Telegraphs Raise Fire Dept Efficiency Amid Growing Urban Losses
A survey of late 19th century notes shows England facing more destructive fires despite telegraph aided efficiency and rising lives lost. The piece cites legislative bids for deep boring tests, nitrate extraction along Peru, and varied political acts from real estate limits in Kansas to European marriage statistics. It also mentions architectural plans for a New York Protestant cathedral, baggage handling concerns, a Napoleonic death claim, and a novel money shipment by registered mail reflecting era technology and communications.
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England
My Mother's Hymn and the Broken Road Home
A frontier tale of Rod Kimberly whose mother’s torn hymn page guides him through a rigged saloon trial. His brother Phil proves his innocence, sparing Rod from hanging, and the hymn's memory lingers as a treasured relic of motherly faith.
A Prince and Princess Travel by Royal Car to Copenhagen
The saloon car carrying the Princess of Wales and Prince Albert Victor on their trip to Copenhagen for the Danish king's jubilee caused delays for railway officials due to its length. The exterior is plain red and white, while the interior is luxuriously appointed with a dining room, two bedrooms, and servant quarters. The car runs on six bogie wheels and features spring suspension to minimize noise and motion, heated by coke stoves.
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Princess of Wales
Prince Albert Victor
Copenhagen
Denmark
Prince of Wales
Must Have Exercise and the Talking Chew
Little Johnny accompanies his mother to visit a sick neighbor. He asks why she chews gum constantly. The mother jokes that the gum is to keep her from talking, as the doctor advised silence.
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Johnny
The boy Emperor of China and his lavish court
Frank G. Carpenter sketches the 17 year old Chinese emperor and Empress Regent in a vivid, costs of palaces, meals, and electric light forecast. The article notes daily routines, lavish diet, private ministers, and a parade of silks, gauze, and luxury goods, plus foreign railroad cars as gifts and political expectations.
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China
Frank G. Carpenter
Japan
Peking
Tientsin
France
Imperial Palace
Marketing in the 18th Century Towns Near Boston
The History of Medfield notes eighteenth century market journeys by Medfield and nearby towns. Women rode horses to market with a large bag for dairy and farm produce, sleeping briefly at a horse shed before continuing to Boston to sell and return the same day. It also mentions electric lighting systems for buoyage in New York Harbor being tested for wider use.
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Medfield
Mass
Boston
Roxbury
Beston
Poston
New York Harbor
Women at the Forge in Yorkshire Nail Shop
A Saturday Review excerpt describes four young women in a tiny nail shop behind a cottage in Yorkshire. Workers earn little despite long hours, with one woman netting 16 cents a day and overall weekly earnings around 1.35. The piece details brutal conditions, tools, and the nail making process, condemning the line between home and workplace and calling for sanitary reforms.
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Yorkshire
England
Oliver
Saturday Review
Salamander Habits and Misconceptions Described
The piece explains common ignorance about salamanders, debunking fire-eating myths. It describes the spotted salamander as lamp-black with yellow markings, widespread in Southern Europe and Northern Africa. It notes their preference for dark, cool refuges like log cavities and old walls, and mentions their solemn movements.
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Europe
Africa
Gracious! Cora seeks missing Ma amid new neighbor move
Cora exclaims Gracious! unable to locate Ma while Mrs Kasberty reassures and hints a new family moving nearby across the way. The fragment suggests small town bustle as residents react to a neighborly change.
Rift Mountains Venture into Morocco Near Europe
A New York Sun report recounts W B Harris and an Arab guide venturing into the Rift Mountains near Morocco’s northern coast, disguising as Moors to reach Sheshouan. They face hostility from Beni Hassan tribesmen, survive close pursuit, and escape with mules and a loyal Arab assistant, reaching the coast after perilous travel.
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W. B. Harris
Sheshouan
Meditérranean
Fez
Sheshousa
Harris
Sheshowan
Romance of a Poor Young Man In New York 1885
A 1885 tale follows Frank C Brownbridge a restaurant cashier who notices a well educated young man half asleep on Madison Square. The son of a clergy member in England travels to Brooklyn after a failed venture and falls in love with the daughter of a family. Two years of secret correspondence ends with a dramatic reunion in New York.
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Frank C. Brownbridge
Madison Square
New York City
Lawton
America
Brooklys
Manly
Hinkes
New York
A. Weukeinggton
The Great Gale of 1704 and Its Mighty Wind Scene
A firsthand account from Bes Ser sley describes a gigantic air pillar likened to an elephant trunk, moving with the gale of 1705. The report notes 600 Gloucester trees felled on Kingscote estate and a pillar that snapped an oak, swept water, toppled a barn, and carried thatch as it passed.
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England
Kingscote
Gloucester
Bessersleigh
James Whitcomb Riley on appearance and success
James Whitcomb Riley says success hinges on personal appearance. He advises dressing well, visiting barber shops, and presenting a neat look to gain favorable opinions. He argues a well-groomed appearance influences judgments by clerks, editors, and potential buyers, shaping outcomes.
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James Whitcomb Riley
Amy Pride
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