Short Line Passenger Railway Ad Promises Fast Westbound Service
An advertisement for the Indianapolis area rail line touts rapid connections to Indianapolis, Cincinnati, and Lafayette with references to Baltimore & Ohio Railroad and Great Ohio Passenger Railway. The fragmentary text highlights service to western, northwestern, and southwestern points and claims a quick route via the Short Line.
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Indianapolis
Cincinnati
Lafayette
Great Thiouo Parhenger Railway
Couldn't Stand the Flute A Parlor Window Tale
Prose piece recounts a man's flute playing provoking animal reaction. A toad and others probe the street, loading a stringed blacking box with dead flies, as neighbors note the absurd harmony between music and creatures. Maz Adeler notes animals appreciate music and ponders the toad’s stance near the flutist.
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Maz Adeler
Failing grand party scheme in Charlestown ends in debt
A Charleston youth with a wealthy father invited national notables including Grant Boutwell Adams and Greeley to a grand party with $12 000 in decorations. The hall owner demanded 300 in advance, the father refused, and the party collapsed. Old gentleman telegraphed guests to not attend while spending hundreds. The piece notes epizootic humor and a Maine incident with a runaway handcart. The Maryland Greeley vote margin is attributed to home-staying Democrats.
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Charleston
Mass
Union
Grant
Boutwell
Chas
Francis Adams
Horace Greeley
Road to Death and Gospel Light Critics Spark Dispute
A fragment notes conductors on Cincinnati streets distributing religious tract literature titled The Road to Death and The Gospel Light. It criticizes the conductors for disregarding others' feelings and dismisses phrases as not aligned with an eternal heart.
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Cincinnati Street
Origin of Christmas Gifts and Paganalia Roots
The piece traces Christmas gifts to Roman Paganalia festivals around 5502 B C, noting village altars where coins were donated by all. It links Christmas generosity to a broader season of reconciliation, charity, and even kindness to animals, citing Burns as a later reference.
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Aubrey
Economy of Coal by Iron Bottoms in Fire Grates
Practical method to save coal uses a solid iron plate on the grate. It halves coal consumption, reduces smoke, and keeps a steady fire without poking. Air remains sufficient, ash is eliminated, and the approach costs about one shilling with potential thirty percent savings.
How to Curl Hair and Tobacco Quitting Advice
A historical note describes a hair curl method using borax gum sene gal and spirits of wine with camphor, applied overnight then rolled into ringlets. Hearth and Home suggests rinsing with cold water to curb tobacco cravings, condemns chewing pine resin, and urges firm resolve in quitting. It closes with satirical advice on mockery and intellect.
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Hearth
Deaths and disrupt events linked to a Southern editor
Heinrich Yager, who attempted suicide in San Francisco, was halted by an officer after intervention by his wife, provoking sharp questions of authority. Howard A. Pollard, editor of the Richmond Enquirer and author of Lost Cause, died in Lynchburg, Virginia, on a Monday evening in December at age 46.
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Heinrich Yager
San Francisco
Howard A. Pollard
Richmond Enquirer
Lynchburg
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