mary Jane O Mahoney sells all 100 tickets for a dance event. Tim Conlin of Bridgeport wins favor, but a dispute over the dice-based drawing erupts into a brawl, ending with Conlin and Mary Jane slipping away as the lights fail.
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Goose Island
O’mahoney
Mary Jane O'Mahoney
Tim Conlin
Bridgeport
Owen Galvin
Galvin
Aquils
Allaybray
Donnelly
Mister Galvin
Mr. Galvin
Mr. Donnelly
Miks O'Mahoney
Seamen’s Hall
Quigley
Nell Flaherty
Drake
Tim
Mary Jane
Lok
Nea
Old-Time Cornshucking Memories and Dark Echoes
An Atlanta Constitution reminiscence in which an elderly speaker recollects corn shucking in the old days. He describes the labor with oxen, the lively gatherings, songs, and dances, and contrasts past merriment with present toil and fading memories of black and white crowds and celebratory feasts. The piece preserves period speech and reflects racial language and context of plantation-era gatherings.
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Sarge
Atlanta Constitution
Plunkett
Massy
O Mahoney Angrily Declares Prices For Tickets
Mrs O Mahoney speaks in a broad accent about ticket pricing and distribution. She praises the idea of charging twenty five cents and invites Mrs McCusker to visit for tea.
Distinctive Paper for Bank Notes Revealed
An article explains the distinctive paper used for government bonds and current notes. Mills at Glen Falls, West Chester county, Penn, supply the material to Treasury agents who ensure security. Red silk scraps and blue silk threads are embedded in pulp during production for durability and traceability. Each sheet is registered as soon as formed.
Midshipman Chest as a Symbol of Shipboard Chaos
Lieut. F. Harrison Smith explains how a midshipman's chest stores all possessions in stacked trays beneath a wash-stand and assorted boxes. Uniforms, clothes, boots, and haberdashery sit amid neckties, pipes, and jewelry. The description makes the phrase everything on top and nothing at hand a common reference to disorder at sea.
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F. Harrison Smith
R. N
St. Nicholas
Absolutely Unique Puck Pedker at the Front Door
A terse peddler arrives claiming vigor and success, denying hardship, and asks to enter. A weary woman invites him in after a decade of waiting, offering coffee or cider and dismissing foot wiping as unneeded. The exchange ends with a grab for a sale.
Paterfamilias and Daughter Clash Over Mr Goodfellow
In a humorous Philadelphia Record dialogue, a stern father questions his daughter about her interest in Mr Goodfellow. The daughter coyly deflects, saying the man is homely yet she jokes time might reveal more when he is near. The playfully tense exchange hints at romantic intrigue.
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Philadelphia
Paterfamilias
Goodfellow
An Observant Youngster at Play in Nature
A summer morning scene follows Lillie and her aunt as they spot a spider's web. The child exclaims that the web looks like a hammock for bugs, capturing a young naturalist's wonder in simple terms.
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Christian Advocate
Lillie
The Well Dressed Stranger and The Ex citable Aged Man
A crowded street scene centers on a sharp looking pea game operator and his cappers drawing a crowd with sleight of hand. Bets move from ten to twenty dollars as outsiders are lured, then swindled. the scam unfolds openly as the con is played for profit, while spectators learn little beyond suspicion. The piece also notes a boy seeking "A No. 1" marks but choosing honesty over mischief, and a father offering warning.
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Grose
Sean
Han
Greenhorns
Somerset
James Whitcomb Riley
Jay
Bee
Mother
Mary Jane
Not a Bad Test of Faith
A plumber and an upholsterer argued which is heavier a pound of lead or feathers while working on a Van Ness avenue residence. The plumber offered four bits to prove lead is heavier. The feather man refused to test, but paid for whiskey and cigars.
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San Francisco
van Ness Avenue
Evan
Sawdust Mortar Trial At Shirley Mills House
A Greenville builder J H Eveleth is near finishing a Shirley Mills house. One room uses mortar made with spruce sawdust instead of sand and appears satisfactory. Arthur Sawyer reports success applying sawdust mortar to three rooms in Greenville. It costs about as much as sand mortar and adheres well to surfaces.
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Portland Advertiser
J. H. Eveleth, Esq
Greenville
Shirley Mills
Arthur Sawyer
Pen m
Almost in the Profession at Terre Haute Theater Door
A comic exchange unfolds at the theater door as a small boy seeks free admission, asking if the professional will be admitted. The doorkeeper questions what professor he means, and the boy explains his sister Jennie is among the Queens of Beauty in a gum chewing contest at the dime museum.
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Terre Haute Express
Theatre Door
Johnny
Jennie
Dime Museum
No Assets, Grindstone Breaks With Kiljordan
Chicago Tribune records a fragmentary exchange about an assignment and a complete break, noting Grindstone’s concern for saving self-respect and an incorruptible name as Kiljordan hopes for partial salvage from the wreck.
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Chicago Tribune
Grindstone
Kiljordan
Boston Youth Returns Home With Mixed Report Card
A Boston boy retrieved his school report card from a year ago. It did not carry the highest marks in the department.
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E. A. Winship
Boston
Editor and Bridegroom in Doodleville Scam Breakup
In a sensational Doodleville scene, editor Mortimer Clugston confronts Calista Bellamy after a jilted engagement. He reveals a wedding trip pass, vows to pursue reparation, and heads to a delinquent subscriber’s house to recover payment and secure his own nuptial plans.
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Chicago Tribune
Mr. Clugston
Doodleville
Vesper
Calista Bellamy
Clugston
Mortimer Clugston
Shaw's Fork
D. Heap
Shaw
Miss Bellamy
Doodleville Yelper
Paper fuel machine aims to move a ton a mile
A desperate reader cites a Scientific American claim about movement by paper. He mentions 842 letters on 3368 sheets and a note about Mrs now weighing a tenth of a ton. He asks if this mass could move 33 680 miles in a direct line and where such a machine could be observed and if a woman could be tied to it.
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Scientific American
Proverb Quotes On Wisdom Courtesy And Fortune
A compact collection of proverbs notes how learning love generosity and testing fortune shape character. It includes French Tamil Danish Turkish and Spanish sayings about self sufficiency burden and friendship.
Revival Meeting Reflections and Slang Dictionary Work
In a dialog between a believer and a Bohemian, Sam Jones inspires happiness at his revival, while a literary friend contemplates reporting and a new slang dictionary project. The exchange blends personal faith with cultural satire and the notion of compiling slang terms.
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Sam Jones
Conant
Whitewash Costs for Hen Coop in Night Disturbance
A hen coop owner is awakened by a late night racket as Uncle Rastus estimates the coop size and dimensions for whitewashing. The dialogue captures a humorous, rustic exchange over cost uncertainty and measurement.
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Harper’s Bazar
Auction Chairs Needed In Bargun Street Sale
In a Chicago Tribune excerpt, Maria asks for ten dollars to buy dining room chairs at an auction on Bargun Street. Her husband hints at additional funds, saying here's ten dollars more as they discuss plans for furniture purchases this morning.
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John
Maria
Bargun Street
Perseverance Amid Courtship Dialogues in 19th Century Page
A fragment from a Binghamton Republican piece depicts a dramatic social exchange. A young man admits no right to touch a woman yet hopes for acceptance, while the young lady firmly objects, signaling social boundary setting around affection. The dialogue hints at continuing pursuit despite resistance.
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Binghamton
A Free Blow
In a Lowell Citizen fragment, Tommy claims his father is a church member while Johnny asserts their fathers differ in status. Johnny defends his father as an honorary member who does not contribute to offerings, highlighting a clash over church participation and belonging.
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Lowell
Tommy
Johnny
In the Same Box. Harper's Bazar excerpt dialogue
A brief theater of domestic irony unfolds as Mrs Toosweet confesses regret over summer comfort while Mr Toosweet remains placid, admitting he too renewed smoking. The exchange reveals marital tension through restrained dialogue and dry humor.
Persistent Lady Fends Off Book Agent on Amateur Farm
A Detroit Free Press fragment recalls an amateur farmer's siege by door to door salespeople. A female book agent tries to push The Pictorial History of Spain via a hidden instalment plan while the farmer’s wife battles a tomato canning siege and plays the roles of hostess and buyer with composed resolve. The tale highlights social friction and everyday humor in a semi rural setting.
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Spain
Mich
Saturnalia
Edith Blotterwick
Ody
Japanese Juggling Delights and a False Skeptic
In Japan jugglers abound at large entertainments, an old pro with two baskets performs amid a circling crowd. A foreign guest challenges the act, watching as the juggler enters a porcelain vase and sits, leaving the skeptic dumbfounded after a half hour with no trick detected.
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St. Louis Globe-Democrat
Japan
Innnieg
Poor Baby Greeting Sparks Puzzled Infants Observation
An antiquated remark about infant speech is noted as a common, endearing greeting used after a baby's arrival, highlighting its ubiquity and human foible. The fragment discusses how such phrases, though unscribed, color early infancy experiences and reflect social language patterns.
It Wants to Ky Its Own Booful Dress
A fragmentary dialogue-like passage portrays a playful creature asking for affection and sweetness. Repetition emphasizes gentle teasing and a self-contained longing for closeness, ending with questions about kissing and its own charming attire.
Broadside of Whimsical Verse and Romantic Fragments
A collage of rhymes and lyrics from a 19th or early 20th century page. It mixes playful bric a brac songs about bachelors and weddings with reflective poems on longing, aging, and unseen deeds. The entries mention named poets and varied sentiments across whimsical and earnest tones.
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el von Bronsart
Paris
von Bronsart
Wimpften
von Koon
General Reille
Forsythan
Omahoney
High Goose Island Society
Rafreet
Mrs. O'Mahoner
Lurney Reed
Larry McCusker
Conlin
McCusker
Feller
Ry Jane
Puck
THE
PEAS
Thimblerig
Asne
Eee Pree Aa Fors Co
Spoon River & Skedunk Valley R. RB
Luke Sharp
Detroit Free Press
Sacha
CE. T
Alice Wellington Rollins
Luders
Aldrich
Margaret FE
Sangster
Hearthstone
Ruth
CN. P. Babcock
Forse
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