Global tech dreams and census quirks in late 19th century notes
Engineer Robert Guilham discusses surface transit via electricity after returning from Paris. The piece notes damping deforestation in Italian provinces and government prizes for tree planting. It mentions Swiss and French towns with health and census contrasts, Mormon missions in America, Gatling’s new gun, and ponderous reflections on Peabody surname and U.S. wage figures.
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Robert Guilham
New York
Paris
Anya
The Rose at Home and the Deed of Time
A speaker recalls a garden wall romance with a fair rose as a metaphor for a lover and a fortune chased by haste. He leaves, promising work, returns to find the rose plucked by another and his fortune wasted, a moral on delay and loss. The poem quotes Clara M. Greene from the Boston Transcript.
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Clara M. Greene
Boston Transcript
Uncle Eben's Veto and the Medway Race Romance
Uncle Eben forbids Florry's match with Allen Webster over horse racing, spurring a clash of pride. A rushed race day ends with Eben injured while seeking lumber, Allen nursing him back, and Eben reassessing his views as Florry�s future looms. The scene blends rural family honor, romance, and turning old-fashioned prejudice toward a man who proves his worth.
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Anid Gaelo Eben
Allen Webster
Allen
Medway
Intaly
Aimmera
Florry Gaines
Florry
Gwelo Ebou
Zemi
Unele Eben
Uncle Eben
Iva
Hiram Medway
Harry Bergen
Leonard Lg
Eben
Consant
Gaineses
Uncle
Medway Centre
Flo
Hi Leonard
Goshen
Hho
John Brooks
Ife
Phil Easton
Falcow
Mr. Gaines
Aten Webster
Ives
Land of Goshen
Mysteries of the toilet and fashion notes mix of 19th century curiosities
A scattered column mixes odd topics from toilet lore with fashion notes and regional curiosities. It mentions French phrases for toilet terms, short evening trains, game cocks as adornments, a wealth of fashion details, an Old Maid society, and Pacific coast Mme Bates turning to decorative arts, all reflecting era tone and social quirks.
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Grace Bites
California
Judson
Pacific Coast
Cetale
Bates
Leland Stanford
Miss Hates
Chicago Post
Bees in the Dome at Granite Capitol Avastia Tex
Officer Musgrove ascended the dome of the Granite Capitol at Avastia Texas to spray a swarm of bees that have nested in the neck of the statue of the Goddess of Liberty. The dome soars 17 feet high and sits over a 40 foot column. Honey may lie in several barrels at the base of the statue.
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Musgrove
Capitol
Pelo
Avastia
Tex
Gaddes of Liberty
Wiel
Pst
Isouir Republic
Household Hints and Recipes From Vintage Columns
A compilation of domestic tips and recipes drawn from periodicals. It covers napkin hems, cleansing hair brushes with soda solution, evolving pincushion trends, mildew removal with chloride of lime, melon ripeness tests, and several recipes such as Chicken Tens, Dried Peaches for Pies, Stewed Turnips with Gravy, Lyonnaise Potatoes, and a Chinese Chile dish featuring mutton and greens.
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Jersey
China
Chile
Monster Rattlesnake Captured After Daring Duel
In Leakton Georgia Me D Wo Niblett cut hay when his dog flagged a giant rattlesnake. The snake reared and slithered, then the man swung with a grass blade and severed the head from the body. The beast measured seven feet five inches with seven rattles, the largest this region has seen.
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Me. D. Wo Niblett
Leakton
Mr. Niblett
Atlanta Constitution
Handsome Bay City lawyer wins verdict in fencing case
A Detroit Free Press story recounts John E. Simonson of Bay City Michigan a skilled and formidable legal mind in a dramatic local jury trial over a hot fence dispute. Simonson’s opponent collapses under tense courtroom theatrics and the jury returns a verdict for his client. Also described is the United States Treasury Watch in Washington a three shift guard system by seventy veteran soldiers who carry large revolvers at night and patrol all entrances.
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John E. Simonson
Bay City
Mich
North
Simonson
Staolf
Detroit
I'ree Press
Treasury Watch
United States Treasury Watch
Washington
Treasury
Bhent
Martial Sin
Folger
Nebeker Ita
Indianapolis Journal
Remarkable Dragonlike Birds Reported in Fresno County
A San Francisco reading from Solima in Fresno County describes two giant winged monsters seen by many. They are said to measure about twelve feet long with six foot bodies, no feathers, a hoglike snout, sharp teeth, and large eyes. They reportedly devour ducks and chickens, leave alligatorlike tracks, and may be survivors of extinct species like the pterodactyl.
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Cordilleras
Patagonis
Patagonia
Argentine Republic
Chili
South America
Eraga
Amalgamated Association of Fish Liar
North Side
San Francisco
Solima
Fresno County
Boon
Warshea
Tolaro, Lake
Chicago Inter-Ocean
A Famous Ruth Stonehenge in English Plain
A vague description of Stonehenge near Amesbury England portrays a ruined site with fallen stones. Observers debate whether it was a Druish temple or a monument predating Roman Britain, with opinions split among antiquarians.
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Stonehenge
Amesbury
Wittelire
England
Britain
St Louis Republic
Gold Chloride Cure Attraction Draws Patients to Dwight
An Illinois physician Dr Kooley popularizes bichloride of gold as a cure for drunkenness. Joseph Medill of the Chicago Tribune endorses the method after testing treated men in Chicago, sending them to Dwight forKeeley Institute treatment. Patients arrive from across the country, conceal identities, and settle into a village life while undergoing the regimen and injections.
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Illinois
Chicago and Alton
Dr. Kooley
Dr. Keeley
Haya
Hopeleas
Joseph Medill
Chicago Tribune
Chicago
Dwight
Keeley
Uttle
Avery
Keeley Institute
Harper’s Weekly
The Pleasures of Prison Life Passage Summary
A fragment from Willian P. Andrew's Forum article on prison reform notes repeated copying errors and inmate complaints. It references mutinous behavior, delayed entitlements, and a physician's role within a rural prison context.
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Willian P. Andrew
The Musical Bohemians and Bohemian Music Traditions
Anton Dvorak praises Bohemia’s compulsory music study and recalls old laws re enacted. He notes national tunes spring from the people, contemplates an oratorio incorporating chorals, and observes the widespread love of music and dance among villagers. He recalls village bands, polka earnings, and maestros like Lambert Steiner training youth.
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Anton Dvorak
Bohemia
Lambert Steiner
Stadt Theatre
Hamburg
A Giant Boy From Frostburg Surfaces In Baltimore
William Wittig, a Frostburg youth born December 27, 1874 in Baltimore, stands about 6 feet 4.5 inches and weighs 185 pounds at age 16. He and his parents, ex-mayor Wittig and Elizabeth Wittig, run a bakery and confectionery. he is famed for extraordinary height, strength, and a cheerful disposition while still growing.
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Allegheny
Wm. W. Wittig
Frostburg
Baltimore
Afd
Broadway and
Chase Streets
Hig Ceat
Hoth
Wittig
Elizabeth Wittig
Wiltig
Nous
Baltimore Sun
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