Boarding house intrigue in Boston Reveres tale
A lively boarding house in Mrs. Wickes is unsettled by Boston couple guests. A flirtatious guest Miss Fan and her sister stir mischief at dinner as the narrator teases Mr Minot. A comic escape leads to a dramatic ride and eventual amity as vows and marriage follow in a lighthearted romance. A separate Boston romance recalls a Lowell factory girl and a Harvard medical student who reunite after decades, meeting in a snowy street after fate and letters across years.
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Mr. Revere
Mrs. Wickes
Mrs. Minot
Mr. Minot
New York
Madame
Miss Fan
Miss Trowbridge
Mr. Sparkler
Mrs. M
Minots
Venetia
Boston Reveres
Robert
Fan
Jem
Fannie
Boston
Minot
The
Boston Post
Lowell
Harvard
California
Fortune
Golden Shore
Washington and
Winter Streets
The Barbers Pole Explained Through History
The barber's pole once signified both shaving and bloodletting. The gilt top basin aided lathering, while the spiral bands symbolized bandages used to bind the arm and dress bleeding wounds.
Lincoln’s patient reaction to a long manuscript
The Lincoln anecdote recalls him listening patiently as a friend read a lengthy manuscript aloud. Upon finishing, the president asked how long it would take for readers who enjoy that type of work, and replied that it’s “about the kind of thing” such fans would want.
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Lincoln
A Wise Deacon Impresses with Hop Bitters Remedy
In a column exchange, Deacon Wilder explains his family stayed healthy last season using Hop Bitters. He claims three dollars' worth kept them well and out of doctors’ bills, contrasting neighbors' costs. He suggests the medicine as a remedy for future illnesses.
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Deacon Wilder
Taylor
Mistaken Identity Case Clears Up by Alibi
A Strange tale from Muscogee County Georgia shows Sam Hall, recently sentenced to death for a November 1876 murder, claiming in prison that in 1872 he took a bridle and was sentenced to 15 years, escaping in February 1877. He argues another man committed the 1876 crime, and the case may return him to the penitentiary for horse theft.
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Sam Hall
Muscogee
Georgia
Sam
Muscogee County
New York Sun
Pauper of Nantucket recalls Napoleon guard on St Helena
An 86 year old pauper in Nantucket alms house, Robert Ratcliffe, recalls life at sea from Newcastle to serving as guard of Napoleon aboard the Bellerophon. He describes Napoleon's appearance, fortitude, and the voyage to Longwood, noting his role ashore to help build Napoleon's house and his calm demeanor.
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Nantucket
N. Y. Tribune
Robert Ratcliffe
Newcastle-on- Tyne
Denmark
Bellerophon
Napoleon
St. Helena
Ratcliffe
Longwood
A Kansas ScENE of Sterling and Lyons Growth
Reaching Sterling, the commercial hub of Rice County, the article notes rapid growth, land sales, and population surge toward 8000, with Sterling and Lyons connected by a scenic drive marked by rivers, farms, and thriving trade across the Arkansas River. It portrays Sterling as a future southwest focal point and details expansive landscapes, streams, and ranching history. The piece includes a separate critique of cheap dime novels after a Fields lecture, stressing harmful youth influence and the need for protective measures.
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Kansas
Sterling
Rice County
Ie Ee
Reno County
Arkansas
Terling
Lyons
Cow Creek
Court House
Rocky Mountain
Decay of Manners Between Men and Women
From Cornhill Magazine, the piece laments decline in manners in modern life. It argues women’s increasingly playful defiance erodes gentlemanly decorum, prompting men to swagger and lose proper courtesy. It also ties haste and bustle to eroding finely cultivated manners, stressing calm consistency over spasmodic energy.
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Cornhill Magazine
A Secret Worth Knowing Moth Proofer for Upholstery
A trade secret among upholsterers outlines using benzine to kill moths, larvae, and eggs in furniture and woolen items. Saturate the piece in a well-ventilated area, allow drying, and vent the space. avoid fire due to flammable vapors.
Murder in Moscow Hotel Targeting Spy Traitors
In the Nobel'schen Gasthaus Moscow a young man occupied rooms 60 and 61 with an apparent companion. After eight days a foul odor led police to break in. room 61 held a corpse face down with a pillow covering the head and a blood pool. A note declared the victim a traitor condemned by Russian Socialists and Revolutionists. killers remain at large.
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Moscow
No. 60
Jeminad
No. 61
The Physical Paradox on Blood Purity
An article argues blood purity governs health and disease, claiming impure blood causes illness and that cleansing with Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery and Pleasant Purgative Pellets offers an effective alterative, tonic, and cathartic treatment, especially for scrofulous diseases.
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Dr. Pierce
Rhode Island Public Laws Revenue and Supreme Court Amendments
Public Laws of Rhode Island from 1879 amend tax payment timing and extend court hours for the Supreme Court and Court of Common Pleas. The acts, passed April 7 1879, allow non jury business on Sundays and holidays and outline deposition procedures and record transmission rules.
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Rhode Island
Amendment Act on Bird Protection Passes in 1879
The act amends Chapter 569 of the Public Laws to redefine hunting seasons for species including woodcock grouse partridge quail and various ducks. Violators who take sell buy or possess protected birds during specified months face a twenty five dollar fine per bird. The act takes effect upon passage.
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General Assembly
Preservation of sale notice records for real estate deeds
An 1879 act requires that when real estate sales within the state depend on published notices, a copy of the advertisement and an affidavit detailing publication times newspapers and sale details be attached to the deed. The attached copy and affidavit must be recorded with the deed and serve as prima facie evidence of the stated facts.
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Aittle
General Assembly
Public Legal Amendment Filed in General Statutes Chapter 761
A legislative notice reports Chapter 761 proposes amendments to Chapter 127 of the General Statutes and adds provisions aligned with the act. The filing outlines scope, effective dates, and affected sections, signaling a legal reform move under consideration by the legislature.
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Addi
Advertising Rates and Requirements for the Next Issue
The notice outlines advertising rates for one inch one week and each subsequent week with annual and special notices, prior payment for transient ads, and limits on yearly advertisers. It states ads must be submitted by Thursday noon to appear in the next issue.
License to peddle by General Treasurer amendment
The April 10 1879 act amends Georgia Chapter 127 adding Sec 12 authorizing the General Treasurer to issue for up to one year a non transferable personal peddling license to residents who served in U S military or naval forces in the late war, upon proof of service discharge and a physician's oath of physical disability, excluding watches and precious metals.
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General Assembly
Georidia
United States
Naval Service
Town Council Probate Meetings Set Monthly by Law
The act amends statutes to require Town Councils with probate jurisdiction to meet monthly for council and probate business. If a quorum is lacking, clerks may continue proceedings to the next regular meeting and notify parties to appear at that rescheduled time with the same effect as original notice.
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General Assembly
An Act Extending Survival of Actions After Officer Death
A new act amends Chapter 193 to prevent abatement of actions when an officer, receiver, or trustee dies or leaves office for up to one year. Within that year, the successor may step in to prosecute or defend the action. The measure specifies the successor may be summoned to assume responsibility at any time during that year.
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General Assembly
Chapter 768 An Act on Sheriff Fees for Writs and Executions
An 1879 act amends section 22 Chapter 246 to set sheriff and deputy sheriff fees for serving writs and executions in solid fact cases equal to civil case fees. When fees are certified by the court clerk, the State Auditor will issue payment orders to the General Treasurer for the officer who served the writ or execution.
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General Assembly
Amendment to Oyster Fisheries Statute Reads New Land Leases
An 1879 act amends Section 4 of Chapter 133 to specify that the Oyster Commissioners may not lease lands north of a Providence River line from Hills Wharf to Lyon's Point monument or lease ponds and beds in Little Compton Tiverton and Westerly or the Long Bed and Marsh Island beds within Providence River to Pawtuxet Bridge. The act preserves current leases.
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General Assembly
Providence River
Ilill's Wharf
Lyon's Point
East Providence
Little Compton
South Kingstown
Tiverton
New Shoreham
Long Bed
Rock Island
Marsh Island
Long Neck Flats
Patytuxet Cove
Long Neck
Marsh Island Flats
Pawtuxet
Passenger Baggage Privilege Act Enacted 1879
The General Assembly passes a law amending railroad rules allowing every rail passenger to carry personal baggage up to eighty pounds on any train without extra charge beyond regular fare. The act repeals conflicting statutes and takes effect immediately upon passage as certified by Secretary of State Joshua M. Addeman.
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General Assembly
Joshua M. Addeman
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