Sophias Morning Makeover Reflects 1800s Maid World
A lively domestic vignette follows Sophia as she drifts through breakfast and morning routines. The piece contrasts her slothful habits with later polished parlor appearances, revealing family concerns about marriage to Tom and his wealthy father. It also includes satirical notes on a projected Yankee man and a courtly ballroom moment in North Carolina.
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Atheneum
Sophia
Woodsun
Tom
Mr. Woodsun
Andyassive
Baltimore
Ley
Massachusetts
Ile
Republic
Congress
New England
Onondaga County
William
A Wisconsin childhood memory and old mother love
A narrator recalls a street candy boy in a Wisconsin inland city, his humble patchwork life, and a boy’s motherly pride. The piece then shifts to a reflection on the narrator’s own youth, schooling, and the enduring gratitude for his mother who bought books and sewed his coat, despite poverty, linking past kindness to present respect.
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Wisconsin
William Foster
Lis
John Stokes
Wether
Water Street
Bacchus
Ife
Theatre Mischief Through a Filndelly Tale
A reader recounts a humorous anecdote from Katrine about her first days in Filandelly and a theater visit with Shon. She recalls the crowd’s laughter at their awkward antics in the gallery as she slid down to glimpse the stage. The excerpt ends with a landlord removing a tenant to force eviction after resourceful but drastic steps.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Katrine
Filadelry
Artemus Ward Sees Picklehominy at Cleveland Melodeon
The Cleveland Plain Dealer recounts Artemus Ward’s visit to a Melodeon show featuring Maria Picklehominy. Ward describes the crowd, performance by Signor Maccarony and Brignoly, his admiration for Maria, and his comic observations on stage antics and audience reactions. He hints at a summer campan, and closes with Anecdote of an ex president from Cozen's Wine Press.
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Cleveland
Artemus
Baldinsville
Pepe
Fortin
Brignoly
Mr. Maccarony Agin
Miss Picklehemony
Gentz
Opry Music. But I Like Miss Picklehomony
Ilike
Maria Picklehomony
Maria
Indianny
Taloa
The
Plain Dealer
Baldwinsville
Hart
Yong
Charmin
Marin
Maccerony
Mullenholler
Artemus Ward
Buffalo
Talcott
M. F
Cozzen
A Living Faith in Fire Alarm Panic
In a New York public school a sudden alarm of fire caused a fierce panic as students rushed doors and a young teacher leaped from a window. Amid the chaos one girl kept perfect composure explaining her father, a fireman, told her to sit still during such alarms.
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New York
Statue of Venus discovered in Rome sparks debate
A new Venus statue unearthed in Rome receives praise for beauty while critics joke it shows no sign of stays or crinoline. The piece mocks perceived perfection and notes no remains suggesting past wardrobe. Mrs Perkins laments market reports and absurdities in flavoring, weather, and spirits.
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Rome
Venus de’Medicis
Ladica
The Grammar of English Usage and Local Papers
A review discusses English grammar points on collective nouns and adverbs, noting debates among authorities and examples like committee and parliament. It also critiques local papers and social snobbery, plus quirky anecdotes from university and town life, including a Swedish voting anecdote.
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LPON
London Quarterly Review
Macauley
Magnesia
Tor
Hamath
Arpbad
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Cas, B, Provost
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RED
Duane Wudes
H. Tubney
I. Temple
Lewis
Cass County
Iowa
Pioneer
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Council Bluffs
Department of Business
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Lower Broadway
Lawa
Ni-A
J. D. Test
Casady & Test
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Lowa
A. C. Ford
Council Blues
Jows
Egritice
Greene
Weare A Benton
Browaway
W. S. Grimes
Susseen
Seki Second Shire
Masa’s
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V.J. Peers
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Inna
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Middle Broadway
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von Ieuten
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City Brookstore
Tor Stie Lower Broadway
NEW & Stand
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Empire Block
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Councle
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Wiliams & 7
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Jerson
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A. A. Smith Council
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Dey
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New York City
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Lion
N.Y
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Cooperstown
Chicago
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Davenport
Low
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Bankers
Iown City
Western Marine & Fire Insurance Company
Omaha City
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Florence
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Page & Bacon
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Henn, Willis & Co
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Tifon
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Sprinfeld
S&f Tetane Co
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Squire
Reed Shapteigh
Davis & Co
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Minchin
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H.C. Nutt & CO
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Green Toros & CO
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Obie
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Mass
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Larumer
Key
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Carr R F. Styles
City Fire Insurance Company
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Conn
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Veel
J. B. Rue
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Cherry Creek
Notaday
Morrison
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Whiteborough
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Utica
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Don
Escosure
Oriskany Bridge
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John
Doctor
Wangehold
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W. C. Bryant
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Venice
London
M18
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Murate
Naples
England
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Princess Royal
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Spain
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Eugenie
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Great Britain
Madrid
Isabel
le Petit Napoleon
Napoleon le Grand
Bonapart
Ifis
Hortense
France
Lodi
Waterloo
New York Sunday Times
Is” Punch
Albany
Crescent City
Cely
C. S. Fowler
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College Yard
Fowler
Horace Greeley
Patrick O’toole
Jerry
Lndy
Winchester
Virginia
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Sweden
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