Tramway Billy the dog delight of rail workers told by Mattie J. Atkins
In Zion's Herald Mattie J. Atkins recounts Tramway Billy a dog beloved by motormen conductors and riders on city rail lines. He often rides the front beside the motorman accepts invitations for meals at eating stations and even dines at friends homes. Denver is mentioned as a future setting for readers.
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Rgolideng
Billy
Hoe
Denver
Plains
Tramway
Mattie J. Atkins
Zion’s Herald
The Revelers and the Tragedy Beneath the Floor
William Dean Howells describes a carefree gathering that turns horrific as a floor of revelers reveals blood gouts from broken hearts. The poem style hints at social joy conflicting with violence beneath a clever texture of language.
Union Men's Cycle Club Mascot Charms Labor Day Parade
Eddie Hollister the eight year old mascot of the Union Men's Cycle club drew crowds on Labor Day in Chicago. On a wheel he circled the monument at high speed in bicycle costume and sash reading Eight Hour Herald. Judges and guests lauded the display as a pleasing incident of the trades council procession. The overall verdict praised the club and its pint sized star.
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Union Men’s Cycle Club
Sding Trades Council
Chicago
Little Eddie Hollister
Eddie
Relult
Eight Hour Herald
How to Make a Ball from Cork and Rag
A simple craft describes making a ball from a cork marble sized core. Narrow rag strips are wound around the core to build to the desired size, then covered with cloth or discarded leather items and stitched with waxed linen thread for a durable finish.
New Citizen Train Inches Toward Public Life Rejuvenation
A New Citizen Train story notes the philosopher of Madison Square show youth returning as hair turns black after a month. It cites his past as Pacific railway builder and clipper ship founder with early wealth, and mentions land ownership disputes in Omaha. The piece references friends Bulwer Hugo Lincoln Seward and a shift toward private contemplation.
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Masa
Pacific Railway
Australia
China
Omaha
Mr. Train
Bulwer
Victor Hugo
Lincoln
Seward
Tom
New York World
Kentucky Reminiscences of the Notorious James Brothers
Fragmented reminiscences recount Jesse James life on the run in southern Kentucky, detailing confrontations with pursuit, attempted morphine poisoning, and frightful oaths of capture. A later note discusses bicycle and roller skate tire wear, praising tough compressed paper tires for road conditions.
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Kentucky
James Brothers
Night Doctors Fearful Tale From Washington Star
A servant Katie fears night doctors who supposedly bleed people and cover mouths with a plastic to keep them from screaming. Mme. Kirkholder instructs her to wash, then discovers Katie’s greased face and cautions against leaving at night.
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Mme. Kirkholder
Katie
Mme
Kirkholder
Mme. K
Pronunciation Shift in Classical Phrases Stirs Debate
A mother recalls Latin pronunciations of Veni vidi vici and traces shifts to continental and collegiate styles. The piece notes evolving enunciations like Veene veede veeke and WAINEE weedee weehee, reflecting changes taught by modern educators.
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Crasar
Lowell
Philadelphia Press
Disinfecting Wells Using Bromine Vapor
Dr. Franck proposes a method to disinfect wells to prevent rain related contamination. An earthenware dish with bromine is hung at the well mouth, releasing a dense vapor that disinfects water though it may impart a short bromine taste.
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Franck
Polytechnic Society of Berlin
How It Was And Where's Sappeigh
A clubman recalls events about Sappeigh and a Western courtship. The friend explains that the woman joined him for months, then married him after rejecting him. The Detroit Free Press quotes the exchange with sympathetic tone.
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Sappeigh
Detroit Free Press
Corn to Burn and Compare with Cotton Amid Crop Debate
Eli Perkins travels through multiple states and claims a 2.6 billion bushel corn crop, but cites a destroyed 100 million bushels section near Lincoln Nebraska. He argues the dried region reduces yield, values the crop at 800 million dollars, and contrasts it with 225 million from cotton, asserting corn could feed 625 million people in China and Japan.
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Illinois
Iowa
Missouri
Kansas
Nebraska
Eli Perkins
Chicago
Lincoln
Neb
St. Joseph
Columbus
South
China
Japan
Chicago Times-Herald
Stamp Auction Sees Large British Sales Reach New High
Philately draws many hobbyists and dealers, with Ventom Bull and Cooper setting records as they auctioned stamps worth a total of £20,900. Their last sale alone brought £1,281, including 8 100 varieties for £210 and a New Zealand pair watermark N Zi 1a brown at £32, an 5p and 10p Finland errors at £80, plus a Great Britain 1854 violet 6d unused block of four at £26.
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Messrs
Ventom
Bull & Cooper
New Zealand
Finland
Great Britain
London Telegraph
Porter Delays Guests After Boots Thefts At Saxony Hotel
A Saxony hotel porter dozes until a hurried shoemaker visits asking to repair six guests’ boots plus his own. The porter lets him out with a friendly farewell, and six travelers end up walking in stockings. Also includes 1662 coffee and tobacco prices at a Exchange Alley shop and a baby’s smile closing line.
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Saxony
Orders at this post from Recollections of a Military Life
An English soldier on duty asks about orders and is told never to leave the post until killed. If another man leaves, he is to be killed. This harsher duty detail appears in General Sir John Adge's Recollections of a Military Life.
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Jim
Sir John Adge
Congress in 2000 debated suffrage bill in tense hall
The Bloomers party argued for an urgent suffrage bill while the grim NY senator spoke to a page and a mouse cry interrupted as a quorum near. A press dispatch notes Congress adjourned with the Syracuse Post.
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Congress
Bloomer Party
New York
Press Dispatch
Syracuse Post
Labor Types and Immigrant Roles in 19th Century U S
The article notes skilled trades like blacksmiths wagon makers and shoemakers rely less on foreign labor than unskilled work in the United States. It contrasts the labor mix between native and foreign workers in skilled versus unskilled sectors.
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United States
Severe winter of 1812 13 aided Moscow retreat terror
The harsh winter of 1812 and 1813 is noted as one of the severest in Russia, helping explain the fear and difficulties during Napoleon's retreat from Moscow.
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Russia
Moscow
Apalachicola River Name Origin From Indian Town
The Apalachicola River in Florida derives its name from the nearby Indian town Apalachicoli meaning an old town or fort. The phrase reflects local heritage tied to the river geography and historic settlement patterns along its banks.
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Appalachicola
Florida
Apalachicoli
Banana skin shines New Orleans bootblacks claim
New Orleans bootblacks discover that banana skin polishes shoes better than any oil or dressing sold in markets. They say the shine is finer and longer lasting, and customers agree with them.
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New Orleans
Buffon’s chimpanzee earned table manners in 1740
The English Illustrated Magazine notes Buffon kept a chimpanzee in 1740 that walked upright offered its arm to people, joined walks, sat at table, opened a napkin, wiped lips, used a spoon and fork, and poured wine clinking glasses.
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English Illustrated Magazine
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Hudson
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Jesse James
Frank
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Louisvile Courier-Journal
Moner
Cesar
el Perkins
Exchange Alley
Sonby
Concord
Phaltons
Goddard
Amesbury
Michigan
Canada
W. A. Haynes , CO
Maynard, Mass
Geo. C. Keith
ANE
Boynton
S. R. Burroughs
S. Hoar
West Acton
Concord Junction
Railroad Crocers
Main Street
Drs
DR. Stetson
Buffon
John J. Flannery
Bedford St
H.P.N. Dahl
Riverside Block
Maynard Mass
James Mullin
BUX
Hapgood
Enterprise
Horace
Tuttle
W. Acnghar
Horace Tuttle
Walden Street
Concord Mass
J. C. Friend
J. C. Toutacheation
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