Sparrow’s Death Shocks Lesbia and Family
A fragmentary verse note reports the death of a cherished sparrow belonging to Lesbia and treasured by her mother and maid. The bird’s passing is described as painful to both mortal and immortal readers, with lines lamenting the loss and recalling its serenades to Lesbia.
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Lesbia
Bijah's Store Echoes Village Lives and Love
In a rural store a storyteller-mind frames the town’s gossip and hearts. Bijah and the narrator share banter about locals like Jeremiah Wilson Jim Lane Mame Wilson and Miss Peterson as a dramatic tale of love class and stubborn family ties unfolds in the store’s sunlit clutter.
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Bijah
Mirandy Beal
Lijah
Thompson
Mehaly Hopkins
Jeremiah Wilson
Jim
Jeremiah—Wilson
Carson
Alluz
Lawin
Wilson
Jim Lane
Mame Wilson
Peterson
Jim Line
Raound
Canada
Peart
Lane
Ole Wilson
Margaret Fingersoll
Boston Transcript
Meats, Posts and Platforms in 19th Century Dispatches
A collection of observations notes the dangers of meat heavy diets and rising rheumatic temperaments, cites post office growth west of the Mississippi including Nebraska, and recounts a railroad platform quip about political platforms as told by Representative Allen of Missouri.
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Pittsburg Dispatch
United States
Mississippi
Missouri
Nebraska
Edward Rosewaters Onaha
Allen
Waashington Cor
Omnaha World-Herald
Doctor Duck and the Ostrich Tonic Hoax
A comic scene shows Doctor Duck hawking ostrich tonic for appetite as nearsighted patron asks for a square meal. A child laments crying in a humorous exchange. A dealer offers a centuries old settle with a bargain twist.
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Doctor Duck
Brooklyn
Keeping It Dark
A satirical note on Dr. Mason's charm and medical judgments as portrayed by Life Magazine, suggesting a paradoxical claim that he never saved a patient once diagnosed as hopeless. The quip plays on the tension between popularity and clinical outcomes.
Exhibits and health remedies highlight Chicago fair notices
An exhibit from Syrian women showcasing costly embroideries arrives at the Chicago board of lady managers. Ballard’s Snow Liniment promises fast sprained ankle cures and general healing for aches, with N. M. White selling it. Electric Bitters touted for stomach and kidney ailments, with a money-back guarantee, sold by N. M. White. Dr King’s New Discovery for coughs and colds offered with refund if ineffective. Belgium’s women to attend the Exposition under a queen-led committee. The Best Salve for cuts, bruises and skin eruptions sold by N. M. White with satisfaction guarantee.
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Lady Managers
Chicago
Ballard
N. M. White
Belgium
Andcersa
Babee
N.M. White
City Drug Store
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