Frigid Zone Railwork and Far Reaching Industrial Notes
A wide range of topics from Arctic rail lines in Sweden to Montana Territory statehood plans and vast livestock totals. The piece surveys railcar clubhouses, benevolent endowments, European expenditures, and a Boston Leif Erikson statue, ending with reflections on farming’s social value and independence.
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Boston
Leif Erikson
Ag Thy
Phe'statte
Mies Anng Whitney
Back Bay Park
Fruit of the Topmost Bough Poem by Wm. B. Chisholm
A poem excerpt reflecting on the elusive prize of glory and the destined crown of achievement. The speaker weighs earthly trophies against a higher, spiritual goal, urging steadfast focus on the topmost bough despite weariness and doubt. It contrasts historical figures and mortal fruits with the eternal reward.
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Charlemagne
Angela
Wm. B. Chisholm
Observer
A Ministering Angel and a Mother in Law
Sophie Garland clashes with her mother in law as she resists inviting Mrs Garland to live with them. Harry supports Sophie while the cottage life at Cloverdale promises romance, privacy, and a peaceful summer home amid lilacs and climbing roses. Mrs Percy arrives unexpectedly with trunks and a powdered look, signaling looming family tensions.
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Harry
Sophie Garland
Harry Garland
Sophie
Cloverdale
Mr. Garland
Sophis
Sephie
Garland
Henry Garland
Casey
Harold
Shawave Boplilo
A Mother's Courage Saves Sophie from Illness
Mrs Peregrine Percy travels to Cloverdale Cottage with rose powder kisses and packing, but falls ill with a contagious disease. Sophie Garland vows forgiveness and asks her mother in law to stay, while Mrs Garland and Harry care for Sophie. Mrs Peregrine Percy ultimately refuses to return, choosing Brighton over the routine life.
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Sophie
Sophie Garland
Harry
Mother
Be careful with naked lights around bolting chests
A miller inspecting a bolting chest with an unprotected light caused a flash and shock. He emerged bald and his hair and beard appeared as a gaseous halo, but the fire did not spread and no report of the accident followed.
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Milling World
Artificial light history and notable discoveries spanning centuries
A lecture by Richard J. Monks in Boston traces artificial light from open bonfires and beacon signals through lamp laws and whale oil origins to coal gas first in London and Baltimore, then U.S. growth, with notes on natural gas, petroleum, and a curious Illinois Watch Company dial.
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Richard J. Monks
Boston
Europe
Spain
Beacon Hill
New England
Pennsylvania
William Murdock
Redworth
Cornwall
France
London
Baltimore
United States
Lowe
Asia
China
Julius Caesar
Charleston
Taylor
Fredonia
Lafayette
Sweden
Russia
Baku
America
Bedige
Pharos
Alexandria
Gaucho of the pampas a figure of fierce independence and violence
Harper's Magazine portrays the gaucho as the most indolent yet active man of the pampas, living by a harsh cattle code. He rides endlessly, sleeps with mistresses, gambles, and can kill at will, with vengeance that endures and rules his world.
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Pampasa
Arabia
Asteer
Eiber
Harper’s Magazine
Passover Hand Impressions in Algerian Jewish Quarters
A London Notes and Queries correspondent reports a curious Algerian practice during Passover in Oran and Tlemcen. Walls display colored human hand imprints sometimes forming a branch with three hands atop and on the sides, applied by a marker in red paint.
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Cariong
Algeria
London
Oran
Tlemcen
Egypt
A Child's Perception and Parental Judgment Across Life
An essay contrasts a child's keen perception with adults' bias through life. It argues children discern spirit and reason better than those spoiled by misused senses, and notes parents are judged by children in the home and closet. It recalls a fountain commemorating Queen Victoria with a cheeky London tourist quip.
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Ion
Sunday School Times
Machine to prepare dies for stereotyping described
A device likened to a type writer makes a matrix ready for stereotyping. It uses electricity to impress characters onto the matrix, enabling printing from prepared type. The description appears in Wood and Iron and references dies and matrices for newspaper articles.
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Detroit
The Great Falls Niagara Falls Crime and Rescue Tales
A compilation of perilous near misses and fatalities at Niagara Falls recounts multiple suicides, drownings, and daring rescues. Descriptions include a 102 foot plunge, a man undressing before the flood, an engaged couple entering the Cave of the Winds, a child endangered by a prank, and a painter saved by rope after drifting toward the falls.
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Niagara Falls
Ant Daoman
Strinogaccis
Lizzie
Lewiston
Terese
Nand Be
Second Sister's Island
Army Hero Survives Civil War Death Rumor and Homecoming
W H Upham of Upham Manufacturing survived presumed death after Bull Run with a Wisconsin regiment. Believed killed, he reappeared six months later in Washington as a prisoner in a Confederate exchange. Lincoln ordered a corrected death record and granted an honorable discharge. crowds in Racine hailed him returning from the grave.
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W. H. Upham
Upham Manufacturing Company
Marshfield
Wisconsin
Upham
Washington
White House
Chicago
Herald
Pearl Fishing on Borneo Shores and Local Trade
The article describes pearl harvesting near Borneo with divers in shallow brackish water at river mouths. Men work in groups to frighten crocodiles and sharks while recovering small pink shelled shells. Most pearls are seed pearls sent to China for powder to beautify faces.
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Borneo
China
Plush Fashion and Persian Eyebrow Tricks in Society Notice
The piece notes beauty trends with Persian eyebrow shaping and pencil use, praising the bridge of love look. It adds fashion guidance on plush fabrics, camel hair dresses, and affordable wardrobe upgrades via plush accessories and versatile outfits.
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Forsia
Pall Mall Gazette
Fashionable undergarments and lavish London weddings recounted
A column discusses health risks from extreme women’s dress choices and funny anecdotes about fashion follies. It includes a Wheeling tale of outdoing fine china with a wooden dinner setup and a London wedding recount noting age deviations and elaborate rites.
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Cassell
Wheeling
Texas
Fashion and Beauty Notes and Oddities From the Era
The column surveys wedding customs at St Georges and Belgravia with bridesmaids and orange blossoms, then recounts a cosmetic operation to correct a hare lip and jaw deformity. It covers fashion trends in gloves cloaks and millinery, then notes Japanese novel circulation and a horse-training remedy using a hay sack.
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Clare Bello
New York
New York Hospital
Dr. Bult
Worlk
Amiles
Confessed Spy in Female Disguise During Civil War Raid
An ex Confederate recalls undercover intelligence work near Strasburg Virginia. Posing as a sick woman staying with Mrs Akron, Magworta gathered detailed Union positions and numbers from officers and locals, then relayed data to Gen Early. The account highlights camouflaged espionage and risks of undercover operations.
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Detroit Free Press
Sheridan
Early
Massinatton Mountain
Strassburg
Dar Old
Mysalf
Middletown
Sixth Corps
Magworta
Bull Run
Akron
Mra
Akron’s
Lind
First Day of Week Observance in Early Christians
The article notes early Christians kept the first day of the week to honor Christ's resurrection and observed the Jewish Sabbath by custom. Constantine and Theodosius I later mandated rest on Sunday, establishing it as a day of rest for Christians.
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Constantine
Theodosiun
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Arctic Circle
Montana Territory
Cornelius Vanderbilt
Kingsley, Mich
Pittsburgh
Massachusetts
Connecticut
England
Victoria
Agricultural College
Alexander
Cromwell
Milton
Tims
Asak
Mrs. Percy
Cloverdale Cottage
Hba
Mrs. Garland
Smother
New York Journal
Illuminative Agencies
Illinois Watch Company
Wiich
Charles Geyer
Jewelry News
Tavermart
Lord Dallhousie
Scotland
Queen Victoria
New York Tribune
the Great Falls
Niagara
Ladies' Department
Yash
New-York-Sun
Philadelphia Press
Albert Edward
Victor
Nurate
St. George's
Belgravia
Paris
Japan
Kicking Horse
Tommy
Willie
Pero
Dumley
New Haven
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