Shipwreck on Lake Erie sparks man’s near death and homecoming
In June 1851 a Ohio man recalls sailing aboard the G P Griffith from Toledo to Buffalo with 800 aboard. Fire forces evacuation, drownings ensue, and the survivor endures freezing water, fear, and a miraculous return from the dead. He later reads his own obituary and learns his companions identified bodies and searched for the living.
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Ohio
Buffalo
G. P. Griffith
Toledo
Cleveland
Ody
A Fat Man's Predicament In A Tremont Street Herdic
A stout Boston aldermanic figure becomes stuck in a Tremont street herdic when a misaligned door latch traps him inside. A crowd gathers as drivers and police attempt extraction. After failed head and shoulder exit attempts the man maneuvers legs first but remains wedged until forcefully freed at a blacksmith shop.
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Boston Herald
Tremont Street
Beacon Street
Sammie
Reverend Joseph Cook Embraces Plain Speech
The text shows the Reverend Joseph Cook preferring to be called ieee Joseph Cook and hints at his realization of the word simple in this context. He questions the meaning with a quip about not following oe, indicating a humorous or puzzling note on language.
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Joseph Cook
Ieee
Western stranger woos Chicago girl in museum encounter
A tall bearded Arizonan arrives in Chicago and pursues a romance with a local girl he meets at the Northwestern depot and the Chicago museum. He proposes marriage, declares plans to stay in the city, and seeks to win the girl with mother’s consent, while locals vouch for the tale but keep names private.
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Arisonian
Wild West
Omaha
Northwestern Depot
Pardner
Confirskatin
Kinzie Street
Chicago
Clark Street
United States
Arizona
The Mother's Longings in a New York Observer Narrative
A grieving mother recalls her dead son and longs for him as she muses alone with a brush and a Bible gift bearing a lock of his hair. She finds a quiet solace in the remembered embrace and in the inscription “For my boy on his fifteenth birthday.”
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New York Observer
Hannah
Samuel
A Bewildered Traveler
Boston Globe recounts a comical train episode near Bethlehem. Conductor Jones narrates an old passenger who claimed a lost valise, a swift chase, and a mistaken theft claim that sparked laughter among travelers aboard.
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Boston Globe
Jones
Bethlehem
Sparing His Feelings in a Bridal Tour Tale
A Chicago Herald reader recalls a trip toward Cincinnati through Spring Grove cemetery. A nine year old girl asks to see graves including a father figure. the child fears upsetting the new husband and stepfather while hinting at family secrets.
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Chicago Herald
Cincinnati
Spring Grove Cemetery
Ear mischief and curious objects pulled from ears
A public ear clinic describes children and adults presenting with items stuck in ears. Cases include a bean, a brass button, and multiple insects. The doctor explains deafness from wax buildup and notes the strange journey of a button from a New England church parish.
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Harel
New England
Should Women Carry Umbrellas Letter Sparks Debate
A Boston Globe letter denounces a proposed ban on women using umbrellas and mocks a male critic. The writer imagines a confrontation in an April shower with a man wielding a metal umbrella tip, recounting a street incident where a man’s umbrella tip caused a skirmish and bail was posted.
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Boston Globe
For His Mother's Sake Carlyle Meets Mallock Anecdote
Edward King recounts Carlyle hosting Mallock and letting him talk at length. Carlyle then escorts him to the door and says he has been kind because he knew Mallock's mother, but he never wants to see him again.
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Edward King
Carlyle
Mallock
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