The Candidate for Office and Public Favors
An unnamed candidate recounts the social pressures of a campaign day. He endures eager voters, door to door encounters, and offers of gifts while reflecting on the bustling, solicitous public. A visit to a store and an English tourist’s humorous encounter with Longfellow illustrate social expectations and cultural contrasts.
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Telegraph Poles Stumble City Pedestrian in Odd Street Tale
A California merchant recounts a comic misadventure as he repeatedly collides with telegraph poles while wandering a narrow street. He complains of crooked lanes and laments rude behavior as a drunken street procession swirls around him.
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Where to Have a Boil
A Danbury News piece compares boils to circuses in public interest. It notes a boil visible to crowds is painful yet less unlucky than a hidden one, and explains the risks of contact and peer handling. It warns any attempt to remove a boil invites a dreadful shock.
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Longfellow Intrusions and the Press of Curious Minds
The article recalls how Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, famed poet, faced constant intrusions from curious visitors and literary hunters who sought access to his time and privacy. It cites two examples, including a Milwaukee and Chicago duo who sent cards and sought an audience, illustrating the strain of public interest on a private figure.
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The Curious Life Insurance Office Interview
A humorous anecdote from a life assurance office uses a bashful nineteen year old visitor who asks about life expectancy for a sixty seven year old man who eats peas with his knife. The agent cites a mortality table then the young woman proposes an odd marriage plot to insure a lover's life.
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Methuselah and Youth Beside Market Scene
An elderly country man, seated with gray hair and spectacles, triggers a disturbance near the market as two mulatto boys taunt him. The old man fights back with vigor using a brogan, while bystanders recall a lively serenade and a sudden scuffle unfolds in the dawn.
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Centennial Curiosities Exhibit At Local Centennial Shop
A local exhibit bills itself as the Centennial curiosity shop display of artifacts linked to the American founding. Items include Washingtons cherry tree tale props the lost tea chest and a range of era recreations. Admission is pegged at fifty cents for all curiosities and Chess of Paul Revere’s horse era pieces are promised.
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Widow Accepts Barneys Offer in 1860 Theatre Tale
In 1860 the Chatha'g Theatre company saw Joe Jefferson and Barney Williams duel for a widow's favor. Williams, pressed by Jefferson's modesty, asked to court Mrs Mestayer on his behalf. The widow declined Jefferson but accepted Williams, later taking his hand with a brightened smile.
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Em press attire at Mr Childs party for Centennial opening
A fragment describes the Philadelphia event marking the centennial opening with the Brazilian embassy press in attendance. The description notes a mauve robe, matching materials, a jeweled necklace, and a parure enhanced by a careful arrangement.
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