Odd Tales From Across The Nation And Abroad
A collage of brief anecdotes including grave digger buried alive in Fayetteville highland infant saved in Holly Springs, Cal. miners dust gold in cove-oyster cans, poker losses of 43000 in Philadelphia, a Portland widow aided by a benevolent thief, and a glass of cider leading a man to be shanghaied. Other items note a ghost scare in New Jersey, an alligator with jaws bolted, canine intelligence in San Francisco, antidotal ad scheme by German publishers, a shipboard kidnapping tale, a fatal Chinese illness on the Canadian Pacific, and a Fort Worth man driven to violence over shared household burdens.
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John Taylor
Fayeteville
N. C
Holly Springs
Miss
Tia
Gridley
Cal
Rairié Land
Philadelphia
Thomas A. Scott, Jr
Tucker
Philadelphia Press
Portland
London
Sereant Ballantyne
Charles H. Eaton
New York Commercial
California
Pacific Coast
Oregon
San Francisco Chronicle
New Jersey
N. O. Piccayune
San Francisco
Ore
Nvew
Hull
England
New York City
British Columbia
Singapore
Chicago
Child save by dog after hanging from window
An eighteen month old child and a small terrier were left in an open windowed room in Newburg New York. After a three minute absence the mother returned and found the child hanging out with the terrier clamped to the clothes. The dog braced against the sill until rescue. After freeing the child the dog circled the mother and child in joyful relief.
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Newburg
N. Y
Blowing a Big Horn in Polite Society
Chicago News contrasts Asian politeness with American reception customs. The piece cites Chinese and Spanish etiquette, condemns self-promotion as vulgar, and argues that Americans overly trumpet their own wealth when hosting guests, unlike restrained European manners.
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Asia
Europe
Barnum
America
London Chapmen
Chicago News
Camping with the Baby on Pine Grove Hill
A Denver to Angler vignette recalls a Pine Grove camp along the South Park Railway. A young man wearing a pillow back sits as a baby learns to use a spoon, the scene filled with sun, wildflowers, and warm, tender humor.
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Denver
Pine Grove
South Park
Baby
New York
Under the Sea Diver Describes 1868 Beginnings and Breathing Gear
Captain Anthony Williams discusses early diving experiences and the technology of underwater breathing. He explains two-man air pumps, hose connections to the helmet, spring valves for air escape, and signaling between diver and pump operators for tools and communication.
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Anthony Williams
Philadelphia
The Diver Speaketh From The Ocean Depths
A first person account describes life as a deep sea diver. The narrator details sensations underwater, limits on work hours to avoid deafness, and personal experiences including a nine hour beneath the sea and raising the Dauntless for 750 dollars. He notes dangers from intoxicated divers, encounters with sharks, and the need for carpentry and boiler making skills to raise sunken ships.
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Kingston
Jamaica
Tom Brintley
Shepard
Inauguration Day and the March Fourth Tradition
The article traces the history of March 4 as the nation’s inauguration day始 from 1789 when the first Congress set the schedule. It notes Washington’s early inaugurations and the shift of dates when March 4 fell on Sundays or in leap years, and speculates on future inaugurations and a centennial celebration in 1889, reflecting views from the Boston Traveller.
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Congress
Executive Department
Government of the
United States
Continental Congress
New York
Washington
Boston
Bill to bar burning of human bodies introduced in Senate
Senator Nelson of Wayne County introduced a bill in the Pennsylvania Senate to prohibit cremation of dead bodies arguing the practice imports bodies from other states and violates humanity and Christian civilization. The penalty ranges from 500 to 1000 dollars, or up to three years in solitary confinement with labor, or both.
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Pennsylvania
Senate
Nelson
Wayne County
Trinity Church in New York Its Origins and Growth
Trinity Church New York organized in 1696 under Governor Fletcher amid rivalries with the Dutch Reformed Church. It rose after fires and rebuilds, becoming a major Episcopal hub with a 284 foot spire and endowments from Queen Anne. Its property value and lineage produced progeny churches and a vast parish network, while the 1875 state census shows high property value despite fewer members than other denominations.
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Trinity Church
New York
Benjamin Fletcher
Albany
King’s Chapel
Trinity
Queene Anne
America
Anneke Jans
Trinity Corporation
Mt. Paul's
St. Andrew
Trinity Graveyard
Fulton Street
Broadway
Duane Street
Dutch West India Company
Lord Cornberry
Episcopal Church
Cincinnati
Enquirer
A Natural Mistake at the Big Federal Building
A German resident attempted to collect a registered letter after it was misrouted through the Post Office. Queueing in the letter department, he encountered a staffer who ordered a physical exam in plain clothes, provoking bewilderment and awkward exchanges as officials conducted a body check.
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General Post Office
Federal
Eton
Dot
Burt
Rejected for Letter Carrier Post in Odd Exchange
A humorous scene unfolds as a foreign candidate faces a Post Office examination. He is told his eyesight is defective and he is rejected, while the official guides him toward the Registered Letter Departments. The exchange highlights misunderstandings about terms and procedures. Mr. Sun presides over the session.
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Station A
Deserter Graves Freed After Court Action
A Pennsylvania Street Car Company conductor Graves, jailed for desertion, is discharged after records show enlistment as a minor and lack of parental consent. His wife and infant await at the prison door as he walks free, planning to confront the blackmailer who exposed him. Washington Cor., Chicago News.
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Graves
Pennsylvania Street Car Company
War Department
Fort Leavenworth
Georgetown
Drum
Washington Cor
Chicago News
From Sublime to Ridiculous in a Moth Buyer Duel
An elderly gentleman, dignified in appearance, visits a cluttered store and is pestered by a young salesman hawking moth destroyer products. After a brusque back and forth over prices and pedigrees, the man is brusquely expelled, clothes torn, in a comic misfire noted by Cashel Trade and Review.
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Brustela
Europe
Costa
Hop Bitters Proclaimed Cure All Diseases Claims
The text touts Hop Bitters as a universal remedy endorsed by eminent physicians. It cites relief for nervous disorders sleeplessness kidney and liver complaints women's ailments and numerous chronic conditions claiming cures in many homes worldwide.
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Aule
Bright
Buchu
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Koons
Fort Worth
R Ex
Remonstrances
The
Sea
Germany
Mr. Sun
Caloon Ant
Faria
W.H. Craddock
West 6Th St
Hane
Alvn
Werner AM
Sar Recep
Sr.Fe
Cleveland
Warreai
Fr. L. Fond
Kane
the Sun
Minoe
Dex
Punikhes
Mag York City
Peemigerer
Ghai
Bea Ees
Hreshers
Passoo
Autman Macasia Guus
Lana
Winona, Mier Odaise
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