Curious Clippings From A Bygone Era In The Press
A mosaic of anecdotes touches on stat facts and social notes. It cites tradesman income versus farmers, Congress floor speech policies, Rhode Island demographics, insurance schemes, clergyman looks, and Parliament lines. It references nurses funding, idle steamers, Bombay water works, and Scribner's critique of New York’s poor. It mentions Livingstone, Victoria Nyanza, and a Vermont ex-governor’s accident shaping a legal career. It closes with a Boston lawyer on hat removal in English courts.
Mother Mine Poem Reflection by Robert Loveman
A brief excerpt from Robert Loveman published in Youth's Companion invokes a mother’s memory and gratitude. The speaker honors a mother’s guidance through time, asking to repay any possible regret with care and tenderness to fulfill the debt of love across years.
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Mother
Jungle encounter shows buffalo and tiger fight in India
Mr Holt-Wilkes recounts a jungle ride from Kingari in Matsur to Bengalur with Miss Redding and her servant. A wild buffalo charged, followed by a tiger. after a brutal duel the buffalo triumphed until a rifle shot finished the tiger, leaving the narrator with trophy horns and a new caution about buffalo and bison myths.
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Bengalur
Mary
Old England
Andras
Madras
Mies Redding
Mies
Redding
Bere
Thad
Walthy
Ofr
Misa Redding
Misa
Mins Redding
New York
Fragmented Exchange Sends Satirical Barbs Across City
A heated dialogue unfolds among friends about affection and autonomy, with sharp remarks on control and marital expectations. The New York міxture hints at urban social tensions and a Massachusetts registration note referencing a city population over 25,000.
The Engine’s Prey on Open Prairie Rails
An engineer recalls dangers to livestock and wildlife along Western rail lines. Sheep, cattle, horses, wolves, coyotes, beaver, raccoons and birds frequently encounter trains, with wool fouling machinery and many animals killed or injured. Observations cover beaver trapping on Medicine Creek, wolves hamstringing stock, and striking views of wildlife near Cheyenne and Colorado, amid clear air revealing long sightlines.
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Willard
Atock
Aoun
Wellfleet
Elwood
Neb
Medicine Creek
Herbert Ranch
Cheyanne
Plains
Wyoming
Aimouse Hawk
Rocky Mountains
Burlington
Eystern Colorado
Stonhil
Col
Cheyenne
Reptile dishes and strange animal foods in world tables
A travelogue style survey notes how cultures in Africa Asia and the Americas prepare reptiles insects and other creatures as food. It mentions crocodile eggs lizards venomous snakes and insects with varying flavors and methods, including octopus boiled and roasted and palm caterpillars as delicacies.
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Globe
Africa
South America
West Indies
Madagascar
Pacific
West Indian Islands
Lindoostan
Corsica
Argentine Republic
Washington Star
Patting Him to the Test in a Hazy Exchange
A cryptic exchange shows Schaumburg accusing Lieferman of theft while Lieferman denies taking anything. Schaumburg demands repayment of ten florins as the conversation pivots on trust and debt.
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Schaumburg
Lieferman
Fashion Notes and Beauty Shifts Across Seasons
A survey of ladies fashion outlines sash belts for larger waists and new spots of light diamonds. It notes Parisian satin mists, grandmothers bags, reform dress trends, silk waist dominance, and evolving hair fringe while detailing hats, gloves, and gowns from New York, Chicago, and Paris outlets. Grounded in period tone, it highlights notable style shifts and named fashion cues.
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Mair
Mate
Teck
Chicago Herald
Louis XV
Sea Foam Omelet and Orange Charlotte in Cooking Tips
Instructions on making a sea foam omelet with careful separation and folding of egg whites and yolks, plus orange charlotte preparation with orange cream and gelatin. Also includes carrot in salads, mutton broth from leftovers, and a list of household hints on beauty, cleaning, and dentifrice.
Money Saved. Igette Wife I unveil forty dollar a Tay
The snippet presents a dialog style advertisement or caption from a New York Weekly item. It features a wife and husband exchange about a comfortable easy chair, noting a forty dollar price and polite romantic tone. The readable lines imply a consumer offer or humorous moment.
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Cnow York Weekly
Misdirected Message From New York Herald Dialogues
A garbled New York Herald snippet features characters named Mise Dog and Castonteliedy in a prayerful exchange. The fragment hints at devotion and a question about loyalty after a long supplication, set in an unclear domestic or religious context.
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New York Herald
Baseball Season Spotlight Across Leagues and Players
The Nation’s game dominates headlines with Brooklyn leading league batting and baserunning while Cleveland and Washington boast clean play. New York’s Russo eclipsed by Elma as star pitcher. Ketxy lsing at bat for Bortea P Bnoostyn’s. Pitches emerge as the season’s surprise, with Lews Duffy and McCarthy praised in outfield. Pittsburgh eyes Troxas Brass as manager at $4000 salary. A Princeton fund, $25,000 from a donor, backs youth athletics and recitation grounds in memory of Young Brokaw. A stray play in Louisville affects a stolen base credit as Ward’s trick is laughed off by Brooklyn.
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Louisville
Elma
Russo
New York
Pestsee
Bortea
Bnoostyn
Brooklyn
Cleveland
Baltimores
Basormens
Brook
Sim
Ruse
Washington
Mma
Lews
Duffy
McCarthy
Bostons
Gach Pon Sormaven
Tore Ig
Comaith Faites
Portady
Kespig
Bass
Galvini
Pittsburg
Troxas Brass
Chicago White Bs
Anson
Clarkson
Boston
Ogress
Princeton
Toung Brokaw
Tong Branch
Ward
Taylor
Kinslow
Werd
WORLD'S FAIR NOTES ON EXPOSITION PREPARATIONS
The Baltimore and Ohio displays for the Exposition grow, with over 3,000,000 in insurance. Greece earmarks funds for Greek art casts, while a Cork bowl linked to Daniel O'Connell goes on display. Germany forms expeditions and Bristol hosts Cabot relics. A model home exhibit theme supports women's progress. Columbus statue plans surface for Lake Front Park as a centerpiece. Washington boards note watermelons day and new observation towers rise. Eiffel-like tower remains unlikely.
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Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
CarLx
Germany
America
Board of
Lady Managers
Weaoen
Glass Blowers
Cork
Daniel O'Connell
O’connell
Tor Winds Woman's Exposition Board
Great Brain
Columbus
Howard Krotechmar
Chicago
Lake Front Park
South Dakota
Minnenaba
Sitting Bear
Custera
Little Lig Horn
Innebaba Tedin Love
Unitates
Abby
Fort Sully
N. G. Buaroey
Washington State World's Fair Board
Cieza
Clabourate Dod Sa
Newatita
BpRreraca
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Congressional
House of Representaves
Rhode Island
New England
Byrnes
New York City
Anga
New York Commercial Advertiser
Gladstone
Saliebury
Chamberlain
Catatea
Tyne and Wear
West Dartlepool
Cardin
Southampton
Tansa Water Works
Bombay
India
Mr.Aiz
Scribner's
Children’s Aid Society
Gange
London
Gretal
Hern
Stanley
Dr. Livingtone
Englislyen
Victoria Nyanza
Achool Honee
Paul Ollingham
Vermont
Saya
Edward Coke
Aliss Redding
Misa Beautl
Sadiello
Morning Star
Denver News
Professor Boughton
Montague
France
Marshal ‘Turenne
St Loiis Republic
Orinoco
Qorinuco
Uniswane
Vivala
Amazon
Ladies' Department
Fashi
Doalgua
Edmund Rangsell
Detroit Free Press
St. Louia Republic
Tallor
New York Sun
Kate Greenaway
Vank
Tyne
New York Post
Paira
Hwo
Prince of Wales
New York World
Fabrica
Rubens
Daniel Webster
Henry Clay
Clay
Kentucky
Dle
John C. Uathoun
South. Carolina
Aml
Ofica
New York Recorder
Orange Charlotte
St- Louis Republic
Octave Thanet
Tay
Cinta
Wom
Cink
Wenil
Baltimore
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