Lost island woman of San Nicolas survives two months past
An American correspondent recounts the tale of a lone native woman left behind on San Nicolas Island off southern California. Rescued after seventeen years, she could not speak any language, wore skins, and lived as Crusoe-like, finally dying less than two months after rescue. Her dress was sent to the pope in Rome.
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Rome
San Nicolas
California
Pittsburg Leader
Santa Barbara
Padre Gonzales
Niderer
Crusoe
Old Mission
Boston Tea Party Burlesque in Bacchante Court Fight
A heated stir surrounds the Bacchante statue in Boston as opponents deride McKim’s gift. Critics from university figures to temperance advocates call the statue vulgar or unsuitable for public display.
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Boston Public
India Wharf
Harper's Weekly
Boston
Bacchante
Mr. McKim
Eliot
Norton
Friends of Temperance
William Everett
Umbrella Hero Rescues on Broadway as Team Plunges
A witness recounts a startling Broadway incident where Winks sprang forward with an umbrella to shield a person from an out of control horse team. The umbrella broke after he struck the horses, preventing a serious accident. The event, cited in the New York Weekly, also mentions a prior borrowed umbrella.
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Broadway
Winks
New York Weekly
Father and Son Assess Love and Golf in Old Household Words
A father counsels his son to wait a year to judge his feelings, while the son insists his love for Miss Higgins remains steadfast after testing it through golf and devotion. The exchange reflects a period voice from Household Words on courtship and certainty.
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Miss Higgins
Education Not Needed for Political Success Says Racesto
A fragment argues that a college education is not necessary for success in politics. It names several U S leaders historically noted as lacking formal college backgrounds, including Washington, Madison, Adams, and Jefferson, and notes a belief among some citizens that education in colleges is overrated for public life.
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College Cere
America
Washington
White Lin
James Madison
Rees Moarve
Adame
Andrew
Jackoan Nene
Martin van Haren
Wiliam H. Heastioun Od
Min Harries McKinley
Return of Sir George Geldie to the Niger
From London Sir George Geldie prepares to lead a high stakes imperial project in West Africa. He speaks of a long effort to unlock internal trade and to advance a massive enterprise despite challenges and opposition.
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Niger
Rhodes
London
Africa
Wircorper
Sir George Geldie
West
George Geidle
The Fortifying Bitters and Italy's Music Inquiry
A discussion of a tonic claiming to guard against disease and tough climates, promote vigor beyond trained athletes, and aid malaria rheumatic nervous and kidney issues. The text notes Italy’s minister of public instruction studying England's music schools to apply lessons at home.
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Italy
Fragmented Readable Fragments From An Page
A garbled mix of lines mentions Cascarets candy cathartic and a Casca ad style pitch. It references Kilne and Kilne’s Great Nerve, a 31 Arch Street address, and European reports on frozen milk. The passage includes stray quotes about humor and a question about sending cards before departure.
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