Footprints and Echoes In a Lonely House
A poem fragment describes a bereaved speaker wandering a silent house seeking signs of a departed child. The speaker longs to see footprints and the roses of child faces at the door, lamenting a broken home as time passes. The lines convey grief, memory, and spiritual longing from Mary Ainge De Vere in Rural New Yorker.
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Mary Ainge de Vere
New Yorker
The
Journal of Education
New England
A Visit to a Poverty Stricken Four Story Tenement
A reporter tours Baxter Street in New York showing a four story tenement inhabited by eight to nine person families. He describes squalid cellars, crowding, stench from sewer gas, and perils of poverty from eight to nine dollar rents. He portrays Old Maggie the janitress and a vivid, harrowing tableau of hunger, disease, and domestic distress. The piece contrasts wealth on Broadway with misery on Baxter Street and notes the absence of religious solace amid dire living conditions.
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New York
Broadway
Baxter Street
Maggie
Curus
Maggie Opien
Satan
Pen
American Bible Society
American Bible House
Fragmented Detroit Poverty Echoes in Five Points Style
A vivid fragment depicts grinding poverty and hunger in a bleak urban setting. The narrator contrasts forced thrift with the daily struggle for bread while describing rotting stairways and hallways where poverty haunts residents.
Foreign Gossip and European Oddities Highlighted
A mix of sensational notes and curiosities from 19th century society. Topics include Afghan massacres and a London Cabal report on fate, a Paris Arc de Triomphe bet won in freezing weather, Mesmer era quirks with a dog, a Manchester bishop marriage plan, Adelina Patti’s Dresden visit with a caution about drafts, and Norris Castle Isle of Wight sold to the Duke of Edinburgh for eighty thousand pounds.
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TuHey
Cabal
London
Arc de Triomphe
Paris
Mesmer
Mlle. Arnoult
Bishop of
Manchester
Adelina Patti
Dresden
Norris Castle
Isle of Wight
Duke of Edinburgh
Osborne
East Cowes
Solent
Southampton Water
J. Wyatt
Jeffrey Wyattville
Henry Seymour
Duchess of Kent
Seymour
Mr. Bell
Peter Takes Charge of Balky Horse to Free Wagon
A family encounter on Dock Hill ends with Peter Tayfield freeing a balky horse pulling a coal wagon. After several failed attempts by bystanders, Peter lifts the horse’s forefoot and, by speaking to the animal, induces it to move. He explains the horse’s thinking and notes the need to redirect its attention.
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Peter
Lottie
Dock Hill
Hansom Dickinson
Lang
Dobbin
Editor
Peter Tayfield
Christian Union
Curculio prevention tips and farmhouse remedies
Agricultural notes advise planting tansy at plum roots or hanging branches to deter curculio, and share an old farmer’s success as a curculio preventive. Other items discuss tea leaf processing, mock buckwheat cakes, and first aid for choking, plus horticultural findings on pruning bearing apple trees and humane home management of hired help.
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Feys
Indiana State Sentinel
Massachusetts Horticultural Society
Chicago Times
New Yorker
Winter feeding for horses is wrongfully heavy says expert
An article argues against fattening horses in winter and recommends light feeding. It advises reducing grain after fall plowing, supplying straw hay and salt, outdoor exercise, warm stables, blankets, and gradual spring feeding. It warns against cold rain exposure and suggests aconite for illness with careful dosing.
Aconite praised for horse remedies with caution
The Nebraska Farmer notes aconite is useful for many horse diseases and inflamed conditions but warns it is highly poisonous in overdose. The piece urges careful dosing to avoid danger while highlighting its broad therapeutic claims.
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Nebraska
Proper Home Curing of Hams and Shoulders
The guide explains trimming hams to city standards and brining times from three to seven weeks based on size and temperature. It covers dry salting, rolling with salt and sugar, and smoking with hickory to ensure creosote penetration, plus storage in dry cool rooms or bran.
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N. Y. World
Wintering Hogs and Flax Straw Bedding
The Iowa State Register advises modern hog care with winter storms. Hogs benefit from flax straw bedding, dry clean pens, and warm dry housing to prevent piling, smothering, and disease. Warns against overcrowded, wet conditions. sold for dead hog disposal if illness appears.
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Iowa State Register
Manner and charm in daily life across times
A discussion on how true manners come from the heart and daily practice rather than formal training. Observations contrast sunny saleswomen with curt shopkeepers, recount a Zululand missionary tale of clashing beliefs, and note health risks and Boston eye habits as society frames behavior and appearances.
Whittier Reflection on Parental Discipline and Faith
A short verse excerpt reflects on child rearing and divine discipline. The speaker recalls a gray age, motherly chastening, and trust that God’s love through trials heals and guides. The quotation ties earthly parenting to heavenly care.
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John G. Whittier
Sunday School Lessons First Quarter Eighty Newly
Schedule lists weekly topics for Sunday School lessons in 1880 with February and March dates. Titles include The Truly Righteous, The Tongue and the Temper, Grand Praying, Our Her's Care, The Savior's Golden Rule, and The False and the True.
Cologne Cathedral Achieves Final Gothic Completion After 631 Years
The August 14 1880 notice marks the last touches on Cologne Cathedral begun in 1248. Swirner’s restoration aligns with the original unknown architect’s design, preserving the Gothic symmetry amid centuries of destruction, revival, and devotion.
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Cologne
Hildebold
Conrad
Soagen Cologne
Engelberg
Altona
Berg
Overbeck
England
Edward III
Charles IV
France
Wordsworth
Cologne Cathedral as a Mirror of Faith Across Ages
The piece honors Cologne Cathedral as a fusion of thirteenth and nineteenth century faith, built by both rich and poor under a common duty to God. It notes the cross-shaped plan, 511 feet length, 231 feet width, 161 foot choir, and towers near 540 feet, praising medieval hard work and self sacrifice over contemporary funding and pace.
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Cologne
Ruskin
Louisville Courier Journal
Parnell Address Highlights Irish Question at Washington
In Washington on February 2 Charles Stewart Parnell spoke before a sparse House to urge American public opinion aid for Ireland. He argued for land reform granting farm ownership, critiqued emigration, and referenced Bright’s finance proposal while noting America’s potential role in a bloodless settlement. The session adjourned after introductions.
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Washington
Charles Stewart Parnell
Ireland
Parnell
Froude
New York
Prussia
John Bright
Bright
America
Reland
O'Connor
Toledo Man Finds Cure for Bright's Disease in America
Prentice of Toledo Ohio traveled from Paris to seek treatment for Brights disease. After doctors in two countries failed he returned to America where he found relief after using the Kidney and Liver Cure. He details his journey and cure in a letter to H H Warner Co. which will be sent on request.
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Cuak_es
Prentice
Toledo
Paris
Bright
America
H. H. Warner & Co
Imercarosia
Minn
Dec
E.R. Be. Stavens
Eesen
United States
Celestial City
W. 5. Leach
Wells, Richardson & CO
Propristers
Burlingtes
Warner
Dragaziste & Dealers
H.H. Warner & Co. Proprietors
Rochester
N. Y
VEGETINE Promises Quick Relief for General Debility
An 1880s complaint promotes VEGETINE as a universal tonic that instantly boosts strength by purifying blood, regulating bowels, soothing nerves, and activating the entire system. The claim states it never fails to improve debility and health when taken.
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Defiance Co. Express
Frank C. Culley
Pvsutsier, Defiance
Ohio
M. Quad
Detroit Free Press
Mr. Jones
Mrs. Jones
Christian
Zululand
Russell
King Lobengula
Matabele
Holme
Boston
New Orleans Picayune
Cologne Cathedral
Sulpice Boisserec
Europe
Stuttgard
Swirner
Lick Observatory
California
Vienna
Pultkowa Observatories
Hamburg
Joan E. Pierce
Medical Association
Buffale
T. S. Bunting
M. FY. Herald
N. ¥. Christian Advocate
American Centaphone Co
Vine Street
Cincinnati
Kansas
Higa
Dx A. v. Pearse Mevicixe Co
Ann Arbor
Mich
W. Chace
M.D
Chase
Leach
Newport, Ky
Mr. H. R. Stevens
Lear
JA. Patrick
H. R. Stevens
Boston, Mass
Webster’s
G. & C. Merriam
Springfield
Mase
Graefenberg
R. S. Rhodes
Nes
Rhodes & McClure
Kellogg
Jackson St
Chicago
Mr. Kellogg
Deaf and Dumb Institute
Rhodes & Hmeclarke
Methodist Church Block
Piso
T.W. Tallmadge
Washington, D. C
N. H. Swayne
Supreme Court
John Sherman
Sec’y
Treasury
W. K. Rogers
Sec
A. G. Porter
Thos. Ewing
Congress
C.gilbert
Madison Street
Emerson’s Anthem Book
L. C. Emerson
Balfe
Benoit Musi
Tengerance Jees
J. H. Tenney
Temperance and ‘and Reform Clubs
Lyon & Healy
Ill
Oliver Ditson & CO
C.H. Ditson & Co
J. E. Ditson & Co
Chestnut St
Phila
Synaeen EV
Isu Raegins
Piis
Ita
P. Daggy
Michigan | Avenue
Illinois Cent’l R. R
Ruit “Lands
J. P. Miller
Phila, Labatt’e
J. P. Miuller
M. D
S Wcor Tenth
Arch Sts
Philada
U.S
Decker Bros
Mathushek
Estey
Story &Camp
Story & Camp
State Street
Indies
China
Japan
National Publishing Co
J. B. Root
Rockford
Drs. Starkey & Palen
Girard St
Philadelphia
Cire Lowe & OC
Verfa
Cates
Fifth Street
St. Louis
J. Stephens
Lebanon, Ohio
E.burnham
W. Madison
St. Chicago
Best Business College
C. Bayllies
Dubuque, Iowa
H. Hallett&Co
Portland, Ma
Stinson & Co
Addr's True & Co
Augusta
Great Western Gun Works
Pittsburgh
NTS
James Brother
WB Layan
4Th St
St Louis
Cetin Aulieec
Dr. Pierce
Esly
Aerce
Pierce
World's Dispensary Medical Association
Prea
Buffalo
Eer
W. Mm
W. Mm ‘Ash
Longmont
Col
A. M. Stufflebeaim
Grand Valley
Eldorado Wheat Seed
W. E. Stitt
Market Street
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