Faithful Pompey the Elephant and Josie Picard Tragedy
In 1867 a circus elephant named Pompey, beloved by Josie Picard and protected by her father Andrew Thompson, killed Campi after a jealous dispute over Josie’s marriage. Pompey attacked Campi during pursuit, lifting him and smashing him against a tree. Campi perished and Thompson left him, with Pompey later bound in chains for the winter.
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M. Y. Sun
Ohio
Indiana
Kentucky
Pompey
Andrew Thompson
Mlle
Josie Picard
Equestrienne
Old Thompson
Beason
Campi
Mans
Signor Campi
Josie
Bue
Bloomington
Ind
Dria
Ray
Uae
Pat Sane
Perley
Goliath
Thompson
Dialogue on Whisky Cost With a Tramp
A tramp and a man discuss whisky prices with the tramp noting whisky costs him ninety cents a gallon when able to buy, but says the price is too high. The exchange reveals concern over expense and access to spirits.
Two Entertaining Horace Greeley Anecdotes
Indianapolis Journal recounts two untold stories about Horace Greeley. The first recalls a frigid Sunday when he sat with cold feet in the Tribune office, unfazed by the draft. The second describes a drunken printer who duped Greeley for money, then received more cash after the editor recalled a prior loan.
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Horace Greeley
Indianapolis Journal
Charles M. Walker
Knightstown Banner
New York Tribune
Greeley
Mr. Greeley
Mr.Greeley
Sage
Jove
Amit
Tom
Rascal
A Clover Youth With Bangs in Chicago Parable
A Chicago youth returns from college with bangs and dudelike style. His brusque father scolds him calling him a fool, then a friend enters and echoes the father, noting the resemblance. The brief scene highlights family, urban life, and social pretenses.
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Chicago News
George
Sophe
Wellington on His Knees in a Talavera Tale
A London society tale recounts a story Wellington shared with Sir Francis Doyle about the Battle of Talavera. Cuesta balks at British direction, replying that he must see the British General kneel and beg him to heed advice, prompting the elder Doyle’s dinner‑table recollection.
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Wellington
London Society
Francis Doyle
Doyle
Apsley House
Talavera
Cuesta
When a Man Weighs Most Chieriba and the Weight Debate
Fragmented text discusses weight and dieting ideas with unclear references to people, ages, and customs. It mentions weight loss aims, bulking, and balanced approaches but provides no coherent narrative or names to anchor the events.
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Tysiat
Return of the Cleanly Villager After Twenty Years
The only clown inhabitant of the village returns after twenty years at the Bagni and immediately sets his wife to scrub and scour the premises. He declares he is accustomed to clean dwellings and cannot tolerate dirt or untidiness, noting he has grown fastidious during government residence.
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Vonviet
Bagni
Kleptomaniac Geography Noted In Rufus Hotel Towel Tale
Buffalo Courier reports a humorous tale about actresses and actors slipping hotel towels into their luggage. A city hotel clerk recalls overheard banter about Rochester trips as one actress jokes about checking towels in her trunk to verify her travels.
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Buffalo Courier
Rochester
Easy Philosophy for Pretty Wom in London Truth
Brief clip of humorous maxims and quotes on gender roles and finances. References Miss Madge in London Truth, a Baltimore American note on bonnet buying and living costs, and Timothy Dwight with a remark on education and a mother.
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Madge
London
Sketch That Made an Artist and Exposed a Forgery Case
Inspector Byrnes recalls two pictures on a desk a photo of George Elder a detective and a pen and ink sketch that forged check for 75 000 drawn on Commodore Vanderbilt by John Livingstone The drawing led to Livingstone’s arrest and an art career for Thomas Worth while Elder recovered about 10000 pounds of stolen funds and the fugitive fled to Indiana Illinois lawyers pursued him by train and beat him to headquarters in New York
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Inspector Brunes
Poe
George Elder
Force
Byrnes
John Livingstone
Hudson
New York
Livingstone
City Bank
Cornelius Vanderbilt
Henry Keep
Commodore Vanderbilt
Commodore
Bank of Ticials
Vanderbilt
Express
Thomas Worth
Fieenukl
Alvay
West
Chicago
Imam Wre
Coum Ind
Cane
Trieste
Deteeriver
Palcuid
Qatar
Elder
Funess
Indiana
Illinois
How Truths May Be Found Out
A brief Winfield Tribune opinion noting how men discover their true size after nomination and how they appear once votes are tallied. The piece reflects on public perception, ambition, and the outcomes revealed by civic process.
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Winfield Tribune
Brakeman Solves Erie Track Dilemma by Spreading Tie
A Chicago Herald Train Talk reminiscence recalls a brakeman who halted a near wreck on the Erie line near Hornellsville, York State. He placed a sleeper across rails to force two trains to pass, saving riders and earning praise as a hero in a dramatic, life risking moment.
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Chicago Herald
Erie Road
York State
Hornellsville
New York
Hornetis- Ville
Cothey
The Squirrel Caught by Tom
A doctor visiting a patient recounts a tale where Tom the cat brings a squirrel to the door and the household debates its fate. The creature is warmed and cared for as a possible breakfast, with the cat Tum acting with apparent understanding.
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Tom
Dani
Bridget
Model Commenterprise Strives Through Stock Auction Plot
A Florida company named The Bagdad Jaunder Blind aml Sash Company of Flordan is described as a model institution. No stock is for sale yet admission to the company is possible for bidders. Stockholders and officers are noted, with the plan to award rights to the highest bidder after other stockholders are considered.
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Florida Lines Union
Bagdad Jaunder
Blind Aml Sash Company
Flordan
Tig Miney
Ee Ibe Warkwen
Ita Ehrhs
Manivors
Bach
Busi Wea
Ab de Betta
Ind Wien
Tre Gwyn Avin
Confrontation Outside Mason Street Butcher Shop
A rough scene on Mason Street features a heated exchange in front of a butcher shop. A passerby remarks with a graphic spray of insults about a Mrs Somebody, provoking shouts from onlookers and crowd tension.
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Wisconsin
Mason Street
Beaver Dam Found on ONeill Creek Near Neillsville
A beaver dam has been discovered on O Neill s creek near Neillsville Wisconsin. The animals gnawed hard maple trees and cut them into lengths for the dam frame. The crescent shaped dam creates a three foot water head.
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Wisconsin State. Journal
O'Neill's Creek
Neillsville
Frogs Cultivation Farms Open Around Cayuga Lake
A tract on Cayuga Lake near Canoga is leased to Rochester parties for frog farming to supply the New York market. A growing frog industry exists with farms near Waterloo and in Canada, meeting demand that outstrips supply.
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Ithaca
Cayuga Lake
Canoga
Rochester
New York
Waterloo
Canada
Educated Flea Demonstrates Rigged Jumping and Military Drills
A San Francisco Call correspondent visits Prof Kesanu’s flea show in Union Square. The professor trains fleas to jump via staged exercises, drills, and a mock army display, with fleas performing harnesses and maneuvers under a rail of props. The piece compares the act to army instruction and cites London and Nottingham flea exhibitions from the 1800s.
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San Francisco
Broadway
Union Square
Kesanu
Mivself
Dea
Hepur
Svivek
Tom
Duek
Syeritte
Puneem
Adhambersad
Jopondt
London
Nottingham
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