Fiddling Night and Egg Dance at a New England Tavern
A winter tale from 1881 recounts Artemus Lester and Henry Brown in a late night fiddling match at a Canterbury Green tavern. The egg dance and a later mishap with real eggs drew crowds, with Maynard bravely dancing on eggs before crashing amid the yolks.
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Artemus Lester
Canterbury Green
Henry Brown
Hebron
New York
New England
Lester
Henry Cottrell
Norwich
Hazen
Henry Maynard
Franklin Farmer
Cottrell
Maynard
The Corsican Upstart in Europe and America
A compact analysis of the French Revolution’s impact on Europe and America. It notes Napoleon as a Corsican upstart leading a new egalitarian system that unsettled monarchies, reshaped armies, and spurred prosperity, while warning that his ambitions threatened social order and power balance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Europe
America
Continent
England
France
Napoleon
Belgium
Holland
Upper Rhine
Italy
Scribner’s Magazine
Mystery Mouse Stops Church Service in Connecticut
In a Connecticut Episcopal church a choir singer shrieked and leaped from the gallery, claiming something on her back. The organist continued as the distraught woman, aided by others, finally revealed a live mouse perched on her bust. The drama interrupted prayer but no one was harmed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Connecticut
Rambletonian’s Grave on Chester Hill
On a Chester hill near the road lies the founder of the leading light harness horse line. A frail picket fence guards a marble slab bearing the inscription describing the grave site and its notable occupant.
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Chester
Hambletonian’s Grave Area and an Odd Will Tale
Oswego Times notes the grave of Hambletonian with the gate barred by a stone and a young elm above, in a hillside burial scene. It recalls Rysdyk the breeder once ready to sell all his stock, his wealth from land, and a planned monument fund for the stallion’s grave amid enduring irony.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rysdyk
Mr. Rysdyk
Gavin
Ants From Africa Form Dome Shaped Invasions
Charles Frederick Holder describes the dreaded white ant in Africa. Dome shaped mounds reach eighteen feet high and pyramids arise far above the insects. They tunnel into objects, leaving shells behind and can undermine furniture in a single night. An army officer in Ceylon witnessed a roof collapse from their damage but passengers escaped unharmed.
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Africa
Ceylon
Charles Frederick Holder
St. Nicholas
Woman and Man Equal in World Population Say Theorists
The passage argues polygamy theories fail as women exceed men by only 2.5 million in ten states with 250 million people and notes colonies and India show male predominance, implying equal sex proportions globally per August Bebel via All the Year Round.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
August Bebel
India
Fragmented Teaser of Editorial Jabs and Odd Notes
A collage of quotes and snippets from editorials and letters references demagogues, labor issues, and public affairs. It cites Beecher family anecdotes on trains, a German snowfall calculation, a Lowell reader praising St Jacobs Oil, lobster salad recipes and a humor about night mares, and ends by noting Texas has a paper called the Bedbug creeping into notice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas
Oil on hand for burns, from St Jacobs Oil source
A tax agent for the German Baptist Publication Society in Cleveland notes that St Jacobs Oil is kept on hand and regarded as valuable for burns and scalds. He emphasizes its usefulness in such cases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
German Baptist Publication Society
Cleveland
Ohio
H. Schulte
St. Jacobs
Mendicancy as a Business in Mexico
A letter from Mexico describes mendicants as licensed and protected by law, organized into districts with assigned beats. Beggars, or porchaseras, rely on a formal system, and rival mendicants face coordinated assaults with staffs and crutches to defend territory.
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Mexico
Summer Excursions and Travel Offers at Rail Offices
The Burlington Route and partners advertise low rate round trip tickets to Portland St Paul Minneapolis and northwest resorts plus San Francisco Los Angeles and San Diego excursions monthly. Inquiries via ticket agent or Paul Morton C B Q R R Chicago. Also notices on Mensman’s Peptonized Beef Tonic Hazard & Co Tansill’s cigars and Piso’s Remedy for Catarrh with prices and distributors listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burlington
Portland
St. Paul
Minneapolis
Northwest
Denver
Colorado Springs
Pueblo
Cal
San Francisco
Los Angeles
San Diego
Paul Morton
Chicago
Hood's Sarsaparilla Promises Strength and Blood Purification
An advertisement claims warm weather weakens the system and causes debility and disease from impure blood. Hood's Sarsaparilla is promoted as restoring strength, improving circulation, and easing symptoms like cold hands and feet and kidney discomfort. Testimonial from G W Hull touts relief and renewed vigor. Sold by druggists for $1. six for $5. Produced by C I Hood & Co.
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Hood
G. W. Hull
Lew
Millersburg
C. I Hood & CO
Lowell
Musa
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Jolly Nigths
Panist
Monse
Rambletonian
Rysdyrk
Marcy
A. P
A. E
Germany
George Eliot
J. W. Mevis
Rock Street
Lowell, Mass
St Jacobs Oil
Mendicancy
Mensman
Hazard, Hazard & Co
Tansill & CO
Tansill
Winter & Cushing, Druggists
Princeton, AL
Radway
Rapway & Co
Henry Kenworth
Chebanne
Iroquoia County
Ill
Roadway
A. C. Middlebrook
Doraville, Ga
Rapway
William Noonan
Blanchard
Mich
All Drugsista
Warnxa Ro
U. S
Pitzgerald & Powell
Indianapolis
Ind
B.S
A. P. Lacer
Brewater Safety Rein Holder Co
Holw
J. Stephens
Lebanon
Queen City
Cincinnati
Ninth St
Kiveat Yh
Metropolitan
Isis
Hits Ld Pensions
Warness
D. Curtis
Madison
Wis
Warrae
Avvastisgzs
Wilttome
Williams Mfg. CO
Cleveland, O
Stowell
ON. U
ISO
Artsumption
Invalids’ Hotel
Surgical Institute
Main Street
Buffalo, N. Y
Buffalo
Ake
Washington
Florida
mBsicians
V. Pierce
M.D
Bright
Invalids’ Hate and Surgical Institute
Amail
Invalids
Invalids' Hotel and Surgical Institute
New Oxford Street
London
The
Invalides” Hotel and Surgical Institute
Akill
Ali
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