Infatuation at the Eastrodes Croquet Ground
A family in New York area vineyards confronts a tangled engagement when Fred Remington falls for Miss Penroy, only to discover she is Miss Boggs aunt. Misunderstandings at a shabby Eastrodes hotel unfold as Mrs. Remington battles the betrothal, then discovers Miss Penroy is not Penroy but Boggs. The comic misreadings end with Fred winning Jemima Boggs and Mrs. Remington accepting the unexpected match.
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Hudson
C. H. Remington
Fred
Minnie
Mr. Wane
Miss Penroy
Miss Boggs
Bessie
Penroy
Fenster
Eastrodes
Adam
Mr. Remington
Boggs
Mrs. Remington
Taler
Nnie
Beasie
Ponat
Jemima Stamfield
Jemimanly
Jemima
Issentemec
Hezekiah
F Whliger
Riiee
Aiston
As¢Good
Remington
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My Valentine Verse by Alice Williams Botherton
A heartfelt valentine letter from Alice Williams Botherton asking a sought after adoring lass. The poem lists admired traits and charms while promising faithfulness and a golden ring. It ends by inviting the beloved to reveal name and age to receive the heart offered.
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Valentine
Alice Williams Botherton
Davy’s Bold Nitrous Experiments and Self Tests
A Temple Bar writer recounts Sir Humphry Davy’s daring lab trials with nitrous oxide and hydrocarbonate. It details self-administered inhalations, escalating doses, sensations of giddiness and euphoria, and the alarming effects on speech, balance, and consciousness.
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Humphrey Davy
Temple Bar
Davy
Minastead
Coleridge
Sothey
Cinder tiara mina note on coughs and colds
Fragmentary text discusses a moist climate and mentions Dr bull and a group around coughing colds. No clear events, dates, or names provide a complete report.
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Dr. Bull
Reminiscences and Fraud Woe in a Dated Humble Page
The article recalls an elderly speaker and royal events with mixed commentary while warning farmers about a new census scam. It describes a Philadelphia journalist’s audiphone experiment, then details swindlers exploiting rural readers by gathering farm data and pressuring payment via fake census notes.
Proponent Defends Native Maine Place Names as Musical
A Journal of Education correspondent argues against mocking Maine and Massachusetts place names. He cites many Indian names with descriptive meanings such as Penobscook and Winne-simet, praising their musicality and local significance while noting corrupted colonial variants.
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Journal
O Education
Maine
Massachussetts
Saco
Piscataqua
Aboljacarmezus Cook
Sie
Chelsea
Boston
Wishawmut
Great Ferry
Dorchester
Mattapan
Winthrop
Plympton
Mt. Vernon
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Want Mutual Satisfaction Ad Sparks Public Notice
A reader advertises punishment for a cream pie mishap on a Market Street car and a later slush incident involving a beaver pants incident. The notices threaten exposure if recompense is not received, accusing a Janus of a journal of accepting bribes and promising further coverage in the press.
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San Francisco News-Letter
Young in Years but Old in Iniquity
A boy several years older than a girl playing with alphabet blocks at home suddenly grabs the letter Y and declares it “belongs to us.” He then teases the girl, explains his plan to share the block, and brandishes a dead mouse to frighten the cook, linking the act to spring.
Blizzard Saga and Snow Verse Told at River Bank
An old man recounts a brutal January blizzard of 1859 from Nebraska with frost bite and lost toes while describing the landscape and cabin survival. The piece closes with a satirical verse about snow and lovers set in Detroit, attributed to W A Croffus.
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Rose
Eahie
Ebraska
Rockies
Galle
Rancho
Derrmit Free Press
Wonderful Presence of Mind in a Coal Shaft Rescue
Clarence Connelly faced a deadly blast in the Allegheny shaft on east Fryer hill. He braced against the shaft wall and rode a lowered rope to safety after almost being pulled to the bottom, then yelled for help and was rescued when the rope returned.
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Clarence Connelly
Allegheny
East Fryer Hill
Connelly
Eadville
Odd Bits From Various Papers Light Reading
A collage of brief snippets includes humorous lines and curious facts about science, society, and travel. Notable items mention a Boston man receiving a $27,000 bequest for saving drowning sons, a state dinner cost per plate in St. Petersburg, and statistics on English speaking denominations totaling about 83 million adherents.
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St. Petersburg
United States
Lockport Union
Niagara Falls
Picayune
Howard J. Smith
Rockland Courier
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Philadelphia Ledger
New York State
Certin
W. A. Croffus
Detroit Free Press
United States Post Office Department
McGregor News
Keokuk
America
Falling Creek
James River
Jamestown
Virginia
Rome Sentinel
Steubinville Herald
Josh Billings
Henry W. Shaw
Gerry Fest
Hackensack
Robert Johnson
Baltimore
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Paris
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Eugene Field
Danielsonville S Nligel
Ommanes
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