Gems of Thought Passages and Reflections
A compact collage of aphorisms from Jefferson, Addison, Franklin, Steele and others. The text presents musings on virtue, fame, happiness, conduct, and the nature of truth, interwoven with brief quotations and attributions in a bygone rhetorical spirit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
LT. Browne
Bishop Wilkins
Addison
Thomas Hughes
Thomas Jefferson
Sipbert
Richter
Tourmienck
Benjamin Pranklin
Luis
Richard Steele
Passing a Word Telegraph at a Bazaar of Curios
A narrator describes a chaotic bazaar scene with merchants of varied origins and a secretive system of information exchange. A Greek guide facilitates trades while buyers and sellers move through stalls as a verbal telegraph relays who is sought.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Enide
Ripolt
Irii
Ne Qian
Dry Fork writer seeks Century Lyceum engraving role
Mr George Sabberly of Dry Fork announces submission of news items to the North American Review after the journal refused to print his day’s batch. He plans to contribute to Century Lyceum, citing good pay and idle time, and shares humorous remarks from a letter to Constant Reader.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Sabberly
Dry Fork
Sabberly
Epior
North 4Ieriin Review
Stephenson
Tadhker
Ghost Ship Tale From Myatt Harbor Sailors Recall Haunting Voyage
Sailors recount a last voyage from Myatt with a supercargo and violinist who played The Girl Behind Me on stormy nights. Insanity struck the cargo master, and the ship’s decks creaked as waves rose, the crew confronting a dark, slippery ordeal off Cape Cod after a sinking bark.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Myatt
Cape Cod Town
Uwe
Sailor Captain's Guilt Haunts Dying Harbor Legend
Cape San Roque tells of a gale wreck and a captain who abandoned doomed sailors. Years later he vowed to save them at dawn, then died. watchers claim a ghost ship appeared at his bedside window and vanished in the bay. Hehovoth Herat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cape San Roque
Herat
Old Uncle Tom Tobin and the Espanosas in the Rockies
In 164 the Espanosas eluded Fort Garland and killed Allen during a drive with oxen. A rescue party led by Old Uncle Tom Tobin tracked them to a ravine where the old hunter shot the male desperado and a boy fell to a rifle blast. Tobin carried the severed head to Fort Garland as a trophy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Garland
Allen
Ispanosas
Old Ancle
Tom Robin
Col
Sumuel
Tappan
Vom
Old Ispanosa
Uncle Tom
Old Espanosa
Hockies
Tom
Espanola
Tom ‘Tobin
Palelaing
Colorado Springs Republic
Fragmented excerpts on women work and public morals
A collage of social commentary and anecdotes on women's work and leisure, a car crash anecdote, a failed theater scene, a misdirected personal ad, and quips on human nature. The pieces reflect 19th or early 20th century tone with satire and moral reflections.
The Hotel Deadbeat and a Southern City Case
A hotel deadbeat is described as the meanest thief who steals bed and board by deceit. The piece cites a Chicago traveler who stopped for years, borrowed money, and vanished, highlighting the risk and embarrassment for hotel keepers and the moral concerns of such fraud.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Otel
Chicago
Hotel World
Camp Meeting John Allen and a Humorous Maine Tale
A Maine preacher known as Camp Meeting John Allen once served as Chaplain to the Maine Legislature and prayed for the Governor in a blunt, practical style. The piece also recounts jokes about Methodism and a French physiologist declaring humans omnivorous, needing meat and vegetables along with water from the mineral kingdom.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Allen
Maine
John
Boston
Germain Lee
Of Firm Feeling or A Conversation Between a Married Man and a Bachelor
A satirical exchange contrasts marriage vs bachelor life with a blunt remark on loneliness. The bachelor jokes that a would be intruder finding him dead would be hurt only his feelings, not his own. The dialogue mocks social pressure to wed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
The Cause of a Terrible Mortality Tale
Boston mother counsels daughter to end sympathy for a courting suitor after tragedy in the family. A panhandler asks for charity, claiming to be dying, while a gentleman critiques his whisky breath. An aside notes shy reserve as refined indifference to observation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Jennie
Gaskine
Mamma
San Francisco
Grand Union Hotel Promises Luxury and Central Access
When visiting New York City, travelers can expect baggage and expressage services, $3 carriage hire, and a Grand Union Hotel opposite Grand Central Depot. The 613 room establishment cost over one million dollars to fit up, with daily rates from $1 upward, featuring European law, elevator service, and a restaurant. Horse cars and elevated rail connect depots, aiming to offer better meals for less money than other first class hotels.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York City
Grand Union Eotel
Grand Central Depot
Grand Union Hotel
The Calf Weight Guess Ends With a Confederate Arrest
In a small country town a smooth stranger and a boy with a calf engage locals in a weight guessing pool. The stranger’s accurate guess earns a payout until a buggy ride reveals he’s a Confederate operative, leading to his arrest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Villian
Detroit Free Press
Invalids' Hotel and Surgical Institute Ad
Buffalo New York’s Invalids Hotel and Surgical Institute claims eighteen physicians and surgeons form a complete medical staff. It advertises cures for chronic diseases including nasal throat lung liver kidney digestive bladder women blood conditions rheumatism and more with home cures via correspondence. It guarantees surgical cures for ruptures piles varicocele hydrocele and strictures after a short stay and offers a 148 page guide book for 10 cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buffalo
N. Y
America
World's Dispensary Medical Association
N.Y
Crossroad Alabama Justice of the Peace Court Scene
An account from Detroit Free Press about a colored justice of the peace in Alabama who dismisses a hoe theft case after two witnesses for the plaintiff and one for the defendant, and warns the plaintiffs to bring better witnesses next time. It notes the adjournment to go fishin and mentions a Fort Wayne Gazelle item praising St Jacobs Oil for curing a sprained ankle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jouth
Alabama
Burrows
Bunker
Yhe
Fort Wayne
Ind
Gazelle
B. M. Holman
St. Jacobs Oil
Prominent Virginia Scene Brightens as Weather Lifts
A man passing two cabins in Virginia converses with a front door resident. The woman reports a mild change in fortune since last week as her sons, previously lacking clothes, now show improvement following the death of the old man Sunday night. Meanwhile druggist A L Dalrymple of Monroe Iowa reports six months of marked success selling Athophoros with favorable rheumatism notes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virginia
Washington
A. L. Dalrymple
Monroe
Iowa
Poker Talk Sparks Family Parlor Mystery
In a rambled exchange, Little Jimmie notes rumors of poker among sisters while Mrs. Coldcash defends Mr. Simpson’s character and Christian values. Col. Win. Louis Sehley praises Star Cough Cure as a perfect remedy priced at 25 cents a bottle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Little Jimmie
Sis
Col. Win. Louis Sehley
T. 0. M. Grand Lodge
Maryland
Star Cough Cure
Isaac C. Chapman
Newburg
N.Y
Hall
The Penalty of Fame for Miss Lily Curry
Miss Lily Curry, rising authoress of The Bohemian Tragedy, endures fame’s penalty as fans flood her with letters from widowers, bachelors, and sentimental youths. She notes publishers will boost the book’s impact, while she stays guarded about personal outcomes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lily Curry
Broadway
Why the House Was Quiet. Lodger to Chambermaid
A San Francisco Star item notes a quiet house as the land lord and wife live like angels after a fortnight of quarrelling. The piece uses a plain domestic scene as a contrast to unrest, with a playful aside about household harmony.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary
Styles in Eggs and the Landlady at the Boarding House
A landlady informs boarders Bridget is sent to the grocer for eggs and asks whether they want boiling or omelette eggs. Bridget returns asking which kind is desired. Also a periodical note advertises a travel magazine correction and a throat gargle for 50 cents.
Rough on Bile Pills Boost Digestive Relief
An old advertisement touts Rough on Bile pills as a quick digestive aid. It promises relief for bilious stomachs, headaches, and overloaded bowels with small granules and dose, claiming a strong effect without disturbing the stomach for 25 cents.
Practice Makes Perfect in Court and Odd Tidbits
An irregular, quippy transcript features a Texas judge asking about mitigations for Sam Johnsing, accused of theft, with offbeat exchanges about chickens and dogs. The piece includes scattered ad-like lines for products and personalities such as Dr. Saye’s Catarrh Remedy and Hall’s Hair Renewer, plus brief notes on labor, longevity, and Ben Hur sales.
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Constantinople
Constances
Hera
Focal
Lord Bacon
Drake
Traveler's Magazine
Moore
Walker
Greenwood, Neb
Brown
Brown Chemical
O. Baltimore
Middlesex
Iell, Fay & CO
Dlex CO
Ohio
L. B. Silver CO
Cleveland
Marzh, Gainey
Warner
Holy Land
C. D. Warner
Ill
Wells
Pizo
Robert Turner
Lat Rock
Mich
Hops & Malt Bitters CO
Demon
Hica
Nuys
V. J. Corbin
Esusanut Street
Drucgits
ELY Brothers
Owego
Xancuwes
Lincoln
Grant
Man
Sheriday
Wren
Onroy Wr
Bempie Outfit
Chicago Ledger
Franklin Street
Sears
Dakg Be Okies Co
Wall St
New York
Addres Ua Dre AG
G. Root
Il St
Tun TlomMane Sterepy Company
Lafayette
Lnd
Paren
R.A. Kerh & CO
Dear- Lorn Street
Simpsons
Pyrite Valentine Bros
Janesville
Wis
Prof. Moody
Cincinnati
Siicker
A. J.‘law
Texas
Sam Johnsing
Sam
The
Indianapolis Journal
Enisam Lane
Keene
New Hampshire
Ayer
Gen
Lew Wallace
Bat
R. E. Coppen
Cohoes
J. IL. Curry
Green St
Loston
Mass
J. C. Ayer
Aoe
ALL
J.N. Harris & Co, (Limited
Frop’rs
ORTIO
You
Douglass
Sioux City
Jones Ipays
Ae Aon
Lst
Gindwamton
Mpon
New
Frazer
Fourth Street
Neto York
Wra
Eye
Tueli
Medical Journal
Porter & Webester
Lowa
Lyman
Dr. Ward & CO
Louisiana
R.S
A. P. Laory
Washinton
D.C
Merrill Mi pCo
Piso
E. i
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Beast
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