Drusilla Fends Off Billy the Goat at the Post Office
Drusilla Fowler endures a sunny February morning planning her garden while Billy the Franklin goat tramples her yard. In panic she races to the post office where Gregory Ware appears, and the goat charges the glass front, shattering it but causing no injuries.
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Dinsilla Fowler
Billy
Drusilla
Franklins
Drusilki
Gregory Ware
Gregory
Drusia
Valentine
Airasilia
Regory
Little River
Fide
Drusilla Fowler
Post Office
Tle
Bry
Fanny Bicknell
Drusifian
Drusilly Fowler
Gove Ment
Mr. Franklin
Miss Bicknell
Fanny
Panny
Fryer & Kermit
Anson Rowell
Anson
Franklin
Crusius Fowler
Valentine Goat Mystery Sparks Small-Town Post Office
In Little River a goat caused chaos at the post office until Gregory Ware and Drusilla Fowler calm the scene. A long-hidden valentine to Drusilla surfaces, revealing Gregory’s old confession and a revived chance at happiness as the townsfolk watch the unusual tale unfold.
A Compliment For Him
A shy eighteen year old arrives in the city for the first time and looks for a hansom at Broad Street station. Unsure what to do she asks a street youth if he is a hansom man, and he replies with a boastful, self-assured smile as the Philadelphia Times notes.
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Broad Street
Fifteenth Street
Philadelphia Times
Hunger From the Liver Says Body Calls for Food
A New York Press opinion notes hunger does not arise from the stomach but from the whole body, mainly the liver, and describes lingering stomach sensations after stomach removal as if the old stomach still cries for meals.
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New York Press
Fame Is Earned by Being In the Right Place
A pithy quote notes fame comes from being in the right place and doing the right thing, then advertising it properly. It emphasizes timing, placement, and promotion as key to recognition.
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Vuck
Ennul disease targets lazy rest seekers in Philadelphia Recari
Ennul is described as a disease that attacks people who grow tired of resting, labeled by Philadelphia Recari as affecting the lazy. The remark frames ennul as a social or medical condition tied to idleness.
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Ennul
Tommy
Pop
Philadelphia
Death Everywhere as Warning Speaks From Quarles
A compact quotation note cites Quarles warning that death is near at all times and urges readers to live wisely in light of this universal truth. The line frames mortality as constant, prompting careful living and reproof of haste.
Mark Twain Angel Fish Club and Margaret Tale
In a touching retelling from Ladies' World, Mark Twain formed playful clubs for young girls while abroad, creating the Bermuda Angel Fish Society with a badge of a real angel fish. He shared a shell token with a girl named Margaret, later exchanging letters that reveal his warm, humorous bond and a treasured keepsake set as charms on a necklace and watch chain.
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Mark Twain
Europe
Bermuda
Chase Happy Islands
Angel Fish Club
America
Ths
Redding
Conn
Stormfield
Innocence
Ome
Angel Fish
Wome
Ohier
Aquarium
Margaret
Tonm
New York
Fifth Avennue
Haif
Douglas
Jarsze
Fifth Avenue
Tie
Helen Alles
Albert Bigelow Paine
Bald man on trolley inspires young observer
A Philadelphia Telegraph item recalls Willie noting a bald man on a trolley with no hair yet admiring another passenger with abundant whiskers. The child muses angels made him head upside down, prompting a humorous family exchange about appearance.
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Willie
Mamma
Philadelphia Telegraph
A Money Maker Story Hint in a Quote
A brief quotation notes that Smith is not rich yet earns much more than he spends by working in the mint, with Jones and Johnson offering a wry line on inevitability and dependence. The piece reflects whimsy and has a New York American framing.
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Smith
Jones
The
Mint
New York American
A Man of Mystery Metastasio in Vienna Life Story
A portrait of Metastasio detailing fifty five years in Vienna with the Martines family. He spurned German, spoke only Italian, avoided discussing death near him, and gave little to charity. He kept the same seat, ate privately at home, and never learned the Martines language. Mrs Piozzi collected these quirks from Martines diaries.
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Metastasio
Vienna
Martines
Old London Legend Of Footprints In Woburn Square
The church in Woburn Square London rises on the Field of Forty Footsteps tied to a Monmouth era tragedy. Two brothers loved the same woman and fought a duel. The victor killed the woman then killed himself, leaving indelible footprints in the wet clay. A curse kept green things from growing, until the nineteenth century when a church was built and the memory faded.
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Woburn Square
London
Etiquette Reform in Siam Ends Prostration Tradition
The article recalls Siam’s royal reform ending the rule that inferiors must kneel or crawl before superiors. Nobles still show respect in street encounters, while in 1874 a royal edict was read at a court where attendees rose for the first time. London Saturday Review notes the lasting though diminished practice.
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Siam
London Saturday Review
Parting of the Hair Doubled as Barber’s Folly Folklore
A townsman once famed for his varied careers from banker to riverboat mate to New York dry goods floorwalker is now changed beyond recognition. The piece recalls his prime when barbering, diamonds, and pomade defined him, and laments a barber’s cuts that led to his famed parted hair no longer existing.
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St. Louis
New York
Day Express
Mason
California
Moi
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Disinterested Affection in a Wealth Dilemma
A dialogue from Der Fioh reveals Blaielie suspects Edward marries for the uncle's 100,000 crowns. Edward asserts his love is not tied to inheritance and would marry Blaielie regardless of wealth. The exchange centers on trust and motive in a marriage proposal.
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Edward
Blaielie
The Faultfinders Complain in Heaven Commentary
A wry quotation from William Winter notes that even in heaven a faultfinder would carp about damp clouds and a misfitting halo, illustrating a sharp pessimistic view of constant nitpicking. The remark frames a critique of perpetual dissatisfaction regardless of circumstance.
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William’ Winter
Country’s Service Probed in Quiet Verse
A terse line echoes a question of duty and honor, asking who serves the country well when no formal merit like CePA is present. The phrasing hints at loyalty and capability beyond official credentials.
Changed Impressions on Market Talk and Stax Comment
A fragment quotes a man named Dustin Stax as saying hard times rhetoric has ended. The speaker notes the subject is now on the other side of the market, referencing a Washington source and implying a shift in stance.
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Dustin Stax
Washingtonister
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Angel Fish Society
Little Margaret
Johnson
R. R
Miles
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WW. A. West
Denton, Maryland
I.andreth
Bloomsdale
Landreth
Bristol, Pennsylvania
Burrsville Hardware and Furniture
Neperham
Brussels
Fromm
Ingrain
Oliver
H. B. Davis
H.stahford
Burrsville
Maryland
Sturmer
Ernest D. Sturmer
Easton, MD
Man OF
Mystery
Mullin's
Wilmington
Lewis F. Eckhart
P. O. Sparks
Denton
Thos. J. Ellwanger
Greensboro
Andersontown Store News
ET. Orme
Andersontown, Md
Stan
Baltimore Supply Company
Maryland Savings Bank
Baltimore
Philadelphia Silo
J. Frank’ Booth
Denton, MD
Caroline Co
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