Pauper Pumpkin Polly Finds a New Life
In a poorhouse tale Polly, a neglected girl raised by Granny Smith, fosters a giant pumpkin seed, tending it with care until Mr. and Mrs. Allan learn her story. They adopt Polly, provide a warm home, and host a thankful Thanksgiving feast, ending with Polly praying for her future and Granny’s blessing.
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Polly
Mr. Allan
Norton
Kansas
Alan
Mr. Norton
Mrs. Allan
Mrs
Jessy
Polly Allan
Sam
Far West
Granny
Waverly Magazine
Walking Backward as a Cure for Nervous Headache
A New York Evening Sun quotation extols backward walking as an excellent sure cure for nervous headache. It claims relief is certain and fast, often within ten minutes, with slow steps and ball of foot first. The piece cites physicians suggesting reflex actions restore balance, noting improved gait for women after daily practice.
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New York Evening Sun
Sensational Locators Enter Canal Investigation
A fragmented local note reports investigators examining a canal area with references to Sane Sens and individuals named in the erratic OCR. The brief suggests a public interest inquiry and unspecified actions by authorities.
Copper wires and the rise of alternating current power
A 19th century overview explains copper supply limits for long distance power, highlighting Tesla’s alternating current breakthrough and its effect on transmission. It notes reduced copper needs, higher voltages, and proposed widespread adoption, with Niagara Falls generators feeding Buffalo and Rochester. It also recalls Edison’s opposing view and historic college sketches from Dartmouth to William and Mary.
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William Biemens
Niagara Falls
Siemens
Aear
Westinghouse Company
Tesla
Falls of
Niagara
Buffalo
Rochester
Edison
The
North American Review
Excess of Fat Diet Rules From Historical Diet Plan
A listed diet for excess fat allows lean meats such as mutton beef veal lamb tongue and seafood, soups and broths, poultry game and fish plus vegetables and fresh fruit in moderation. It forbids fatty meats butter cream sugar potatoes and many starches, and permits tea coffee cocoa with milk, light wines fortified with spirits in moderation, and sparing alcohol with meals.
Tilden's Umbrella Mystery Recalled by Hewitt
Abrams Hewitt, a friend of Samuel J. Tilden, kept an old cotton umbrella in his office. In a rain swap he took Haigh's umbrella by mistake and later found Tilden's name on a taped label inside the cotton one. Hewitt denied knowledge of the silk umbrella, leaving Haigh unsatisfied.
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Tilden
Abrams. Hewitt
Samuel J. Tilden
J. L. Haigh
Haigh
Grammercy Park
New York
Mr. Hewitt
Mr. Tilden
Hewitt
Going Forward in Society Vision of Upcoming Wedding
A fragment from the Sunday society column hints at a young woman, described as the girl planet of the next, who had endured long hours of hardship and torture. It notes an upcoming marriage as a key event in local society circles.
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Plantet
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the Pauper Pumpkin
Olly
Granny Smith
Mrs. Norton
Billy Sam
Ove
Dartmouth College
Dartmouth
Princeton
Presbyterian College
Harvard University
Yale
Episcopal College
United States
William and Mary’a
Chicago News
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