Remembering a Cyclone of 1882 Through a Harrowing Well Rescue
In 1882 on June 27 a fierce cyclone struck as heat lingered and clouds gathered. The narrator, trapped with family, fled to a well after a funnel cloud roared by. He and five year old Charlie were rescued from the water as wreckage and rain battered around them, finally reaching safety with no injuries.
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Beben
Charlie
Ob Ur
M. Louise Ford
St. Nicholas
Barnard's
The Widows and Fashion Talk in 19th Century Echoes
A mix of social musings on widows and rivalries among women, then a fashion snapshot from the New York Post notes on spring millinery, hats, and dress trends. The item ends with brief ads for blood purification tonics and wallpaper prices, plus a cough remedy notice.
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Redfern
Portland
New York Post
Jocular Fragments Highlight 19th Century Tradesmen and Tourists
A collage of short exchanges shows a grocer and soap maker trading pithy mottos, a patter tale about a minister at a wedding, a tramp facing work, and a hotel keeper musing on ancient rain attracting tourists, reflecting everyday life and humor.
Old Doctor Speaks On Scotch Whisky And Sentiment
A San Francisco Chronicle style piece recounts a doctor noting whisky stirs sentiment, dulls fear, and triggers poetry while discussing deathbed scenes. He recalls forty years of practice, a dying patient asking to quiet a fear, and a humorous request to fix a change before burial.
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San Francisco Chronicle
Thors
Mary
Curious Atlantic Links and Odd Connecticut Fish Tale
Long distance telephoning links Wilkes Barre to New York and Boston prove reliable. A strange seven inch fish with olive body and lizard like head is reported from Connecticut waters. In Massillon Ohio a resigned justice of the peace and opium addict continues to perform marriages, six of them apparently illegal, prompting questions about the legitimacy of the unions.
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Wilkesbarre
New York
Boston
Connecticut
Massillon
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