Meager Expenditure With Three Solitary Coppers
A long vignette describes a cent as the coin of poverty, detailing how the poor in London and Philadelphia shops barter for meager goods. A wandering former newspaper man and a blind beggar's dog figure in anecdotes, while Prentice’s bravado and idiosyncrasies are recalled through funny episodes and lithe quips. The piece paints urban hardship through vivid, period-voice scenes and character sketches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Min
Sind
Syeneral
Siies
England
Lonton
Londlon
Ant
Diek
Ife
Manayunk
The Sun Bird and Spider Nest Partnership
A St Nicholas February feature by C. Holder describes a rare collaboration between the purple sun bird Neelavinia cisiaticu and a spider. The bird gathers materials and builds a nest within the spider’s web, which the spider fortifies with silk. The dome-shaped nest forms as both creatures cooperate, the spider raising young outside while the sun bird cares for eggs inside.
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Roy
Neelavinia Cisiaticu
India
Spider & Sune
Holder
St Nicholas
German Life and Breakfast Customs in American Hotels
The piece contrasts German views on food with American fare. It notes Germans disdain American breakfasts while praising salads soups oils and a jan which supposedly reach the right spot. It describes a forenoon routine starting with coffee two wheaten rolls and a second breakfast around ten in a restaurant or home.
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Fierman
United States
Dining Habits and Meal Times Described for Peasants and Hotels
The excerpt outlines daily meals and timings, noting coffee after rising, dinner between twelve and one, and long hospitalities at hotels. It contrasts white bread with the staple black bread of peasants, mentions bread production by German housewives, and describes supper around eight, with variations for hotels and private residences.
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Bithal
Paris court weighs French parenting in harmful trades dispute
A Paris correctional tribunal hears a feud between M. and Mme Paneton over the future trade for their unborn child. The couple quarrels nightly about whether their son will be a cabinet-maker or a wood-turner, and the judge fines them five francs each for disturbances. The case highlights parental influence on a child’s future profession.
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Aovise
Paris
Mr. Daneton
Daneton
Muson
England
Paneton
Mme. Paneton
Ryat
Paueton
Mounsieur
Thadame
Leryrtts
M. Blanchard
Pandun
Miner
London News
Judge Jackson Shuns Perpendicular Real Estate
In a Far West town a real estate boom guides Judge Jackson to a cliffside lot priced at 6000. Buyers sell dirt and fill credits for the lower plot, while another broker touts a below grade chance. The judge declines both schemes, avoiding perpendicular real estate.
Alligators Survive Cold to Grow in Nevada Mine Lake
At the Sutro Tunnel mouth in Nevada a warm lake nourished by mine water keeps two alligators alive. Sent from Florida, the reptiles arrived when the temperature was 12 degrees below zero, barely surviving before being placed in the warm lake. They are now growing rapidly.
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Sutro
Nevada
Florida
The Gunpowder Plot and London Explosion of 1003
A compact account connects the Gunpowder Plot with a London explosion. It details Guy Fawkes and conspirators, the discovery before November 5 1605, and the fate of eight captured plotters. The piece also notes railway accident investigations and color blindness tests among engineers.
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London
Gay Fawkes
Omee
Elizabeth
Shwewit
Esby
Anil
Guy Fawkes
Dubsevaih
Hous
Lardy
Fawkes
Lord Monteagle
Asearel
Frakes
Canaary
The Slow to Get Married Young Man in Macon
A fragment on delayed weddings in Macon Georgia contrasts old beliefs with modern dating norms. It rails at rationales for postponing marriage while noting the clash between romantic ideals and social expectations in today’s society.
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Ainsteel
Mr. Prentice
Prentios
The
Jornal
Prentice
Eitlow
Conon Deug
Macon
Rooma
Venerable Putnam Pastor Keeps Remarkable Parrot
The Norwich correspondent describes Rev. Father Vayva of Putnam owning a parrot that is a linguist musician and telephone operator. The bird mimics human and animal sounds, speaks several languages and conducts long conversations by telephone. It exerts influence over family and guests and displays surprising intelligence and temperamental fits. The account notes the bird’s liking for laughter and the dollar, and its meditative mien after lively scenes.
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Norwich
Conn
Dulfetin
Putnam
Father Vayva
Celebrated Victory Sparks Mountain Town Outburst
A puzzled traveler from Yura County Arizona enters a saloon as Madison Street crowds celebrate a Democratic win. The crowd cites Cleveland’s election while a policeman notes the news dates back three months. A Methodist preacher's tale about feeding children contrasts with a family’s simple faith and rural slang about calf fatting.
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Madison Street
Roy Br
Jim Blaine
Ald Cleveland
Miamy
Father
Cleveland
Yura County
Arizona
Nevident
Geateman
Arkansas
Titerary Journey-Work in Century Essay
Excerpt notes Holmes and Stedman critique market pressure on literary toil. It discusses editors, publishers, and the pull of market taste shaping novels and poetry, warning against overproduction and loss of individual style. It also mentions societal gambling, and a claim about six million dollars of silver used annually in U S manufacturing and decoration.
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Oliver Wendell Holmes
Edmond C. Stedman
Siam
Rheumatism Remedies Promoted in Local Advertisements
An 19th century promotional text extols Hood's Sarsaparilla as a remedy for rheumatism and general blood purification. It quotes varied testimonials from customers in Shirley Village and Lowell, praising relief and renewed vitality, and highlights pricing, dosages, and additional advertised products for coughs, throat issues, and women's health.
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Joss
Hoend
A. T. Raycom
Shirley Village
Maas
Hloud
Lirwie Beanann
Mhidefordt
Alvod
Ewig
Pharon
Lowell
Hood
JN Hauk Street
Nork City
Man
A. S. Hood & Co
Stass
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Alain
Lora Ulred
Keough
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ThHoxa & CO
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Hatchmore
Bli
Maryland
Avery
G. le Sames
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Biggs & Crawford
F. F. Biggs
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Foster
Roscoe, Ohio
Baltimore
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