Mother Hubbard and the Haunted Bread Loaf
In a grandmothers era the Hubbard family buys a haunted house near a graveyard. A loaf baked in a mysterious oven bears a death’s head and backward inscriptions. A church sexton reveals the markings came from an old tombstone, not spirits, and Mother Hubbard recovers, hosting a tea the next day.
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Mother Hubbard
Martha Jane
Mother Tubbard
Mrs. Hubbard
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Tommy
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Vast Pacific Voyage On the George Law to Panama 1854
A traveler aboard the George Law describes an arduous Pacific crossing from New York toward Panama in January 1854. The ship, large and elaborate, suffered a main shaft break requiring drilling to sail on one wheel. With 800 passengers and 150 crew, provisions ran low at San Diego prompting a stop for supplies. The voyage offered vivid sunsets and moonlit seascapes as the crew pressed onward.
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Lacific
George Law
New York
Panama
Glen Gate
Te Catin
San Lucar
California
San Diego
Dana
Stars in the Sea and a Shipwreck Near the Bar
Bishop Simpson recalls a perilous voyage halted by a sandbar storm off a coast, where the ship broke apart and nearly a thousand passengers faced disaster. He finds comfort in two guiding stars seen at night, interpreting them as mercy and divine protection, and notes the vessel and survivors were later saved or salvaged.
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Calender
Fle
Kirk White
Bethlehem
San Francisco
Bishop Simpson
Naples
Miscellainous Facts and Saints
Practical tips on preserving meat with salt and charcoal, drying cranberries, and avoiding mouldy bread. Notes warn against deleterious dyes in wool and unsafe red fabrics. A chimney remedy uses a wire pane to improve stove smoke control. Permanganate of potassa is presented as a disinfectant for barrels and odors, including carbolic acid.
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Juliet
Westerhof
Ila
Anecdotes of Jarvis the Painter
Anecdotes celebrate Jarvis as the era’s finest character portraitist and humorist. The piece recalls his vivid, branded caricatures, strong stories at the Delphian Club, and the way his presence and wit animated fellow members during evenings.
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Jarvis
Charles Matthews
Ben
Delphian
Kilkenny Cats
Joe Miller
Faroual
Mr. Pierpont
Paul Allen
William Gwynn
Craneval Winder
Beckenridge
Louisiana
Archbishop Carrol
Atheint
Odd Seeker at Cataract House Audubon’s Early Fame Noted
A shabby stranger with torn clothes and a long beard astonishes Niagara Falls patrons. Audubon the ornithologist, famed for his prior patrons of princes and kings, is highlighted amid crowd reactions. The piece includes a long, vivid account of his appearance and reception.
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Japaixa
Niagara Falls
Cuvier
Brrde
Wren
Washington
Blue Mountains
Juin J. Auduton Ornithologist
Timeline of inventions and odd fashion notes from a past era
A list of historical inventions with dates from glass windows to the telegraph and daguerreotype, followed by a peculiar anecdote about Southern gentlemen and an African king’s court attire, noting varying garments described as nothing else in hot weather.
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Germany
Potta
Janson
China
Europe
Savey
United States
Scotland
Morse
France
A Singuran Adventure in a Stage Coach Tale
A young traveler meets six aged men aboard a stage coach all seeking the secret of long life. Each man cites a habit from abstaining from office to rising at dawn and paying for papers in advance. The eldest credits modest living and prompt newspaper payment, inspiring the traveler to subscribe in advance.
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Llow
Pictures, flirtations, and a one armed veteran on Military street
A interior couple visit a photo salon with quirky bets and a staged kiss scene that ends in comic chaos. Nearby, a one armed ex Confederate soldier directing oxen in a mock military drill on Military street echoes Civil War stiffness and battlefield memories.
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Military Street
Ruggles
Reb
Waterloo
Killing by Eye Air Method Reported by Professor Casturani
A sensational claim from a Royal Veterinary School report that Professor Casturani has devised a method to kill animals by forcing air into their eyes in seconds without apparent pain. Four rabbits two dogs and two goats allegedly died in trials. concerns rise over potential application to humans and lack of outward traces.
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Royal Veterinary School
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