Cat Overboard On A.G. Ropes Sparked Sailors Fear
A New York reporter recounts a voyage around Cape Horn aboard the A. G. Ropes. A playful kitten went overboard near River de la Vlata, a shark claimed the pet, and the crew feared doom. A severe storm followed, delaying the ship and turning superstition into a grim joke among the crew.
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New York Press
San Francisco
Caps Horn
A. G. Ropes
Smilora
A. G
River de la Vlata
Rives
Fragmented facts on history and fashion terms
A collection of disparate statements covers blindness, Irish migration, marriage rates, the first English newspaper, early glass, languages, Everest height, and coats. It mentions silk faced lapels, Prince Arthur revival, soutashe braids, summer wear, and tall men in fuzzy diagonal striped attire.
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England
Mount Everest
Thibat
Prince Arthur
Dining room etiquette for formal dinners
The passage explains serving from the side, using a trained butler or waitress to seat guests, and keeping dinners under about ninety minutes. It describes carving at the table, serving from the right, removing from the left, and offering dishes from the left. It suggests small parlor tables, a birthday cake with candles, and simple at home party games for a host’s celebration.
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Perty
Mada Asudissa
Quotable Snippets From Various Papers
A compilation of humorous and aphoristic lines from 19th century newspapers. Witty remarks touch on war, honesty, ugliness, fruit, city directories, celestial jokes, bread scarcity, vulgarity, and social manners, attributed to The New York Herald New York Evening World Baltimore American St Peter Somerville Journal and others.
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New York Herald
New York Evening World
Baltimore American
Dubuqua
Longbody
Longnecker
Longbacker
Longman
Lonaghes
Longsyray
Longhead
Longfoot
Longfellow
St. Peter
Gabriel
Wellesley
Somerville Journal
Froude
Fall recipes for currant and grape wines and lobster dishes
Instructions for making currant wine with sugar and water, plus storing and fermenting guidance. Lobster a la Newburg with lobster pieces, butter, brandy, sherry, and eggs, cooked briefly to avoid curdling. Grape wine method using juice, water, and brown sugar with overnight soaking and skimming after effervescence. Also notes on blackberry wine preparation.
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la Newburg
Victoria Prefers Sentries. Lady Dorothy Shines in Society
A fragment from a period page notes Queen Victoria favors British police for guards at Os borne and Balmoral, while socialite Lady Dorothy remains a radiant, sought after figure. It mentions fashion, gaiety, and the crowd’s admiration, with a nudge to Hood's Sarsaparilla as a health tonic. Also advertised are auctions of fine watches and Missouri Pacific Railway excursion details.
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Victoria
Osborne
Balmoral
Dorothy
Fragmented tale of cookies and a hotel piazza encounter
A garbled report recalls a Liberty Street boy blamed for missing cookies as credit for next year’s tally. A passerby ex mayor Ely meets a girl on a hotel piazza while a gentleman questions a father about a future husband. A child colors a doll with beer, prompting a quip about coloring with beer.
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Liverty-st
Usuiduntai
Manhattan Beach
Ely
Exid
Imamma
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Kentucky
Puck
Davahter
Figaro
Woell
Binghamton
Burlington Free Press
Niagara
Na‘ture
Gwendolen
MEN
Steele
Diring Rooh Fale
Hood
Marcy’s
Crescent St
Waltham
Hampden
Railway
Missouri Pacific Railway
Missouri
Kansas
Arkansas
Texas
Nebraska
Colorado
Indian Territory
New Mexico
Wyoming
Utah
Idaho
Mays
Coke Alexander
Mo. Pac. R
Jackson Place
Indianapolis
Ind
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Aentleman
L.M. Histon
At.p
Washington, Ark
J. H. Zeilin
Ged
Hoffman
Furnitare
New Qooda
Laleo
Englisch
Archibald Clavering Quater
MR. Barnes
New York
Frank W. Sanger
The
Broadway Theater
Emily Rigl
Anni Batnes
Mies Effirghamon
Annie Blancee
Rose Snyder
MR. Jamess
Serrioan Blooez
MR. Bugs Toland
MR. Albert Roberts
Matt B. Snyder
MR. Henry Roberts
E. W. Morrison
MR. F. McClelland
Bocognane
Bartley Campbell
B.C
le. Kenhedy
Eala
Tomlinson - Hall
Dickson & Talbott
Herr Eduard Strauss
Vienna Orchestra
Imperial Court of Austria
Citer of
Washington
the Park Theater
Washington and
Tennessee
Sis
A's
Ter
Ole Olson
Bala
Vores Uake
Tigkete
Soul Pansylvania S
Lancaster
Ward Bros
Beale Asvare Streets
Gonorrhgha
Gilbet
M. Abbett
M. D
Virginie Ave
Indianapolis, Ind
HeW + DENISON
ROUSE
West
Bates
E. B. Martindale
Sal
F.H. Rupert & GO
Dinginnati
Ad Stgner
H.D
Decatur
Prive
Hacky
P. A. Fitzgerald
Mast Market Street
Jag
Qenius Faye
Wleicher & Co
Tarrington
Menszey
Ae National Auto
Meridian St
W.C. Smith
Bow Man
Sovarest Cocos
Pawn Mfg. Co
Pusiter North
Delaw
W. HY. Bilert
Virginist Ave
Bryge’s Swert Howe
R. Glseh
Tecianageis
Indiana
Kentugey Avenue
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