Jerry the bobbin boy saves the mills in storm
In a bleak March night Hobson mill owner Mr Watterson helps a starving orphan, Jerry, then funds care for his sister Nellie. When a flood jams the dam a timber must be cut to save the mills and Jerry descends a river chain, risking his life to free the ice. The mills endure and Jerry is rescued.
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Hamilton
Independent
Dumbleton Knife Works
State Street
Jerry
Mr. Watterson
Nellie
Mis’ Crawford
Crawford
Hig Mills
Watterson
Mr. Wattersons
One of India's pests a tale of the metallic bluefly
A detailed, cautionary tale on the metallic bluefly infesting homes and furniture in India. It describes the fly laboriously building clay nurseries in holes, keyholes, and cane seats, placing dead spiders and eggs, sealing with clay and whitewash, and resisting attempts to access valuables behind locked trinkets. The piece ends noting the difficulty of destroying these clay nurseries and the persistence of the pest.
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India
Can a Remedy of Simple Herbs Rival Hop Bitters
Questioning if common herbs like hops buchu mandrake and dandelion could produce the marvelous cures claimed for Hop Bitters. The writer notes widespread testimonials from varied social ranks and professions urging belief without doubt.
Death in the Desert in Holy Cross District
A party of Gold Park miners exploring Turkey Creek near Battle Mountain discovers a dying Cincinnati man, Charles Henderson, in a remote cabin. He succumbs to lung disease after a night of solitary illness, leaving brief instructions before burial in a sunlit spot by the gulch.
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Holy Cross
Gold Park
Turkey Creek
Battle Mountain
Charles Henderson
Cincinnati
Golden
Spoopendyke Couple Struggles with Saratoga Trunk Lock
Mr and Mrs Spoopendyke wrestle with a stubborn trunk lock while packing. He pounds the hasp and twists the key as she hovers nearby, joking about the hat under the lid and offering to fetch the cellar to finish the task.
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Ant
Mrs. Spoopendyke
Mr. Spoonpendyke
Mr. Spoopendyke
Mr. Sponpendyke
Brooklyn
Saratoga
Long Journey of Gracie and Grandpa on a Detroit Train
An elderly man, neat yet frail, is found asleep on a Detroit train. He mutters about his granddaughter Gracie and a long journey as conductors help him to his feet and into a depot bench. A leaden box marked Gracie travels with them while a kind stranger covers him with a rug awaiting sunrise.
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Detroit Press and Tribune
Detroit
Gracie
Leetle Gracie
Grandpa
Butcher Abie Loses 800 to Pickpockets at Races
Abie, a Council Bluffs butcher, reported losing 800 in a crowd at the races there several days ago to pickpockets.
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Abie
Council Bluffs
Cause and Effect Disease Remedy Claim
Disease never comes to us without a cause and a good physician will explain the reason. Kidney-Wort is advertised to overcome obstructions and preserve perfect health. The caller is urged to try a box or bottle at once, attributed to Mirror and Farmer, parents.
Modern Teaching Emphasizes Love of Learning Over Textbooks
Superintendent Prince of Waltham Massachusetts addressed Worcester county teachers urging focus on future results and natural curiosity. He argued teachers should guide rather than force, avoid overreliance on textbooks, daily marks, and prizes, and cultivate the heart and mind to foster genuine study. An ounce of mental awakening outweighs pounds of undigested information.
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Prince
Waltham
Mass
Worcester County
Spider web garments spark curious trade talk in Broadway
A Broadway dealer discusses the lore of dresses and gloves allegedly made from spiders web. He recalls Brazil spider silk, costly, fragile, and unprofitable to manufacture, plus tales of South American garments and a Spanish effort.
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Pittsburgh
Broadway
Brazil
South America
Normandy
Parliamentary Mobs and the Size of Ottawa Parliament
The New York Herald notes Canada’s Parliament House in Ottawa is too small after the census shows provinces deserve more seats. It quips that parliaments worldwide are overlarge and that Canada might benefit if its numbers shrink, suggesting many members are mere automata guided by leaders. It compares to Washington Congress and hints on historic small legislatures.
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New York Herald
Canada
Ottawa
Her Majesty's Dominons
New Dominion
Washington
Parliament
Race and Religion in War in The United States
The San Francisco Bulletin discusses language and religion as uniting forces among English speaking peoples. It cites wars with England and the United States, the U S Civil War, and argues that shared language sustains unity. It notes racial mixing and claims English speakers pursue commercial conquest with liberty and peace.
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San Francisco
School of Philosophy
Concord
England
United States
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