The Secret I Told My Detective Friend in Fright
A solicitor drew 1300 from a bank before a Friday term. A daring break-in followed, with a clever yet doomed thief Chick Twomey blamed by a hawker and a priest. The detective traces the crime through a magic pfennig and a priest’s trusted, silent authority. Twomey confronts Father Bradey in a garret, a struggle ends with the priest surviving and Twomey jailed, then driven to repentance.
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Solcitor
Frederick Street
Ofice
Sandiford Hmself
Sandford
Eer
Ny Place
Tim Slider
Grassmarket
Twomey
Clapel
Slider
Confesson
Gras
Father Naey
Chick Twomey
Duink
Twomey Pss
Twemey
Father Brarley
Akigan
Cas
Mr. Sandford
Germany
Scotland
Havig
Talis
Smething
Twoney
Ort
Ull
Timlider
Simpy
Cally
Father Bradey
Heaven
Swousey
Mr Sweeny
Coul
Villian
Stout
M'Govan
Heven
M‘govan
Rien
Maesty
God
Mercy
Brest
Tostager
Tromey
Hen Twomey
No Grounds for Complaint on No Fishing Sign Incident
A local exchange centers on a fisherman challenging a “No fishing on these grounds” sign. He protests he isn’t ignorant about boundaries and argues about where he is fishing, highlighting tensions between signage and local practice.
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Eam
Charmed by a Snake Ends in Grim Dog Folly
Giles Melton a farmer while hunting near his home observed his dog charmed by a rattlesnake. The dog crept toward the snake in a trance like state as the reptile eyed it. Melton killed the snake and the dog later died from the charm but recovered briefly before going mad and dying the next day.
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Giles Melton
Mr. Melton
Deviled chicken recipe from Vion Poucieanu
A bygone kitchen note prescribes a dramatic method for deviled chicken. Combine butter and mustard, rub into a chicken, slit joints to admit the paste, grill over fire until the bird cooks in its own blaze, then finish with Worcester sauce drizzle.
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Vion Poucieanu
Townsend's Letter on Politics and Railroads From Washington
Alfred Townsend reports from New York and Washington on political mood, tariffs, and the Chinese treaty controversy. He interviews banker Lidgerwood on Broadway about business health, banks, and the clearing house, and surveys rail lines around Washington including the Baltimore and Ohio and Pennsylvania systems, noting regional contrasts and infrastructure plans. He reflects on emigration pressure and yellow fever reportage in the South.
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Cotocton Range
South Mountain
Blue Ridge
Alabama
New England
Elk Mountain
Maryland Heights
Harper’s Ferry
Garrett
Maryland
Chicago
Cleveland
Washington
Baltimore & Ohio
Philadelphia
Susquehanna
Baltimore
Drexel and Morgan
Chestnut Street
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
Wheeling
Sandusky
Cotocton Mountain
Yrons
Pennslvania Railroad
Florida
Spees
Associated Press
Georick Alfred Townsend
Italians Bombard Luggage Car With Crates At Depot
A Stonington letter describes William Briggs, a baggagemaster on a Providence bound morning train, overwhelmed by sixty Italians arriving on a New York boat. They filled the baggage car with bundles, hurling all types of possessions inside as Briggs dodged them, finally barely escaping suffocation before the train could depart. His exclamation amid the chaos was inaudible, possibly a cheer or prayer.
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Bill Scott
Congress
Virginia
Pennsylvania
New York
Potomac
Scott
Chis
China
United States
Newark Journal O Coummarse
Mr. Lidgerwood
Georgia
Carolinas
Swarns
Aan
Raine
Opnion
Litherwood
Lidgerwood
Stonington
New
Mr. Briggs
Krigus
Riggs
Briggs
Noble
Vitalie
Jara
West Africa
Tuieves
Comet
Idaho
Basilica of St. Peter’s
Rome
Aman
Wold
Nebraska
Prince of Wales
Hungary
Jan D. Cooper
Santa Rosa
Central America
Baltmore
Holton
Tex
Flint
Mich
Berlin
Escorer
Commodore Perry
Lake Erie
Philadelphia
Dayton
Crawfordsville
London Star
John Kaufman
Brazil
Ind
Oudanely
William Klausman
Reoulbault
Manchester
Birmingam
Second
Bedsfordshed Regiment
India
Hindoo
Julius Thomson
Coored
Waco
St. Louis
Appea
John Smith
Ch Cavo
Ness
Gail
West Point
William Franklin
Snow
Vallad
Tromp
Florida
Palatka
Health Board
Timan
Attleboro
Eng
Venta
Curious Odds and Ends From A Bygone Era
A sprawling miscellany notes 1886 curiosities from around the world. Japan endured 472 earthquakes. a Pottstown man paid 3 cents to dodge a one cent toll. Kentucky’s Vanceburg reports 96 girls to 0 boys. Sinister and comic vignettes span wages, fashion, rail rights, royal quirks, and odd accidents across the United States and Europe with names, places, and dates sparingly cited.
The Usual Way. Somerville Journal Verse
A humorous verse about a contrary young maid who defies requests yet wins the speaker’s forgiveness with a smile. The speaker muses on whether she loves him and contemplates proposing to test her response, noting she currently says she won’t marry.
Fast Ships Safer In Storms Says North American Review
The North American Review argues fast ships reduce danger and time in storms. It cites steering into outer circles to avoid vortexes, improved seakeeping in heavy gales, and quicker passage through bad weather, claiming reduced risk to passengers crews and underwriters.
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North American Review
Fire brings dynamite near home in old Steele block
Yesterday a fire in the Steele tenement block uncovered a pail of dynamite with percussion caps in a room about 20 feet from the blaze. The owner, William Davis, a stone mason, had left the explosive at home for blasting work. He removed it, fearing it could have caused disaster. The near miss raises concerns about private possession of explosives and public safety.
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Waterbury American
Steele
William Davis
Stone Mason
Davis
Boonen
Family Phenomena Observed in Bangor Area Death
Darius Perham of Barnard died at 87. He was twice married and fathered 22 children, 11 by each wife. All children with the first wife were girls, while six of the second wife’s offspring were girls. Most children reached maturity.
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Japan
Vanceburg
Kentucky
Sonora
Mex
Chicago
Portugal
Cincinnati
White
New Jersey
Gould
Carlisle
Penn
Atlanta Constitution
Kansas City
Cleveland
St. Joseph Mo
Byron Salesberry
Delaware
Judge Davenport
Missouri
Brooklyn
Fulton Street
Winfield
Kan
Silverdale Township
Buffalo Fair
Indiana
Woools
Jane Shaw
Portland
New York
Sarah Bernhardt
San Antonio
California
Alfred Maguire
Herone
Alps
Flossie Moss
Mont Blanc
Louis
Goldberger de Buda
Earn Harris
Port Jervis
Boothlack
Farn Harris
Prsoners
Carson
Nev
Senator Stewart
Vienna
London Star
Logan
Castle Garden
Recen Ly
William Behrens
Behrens
Sanaa
Monticello
Iowa
Drummond
Eng
Maua Haywood
Ginevra
Areenoint
Saratoga
Berks County
Schilling
Aipee Mar
Tren
Washington
van Zandt
Epias
Newark
Lish Aopidans Insurance Company
Broadway
Boston
Bangor Commercial
Darius Perham
Barnard
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Sheffield
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Macnes Evening News
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Arnis
Chemical Bank
New York Clearing House
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Massachusetts
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Oring
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Dunn-Loring
Georgetown
Alexandria City
Arlington
Danville
Virgin'a
Niagara Falls
Red Top
Sugar Loaf
Avocacy River
Shasta
Pacific
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