Starve Out and curious tales from many lands
A digest of stray items from several papers notes the Wyoming town nickname Starve Out seen by tramps, odd natural wonders in Robeson County, a two headed bird, a three eyed woman discovery, a Nashville family with four murders and legal escapes, a near miss from a gun in New York, a Cleveland theft acquittal, a grand Philadelphia wedding present, eyeless fish from Mammoth Cave, and remarks on American progress by Bishop Warren.
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Wyoming Territory
Chicago Times
Chicago Journal
Buffalo
N. Y
Hepress
Erie County
Detroit Free Press
Nashville, Tenn
Robeson County
North
Carsalina
Millie Christine
Lumberton
Rowansville
Cleveland Herald
Cleveland
Buffalo Commercial
Queen Victoria
Royal Palaces
Duke of Teck
Kensington Palace
George Stryker
Fort Hamilton
New York Harbor
Stryker
N. Y. Mail
Emma Clark
Common Pleas Court
John Flanagan
Emma
Detroit
Detroit Post
Philadelphia
Sbe
Philadelphia Press
Selma
Ala
Mammoth Cave
Kentucky
Soh Kwanji Pom
Corcan
Washington
America
Street Manners For Gentlemen From The Boston Transcript
A collection of social jots offering blunt, humorous criticisms of pedestrian etiquette. It advises walking on the left for notice, carrying umbrellas safely, avoiding cane as a third leg, sitting obliquely in streetcars, and puffing cigars in crowds. It lampoons self important behavior, urges gallantry mixed with vanity, and mocks direct guidance to strangers amid crowded sidewalks.
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Providence
Boston Transcript
The Horrible Hat Causes Much Fuss and Fashion
A short piece from the W. Y. Graphic argues the hat is a nuisance and costly custom. It recalls schoolboys in London, garments for Paris workers, California Indians, and general wearers, noting rain, wind, damage, and indignity from hats. The essay mocks head coverings as needless and extortionate.
Mongol reception of Mongol missionary as doctor and healer
A Mongolian view of a foreign missionary who travels with medicines to heal the sick, attracting large crowds yet facing distrust. First visits spark feverish hope, while repeated visits reveal limitations, fostering a mix of admiration and suspicion about motives and financial expectations. Rumors about exotic medical procedures threaten the missionary’s influence.
Moss as storage for beets and roots in moss layers
A New YorkHudson River paper notes moss is the best material to keep beets turnips parsnips and other roots fresh for eight or nine months. Pack moss in layers in a box or barrel between vegetables to preserve freshness.
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N.Y
Kingsleys Pets and Parish Life of Charles Kingsley
Mrs Kingsley recounts Charles Kingsleys affection for animals at Eversley Rectorate. His hound Dandy the Scotch terrier lay beside Sweep the retriever and a Teckel, after thirteen years of parish walks. He loved cats, toads in the lawn, sand wasps, a window fly catcher, and a slow worm. He believed in a future state for animals and opposed killing.
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Green Bank
Wesley
Kingsley
Chambers
Widow Teacher Returns Amid Quiet Classroom Grief
A country public school teacher, recently widowed, returns to class to find students stunned by sorrow. A small blue eyed girl speaks up, saying they are sorry and hope it won’t happen again, prompting a tearful reply from the widow.
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N. Y. Herald
Benevolent barbets and the home born aid tale
Will Woodman in St Nicholas recounts barbet birds famed for mutual care. A young flock feeds an old infirm bird, showing a natural example of begin-at-home benevolence. Levaillant notes nests where offspring sustain ailing parents, signaling family duty among barbets Bucco.
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Levaillant
Africa
South America
Will Woodman
St. Nicholas
An Eccentric Editor Hazewell Remains A Remarkable Figure
The late Charles Hazewell of the Boston Traveller stood as a standout in journalism famed for prodigious memory and vast library. Colleagues praised his command of history, editorial rules, and a knack for facts that shaped his weekly review. His sharp temper and fierce loyalty to his word contrasted with a tender, redoubtable nature, leaving a lasting, if controversial, imprint on the era's press.
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Charles Hazewell
Boston
Bancroft
Revere
England
Victoria
Macauley
Rome
Canterbury
Hazewell
Rio Grande
Tom Ochiltree
Edward
Christ's Green Pastures
The Weaving of Fear and the Earnest Singers Tale
A poor weaver who sings nightly wakes a rich neighbor. The merchant offers payment to stop the song, but after taking the coin the weaver fears loss and sleeplessness. He returns the money, reveals the evil spirit, and resumes singing. The tale ends with the moral that a fresh heart is worth more than wealth.
Moses Warned of Smallpox Panic Marks Up Goods
In a mock dialogue, Moses asks his son about war, cholera, sheep epidemics, cotton, and disasters. The father replies “No” to each, then reveals they will mark up all goods twenty percent due to fear of smallpox killing people next winter, as a quip from Wall Street News.
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Moses
Europe
Wall Street News
Massie Beasley Promoter of Gretna Green Matrimony
Notices in the Maysville paper promote Massie Beasley of Aberdeen Ohio as a matrimonialist who advertises and offers to arrange June nuptials in Gretna Green style. The Indianapolis Journal notes his enterprise as commendable and urges lovers to patronize him despite the playful tone.
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Maysville
Gretna Green
Massie Beasley
Materimonialist
Aberdeen
Indianapolis
Have you eaten as a Chinese salutation note
A compact remark contrasts the Chinese greeting have you eaten with the English how do you do. It identifiers cultural salutation practice and notes its normalcy in everyday use. The line attributes the phrase to N. Fimes.
Been Away on a Northern Trip and Crop Talk
Smith travels Alpena for four days and returns. On the way home he meets six men asking about crops like corn potatoes wheat oats buckwheat barley cabbage turnips and times up there. He answers affirmatively, notes a general prosperous mood, and keeps to the social routine while avoiding further inquiries. Detroit Free Press. Boston is reminded by the London Times that she is not the only city to suffer from intellectual supremacy. Edinburgh, Weimer, Geneva, Florence, Oxford and Cambridge lose prominence in letters.
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Vance
North Carolina
Chicago
Inter Ocean
Danbury
N. C
J. Smith
St. Louis
Bishop Warren
Methodist Church
Europa
Smith
Alpena
Detroit Free Press
Boston
London Times
Edinburgh
Weimer
Geneva
Florence
Oxford
Cambridge
Servant demand in Texas towns rising for scarce help
News item notes that servant girls are scarce across Texas with towns offering from one to twenty dollars a month for young women. The second snippet mentions a Bankers' Convention banquet in Louisville where the menu was printed on a draft deck and caused no protest.
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Texas
N. . Sun
Louisville
Keeping Unprofitable Stock and the Cost of Poor Farm Practice
Cor. Country Gentleman argues farmers lose money from stocking too heavily and keeping inferior animals. He urges specialization and better stock, noting overstocked horses inflate costs, reduce efficiency, and hinder grain profitability on grain and fruit farms. He cites old habits, western land competition, and the need to feed grain effectively for real returns.
Reserve Power and the Need for a Personal Reserve
The piece argues reserve power is essential for sustained work and health. Pushing beyond capacity harms the body and mind, while stored reserve—primarily blood health—allows longer, steadier effort. It likens human energy to a mill needing adequate water and urges stopping to rebuild when depleted.
Crematory Ordered at Jurujaba for Yellow Fever Cases
In Jurujaba Brazil a crematory is ordered to dispose of all bodies of patients dying from yellow fever at the marine hospital of St Isabel The move follows experiments by Friere who claims yellow fever persists in earth above graves of buried patients for up to a year He presents evidence of the fever peintha in soil over graves citing a year-long burials as proof.
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Jurujaba
Brazil
Marine Hospital of
St. Isabel
Friere
Fable of a Montana Spring Copper Coating Iron Surfaces
A Montana paper narrates a parable about a spring whose waters coat any iron surface with a thin layer of copper as they flow over it, illustrating a curious natural phenomenon in simple terms.
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Montana
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Bluecoat School
London
Paris
W. Y. Graphic
China
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