Steam Engine Against Devil Fish Near Naples Wharf
A forty foot pile at Naples wharf broke free after a devil fish tangled the end of a long cable. The line dragged both pile and cable toward the sea until boats pursued, captured the line after a two mile chase, the creature loosening the coil enabling overtaking. The ray can weigh 3000 to 5000 pounds and exhibit great strength. Earlier, Fearless passengers harpooned and towed a steamer near San Carlos bay before cutting loose to avoid being drawn onto Sanibel bar.
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Naples
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San Carlos bay
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Sannibel bar
Fort Meyers Press
Benjamin to Benjamina the christening tale
A puddler seeks a baptismal name for his child. The parson suggests Benjamin but the father announces a girl. The minister adds an a, making Benjamina, after the man corrects him in front of the aisle. Londres humor reflects on naming confusions.
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Varry
Benjamin
Benjamina
London
Trunk dealer offers large chest for seashore cottage use
A trunk dealer tries to sell a bulky trunk to a woman traveling abroad, noting the double door in the store is too narrow and suggesting remodeling it for a cottage. The dialogue includes a humorous aside about a husband and a request to show a vest pocket hand satchel.
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George
New York Weekly
A Misteric Gem and The Scarf Pin History
A boastful speaker praises a scarf pin with a historic stone linked to an ancient Hindu family. A cynical friend questions the pin as part of a palace window, as reported by Jewelers' Weekly.
Unearned Increments Question Economic Rise in Portraiture
The piece argues that income gains for painters and doctors can arise from market dynamics rather than extra effort. It uses a hypothetical painter whose work rises from 200 to 1000 pounds per portrait due to demand, and a spa doctor whose fees double as rich clients increase. The commentary cites Mill and notes how fashion and abundance drive increases "in their sleep" without additional labor. It also mentions a historical wool spinning feat and a cotton thread record.
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Adam Smith
Tie
Tilo
Europe
Mill
National Review
East Dereham
Norfolk
Royal society of England
What is a Bohemian restaurant in New York
A bohemian restaurant is described as not on Fifth Avenue or Broadway and frequented by writers and artists. A curious young woman asks what defines such places, and a journalist leads her to a basement downtown venue where ten affluent bohemians dine in evening wear. The table becomes lively with drinks and a notably good dinner.
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Savarin
runswick
Fifth avenue
Broadway
New York Star
Regent circus
London
Horrific Yunnan farming death sentence for corn theft
The Peking Gazette reports a governor’s official record from Yunnan detailing a cruel law during the rebellion that orders burning to death for stealing field corn. A farmer Peng Chao Sheng took a single ear, was seized and beheaded after relatives consented under duress, while the landlord suffered a lingering death.
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Peking Gazette
Yunnan
Peng Chao Sheng
Peng
San Francisco Chronicle
Superstitions and urban odds in early chatter
A London note discusses beliefs in luck and omens influencing conduct, with examples of dinner table rituals, Friday starts, funerals, ladders, black cats, and bricks. A comic exchange from the Chicago Herald ends with a quip about guilt and truth before a jury.
The Rich Philadelphia Bachelor and the Broken Wedding
A Philadelphia Record account recalls Isaiah V. Williamson the late philanthropist who never married due to intense timidity. At Saratoga he courted a Philadelphia belle, but on the wedding day he fled his bride and the engagement was ended. The bride remains alive and respected in social circles.
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MM Monalre Willansen
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Isaiah V. Williamson
Philadelphia
Mr. Williamson
Third street
Williamson
New York
Saratoga
Wilkinson
Dean
Philadelphia Record
The Chinaman’s attire praised for comfort in remark
A Chicago Herald quote extols a Chinese man’s clothing as more comfortable than Western dress. It details a soft hat, minimal neckwear, and multiple bands around the neck totaling up to nine, highlighting ease on the head and eyes and greater perspiration protection.
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Chicago Herald
Voller Explosons of the Year
The Safety Valve reports boiler explosions in 1688 totaling 263 with 326 lives lost and 491 injured. Losses to property reach 4 100 000 and business stoppages 21 050 000. Explosions occurred in saw mills 69 and various industries including locomotives 21 and steam vessels 19.
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Voller
Curious Parasites On Hair Explain Green Cloth Color
A study notes that greenish coloring in some cloths traces to a parasitic algal growth on hair. Mme Weber von Bosse described two genera and three species of these minute plants, with one genus green and the violet genus containing two species. A single hair may host 150000 to 200000 individuals.
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Mme. Weber von Bosse
New York Telegram
Obituary Hope Behind a Newspaper Plea
A Burlington editor is pressed by a hopeful woman to publish a husband’s obituary to avert a supposed death wish. She insists the husband is alive though doctors have given up, hoping the notice might somehow save him.
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Burlington .Breg
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