The Lime Kiln Club and Elder Toots Accident
A Detroit Free Press item recounts Elder Toots at the Lime Kiln Club meeting suffering an accident after dozing with a hot stove. Brother Gardner denounces idleness, arguing charity should aid workers who lose wages and that the “so-called charity” props up a class lacking industry and gratitude. He urges thrift and responsible use of wages.
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Elder Toots
Garniner
Gardner
Santhio
Detroit Free Press
Chinese Laundryman Returns from China to Marry Stranger Wife
John Long Yip, a Chinese laundryman from City, traveled to China to wed a wife chosen by his mother. He returned December 13 with stories of the trip, notes on authentication by officials, and a preference to stay in America. He left his wife with her parents in Hong Kong due to local laws, and his hotel in San Francisco burned on the voyage home.
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John Long Yip
City
China
Yip
Oji City
America
S Fe
Hong Kong
San Francisco
Oil City
Winter in the North Manitoba Woman Describes Harsh Climate
A Philadelphia Press correspondent preserves a Manitoba woman's vivid account of winter, detailing extreme temperatures from 125 inside a tent to 58 below outside, six to ten feet of snow, and daily life. She notes dry air moderating the cold, long seasons, frequent frostbite injuries, and practical survival methods such as moccasins, snow friction, and melting snow for water.
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Manitoba
Hern
Tiras
Great Lakes
Philadelphia Press
Christmas Amid Desert Camp At Korti
Soldiers at Korti celebrate Christmas on the march route with singing, fires, and an outdoor stage setup by Royal Engineers. Lord Wolseley and officers share a festive mood as they await further campaign progress amid Nile hardships and desert vistas.
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Korti
Dongola
Dall
Sussex Regiment
Nile
Royal Engineers
Life
Lord Wolseley
Korti Cor
London Standard
Corwin's Bluff on the Campaign and the Black-Faced Wagon Boy
A Cleveland Leader retelling recalls Tom Corwin using disguise and humor to mock rivals during the 1840 Ohio governor race. He posed as a log cabin candidate, befriended Mrs Shannon at a station, and boasted of becoming governor, then later a U.S. senator and secretary of the treasury.
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Generationa Aga
Corwin
Shannon
Tom Corwin
Columbus
Treasury
Cleveland Leader
A Close Shave and Frontier Railroading Tales
A St Louis gathering recalls frontier railroading on the Santa Fe. A Granada robbery attempt ends with a train dash, a tense hold up thwarted by a quick-witted conductor and the express passing unsullied. The tale blends reminiscence with vivid combat and safe escape, published in the Louis Post Dispatch.
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St. Louis
Granada
AL Louis Post-Dispatch
Boarding House Betties and the Betty Stranger Beliefs
Two young men outside a Clark Street cigar shop discuss a mysterious boarding-house husband called a Betty. The man is described as idle, controlling the kitchen, freeloading at meals, monitoring boarders, and living off his wife while staying near the dining room to hear conversations. Chicago Tribune narration notes the odd social stereotype.
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Clark Street
Indiana
Betty
Tim
Chicago
Chicago Tribune
Rhyme and Blank Verse in Johnsons View
Johnson preferred rhyme over blank verse for its musicality and unity of sound, but he did not condemn blank verse. He argued rhyme can discipline discursiveness and suit less elevated subjects, while blank verse suits lofty or self-contained themes, as noted in his Lives of Milton and Akenside.
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Johnson
Die
Milton
Akenside
Akensidg
Thompson
Young
London Times
The Scot Investors in Southern Mortgages
A W. Sun report describes Scottish investment in U.S. mortgages, detailing an investment company with authorized capital loaning to the South and West at about ten percent net. Requirements include productive lands under cultivation, deeds of trust, and annual ten percent notes collected by an agent. The article praises disciplined installments and notes that foreclosures have not occurred despite millions involved.
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Pete
Congo
America
Pri
Sun
Fragmentary notice on medicines and remedies from Douglass & Son
Readable portions describe medical claims and products associated with Douglass & Son. The text mentions healing sores, head pains, and soothing effects, implying a marketed remedy. References to taste and branding appear amid damaged OCR.
A Dainty Bedroom Described with Simple Furnishings
The piece outlines affordable methods to prettify a sleeping room using common materials. It details dressing tables, cretonne cushions, chair coverings, a makeshift top from broomsticks, and repurposed pine tables to create a dainty yet practical bedroom setup. It includes cautions to secure cushions to avoid revealing underlying structures.
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