A Christmas New Year in Philadelphia Home
Uncle Charlie, a trusted country gentleman, helps a cold needy girl Edith and mother in a Quaker City tenement on New Year’s Day. The girl’s plucky honesty leads to a reunion with a struggling widow, and Charlie’s wit and generosity anchor the family through hardship to a hopeful future.
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Uncle Charlie
Charlie
North
Edith
Charly
Uncle
They Celebrate Children for Joy and Duty
A narrator praises children as the spark of life and holidays. He notes anniversaries and Christmas joy stem from offspring, predicting parents would forget birth dates without their kids. Edith, unseen, receives loud applause from her cradle as the scene ends.
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Edith
George
Lynchburg
The Great August Rain Deluged Many States and Connecticut
A Hartford Times summary describes an immense August rainfall sweeping from Chicago to Maine, with heavy floods across the Middle States and Connecticut. It notes river rises, such as the Connecticut River adding about six feet, and a White Mountains gauge of four and a half inches, highlighting the unprecedented extent and inland movement of the storm.
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Chicago
Maine
Igh Me
Oho
White Mountains
Middle States
Maryland
New York State
New England
Connecticut
Connecticut River
Gulf of Mexico
Mississippi Valley
Detroit
Mississippi River
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Newngland
Amazon
Great Lakes
Widow’s elopement ends love triangle on Ocmulgee River
In Coffee County Georgia, Dud Mobley warned by elder Weller’s tale becomes entangled with Mrs Judy McCook and Bird Mobley. Judy lures two suitors then secretly rendezvous with Bird at a river site. She escapes, marries Bird Mobley the next day, leaving Dud betrayed and others in doubt.
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Coffee County
Weller
Vidders
Judy McCook
Mr. Dud
Bird Mobley
Ocmulgee
Institute training praised by President Walker as railroad chief maker
Massachusetts Institute of Technology numbers 443 in Industrial Science and 114 in Mechanical Arts and Lowell Practical Design. Walker notes a railroad chief claimed a well-trained graduate can rise through grades to become a superior general superintendent in five years, far quicker than a half-trained counterpart.
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology
School of Industrial Science
School of Mechanical Arts
Lowell School of Practical Design
Walker
McCulloughs Bob Keeps His Job Through Wardrobe Feat
The piece recounts Bob Prichard known as McCulloughs Bob, a longtime governor's dresser whose wardrobe expertise outweighs occasional lapses. After a dismissal scare prior to a Boston trip, Bob repositioned with Conner’s plan and surprised the governor by appearing with every item ready at the hotel. The governor recovered his mood, praising Bob after the Ingomar engagement.
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McCullough
Bob
Mr. McCullough
Ingomar
Boston
Anderson
Parthenia
New York
Billy Conner
Conner
Jere Dunn Emerges as Fearsome Figure in New York
The article portrays Jere Dunn as a fearless, highly armed man feared by gamblers and fighters in New York. It notes his killings of Elliott and Hughes, his calm, calculating demeanor, and his striking appearance with a square face, dark beard, frock coat, and high hat observed by the Chicago crowd after Elliott’s death.
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New York City
Elliott
Hughes
Dunn
Ars
John Oakhurst
Brete Arte
Chicago
Flushing
New York
English ballroom manners improve with graceful dancing revival
The piece notes a shift in English dance over the past few years from rough gallops and frantic waltzes to more refined forms like the valse trois temps. It laments poor posture among young men who fail to bow properly, praises the return of courtly demeanor, and suggests continued slow dancing may restore grace both inside and outside ballrooms.
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England
London —. .c
Bean Nash
Gen Putnam's Neglected Grave in Brooklyn Cemetery
Norwich Bulletin laments the neglected grave of Israel Putnam in Brooklyn cemetery. It notes the marble slab marker, chipped by relic hunters, and calls for a fitting monument honoring his French and Indian War valor, Bunker Hill leadership, West Point fortifications, and Highland Army service.
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Conn
Israel Putnam
Pomfret
Old
Brooklyn
Bunker Hill
New York
West Point
Connecticut
A Family Failing
A woman returns from her third husband's funeral and calmly notes that widowhood runs in her family. She lists relatives who have been widowed or are facing sorrowful fates, saying the burden of widowhood is hard to bear and seemingly hereditary.
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Jane
Maria
Duty to Society Versus Family as Women Seek Outlets
A New York Pest critique cites Wilkie Collins and argues many women justify extravagance and social duties as an obligation. It contends homes grow wretched when duty to society conflicts with family duty and urges women to focus on home work, frugality, and true obligations to reduce discontent and vanity.
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Wilkie Collins
New York
The Farm Boy and His Duties Across Seasons
Charles Dudley Warner’s observation lauds the farm boy as vital to farm life. He performs errands, cultivation tasks, and daily chores, balancing heavy labor with the hope of education. The text considers whether a boy’s value hinges on dedication to work and learning.
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Charles Dudley Warner
Old January dies after gambling career and rise
Ira Jenree known as Old January, famed New York gambler since 1854, died in New York. He once won 3000 dollars after using a lozenge to trick a dealer, then built fortunes up to 500000 dollars before ending destitute. His reputation spanned the nation’s sporting and gambling circles.
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New York Sun
Ira Jenree
New York
Union
January
Markets update price ranges across several crops and regions
CuicaGo lists wheat values for No 2 spring and No 1 Northern, barley and oats rates, pork and lard prices, butter, and seed costs. Minneapoins and St Paul markets show wheat and corn figures, mixed grains, hay prices, flax and clover seeds, and poultry figures.
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Barney
Timothy
St. Paul
Pacific Railways reports and political notes amid unsettled funding
Reports from the Pacific Railways commissioners accompany a presidential message. Pattison’s sweeping plan seeks immediate receiver control of land grant roads, declaring them bankrupt. Majority backs funding union Pacific debt with 2 per cent bonds in 100 installments, semiannual payments, amid other legislative echoes.
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Pattison
Committee of the Judiciary
Senate
Committee On Pacific Railroads
House
Union Pacific Company
Farragut and His Son Anecdote From the Mississippi
The narrative recalls Admiral Farragut at a station on the lower Mississippi giving orders for fresh meat and a crewman’s risky gift of beef. An anecdote from Capt Limekin recalls Loyal Farragut, aboard his father’s vessel during shelling, told with the admiral’s stern line Stand up, sonny, you can't dodge God Almighty.
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Postmaster General McLellan Reaches Ottawa for Parcel Service Deal
Postmaster General McLellan returned to Ottawa from New York after conferring with the Washington official over a Canada United States parcel post service. All arrangements are concluded and await signatures. The service is planned to begin February 1.
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Ottawa
New York
Washington
Canada
United States
Why Laura Lost Her Beau
A fragile Laura loses a wealthy suitor who shifts affection to her sister Ellen after noting Laura’s chronic weakness. The tale frames Laura’s health as a lifelong burden and endorses Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription as the cure, with a money back guarantee stated on the bottle.
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Laura
Ellen
Denison Divorce Action Opens in Supreme Court
Mrs. Mathilde Denison files suit against Charles Denison claiming he was already married when they wed. She says she possesses a declaration from her husband stating he was married before their marriage. The plaintiff is mother to two daughters.
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Supreme Court
Mathilde Denison
Charles Denison
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