The Unreasonable Ant Observed By Twain In A Tramp Abroad
Mark Twain humorously critiques the common ant by noting its labor and apparent lack of sense. He contrasts ordinary ants with idealized groups, then shifts to reflections on home, prayer, and the value of a happy domestic life. The piece blends observational wit with musings on education and virtue.
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Mark Twain
Ania
Heidelberg
Paris
Strasburg
Tie
Tog
Moths and a comic poet clash with a printer
An 19th century note explains moths breeding in dark wardrobes and recommends sealing woolen items with petroleum paper to stop damage. A humorous tale follows about Colonel Bangs and a poet upset over misread poems in the Argus, highlighting printer errors and literary irritation.
A Simple Plan to Improve Post Office Mail Handling
The piece urges Boston schools to teach plain postal rules on a monthly board lesson. It notes 60 000 pupils in Boston and 8 000 000 enrolled nationwide in 1877 and argues better letter addressing sealing stamping and postage awareness would reduce misdelivery and boost Post Office revenue.
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ioab-Trebatny Hall
Boston
Algr
School Committee
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United States
Commissioner of Education
Zoston
Adversity, Gossip, and Lessons From a Financial Crash
A fragment from a column discusses propriety among young ladies, warns against gossip, and muses on adversity. It notes that scandal harms reputations and suggests philosophy can offer lessons when financial crashes occur, urging restraint and reflection.
Rat Extermination by Yellow Wash Attracts Notice
A Scientific American writer recounts using yellow whitewash with copperas to deter rats. Crystals placed in crevices drove rats away, with no footfalls since. Regular spring coats purify and prevent disease. warns against leaving food or soap exposed as bait. A cat aids the effort.
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Scientilc American
Suicide and jail refusal linked deaths in two cities
Adam Walker killed himself at Aurora after a sentence of prison, and Marcus Boppe, a tramp, died by his own hand in Lancaster Pennsylvania the same day following a magistrate's decision not to send him to prison.
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Adam Walker
Aurora
Marcus Boppe
Lancaster
Grating Avletter Doctor Aids Child After Potash Burn
A Canterbury boy, Jessie Morgan, severely burned by boiling potash solution, undergoes skin grafting. Over 12,000 grafts from volunteers including family members and neighbors are used by Dr Ross to restore leg skin. The grafts progress. legs nearly regain function though the boy remains weak.
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Danielavillé
Conn
Jessie
Edward’ Morgan
Canterbury
Ross
Perpanies
Jumping the Rope Causes Bone Necrosis Warns Doctor
Dr. Peck of the Surgical Institute reports a case of Jordan a Illinois girl whose legs will be partly amputated after injuries from rope jumping. He cites similar instances of bone death from rope jumping and urges parents and teachers to ban the pernicious pastime on playgrounds.
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Peck
Surgical Institute
Jordan
Hlinois
Indianapolis Sentinel
Drink of Water Reward in Virginia War Incident News
A Confederate soldier James Moore of Burke County North Carolina risked heavy fire to give water to a wounded Union officer at Confederate breastworks in Virginia. The officer later sent Moore $10,000 to be paid in four yearly installments. Moore was wounded later and returned home. A New Haven printer’s wife seeks divorce over his lack of style and dash. A child learns spelling by sound with a humorous exchange in the Boston Transcript.
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Virginia
James Moore
Burke County
North Carolina
Moore
New Haven
Joke Turns on Lost in Woods During Thunderstorm
Otis recalls a courtroom joke where a man lost in woods during a thunderstorm prays for “a little more light and a little less noise.” The judge clarifies the remark is not aimed at the counsel, though the audience thought it might be.
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Otis
Saratoga
Pratt
Nelay
A New Kind of a Watch Case Highlighted
An 1878 testimonial extols Boys' Patent Cases as durable and long lasting. A jeweler notes a customer who has used one for fifteen years and expects ten more years of wear. The ad emphasizes solid gold two plate construction and a written warranty, claiming superiority over electro-gilding and unique patent status.
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Govit
Te R. JE. Olyeky
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The Journal Defines Its Purpose and Political Stance
The Journal declares its aim to report local happenings with a stance aligned to a strong republic and righteous action. It asserts loyalty to its party yet condemns corrupt men or measures, promising fearless advocacy and service to the greatest number.
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Republica Ism
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