Boston Fair Opens In New Mass Charitable Mechanic Hall
Taz One Mzonanics Fam opens in the Massachusetts Charitable Mechanic Association building on Huntington Avenue Boston Sept 13. The Renaissance style red brick complex fronts Huntington and West Newton and Gloucester with a 15 foot light air passage. The vast hall holds 8 000 to 10 000 and will showcase mechanical exhibits and fine arts with galleries rivaling European cities. Maj Ben Perley Poore to display military history artifacts from stone age to present.
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Taz
Massachusetts Charitable Mechanic Association
Huntington, Avenue
Boston
Huntington Avenue
West Newton and
Gloucester
Boston & Albany
Paris
New York City
Philadelphia
Baltimore
New England
Ben. Perley Poore
America
Mail carrier's humor under the tower peninsula heat
A post office agent encounters a forest mail route with a lone carrier. The man jokes about burying robbers and facing fires, declaring he would kill his boss, eat the mail, and shout we have met the enemy and he is ourn, highlighting frontier grit and government duty.
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Tower Peninsula
United States
Hull
Detroit Free Press
Water drinking guidance from health note
Do not drink water kept in open vessels overnight as it loses aeration and collects dust. Keep water in covered containers and filter when possible. Avoid surface water from lakes and rivers, especially after surface wash. Do not drink more than two tumblerfuls per meal, and limit between meals to protect gastric juice and kidneys. Sip small amounts to prevent injury.
Delicacy Stands Foremost in Province of Good Taste
A concise reflective line notes that decorum governs appearances in social settings, placing refined manners above ornamental features in the context of provincial norms. The statement characterizes taste as prioritizing propriety over superficial adornment.
The Satin Screen Swindle Ends in Reform and Rescue
In a garret the fragile satin screen becomes a focal point of deceit as Ann Azalea Harper schemes to seize it for rent arrears. Mrs More is swindled, but Miss Milman exposes the plot, Uncle Harper’s daughter is rebuked, and Mabel More is adopted by Aunt Hepsy, restoring dignity and justice.
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Mabel More
Mrs. More
Mamma
Thackeray
China
Psyche
Mabel
Ann Azalea Harper
Ann Azalea
Sepsy
Sepsy Was Wishing For Just Such An Old-Fashioned Screen." Now Aunt Hepsy
Aunt Hepsy
Miss Harper
Mable
Tam
May
Hopsy
Alice More
Harper
Ebenezer Harper
Miss Milman
Mrs. Nore
Papa Harper
Eyebrow Reinforcing Tricks in Nineteenth Century Beauty
A lively dialogue explores how women used charcoal and false eyebrows to alter appearance. It explains the process of "reinforcing the eyebrow," including shaping, attaching a false bit, and blending with hair to achieve a natural look. The piece notes the risks of detection and the social desire for a bolder, more defined eye.
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Juno
Jennie
Shaving Gift Teases Barber Perfume and Treats
A playful note imagines a young woman sending a shaving set to her male friend. The gesture conveys a coy message about dislike of the barber’s scent and a cheeky bargain where two ten cent shaves gain two ice creams.
Man Who Loved Horses Not Always Wise in Texas Jails
A philanthropist’s remark that loving a horse proves virtue contrasts with a Texas jail scene filled with men who loved other people’s horses but not wisely. The quote frames crime and animal affection as a lens on moral judgment.
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Texas
Miscellany Thoughts On Self Knowledge And Virtue
A collection of maxims on knowing oneself and others, hardship and treasure, purpose in life, and truth versus illusion. It emphasizes restraint in speech, avoiding ignorance, and facing sorrow with resolve. The tone mirrors moral reflection and practical wisdom from a bygone era.
Wealth as servant not master in moral measure
The piece asserts wealth should aid virtue not rule it. It argues true piety is shown by fair dealing and equitable giving, urging quotients of measurement in conduct rather than loud prayers. It emphasizes treating others as one wishes to be treated, with concrete proportions as moral yardsticks.
Nature Enjoys a Day of Play and Motion
A vivid line of nature’s scenes portrays lightning dancing, wind whistling, thunder rumbling, snow flying, waves leaping, fields smiling, buds sprouting, and rivers flowing in a lively tableau.
Seed of error and divine restraint in human hearts
The Religious Herald notes that error grows like seed in the ground, flourishing when neglected. It argues God curbs depravity to make life endurable and to restore humanity toward righteousness, with the expectation that eventually every knee shall bow and every tongue confess to Christ.
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Hell
Time as destroyer and healer in Christian thought
The piece reflects on Time’s dual nature as both destroyer and restorer. It argues that aging soothes spiritual wounds, revealing God’s superior plan to human thought, and that healing arrives through time’s gentle passage, turning grief into tender memory and renewing the heart like spring after winter.
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Christian Union
Compass Plant Guides Travelers North on Plains
The Compass Plant astonishes travelers with magnetic leaves that point north. An 1860 trek across the plains recounts how its directional quality helped a lost party regain their camp route in hours, likening it to a mariner’s needle. The piece notes the plant’s potential broader value to chemists and naturalists.
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Western Plains
Rocky Mountains
California
Colorado
Atchison
Kansas
Pike’s Peak
Trade with the Indian Becomes Honest and Profitable
I recount how the Indians drove to trade at my store after recognizing my honesty and respect for their Great Spirit. A chief counted twelve coon skins and bought twelve more, proving I would not cheat them. Their trust brought in abundant furs and shu-ne-ah, transforming my fortune by day’s end.
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Iinois
Mississippi
Wisseba
Thomas
Toad Under Bed Revealed In Warned Nightly Fracas
Judge Pitman and wife wake to a cold object under the covers. A broom and bucket are used to uncover a watch, not a creature. The judge dismisses the alarm as fuss, while Maria defends her fright.
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Judge Pitman
Maria
Mrs. Pitman
The Man on the Bicycle and Its Quiet Purpose
An Indianapolis Journal observation portrays a rider as a silent, absorbed figure. The cyclist appears indifferent to surroundings, moving with deliberate, almost mystical purpose toward an unseen goal, projecting personal resolve through stoic calm.
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Indianapolis Journal
Gardener Claims Soil Favors Weeds Over Flowers
A gardener argues weeds thrive because soil treats them as its true offspring while flowers get only a stepmotherly ground, suggesting soil favors the weed population over cultivated blooms.
The Reliable Man as Governor and Husband
A portrait of the reliable man as a model citizen and leader. He is trusted, calm, and responsible in public life, with a steadfast temperament, honest dealings, and support for others. The piece extols his readiness to help, respect for himself, and the esteem he earns from family and society.
American Lady Attracts Proposals After Mysterious Letter
An American woman abroad gains rapid fame when a dropped note on a hotel piazza describes an agent buying 300 horses to haul wheat and chartering freight trains for early June. Within a week she receives four marriage proposals.
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Henry James, Jr
Day Twins and Triplets Across Indiana
Mrs. Day of Indiana has experienced twins once and triplets twice, illustrating a remarkable pattern of multiple births. The saying about what a Day may bring forth hints at family surprises and variety in offspring.
I Wished I Was Dgap A Sulphur Bitters Testimony
After years with leucorrhoea a Newport reader credits Sulphur Bitters with her recovery. She states three bottles cured her and notes she would have remained ill without the remedy. The testimonial emphasizes personal cure and waits on similar endorsements.
Preparing Peanuts for Market and Processing Steps
The Nashville American describes peanut processing from initial brushing to sorting into cocks ships and eagles. Graded nuts are bagged, shelled, and shipped in 200 pound sacks to the North for candy making, with oil extraction and shells repurposed for horse bedding.
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Iris
Nashville American
Glass Eye Tale Ends in Comic Misunderstanding
An old Swede had an eye removed and a glass eye fitted by Dr. Holmes. Believing it would “see” as well, he admiringly paid fifteen dollars. At home he discovers the eye cannot see and storms out, declaring he does not want an eye he cannot see out of. Chicago Inter-Ocean.
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Holmes
Chicago
Inter-Ocean
Josh Bitaines Wisdom Reveals Witty Reflections
A compact collection of pithy maxims on beliefs, religion, fools, and human folly. The quips compare prudent religion to a life preserver, critique learned fools, and note how people reveal character by the fire side.
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Josh
Jess
Power meets Garfield matriarch on inauguration day
Reverend George Power congratulated the elder Mrs Garfield on inauguration day and she replied that the honor to her son was too good to believe and feared something might happen.
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George Power
Mrs. Garfield
Ginger Tonic Promises Quick Cure for Early Illness
An Observer ad extols Parker's Ginger Tonic as a cure for early symptoms of disease, claiming it can prevent months of sickness. It asserts that even the sickly can become healthy with timely use of the pure medicine.
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Parker
Advertising Rates and Policies for a Local Newspaper
The notice lays out advertising rates for one inch for one week at one dollar with twenty five cents for each extra week. It notes twelve lines nonpariel type, special notices before marriages and deaths double the rate, advance payment for transient ads, yearly contracts on reasonable terms, and limits yearly advertisers to their own business. Ads must be handed in by Thursday noon to appear in the next issue.
Boers Rendered In A Sturdy Sketch By A Visitor
A St James's Gazette excerpt portrays Boers as capable farmers and craftsmen who educate themselves, prize religion, and practice hospitality. It notes their self sufficiency, gun training, and rural social order, while mentioning their indifference to formal schooling and disdain for banks. The piece closes with a vivid farm life snapshot and reflections on national character.
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Ins
St. James's Gazette
Why HE DECLINED portrait of us caused chaos
A New York periodical requested permission to publish a portrait. We declined. In a country town the photo was misused in a patent medicine ad and later by another editor as a murderer image. A man attacked us over the mix up, and a constable intervened. We vow no more image leases.
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Pope
Jamaica
Livingstone
Sera Pinto
Gordon Cummings
Jules Verne
New York
Jenkin
Cezalia
Boston Post
Lady Beautifiers Boost Health Appeal by Hop Bitters
Ladies cannot achieve fair skin rosy cheeks and sparkling eyes while in poor health. Rich blood good health strength and beauty come from Hop Bitters. A trial is presented as proof of its effectiveness in improving vitality.
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France
When a co aps go abroad on 2. wedding tour
A playful query asks if a joint couple trip overseas for a wedding tour could be called a marrytime excursion emphasizing a light pun on nuptials and travel.
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