Day of Poverty in London Sparks a Candid Reflection
Luke Sharp narrates a Sunday in London marked by hunger and small deceptions. He recalls riding buses to Charing Cross, dining a costly but solitary meal, and trying to return to Hammersmith on credit, ending with a comic accounting of fare dodges and a lesson on poverty's effects on the mind.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philip Gilbert Sammerton
P. G
London
Strand
Hammersmith
London Railways
Kensington
Hyde Park
Piccadilly
Charing Cross
City
Newgate
Sammersmith
Water tax mix up at hotel leads to tense misunderstanding
A Detroit Free Press tale recounts a frequent mix up where locals pay a water tax at the Brunswick Hotel instead of the Water Office. A stern visitor refuses to pay, misunderstands the sign, and is corrected by clerks, then apologizes after discovering the proper office.
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Brunswick
Blank Street
Brown
Water Office
Detroit Free Press
Eating Before Sleeping The Bond Between Meals And Rest
An essay debates nocturnal eating, noting heavy suppers may cause sleepiness and easier digestion, while blood flow to the stomach supposedly relieves brain pressure. It cites English customs, late dinners, and animal behavior, then questions whether Americans will adopt these ideas, suggesting naps after heavy meals might aid indigestion. includes a dialect anecdote about baptism costs and debt to a minister.
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England
From Ashes to Coal: A Butcher Boy's Rise to Wealth
A Chicago anecdote tells of a young man who arrived with nothing, worked as a butcher, mined coal from ash piles, then built a thriving ash removal business. He later expanded with teams, sieves, and designated workers, now earning about 3060 dollars annually. A separate pension inquiry miscast a Sutler as injured by a ram, later clarified as a foraging mishap with a Confederate officer’s property.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Marriage farce ends in Spruce Beer romance
James Spooney, a tall awkward farmer's son, pursues Jemima Jenkins from a neighboring farm. After comic misadventures including a bull, a fall, and a courtship with many rejections, he finally wins her. The pair were seen together at a circus and ice cream in a nearby town, signaling an impending engagement.
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James Spooney
Spooney Jim
Tie
Jemima Jenkins
James
Jim
Jake Spangler
Minnie
Mat Bunn
Sally Ann
Jist
Jenkins
Strikin
Squire Jenkins
Mina
Mimie
Jemima
Jem
Jim Spooney
Minie
Jimmy
Squire Bellows
Spooney
Mr Gould Exercises In Odd Calisthenics Scene
In a private office Mr Gould begins a mild daily program of calisthenics prescribed by a physician. Watching him, brokerage partners Connor and Morosini see him bend and extend limbs in bizarre contortions as he proclaims he is exercising without loss of time.
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Gould
Connor and
Morosini
Mr. Gould
Conner
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Madisonburg, Pa
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Millhein, PA
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Penn Street
Millheim, PA
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Methodist Church
Milluem PA
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Woopwardd, PA
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Millhelm, Pa
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Attorneys-at-Law
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D. H. Hastings
W. F. Reeder
J 4Anne & Reeder
Bellefonte, PA
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Yocum & Hastings
C. Meyer
Bellefonte PA
Hoy
W. C. Heinle
Centre County
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High Street
Rockerhoff
Allegheny S.tt
C. G. McMillen
Gummins House
Bishop Street
Emanuel Brown
Main
Jay Streets
Lock Haven
Luke Sharp
America
District Railway
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Bill Jones
Bill
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