Not Great Readers And The Bookworm Of Literature
Andrew Lang discusses Melrose and the novel’s creation in Onees Magazine. He notes the author’s pride and world impact, yet brief acclaim, and reflects on how many writers with original insight read little. The piece cites Dickens Hawthorne Carlyle and considers three prolific readers, including Lord Lytton, as outliers.
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Mr. Melrose
Andrew Lang
Onees
Shakespeare
Carlyle
Hawthorne
Highlands
Mr. Brown
Dickens
Tidding
Lord Lytton
Gray Wolf Shot Near Stephentown and Skinned
William Henry Hatch known as Dick Hatch shot a wild gray wolf blamed for livestock losses near Stephentown. Dr OC Johnson of Pittsfield is tanning the skin to make a rug. Hatch with cousin John Woodward pursued the wolf after a farmer’s dog spooked it and only one heavy buckshot charge was needed.
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William Henry Hatch
Dick? Hatch
Stephentown
OC. L. Johnson
Pittefield
Springfield
Johnson
Hatch
John H. Woodward
Kinderhook
N. Y
Willey’s Crossing
Lebanon Springs
Will” Brown's Hill
Mr. Hatch
Not Much Difference Now Diamonds and Coal as Carbon
A school lesson on carbon prompts a joke about telling diamonds from coal by price. A London Answers report notes a pupil quips about price, while a dated postcard written March 12, 1874, in Ognabruck later arrived in Oldendorf long after the recipient’s death.
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London
Cer
Ognabruck
Oldendorf
Whi
Brief Humorous Snippets From Page One
A collection of wry quips and jokes from multiple papers. The items range from a man bumping into talkers to a chemist-like exchange about a son’s spending money and reflections on silence in weddings. A hunter and a photographer provoke light verbal punches, with punchlines about honesty reluctance and advance payment.
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Baltimore
Washington Star
Chicago Post
Ile
Mise Passay
Finger Prints in Identification Cases Across London
A British Medical Journal report from London discusses fingerprints as identification. A clerical error exposed by prints freed an innocent man. another case tied a thief to two burglaries through thumb prints on fresh window paint and matching enlarged photo impressions. Galton described print collection methods.
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Mark Twain
Guildhall
London
British Medical Journal
Sergt. Collins
Medical Journal
Galton
Westward travel appeal from Burlington Route in 1902
In 1902 the Burlington Route promotes inexpensive itineraries to the western territories and coast. It highlights homeseeker fares on select Tuesdays, one way settlers rates, and special California excursions with through sleepers. L. W. Wakeley and Charles E. Michel invite inquiries via agents or mail, promising free publications.
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Womeseekers
Burlington
Rocky Mountains
Western Territory
California
Parlive
Denver
Colorado
Salt Lake City
Kansas City
8. Joseph
Omaha
St. Paul
Minneapolis
West, Northwest
Pacific Coast Region
Addition to Trains Adds Luxury Route Through Southwest
The Hyer route expands via the Ozarks Indian Territory Sapula and Read River Division to Fort Worth and beyond. New track ballast heavy rails and standard Frisco equipment include Palace Day Coaches Reclining Cars Pullman sleepers cafe observation cars and electric lighting with summer cooling. Managed by Fred Harvey the service offers an observation saloon a forward dining room and a library service with leading papers. The railway touts improved service via Fort Smith and Paris to Texas and the Southwest as a long felt need meets traveler convenience and regional development.
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Ozarks
Indian Territory
Sapula
Read River
Fred. Harvey
Tte
Gila
Termini
Fort Smith
Paris
Texas
Insurance Offer for Farm Property in Lexington
Insurance notice states farm property in any town in the county may be insured with personal inspection offered. The advertiser promises to insure anything and invites inquiries at the Lexington office.
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Lexington
To Story Tellers Delay Talks Until After Supper
A rural editor urges storytellers to pace their tales, advising patience and timing to finish before or after meals. The note from the Atchison Globe promotes disciplined storytelling and considerate publication timing.
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Atchizon Globe
Real Estate for Sale and Rent in Lexington Farms
Real estate for sale in Lexington features farms and houses for rent. If you have property to sell, place it in our hands with no cost if no sale. Office in Lexington.
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Lexington
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