Wives, sales and Paris gossip in a busy Register page
A divorce case over daily chores leads to a broader column of society items. J. M. Hitt's manager sold pacers Westmont and Lorene for 50000 to Frank Siddall of Philadelphia, with Hill having bought them earlier for 25000. Boston hosts a religious revival sparked by a minister’s scandal, while a widow loses 2000 in diamonds on a railroad car. A bigamist case unfolds from a telegram about a husband’s death, and Father of his Country buttons with G. W. initials appear. Other notes cover a Dakota writer’s hardship tale, Betz purchasing Cooke Park property, a Grant memorial in Mexico, and economic shifts in wool markets.
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Margaret Mather
Pacers
Westmont
Lorene
Frank Siddall
Philadelphia
Mr. Hill
Duels and divers and a Byron link from old newspapers
Selections recount a Georgia duel over a farmer’s daughter with shotguns, Thomas winning the girl after Roberts offers defeat if given a suit of clothes. A Thames hazard tale features Henry S Welcome rescuing Miss Annie Wakeman after a dangerous river pull. Other items note a Tampa mule slain by an alligator and Byron’s Newstead Abbey memories.
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Tur
Georgia
Thomas
Roberts
Thames
Henry S. Welcome
Philadelphia
Maecenas
London
Boulter’s Lock
Welcome
Annie Wakeman
Miss Wakeman
All the Insurance He Wanted
A minister cautions a Cincinnati drummer about life's fragility and fate. The drummer quips he already carries $10,000 in insurance across the Occident and Orient, implying he is prepared for what may come.
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Cincinnati
Occident
Orient
New York Times
Back to Griggsby’s Station in a Country Home Song
A nostalgic verse by J. W. Riley laments modern city life and longs to return to Griggsby’s Station. The speaker imagines visiting neighbors, families, and old times, recalling Sabbath gatherings, quilts, and letters from war, desiring simple communal peace and purity.
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Griggsby's Station
InQanapolis Tournat
Mysterious Timber Murders and a Narrow Escape
In autumn 1871 a tobacco seller travels via river road toward Hawkins County. He befriends a peddler who shares cigars, then discovers the man is a killer using a poisoned cigar. The peddler dies. a copper-tube needle weapon is found. The bottle of evidence leads to Winters, a farmer, and a county reward is claimed by the narrator.
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West Virginia
Walton
Baltimore and Ohio
Jim
Hawkins County
Nei
Thad
Murd
Sand
Winters
Timber Belt
Chicago Ledger
Jinglanging in the Middle Warhorse Tale
A St. Louis Republican anecdote recalls General Totten riding a horse with an odd gait that defied walking or trotting. His escort struggled to keep pace as he lagged then surged forward. Totten rode in an ambulance due to illness, while a loyal servant led the horse, tears shed, and the servant explains the horse cannot go properly, jinglongs in the middle.
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Totten
Camp Bliss
Gen. Totten
St. Louis Republican
Long Ear Hoss Riddle from Stockton Maverick
A playful exchange about a horse with unusually long ears. The creole flavored dialogue suggests the ears grew faster than usual since birth, sparking humorous speculation about the foal’s lineage and temperament.
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Stockton
Flirtation as a Destructive Force in Marriages
The Demorest Monthly argues flirtation undermines happy homes, urging elders to guide youth toward sensible courtship. It recounts a hotel piazza scene where a child is corrected to call a playmate a friend, not a sweetheart, and criticizes parents and peers for fueling romantic missteps. The piece then discusses canal geopolitics, predicting U S control of the Suez route if needed and noting French engineers may open a Panamanian isthmus route.
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Elsie
Charlie
Lovston Grove
United States
Suez
Egypt
Suez Canal
Europe
Asia
Atlantic
Pacific
Panama
Demorest
Panama Canal to be finished by 1890 says Gor ringe
Lieut Henry H Goringe former US Navy asserts De Lessep will complete the Panama Canal by 1890. He cites Suez experience where machinery replaced manual labor, cutting project time and cost, and notes French engineers on the American Isthmus work quietly, spending their own money while benefiting American commerce.
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Pacific Ocean
Gulf of Mexico
Henry H. Gorringe
de Lessep
Suez Canal
Panama Canal
Oxygen and Filth in Sewage Decomposition
Dillings argues that oxygen presence dictates decomposition pathways in cesspools. Aerobic, oxygen-rich soils yield rapid, beneficial breakdown and nitrogen-rich byproducts, while saturated soils near leaks produce offensive, dangerous compounds that contaminate groundwater and air, affecting nearby homes.
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J. S. Dillings
A. D
Harper's Magazine
Alaska's Great Forests From San Francisco Chronicle
Alaska hosts vast pine spruce fir and hemlock forests across islands and mainland. Timber grows straight and tall with many trees yet no substantial milling. Douglas Island operates the only mill and no timber has yet shipped. spruce is superb and bark suitable for tanning. The interior timber is larger and hemlock bark rivals Eastern tanneries.
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Alaska
Douglas Island
San Francisco Chronicle
Poor Men and Wives Share True Value in Love
A Alabama Baptist saying notes women prize love, kindness, and appreciation over fame. A well cared for wife becomes devoted, while neglect leads to discord. a husband’s happiness rests largely on attention and contentment at home.
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Alabama Baptist
No Market for Missionaries in Congo Valley
Missionaries report Congo Valley explorers face crude life with natives lacking clothing and food beyond soil yields. Wetters claim locals are too low in mentality for quick Christianizing, requiring long patient intellectual training to convey doctrine.
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Congo Valley
Not Expecting Callers in Chicago News Opinion
A short Chicago News snippet quotes dialogue about not expecting visitors. It pairs casual domestic banter with a remark on prejudice: Opinions grounded upon prejudice are always maintained with the greatest violence.
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