Poker Playing. What an Experienced Man of the World Has Seen
A New York Sun retrospective on poker's social lure for seasoned players after the Civil War. It recounts lavish gambling houses in Manhattan, private clubs, and high stakes games from $2.50 to $25,000, noting secrecy, cheating tricks, and the enduring appeal for some to retire with wealth while others lose fortunes.
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Prich
New York
West
St. James
Hoffman House
Runswick
New York Hotel
St. Nicholas
Astor House
Maison Doree
Union Square
Stock Exchange
New Street
Onico’s
Delmonico
Blacklegs
New Ork
New York City
Savage
Bym
Imopico’s
The New Third Reader Lessons From Detroit Free Press
A humorously dissected dialogue on social behavior in lessons titled The New Third Reader. Characters discuss manners on a streetcar and household economy, with quips about letters, post office gossip, and jelly making as insights into human nature and class pretensions.
Dressing Gown Romance Sealed With Witty Banter
Chicago Tribune recounts a whimsical tale where Elfreda presents a handmade dressing gown to Calithumpian. He admires its beauty, jokes about its meaning, and proclaims his devotion despite comic misfires as they prepare to try it on together. Marriage remains a joyful triumph.
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Chicago Tribune
Elfreda
Calithumpian
Mr. Magruder
Callithumpian
Lisband
John Brown
Garden of Eden
John Ruskin
Kingston Girl Praises Doctor After Illness Recovery
A Kingston doctor recalls treating a young girl who survived several severe illnesses. She gratefully shook his hand and said she liked him, joking about the bad tasting medicine and her earlier wish for candies and gum drops as she ran off smiling.
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Kingston Freeman
Kingston
Under a Woman's Thumb Mystery Anecdote
A Newiston Journal snippet describes a married man pondering why a friend in the same case seems happy while he is unhappy. He finally asks the friend how to be happy under a woman's control, and the reply is terse: Don't say hush.
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Newiston Journal
I Asked Her to Marry Me Proposal Sparks Laughter
In a New York Sun excerpt a man named Bjones tells Miss Snyder he asked her to marry him, provoking laughter from those nearby as an amused exchange unfolds in a corner conversation.
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New York Sun
Courting in Kentucky in a Quiet Village Scene
A New York World piece surveys a Kentucky riverside village where a stranger whets local appetite for romance. A parsonage belle and a visiting beau spark town rumor as mail and gossip weave a lighthearted tale of courting, mores, and wedding gossip.
Long Courtship Distanced by Distance and Time
A 14 year courtship tale recounts a lover who walked three miles nightly for 14 years to woo his sweetheart, totaling over 15000 miles. He finally courted in the doorway, then sat in the kitchen, married, and remained happily together, while a modern verdict laments ceremony in love.
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Rehoboth
Hone
Shirley
Ice Lighted Cigar Leads to Champagne Wager
A New York lawyer visiting Washington joked when a light for a cigar was missing. A local attorney proposed lighting with ice. The wager of a champagne supper was set as the Washingtonian carved a disk shaped ice piece to light the cigar.
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Washington Star
New York
Washington
Washingtonian
Unclear OCR Fragment About Burning Lens and Smoking
Fragmentary text describes using melted palm shapes like a burning glass to focus rays on a cigar. The excerpt hints at a New Yorker and a death or payment but is garbled and lacks coherent facts or names.
George Goulds new baby and home life in a refined New York setting
A reporter visits Edith Kingdon Gould at home where she and George Gould enjoy a tranquil nursery scene. The queenly mother beams at her two babies and the family’s smooth daily life. The elder son awaits his crib, while plans include an Episcopalian christening for the newborn George.
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New York Sun
Martha Washington
Mrs. Gould
Jay Kingdon
Edith Kingdon Gould
Ada Rehan
Wee
Ada
Lhey
George
A Word to Young Ladies on How a Girl Ought to Behave
A moralizing excerpt urges young women to avoid seductive displays and vulgar behavior to capture husbands. It praises modesty and gentleness, argues that prudent conduct earns lasting respect, and warns that bold talk and dress invite trouble while undermining a woman’s freedom. It claims men prefer virtuous wives who embody restraint and gentleness.
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Ding
Prony State of Affairs Sparks Hair Color Rant
In Buena Vista a passerby woman with straw berry blonde hair challenges a man’s harassing quip about her color and temper. The exchanged scene shows a misheard remark as the man pretends to be hoarse and apologizes, while the woman questions his sincerity.
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Buena Vista Patriot
Ardon
A Runaway Carriage Leads to Injuries and Help
A runaway carriage caused a wreck with two horses down and a smashed vehicle. The driver and a lady were groaning on the grass as bystanders rushed to aid. A streetcar halted and onlookers offered assistance while two ladies on the platform reacted with shock and curious questions about grape jelly.
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Detroit Free Press
Just as Good as Thomson's in Country Store Talk
A brief exchange in a Detroit Free Press piece describes a customer and clerk discussing Thomson's Seasons sold in book form versus pound packages put up by the store. The clerk offers ground or whole, highlighting a selfpack option as a local alternative.
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Thomson
Detroit Free Press
Mickeys Wild Chickens Tale From Lindsleys Wood
Ernest Jarrold recounts a rustic tale set in Lindsley wood where a king pine overlooks a meadow and a hollow log houses a partridge nest. A sneaky boy hunts, a hen lays eggs, and a motherly effort by Mike Finn yields two wild partridge ducklings and later a brood of partridges joining ducks in the Finn yard.
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Lindsley’s
St. Mary's
Abe
Dominick Hen
Finn
Mike
Brown's Wand
Lindsley's Wood
Mrs. Finn
Mr. Cronin
Evening in Finn yard Hears Mysterious Sound
In a rural scene Mrs Finn and her boy Mickey observe dusk shadows and a strange muted drumbeat near Lindsley wood. Partridges alarm, then three birds rise as if startled, and Mickey mutters the old chicken called the little ones have “gone home” as the moment ends.
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Mike
Little Mike
Finn
Mickey
Pater
Aler
Lindsley’s Wood
Mrs. Finn
Mick
Mesel
Ickey
Stamp window sally ends with no discount given
A quirky Austin scene at the post office stamp window features a skeptical caller pressing for discounts on letter stamps. The clerk stands firm that there are no discounts, while the man toys with the idea of offloading old stock or visiting another post office.
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Jess
Austin
Post Office
Should a Girl Dress Quickly New York Graphic
The piece contrasts quick and slow dressers among young women, from those ready for breakfast in ten minutes to others who take much longer. It notes varieties, including honest speedsters, optimistic one-minute claimants, and those who misjudge time, suggesting rapid dressing skills may be hereditary.
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New York Graphic
Eve
Bell Pull Apple Prank Sparks Train Stop
A Brunswick man known as Kayseed pulled a bell cord on a moving Brunswick and Western train at Albany to stop for apples. The engineer halted the train after the bell cord was jerks, and passengers crowded the car to learn the cause. Kayseed joked he wanted to call the apple boy and asked how long until the apple boy would be ground.
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Brunswick
Breeze
Albany
Agai
Hayseed
His First Night Out
A Philadelphia Record snippet uses a domestic scene where a wife fears her husband is out late. A maid reports he is at the club with bachelor friends. The wife contemplates drastic steps and considers using phosphorus on the door keyhole as a reaction. The fragment hints at marital strain and a potentially hazardous act.
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Philadelphia
First Poetic Aspirant Wonders at Nonreturn of Poems
A humorous exchange between two aspiring poets about sending over 100 poems with no responses. The first claims none are returned, the second suspects they avoid postage stamps, noting it as the probable secret to success.
Mistook Cabbage for Sawdust in Local Cigar Shop
In Riddeford Standard a countryman visiting Sacocigar watched a worker roll scraps into a cigar. Seeing a light colored fine filler, he exclaimed with astonishment, “Lord, do you make cigars out of sawdust?”
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Riddeford Standard
Sacocigar
The Elephant Left
A brief cartoon caption from the New York Sun shows a minister dining with family. The dialogue pivots on peanut feeding, with Bobby admitting a three cent bag and barely enough for himself.
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New York Sun
Bobby
The Wity Widow in San Francisco Chronicle Notes
A compact note from the San Francisco Chronicle observes the widows aura as a text-book of philosophy. The line invites readers to study her presence rather than quote abstract ideas, framing the widow as a living source of insight.
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San Francisco
Bowser marriage letters spark tale of caramels and novels
Mrs Bowser preserves love letters to test her husband as she reads Exhibits A to O about caramels and novels. Bowser denies writing, admits to a mean streak, and the couple reconcile with domestic scenes including Bible readings and a clergyman’s inquiry into their daughter’s interests. The tale highlights marital honesty, forgery claims, and shared humor.
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Mr. Bowser
Wser Wetter
Etroit
Angel
Glay
Bowser
Chicago
Lovey
Aed
Baby
Eeahus
Etfoit
How the Arabs Make Tea Eastern Travels
The mistress of the tent prepares tea by heating water in a kettle scrubbed with a horse’s tail, adding coarse tea and salt, then browning the liquor. She fries a paste of meal and fresh butter, pours in tea and cream, and serves in half pint mugs. The tea becomes both food and drink for the weary traveler.
Rules for Courting Young Men from the New York Advertiser
A humorous guide advises suitors on courting manners. It warns against arguing with a girl’s father over politics or her mother over religion. If a rival exists, watch him, especially if widowed. Avoid overly sweet notes, and exit at a reasonable hour. If the first call meets with icy reception, leave early and avoid extended farewells that might provoke asthma or catarrh after marriage.
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New York Advertiser
Daughter asks clergyman permission to read aloud
In Pittsburg Dispatch the clergyman’s daughter, who has learned to read fairly well, recently sought her father’s permission to read in public, marking a small step in local literacy and maternal guidance.
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Pittsburg
Bric a Brac postscript by Nature ends a seasons chapter
In a Time magazine piece by O Herford, a whimsical note imagines Nature pausing in her book to add a postscript. She reasons that being a woman motivates the extra line, framing a playful take on creative writing and gender.
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O. Herford
Nature
Love and Teasing Across Distance In Cozy Verse
A compilation of light verse and a wedding proposal themed poem. The snippets echo courtly affection from Jessie Howell and a neighborly suitor, ending with a poised vow to endure distance and time as true love endures.
Dream of the gay galop remembered in verse
A lyrical reminiscence from Mrs B M Z in Detroit Free Press describes a fleeting embrace and the intoxicating mood of a past romance. The speaker longs for a tender moment as another love interest later takes the beloved, hinting at changing affections and the ache of separation.
All gay in tennis tire a match and a maid
A verse about J A Waldron in Judge recounts a woman of striking poise and wit who excels in singing painting and discourse yet reveals a practical limit in simple tasks like bed making or biscuit baking, prompting the speaker to reconsider matrimony.
The Pedagogue's Wooing in October Table Talk
The Pedagogue woos a maiden pupil with love and Latin puns. He longs to kiss her but fears fate. She coyly replies that his education limits his chances, insisting she cannot conjugate and thus cannot become his wife.
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Walter Clarke
The Old Gray Lion Guards a Robin’s Nest
A garden-nook poem portrays an old gray lion carved in stone as guardian to a mansion gate. Once bold, he now lies aged among flowers, watching over a robin’s nest with quiet, steadfast defense despite time’s decay.
Call to Humble Service and Faithful Duty
A reflection on missed opportunities to do good and seek a greater task. It urges humility and faithfulness in small duties as the path to heavenly reward, noting that lamenting fate arises when one expects grand call while ignoring quiet work.
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M. “Tam
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G. Archie Cash
Ecity
Cemetery Hill
Colonel Archie
George Gould
Dominick
Ernest Jarrold
Texas
Clife
Mrs. Bowser
Tore
Bedden
Bibi
Abeah
Wnen
Isaac Assoon
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Sarah
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Columbus Dispatch
Jessie Howell
Call
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Mason
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Lion
New York Tribune
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Knight
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