Hidden Money in Atlanty Plantation During the War
An Atlanta dialect narrator recalls hiding money and watches during Union occupation. The Hooper family on the Chattahoochee river near Atlanty figures a large, prosperous estate with enslaved people, a Massachusetts connection, and a war’s impact. Marie Will, Marie Tom, and Miss Vleria are key figures as the narrative traces lineage and loyalties. The tale ends with the master burying valuables in a tin box before Union soldiers burn and destroy the town.
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Atlanty
Ole Murster
Georgy
Arbout
Chattahoochee
Kerridge
Linkum
Linkum Soyers Was In Georgy
Banks
Crick
H. Stephens
Dar
Marie Willum Henry
Gettysburg
Dem Hoopers
Georgy Hoopers
Will
Massachusetts
Skule
Marie Tomis
Ole Marster
Sally
Uncle Pete
Ocean
Will Hooper
Callina
Richmun
Dixie
Marie Tom Curtis
Vleria
Marse
Agen
Qie Marster
The Slaver's Secret Curse and Gettysburg Fate
In a slave narrative, a hidden box buried at a spring under a chestnut tree reveals a stash from a cruel master. The arrival of Union troops enrages the plantation, exposing brutal acts, with Jezebel the enslaved woman uncovering the truth and the family shattered by war and loss. Marster dies soon after, followed by Miss Sallie and the narrator’s departure to Alabama.
Go it telescope remark at Sir Frank Lockwood speech
The late Sir Frank Lockwood faced an unruly heckler who shouted go it telescope. He replied that the term should be claimed by the critic, asserting he could see through and silence the interrupter.
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Sir Frank Lockwood
Sir Frank
Klopstock’s Musing Advice to Students
An anecdote from Gottingen recalls Klopstock, the German Milton, explaining to attentive students that he cannot recall the exact meaning of a stanza he wrote yet values it as one of his finest works and urges them to devote their lives to uncovering its meaning.
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Gottingen
Klopstock
Milton
The Appetite of the Ostrich Story
A zoo tale describes an ostrich eating gloves from a visiting girl. The bird swallows a ball of kid gloves and then consumes multiple pairs brought by the girl the next day. The account suggests ostriches will ingest almost anything and appear to lack taste.
A Changed Man Pin a Bailie on Court Road
A Scotsman, newly minted magistrate, proudly towers along in his new role until a cow blocks his path. He bursts out insultingly at the animal and is met with a witty response, declaring he is no longer a man but a bailie.
Thirty caliber nitro rifle best all round choice says Outing
The article argues small bore high velocity nitro guns outperform black powder guns for general use. It favors the thirty caliber nitro for flatter trajectory and effective range, noting some loss of accuracy but greater stopping power. It cautions about shell type and bullet softness affecting lethality.
Adventure of a Reporter Who Was In Search of Mews
An old Times-Democrat reporter recalls a failed bid to outpace rivals by secretly interviewing a jailed crook in a police station cell. He slipped in, was locked in, and remained unseen until 6 pm, while rivals published the scoop with the punny headline A Scooper Scooped.
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New Orleans Times-Democrat
A Loss to Science
The tale tells how Professor Snell of Amherst College asked a student for the definition of the solar corona. The hesitant student confessed he knew it but had forgotten. The professor lamented with a dramatic remark that such forgetting was an incalculable loss to science.
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Professor Snell
Amherst College
Teacher Plants Fraction Challenge With Apple Preference
A teacher asks Johnnie which is greater two thirds or three quarters and which he would prefer two thirds or three quarters. Johnnie chooses two thirds but admits he dislikes apples, and the teacher explains that two thirds are smaller than three quarters.
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Johnnie
Very Comforting Outburst Reveals Comic Proposal Folly
Willie Wibbles explains he bluffed a marriage proposal by saying he would blow his brains out if the girl did not march him. The girl screamed and begged, then answered with a quip about her mother re wallpapering the room. No police were called.
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Willie Wibbles
Tinevah
The Wily Barber and the French Coin Remedy
A traveler in Paris recalls a barber stepping on his foot despite a corn. The barber retorts with wit offering a coin removal remedy for sale at a franc per bottle, highlighting a humorous misdirection in a barber shop exchange.
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France
Paris
Monsieur
Dividing the Fee Between a Minister and Lawyer
A New York preacher and a church lawyer debate ministerial earnings. The priest offers half his next fee for ten dollars from the lawyer, then accepts a pup as partial payment, while the lawman presses for the other half. The tale ends with the exchange of the unusual fee. The Atlantic Ocean figures follow with measurements of area depth and capacity, comparing to the Pacific.
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New York
New York Times
Atlantic Ocean
Atlantic
Pacific
Liverpool
Mont Blanc
Moving Mountains and the Cost of Mountain Rails
A Western railroad official says actual experience shows mountains move affecting tunnels and tracks. He notes that stakes placed on mountain sides shift over months, proving the mountains gradually seek the sea, making maintenance costly over a decade. The Baltimore Sun reports this claim.
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Western Railroad
Baltimore Sun
Great Rood Cross at St Alban Holborn Described
The Duke of Newcastle gave the Great Rood to St. Alban Church in Holborn. The immense crucifix rises over twenty five feet, suspends from the chancel arch, and is painted gilt with olive green color. Terminals show flowers dejuce and Tudor roses, with St John the Divine and the Virgin as Mater Dolorosa beside it.
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Duke of Newcastle
St. Alban
Holborn
John the Divine
Virgin
St. Peter's
Louvain
Oplinter
Brabant
Memory for Faces of Lord Russell and Theater Scene
A memory vignette about Lord Charles Russell of Killowen famed for facial recall. He identifies an actor as the original Father Tom from The Colleen Bawn, recalling a 20 year old production. A humorous exchange follows about a boy's haircut and a grass cutting machine.
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Lord Charles Russell
Killowen
Manchester
Lord Charles
Tom
Colleen Bawn
Russell
Boy’s Week Long Bear Story Surprises Teacher
Johnnie writes a playful weekly tale claiming Monday began with a father and son killing a bear, providing meat to last through Tuesday to Sunday. The sly anecdote showcases a child’s cheerful imagination and a humorous misread of weekday names.
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Johnnie
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