A Humorous Aunt Tells a School Tale in a Beach Visit
A lively trio of girls visits their aunt for a story after being shut out from society. The aunt recalls a vivid memory from Winnington Female Seminary, focusing on Miss Almira Clark, a disliked yet competent teacher, and a prank plot involving forged valentines and a lovers note to stir her. The tale rises to a cautionary lesson about mischief and consequences.
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The Squire and the Seminary Mystery Tragedy
A narrator recounts a mistaken interview plot at a seminary retreat. Disguised as the Squire, he encounters a dark figure, hears a scream, and finds Miss Almira murdered. The killer is unclear, but Jane Wood, a former servant, is later found dead, with the case ending in tragedy and remorse.
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Conkling Sprague Scandal Echoes in Narragansett View
Reports from Narragansett View Rhode Island on the ninth depict Ex-Governor Sprague accusing U S Senator Roscoe Conkling of improper intimacy with Mrs Sprague and ordering him to leave with a loaded shotgun. Conflicting narratives and gossip tie the affair to Washington society, while satellite commentary from Baltimore and Yonkers mirrors public unease over political corruption.
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Narragansett View
Rhode Island
Washington
Senator Conkling
Gerrit Professor
Scientific miscellany on moving pictures and oil industry
The piece surveys Muybridge’s instantaneous horse photographs and a praxinoscope setup by M Selbiflot to display galloping motion, then pivots to a panorama of 19th century science from ship canals in Panama to African tribes, petroleum exploration in Pennsylvania, and early Greenback-Labor platform proposals urging debt payment, legal tender reform, and labor rights.
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San Francisco
M. Selbiflot
Isthmus
Panama
M. Sebiltot
Indian plains
India
ert Bunge
Trasburg
Hamburg
Lyons
Belgium
Court of Flanders
Brussels
America
National Greenback-Labor party
National Greenback-Labor party of Pennsylvania
Ice to Order by Arcte Ice Company Delivers to Emery
The Arcte Ice Company produces 10,000 to 12,000 pounds daily under contract to Mr Henry PF Emery at half a cent per two pounds. The process, claimed as the cheapest known, yields ice in large oblong blocks and uses ammonia and brine in a continuous Arctic Machine. Daily output depends on 72 hour cycles, with plans to double capacity and use thinner blocks for faster freezing.
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Persia
Egypt
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Boston Journal of Chemistry
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Henry PF. Emery
California
Arctic
Augusta
Not Entirely Convinced on Gratiot Avenue Faceoff
An exchange on Gratiot Avenue ends with a man labeled a liar and another remarking he is not entirely convinced. After a brief confrontation, one party vows to call him a liar again if a lidder were handy, testing the scene and bravado during the stand off.
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Theological Nut and a Chicago Clergyman Anecdote
A clergyman in Chicago reads a Conway book tale about an orthodox family a boy punished for resentful talk. The child argues Christ never harmed his enemies yet insists he will. The exchange exposes playful religious humor and a moral tug of war within a family.
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Chicago
Mr. Conway
Chris
Bouncing Baby Rubber Doll in Royal Parade Twist
A whimsical report describes Emperor William being aided by an ivory cane as a bouncing rubber doll in a Yes walk. Congressman Blackburn of Kentucky is noted as white and forty-one, though the text is garbled and unclear on roles.
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Willian
Mosquitoes Fatal to Boy and Cattle in Dorchester
Jamies Stewart, 12, of Willy's Neck, Dorchester County, sent to make a smother to keep mosquitoes from cattle. He was found dead with his mouth nose and ears packed with mosquitoes. Cattle drowned or killed aft er escaping into water as mosquitos swarm the area.
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Jamies Stewart
James Stewart
Willy‘s Neck
Lake District
Dorchester county
Trongray River
August farm guidance urges early plowing and careful stock care
The article advises plowing for wheat as soon as ground allows, recommends deep soil work to prevent winter-killing, and details Timothy and clover sowing. It stresses proper harness for horses and oxen, salt and tar nose treatments, and careful feeding of pigs and ewes, urging quality stock and records for breeding.
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Lewes
A Natural Theremometer in Humorous Verse
A humorous quip warns doctors to test bath water with a thermometer. A nurse questions what future use a thermometer would have if the baby comes out blue or red. The verse ends with a rural, playful admonition to the doctor to go away.
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Puck
Parishioner Brings Donkey Cart to Doorstep Brayed By Minister
A minister chides a peat dealer for his donkey driven cart, remarking on the animal’s bray as the tradesman deflects with a quick retort. The exchange hints at rural parish life and local wit through a brief dialogue.
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John
A Cyclopedia for $10.00 from American Book Exchange
A detailed advertisement promotes the Library of Universal Knowledge in 20 volumes at 216.00, reprinting Chambers Encyclopedia with added American topics. Volume one comes in September with other volumes soon after, pricing low via direct subscription to avoid agent commissions. Also listed are related works including Chamber's English Literature, Joseph's Work, and Smith's Bible Dictionary with catalog and terms.
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Chamber’s Encyclopedia
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Burns
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Game Stock Attention in Grain Region Amid Threshing Rush
In the grain growing area August sees little stock focus as threshing by steam dominates and advances quickly leaving stock events with limited reader attention.
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