The Miser and His Dog on London Streets
A lean dirty dog with a basket on his neck wanders busy streets from Oxford Street to Tottenham Court Road. A narrator follows and feeds the dog he discovers a sick, bedbound master and a bond that endures beyond poverty. The tale ends with the dog returning to mourn his owner at the grave.
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Carter
Oxford Street
Marble Arch
Duke Street
Regent Circus
Audley Street
Tottenham Court Road
London
West End
Muiser
Jim
Life of a pure-minded man marked by memory and failed deeds
A reflective note recalls a feeble-bodied man whose noble plans lie dormant, his life strewn with memory's grave-stones that mark how lack of physical vigor prevented his enterprises from becoming deeds.
Fault Finders and the Habit of Faulting
The piece mocks fault finding as a petty habit born from envy or jealousy. It suggests such critics inflict hurt when others praise anything and argues the offender deserves a playful corrective to curb narrowsm and condescension.
How To Begin an Article for Publication
A guidance note on starting an article by first writing freely then trimming to a concise point. Begin with your finest prose and elaborate style, then drop to the main subject. Read the opening sentence and cut everything before it to sharpen the piece.
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Scribner’s
Bell‑toting thief nabbed by Paris butcher scheme
A Paris butcher used a string and bell to trap shoplifted meat, dragging the culprit as she fled. The thief, a terrified woman, outran the clanging bell, while the boy and police found the comical method oddly effective in exposing the theft.
Jefferson's Official Delicacy and Public Duty
A passage from Atlantic Monthly recounts Thomas Jefferson’s firm stance on public duty. It highlights his refusal to meddle in elections and to profit from stock speculation, his stance on government aid for Haitian refugees, and a personal note about safeguarding a letter meant for a poor woman near Monticello.
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Jefferson
Congress
William Short
St. Domingo
Monroe
Duke of Ileans
Paris
Monticello
Atlantic Monthly
Spring Frogs Peeping Sound At Pond Edge
The article describes a small brown frog, not the bull frog, as the spring peeper. It hides among grasses by water, flattens to resemble a leaf, and swells its throat to emit a shrill peep. Size about one inch, color from light to dark brown, easily caught in a bottle for observation.
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Britannia
British Quarterly Review
Curious Patents Spark Patent Office Laughs
A rural inventor seeks a patent to stop cows from switching their tails, proposing a bottle shaped device and a square block with a central knot. Another applicant aims to patent steam generation by boring to reach subterranean fires. The piece notes the entertaining curiosities in the Patent Office.
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Patent Office
Dinner Prank Reveals Mock Roast Note in Bar
A Cape Girardeau anecdote recalls a man known for loafing at bars. His wife brings dinner to the table but reveals only a slip reading I hope you will enjoy your dinner it is of the same kind your family has at home. The episode awaits Mr Gough's lecture inclusion.
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Sim
Jim
Tam
Gough
Cape Girardeau
Jackson Cashbook
How To Start Carrots A READ OF WeEeEps
A correspondent to the Country Gentleman explains carrot preparation. After refitting ground, seed is soaked in a bag dipped in water for about thirty six hours in a warm room until nearly sprouted. Seed is then dried enough to run through a planter and planted with a planter to emerge before weeds.
European view of American girls in schools cited by a traveler
A European observer recounts blunt opinions about American girls in Germany and Dresden. She notes a Frankfurt school declined American pupils for their extravagant dress and focus on clothes, arguing their influence harms German girls more than their money benefits.
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Europe
Frankfort-on-Main
Dresden
Man laments income gap and advice to live within means
A poor man quips that capitalists advise him to live within his income, yet his real struggle is living without any income. The remark highlights economic hardship and advice versus reality in a simple, social commentary tone.
A Clerical Anecdote From Western Pioneers
The article recalls early western ministry with Rev Jacob Patch of Northern Indiana who paid for shingles with a sermon contract. A Hog Creek settler shingle scheme yields half a bunch unpaid, prompting a farewell sermon about repayment. A traveller learns a yard and lane riddle ends with the line you are lost, in humorous rural narration.
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Great West
Jacob Patch
Indiana
New England
West
Prairie
Beecher
Hog Creek
Greenville
Hole Through the Earth Problem Sparks Honest Pause
A college professor posed a night time puzzle about drilling a hole through the earth and dropping a ball to study its motion and final rest. A student replied he first needed to solve the practical issue of how to create the hole before answering the main question.
Firework Licensing Act for Providence Passes
Public laws from 1873 regulate storage keeping and sale of fireworks in Providence. The board of engineers issues licenses signed by the secretary with printed rules. licenses run to January 1 after issue and may be revoked for violations. Fees are two dollars per license with funds to city treasury. violations carry a twenty dollar fine.
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Providence
General Assembly
City of
Board of Engineers
Fire Department
Src
Providence Establishes Public Works Board in 1873
The General Assembly enacts a provision creating a three member board of public works in Providence. Members are elected by two‑branch city council vote with staggered terms starting January 1 1873 and continuing annually with three year, two year, and one year first terms.
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Board of Public Works
City of
Providence
General Assembly
Providence City Board of Public Works Powers and Duties
The act outlines board structure, vacancy rules, and president role. It grants general control over sewer and drain construction and maintenance, with city council oversight and authority to assign related powers. Assessments are levied on estates fronting streets, with liens for one year. The board handles benefit assessments, notices, jury trial rights, and bridge or public building power. The act repeals inconsistent laws and takes effect upon passage.
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Board of Public Works
Surveyors of Highways
Providence
Supreme Court
Jusana M. Adudeman
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