Jolly Diggers tale ends in a bush wedding mystery
In a rough frontier scene at Potts Point a fight over a dugout camp becomes a spectacle as Dog Kellarey’s claim to a baby boy’s paternity erupts. The crowd cheers a turn toward a wedding between Miss Athelwood and a governor’s intended, while Kellarey reveals a long missing past and leaves with a baby shoe as a relic of a long-ago pledge.
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Joe's
Fiat
Theureka
Dara
Potts Point
Mary's Church
Miss Athelwood
Mr. Athelwood
Wellacey
Indy
Miss Athelswood
Menncissohn
Europe
Amd
Tyy Boothby
Pall Mall Magazine
Dogs react to Raeburn portrait at sight
A letter from the London Spectator notes two dogs reacting strongly to a life sized portrait by Sir Henry Raeburn hung in a room. A wry comparison shows the dogs barked and growled at Raeburn’s painting but ignored another similar portrait, implying certain pictures speak to dogs differently.
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Edi
Peldber
Jung
Sir Henry Raeburn
London Spectator
Surgeon and Virago in a Street Corner Scene
A Philadelphia Press note recounts a chaotic Fourth Ward street episode where a weary surgeon confronts a cold woman customer in a dry goods store. After a heated exchange, he quotes Latin phrases and flees, while a baking powder controversy at the Chicago world’s fair is denounced as false boasting by the award judge.
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Battler
Fourth Ward
Philadelphia Press
Chicago
Ecnge
Salt Sticks and German Saloon Culture on the East Side
A peculiar old man tours East Side German saloons selling salt sticks, thin baked dough salted and served with cheese or beer. For nearly twenty five years he has supported a large family from this trade, while bakers and tavernkeepers profit from thirsty customers. The piece also notes French shipping bounty laws failing to boost shipbuilding or trade, with profits mainly enjoyed by managers. overall market stagnation in shipping.
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Bordeaux
Tyne
Wear
Philadelphia Record
When Stew Calld Young People Should Be Silent
Fragmentary text shows a quotation urging youth to be quiet while elders speak. The readable lines reference timing of youth speech and respect for older voices, with scattered letters and missing context suggesting an incomplete note or interview excerpt. The piece hints at a generational dialogue but lacks full details.
Uncle Sam's Morgan Whiskey Promoted by Northwest Line
An old advertisement warns against cheap bottlers and labels, praising Uncle Sam's Morgan Whiskey as a superior Northwest product. It urges readers to trust the established line and cites favorable reception and quality. The notice also mentions Ball's Cough Cure and a proverb about rising early.
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Uncle Sam
Morgan
Vivisection ethics and steam powered tree felling devices
A detailed survey of vivisection debates in England highlights the moral and medical tradeoffs of animal experimentation, noting anesthesia, pain thresholds, and promising medical advances from physiology to thyroid research, alongside a broader look at British vivisection statistics and licensing rules. Also covered are steam driven tree felling machines, electric light wiring safety, new envelope fasteners, autograph time recorders, and other mechanical inventions with practical applications.
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England
Asylumis
Schiff
Geneva
Horsey
Murray
Great Britain
Trivink
Lia
Fll
Foolish Uleds With String Plan Against Birds
A Lewiston Journal typo laden note describes wrapping a tree with coarse white thread on a pole to form a net like shield for cherries. The aim is to deter hungry robins and crows by creating a visible trap while preserving blossoms and fruit in a sprouting field.
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Lewiston Journal
Far More Exclusive She As a Society Man
A dialogue contrasts living in England and New York. He prefers New York, noting England has ten thousand people while New York has four hundred. The exchange highlights social world perception and city scale.
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England
New York
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