The Idiot Boy by John Clare. A sorrowful tale of Ned
A poor boy with an idiot mind is cared for by his mother Sarah until her death. Ned endures grief, seeks solace at the grave, and returns to find his mother’s corpse in her chair. He asks why she looks cold, then longs for death to bring him his only comfort and welcome return.
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Sarah
Ste
Net
Tory
Ned
Heras
Ami
Patrick Connor
New York
Tim “O'Toole
Mr. Bawn
Agan
Nora
Jamesy
Connor
Ivery
Ieee Tates
Jamesey
Jamsey
John Jones
Tom Baker
Idle Dick
Gimnor
Neust
Pat Connor
Norah
California
London Times
Paris
Philadelphia Bulletin
Julius Cesar
The Irish Hero Connor and the Lost Nora
A redoubtable Irish worker Pat Connor wins Nora and Jamesy’s voyage to America only to learn Nora dies on the ship and Jamesy dies at sea. Connor travels home, awaiting death, believing God will reunite him with Nora and their son beyond the river.
Cremation In Pennsylvania Reported By Washington Daily
The Washington Evening Reporter describes a cremation experiment using two sheep in a pine coffin. Dr LeMoyne supervised the process, first reducing the 126 pounds of carcasses to ashes in about 30 minutes. The furnace produced no odor, and the experiment proved cremation feasible and raises questions about its future popularity.
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Dr. LeMoyne
Joseph Ross
Old Bible Owned by Hampton Family With Noted Tale
An English folio Bible printed in London in 1583, owned by Joseph Philbrick of Hampton, weighs twenty seven pounds and measures sixteen by eleven and four inches. The tome, bound in stout feather with brass guards, features old English type and wood engravings. A legend claims Captain Philbrick once saved a French vessel. the Bible was taken by the French and later recovered in London.
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Joseph Philbrick
Hampton
London
Philbrick
California Gambling and Mining Influence in San Francisco
A San Francisco letter argues mining stocks and speculation shape city life, with three boards, heavy betting, and a dense crowd around Ophir shares. It contrasts the mining ethos with social pretensions and notes widespread gambler behavior among merchants, clerks, and even cooks.
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San Francisco
Elemento Iu
New York Times
California
Rui
Pacific Slope
California Street
Wall Street
Pacific Board
California Board
Stock Exchange
New York City
Atlantic Stock Exchange
New York State
Gotham
Bacchus
Ophir
Leidersdorff
Pris
Baffled at Last Begins In Chicago Ledger
In No 47 dated Nov 18 the Chicago Ledger starts a new serial tale titled Baffled at Last. The story promises fine illustrations and ranks among the day’s best romances. Readers are directed to the Ledger advertising pages or The Lencer in Chicago for terms.
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The
Chicago Ledger
Ledger
Lencer
Chicago
Refined Parastrology Dialogue on Pecuniary Receptacle
A witty exchange mocks the idea of making a purse from a son's ear and critiques vulgar phrasing. The speaker pleads for refined language while noting an impending swoon and requests better wording for the concept of fashioning money from the ear.
What Cupid Said In The Love God’s Ultimatum
A poetic fragment recounts the Love God foretelling the Fates ban on life and granting a choice of death or life. The speaker seeks a deathless end by love’s glance, and the Love God responds that the punishment is to live, with death avoided yet tormented.
Miscellaneous Notes From An Old Paper Snippets
A collection of curiosities and brief items: gas lights in London 1807 Baltimore 1821 New York 1823. a Georgia killing over a mule. a Chicago agent scouting Florida for settlers. a Masza letter carrier with a fancy 50th birthday gift. Princess of Wales heir to Queen Dowager Josephine fortune 5.5 million. Astoria Oregon cannery turned 450 cattle into mince in September. Vergennes Vermont billed as smallest city. a Philadelphia photographer used a woman’s baby as security to pay for its picture.
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Baltimore
New York
Georgia
Chicago
Florida
Tavston
Masza
Princess of Wales
Josephine of
Sweden
Astoria
Oregon
Vergennes
Vermont
Philadelphia
England
Seine
Tur Khedive
Norristown Herald
Toronto
New York City
India
Balmoral
Punjaub
Corinth
Miss
Ismail
Suwarrow
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