Do you know why they’re put us in that back the sky
Fragmented OCR dialogue recounts a child asking why attic events and family figures seem distant in a Bret Harte piece from the New Tribune. The text features scattered phrases about a nurse, a man with a crapped Rubbed it, and references to a papa kissing and looking to the sky.
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Sky
Lupe Agaist
Tory
Bobby
John
Anatolian
Tenedgs
Agamemnon
Troy
Mount Olympus
Runing the Gantlet episode of a Russo Turkish War clash
In Tehesme Bay off Asia Minor on July 8 1770 Captain Elphinstone commands a daring run through the Dardanelles with the frigate Yekaterina to force Constantinople. Orloff opposes but Elphinstone motivates his men and passes the deadly battery then greets Constantinople with a toast to Old England and her navy.
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Vladimir
Asia Minor
Elphinstone
Yekaterina
Black Sea
Count Gregory Gregorievitch Orloff
Catherine II
Peter
Tehesme Bay
Padishah
Orloff
Pam
Dardanelles
Constantinople
Kinges
Hellespont
Miltiades
Cymon
Lysander
Dardamieh
Darius
Scythia
Sestos
Abydos
Leander
Byron
Lieut
Dugdale
Crage
Gallipoli
Marryatt
Johnny
Sea of Marmora
Prince's Stands
Moscow
Allah
Nikolai
Old England
Bashful chemist and his lost shoe at Chicago Opera
A humorous Victorian tale recounts a modest Chicago youth studying chemistry who overcomes nerves to attend a concert with a lovely young woman. His ill fitting patent leather gaiters fail, a shoe vanishes amid aisle chaos, and the crowd mocks as he exits with one shoe gone and one shoe on.
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Chicago
Jane
Isaac Newton
Richard
Bunyan
St. Louis
N. Y
The Fox and the Crow Fable Extract
A crow carries cheese to a tree and a fox flatters to snatch it. The crow sings, the fox departs with the cheese, and a clarifying moral about imitation and contentment follows. The piece notes morals and lessons from the fable. Also mentions New York Catholic churches valued at 11 million two hundred fifty thousand dollars.
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N. Y. World
New York
Swaukee
Ntral Oonneree
Pittsburgh
Sang froid and wit amid war and politics
At war’s end Lord Raglan praises a water bearer sergeant who saluted after losing his forage cap, while the ill fated Waterloo veteran recalls bravely suppressing pain. In Illinois a clerk announces Dr. McFarland’s lecture on the Education of Idiots for lawmakers and invited attendees.
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Inkermann
Raglan
Strangways
Lord Raglan
Sang Froid
Waterloo
Prince of Orange
Fitzroy Somerset
Chambers
Illinois House of Representatives
McFarland
Flattering out Yankeeism sparks Bristow rebuke to Boston
A Chicago Times dispatch quotes Bristow critiquing Bostonians who fear losing liberty over beans and brown bread, presenting a humorous clash of regional idioms and political sentiment.
English Weather-Boots Bring Water Proof Comfort
Jennie June notes a new English weather boot made of water proof kid with elastic side bands and water proof lining to keep water out. Cork and leather soles offer thickness while a stocking loop aids fit. Rubber versions failed previously due to knee strain. proper heel fit remains essential for comfortable walking.
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dJennie
Fashion Notes From Spring Wear Weaves and Laces
Watteau backs revive for Princess dresses. Scotch ginghams and bourette effects featured with moonstones and cat's-eye jewels. Knitted petticoats rise in favor, especially for children. New grenadines in India colors and Turkish designs. Capote bonnets with tulle caps. Gentlemen wear tiny shirt bosom puffs and lace-edged cambric cravats. Lace making thrives, transparent sleeves trend, and black grenadine with metallic threads appears. Rich India colors show in percal es and lawns. Lace collars, jabots, crimped crepe frills, and embroidered tulle bands are fashionable. Embroidery is popular among ladies with time.
Fashionable Embroidery Trends Highlight Monogrammed Ten Cent Pieces
The article notes a trend in dress adornment using ten cent pieces with giver monograms sewn into bands or hung from bracelets. It details embroidery on hose, colored floral decorations on black pink and blue fabrics, point Russe stitches, epaulets, and placements of bosom bouquets for visual balance with escort positions.
A Home Made Telephone Demonstrated by Prof Barrett
Prof Barrett describes a cheap home made telephone in a lecture. He uses a wooden tooth powder box with holes in lid and bottom a tin disc on the outside a small bar magnet a reel of thread and iron wire to form two ends connected by wire. He claims conversation over about 100 yards.
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Prof. Barrett
Barrett
Persisting Habits and Claims on Medical Cures in Old Text
The article uses a vivid allegory about Vesuvius to illustrate how habit persists in clinging to opinions. It critiques reliance on unproven remedies such as Dr. Pierces products and praises Allen’s Lung Balsam as an effective cure for consumption and related pulmonary diseases.
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Mt. Vesuvius
Fieree
Pierce
Allen
Prysigens
Sanaa
Pond
Europe
Pond’s Extract Company
Maiden Lane
New York
Dooley's Yeast Powder Promoted as Purity and Economy
The Best and Most Economical Housekeepers avoid adulterated baking powders. Experience shows an absolutely pure full-strength Dooley's Yeast Powder delivers light wholesome biscuits, rolls muffins waffles and griddle cakes and proves the cheapest and most economical choice.
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DooLey
Mrs Wixstow Syrup Promises Teething Relief
An advertisement touts Mrs Wixstow's SporH Inc Syrup as a remedy for teething ailments in children. It claims to ease pain wind colic regulate bowels and provide rest to mothers by restoring health in the child.
Graefenberg Catholicon Ad Promises Female Cure
A Graefenberg Co advertisement claims Graefenberg Marshall's Catholicon cures female ailments and offers an almanac. It directs readers to buy from druggists and mail requests to 56 Reade Street, New York. The notice presents a sweeping medical cure for women’s conditions.
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Graefenberg Marshall
Graefenberg Co
Reade St
Neptune Coffee Offered In One Pound Packages
Advertisement for Neptune Coffee sold wholesale and retail in one pound packages. Roasted but unground and prepared by John Gauser & Co. of Cleveland Ohio. No other coffee matches its price or satisfaction, available at grocers.
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Neptune
John Gauser & Co
Cleveland
Ohio
Wilbor
A. B. Wilbor
Boston
Durang’s Rheumatic Remedy Claims Quick Cure
An advertisement hawks Durang's Rheumatic Remedy in internal medicine as a guaranteed cure for rheumatism. The offer claims universal effectiveness at a price of one dollar per bottle and directs readers to request a circular from Helphenstine & Bentley in Washington DC.
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Durang
Helphenstine & Bentley
Washington, D. C
Louisville
A. Ballard
Lewis G. Wunder
Master Street
Philadelphia
Dore
Telegravel
Messenger
Macon
G. Klaus
Woodland Ave
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Hill
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Shoemaker
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Lockport Union
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Boston Transcript
Henry M. Stanley
Stanley
Mr. Stanley
Marseilles
Gophical Society
Africa
America
Gordon Pasha
Miesa
Enes
Anley
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Kalulu
Paris
Boston Journal
Switzerland
the Crow
New York City
Fashion Notes
Simpson & Co
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Kaeem
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J. H. Zeilin & CO
Philadelphia, PA
Oteda
Kozel
Wilbbor
OIL and Lime
Central- Landec
Iowa
HOOK
Betsey Bobbet
Josiah Allen
Samantha
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Jackson
Jackson's
Jackson & CO
Petersburg
Ee Wines
E. E. Pratt
Jackson St
Chicago, Il
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Dway,n.x
Elocutionist’s Journal
Jesse Haney & CO
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Hershey School of Musical
Hershey Music Hall
Ill
Lydia Nash
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Rges
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RUITS
Kansas
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Western Land Company
Stam
Rae Allen Gardner
Cleve
Stampps Circleras Meyer & Bartcher
Watch and Chain Extra
Ptadni
C. M. Linington
J. H. Burrogo's Sons
Maia
Jat Bronson
Detroit
Mich
OWN & SC « Son
Wood St
F. Keppy
Bridgeport
Cte Baet Faleys
Susleeve Pulley Works
Erie
Coulter & CO. Chicaga
Parwr
Ashington
Sam Les Free
National Copying Co
Madison-st
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