The Secret of a Larch Tree at Silver Spring
At Silver Spring a fashionable scene revolves around Mrs Delaunay’s diamonds worth seventy five thousand dollars and the Marquis de Ratti. Prof. Horton suspects foreign nobles, witnesses a midnight intrigue near a larch tree, and recovers the jewels after a staged theft plot.
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Silver Spring
Delaunay
Horton
Bellevue
Saratoga
Newport
Cason
Union Hall
Ocean House
Tam
Marquis de Ratti
Johns
Jessor
Ain
Indee
Prof. Horton
Sodpis
Prof
Alice
New York
Marquis ' de Ratti
Harper's Weekly
How They Married in Boston
Boston marriage statistics for the year show 4631 marriages, up 261 from last year. Most in November, fewest in March, with detailed age and parity data for grooms and brides including widows and widowers.
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Boston
Azelte
Bowdoin Class of 83 Survives Enter Clergymen
A collection of notes from various papers reports nine of eleven Bowdoin College Class of 1883 survivors became clergymen. It notes appointments at University of Pennsylvania and Kansas University, plus remarks on Little Rock University, and exchanges among ministers, with calls for more clergy and sermon sharing between Missouri and England.
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Bowdoin College
John B. McMaster
University of Pennsylvania
Little Rock University
Arkansas
Chicago Times
Blanche K. Bruce
Kansas University
Lawrence
Chicago Journal
Ohio
Keane
R. C
Richmond
Palestine
Garden
Gethsemane
Mount of Olives
New York Examiner
the Baptist Organ
Missouri
Kidgrove
New York
Chicago Standard
Fragmented humor and society snippets from old papers
A collage of light anecdotes and jests from newspapers across the United States. It mocks editors, manners, travel, crime, and daily life with wordplay and captions. Notable quips reference Detroit Post, Philadelphia News, Burlington Free Press, Chicago Tribune, Toledo Blade, Boston Transcript, Texas Siftings, and a Brooklyn bridge joke.
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Detroit Post
William Doodle
Miss Frost
Cincinnati
Germany
Philadelphia News
Siam
Liam
Burlington Free Press
Chicago Tribune
Laldase Ten Babar
Toledo Blade
Boston Transcript
Jacob
Austin
Texas Siftings
Brooklyn Bridge
New York
Texas
An Unwritten Newspaper Law and Editorial Power
The New Jersey Mirror states an unwritten law of journalism that editors owe no reason for accepting or rejecting manuscripts. Editors hold absolute decision power to preserve a paper’s unity, a concept amateurs often misinterpret through ignorance rather than willful disobedience.
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New Jersey Mirror
Postoffice and Railway Practices in Imperial Russia
H. Sutherland Edwards cites Gogol to illustrate a habit of secrecy in provincial post offices and the laxity of Russian rail travel under Nicholas I. He notes postmen reading letters for amusement, gratuities for delivery, and inspectors rarely enforcing rules until the line’s privatization brought normal practices. He contrasts officials’ privileges with widespread fare evasion by travelers and the era’s systemic noncompliance.
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Gogol
Revizar
Russia
Moscow
St. Petersburg
St. Petersburg-Moscow
Verminus
H. Sutherland Edwards
Harper’ S Magazine
Slugging Duel in Harrisburg Rocks Two States
James Mears of North Carolina and Alonzo Hoffman of South Carolina fought a duel in Harrisburg over a love interest near Kings Mountain. They met at daybreak near Concord, rules debated, and after sixteen minutes both were winded. The nose of Mears was broken and warrants existed, but officers could not arrest under duel law.
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James Mears
North Carolina
Alonzo Hoffman
South Carolina
Harrisburg
Charlotte
Concord
Kings Mountain
Hoffman
Mears
Sears
Marquis of Queensbury
N. C
Chicago Tribune
Polls and Polly Shine in Youth’s Compan
For Young Readers. SWEET POLLY. Polls, pretty Polly! Oh, her gown is worn and old yet her voice is purest silver. Her hair shines cold and bonnet out of style. She greets you with a sweet and snug smile Polly dearest Polly. Her shoes are worn, eyes violet, cheeks rose, glance sunlit, heart warm, hands willing for good deeds in Youth's Compan.
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Horton
Arquis de Ratti
Marqu de Ratti
Delaunay
Alice
Polly
Maggie's Experiments Show Wind Shifts and Science
In a domestic tale from St Nicholas, ten year old Maggie Darnley and her brother Jack test why dust refuses to leave a room. Their father explains wind shifts and convection, highlighting that thorough experiments prove science rather than superstition.
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Margaret Darnley
Maggie
Jack
Margaret
Pearlie
Mr. Darnley
Jane Eggleston Zimmerman
St Nicholas
Acting a Lie Moral Tale of Rosa Confessing Truth
Rosa learns deceit harms trust after breaking a vase Uncle William China keeps silent, sister dusting reveals truth. Mother praises honesty over delay, stressing confidence outweighs material loss. The Congregationalist notes its moral: truth preserves character and trust.
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Rosa
William
China
Sleeping-Car Decision Prompts Railways to Protect Sleepers
A Western court rules passengers paying extra for sleeping-car facilities are owed real sleep protection. If a sleeper cannot rest, the railway selling the ticket is defrauding the traveler. The opinion suggests wagers on snorers and a future where rail cars bar snorers, ensuring honest travelers sleep. It also notes fashion and landmark progress in 19th century press blurbs.
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Trailway
N. ¥. Times. Ie
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Lincoln
Picayuneer
Tennessee
Sweet Polly
Bunker Hill
Heral
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