Little Folks Tales In The Reedbirds Fable And A Spanish Boy Editor
A fable about two reedbirds ends with a rule of discretion, cautioning greed against danger in winter. The piece notes a New York Spanish boy editor Arturo Baldasano Jr who urges Cuba’s freedom stance, and ends with advice for girls leaving school to pursue constructive hobbies and learning.
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New York
Cuba
Arturo Baldasano, JR
Spain
A. Baldasano
Young
el Mundo
New York Recorder
World Round and Hide and Seek Tales in Old Notes
Fragment from a periodical weaving reflections on a round earth, a merchant’s motto puzzle, and a cat’s game of hide and seek. It cites Estelle’s wonder, a shop encounter, and playful pet anecdotes showing everyday curiosity and mischief.
Mrs McSwat Debates Parlimentary Law With Husband
The Chicago Tribune notes Mrs McSwat debating whether to attend a Women’s Club meeting on parliamentary law. Her husband Billiger insists a grasp of parliamentary usage is vital to daily life, while she questions the benefit and ends the exchange by speaking with Bridget.
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Lobelia
Billiger
Carlyle’s French Revolution sparked by fate and soul
Master’s Conception, Froude describes Carlyle’s work as a prophetic critique of divine retribution. Carlyle called it a wild, savage book born from inner storm and sorrow. Mill hailed it as a genius work beyond rules, while Kingsley credited it with heightening his view of man and history.
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Froude
Carlyle
Sterling
Mill
Kingsley
Milton
Thomas Carlyle
Westminster Review
Europe’s Holdings In Africa Across Ten Years
Henry M. Stanley notes in Century that in the last decade France has gained about 800000 square miles of equatorial Africa with 800 Europeans, Germany 400000 square miles, Italy 547000 square miles, and Portugal 710000 square miles. He adds France’s northward advances in Sahara and west Africa and France claiming 1600000 square miles, while Germany holds 640000 square miles in southwest Africa and the Cameroons.
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Europe
Africa
France
Germany
Italy
Equatorial Africa
Portugal
Sahara
West Africa
Cameroons
Henry M. Stanley
Asbestus In Boots
Aasbestus wool is compressed into thin sheets by hydraulic pressure and waterproofed on one side. Portions are inserted as middle soles in boots. Asbestos acts as a heat and moisture counter to weather, reduces creaking, and provides electrical insulation so wearers can step over live wires safely.
Lighted Cigars on the Elevated Debate Smoke Rule
Mr Biffington suggests amending the elevated road rule to ban lighted cigars on cars and to enforce it. He notes the challenge for platform staff who would police twofors and warns even a connoisseur might err, yet a right direction is hoped. The New York Sun cites Ovid linking a white anemone to Venus tears for Adonis.
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Biffington
New York
San
Gas on Ice Burns Bright as Skaters Ignite Marsh Gas
A Baltimore area skating party drilled holes in ice with white spots forming on an artificial lake. They ignited marsh gas rising from decomposed vegetation, creating long flame jets. The observer notes this as an aesthetic advance over textbook demonstrations and envisions skating ponds lit by natural gas in the future.
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Baltimore
Science
Watched Himself Die Doctor’s Final Moment Seen by Patient
A village doctor, described as a good man, died after detailing his illness and remedies to the attending physician. A visiting woman recalls his professional alertness as death approached, noting his final utterance Dead now and the calm, intelligent expression on his face.
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New York Times
The Court Smiled Over Strawberries In Court
In an old suit about a sisterhood member, Chief Justice Coleridge cross examined a witness on a breach of discipline for eating strawberries. The exchange shocked the court as the witness explained eating fruit was not the harm, but the mischief behind it. The court smiled and Coleridge lost the thread briefly.
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Coleridge
Sisters
Macmillan’s
One of His Tricks Dr Cyrus Hamlin Father of Hannibal Hamlin
The Lewiston Journal recounts Dr Cyrus Hamlin, father of Hannibal Hamlin, a man who trusted people and owned sheep on Paris Hill. He bought a neighbor's allegedly good wether, later learning the animal was his own, and confronted the thief who deflected with a stammering boast of being tricky as the devil.
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Cyrus Hamlin
Hannibal Hamlin
Paris Hill
Lewiston Journal
Widener Warns About Cable Cars In New York Ride
A Philadelphia Record recounts P A B Widener warning a young companion aboard a crowded Broadway cable car in New York. He advises against investing in a cable car company, noting dividends exist but seats do not. The scene captures a voracious Pittsburg contemporary observing the crowded car and Widener's blunt remark.
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Pittsburg
P. A. B. Widener
Broadway
New York
Fourteenth Street
Mr. Widener
Philadelphia Record
Theatrical Tidings On Managers And Directors In Stage Life
The Tidings notes a shift in theater from managers to directors. It lists directors such as Frank L. Perley, Clarence Fleming, James O'Neil, William F. Connor, Stuart Robson, and William Hayden. It jokes that only a showman with a diamond globe and a massive cigar truly "manages."
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Modjeska
Frank L. Perley
John Hare
Clarence Fleming
James O'Neil
William F. Connor
Stuart Robson
William Hayden
A List That Might Be Extended And A Poetry Laureate Claim
A Scotsman note from Edinburgh questions who has held the title of poet laureate, listing Shakespeare Milton Pope Crabbo Burns Byron Shelley Coleridge and others as possibilities or exclusions. The fragment suggests debate over recognized poets and national literary honor.
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Shakespeare
Milton
Pope
Crabbo
Burns
Byron
Shelley
Coleridge
Inor Kents
Edinburgh Scotsman
Fox in the Cottage Chimney Farce
A fox hunt ends in a chaotic Royal wood debacle as hounds invade a cottage seeking a fox. An elderly bedridden occupant protests as the hounds flood the home and a hound bursts in, the fox entering via the chimney leaving the cottage soot stained. Macmillan's Magazine.
The Sixth Sense and the Lost Senses, Pittsburg Dispatch
Claude Males Wright, a Theosophist in New York, argues man once possessed more senses than five. He cites a supposed sixth sense of intuitive perception and warns against letting such faculties be dormant or misused. He emphasizes learning by forgetting and self- investigation to reclaim vanished senses.
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Claude Males Wright
New York
Socrates
Pittsburg Dispatch
Trek life on the wagon trail described in diary notes
In Miss Balfour's "Twelve Hundred Miles In a Wagon" diary, a trekker outlines a day on the road from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. with wakeful mornings, constant packing, and routines of washing, sketching, and writing. The narrator notes dirt and frequent wagon delays, including a week of muddy roads and a stalled wagon requiring twelve oxen and off loading to free it.
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Mrs. Grey
Miss Balfour
Early Piety in Moody Youth Story
Evangelist D L Moody recalled his teen years in Philadelphia, describing how he always prayed each night despite his unruly behavior. He recounted an incident where he and his brother would be scolded and sent to bed on their knees if one forgot the nightly prayer.
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D. L. Moody
Philadelphia
Pronouncing Foreign Names in English Speech and Accent
A Baltimore Sun piece argues that English pronunciation should guide how foreign names are spoken. It condemns forced foreign accents, cites Paris and Wagner as examples, and urges preserving English norms for Latin and Greek names while noting historical shifts in classical pronunciation.
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Iit
Japan
Bulgaria
Transvaal
Venezuela
Paris
Wagner
New York
Gordon
France
Cicero
Kikero
Cesar
Kaisar
Cresar
Baltimore Sun
George Sand Reflects on Life and Novel Creations at 71
In a London Bookman note, George Sand, age 71, prefaces a shelved edition of her works with cheerful reflections on life and art. She defends her idealized characters, acknowledges world weariness, and vows to continue shaping fiction to reveal noble virtue despite critics.
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la Ieyne de Paris
George Sand
Guy
Ehol
London Bookman
Ten Alexander Meets Carlyle in King's Raid Tale
The Rev Thomas Alexander a Presbyterian minister in Cheltenham or nearby letters Carlyle seeking an intro. In a chance meeting Carlyle says Ten Alexander I know. They become friends and Alexander asks for a school fund subscription. Carlyle refus es in doggerel prompting Alexander to threaten to sell his poetry if £6 is not sent. The sum was at one forthcoming.
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Carlyle
Thomas Alexander
Chelsen
Scot
Thomas Carlyle
Alexander
Doggerel
San Francisco
More Than Twenty Fools Bet On A Cornice Gaze
A crowd gathers around a building corner as a bet on counting fools escalates. A dozen or more onlookers join the line of spectators while excited chatter spreads about counterfeiters on a roof. The wager ends with the assertion that there are more than twenty fools present, then the crowd disperses.
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Ghivagu Post
The Great North Road Transformed by Wheel Travel
Chambers' Journal notes a shift from decayed coaching routes to a wheeling boom. On market days few travelers pass the old road from Ighgate to York, but modern Saturday rides flood the lanes. Riders spend freely on temperance drinks, meals, and local sights, boosting national trade as city folk explore castles, abbeys, birthplaces, waterfalls, and views.
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England
Great North Road
Ighgate
York
Great Northern Railway
Wheeling
Chambers’ Journal
Superstitions About the Weather Endure Despite Science
London Nowa notes that popular beliefs persist about weather signs such as seaweed indicating rain and a pig chewing straw signaling showers. Mr Richard Inwards, president of the Meteorological Society, dismisses these notions as fallacies despite ongoing public faith and limited supporting evidence from the Meteorological Office.
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Richard Inwards
The
Meteorological Society
St. Swithin
Meteorological Office
London
An Advantage and Australian Sword Misconceptions
A quirky line from the Chicago Record contrasts spiritualists with others about marriage. The passage notes an Australian sword found by early Europeans, said to be modeled after continent grass, reflecting colonial-era curiosities about artifacts and native life.
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Nee
Europonus
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Judelphia Times
Brooklyn Eagle
Katelle
Estelle
Delia Hart Stone
Bt. Nicholas
Mehant
Pearson's Weekly
M’liss
Temple Bar
Ovid
Venus
Adonis
Widener
George
Beventy-dne
Chicago
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