Mysterious Conspirators and Curiosities From Abroad
A jumble of year old notes mentions a fatalistic warning about conspirators and a Russian tale of Joseph needing repaired shoes sent to Kiev. It cites church shops in Kiev and the archbishop of St Sophia planning reuse and reverent exposure. A Chinese remark mocks oxygen value but stresses water purity for health. An inn is cited as a barrier against diphtheria.
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Joseph
Egypt
Russia
St Sophia
Baseball greed ends public faith in the game
The New York Herald argues that national interest in baseball has collapsed as magnates’ greed undermines the sport. The piece asserts the game has become a series of deals, counter deals, amalgamations, and compromises, chasing dollars and alienating fans.
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New York Herald
Herald
Emigrant motives and oddities in a fragmentary survey
The excerpt discusses emigrants leaving home to seek better conditions, the influence behind a hypothetical Indiana horse theft and murder, and speculates on how literacy and publishing affect morality. It cites a New York directory discrepancy about Smiths, Wyoming’s iron and mineral resources, and hints at broader American Indian tension and aluminum discoveries tied to industry.
A Quest for the Santa Anna Ship
A diary led adventure aboard the Diana as Bolsover and Erle discuss a buried fortune in the Santa Anna wreck. Bolsover reveals a discovered document his father left, hinting at a derelict treasure while debates over reading the paper and the voyage’s peril unfold aboard the ship.
Camp life and sea chase tales in a wandering cruise
The narrative follows Captain Barnaby in the Gulf region near the Bahamas and Jamaica as he avoids conflicts with a larger French frigate, leading a disciplined crew through strategic pivots. Details include a cautious Gulf of Mexico approach, light-tonnage captures, and misfortune tied to a stray outdoor game addition. The piece shifts to a lengthy editorial on the word camp and the joys of camping life, celebrating nature, memory, and the hunter’s creed in lyrical prose.
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Bessesmersoes
Ain Deiesen
Gulf
Maat-Head
Barnaby
Gulf of Mexico
Bahamas
Nanean
New Providence
Chili
Peru
Straits of Florida
Roos
Cuba
Cape San Antonio
Kingston
Jamaica
South Atlantic
Trinidad and Tobago
Detective Doorbell Incident At Con Street
A young man tried the front and side doors at a Con Street East house at 10 o'clock. After repeated knocking and a near miss with a window, he fled into a hedge and onto the street as an officer arrived. The man claimed he was there to collect an internal item.
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Detroit
Con Street
Must Have a Couch in the Room and Comforts
The Boston Traveler laments rooms lacking a sofa or couch as half furnished and urges a long, comfortable chair or couch to rest mind and body. It argues dozing for ten minutes relieves tension, clears vision, steadies nerves, and renews hope during busy days and setbacks.
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Boston Traveler
Junoa
What Women Are Doing in Higher Local Examinations
A survey shows Cambridge Branford Manchester Liverpool and Greenwich stages of female progress with many women, a few men, and a new observatory led entirely by women. Four ex-Newnham students head daily work at Greenwich observatory including precise photo measurements and night observations. A London charity groups supports two hours of evening classes for poor children in unoccupied schoolhouses. Lectures and editorials discuss women’s growing physical and intellectual strength, education, and presence in the workforce, with critics noting sharper questions from female students. Wadlin reports women increasingly enter industry, gaining independence and permanent footing, while certain outdoor or strenuous jobs remain limited.
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Branford
Loods
Manchester
Liverpool
Royal Observatory
Greenwich
Newnham
Miss Clemens
Observatory
Chrisuren
Happy Evening Association
London
Lydia Emmet
Dr. Mercer
Trinity Church
Newark
N. J
Harvard
Wrof, Palmer
Philosophical Department
Charles Knot Norton
Tudunia
Huston
Wadlin
Maasichusetty Labor Bureau
Gastronomic Trends and Picky Palate Across the Nation
A muddled column notes shifting tastes from soft shelled crabs to olive quises and rare beef. It laments canned corn, praises baked applesauce dishes, and hints at rising taxes on marmarine foods, while mentioning woodcock and Turkish fare as fashionable. Local readers are urged to savor hot game over cold fare as tastes evolve.
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Goa
Origin of Bird Song As Described By English Writer
An English writer describes how bird song began as a danger cry shaped into a warning note. Males elaborated this call into varied tones and phrases to mimic surrounding sounds and signal their family, with further effort adding greater variety.
Poverty in China and its social influence
A fragment discusses poverty in China as a powerful practical force that challenges Western notions. It notes the Chinese idea that even simple things may test a person’s probity, with strength arising from the population’s attachment to strict norms.
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China
Old Fashioned Dessert Recipes From Good Housekeeping
A fragment lists recipes titled Chocolate Cream, Barry Pudding, and Ginger Pear with steps like cook until thick, mix corn starch with cold milk, and simmer fruit in sugar syrup. It closes with a quotation about great souls and loyalty, attributed to Good Housekeeping.
A Pleasing Sense of Health From Syrup of Figs
An old advertisement touts Syrup of Figs as renewing health and strength by cleansing the system when costive or bilious. It notes availability in 50 cent and one dollar bottles through druggists and adds a Bunyan reference about the heart being beaten to release the sweetness.
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Bunyan
Hall's Catarrh Cure and testimonials offered
How's Thin We offer One Hundred Dollars ro wari for any case of catarrh that cannot be curedly taking Hall's Catarrh Cure. J. Cheney & Co. Toledo. The undersigned attest to F. J. Cheney's honor in business and ability to fulfill obligations. Testimonials sent. Price per bottle. Sold by all druggists. Not the cry, but the sight of a wild duck leads the flock to fly.
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Tom
Ita
Hare
Spithead
A. M
Hecate
Dart
Hall
J. Cheney & CO
Toledo
F. J. Cheney
Wist & Tavax
O, Waaloing
Kinnan & Marvin
Drugglata
Trades and Occupations in The Youth's Companion 1801
A public notice promotes The Youths Companion 1801 offering a series of papers on trades for boys and occupations for girls. It outlines apprenticeship, expected wages, entry requirements, and success prospects. Subscriptions cost 1.75 dollars for full access through January 1, 1891, with Boston Massachusetts as the mailing address.
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Youth's Companion
Boston
Tariff law and import export guidance ad pamphlet
A row of advertisements offers information on tariff rates and customs legislation from Downing & Co New York plus a favored pocket sized tariff guide. The note promotes medicinal products household goods and assorted items with pricing and usage tips.
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Downing & Co
Custom House Brokers
New York
Haremoor
F. Downing
Michigan's 25 Japanese Students This Year
A fragmented report notes Michigan university hosting twenty five Japanese students this year amid a collection of varied, unclear snippets. Other items mention a Wisconsin packing firm reporting 26500 dollars for cucumbers, large US strike totals, and diverse stray statistics about miles of cable and Denver millionaires.
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Michigan University
Wisconsin Packing Company
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