A Pocket Wonder Hop o’ My Thumb in New York Evening Sun
A dramatic note recounts Hop o’ My Thumb the 19 year old 16 inch tall man weighing 9 pounds seen in Thomas Foster’s hat shop. He emerges from a pocket after the manager aids him, claiming the smallest known human and delighting onlookers with his Chesterfield bow.
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Eighth avenue
Swift
Hop o' My
niggis
Thomas Foster
Tim
Hop
Mr. Foster
Hopeo
SUES
New York Evening Sun
Surviving Gambo powder mill blast recounts a life marked by tragedy
The Maine tale centers on Clinton B. Hooper the sole survivor who endured a Gambo powder mill explosion. Blind and aged he recalls the blast that burned him and claimed his son’s life years later. Another man escaped unharmed only to die moments later from concussion injuries.
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Gambo
Maine
Clinton B. Hooper
Tlay
Portland (MMe.) Express
English Courtesy and the American Sir Address
A letter from an English reader in the San Francisco Argonaut argues Americans are more polite than English in using sir. He notes Americans say sir far more often than Englishmen, yet this reflects old fashioned courtesy rather than subservience. He credits Americans for shaping language with excess courtesy as English usage shifts toward formality only with superiors or strangers.
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England
San Francisco
Argonaut
The Women of Arles and Their Peculiar Beauty
Cor respondent notes Arles women display striking beauty described as dark eyes full lips and black hair with velvet head dresses. The writer attributes a local peculiarity and suggests Saracen or perhaps Spanish heritage, reflecting an outsider’s impression of a French city’s population.
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Arles
France
San Francisco Chronicle
Remarkable piano request tested Mr Longfellow’s generosity
The Tone daughters recount a distant young woman’s letter asking Mr Longfellow for a piano. Known for kindness, he declined, believing a girl so lacking in delicacy and self respect could not appreciate music. The tale, cited by the Boston Gazette, reflects restraint over a youthful talent plea.
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Henry W. Tonefellow
Boston Gazette
Indulgence as a Mark of High Culture, Carmen Sylva
The Woman's World quotes Carmen Sylva saying many criticise to hide ignorance and that indulgence marks the highest culture. It argues that small learning leads to carping fault finding, while true culture is liberal, generous, and believing, a view echoed by the Boston Traveller.
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Carmen Sylva
Boston Traveller
Deadly Prospect Holes in California Sierra Travel
A New York Herald reminiscence warns travelers of deadly prospect holes in the Sierra Nevada around Placerville and Hangtown. Miners sank holes ten to one hundred feet deep amid underbrush, risking deadly falls and animal deaths. The narrator recounts nearly falling eighty five feet while chasing a wild hog, underscoring the era’s dangers for unwary explorers.
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Sierras
California
Nevada county
placer
El Dorado
Calaveras
iposa
Elo Dorado county
Placerville
Hangtown
tom
New York Herald
Chewing gum blamed for carpet stains in Chicago hotel
A Chicago Journal item recounts a hotel guest blaming chewing gum by women boarders for carpet stains. The writer notes seeing gum bits dropped on hall carpets and questions hotel staff awareness of the issue, describing women quietly discarding gum in public areas.
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Chicago
A Person Shows Character By The Standard He Holds For Others
A piece on moral character cites Sir Henry Thompson and Hall's Journal of Health arguing that civilized life breeds more disease from overeating than alcohol. It notes physicians' views that overeating stems from childhood feeding habits and warns that crowding the stomach leads to false hunger when meals are withheld.
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Henry Thompson
Journal of Health
The Author's Hardest Task In Story Creation
The most difficult part is handling conversations to keep each dramatic persona distinct. The writer must envision every character clearly as if seen in person to preserve individual voice and manner.
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DENTON
Caroline
Queen Anne
Fulbot
Virginia G, El
Knife Gift Over Misunderstood Show in Arkansas
Col Jerry Spillers of Kentucky visited McVicker's theatre and failed to understand a French comedian. After a brief exchange about language and whisky, a Kentucky man tried to give away a horn knife claiming it was his, sparking a humorous misunderstanding observed by Arkansas Traveler.
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Jerry Spillers
Kentucky
Coquelin
McVicker’s
nood
Allen county
Tam
Arkansaw Traveler
Indian holidays and a Chicago banker’s dream of wealth
A narrator recalls traveling in India during a holiday crowd in a seaport. He arranged a 5000 dollar deal with a ship at anchor and faced guarded natives, Afghans, and a disrespectful local youth with a private harem. He notes an American banker colony could reshape wealth and power like Chicago.
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India
Texas
vatican
Chicago
Canada
Chicago Times
Immense Paving Stone Takes New York Spotlight
A newly arrived paving stone surpasses the Vanderbilt sidewalk stone as the largest in New York. The fifteen by twenty foot block, quarried in Oxford Chenango County, was hauled by a special car designed by Superintendent Will Buchanan of the New York Central. The stone was placed in front of Frederick Vanderbilt's Fifth Avenue home after careful handling to fit the city’s width and height limits.
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Vanderbilt
Fifth avenue
Frederick Vanderbilt
New York
Oxford
Chenango county
Willi Buchanan
New York Central roa
Buchanan
New York Tribune
A Pretty Scene On North Side Street Crossing
A smiling eight year old with a bright penny hurries toward a candy shop at a street crossing as a wagon labors past. The teamster halts, winks, and signals the boy to cross while exchanging waves and kisses with the child who beams back.
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Chicago Tribune
Willing to marry amid a failed exam confession
A woman agrees to marry despite failing last spring's examination, hoping to marry before winter to avoid disgrace. The couple shows sudden, blissful resolve as they discuss the impending nuptials and the notion of facing consequences together. The Chicago Tribune report captures their hopeful, defiant mood.
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Chicago Tribune
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Gambo Mills
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