From a Fragmented Night to a Yellow Aster Tale
A collage of varied vignettes and anecdotes from a historical newspaper page. It spans dramatic theater observations, a moral essay on cowardice, a London physician’s midnight visit tale, coastal fishing lore, railroad incidents, oddball society notes, Meissonier and Wilkie reflections, and a biographical sketch of Mrs Mannington Caffyn, author of A Yellow Aster, detailing her background and the novel’s themes against loveless marriages.
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Mra Mannington Cattyn
Calotte
Stern
Salt Water Effects on Bricks During Manufacturing
A 19th century note from the New York Ledger explains bricks exposed to salt air or seawater must be shielded from salt moisture during manufacture. Bricks from brackish coastal water deteriorate rapidly unless coated with impervious cement. Fresh water bricks endure sea air longer when fully vitrified, but require protection and patching.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Ledger
Hatter Claims Heads Grow to Sixty Five
A hatter jokes about clients' heads growing up to 65 except clergy, claiming clerical wear reflects the wearer’s nature. The speaker doubts the quip, noting the irony in the saying that a monk’s head is defined by his cow-like role.
Cape Horn Storms Shape The Southern Seas
Weathered by perpetual gales Cape Horn stands as the world’s stormiest region where Antarctic chills clash with Brazilian and Peruvian warm currents. Northwest winds feed fogs known as Cape Horn blankets signaling approaching storms as glaciers linger and subsoil stays frozen.
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Cape Horn
Antarctic
Pacific
Terra del Fuego
Pearson
The Artilery Plant at Phipps Conservatory
A playful description of the artillery plant at Phipps Conservatory noted for its red flowers that burst when watered, likened to regiments in battle. The scene is contrasted with a vivid illustration of a navy blue water expanse and a Eski m style group on the banks, with a young woman among alluring figures.
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Phipps Conservatory
America
Wittsburgh Times
Chicago
Inter Ocean
Sofia Buys Bold Boulevards and Parks
Sofia, the Bulgarian capital, is praised for dramatic urban improvements. Wide new boulevards span across old Turkish streets, a central avenue to the railway, and a Boule vard Stambuloff leads to a new park. A large public garden, smaller gardens, and a suburban nursery open for public grounds plants and private sale.
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Sofia
Bulgaria
Stumbaloff
Boy learns truth by bedtime tale antics
A boy tells a whopper and is put to bed early as punishment. His mother plans a harsh moral scolding to scare him into honesty, citing hell fire but the boy asks to see it, provoking a blunt parental lesson. Meanwhile clippings praise Honohimy’s New England civility and homes lacking pretension.
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Boston
John
Judas Iscariot
Judas
Reporter's badge opens fire line gates at St Peter
A reporter arrives at a restricted area and presents a badge. The guard confirms the badge admits within the fire lines only and directs the reporter to the other place. The scene unfolds with tension as gatekeepers enforce access limits.
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St. Peter
New York Wort
Rarest Coin Question Echoes in Father and Son
A small boy asks about coin collecting and the father replies with a somber note that a $20 gold piece is the rarest coin he knows. The exchange frames a quiet moment of memory and value.
Sugar profits debated by retailers and housekeepers
The piece notes persistent beliefs of little profit in retail sugar and household savings from keg purchases. It recalls a 19th century London grocers’ burden with wrapping materials and a historic Parliament detail about Montagu relatives. It also mentions Pele the volcano goddess and Hawaiian myth importation. A Madagascar silk spider project aims to create a new industry, citing a missioner receiving 3,000 yards of silk in 2½ days.
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London
Chicago Herald
Madagascar
Cincinnati Commercial Gazette
King Behanzin in Exile After Defeat in West Africa
King Behanzin of Dahomey, defeated by French forces and abandoned by most of his followers, is imprisoned on Martinique for life. He surrendered to General Dodds after a brutal campaign, with four wives, a child, and four servants accompanying him. The French stipend is 12,000 francs annually. Fort de France and St. Pierre are key towns on the island.
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Lebcud
Behanzin
Africa
Dodds
Behanzin the
Crnel
Martinique
Behauzin
Porto Novo
Abouwy
Abomeys
Benbazin
Fort de France
St. Pierre
Soathing Strap for the Waves and the Danish Lighthouses
Odd dialogue on weather and governance features a quirky exchange about lighthouses oiling up for storms and socialists seeking a paternal government. A small boy questions the big boy about authority and inheritance of control, paired with a brief humorous note.
Prester John in Medieval Legends and Claims
A historical overview of the legendary Christian sovereign Prester John, detailing various medieval attributions. It cites Ethiopian, Yemeni, Nestorian, and Mandeville accounts, noting differing descriptions of his realm and rank, from king to priest, across Asia, Africa, and Indian archipelago lore.
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Pritustolin
Johm
Asia
Tibet
Abyssinia
Khan
John
Mesopotamia
Armenia
Timbs
Tendac
Mandeville
Prester John
India
Egypt
Brooklyn Engle
Paste making tips and quirky clippings from 19th century press
A mosaic of short notes on paste recipes using wheat and rye flour with alum cautions, glue sizing for walls, and a feature on a Philadelphia Record housekeeper who tidies rooms to deter mice. Also notes on manilla fiber paper, a bar admission anecdote, choir politics, a joke about Judas Iscariot, a dialect quip about women, and a definition of galvanized iron as culinary iron coated with zinc.
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Philadelphia Record
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W. W. Tunis & Bro. Lumber Company
Tunis Mills
RS. Fountain
W. W. Tunis & Bro. Lumber CO
J. M. Beaven
Hnzesboro, Mid
Mary Staples
J.M. Beaven
Hillsboro
Mad
Liu
Miuch
London Spectator
Camden
Hoe
Carr
Viarida Visterclatbe
North Carolina
Keogh
Albemarle
Pimlico Sound
Walter B. Evans
Flora
Indian
Washington Post
Maine
England
Robert Stephenson & Co
Bangor, Oldtown and
Milford
Bangor
Cassier
Kenwood
Porty-third Street
Ile
Iman
Scott
Lis
Chicago Mail
Hamelin
Washington
Sarah Baker
Georgetown
Congress Street
Canal
David Wilkie
Henry Thomson
Wilkie
Thomson
Sir David
Academy
Englisd
Merssonier
Court of Honor
the Republic
Collossal Manufactures
Transportation
Midway
McCormick
World's Fare Management
McCormick Harvesting Machine CO
South Bend
Oliver
Gale
Syracuse
Richard T. Carter
Parpware
Tere
Itoo
Honohimy
Palu
States
Boston Watchman
House of Commons
Montagu Matthew
Aluthew Montagu
Quan
Loudon Shlien
Peles
Pele
Hawaiian Islands
Hawaii
Philadelphia Ledger
King Uluwanzin
China
Japan
Indianapolis News
Harold
Sallie Simons
Washington Star
Mr. Grogan
Mr. Hogan
Indianapolis Journal
Rewspa Perl i. Cay
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