Fortune Fable in Bunkerville Shows Trickster Fortune
Charles Jones of Bunkerville, poor but honest, receives charity and a faked fortune story from a neighbor and a mistaken newspaper notice. The town hails him before revealing a typographical error, and he eventually repays a lent loan to Grabbal while gaining steady work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Jones
Bunkerville
Jones
Providence
Hallo
Mr. Williams
Mr. Graball
Graball
Charles
Mary
Stingy
Mrs. Jones
Mr. Jones
Miss Tellall
Mrs Jones
Williams
Bunkersville
James
Quotations on Character and Wisdom from Goethe and Others
A collection of aphorisms on restraint, pride, secrecy, and temperance. Observations by Goethe and others contrast calm dignity with rash anger, noting that riches ease, tolerance grows with age, and true companionship values simplicity and steadfastness.
Advertising Lion-Tamer Driesbach Dies at Seventy
Driesbach the lion tamer died on his Ohio farm at seventy. Reports recount a New York exhibition twenty years ago where after a tiger fight he appeared badly injured but the wounds were artificial, the gore from a sponge with rose pink, a staged advertising stunt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Driesbach
Tre Worta of Fine Manners And Social Virtues
Excerpt from The Christian Remembrancer on how charm and good manners sway others. It jokes that sweetness, good nature, yielding will, forbearance, and sympathy form a catalogue of social virtues crucial to being beloved. Even heroes and saints may lack them yet still inspire great work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. W. Mansfield
Methodist Episcopal Church
Fairs Through History and Ancient Commerce
A survey of fair origins from Roman to medieval times explains how merchants used fixed displays to reach distant consumers. It traces fairs to religious and market roots, noting key events in France, Germany, and England, and highlights the Hoosac Tunnel and ancient shoe fashions in separate notes.
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Kancer
Tabard Inn
Canterbury
Abraham
Tosimus
St. Basil
Soiaie
Martyrs Shire
Mount Calvary
France
Troyes
Sidonius Apollonarius
Dagobert I
St. Denis
Parlement of
Paris
Brie
Germany
Frankfork
Magdeburg
England
St. Bartholomew
Henry Morley
Rayer
Henry I
Dalmatian Beetles Haunt Dubrovnik Rooms and Walls
A reporter recalls two terrifying insects in Dubrovnik native fauna a huge black beetle that climbs walls at five feet per second and a loud flying creature that hides in day and attacks at night leaving readers with fear and vivid description of the pests.
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Dalmatia
Dubrovnik
Three Armies of War Left Germany Cited Proverb
An old German proverb notes that a great war leaves a nation with three armies the cripples the mourners and the thieves reflecting social costs and turmoil after conflict.
How To Keep Meat Fresh Years Round
A farmer's wife shares a salt and saltpetre method to preserve meat for months. Slice meat after cooling, pack in a hot saltwater jar with alternating layers of meat and seasoned salt, press with a wet cloth, and store in a cool place. She claims beef from February kept to June and veal preserved through dog days.
Slumbering Plants Adapt to Night Day Reversal
A French chemist subjects a sensitive plant to a strict discipline by exposing it to bright light at night and placing it in darkness by day. The plant initially struggles with irregular leaf movement and nodding but gradually adapts, effectively turning day into night without apparent harm.
Irishman aims to capture turtle in dramatic stand off
An Irishman fresh from the old country spots a turtle and decides to seize it. The turtle nips his finger as he holds it at arm's length and warns the creature to release its howls or he will kick it out of the box.
Hindu propitiation drives native rituals and fears
The Spectator notes that Hindu practice centers on propitiation to avert calamity. Practitioners offer foods and objects to perceived evil agents, including spirits of dead men and even favored English officials, hoping for protection from harms and enduring favors.
Advice on Health and Habits for Men in Life’s Span
The excerpt outlines a program for men from ages 25 to 55 to balance physical vigor with intellectual development. It urges building a personal philosophy, forming deliberate habits, avoiding excessive bondage to routines, and maintaining exercise. It warns that abandoning active riding for sedate carriage use marks a shift toward sedentary diseases.
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Durin
Spee
Writers who refine their craft through repeated revisions
The article surveys famed authors and the high value of revising work before publication. It cites Byron, Lope de Vega, Voltaire, Dryden, Elizabeth Barrett Browning, Shakespeare, Dickens, and others, highlighting how deliberate effort and multiple rewrites yield lasting, quality literature. It notes painters and editors like Planche, Eothen, and Wordsworth as examples of meticulous practice.
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Byron
Lope de Vega
Voltaire
Dryden
Elizabeth Barrett Browning
Geraldine
America
Shakespeare
Dickens
J'om Moore
Planche
Albany Fonblanque
Examiner
Sepworth Dixon
King-lake
Eothen
Wordsworth
Rylstone
Gentleman’s Magazine
Washington’s Final Moments Recited in Personal Diction
The narrative recounts General George Washington’s death on December 14 1779 with his calm acceptance. He directs loyalty to his papers and accounts asks for a quiet passing and proper burial and utters his last words to Tobias Lear before expiring.
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Washington
Mr. Lear
Lear
George Washing
How To Teap A Coal Fire
Replenish a coal fire as ashes appear then add enough coal to make a black coal layer over the red. This starts the kindle and prevents heat loss by stirring the grate too soon. Stir only when the new coal is well kindled to save fuel and maintain steady heat.
Susie Foregoes Remarriage After Loss in Rural Tale
In a dialect scene, Susie recalls widowhood after repeated bereavements. She swears to fulfill a late husband’s wish and marry once, then keep a faith to the church, with a neighbor Frank Dunn prompting the discussion. The dialogue reveals community beliefs about mourning and remarriage.
Treating Aching Teeth Quick Home Remedies
Do not remove foreign matter from the cavity and rinse with tepid water to open the pulp chamber. Apply strong iodine to the gums around the tooth after drying, but avoid cold water methods for inflamed living pulp. If inflammation cannot be stopped, use warm applications such as roasted split fig to hasten suppuration and seek a dentist to prevent scarring.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Journal of Chemistry
Death from nicotine in old wooden pipe at inquest
An inquest in Dartmouth park heard a three year old boy die after using an old wooden pipe laced with nicotine. The child, after blowing soap bubbles, fell ill and died three days later. The jury verdict credited nicotine as the cause.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
British Anti-Tobacco Association
Pall Mall Gazelle
VEGETINE Endorsed by Springfield Business Leader
Certificate from C W Vandergrift of Vandergrift & Huffman in Springfield endorses VEGETINE made by H Ro Stevens Boston Ma for rheumatism nervous system issues. Letter dated Feb 18 1877 notes good results and recommends the medicine as effective. Vandergrift is described as a prominent local merchant with a large Springfield store.
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Springfield
H Ro Stevens
Boston
C W Vandegrift
Vandergrift
Iim
Vandergrift & Huffman
HW R Stevens
W. H Clark
Monterey Street
Alleghany, Penn
Our Minister's Wife
Louisville February 16 1877 report notes a local minister's wife involved in a community event or story, with attention to social or church circle considerations and regional interest.
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Louisville, KY
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Phenix Building
Hopestreet, Co
A. Greene
Flint & CO
Emporium
Eddy
Providence, R. I
Slighlander
New Argand
Yours Truly
Flint & CC
N. B.—Blint & CO
Sayls
Oeer
Gary
Goethe
Hoosac
Hoosac Tunnel
North Adams
Alvah Crocker
Florida Mountain Tigers
Central Asia
Steppe
Asia
Arctic
Siberia
Oxus
Upper
Egypt
Sparta
Athens
Rome
Cato
Utica
Solomon III
Soverei
Brittany
Francis I
Charles VII
the Spectator
Susie
Sary
Frank Dunn
Vegetine
Ht. R. Stevens
A. Ballard
West
Jefferson Street
Hyde Park
Lowell
Hyyvee Park
Mass
J. R. Stevens
H. BR. Stevens
Boston, Mass
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