Fragmentary notes on taxes and pests in early America
The clipped text mentions Barre Vermont wines and a $4,000 amount, automotives, gypsy moth spread beyond established areas in Massachusetts, rising visitor numbers in Portland Maine, a German farmer thrashing 997 bushels on teen acres, Yellow fever epidemics in 1798 1873 and 1878, and Benjamin Harrison as a signer of the Declaration.
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Fine Barre
Aioe
Massachu
Portland
Ial
Benjamin Harrisigners
Plays and Players Preview Season Highlights
The item notes Me Maneeld’s first production next week Don Carlos by Frederick y Grane. Kalish the singer has roles in a film and English drama. Alicia Ramsay, Harrison Grey, and Parker’s group are listed with actors Robert Edeson and others in a future season. The report hints at a dramatic repertoire and personal tensions.
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Me Maneeld
Wensel
Araitte
Don Carlos
Frederick Y Grane
Strongheart
Handicapped Comment Sparks Sarcastic Exchange
A Detroit Free Press excerpt shows a sarcastic exchange about an athlete named Willie and his mobility. The dialogue compares him to a cat, arguing that if he had as many feet, he could land on them.
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Willie
Detroit Free Press
Fragmentary State of Affairs Reported in Kansan News Snippet
A damaged clip references a sheriff and a tense incident involving a shotgun in a domestic context. The text mentions warrants, a prisoner, and a local paper noting aggression and fear, with phrasing implying distrust and unresolved danger. The fragment lacks a clear sequence or names.
Last music Theodore Thomas heard on earth
Theodore Thomas lay near death when his wife, at his urging, rang bells used at meals. She played a bugle call he heard as a child and revealed it was the soldiers’ reveille. The moment linked death and the hope of resurrection in his final minutes.
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Dugine
Theodore Thoms
Reveille
Theodore Thomas
The Dainty Wasp Apparatus For Its Complex Toilet
A Pilgrim writer explains how the dainty wasp grooms itself with delicate combs and brushes on its legs. The process begins with front legs over the face then jaws, then smoothing the forehead, stroking the wings, and finally aligning hairs on the abdomen and legs to restore a satin gloss.
Story of Washington Head Gardener's Homeward Hope
Washington noticed the anxious eye and drooping spirits of his head gardener who had left his wife in Europe. The man, homesick, planned to sail back to the old country but a newly arrived vessel brought his wife who surprised her husband upon the river. The general had secretly sent for the wife to comfort him.
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Tof
Texas
Teriff
Kansas City Star
Washington
George Washington
America
Gude
Old Country
Startled Guest in Welsh Castle Triggered Burglary Traps
A guest at Craig-y-Nos in Wales awakened before dawn to find his room window opened and bells ringing throughout the castle. He descended to a scene of danger as snapping dogs, released by the diva Patti through an electric window trigger, menaced the unwary visitor.
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Patti
Craig-y-Nosher
Wales
Cat eye color rules by coat color
The guideline states amber or orange eyes for black or blue cats. White cats should have blue eyes. Chinchilla cats may have green eyes, orange acceptable. Orange or cream or fawn cats should have orange or hazel eyes. Smokes and orange cats are linked to orange eyes.
Belated Advice Among Friends Over a Shabby Coat
Hicks comments on a worn coat to a friend the poet. The other man jokes about the coat having three sides and leaves the topic unresolved in a brief exchange.
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Hicks
Patriotic quip about Axorly's marriages echoes Tribune jab
The Chicago Tribune quotes a sharp line calling Axorly awful for marrying again and praising his fourth wife as glorious, reflecting a satirical, patriotic tone about public figures and marriage.
The haughty are victims of rash conclusions
Quote attributed to Le Gage reflecting on pride and judgment. The line highlights how arrogance leads to faulty outcomes and misreads others. Subtle moral about self-awareness and caution in conclusions.
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le ‘Gage
Reed boards Boston express as “large party” twist
Thomas B Reed visits friends at Walch Hill and plans a trick to catch a Boston train. He telegraphs the railway superintendent to stop the 9 o clock express at Westerly for a “large party” and then reveals himself when the train arrives. The conductor questions the travelers as Reed announces he is the large party and boards.
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Tom Reed
Thomas B. Reed
Walch Hill
I. Tate
Westerly
Boston
Mr. Reed
Mr. Steed
Detroit News-Tribune
Robb tells tale of a Vermont cow and a blind animal
Assistant Attorney General Charles H. Robb recounts a Vermont case where a farmer was sold a cow that proved stone blind. Robb notes his client described the animal as not looking well, and the farmer later sued after discovering the deception.
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Charles H. Robb
Vermont
Brooklyn Eagle
Mr. Robb
David Harum
Those Uninteresting Husbands Lesson From Melrose Tale
Mary A Livermore told of a Melrose friend whose husband is away in Europe. The woman says she feels a little lonely but at breakfast she sets his newspaper before his plate and often forgets he is not there, suggesting a muted satire on spousal absence.
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Mary A. Livermore
Melrose
Mrs. Livermore
Europe
Balked on Cider Story From Abe Gruber
A southern guest visits Abe Gruber and, after hospitality, is shown whisky glasses. He fills a water glass to the brim and prepares to drink, prompting Gruber to remark that it is cider. The guest questions cider and drains the glass. Philadelphia Ledger report.
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Abe Gruber
Philadelphia
Ledg
The Ignorant Repeater Told by Judge Gordon
A New York Tribune tale recounted by J. G. Gordon describes a Philadelphia voting fraud, featuring a repeater who claimed innocence and asked what crime faced him, humorously noting he expected payment for casting two votes.
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Philadelphia
J. G. Gordon
New York Tribune
Cloaks and Skirts and Suits Arrive in Mitchell Store
The store opens its season with a large line of cloaks and suits priced to save buyers money. Covert coats 45 inches sell for 7 dollars, Kersey pieces from 6.50 to 8.50, satin lined coats 10 to 14 dollars, extra fine 15 to 22 dollars, plus plush and fur lined options. Infants to Misses coats, Polar Bear and broadtail plush for children, and a noted rain coat selection round out the offering.
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Mitchell
Horrible Heroism at Sea Aboard the Ville de Paris
In the battle near De Grasse's flagship, a Resolution gunner was wounded in the leg but bound the injury with his neckcloth. He then grabbed his severed limb, inserted it into the gun muzzle, and the cannon fired moments later. He proclaimed his foot as the first to board the Ville de Paris.
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Resolution
de Grasse
Ville de Paris
Frasier
Remarkable Beauty Mme de Remusat Compared To Greek Goddess
Contemporary admiration surrounded Mme de Remusat for features deemed goddess like. Her alabaster skin suggested perfection yet she appeared healthy and vibrant. Even in old age she retained much of her beauty and drew attention wherever she appeared.
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Mme. de Remusat
Photo touch ups spark fashion clash among Misses
Miss Passay complains the portraits Kamier made make her look forty. Miss Pepprey counters you should have asked him to avoid retouching if you did not want a youthful appearance. Philadelphia Press notes the dispute reflects taste in portrait photography.
A Hard Cut Extra Inside Cleveland Leader
A brief dialogue frames a mock interview scene with Mrs Jawback explaining she wore her wedding ring while doing housework and Mr Jawback questioning his spouse. The exchange reflects domestic humor and local conversational tone from the Cleveland leader.
For the Cook’s Benefit Motto Frame Quip
A quip about a motto in a kitchen frame prompts a light exchange about hanging it in the parlor. Mrs Subbubs objects while Mr Subbubs explains the motto reads A rolling stone gathers no moss. The item comes from a Philadelphia Press caption.
Joyful thought at death hinted by gossip
A fragment from the Chicago Record-Herald quotes a mourner asking if a woman died happy. The reply suggests she learned a former cook who abandoned her had fallen downstairs and was hospitalized just before death.
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Chicago Record-Herald
Not Effusive Dialogue from a Detroit Hotel Scene
A brief fragment describes a summer moment with a speaker asking if it felt cool and another replying positively. The scene occurs in a hotel filled with ultra fashionable people as reported by the Detroit Free Press.
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Detroit Free Press
Rejected Consolation and Bennie’s Phrase Exchange
A Philadelphia Ledger note discusses a line about Mr. Radley and his entertaining style. The dialogue suggests a boorish manner masked by wealth.
No-good qualities and self respect in social equality
A concise reflection on judging others. It argues that people lacking self respect cannot be expected to recognize or value good traits in others or treat others as equals. The quote emphasizes the danger of granting equality to those who do not demonstrate dignity.
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Rochefou
Moral tale reveals deceit in a pearl collar bargain
A New York banker warns against deceit by recounting a society woman who offers half the price for a pearl collar. The jeweler and husband play along, the husband claiming to have bought the collar but saying it was sent to his mother for her birthday.
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New York
Victor Hugo’s Real Double Enjoyed Public Curiosity
A flesh and blood double of Victor Hugo mimicked the author for eighteen years. He styled his beard and clothing to resemble Hugo and posed in a poetical stance before a Punch and Judy show each Thursday afternoon, feeding on the crowd's murmurs and applause with no other noted reward.
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Victor Hugo
Hugo
Very Ola Miss Passage I Prize Edition Gift
A reader recalls Miss Ola and Miss Passage I praising a very old book. The fly leaf shows the gift date of the recipient’s twenty first birthday.
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Passage
Budde
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Youssee
Chicago
Theodore Thom
Earth
Axorly
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H. D. Butterfield
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