Abigail Perkins to Wed Rich Deacon in Boston Tale
In Boston on October 25 1879 Abigail Perkins races to wed Deacon after pressuring him with a lively courtship. She plans a stylish wedding in a small New York travel dream and anticipates family attendance while cataloging mixed feelings about her late father. Meanwhile Madeline Harnden faces career and love turmoil as she confronts betrayal, exile, and bold acts to restore control of her future.
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Boston
Dean Meryina
Abigail
Jacob
Bryon Bays
Sapkin
Sol
New York
John Barker
Iittie Dodd
Reuben
Avigall Perkins
Abigail Perutine
Griggses
Madeline Harnden
Roger Campbell
Madeline
Asonsea
Howard Fawcett
Mrs. Pawcett
Carver
Half Man Half Bird Prodigy Exposed in Meissen Tale
A German medical commission reports a bizarre birth and life of Emil Boetticher in Noschkowilts Meissen. The child, part human part hawk, showed featherless winglike left arm and hawk eye. He lived amid sensational rumors, feasting on raw meat, and terrorized staff before dying as a reclusive figure.
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Emil Beetticher
Noschkowltz
Leipsig
John
Yeura
Noschkowtra
Trmulein
Herr Bowtticher
Justice von Koenig
Court of Appeals
Meissen
Emil Sootucher
Young Boetticher
Chamber of Blood
John the Baptist
Goulleman
Exportation of Cattle in a Rapidly Growing Trade
A survey of western cattle raising as an organized industry, detailing exports to Britain and Europe. It notes growth from 1878 to 1879, key shipping lines Warren and Leyland, routes via Chicago and Albany centers, and the risks and costs of long ocean voyages. It discusses London and Liverpool markets, dock and lairage arrangements, and the impact of European prices on future prospects.
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Western Plains
Prairies
New England
United States
Great Britain
Europe
Warren
Cunard
Boston
Leyland
Sears
Chicago
Mast Duffalo
Bare Albany
Watertown
Brighton
Ohio
Ilinois
Kansas
London
Liverpool
America
England
Britain
Guo Foreign Cattle Wharf
Wallasey
Wallasey Blage
19 & S
Magland
A&t
New York
Afghanistan
Auction of the old gray horse draws bustling crowd
A ragged veteran and his gray horse attract a packed crowd at Fifth Street market. Bids open at twenty five cents as spectators quiz the animal about Washington and mobility. The old man, clearly tired, drinks, jokes, and finally signals a return in spring with plans to sell.
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Fifth Street
Cincinnati Enquirer
General Washington
Aoessie Pees
Byron
Burns
George Francis Train
Fleury V
Mariner
Lopin
Guadsasquiver
Kansas
Dents
Jeremiah
Robertson County
Kang
Nickel mining in Norway tracks global supply
The Times notes nickel has become a major industry with mines opening from 1846 near Sondre Gudbransdal and Skien. By 1876 production peaked at 34 450 tons from fourteen mines, Norway supplying about one third of world output. About 465 workers are employed, with numbers dropping due to reduced demand.
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Norway
London Times
Fspedal
Sondre-Gudbransaal
Kingerike
Bambie
Skien
Livestock Handling on Ocean Voyages Described
The article explains cattle placement on ships, noting pens on deck between upper deck and hold and seasonal shifts to the upper deck in summer. It details feeding with hay and corn, and one keeper per about thirty cattle, with an average element weight around 240 tons for fifty cattle including fed er.
Mistaken valise mix sparks public uproar on street
An omnibus scene over a twin valise ends with a commercial traveler proving ownership after a crowd suspects theft. A whiskey flask and cards are found inside the case, and a sign-painter is later sent to mark a red leather valise at the Barrett House.
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Union Depot
William Mackaby
Winnie C. Dumbleton
Barrett House
Sald
Firat
Madan
Fe Goes to Indianapolis for Small Stakes Poker
The Savannah Recorder recalls Fe visiting Indianapolis to meet prominent men from other regions. After dinner, players proposed poker with five and fifteen chip stakes. Fe bet ten reds and about twenty whites, then revealed two queens and won a small pot, mistaking the stakes as five and fifteen cents. He balked at winnings, fearing they were misvalued, and quit.
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Indianapolis
Savannah
Real estate shows a rising, steady but cautious revival
The piece argues real estate trends mirror general business, noting postwar recovery, rising rents, and more activity in suburbs especially Commonwealth Avenue Newton and Framingham. It cites quotes from F. G. Barnes Appleton George H. Chapin R. E. Apthorp and J Stacey Reed, sees increased building spring loans, farm demand, and cautious optimism with prices up 10-22 percent in places, cautioning against speculative spikes.
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F. G. Barnes
I’. G. Barnes & Appleton
Lucre
Priven
Commonwealth Avenue
Newton
George H. Chapin
Framingham
Franklin
Boston
Reading
Lexington
R. E. Apthorp
Sousas
J. Stacey Reed
Wille Tur Guorin Representativea
Prosent
Enustomer
Sullivan & Libbey’s
Mighisod
West Roxoury
Esate
New York
South
Osage and allied tribes in barbaric art of war paint
The article surveys Osage warriors and other tribes detailing their toilet and face painting. It describes Osage methods with red paint, calico shirts, beef tallow, and beads, then notes Cheyennes, Araphoes, Comanches, Kiowas, Apaches, and Delawares practices. It highlights hairstyles, head scarfs, and ornaments, plus tribal attitudes toward photography and adopting white costumes.
Strange Mystery Body Of Baby Found In Alamo Ditch
A child’s body, about fifteen inches long and strangely furred like a woolly dog, was pulled from the Alamo ditch after a West Side sighting. Authorities noted sun-darkened skin, furred cheeks and shoulders, and possible birth being concealed. No post mortem was performed. origin remains undetermined.
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Esau
San Antonio
Express
Chew
J. J. Dyer
Peter Anderson
Peter Jonas
H. J. Huppertz
D. M. Alexander
J T. Reed
Dickens as a Pedestrian A Walk with the Great Novelist
An evocative reminiscence of walking with Charles Dickens from Gad's Hill to Rochester and Gravesend. The narrator recalls Dickens's love of walking for health observation and recreation, detailing five hours of companionship, laughter, ruins, and conversations with locals and dogs.
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Torting Gazette
Dickens
London
Lochester
Gad's Hill
Cobham Park
Rochester
Marshes
Gravesend
Coals Church
Gad’s Hill Gate
Fragments of a rowdy ferry scene and comic vignettes
A chaotic collection of giddy mischief and social sketches unfolds. A ferry crew clashed with a pompous saboteur, then several humorous anecdotes follow: a poetic young couple interrupted by a blunt mother, a curmudgeonly conductor turned real estate broker, a swearing cure tale, a moneyed merchant outwitting a map vendor, a rude note carrier teased by a shopper, and a nervous groom-to-be mistaken about a marriage license, all conveyed in cheeky print.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hyar
Westphalian Wizard Bewitched Neighbor In Westphalia
A peasant from Aulidort claims his misfortune came from an old neighbor and is arrested after confessing to an ancient Westphalian rite. He watched the new moon on a Tuesday, carved sacred words on a peeled stick, and beat a blouse to affect his foe, a supposed infallible rite for cursing.
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Westphalia
Aulidort
Mirate
Sizadasmyare Mane
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