Lead us and land us to a shore of olives and peace
A lyric voyage from Saint Mark’s lion to Venice Italy with images of sea, islands, and eternal light. The speaker seeks a new homeland on seas and olives, imagining Isles of Greece, Brest, and a land of peace, rest, and love beyond sorrow. The fragment frames Venice 1874 as the quest’s anchor.
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Prophet
Noah
Saint Mark
Brest
Greece
Olivest
Peace
Rest
Hell
Venice
Italy
A Peculiar American City Santa Fe Elevation and Climate Describe
A letter from Santa Fe New Mexico notes Santa Fe sits above 7400 feet, with dry air and little rainfall. It details adobe houses, one story dwellings, and leaky roofs, plus a mixed population of about 7300 locals and Americans. The piece contrasts Mexican aristocracy and peonage with social divides and describes attire and customs observed by the writer.
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Santa Fe
New Mexico
Mount Washington
Rio Grande
Faderland
Denver
Extraordinary Second Eight In Kinsman Ohio Girl Sees Without Eyes
In Kinsman Trumbull county Ohio a ten year old girl reportedly gained sight without eyes after her sister fell temporarily blind from eye disease. The child guided family members, described sun light and fields, and even read a newly bought book with eyes bandaged. After three to four weeks sight was restored.
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Kinsman
Trumbull County
Ohio
Ain
A Curious Case of Seeing With Eyes Bandaged
A report describes a patient with bandaged eyes who seems to perceive through unintended sight. Doctors call it possible second sight, a novel physiological or psychological phenomenon not in their books. The text then shifts to a foreigner practicing English, stumbling over phrases and causing comic misunderstandings with locals and a pun filled conclusion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jim
Judge Ox
Ghosts Reported in Nine Mile Prairie Tale
A Fulton Telegraph brief describes a young man in Nine Mile Prairie township plagued by a mysterious female apparition that appears to offer advice, vanishes, and reappears. He told Williamsburg residents and invited others to witness the haunting as he awaits another visit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fulton Telegraph
Nine Mile Prairie Township
Williamsburg
Resurrection of the pig near Coatbridge shocks Scotland
The Chicago Times reports a remarkable event near Coatbridge in which a dead pig buried in a brae hole resurfaced eighteen hours after burial. The widow McCorkindale claims devilish interference and insists the animal lives, while locals seek an explanation for the extraordinary revival.
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von Arnim
Lord Ripon
McCorkindale
Coatbridge
Scotland
Harry
Mrs Barker of Harrisburg Against Death By Self Harm
The tale recalls a jealous Indianapolis claim of self-destruction attempts. Mrs Barker of Harrisburg tried poisoning herself 23 times but was saved by stomach pumps used by friends. Reporters praised her resilience, awarding a silver plated pump with inscription May she never succeed, and a later collation led to a reckless mock test.
Power of Money and a Fateful Horseback Tale
An Albany man finds a counterfeit ten dollar bill in his dead mother’s Bible and loses faith, while Count P Chamsis, once equerry to the Duke of Orleans, dies after a life marked by a fatal accident linked to careless care of horses. His remorse and pardon after the royal meeting in the Tuileries follow.
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Albany
pe CH#amsis
Orleans
Chambia
France
Tuileries
Humorous and bizarre items from the Cincinnati Times page
A collage of quips and oddities from Cincinnati Times readings includes jokes about breaking an afraid cow, plural mysteries, a Missouri father scene, presidential candidate talk, suicide in Cincinnati, Gotthoff mischief, a note to a loved one, Latta’s mountain peril, turkey cartridge humor, Watterson’s caricature, Mrs. Stewart tale, a Boston education kiss, and a dramatic lightning-burn incident with a mother and daughter in the East End.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnati Times
Missouri
Hakodadi
Rochester
Democratic) Chronicle
John Robinson
van Pelt
Circleville Union
Cincinnati
Perkins
Eli
Harrisburg
James
Henry Gotthoff
Lyons
Kansas
Seventh Street
Evansville Courier
Watterson
Nichols
Springfield Republic
Stewart
Franklin
East End
Boston
A Fair Critic in the Literary World On a Steamboat
A writer notes a young woman on a steamboat absorbed in a book with auburn hair blue eyes and gloved hands. She praises Miss Brandon and another unnamed author before declaring a fondness for Mrs. Oathwork, abruptly ending the encounter as the scene shifts to a peanut scent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brandon
Miss Brandon
Baptised with Fire A Singular Case of Lightning
Amanda Plumer, a young colored girl in the suburbs, was struck by a lightning bolt while carrying laundry from a storm. Mr Jacob Clinton, a nearby farmer, found her and she was revived after prompt restoratives. The bolt hit her head and left the fiery element miraculously at work through her.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amanda Plumer
Jacob Clinton
Here
Grand Opera House in Paris Draws Critique on Size and Purpose
Cor. of the Philadelphia Press assesses Paris new opera house noting a seating capacity of 2,400, far smaller than the academy at home, and laments the lack of affordable galleries for workers. The piece argues the building serves vanity over nation building and questions usage of twelve million dollars.
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Grand Opera Hone
Paris
Col. Forney
Ronconi
Reat
Cor
Philadelphia Press
Vast Underground Grotto Found in Michoacan
The Two Republics of Mexico report an artificially excavated grotto fifteen miles from Tan- Citaro in Michoacan. Vast depth and extent, walls and arched corridors remain, with curious handiwork from an unknown race. Two villagers reportedly entered the cavern and were lost for three days before escaping. Further examination suggests ancient human construction, likened to an aboriginal labyrinth larger than Daedalus.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raina
Mexico
Tan- Citaro
Michoacan
Byuman
Dedalus
St. Louis Republican
Science of storms urged for shipmasters after disasters
A veteran correspondent urges the study of storm science by shipmasters to avoid cyclones. Charts and instructions guide altering course away from cyclone tracks, noting that disciplined use of science has saved vessels and lives, while many masters ignore the subject and press on.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Atlantic
Genererally
No Buffalo West of the Rocky Mountains Tale
Denver News reports a revived Bridger tale claiming that in 1820 he wintered in Salt Lake Valley and 70 days of snowfall created deep snowdrifts that killed buffalo and preserved meat. Bridger allegedly declared no buffalo had since been seen west of the Rockies, and that Bridger's Butte had shifted north, a claim General Johnson supposedly confirmed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jas Bridger
Kit Carson
Salt Lake Valley
Salt Lake
Rocky Mountains
Bridger
Gen. Johnson
Denver ( Col
Chinese Students Enter Yale Science Department
Two Chinese students were admitted to Yale College Scientific Department Tuesday. Sixty Chinese students are funded by their government in Connecticut and Massachusetts, with thirty arriving two years ago and thirty more expected within a fortnight. Students are placed in homes, study the language, and spend time at the Chinese Educational Commission headquarters in Hartford for supervision. The arrangement has earned praise from local families and officials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston Traveler
Yale Colllege Scientific Department
Connecticut
Massachusetts
Chinese Educational Commission
Hartford
Commission
Numerous Ohio Valley notices and mining reports recap
The clipping reports a mix of local events and mining news from Indiana and nearby areas. Items include band dissolution, coal mine employment, a charity fair profit, coal shipments, a fatal tree accident, artesian wells, burglaries, a trotting horse for sale, water shortages, jail bail for a murder suspect, court house progress, county fairs, a large funeral, a Farmers’ gathering, reports of cattle disease, coke production tests, court house cost scrutiny, local thieves, an heiress seek in California, mine workforce, gold crop value, and a new mining company plan for next season.
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Loganaport
Clay County
Wm. Covall
Fountain County
Wabash
Vermillion County
General Rosecrans
George Clark
Lafayette
Seymour Jimes
Terre Haute Journal
Sam Donald
Baltimore
Mount Vernon
Brazil
Connellsville
Lawrenceburg
William Sinks
Ferd
Chenowith
Mack Chenoweith
Newton Smith
Sinks
California
Evansville
Lorance
Tilton Demands Immediate Trial Over Beecher Libel Claim
Mr Tilton declares a criminal libel indictment against Rev Henry Ward Beecher after Plymouth Church committee reports and district attorney actions fail to quell accusations. He asserts truth of his charge, denounces exculpatory pleas, and calls for a prompt trial. He cites prior refusals to prosecute and accuses Beecher and Winslow of public discredit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William F. West
Plymouth Church
Beecher
Thia
Elizabeth R. Tilton
Mr. Beecher
William J. Gaynor
Henry Ward Beecher
Special Pleas
Tueopore Tilton
Eldorado Found on Snake River Near Hahn's Peak
A fresh Eldorado site is reported along the Snake River in a gulch beside Hahn's Peak in Colorado. The slopes and gulch bed yield rich gold, with timber color noted high on the mountain. Quartz veins carrying gold and silver have been located nearby, and Montana prospectors arriving in summer claim rich placer diggings within a mile or two of the mountain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Snake River
Mountion
Colonel Fred Grant Denies Silver and Plumbago Gold Claims
Washington correspondent quotes Col. Grant at Bismarck endorsing Black Hills gold while disputing silver and plumbago discoveries. He asserts knowledge of mining engineering, questions Winchell’s account, and stresses belief in gold in the Black Hills.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Grant
Bismark
Grant
Black Hilla
Washington
Col. Grant
Gg. E. M. Brown
United States Land Office
Platina
Black Hills
Custer
General Forsythe
Ludlow
Winchell
Black Hille
Destitution Pulse Amid Royal Debts Satire
A Boston style column lampoons royal finances as winter looms, mocking reports of Albert Edward and the sea king's daughter in need. It cites Mrs Guelph and Dizzy, parodies public charity, and lampoons American intervention. The piece then shifts to Atlantic magazine notices praising novels, poetry, and essays with brief descriptions of contents and contributors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louis Republican
Prince of Wales
Albert Edward
Wales
Seaking
Albert
Dizzy
Mrs. Guelph
Kob Ienoor
John Brown
Balmoral
Buckingham Palace
Shrewsbury
Alexandra
Greenwich
Cable
Times
A Sat Tale of a Friend Betrayed by a Book Agent
A nostalgic tale recalls two boys who shared lunches and cigars on the village square. A lettered friend returns as a book agent for Ten Nights in a Bedroom, provoking a violent reaction. The climactic violence ends with the agent killed by the window, a stark warning about tampering with affection.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Bruns Wicker
Forty-year-old man vows to quit drinking in Detroit jail
Chas Moore, aged forty, expressed remorse after a night in solitude while sergeants played checkers nearby. He vowed never to drink again, resisting offered alcohol and pledging to stay home with his daughters. His honor approved, noting age and the need for reform.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit
Detroit Free Pen
Chas. Moore
Littell's Living Age offers varied modern excerpts and serials
The present number includes Motley’s Life and Death of Barneveld from the Edinburgh Review On the Perception of the Invisible Macmillan The Life of Flowers Chambers' Journal The Future of Royalty Spectator Sicily Saturday Review Our Relations with Morocco Examiner To Charles Sumper In Memoriam by W W Story Blackwood plus serials Far from the Madding Crowd and The Story of Valentine and his Brother and assorted poetry and miscellany Littell & Gay Boston.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Littell
Motley
Barneveld
Edinburgh Review
Macmillan
Valentine
Littell & Gay
Boston
A Hanital of Metallurgy in Putnam's Series
W H Greenwood F C S Royal School of Mines writes a compact metallurgy text for advanced students. It covers fuel iron steel tin antimony arsenic bismuth and platinum with a succinct theory of practical methods. The compilation uses modern nomenclature and standard weights. Published by Putnam's Sons New York, sold by Keil Bros., Fort Wayne.
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Putnam's Sons
New York
Keil Bros
Fort Wayne
Introduction to Biology by Thos C McGenley
An elementary treatise guiding young students into biology and life sciences. It opens with plasma of the torula and Pasteur's fluid, detailing components. suitable for advanced students though challenging for younger readers. Published by G. P. Putnam's Sons, New York, with Keil Bros in Fort Wayne.
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Thos. C. McGenley
Pasteur
G. P. Putnam’s Sons
New York
Keil Bros
Fort Wayne
Infant Diet by A Jacob and Mary Jacob? Luxus
A brief notice praising Infant Diet by A Jacob and revised by Mary Putnam Jacobi. The work argues mothers should nurse exclusively until teeth appear, explains milk composition, suitable infant foods, and remedies for digestive issues. It includes practical rules for nursing feeding and summer illness. Published in Putnam's Handy Book Series by Keil Bros for 75 cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. Jacobi
M. D
Mary Putnam Jacobi
Putnam’s Handy
Keil Bros. Price
Festal Guide Promises Complete Postal Reference
The United States official Postal guide from Hurd and Houghton New York appears highly comprehensive, described as a most complete reference in its early publication. The text signals a thorough detailing of postal procedures and system structure, intended for officials and readers seeking authoritative guidance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Hurd & Houghton
New York
A Turbulent Night at the Springfield Depot
The sketch portrays a chaotic 6 o'clock arrival at a union depot with crowds fleeing passengers rushing past a restaurant area. The north south east express arrivals trigger a frenzied crowd, cries, and a death angel image, underscoring the need for a new depot.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Springfield Republican
Express
Boston and Albany
Ancient People of Colorado and the Aztec Legend
A Phrenological Journal excerpt discusses ancient Colorado peoples near Pueblo County and the Aztecs. It contrasts historic civilizations with present arrival of modern life on the landscape, noting ruins and traces of wealth, religious practice, and shifting habitation before the intrusion of industry and transport.
Peisted Criticism Of Kellogg Funds In Washington
The Nation comments on Chandler involvement in Kellogg's money matters and notes the political money scene in Washington has dimmed since Grant's rise. It questions scolding Chandler, head of the Republican National Committee, as Shepherd, a close presidential ally, was renominated for District government after earlier corruption issues.
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Chandler
Kellogg
Washington
General Grant
Republican National Committee
Shepherd
Newport Gossip Tales of Summer Scandals at Bellevue Avenue
Margery Deane writes to the Boston Transcript alleging Newport hosts discreet vice behind a cottage near Bellevue Avenue. She compares the house to John Morrissey’s at Saratoga and claims gossip targets several young men of respected families whose fathers helped build Newport’s social standing.
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Newport
Margery Deane
Boston Transcript
Bellevue Avenue
Morrissey
John Morrissey
Saratoga
America
Expensive Telegraph Bill And Other Odds And Ends
Detroit woman learns a telegram cost a lot after a relative in Sacramento warned his husband of her departure with a humorous unpaid note. A Texan political excursion meets brass bands and satire in St. Louis. An Indianapolis sewing girl is revealed as an illegitimate heiress to $80,000 from a Royal Navy captain parent.
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Detroit
California
Sacramento
St. Louis
St. Louie
Indianapolis
Maud Vernon
Capt. Wellingford
Royal Navy
Maria de Selva
Jack
Admiral Pelo Repudiates Forte Rice Story
The Spanish minister in Washington denies a card printed by El Cronista and claims the dispatches cited are non existent and that he resigned as plenipotentiary due to Marine Ministry demands. He calls the entire tale a network of absurd and contemptible calumnies. The Red River clash report describes Mackenzie's night march and surprise of four Indian camps, with heavy losses and pursuit proceeding. A church society in this city plans a meeting to press Rev. Robert Collier’s call, while Lee & Heckman’s Brooklyn cabinet factory burns with substantial loss.
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Pelo
Forte Rice
New Yorx
el Cronista
Pelo de Baraébe
Washington
Germany
Freeman
Spain
Red River
Fort Worth
Texas
Mackenzie
Canyon Citre Blancs
Jute Creek
Fork
McKenzie
Society OF the Church OF the Werstah
Chicago Custom House Plans Approved for West Front
Postmaster General and Attorney General have approved the west front plans for the Chicago Custom House. Work will proceed rapidly. Also includes an advertisement for Holland's Pills and Hoofland's German Bitters claiming to purify blood and improve digestion, with Johnston Holloway & Co. as proprietors and urging sale by all druggists.
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Chicago
Wasuyyerow
Bestow
Williams
Holland
Hoofland
Johnston, Holloway & CO
Philadelphia
Draggiats
Sewing Machine Adverts and a Divorce Joke Across a Fragmented Page
A garbled mix of ads touts a sewing machine and buttonhole attachment with promises of easy sales and $15 price, plus an odd tale of jealousy and a judge jokes about divorces. Other items push bitters and tonics, a barroom remedy, dental products, and cavalry powder, all from various contributors with scattered names and locations.
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Thea
Joaquin Miler
Sweet Saint Mark
Chicago Times
Mary
John McLeod Latta
Catskill
Louis Democrat
Ffolla Herald
Indiana News
Cambridge City
Brasil
Peru
Miami County
A. &. Ewing
Logansport
Captain Ewing
Forty-sixth
Indiana
One Hundred and Twenty-eighth Regiment
Pulaski County
Winamac
Col. A. M. Flory
I. B. Washburn
Reuben Tousley
Star City
Attica Ledger
Henry Nave
Mr. Nave
Brown
Slater
Hahn's Peak Gold and Silver Mining Company
Rhines Minera
HEW Books
Atlantic
James Freeman Clarke
T. A. Perry
Berthold Auerbach
George Carey Eggleston
Chevalier
South
J. E. B. Stuart
Chevalier Bayard
Howell
Harper
J. W. Trowbridge
England
M. D. Conway
Albert Memorial
Europe
T. B. Aldrich
Portsmouth
New Hampshire
Wentworths
Quinceys
Isle of Shoals
Emilio Castelar
Castelar
Billingsgate
A & Bros
Franklin Square
Newark
Atnam
Eleme
Nry
Scienice
Ancient People
Colorado
Cortes
Pueblo County
W. Nevin
Phrenological Journal
Peisted
Robert Collier
LEE & Heckman’s
Brooklyn
Itight
J. Walker
Smart Ade
Png
Hapger
Surprise Valley
Yreka
Jerome B. Hudson & Co
Oh Tea and
Courtlandt~ Streets
New
New Orleans
Infanty Bend
Panson
Sheridan
Kentucky
Chi
Port
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