Recalling a Letter Before Delivery at the Post Office
A New York Times report describes how a letter may be reclaimed before delivery. The process requires an in person application, a written address slip, and a $1 deposit for domestic telegraphic recalls or $25 for foreign mail. The superintendent verifies addresses and, if identical, returns the letter and keeps the receipt slip.
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New York
Mr. Blank
Superintendent of Mails
New York Post
Great Britain
Cape
New York Times
Gold Pioneers Died Poor From Prospecting Odds
The text notes that famous gold and silver prospectors such as Marshall and Sutter in California Fairweather of Aldergulch Russell and Gregory of Colorado and Comstock who found the Comstock lode all died poor, with Comstock ending his life due to bad luck.
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Marshall
Sutter
California
Fairweather
Aldergulch
Russell
Gregory
Colorado
Comstock
Comstock Lode
Not Mere Money and Sharp Retorts Across Papers
A fragmentary quotation set spans New York Weekly and the Atchison Globe. It contrasts wealth with power and urges humility when mistaken, illustrating opinion tone and period voice. The lines present witty admonitions about pride and perception amid literary commentary.
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New York Weekly
The Collector Who Knew An Illustration of Self Confidence
In Venice a boastful collector preens over a carnelian jewel box bought for two lira, only to discover it is glass. The exchange reveals his boastful claim that knowledge, not money, governs true collecting, as the narrator notes the box becoming a rare cinque cento piece in his Venetian glass collection.
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America
Venice
New York
Ural Mountains
Signore
Phato
Jerring L
New York Post
Honesty From Welsh Colliers On Daily Workmen Train
A London Answers note describes honesty among Ogmore valley Welsh colliers who ride a Maesteg to Abergwynfi workmen’s train. Each morning they leave their pipes on seats and return to find them untouched, despite unguarded cars and open doors.
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Ogmore Valley
Maesteg
Abergwynfi
London
A Fit Subject A New York Weekly Snippet
An old New York Weekly fragment features a puzzled exchange about a probable fit subject. Characters discuss recommendations and a stray package of letters triggering curiosity about personal papers and memory.
A Friend In Need
Wederly asks if Enpeeck is a relative. Singleton explains he is his stepfriend by marriage. They discuss how Enpeeck eloped with the girl Singleton was engaged to, clarifying their connection.
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Enpeeck
Singleton
Ile
Locusts and a Sixty Year Cop Tale From Philadelphia
A Philadelphia Record snippet shows a quirky exchange about a veteran policeman with a big stick and long service. The dialogue humorously notes the officer has carried the same stick for seventy years, a boastful exaggeration that highlights local color of crime beat life.
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Philadelphia Record
A Musical Accompaniment Laughs At Will And Self Encouragement
A Denver News line notes Will’s musical laugh when others sing. The Denver paper remarks on laughter during singing. An Atchison Globe view says successful men must encourage themselves, a theme echoed in a broad print read.
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Will
Denver News
Almanac Makers Through the Ages and Their Claims
A Washington Times survey traces almanac history from the 15th century to modern times, crediting Gutenberg and others for early printing, noting Poor Richard’s Almanac by Franklin, and detailing Stationers’ control, legal battles, stamps, and notable titles like Moore’s Almanac and Almanac de Gotha. It highlights the evolution of how almanacs served as advertising and information tools across Europe and America.
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Library of Congress
Gutenberg
Schaeffer
I'tister
Bamberg
Faustus
Marlowe
Goethe
Richard
Benjamin Franklin
Auerbach
Feviomontanus
Matthias Corvinus
Hungary
France
England
Maurice Wheeler
Christchurch
Oxford
London
Paris
Canterbury
Jaandon
Franklin
Moore
Francis Moore
Stationers’ Company
House of Commons
Lord North
Lord Erskine
Stationers
Society For the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge
Daily Press
Anne
Isaiah Thomas
Worcester
Mass
Thomas
Almanac de
Washington Times
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Atchison Globe
Massillon
Stark County
Bostock-Ferari Company
Cairo
West Street
Tuscarawas River
Niewspapr
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