Mrs Blifkins Takes a Long Letter and a Reluctant Dog
A tale recounts Mrs Blifkins writing a letter that fills the page and more with postscript desires. Benjamin is persuaded to visit the countryside for health, while Sailor Boy the Newfoundland accompanies him to the depot and causes chaos at the baggage area.
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Benjamin
Straeta
Blifkins
Sailor Boy
Newfoundland
Cuba
Is Cook
Hin
Sailor Buy
Brilkins
Boston
South End
Blifkine
Bliskins
Stold
Biff
Valle
Bhifkios
Sway
Where are you going so fast old man
Poem reflecting a tired traveler aging, asking where the road leads. It contrasts rugged life with a aiding, gentle companion and hints at a hopeful afterlife as the speaker envisions the pearly gate and heavenly city beyond the hill.
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Old Man
Heavenly City
Governor Buckingham Urges Precision in Farming Costs
At the New England Agricultural Fair in Concord New Hampshire Governor Buckingham urged farmers to study farm economics with the same exactness as manufacturers. He warned that farmers lack precise cost accounting for livestock and crops and urged calculation of the exact cost per bushel or per pound of beef.
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New England
Middle States
Massachusetts
Connecticut
New York
New Jersey
Pennsylvania
Moore
Goiamission House
Weybosset
BR L
Josephus Gooding
Hope and
State Sts
David Moore, Jr
Agt
Bealee
Buckingham
Concord
Furmera
Empire Shuttle Machine Promises Superior Seam Stitching
An 1850 patent notice from 533 Broadway New York and 950 Washington St Boston promotes FS MACHINE with a straight needle perpendicular action that seals the lock stitch without raveling. It claims no cam or cog wheels, minimal friction, fifty percent less power, and suitability for leather to fine muslin. a twelve year old girl can operate it safely.
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Broadway
New York
Washington St
Boston
Sailor Boy Star of a Frantic River Trip
Blifkins pursues his dog Sailor Boy through mud and mayhem aboard a steamer bound for shore. The pursuit inspires chaos among passengers as a cat dives overboard, a costly remedy for misbehavior, and a tense funeral procession encounter before a quiet reunion with family.
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Sailor Boy
Blitkina
Blifkin
Nelsons Kindness to a Striken Girl Becomes Noted
A tale recalls Lord Nelson meeting a crying girl who broke her milk pitcher. She receives a sixpence and is promised payment tomorrow if she waits. Nelson keeps his word despite a prior engagement, enhancing his fame as a British hero.
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Lord Nelson
Adda
You Will Have Troubles Yet You Will Find Help
An exhortation stresses that trouble comes with worth and pride, yet support will redeem hardships. It asserts suffering will be occasional and offset by many victories, urging a brave, cheerful response rather than fear.
Didnt Like the Swindle Ex Governor Grimes Story
An elderly account recalls an interview scene with ex Governor Grimes at the Lluna capital. A young aspirant tries to shake down a hotel porter over a trunk fee, then meets Grimes who defends the clerk and condemns the swindle as defrauding the public treasury.
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Grimes
Lluna Gav
Guy Grimoy
Amile
Gov. Grimes
A Country Poem of Jerusha Jane and a City Love
A speaker recalls a long romance with Jerusha Jane, torn by a city rival in fine clothes. After heartbreak and years apart he marries Jerusha and reflects with humor and irony on the lost country love.
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Jane Jerasha Skegas
Jane Jerushu
la Nevelle
Jerusha Jane
Jerusha June
Deserved a Job at Ports mouth Navy Yard
A rural father seeks a job for his son at Portsmouth Navy Yard after the young man served in the army. The father recounts his son’s wartime exploits to claim preference, describing battles and his strength, then faces questions about eligibility and motives. The exchange ends with a remark about boasting and slander.
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Portsmouth Navy Yard
Anelin Opie Metamorphosis and Social Circles
An account of Mrs Opie as a lively London figure who dazzled peers with dancing and song then sought refuge among wealthy Quaker families. She embraced Friends customs, yet retained a seductive past glow in features and dress as she navigated two social worlds.
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Opie
London
Gurneys
Barclays
Sluares
Woods
Frys
Society of Friends
Foots
Xeon
Anelin Opie
Mas
Fagrar
Arabian Laughing Plant and its narcotic seed effects
The writer describes a plant bearing berries that, when seeds are ground and ingested in tiny doses, produce elation and altered behavior similar to laughing gas. He notes the plant grows low to the ground in Kasim and taller in Oman, and recounts experiments with two individuals to test its effects without serious harm.
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Humphrey Davy
Oman
E Central
Kawraun Akadia
The Lost Tongue Folly Near Sevenoaks
A tale describes a silent wife and a husband who feels relief by discovering her tongue. He theatrically empties drawers to provoke a response, then asks what he is doing as she shouts a surprised mercy. The scene ends with him declaring he found the tongue in a drawer.
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Sevenoaks
Cure for Colic of Horses and Church Turmoil
A folk remedy claims dissolve caltin with hot water vinegar to cure horse colic, with a second dose if needed. The text also critiques a church and society quarrel where members harass a minister, arguing for either stiff resolve or ongoing irritation.
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Horran
Harge
Origin of the Honeymoon in Sicilian Custom
The article notes a Sicilian wedding tradition where two attendants place honey in the bride and groom's mouths after the ceremony as a symbol of sweetness. This practice is described as potentially the origin of the term honeymoon.
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Therlute
Uain
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