Polly and Her Cats Dinner Party Tale
Polly tries to feed three cats Diogenes John and Brother with fish and catnip but the cats misbehave each grabbing a plate and slipping away while Polly’s mother laughs and says they are having a good time in their own way. Then a separate Market Street scene recounts a card and dollar trick aimed to push a dollar through a hole in a card.
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Polly
Diogenes
John
Brother
Mother
Market Street
Jonesey
Philadelphia
Gum Chewing Condemned as Untidy Habit
A stance condemns gum chewing as unclean and unhealthy. It cites the Boston Herald describing gum chewers as an unpleasant spectacle, with jaw movement likened to bovine expression and lasting irritation to teeth throat and digestion. The piece urges self examination before continuing the habit.
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Boston Herald
Young boys dream of healing in Pearson's Weekly
A playful vignette shows Jimmy expressing ambition to be a doctor, and Tommy quipping that doctors could keep boys home from school. The exchange captures lighthearted, period humor about professions and schooling.
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Jimmy
Tommy
Pearson’s Weekly
Sister-There Candy on Your Suit Prompts Scolding
Child comments reveal Aunt or mother figure scolding a boy about sticky candy on his new suit. The snippet captures family dialogue and a small domestic moment from Golden Days era material.
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Mamma
Marseilles Seen Through Greek Eyes in Historic View
Sir Edwin Arnold in the London Telegraph extols Marseilles as a cradle of maritime power. He traces Greek founding, Roman alliances, and the city’s enduring Greek countenance amid modern sightseers in the quays and streets.
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Marseilles
Sir Edwin Arnold
London Telegraph
Rome
Riviera
Taurm@is
Ciotat
Olbia
Hyeres
Antipolis
Antibes
Wnicea
Nizza
Nice
Tacitus
Agricola
Sicily
Magna Grecia
Marseilles Phocnan
Mount Carmel
Traick
Abobas
Notre Dame de la Garde
Bassin de la Joliette
Emperor Test of Soldier Speech Reveals Manners
An account recalls Emperor William testing a Royal Prussian Guardsman with a pretend crowd scenario. The exchange shows the emperor prompting proper reply and then laughing at the misinterpreted line as spoken to him.
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Royal Prussian Guards
William
Jowett Duped By Mrs Sellar in Piteous Beggar Tale
Professor Jowett visiting his friend Professor Sellar falls for Mrs Sellar's disguise as a impoverished Highland beggar. She theatrically pleads for alms, prompting Jowett to offer half a crown, while Sey lar reveals the ruse and claims he had no money.
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Jowett
Professor Sellar
Seylar
Bells in a Quilting Bee Poem by J L Heaton
A verse recalls Sunday bells from cathedral spire and distant choirs. The speaker finds the music’s memory moves the soul to prayer and eases the need for church as he stays in bed reading papers. The piece reflects pious nostalgia and the serene power of choral sound.
Editor McCullagh and the Murder Report Tale
An Old Reporter recalls his 1885 interview with Joseph B McCullagh for a Globe Democrat post. McCullagh silenced his detailed murder report then backed the writer with a command performance and a surprise outfit, later granting a strong recommendation.
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Joseph B. McCullagh
Globe-Democrat
Burke
Times-Democrat
Doremus
Dallas News
Joe Robedeaux
Chicago Record
Why the Irishman Quit
An Irish diverPat joins a crew in shallow water with a diving helmet. After minutes under water he signals to surface and quips he cannot spit on his hands and will quit the job.
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Pat
Boston
Michigan Philanthropist Agnes L d Arcambal’s Work for Prisoners
Agnes L d Arcambal of Michigan earned recognition for long term prison reform. She visited Kalamazoo jail and state prison, began in 1872 aiding discharged prisoners, organized school children to raise funds and build a 500 volume library, and later founded a home of industry for former inmates.
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Michigan
Agnes L. d’Arcambal
Kalamazoo
A Familiar Occurrence in National History
The earnest man and Senator Sorghum discuss recurring crises in nations. They note such moments occur every four years, with the next one approaching in 1900, as cited by the Washington Star.
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Sorghum
Washington Star
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Jill
Arthur J. Burdick
Chicago
Bella
McCullagh
Surrey
W. A. Haynes & CO
Maynard, Mass
Victor Rob
J. W. Henderson
South Acton, Mass
T. F. Sheehan
Barrett’ S Mill Road
Concord Junction
Mass
Teremiah Sheehan
Westerly
Quincy
U. S. Fowler
Maynard
Hale
Maynard Jr
Acton, Mass
Glenwood Ranges
Clauss
Boynton
Gho.g. Kittel
Concord Junction, Mass
Fauntleroy
Chantilly
French
Normandy
Valenciennes
Tuttles
Jones & Wetherbee
W.F. Litchfield
Main Street
J. B. Deane
Nason Street
Strout
H. P. N. Dahl
Riverside
E. C. Barrett
Barretts Mill Road
Concord
William Q. Tolman
Assabet Ave
Concorp Junction
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