Tragic Practical Joke Turns to Prolonged Madness
Florence Percival falls into typhomania after a cousin’s cruel prank faked news of her fiancé Frank McAllister’s death from a delayed train. The shock triggers a long mental illness, as Florence believes Frank is dead and resists accepting his survival. Medical efforts persist, but the heartbreak endures.
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Dr. Redfield
Marria
Eoch
Fred Losher
Florence Percival
Frank McAllister
Florence
Frank
Jwhem
Jet
Frankhyou
Fern
Florence’s recovery after haunting dreamlike singing experiments
A detailed narrative documents Florence’s gradual recovery from a mental disturbance. Doctors use controlled singing by her fiancé Frank’s imagined voice to calm her, culminating in a moment when she recognizes Frank alive, learns the truth behind a train crisis, and soon marries after full recovery.
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Frank
Florence
N. Y. Ledger
Disappearance of the Yankee and New Hampshire Births
A Manchester Mirror report details 1881 birth and death tallies in New Hampshire towns. It notes 4 615 births with 2 415 boys and 2 ? girls, plus 2744 American, 633 foreign, 340 mixed ancestry, and 542 unknown. Deaths reach 4 650 with 8 542 Americans, 440 foreigners, 602 unknown. It argues Yankee stock decline and potential extinction in the state.
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New Hampshire Board of Health
Ming
New Hampshire
Commonwealth
Manchester
M. A
Celestial Party marks college celebrate astronomy study
The latest entertainment unfolds as a hall is marked into orbits with young ladies dressed as planets Ceres Hygeia Astrea Vesta Ariadne Flora Terpsichore circling a sun figure in flame garments. Smith College originated this unique show as graduates finish astronomy studies.
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Ceres
Hygeia
Astrea
Vesta
Ariadne
Flora
Smith College
Does Fish Food Make Brains In New England Debate
The Herald notes revived inquiry into whether fish food affects brain development in New England. The article sides with the view that it does influence cognitive function, suggesting locals can identify the best fishy spots as evidence.
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New England
Apassiz
New
World Markets and Inventions Spotlight Late 19th Century Trends
Reports show near one million barrels needed for truck out of Norfolk to market this season while Europe boosts beet sugar output to two million tons. Innovations include steel iron hybrids and a Paris sunrife electric light marble lamp. American thread mills ship twelve thousand dozen spools daily, framing a vast fiber industry with 21 million spools of best thread consumed annually.
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Norfolk
Europe
Francis
Newport
M Kiel
South
E M Hudson
New Orleans
Gulf States Fruit- Growers’ Association
Paris
United States
Iron and Steel
PITH AND POINT Highlights From A Busy Page
A collage of wry snippets includes quips on rattlesnakes, a sewing society, a joke about a picture frame, and a joke about a railroad of the future run by electricity. Also notes on a parlor postcard misdirection, a postal card meeting, and a humorous exchange about gloves and cherries.
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Ott
Bastin Post
Philadelphia
Old Folks and Heroes in Song History Told in Anecdotes
A longGlued compilation describes the origins of popular songs and the lives behind them. It recounts Woodworth writing The Old Oaken Bucket in New York in 1817 and Payne’s Home Sweet Home amid poverty and struggle. It also covers Morris, Dibdin, and other composers, with anecdotes about Napolean, Foster, and Salmon P. Chase shaping their fates through music and resilience.
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California
Felipe Gomez
Arena Gulch
Gomez
Romeo
Branciforte
Josratha
Alcalde Blackburn
Josgatha
A.A Lecock
Thin Erty
Raphael
Astro
Aptos
Blackburn
John Majors
Elihu Antony
Mason
Chiara
Santa Cruz
Wkat
Woodworth
New York City
Woodman
George P Morris
Morris
Moore
Balfe
Artois
Payne
Covent Garden
Donizetti
Anna Bolena
Tunis
America
Paris
Berlin
London
Foster
Toave
Christy
Miinstrel
Allen
Maine
Rnesell & Co
Boston
Eph Sargent
Sargent
Dr Carpenter
Ickens
Dombey & Son
Glover
Poor Jack
Charles Dibdin
Jack
Alfred H. Pease
St. Louis
Love
Robin Gray
Anne Lindsay
Jamie
Elizabeth
Kathleen Mavourneen
Crouch
Mme. Titlens
New York
Bonnie Doon
Napoleon
Victoria
Annie Laurie
Douglass
Laurie
Ferguson
Sally
Carey
St. Louis Republican
Anecdotes of Salmon P. Chase from School Days
A reminiscence recalls Salmon Portland Chase as a youth at Cincinnati College. His father died young, his mother faced hardship, and Ohio Bishop Chase took him in to support education. The speaker notes Chase traveled from March to June 1820 from New Hampshire to Worthington, Ohio, staying with the Bishop.
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Cleveland
Worthington
Chase
Sshop
Ohio
Salmon
Cincinnati College
Europe
New Hampshire
Dartmouth College
Salmon Chase
Dartmouth
Punis
Washington
Dudley Chase
Treasury Department
Treasury
Cincinnati Cor
Salmon Portland Chase
Old Cincinnati College
Bishop Chase
Confidence in a Market Clerk Cited in Dinner Warning
A Central Market peanut stand owner leaves his clerk Henry in charge for an hour to dine. The owner boasts total trust yet reveals fifteen cents missing from the till and six quarts on the table. He notes a popcorn vendor watching the boy and vows to count peanuts on return to check for theft.
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Henry
Von
Detroit Free Press
Henry Cottle Trial Over Maternal Conflict in LA Justice
Henry Cottle stood before a Los Angeles California justice charged with conflicting with his mother. The defense claimed he had been insulted by the plaintiff.
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Henry Cottle
Los Angeles
Cal
Education for Mechanics Promotes Balanced Craft and Thought
The article argues that mechanical education lies between extremes, aiding but not determining success. It highlights a typical skilled worker who studies journals and books on lathe work, yet relies on practical experience in shop practice. Reading elevates the mind, boosts self respect, and informs work without always changing hands on the bench.
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Knowle
Meekeni
Scientific American
The Black Leg Disease Guidance for Farmers
The article warns about black leg or anthrax in cattle, urging precise symptom description for safe treatment. It cautions against unsafe home remedies and recommends consulting a veterinary surgeon, avoiding bleeding or heroic measures, and keeping quinine and iodine options only as advised. It also notes separating diseased from healthy cattle and considers whisky drenching as a last resort.
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Perlam
Tews State Register
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Ateach Destro
RreAllister
Redfield
McAllister
Ineh
M. Fourmant
Science and Industry
England
Puck
Pittsburgh
Boston Transcript
Lancaster
Bob
Hammond
Wilkins
S. P. Chase
Education For Mechanics
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