Matrimonial Psalm and Millinery Notes Collide in Inconsistent Ledger
A mixed OCR fragment merges a poem about marriage with fashion reporting on millinery trends. It references the futility of single life, then shifts to hat styles, materials, and fittings, noting pompadours waning and velvet hats gaining prominence, with observations on fashion writers and consumer tastes. The piece also touches notable women and European royals, ending with a sprawling inventory-like description of a monarch’s attire and possessions.
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Simdoth
The Load of Everyday Men's Gear in 19th Century Life
A humorous survey of the typical man’s pocket and person in a bygone era. It details the many buttons, buckles, gloves, and small items carried, from watches and letters to tobacco and keys, illustrating how daily attire and personal belongings weighed on the modern man.
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Omer
Ant
Chicago to Open World’s Largest Rolling Lift Bridge
Chicago prepares to open the largest rolling lift bridge in the world spans the Chicago river near Taylor street. The 275 foot long span weighs 4 806 978 pounds and supports heavy railroad service with two million pound moving rear loads. Engineers say the structure surpasses London’s Tower Bridge in length and engineering feat.
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Chicago
London
Tower Bridge
Taylor Street
Drainage Board
Oost
Wisner
Randolph
Scherzer Bridge Company
Scherzer
Ut Imoua
Taos Bridge of London
Wighway Tralke
TnrerQeean
Bewildered Riders Baffle Broadway Car Crew
Two confused men on a Munaway street car argued over its destination. The conductor, amid frayed patience, insisted it was a Broadway car as they rode toward Forest City Park and Pearl Street. The men admitted they merely wanted to ride.
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Ericlid Beach
Jeamsucker
Craneter
Forest
Browiway
Shay
Pearl Street
Boston
New Egg Preservation Method Adopted by Freshdald
Freshdald eggs are opened and contents sealed in glass jars with air drawn out then stored cold. Jars are sold to bakers in large cities who value shell waste removal and quick quality checks by glance. One bad egg can spoil a jar, so careful packing is essential. like bottled milk, limited urban demand is expected.
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Broadway
Pompadour
Howard Gould
Maxine Eliot
Isabel Hasking
Paris
The Cautious Lover Cartoon Verses on Dress Size
A London Globe quip shows a cautious suitor asking if his Mary is stock size enough to marry on a small income. The verse wittily blends romance with practical concerns about dressmaking and propriety, ending with the refrain that fare must be obeyed unless Mary can buy ready made dresses.
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Mary
Lonion Globe
Escape of James Stephens From Dublin Jail Recalled
Out of Dublin jail the bead not song since of James Stephens in Dublin recalls the story of his famous escape from the Dublin jail and its lasting legend.
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Dublin
James Stephens
Dibblin
Fenian Leader Stephens Escape From Kilmainham Prison
The article recounts James Stephens’s early life in Kilkenny and his pivotal role in forming the Fenian Brotherhood. It details his 1865 escape from Kilmainham Prison in Dublin aided by Fenian insiders including Breslin Byrne and Kirwan, with a rain-soaked night, a rope, and outside supporters aiding his clamber over the wall.
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Stuptteas
Penlan
Kilkenny
Privskhand
Leys Vader Smith
Fenian Brotherhood
Fin
Semelning
Treland
France
Dubhin
Stephens
Wegerher
Eugene Davis
Mortimer
Rogie
John Kirwin
Kerwin
Daniel Byrne
John Bres In
Byeng
Ells
Kirwan
Breslin
Byrne
Frilay
Thos J. Kelly
Attempt to Kill President Jackson Report From 1835
Harriet Maxwell Converse of this city received a letter from Congressman Howell of New York describing an assassination attempt on President Jackson. Howell cites event date January 20, 1835, noting the president was protected as a man moved toward him in the rotunda and a pistol was prevented from firing.
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New York
Harriet Maxwell Converse
Jackson
Howell
Frances Cameron
Washington
Congressmin Daria
South Carolina
President Thwarts Assassination Attempt in City
A lone attacker named Lawrence, a printer, attempted to shoot the president with a percussion pistol but failed as Captain Gedney and Mr Woodbury restrained the assailant. The president, unharmed, stood resolute while officials secured the offender and investigated motives.
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Ofice
Ife
Gedney
Woodbury
Falcon
Lawrence
Crowless Hoosters and the Anticrower Invention
Grookton inventor P Howard, confined by illness, secured a patent for an anticrower device to quiet crowing bantams and roosters. A steel spring yoke fits over a rooster’s bill to gently close the mouth at crow time, with aims of quiet sleep and potential mass production for non crowing fowl.
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P. Howard
Grookton
Grocktom
Stoward
West Elm Street
Plymouth
Howard
Ns Fe
Mer. Howard
Chanticleer
Rooster
Ingenious fowl invention sparks frantic rooster revolt
The inventor Mr Howard faces a mutinous flock as roosters resist a new method promising fatter, juicier meat. Birds perpetrate frantic acts in the fowlyard while Howard laments the setback and contemplates a breed of domesticated fowls trainable to wear headdress yet.
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Mr. Howard
Pational Beachantars
Mr Howard
Howard
Sanehy Panza
Lim
Morton
Boston Journal
Frozen Mammoth Found in Siberian Tundra Preservation Remarkable
A nearly perfect mammoth carcass, frozen solid in Siberia, was unearthed near Kolymsk on the Kolima river. The specimen preserves skin, flesh, wool, and even undigested food, indicating exceptional preservation from the Ice Age era.
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Saya
New York
Siberia
Kolymsk
Kolima River
Verkhoyansk
Kurwary
Yakutsk
Europe
Asia
England
Behving Strait
Indra
St. Petersburg
Kash
Sikertan
Sendenstrom
Old Wold
America
Lena River
Measure for Measure Morality Verses on Kindness
Poetic lines urge searching for goodness and joy. The speaker counsels avoiding malice and embracing a smiling attitude, noting that outward cheer invites similar responses and reflects a reciprocal measure of character.
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Leere
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Daly
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Montenero
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Denmark
Royal Pottery of
Copenhagen
Edward
George IV
Westminister Hall
Abbey
Frederick
New Orleans Times- Democrat
Man
James Stepieens
Hickory
Mersure
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