An Only Quarrel and a Remorseful Confession
A man reflects on a shared life with his wife Alice, his jealousy over a social invitation, and a fatal quarrel on the eve of their wedding anniversary. He recounts the train departure, the push that led to her death, and his later remorse, aided by a letter from Alice that hints at forgiveness from beyond the grave. The narrative ends with a brief moral about a separate humorous incident from the New York Times.
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Harry
Alice
Beechwood
Barleycorn
Charlie
May
Staton
John
New York Times
Coals of Fire and the Omnibus Kindness
A magistrate, short of funds, rode an omnibus and found himself unable to pay. A fellow passenger offered two pennies to cover his fare, and when asked for his name the benefactor declined. At a street corner the man revealed his identity by a nod, reminding the magistrate he had once sentenced him to three months’ hard labor on November 6.
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Bere
London
Street chalk art turns to language lessons on pavements
A London screener on Gray's Inn Road abandons salmon and blue-sunset chalk drawings for teaching Hindoostani on the pavement. He writes names and phrases in the language, offers Tamil alphabet basics for a halfpenny, and even smells of a broader language school, while noting the era of charitable coppers for artists waning.
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Pearson’s Weekly
Piccadilly Name Origins and Notable Figures
London Telegraph recalls the disputed etymology of Piccadilly from cakes called pickadils sold by an old woman opposite Apsley House. It notes Hon. F. Byng, nicknamed Poodle, as the popular explainer and mentions royalist connections with Charles II. The piece also references St James’s Church and the Duke of Queensberry, “Old Q,” near Piccadilly’s end.
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Piccadilly
F. Byng
Byng
Charles II
Green Park
Apsley House
London
Poodle
St James
Sir Christopher Wren
Duke of
Queensberry
Preserving Bouquets With Fresh Water and Soapsuds
A longtime florist shares a method to keep cut flowers bright for at least a month. Upon receipt, lightly spray with fresh water, place in a container of soapsuds, and replace daily water, lifting ends to rinse briefly each morning. Change soapsuds every third day and observe gentle handling.
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New Orleans Times-Democrat
Hot and cold water remedies in medical talk
A medical association report notes hot water often preferred for eye bathing but cold may suit some cases. hot water advised for bruises. Drinking warm water in quantity aids perspiration to break a heavy cold. A bedside water bowl may ease troubled sleep and help combat tobacco smoke, per the Brooklyn Eagle. Also, St Louis is described as a separate municipality not in any county under 1875/1876 Missouri rules.
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Brooklyn Eagle
St. Louis
Mount Vesuvius Eruption Intensifies With Fiery Lake
Reports from Mount Vesuvius describe a steadily increasing eruption. A broad lava stream flows north of the Atria del Cavallo toward the Fossa della Vetriana, while the cone of ashes grows and the interior plateau glows at night. Observatory measurements show the peak rising 100 meters since the eruption began, a fiery lava lake around the Atria about 1,500 meters in circumference, and total lava output near 4,000,000 cubic meters. The dramatic display attracts many sightseers.
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Vesuvius
Atria del Cavallo
Fossa Della Vetrana
Atria
Declarations and officers named in historical society roll
A list of named individuals including James M Kimball, Albert L Calder, Hezphial Dunant, Sam L Colt, Joan P Campbell, Henry R Barker, Henry Bd Winship, William R Dupee, R A Robertson, Joseph Banigan. It notes Samuel P Colt as President, Joshua M Anddeman as Vice President, Cyrus P Brown as Treasurer, with Ard M Place as Secretary or similar role.
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Dire James M Kimball
Albert L. Calder
Hezphial Dunant
Sam
L. P. Colt
Joan P. Campbell
Henry R. Barker
Henry BD. Winship
William R. Dupee
R. A. Robertson
Joseph Banigan
Samuel P. Colt
Joshua M. Anddeman
Cyrus P. Brown Q Terntary Ard M. Place
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Betty
Felix Carmen
Munsey's
Jinks
Detroit Free Presa
O. W. Holmes
Peculiar
Fin
Oedai Rafine
Paylyou
U. S. Dental Association Music Hall
Providence
Pawtucket Mutual Fire Insurance Company
Main Street
Pawtucket
R. I
George A. Mumford
Edward A. Greene
Edmund 8. Mason
James L. Jenks
Benjamin F. Smith
Philo E. Thayer
George W.newell
J. Milton Payne
Frederick W. Easton
A.A. Mann
Chas. P. Moses
Isaac Shove
PP. Skinner, Jr
Palmer
Jas. E. Cranston
D. Russell Brown
James C Church
Dutee Wilcox
J. W. Crocker
Jeffrey Davis
Geo. W. HB. Bourn
George
Eotorse
Joseph CU. Starkweather
John H. Cady
Wao
W. Nightingale
Wm. C. Peirce
Charlee T. Howard
K. Cranston
Fire Insurance Agency
Aetna Insurance Company
Hartford
P Skinner, Jr
Bristol County Savings Bank
Hope Street
A. A. Walker
Bristol
Les
C. A. Bishop
Bradford Block
Hope ST
Gladding’s
Thames Street
Spicer Stove Company
the Waldron"brownell Co
Bradford Street
L. F. Gorhaws
R. J
NEW York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad
OLD Colony
P. m. Warren
Warren
Osundaye
Fall River
Newport
Boston
Reurn
New York
Ball River
E.G Allen
A. C. Kendall
L Pass
Althan
W. Fred Fish
John Lake
California
Petit John’s
Westminster Street
Tranacte
Tors
Geo. L. Littlefield
Sterne Hutchins
George T. Blaigs
Horace M. Barns
Danby T. Inman
QEO
P. Wetmore
Warren O. Arnold
JT. M. Addeman
W. T. C. Wardwell
Central Fish Market
Hoar & Stoughton, Proprietors
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