Mixed 19th Century Topics From Global to Local Affairs
A collage of distant notes—food costs in civilized nations, a New York group linked to data control, Missouri leading railroad miles with Texas close behind, Liberian convict reform, and New Hampshire governor Hale’s estate sale. Other items cover Mexico’s bond plan, bone fertilizer trade, Europe’s literacy gaps, Bismarck advising music, Paris antique sales, tramp studies, journalism prizes, orchid hunting in Africa, and English dress influence spreading globally with nostalgic canal gondoliers.
Italy 18 to run insurance business and income forecast
A report notes Italy 18 plans to run the insurance business herself and expects to earn about 810,000,000 a year. The summary covers wills, education, and global policy debates, including Stanford University bequests and Japanese education in the U S.
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Italy
Fragmentary note on deer holes and Cambridge phrase
A garbled historical snippet describes red and fallow deer scraping earth in deep hollows, warning travelers of hidden pits. It mentions Cambridge students misusing a perplexing phrase to describe troublesome smutters and a reference to Detroit Brevity Press.
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Prince Bismarck
Possius
College Atudenta
Cambridge
Detroit
Return of the Wayward Bird in Youth's Companion Verse
A reflective poem speaks of a bird flying away beyond reach and the speaker’s hope it returns. It contrasts longing with fate and ends with a call to meet in eternity, attributed to Zitelin Cocko in Youth's Companion.
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Benelay
Zitelin Cocko
The Curious Case of Shotway and Worling
A young lawyer Shotway, English-born to poor parents, pursues wealth and status in New York. His father resists, urging him to stay true to family roots. romance with Miss Worling advances as misunderstandings, ambition, and social pressures collide. A revelation and wedding follow within weeks.
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Hotway
New York
Mont Bongrely
Shotway
England
United States
Lidith Wesling
Min Iden
Spainter
Claen
Miss Worling
Drich
X-Zoin
Npeni
Ono
Abbus
Dany
Mirek Worlitgy
Korean Legation in Washington Reflects Era of Accord
A historical glimpse shows the Korean Legation in Washington evolving from curious Oriental garb to Americanized dress. Minister Pak Chung left, Ye Cha Yuu leads in the absence, and Mrs Ye and Mrs Yun became notable social figures with ties to American life and a daughter christened America.
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Washington
Kingdom of
Great Chosna
United States
Legation
Ye Cha Yuu
Alto
Sneiely
Mis Ye
Yun
America
Korea
The World Loves the Quiet Man and Other Bits
A compact collage of humor and verse notes from diverse sources. Items include quips about the steady, conflict-averse man, mock proverbs, mock dialogues from Puck and Truth, and jokes about habits, manners, and social pretensions. Notable bits feature clever wordplay on character and circumstance, with brief exchanges and cartoonish captions.
Quick Read of a Tangle of Names and Snippets
A collage of dialogue and captions from a society page shows youthful banter about marriage age and growing up, social quirks, and a humorous misprint. Characters include Dickey and Penelope, Minn Lam, Tattle Girl, and Brown, with remarks on propriety, age, and mistaken identity.
homeless conductor recounts loss of home and help sought
A former Chicago conductor describes becoming homeless after his savings and home were lost. He tells a benevolent lady of his fall, recounting his toil, a modest property, and his hope for peaceful years at his doorstep, now denied. In another tale a man recalls a lunatic asylum scare and a frantic, comical chase.
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Chicago
Enat
Harper's Bazar
Poultices Localize Inflammation Not Cure Wounds
Physicians warn patients misunderstand poultices as curative. They primarily localize inflammation by heat and moisture, softening tissues. For poisoned wounds heat worsens, while for minor strains heat helps new blood flow and nourishment. Use poultices only to localize inflammation.
Enormous house foundation stones found during demolition
Workmen demolishing the old residence of ex Mayor Clark uncover two massive frontier stones from the Hartford Rock Tax Quarry. One stone measures over eighteen by twenty one inches and nine inches thick while the larger measures nineteen feet four inches. Both stones appear to have been quarried for the original foundation and transported by oxen. The report notes the house was a strongly built brick structure with unusually thick walls and secure joints. In death, Greek statuary references mention ivory flesh and draped gold or iron fabric.
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Clark
Hartford
Coun
Texas
Remo
Household matters and home recipes from old papers
A collection of practical tips on candle cleaning and care, fish currycomb use, and plant care. Includes methods for aging candles, restoring discolored war candles, using a currycomb for scaling fish, and propagating houseplants with cut flowers. Also covers silk washing, bottle lace finishing, pillow pressing, and several traditional puddings with step by step ingredients and methods.
The Good Times Coming Ballad Draft
A humorous verse fragments a melodious refrain about good times arriving soon. The lines praise hummin rhythms heard far away and images of summer and spring. The piece mentions Lane and Buttermilk and ends with a toast to lamps burning until the good times arrive, attributed to F. L. Stanton in the Atlanta Constitution.
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Lane
F. L. Stanton
Atlanta Constitution
Bantam Hen Raises Quail Chicks In Missouri
A bantam hen incubated nine quail eggs taken from a nest found by Charles Elinton’s hunting party. The eggs were moved to Mr. Hinton’s home and hatched under the white bantam hen. The brood, nearly a week old, is cared for by the proud hen and will soon have a small house to stay in as she raises them into a brood.
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Charles Elinton
Herries le
Mr. Hinton
Moarghall
Domuat-News
Quips and Quotes From Various Papers On Humour
A collage of gibes and witticisms from Galveston News Truth Boston Globe Indianapolis Journal and others. The snippets mock humility, ambition, romance and social foibles with sly contrasts between self importance and folly.
Rat and Cat Close Friends Amusing Night Observation
A Cuban rat and a cat in a New York establishment entertain by rolling and sparring lightly. The rat, about eight months old and fifteen inches long, weighs six pounds and tolerates most foods except meat. The pair, calm most times, are gentle pets favored by patrons though the rat enjoys tobacco, bananas, cabbage, crackers, and vegetarian fare.
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Atree
New York News
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Midnight Band of Mercy
St. Louis Republic
Missouri
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Hale
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Mexico
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Paris
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C. K. Jenness
Stafford University
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Ingland
Asia
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Gread Canal
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Tyrol
Nileng
Leland Stanford University
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San Francisco
Japan
New Orleans Times-Democrat
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Peary
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Iran
Johnson Bort
Dumb Singer
Silvanus Cobb
Harrison-Griffen
New York City
Thes Saell
New York Telegram
Last Chance
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Aurplus
Indianspells Journal
Mies
Puck
Constitutional
Boreman
Busyman
Washington Star
Emma
Julius
Cynic
New York Times
Annie
Mabel
Bulffalo Express
Migga
Bigga
Kate Field
Alice
van Brush Hans
Edith
David Slowpay
Enterprise
Potts
von Pelt
Imade
New York Weekly
Dickey
Ime
Pen
Penelope
Minn Lam
Chappie
Larper
Brown
Tan
Wilking
New York World
San Francisco Examiner
St. Louis
New York Recorder
Galveston
Paock
Galveston News
Buffalo Courier
Boston Courier
Straat
De‘rois Tribune
Fred
Will
Boston Globe
Indianapolis
Indianapolis Journal
Mina Acrea
Phil
Gettysburg
Brooklyn
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