The Gay Young Man From Town
A rural tale of a gay young man from town courting Susy, revealing class constraints and parental approval. He confesses love and a plan to marry, but Fate and old folk expectations steer them back toward a safer, approved match. The narrative ends with a plan to wed another day, while elders smile at their earlier defiance.
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Susy
Atyle
Bis
Thich
Peet
Ertared
Thomas Dunn Engitah
N. Y. Ledger
Nihilist Lovers Die for Cause in Russia and Geneva
A Russian revolutionary Andre Franjoli and his wife Eugenie, famed for zeal and personal sacrifice, die within days of each other after a life of clandestine propaganda. Their devotion amid danger, exile to Solvitchegodiv, and final deaths in Geneva highlight the Nekis Nihilist movement and its enduring commitment to their cause.
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Geneva
Soi-Disant Nihilists
Estern
Europe
Andre Franfoli
Benleman
Teo
Russia
England
Piandre Franjoli
the Sea
Iide
Bleon
Impressionaes
Andre
St. Petersburg
Kieff
Odessa
Franjoli
Tchernigov
Solvitchegodiv
Mile Eugenie Zadadray
Heinrich Heine
Hebraic
Eugenie
Berg
Mlle. A. R
Franjolis
Narodnaia Volia
Kearthry
Katarina Canal
Domenico Guerrazzi
Enugenie
Alexander II
St. Petersburgh
Noradnaio Volia
Geneva Cox
London Daily News
Autumn and Winter Bonnets at the Leading Millinery Houses
Harper's Bazar reviews the season’s bonnet openings with emphasis on fabrics and trims rather than new shapes. It highlights soutache braids, embroidery, worsted designs, chenille effects, silver braids, and a move toward wool and silk materials plus exotic skins for crown and bonnet variations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milljnery
India
Harper's Bazar
Notable Oddities and Short News Snapshots from 19th Century Papers
A collage of brief items: Louisa V. Bryant practicing law in Colorado. George Washington’s Revolutionary War weight. Judge Black’s language influence from the Old Testament. Hattie North’s return in Kansas society notes. George W. Jones fined for using government envelopes. Paul Dana heir to the New York Sun with eight hundred pug dogs. a remark on journalism and baseball prowess. Dr. Vanderheyden’s suicide and a French army appointment letter. a Meadville marriage notice. Mrs. Annaphabel Joshee crossing to study medicine as a Brahmin woman. a strange border character Captain Kernfin in Socorro calling himself the Rocky Mountain Turk. Ludlowville’s Chester Childs dying at ninety-eight with full teeth and no dentist visits. a life of travel and linguistic skills.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louisa V. Bryant
Colorado
George Washington
Judge Black
Chicago
Paul Dana
New York Sun
Indianapolis Journal
S. Vanderheyden
Winfield
France
WN. Y. Sun
Meadville
Mary Purse
North Street
Annaphabel Joshee
India
Philadelphia
Philadelphia Press
Io Socorro
N. M
Kernfin
Turkey
Ludlowville
Tompkins County
N. Y
Chester Childs
Roxbury
Mass
New York City
N. Y. Mash
Deer with horned skull linked to a negro rumor in Yazoo County
In Yazoo County Mississippi a party of punters killed a deer whose skull bore a horn prong impaled through the eye. Rumors say the horn belonged to a negro and that the animal wounded by a black hunter killed the man in a fight. The deer was large and bore additional wounds.
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Yazoo County
Miss
Memphis
Tenn
Clerk in War Department Dies Leaving Bonds and House
A War Department clerk in Washington died recently leaving 383000 dollars in Government bonds and a house and lot. The exact identity and date of death are not provided in the fragment.
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War Department
Washington
Nonsense Quips and Punned Observations Across Papers
A collage of jokes and light notes from 19th century columns includes banter about top dressing for grass, steamboat boiler myths, music pricing versus cigars, mismatched lovers, poets, and a humorous exchange about a napkin and a cashier. It features lines from Boston, New York, Chicago, and Philadelphia papers. The humor centers on wordplay, misread phrases, and social quirks, with dialect and cartoonish setups.
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Fogg
Boston Transcript
W. Y
Burlington Free Press
Geor
Philadelphia
Oil City
Derrige
Ain
Mither
Bob
Jennie
N. Y. Independent. Org
Smith
Detroit Post
Abraham
Joshua
N. Y
Chicago Tribune
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Geo. Burt, JR
Hees
Velco
Maigon Brown
Mississippi
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