Old Skunk Church of Marshfield Massachusetts Tale
A historical sketch of Marshfield’s Old Skunk meetinghouse the first Baptist church of the town. It recounts origin from a skunk visit during a spring service atmospheric records show baptismal milestones in 1734 and 1748 and the 1861 dedication. The piece notes denominational splits 1826 1833 and 1896 and mentions long-time pastor Rev James Nobbs Boston Herald.
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Marshfield
Mass
South Marshfield
Nix
Elisha Callendan
Baptist Religious Society of
Jonathan Joyce
Hewitt Eimmons
William Shaw
Bridgewater
First Congregational Church
Bolt
Tronic Flyer
Ary Joyo
Sanse Thomas
Abegail Thomas
Ichabod Sterman
Rebecca Chase
Abigail
Joyce
Maury Curtis
Rachel Joyce
Prince Hatch
William Curtis
Lydia Ford
Zaccheus Lambert
Vanhti Bryant
Henry B. Glover
Boston
W. F. Stubbert
Abington
Church Society
Duxbury
North Marshfield
Hanover
Seltuate
Pembroke
Ravi James Nobbs
Boston Herald
Tribe of Dirt Eaters Discovered in Coffee County Backwoods
A small prospecting party found a colony described as dirt eaters living in crude huts over 70 miles from Magicville Tennessee. Adults resemble cadavers with sunken eyes and bluish lips while children avoid strangers. Many villagers cannot read or write and speak a peculiar language.
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Coffee County
Magicville
Tenn
Tullahoma
Fiddle Sign Remade as Business Hit Attracts Strong Demand
A quirky note from the Chitigoe Tribune recalls a sign fiddle once hung outside a shop. The owner brought it inside and priced it at 469 dollars, a move that drew brisk interest and lively chatter among locals.
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Chitigoe Tribune
Playwright and first night joke on finale timing
A Philadelphia humor column recounts a witticism about a playwright asking how the finale to his first act was received. The reply notes the audience member missed it because he left too soon praising the timing as sharp yet brief.
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Secon
Ahl
Philadelphia
Preau
Mr. Billy
No Coolness Wanted Shé-Why Dialogue
A fragmentary dialogue shows Shé questioning ta about toyng with a fan to avoid a chilly effect. He fears anything that could create coolness and trigger a recollection of an unkind word after a gun is discharged.
Acting the Bride and Groom on Public Streets
A playful scene caption from Detroit Free Press notes Jessie Busley and her automobile. the couple considers posing as a newly married pair to appear spontaneous rather than recently wed. The setting hints at Hack Bay streets as a casual backdrop for amiable street theater.
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Niagara
Detroit Free Prose
Jessie Busley
Hack Bay
Boston Globe
The President's Sisters In High Society Circles
The piece highlights Mrs. Cowles and Mrs. Douglas Robinson as sisters of Theodore Roosevelt. It notes Mrs. Cowles, formerly Anna Roosevelt, aged older than Theodore, known for charity and social salons in Washington, and her connection to J Roosevelt in London. It praises Mrs. Robinson as a clever New York real estate wife.
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Roosevelt
Cowles
Anna Roosevelt
Theodore
J. Roosevelt
London
England
Commander Cowles
Shoe
Washington
Douglas Robinson
New York
Metropolis
Slaters
Mia
Theodore Roocivelt
The Big Man Come to See Her Last Moments
A grieving woman pleads for her beloved figure, a nurse recalls a vanished man, and a hospital ward fades as a child nears death. Mr Billy mourns losing the boy and lays a rose beside a penny kept by the dying child.
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Herd
Martha
Atom
Johnny
His Little Wretch at the Factory Yard
A foreman William Billy Cole injures none, warns a child from tracks and gifts a penny. The pink-clad girl Rosabella befriends him, forms an imaginary home, and later is injured by a freight car. Hospital care follows as the story unfolds in this late 19th or early 20th century vignette.
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Ireee D. Craigen
Daily Story Pub Co
William Cole
Carthage
Billy
Rosabella
Mr. Billy
Hilly
Cultivation of Coco Trees in Trinidad and Venezuela
A Scientific American piece describes coco cultivation in Trinidad and parts of Venezuela. The coco tree needs shade from banana and other trees early, then Immortels or mother trees form a canopy. Coco fruits grow in pods on trunks or large branches, with seeds resembling large Lima beans embedded in pulp. Curing and drying require much attention.
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Coom
Como
Saya
Scientific American
Trinidad
Venezuela
Community of Homes and Rents Cited in City Debates
A New York editorial contrasts a city of renters with a so called community of homes in Philadelphia and notes many citizens lack ownership. It claims many residents rent for life while millionaires live elsewhere and taxes are paid through rent deductions.
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Henin
New York
Fifth Avenue
Philadelphia
Paraphernalia and Idiosyncrasy Practice
A Cleveland Plain Dealer excerpt humorously chronicles a child testing a parent's vocabulary with the words paraphernalia and idiosyncrasy. The scene shows a family moment as the father plans to look up the terms, highlighting playful language learning at home.
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Mary
Cloveland Plain Dealer
Chicago and Boston Girls Exchange Embarrassed Talk
A Chicago girl asks a Boston girl if she ever kissed a man. The Boston girl blushes and admits a kiss feels vulgar yet says since engagement she has tried escalation. The exchange shows social pressure and cheeky banter in urban dining circles.
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Chicago
Boston
Chicago Post
London and New York Talk of Government Traditions
A Londoner praises England’s system of government while a New York interlocutor challenges him with a reference to Richard Croker. The exchange captures cross city views on governance and public authority.
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England
York
Richard Croker
Washington Star
Fools I Have Not Book Delayed by Leisure
The speaker mutters that someday, when more leisure comes, a book titled Fools I Have Mot will be published, hinting at a humorous self awareness about folly and timing.
Veteran of Balaklava Fires At Santa Rosa Figure
William Humphey TT a Crimean War veteran and member of the Noble alx hundred of Balaklava fired at a person in Santa Rosa California.
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Alaklava
William Humphey
Alx
Balaklava
Santa Hosa
Cal
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Big Man
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