Irish Tale of Con Cregan and a Will Scam
A midnight knock brings Peter M'Cate to persuade Con Cregan to pretend to be the dying man and sign a will. The plan, aided by Billy Scanlan the schoolmaster, aims to leave everything to Peter as the neighbors witness the deceptive rite. The narrator, an animal in a basket, watches the tense, somber scene unfold with fear and awe.
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Con Cregan
Con
Peter M’cate
Peter
Faix
Corney
Billy Scanlan
Tom
Eagen
Haeonchee
Dying man bequeaths land and punch fueled last will
In a rustic Irish tale a dying man dictates a will to his son Peter and Billy Scanlan. Amid drink and laughter he bequeaths farms, two crossroad plots, and a lime kiln to trusted neighbors, then plans to boast about it on the morrow. The plot ends with Peter and Con Cregan inheriting Con's Acre.
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Billy Scanlan
Peter
Billy
Killimundoonery
Knocksheboora
Lynch
Dooran
Lanty Cassara
Billy Leanlan
Noonan’s
Darlin
Tam
Cross Roads
Don Cregan
the Cross
Con Cregan
Con
Two Acres At the Cross
England Always a Picture of Happiness and Danger
A traveler recalls first visit to England describing its beauty and hospitality undercut by a wary encounter. He notes white curtains and tender mutton-chops while recounting a sly offer of cheap cigars and a suspicious pursuit through crowded streets toward a dangerous alley.
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England
Smuggler's Den Escape For Dispatch Bearer
In a perilous chase through a gun palace and a smuggler's den a narrator pretends interest in costly shawls and wares. He thwarts capture by leveraging a bargain, triggering a swift escape through a dark court into a respectable street, pursued but safe at last.
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United Kingdom
Great Britain and Ireland
So-and-so
House of Commons
Roderick Dhu
Tye
Byron
London
Theodore S. Fay
Lippincott’s
Scientist Finds Vanilla Flavor In Fir Tree Study
A researcher reports vanilla flavor compounds in fir trees, suggesting a surprising source for flavor notes. The discovery points to potential new natural flavors and raises questions about practical extraction.
Quotations on Charity and Secrecy from Schiller
A misc text note quotes Schiller on charity and modesty, arguing that secrecy hides sins while charity should be open about need. It reflects a moral counsel tone common to period miscellany sections in newspapers.
Thought and Deed in Moral Action
The quote contrasts thinking and doing, noting thoughts may fail to yield deeds while just deeds reliably inspire just thoughts. It emphasizes action as a stable path from virtue to mindset, urging practical ethics over speculative reflection.
Vanity of Nobility Outshines Birth in True Virtue
A moral reflection argues true nobility comes from virtue, not birth. Titles may be bought, but virtue alone grants lasting worth, contrasting social rank with moral character.
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Burion
Poetic Reflections on Threats and Expressions
A fragment quotes Emerson contrasting modes of speech and threat. Some voices are loaded and leveled like a pistol while others hiss or kick, some lack expression like blueberries, and some dive as deep as a well. These lines explore varied human tones.
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Merson
Yielding for Peaceful Living Proved Wise
A quoted maxim urges yielding a little rather than quarrelling over minor rights. It criticizes the habit of standing firm for trivial claims as undignified and distracting from life. True wisdom starts pure, then peaceful and gentle.
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Grvine
Life's happiness built from small daily acts
The text reflects that life is composed of tiny courtesies, kind words, smiles, letters, wishes, and deeds. It extols daily small acts over heroic feats, noting little actions shape our life every hour.
Hopeful View Banishes Old Age Blues
A speaker praises a positive outlook and gratitude for life. He quotes a classic line about looking on the bright side as wealth. He rejects nostalgia for the past and expresses faith that the sun shines on a world improving toward a jubilee.
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Steele
Addison
Adam
A Queenly Transformation Seen In Isle of Man Yard
A visitor recalls a Manx churchyard scene where a duchess and her daughter, then a child listening to the tale of the Dairyman's Daughter, inspire tears and a lily tribute. The daughter later becomes Queen of England.
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Isle of Man
Duchess of Kent
England
The Peril of Lavish Living in Business Success
A merchant who grew wealthy retired and left his son a thriving business. Within three years the son went bankrupt and became a clerk. The father explained that early frugality built lasting wealth while starting with luxury hastened failure.
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Johnnie
Striving for Moral Strength Through Self Control
The article defines strength of character as power of will and self restraint, arguing true strength lies in mastering strong feelings. It cites calm replies to insults, enduring daily trials, and forgiving in anger as signs of moral fortitude, contrasting with outward displays of fury.
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Orone
Reliability Crown of Virtue in Human Character
The piece argues reliability as the paramount trait valued above genius or passion. It declares dependable steadiness the foundation of trust in work and life, saying even great people are worthless without it, while reliability elevates both common and exceptional individuals.
Public Wash-House in Vera Cruz as Model for New Orleans
Vera Cruz hosts a public wash-house with fifty subdivisions per side and ample marble troughs where hundreds of washerwomen work daily. Free access, clean facilities, and lawn space for drying contrast with New Orleans water supply, which requires a $2 monthly stipend for house taps. Water comes from a city-owned system like St. Louis and is also available at public fountains.
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New Orleans Time
Vera Cruz
Jamapa
Medellin
St. Louis
Baggage-Smasher Tales From Saratoga to Hudson
A sharp, period piece recounts the public’s dread of “baggage-smashers” who warehouse trunks with dexterity. A Hudson hotel incident shows a porter accidentally releasing ether from a bottle found in a guest's valise, leading to a medical rescue and the eventual reawakening of the hapless worker.
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Saratoga
Hudson
Morpheus
James I of Scotland a Royal Tale of Love and Death
The article recounts the legacy of James I of Scotland held as a hostage by England. He falls for Joanna Beaufort from a window view, writes poetry, marries her, and is assassinated in his own palace with his wife Catharine Douglass aiding the defense. A painterly scene is noted in Parliament houses.
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James the First
Scotland
James I
Joanna Beaufort
Catharine Duglass
Douglass
Adulterated Green Coffee Purified by Copper Sulfate
A Cincinnati chemist tested about a pound and a half of green coffee bought from a grocer. Tepid water turned green, discarded, then cold water produced a darker green solution of copper sulfate. The practice aims to even color and mask rotten grains.
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Cincinnati
Warts Originate in Active Neoplastic Process
The papillomata arise from an active neoplastic process in the rete penetrating into the hypertrophied connective tissue of the corium. The papilla of the cutis acts passively, elongating and dendritic due to epidermal hypertrophy, while surface elevation results from hypertrophy of both skin layers.
Max Muller's Great Work
Moncure D Conway lauds Max Muller's lifelong Sanskrit scholarship and his ongoing Rig Veda edition, noting vast influence on oriental studies, philology and mythology. praises his editors and students while predicting a brief leave after August.
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Max Muller
Cincinnati Commercial
Moncure D. Conway
Muller
F. Max Muller
England
Germany
Abbott
Kleinert
Europe
Oxford
Snow Plant of the Sierras Described by San Francisco Bulletin
The Snow plant of the Sierras, Sarcades sanguinea, appears only above 4000 feet, sending a crimson spike through May snows. It is a parasitic root plant feeding on pines, not cultivable, and deer frequently strip underground flesh. The plant occurs across the Sierra region but becomes rarer southward.
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Sierras
San Francisco
John Torrey
Sierra Region
Disease is very various says Mrs Partington humorously
Mrs Partington returns from a street door in talk with Dr Bolus about Mrs Haze’s two lung buckles. She laments the changing names of diseases and jokes that new terms replace old ones as she considers her old herb bag obsolete.
Emulation and Genius Across Time
A compact reflection on emulation in humans and animals, contrasting nervous tremor before racing with the unmoved dray horse. Marcus Antonius and Bulwer Lytton frame emulation as inward for genius and outward in action, noting that rivals often seem to be the dead to a true innovator.
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Marcus Antonius
Bulwer Lytton
Man with Large Feet Cautionary Saying
A proverb warns that a man of great stature or influence should not overreact to minor matters, urging restraint and proportion in judgment. It emphasizes the weight of consequences when one with power ignores small issues.
Eating Without An Appetite Hall Says
Hall argues against eating without appetite, warning it shows no gastric juice and can lead to stomach petrification. He criticizes tonics that whet appetite, saying they cause overeating. The aim is to increase gastric juice through outdoor work and exercise, not to increase food intake.
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Hall
Kentucky Wedding in Open Air Stirs Town of LaGrange
A runaway couple married openly in LaGrange Kentucky with the town’s citizens cheering. The bride could not speak the vows, and a watching admirer from a tree yelled Say yes, and the ceremony proceeded to the delight of the gathered crowd.
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Kentucky
Lagrange
Hold Fast to Truth and Virtue, Lirz Admonition
A moral exhortation urges clinging to truth and justice above trust in men. It argues that humans are frail and even the just can fail, so rely on conscience and a righteous path as the sole route to safety and lasting peace.
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Lirz
Frequent Trouble with KrRo- SENE Lamps
The Agriculturist notes lamps show unsatisfactory light though outwardly sound. Wicks slowly lose oil conducting power as dust and matter clog pores. Weeks of use filter oil through the wick, reducing efficiency. Replacing the wick, even if long, is often economical.
Bachelor Eorrors from Murat Halstead on Editors
Murat Halstead writes from New York about editorial bachelors. He cites Bennett Reid Marble Hurlbut Bundy Congdon and others as solitary bachelors or widowers, praising some while warning women to avoid them as matrimonial prospects. He urges courting intellectual ladies who write for papers.
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Oto
Eorrors
Murat Halstead
Cincinnati
New York
Bennett
The
New York Herald
Reid
Tribune
Marble
Hurlbut
Bundy
the Mail
Congdon
the Tribune
Daily Press
Pulse rates and health insights from a physician
The article explains that a healthy adult pulse averages about seventy beats per minute, with health clues given by deviations. It notes higher rates indicate fever or inflammation and outlines typical pediatric pulses, advising families to learn to measure pulse with a physician’s guidance. It mentions infant, child, and elder pulse norms and where pulses are most easily felt.
The Pilgrim and the Knight’s Castaway Lesson
A rich knight refuses a weary pilgrim but learns a moral about hospitality and charity. The exchange prompts him to reflect on his wealth and give to the poor, changing his behavior for the better.
Public hackman scam ends with surprising reveal
A street driver offered rides for 25 cents while targeting passersby. A well dressed colored man challenged the scam, exposing the ploy when he paid only a quarter after asking for a ride to the Boody House. The passenger revealed as Professor Larcome of Washington.
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Larcome
Washington
Intellectual culture and its pleasures in urban life
A cultivated mind holds infinite innocent enjoyment through inquiry. Books offer more value than luxuries, guiding cheerful occupation for the unemployed and idle hours. Lacking reading, many youths drift to intemperate and corrupt social spaces in winter evenings.
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Schiller
Horace Walpole
Suwon
Kwan
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