Duel of powder and pride on the Seine narrative
In Paris, Colonel Skerrett mediates a grotesque duel between Foulon and Vicaire over a quarrel sparked by insults. A gashed powder keg plan nearly kills them, but a staged stunt ends with a dangerous river fire aboard a Seine boat. Skerrett saves the day, earning respect as a calm hero.
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Bkerretty
Marsh
Pickering
Ite Anglais
Paris
Vicaire
M. Lo
Mand
Rott
Parmee
Baid
Marah
Bkerrett
Sherrett
Esid
Wwe
Colon
National Guard
Ekena
Skerrett
Nicaire
Seoward
Duello
Foulon
Dr. Viciare
Toulon
Poulon
Viensire
Seine
Colonel Skerrett
Foulen
Paidetro
Benkise
Asys
Fouloin
Siam's Sacred White Elephants in Siam History and Lore
A Bang Kok letter to the New York Sun examines the color and appearance of Siam's sacred white elephants and the lore surrounding them. It recounts princes, wars, and royal favors tied to these elephants, including 900,000 troops and 7,000 elephants in a royal conflict and the gifting of hairs to Queen Victoria. It notes occasional captures, rising ivory prices, and the possible path to extinction, with scattered notes on albino animals and related species in the region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Siam
Bangkok
New York Sun
Naples
Obvienc Cence
Bowring
Pega
Victoria
Finlayson
Far East
How Snakes Make Their Toilet
A curious 19th century natural history note explains how snakes shed old skin and reveal new attire. The piece describes the shedding process from retirement to完成, noting temporary blindness and appetite loss while the cuticle forms over the eyes.
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Snake
Country for the Country's Sake.
A lively reflection extols rural life as an endless garden of delight. The author laments urban excess and urges harmony with nature, praising hedges meadows and air that nourishes body and wind. He argues for living simply and embracing the country’s charms over material greed.
CUNNING CROWS AND A JERSEY BOY
A New York drummer learns a trick to catch crows from a clever Jersey juvenile. The boy uses a decoy crow and a split stick to silence victims, wringing necks with quick, practiced motions under the onlookers’ amazed eyes. The scene ends with the boy offering future clutching services at a rural Essex county stop.
Warden Crocker Says Scoville Tried Poison Bouquet
Washington correspondent of the Chicago News reports General Crocker recounting Mrs. Scoville's alleged attempt to poison Guiteau by a poisoned bouquet. A white powder tested as arsenic spilled from the center flower as Crocker inspected the roses before Guiteau’s execution.
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Washington
Chicago News
General Crocker
Smithsonian Institute
Guiteau
Charlie
Burials of City Poor Sentenced to Hart's Island
The article recalls that since 1863 over 41000 poor unknown dead have been buried in the city cemetery near the soldiers’ burial ground. Burials occur Mondays and Thursdays. Public-institution deaths without next of kin or charitable burial are placed in a cheap coffin, sent to Hart's Island, and buried by workhouse laborers. Nearest relatives are informed and may be compelled to bury if able.
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Hart's Island
Bey
Moral maxims mingle with a tale of a rich suitor and a stubborn girl
A jumble of aphorisms on virtue time and fame contrasts with a narrative about a wealthy merchant traveler who wooed a beautiful maid with wealth. The woman rejects him, and a taunting note hints at a poet winning a prize for telling the biggest lie.
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Asenior
Balloon feat at Lemon Hill 1857 wowed 15000 observers
A Philadelphia Times writer recalls the September 1857 ascent of BM Godard and his brother at Lemon Hill on the Schuylkill. The balloon carried them to about 6000 feet before a parachute drop, ending with Godard landing safely near the old Bell tavern. The pair, French by birth, later aided their countrymen in the Franco-Prussian period.
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Philadelphia Times
Lemon Hill
Schuylkill
Godard
M. Godard
M. E. Godard
Old Bell Tavern
Darby Road
Delaware County
Philadelphia
Gambetta
Paris
Tours
Cigarette Making By A Girl Described By A Manufacturer
A New York Sun report notes a smart, quick girl can produce about 3,500 cigarettes per day with pay of seventy to eighty cents per thousand. The process uses tobacco, starch paste, and heavy paper rolled on marble with a paste stick. Any crooked or soiled work causes the thousand to be redone, a frequent loss to the maker.
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New York Sun
Soup Before Meat in Digestive Process
Fragmentary note explains soup aids digestion while bread eaten with soup converts to sugar in the mouth. The text shows garbled OCR with missing words and punctuation, but centers on how soup and bread interact in the mouth during digestion.
Moonlit Jokes and Quips From City Papers
A collage of humorous sayings and short vignettes from various papers. Snippets joke about winter predictions, a line about a moonlit tale, and a police station bath exchange. Includes quips on kisses and health, with a Boston Courier exchange and a New York Graphic reference.
Man Drag Carriages and Endure Heat for Meager Pay
A vivid portrait describes Chinese rickshaw coolies in traditional hats, barefoot and scantily clad, hauling passengers with a strenuous six mile per hour trot. The piece notes their lean bodies and Mongolian features as they endure sweat and dust, receiving mere five to ten cents per ride and branding any higher tip as folly.
The Good Old Times Reflected In Tattered Beliefs
A fragmentary passage laments fading ideals and the ritual of sacrifice to cherished beliefs. The text hints at a nostalgic yet critical view of how age and memory reshape what was once taught as virtue.
Sa aed een be ae hpated Sta Fie a
A fragmented OCR line yields unclear text with no identifiable persons organizations or events. Readable fragments do not form a full news item or report.
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Brooklyn Magazine
Foulan
Viesire
Major Marsh
Frederick W. Avery
Troefitt
Rimmel
Scrooge
Juneau Zots
New York
John Gilbert
Essex County
New Jersey
Rascal
Caude
Jasto
Grimesey
Satan
Jung
Rome
Chicago Ledger
Merchant-Travaler
Boston Beacon
Somervilla Journal
Wiggins
New York Graphic
Rhae
Therisoner
Boston Courier
Chawley
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