Hidden Betrothed in a Deception of Love
Early 19th century tale follows Marshall Gaylord who after nursing Arnold Bradford learns of a planned marriage to Elise St. Clair. To spare her frail health he impersonates Bradford, wins Elise’s trust, and falls in love. The ruse saves her life and culminates in marriage plans with Gaylord in New York.
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Marshall Gaylord
St. Louis
Alleghany Mountains
Arnold Bradford
Pittsburg
Bradford
Gaylord
Mr. St. Clair
Elise St. Clair
Mrs. St. Clair
Elise
Tan
Tie
Mr. St. Chair
Tam
New York
F. A. Mitchel
Photographer Holds Back Negative After Ten Year Sit
A humorous exchange where an unnamed subject speaks of finally sitting for a portrait after a decade, while the photographer teases about seeing the negative, capturing a lighthearted moment from a period publication.
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Puck
Woman’s uneven growth seen in report
A Chicago Post excerpt describes a woman appearing lopsided due to being supported by a man who grabs her arm and tries to help by lifting one shoulder out of plumb, illustrating improper guidance in a problematic situation.
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Chicago Post
Mother and Child Heal Thy Cough With Dr. Pierce’s Potion
A testimonial from Georgia describes a mother fearing her child’s weak lungs and a dangerous cough. The ad touts Dr. Pierce’s Golden Medical Discovery as a safe, non alcoholic remedy that builds strength and flesh, claiming rapid cough cure and full recovery. The notice invites readers to obtain The Common Sense Medical Adviser and order stamps to receive a bound edition.
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J. M. Farr
Cameron, Screven Co
Savanenah
Common Sense
R. V. Pierce
Buffalo
N. Y
Beggars and swindles mark Rome travel experience
The Chicago Herald notes visitors should expect swindling and persistent begging in Rome. Experienced locals avoid beggars while strangers, especially Americans and English, face aggressive appeals from shopkeepers hack men and vendors as part of the city’s pervasive beggar profession.
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Rome
Chicago Herald
Humorous Trade Talk and Curious Lore From Old Papers
Snatches of comic talk about buying a turkey with a two dollar note and a note o hand plus a Scots storm routine from Hawtrey’s Edinburgh era. Also notes on Aberdeen library readers and an upholsterer, revealing quirky reading tastes and theater anecdotes.
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Mr. Hawtrey
Edinburgh
Mac
Theater Royal
Scot
Aberdeen Public Library
St. James Gazette
Humorous Hindu Cow Simile Cited In Queen Victoria Tributes
A New York Weekly item highlights a Hindu scribe’s curious compare to Queen Victoria death tributes. The quip links maternal affection to a cow calf relation and mocks English readers stored with colonial stereotypes.
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Victorian
Quote about Dizzy Limeelf using Harcourt sayings
Taft Repabeec recalls Sir William Harcourt Disraeli remark about political success with a list of qualities. Harcourt counters that removing the first two qualities fits Dizzy Limeelf, implying a satirical jab at his character.
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William U Harcourt
Disraeli
Harcourt
Private sale of multiple Virginia farms and timberlands
A long list of real estate offers including the Marry E Moore place of about 135 acres on Whistle Creek with a large frame house, outbuildings, and water. a 76 acre Alums Springs road farm with dwelling and spring. Kerrs Creek tract around 180 acres with distillery site. 400 acre South Buffalo tract with a mill engine and timber. several smaller lots near Alum Springs and Ebenezer church. Mountain View Farm homestead 206 acres. a 244 acre tract with stone dwelling and bank barn. Green Valley Bath county 153 acres near White Sulphur Springs with a boarding house option. and related properties with timber, orchards, and improvements all offered under various terms.
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Marry E. Moore
Whistle Creak
Lexington
South Buffalo
Ebenezer Church
Mountain View Parm
James River
Ench
Spr
Green Valley
Bath County
Ollows
Smith Treat
White Land
W. Kelley
First American Mandolin Built in Chicago 1883 84
Clarence L. Partee recalls the first American mandolin made in Chicago by Joseph Bohmann around 1883 or 1884. The instrument was crude and large but marked the beginning of American production, with Bohmann and others soon advancing to professional standards and surpassing imported mandolins.
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America
Chicago
Joseph Bohmann
Tohmann
Bohmann
Clarence L. Partee
Men’s Magazine
The Legend Behind Rice Throwing At Weddings
A charming legend explains why rice is thrown at weddings. In China a sorcerer named Chao schemes to ruin a bride chosen for his rival. On a bad wedding day the Golden Pheasant looms, and Peach Blossom directs rice to be cast from the door, saving the bride as the spirit bird seizes the feast.
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Chao
Peach Blossom
Salt as a cancer factor proposed by London doctor
A London physician argues excess salt contributes to cancer as one of four causes. He links salt to diet and overnourishment, body impurities from poor food use, and local irritants. He notes cancer rarity among Jewesses and savages, and observes domestic animals except pigs receive salt.
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London
Dental hygiene tips and camel temperaments across borders
A dental expert advises a small soft brush and a fingertip rinse with bicarbonate of soda or ecarbolic solution, and using a rubber band to avoid gum cuts. The piece then notes Siberian camels enduring extreme cold and sizzling heat, followed by a humor about military discipline in Vilna and a near-suicidal soldier redirected at the last moment.
Worm Versus Minnow Fishing Match Ends With Absurd Bite
Two Irish anglers staged a fishing contest to compare worm and minnow bait. After hours without a bite, the worm seller claimed a hit and jerked his line free to reveal the rival’s fish had swallowed his worm and then bitten the line.
Animal Intelligence and the Minds of Cats Birds
The London Spectator argues against broad generalizations about animal intelligence. It notes elephants show variable learning and memory, cats vary but tend toward domestic comfort, and some cats oppose human society. Birds are not all equal. nesting habits do not prove uniform brain power across individuals.
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London Spectator
Lords Laugh and Quip Over Irish Land Debate Remarks
The piece recalls Lord Londonderry’s witty interruptions in the Irish land bill debates, citing lines from 1800 and 1897. It notes his quips about the bill and a linguistic aside on the word money, illustrating the era’s parliamentary banter and a classroom debate transcript fragment from the Detroit Free Press.
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Lord Rosebery
Lord Londonderry
House of Lords
Detroit Free Press
Sech Forethought Hewitt Policy Payable to Wife
The New York Herald reports a discussion where Hewitt questions if his life is insured for his wife. Jewett replies he did not intend to do business roundabout and had the policy made payable to her second husband.
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Hewitt
Jewett
New York Herald
Tutt's Pills Promised Relief For Drinkers And Headache
An old advertisement claims Tutt's Pills aid those with a billows habit by easing nausea sick headache and nervousness after drinking and restoring appetite. A separate note discusses mass production of Corot Millet Rousseau copies and a Paris studio dispute over payment for paintings.
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Tutt
The Fungus Plant and Its Spores
The text explains how the fungus directs energy to spore production for propagation. Puff balls mature into fine dust of spores, with counts exceeding ten million per ball, spread by bursts into the air, enabling widespread dispersal and rapid, astonishing fertility of this organism.
Train Timetable Notes From Lexington to Richmond
The schedule shows daily No. 40 routing via Lexington to Balcony Falls Lynchburg Richmond with connections at Lynchburg and Balcony Falls to No. 82 and No. 80. Pullman sleeping cars run Clifton Forge to Cincinnati Louisville and St Louis. Trains arrive at Lexington.
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Lexington
Buena Vista
Balcony Falls
Lynchburg
Richmond
Southern Railway
No. S
Clifton Forge
New Castle
Virginia Hot Springs
Cinelanath
Louisville
Chicago
St. Louie
Pullman
Inelanati
St. Louis
Campbell
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Salt and Cancer
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Animal Intelligence
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Halimore, Md
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Southern R
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Nowrikoonn
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Washington
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Vass
Southern Ry Ra
Strasburg Junction
Morrison Tiny
Points On Valley Railroad
Paas
Staunton
B&o. Railroad
E. Dudrow
W. Va
T. E. Jarrett
D. B. Martin
Conner Bros
Presbyterian Church
Fongue
Eureka Harness Oil
Standard Oil CO
Cropa—Sentree
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Arker
Euip
Drugglate
Frat Claestfard
University of Virginia
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Law
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Charlottesville
C. & O. Roste
Lynchbug
Crer Sari
ExSun
Pally
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Joan D. Potts
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