Superstitions of Mrs Woman and the Art of Omens
A survey of traditional beliefs among women about charms and signs. It describes cheek burning omens, the right side of dress, Friday fears, color omens, daisy and plant divinations, and the lure of fortune tellers like Black Betty. It notes social humor as women share warnings and foibles.
Emperor who Remembered By E J Edwards
An unrecorded tale recalls Napoleon III seeking aid in New York during exile. General James Watson Webb hosts a dinner at the Astor House when Louis Napoleon arrives asking for help. Webb funds and aids him before the emperor later sends a telegram from Calais asking to meet at St. Cloud.
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Potato Boom Sparks Market Tease in Lincolnshire
In Lincolnshire England a potato boom stirs crowds at Spalding weekly market as trader T A Scarlett faces heckling over the single tuber claim. The originator of the Star and El Dorado Coe insists a big offer was discussed with Mr Findlay but the deal remained uncertain amid siege of questions.
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Definition of a Gentleman by a Fated Exchange
A fragmentary scene shows Little Sadie learning from deRabions about the meaning of a gentleman. The dialogue features a melting lesson and a pivotal line where Eadie defines a gentleman as a man you don t know.
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Eadie
World Wide Kite Trust Monopoly By Prof H H Clayton
Boston based Professor Henry Helmers controls the worldwide box kite market through Blue Hill patents. The kites, used in science and advertising, total about 760000 yearly, with major production in New York Great Britain Germany France Russia Austria and Spain Belgium. Royalty income and a keel kite with auto night adjustment add to his scientific prominence.
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Raising Ornamental Birds for Profit in the 1900s
A Western woman describes starting and managing a pheasant and swan keeping venture in New York. She details housing, feeding, breeding cycles, and market demand for English ring neck pheasants and swans, noting costs, incubation, and the need for proper habitat to ensure successful rearing and profits.
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Depot Location Question Sparks Town Conversation
A weary traveler asks why the depot sits far from town while the driver quips that depots are placed where the material costs are higher to build than to receive. The exchange hints at economic rationale behind depot placement and its impact on residents.
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Nile
Darky
Tilden’s Infallible Political Intuition Revealed
A memoir recounts Samuel J. Tilden after his Europe trip in 1877. The former governor shares with a confidant how his political instincts foretold Conkling’s moves and a push for Grant's third-term at the 1880 Republican convention. He claimed his intuitions were infallible.
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Samuel J. Tildenwell
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Mr. Tilden
Rutherford B. Hayes
Dana
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State
New York State
Rochester
Senator Conkling
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Remember the Baker in Court Remember the baker cry echoes in Vienna court
A fragmentary courtroom scene in Vienna features a tall ghostly figure in a black gown declaring Remember the baker on the brink of death. The dialogue hints at a disputed crime and an innocence claim, with judges present in a tense atmosphere.
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Historical note on palace lamp and funds
Fragmentary OCR hints at a donation to the city with interest to fund a lamp in a palace setting. Mentions ox plat and a dogea, unclear entities, no clear dates or names.
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Andoss Burnin
Fragmentary Delineator Question Sparks Reader Recall
A brief fragment asks a vignette about a girl who vanished and returned, noting Little River and Miss D. references. The oblique inquiry hints at a local social puzzle or memory from the periodical.
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