The Rose of Capellen and the Bonn Student
In a Bonn Fall vacation caper Max Zeidt tours Capellen by the Rhine and meets Dr. Hiller and his ward Therese who disguises as Stina. A playful deception leads to a doubled romance as Zeidt courts both Therese and the mysterious Stina while the doctor frets, then plans a Christmas reunion and a hopeful engagement.
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University of Bonn
Max Zeidt
Capellen
Rhine
Stolzenfels
Max
Dr. Hiller
Bonn
Father Rhine
Ime
Grandpapa
Ann
Therese
Hiller
Trina
Fina
Mina
Stina
Mr. Zeidt
Mic
Stina *A
Lower
Dave
Therése
Mate Ts
Maz
Stina P
Sam
Theresé
Rose
Capelien
MISCELLANY. Obscure quotes on industriousness and prudence
Fragmented text offers scattered reflections on urging industrious business conduct and courage in danger. It hints at social expectations to approve others while pursuing self improvement and timely action. The piece blends aphorisms about prudence, vigor, and enterprise.
Pillows of Death and Happiness in Satire
The passage argues happiness lies beyond love’s first kiss and that death’s judgment matters. It notes satires spread via confidants more than prints, warns against equating wealth with happiness, and likens appetite to a knife and fork. It also asserts that studying physical causes expands the mind, even if one loses in the chase.
The Burden of Pretence and Poverty Under Wealth
The passage argues that enduring servitude of pretense against heavy odds tests the soul. It asserts that the sting of real poverty, coupled with the appearance of wealth, burns more intensely than actual poverty alone.
Recollection of Pure Minded Woman Offers Oasis in Life
A reflective line extols the soothing effect of a pure minded woman's affection as a refuge from the harsh passions of the working day world. The sentiment frames female virtue as a comforting, elevating influence in a man’s life.
Gift and giver reveal character beyond the gift
The text argues that how a gift is given reflects the giver more than the gift, yet the true value of gifts lies in deeper significance than monetary worth, emphasizing nonmercenary motives over material cost.
Two kinds of gayety in human nature described
The passage contrasts two forms of gayety: one born of heartache and pity that shimmers like a frostbound river under sun, and another from expansive benevolence that lights and nourishes others, like a summer river sparkling with happiness.
Overfeeding Ministers at Work Warns Clergy Health
An article argues ministers face health and sermon quality risks from social dinners. It cites hot suppers and late suppers causing dyspepsia and poor pastoral work, advising midday meals or early week teas to avoid gustatory indulgence. It notes ministerial clubs dine long Saturdays, leading to pale cheeks on Sundays.
Dont Worry About Tomorrow In The Market And Morals
A fragmented list of admonitions and proverbs urges restraint and prudent behavior. It cautions against bragging over losses, overfussing with appearances, and taking petty vices lightly while highlighting the absurdities of rushing to judgment or self righteousness. It mixes financial concern with moral maxims and domestic quips.
Origins of bread and bakers through history
An old text traces bread making from primitive grain processing to the spread of ovens and bakers across civilizations. It notes braying grain, early unleavened cakes, and the etymology of bread, then follows bakery guilds from Philip Augustus to 18th century Paris, ending with Napoleon III’s 1863 reforms.
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Australis
Stotland
Baat Indiés
Egypt
Rome
Philip Augustus
France
Paris
Napoleon III
Remarkable Story of Therese Sutter Soldier of France
Therese Sutter, born in 1777 and died in Paris in 1861 at 84, served in Allobrogienne and the Fifteenth Dragoons, fought at Toulon and in Spain, endured five wounds and four sabre injuries, and earned a pension after long campaigns. Her bravery led to exemptions from a ban on women in armies and final care after Waterloo.
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Therese Sutter
Paris
France
Allobrogienne
Toulon
Therese
Fifteenth Dragoons
Montelimar
Spain
Lisbon
England
Waterloo
Rogney
M. Sutter
Enghem
Napoleon II
Porter House Steak Origin in New York Story
An 1814 tale recalls a hungry pilot who asked for a second steak after finishing a sirloin from Morrison’s porter house on Pearl Street. The pilot’s request leads to the term porter-house steaks, as butchers and hosts popularize the cut and name.
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New York
Pearl Street
Morrison
Our County
New England
Too Much for a Drummer and His Wife
A traveling agent tried to sell a parlor organ to Mr. C. He referred the man to Mrs. C. The wife demanded more than mackerel to eat and told the agent he could not make music around the house. The agent left unable to sell.
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Mr. C
Mrs. C
Parable and courtroom mix in a tangled tale
A father teaches a boy a Sunday lesson from Matthew on tares as a jurist and jury scene unfolds. The dialogue blends religious parable with legal absurdity, showing a judge, juror, and a stepped exchange about oaths and truth in a fragmented, humorous excerpt.
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Tara
Johnny
Ribet
Suska
The Last Days of Pompeii Told in Skeletons and Echoes
The article recounts vivid Pompeii scenes after Vesuvius erupted, noting how crowds fled through ruined streets while a sentinel died in his post. Fiorelli’s casts reveal tragic scenes of families, a woman clutching gold, and the fear-filled final moments of victims.
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Pompei i
Pompeii
Aga
Dimond
Fiorelli
Vesuvius
Vespasian
The Meek Village Child Sings to Celestial Praise
A brief Victorian scene from Youths Magazine shows a quiet village child at her cottage door singing a low Sabbath hymn. Angels and seraphs awaken to a divine harmony as a distant child’s voice blends with the heavenly chorus. The refrain echoes, Praise God, through sacred space.
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Aagazine
London
Michigan geyser roars as artesian well explodes
In Marine City area, Joseph Hahn’s attempted artesian well reached 125 feet before gas and water blasted 200 feet high. Stones 10 to 20 pounds flew, collapsing roof timbers, scattering debris, and flooding fields. Eight hundred cubic yards of gray bowlders were ejected, causing extensive property damage and evacuations.
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Michigan
Joseph Hahn
Marine City
Mr. Hahn
Johnson and George the Third in Royal Encounter
The piece reflects on Dr Johnson’s deference to royalty, recounting an interview with Dr Barnard in the royal library. Johnson bows to the King, is asked why he writes less, and replies that he has written enough, prompting commentary on his literary prowess and independence. The narrative ends with remarks on unhappiness and idleness.
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Johnson
George
Doctor Johnson
Barnard
Dr. B
Petes of Advertising Rates and Rules
Advertisements priced at 1 086 a square for one week with 35 cents per additional insertion. Twelve lines equal a square. Special notices before marriages and deaths double the rate. Payments in advance. Yearly contracts on reasonable terms. Yearly advertisers limited to their own immediate business. Ads due by 9 am to guarantee insertion. Religious obituary and political notices charged as advertisements.
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Germany
Berlin
Canton Mission Dinner With Nantucket Captains
Captain Swain of the Lydia Folger led American commanders to Canton after long Pacific voyaging. A dinner was held with a Mandarin and admiral, who impressed guests with politeness and shared their foods. Swain pretended to interpret with invented phrases, the Mandarin offered gifts, and a humorous exchange arose over ship construction.
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Nantucket
Swain
Lydia Felger
Pacific
Canton
China
Lydia Folger
Captain Swain
Capt. Swain
Capt
Tien
Shang
Wow
Eng-Tsin
Tong
Chow
Wong
Cottong
Chang
Berkshire Fagle
Instant alum and salt cure for toothache tale
A Cincinnati Gazette anecdote recalls a gentleman who promises a ten minute cure for toothache. Betty provides alum and common salt, pulverized and combined, applied to the tooth with cotton. The remedy produces a cold sensation that eases pain, claimed infallible.
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Betty
Gath
Askelon
Cincinnat: Gazette
Goose in the Drum Beat a Soldier’s Tale
During the early Civil War in 1861 Gen Levi S Calfield visited Ohio regiments. A drummer hid two geese inside his drum after stealing them with a bum note. The colonel asked why the drummer did not play and the drummer confessed the geese hidden inside. The colonel replied that if he could not play, he need not, and the tale ends with the roast goose that night.
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Washington
Arlington
Levi S. Calfield
New York
Ohio
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St. Louis
Halifax
St. John’s
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