Fragmented Poem Reflections From Atlantic Monthly
A fragmented verse recalls labors past and a longing to resume tomorrow. The speaker wanders through landscapes of memory and myth, invoking Helenic gods, archers, and fallen heroes, while contemplating heaven, hell, and fading dreams. The piece blends personal memory with classical imagery, concluding with a meditation on fate and fortune.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cesar
Gladiator
Heaven
Hell
W. DeForest
Atlantic Monthly
Ocober
Love on the Western Plains A Tale of Barriers and Ballads
In a New England estate tale, Sydney Brewster seeks to transform a riverside inn into a fashionable summer hotel. Mrs. Rinaldo bewitched by his hospitality sparks social ambitions while their circle broods over wealth and romance. Harry Barton and Bessie Alger grow close amid hunting camps on the Nebraska plains, where a shared hymn, moonlit talks, and a western anonymity forge love, with Barton vowing to accompany Bessie westward on departure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Brewster
Sydney Brewster
Rinaldo
Dominie
Harry Barton
Barton
Europe
Nebraska Plains
Overland Mail
Alger
Bessie
Absalom Alger
Lily
California
Alger’s
Jane Alger
Miss Alger
Harryn
Miss Jane
Nolens Volens
Wild Plains
Caven
Missie
Prett
Evermore
Harper’s Weekly
Indian soap-stone quarry found near Washington
Dr E R Reynolds of the Pension office discovered a sizable Indian soap-stone quarry on Rock Creek near Washington. A Smithsonian visitor found over 100 unfinished vessels of varied size and shape, many nearly complete and of scientific value. Excavations will uncover the relics of this ancient workshop.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rock Creek
Washington
E. R. Reynolds
Pension Office
Smithsonian Institution
Alligator Hunt in Texas and Tobacco Global View
A St Louis Globe Democrat correspondent reports Texas hunt where two men shoot five alligators in Oyster Creek near Col Castleton Fort Bend County. The dialogue covers alligators sizes from twelve feet to twenty feet in Louisiana bayous, plus their diet and fear of humans. The piece shifts to tobacco production with French and Havana cigars, and global consumption patterns, noting government monopolies, tax regimes, and per head usage in Austria Hungary France Russia and the United States.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Louis Globe-Democrat
Texas
Brazos River
Louisiana
Nim
Oyster Creek
Col. Castleton
Fort Bend County
Allie
Florida
Bayous
Chateauroux
Lille
Havana
Europe
New York
Dresden
France
Austria
Italy
Spain
Portugal
Roumania
Principality of Lichtenstein
Republic of San Marino
England
Russia
Turkey
United States
Internal Revenue Officers
Hungary
Germany
Pounds
Taek Ussia
Austria-Hungary
Trask
N. Y. Sun
Rise of Domestic Cigar Making Amid Economic Strain
The piece notes thousands shift from Havana cigars to American-made products amid hard times. Cuban exiles in Key West and New York boost domestic cigar output, while Massachusetts and Connecticut hosts major factories. Westfield leads with hand made and machine assisted production, highlighting a growing national industry and labor force across nationalities.
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Havana
Cuba
Connecticut
Key West
New York
United States
Westfield
Massachusetts
Mound Builders Relics Found Near Niles Michigan
Near Niles Michigan nine mounds in three parallel lines were explored by Dr Bonine under Smithsonian oversight. A 19 foot shaft revealed a circular bone bed with skulls and infant remains, plus copper axes of fine workmanship and possible cloth fibers. Found artifacts include deer bones, pearl ornaments, pottery fragments, ivory tooth, a copper kettle and spindle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Niles
Michigan
Sumnerville
Walter
Bonine
Smithsonian Institute
New Orleans Yellow Fever Spread Questioned by Clean Areas
Reports from New Orleans and Algiers challenge the belief that filth and poor drainage drive yellow fever. The cleanest districts suffer, while filthy sections escape, suggesting the disease’s spread may not depend solely on sanitation conditions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Orleans
Algiers
Science on yellow fever germs and prevention in Baltim ore
The Baltimore Gazette argues that cleanliness helps but does not fully prevent yellow fever. It urges scientific study of germ conditions after frost, comparing to yeast and fermentation, and notes uncertainty about sewer drainage and disinfection potentially creating germ growth. It stresses discovering diffusion conditions would surpass earlier astronomical feats in value.
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Leverrier
Earth
Baltimore Gazette
MR. Stevens
Hot Springs
Ark
A One Sided Man Herod Aboard Staten Island Ferry
A five year old girl wearing a sugar loaf hat torments her weary aunt on the Westfield ferry. The child questions water heat sun and bones while the aunt provides distracted answers. The scene ends as they reach Stapleton pier and disembark with the rescuer’s thanks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fra Diavolo
Staten Is
Westfield
Stapleton
Her Rights and Education for Women in Society
A Victorian era call for women to receive a full education aligned with their future roles. It asserts rights to study health, home economics, child care, and domestic arts, while emphasizing feminine virtue and the value of intelligent guidance in motherhood and household management.
How Prairie Dogs Reach Water by Digging Deep Wells
A frontierman from Mercer County claims prairie dogs dig their own wells on the plains. Each village supposedly has a concealed opening to a water shaft, with reports of a 200 foot deep well and a circular staircase to reach water. The animals persistently seek drink, resisting settlers’ efforts to dispossess them. A separate note mentions Minnesota preparing to sell a million acres of wild land this year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. Leech
Mercer County
Pennsylvania
San Francisco
Cal
Practical 19th Century Recipes and Plant Root Notes
A collection of kitchen recipes including Hard Sauce for Puddings Pop-Overs Rye Minute Pudding Pemican for Toast Coffee Cakes Tomato Sauce Pickled Chicken Apple Custard Soft Gingerbread and notes on deep root systems of clover, Indian corn onions lucerne beets rye beans garden peas and wheat from Scientific American with historical context.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Foote
Massachusetts
J. Stanton Gould
George Geddes
Mirage of a burning brig seen from street caldron incident
A cementing witness describes an asphaltum and coal tar mixing accident on Hudson and Spring streets that produced a vivid artificial mirage. He saw a brig at Hunter's Point on fire with vivid sails and flames, while fire engines fought the caldron blaze. The brig was later found to be filled with petroleum.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Gresham
Joseph Stiner
Hudson
Spring Streets
Hunter's Point
Thomas Casey
George Combs
Coal-Dust and Seaweed Mix Form New Cement Material
An English invention blends coal dust with a mucilaginous extract from boiled seaweed to form an adhesive solution. The mixture is combined with coal dust or sawdust and molded like cement or bricks. Blocks produced with the solution may be used for filtering purposes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
Coal Trade Journal
Two Noted Grave Robbers Rediscovered in Public Fears
A historical column recalls grave robbers amid Ohio scandal of Scott Harrison. It contrasts murderous grave robbers with patent medicines praised as restorative, naming Dr Pierce’s Golden Medical Discovery and Pleasant Purgative Pellets as virtuous “grave robbers” that rescue living patients. The piece frames medical quackery as a moral act.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scott Harrison
Ohio
Ohio Medical College
Dr. Pierce
Dovey's Yeast Powder Praised In Ad Copy And Paris Medal
An advertisement extols Dovey's Yeast Powder as strictly pure wholesome and full weight with guaranteed results. A cable dispatch to the Associated Press notes Mason & Hamlin winning two top gold medals at the Paris Exposition for their Cabinet Organs among thirty leading global makers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dovey
Associated Press
Mason & Hamlin
Paris
Vienna
Santiago
Philadelphia
Mason & Hamlin Organ CO
Boston
New York
Chicago
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Poplar Bluff
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Cedar Rapids
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T. Buck
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Weemes
Ss. L. Thorpe & CO
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Murray Hil Pub. Co
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Comitox Grass Works
Beatty
True & CO
Augusta
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Chicago Scale Co
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L. G. Elson
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A. N. Johnson
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S.J. Gilmore
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