Married man wages spark clerks adrift in New York
A Chicago style summary of diverse items including Verne’s recovery, tobacco crop outlook for 1886, a fatal accident involving a girl named Rebecca, Merlatti’s art lament, water supply by Lake Michigan tugs, Frank James jokes, Magdalene Ponza aged 111, and Newark doctor notes on Alfred Shipley’s cancer treatment using galvanocautery.
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New York
Juris Verne
Newark
Alfred J. Shipley
Shpley
Milton Wildwin
Baldwin
Crerman Hospital
Shipley
Newark Medical Association
The adventurous life of John Boyle O Reilly begins in Ireland
The account traces John Boyle O Reilly from Dowth Castle Ireland to enlistment in the 10th Hussars to propagate Fenianism. Condemned to death his sentence was commuted to banishment to Western Australia. He edited a paper aboard a convict ship and endured a perilous escape and voyage across the Indian Ocean. He was aided by a Yankee whaling captain and later published Songs from the Southern Seas, dedicating the volume to the captain who died soon after.
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John Boyle O'Reilly
Dowth Castle
Ireland
10Th Hussars
Valentine Baker
Col. Baker
Western Australia
O'Reilly
Wild Goose
Indian Ocean
New Bedford
O’reilly
Cape
South Africa
United States
West India Islands
Passable Manners Ad For Hire Escort Stirs Philly Observer
A Philadelphia ad tale reveals a young man advertising for hire escorts who accompany women to theaters and events. He discusses client origins, pricing, and the social aims behind the service, noting bonuses for evening dress and multiple engagements, with varied clientele from hotels and Maryland to Lancaster. The piece paints a vivid, cautious portrait of discreet city amusements and the escort’s perspective.
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Kien
Philadelphia Press
the Inquirer
Sally
Nan
Oflice
Loteds
Lancaster
Maryland
Sanaiden
North Fifteenth Street
Perenne
Boston
Coamupromism to Practices and Shaker Socialism
A critique argues that united social experiments exist in the United States, citing Mount Lebanon New York and Ishakertown Kentucky as long standing Shaker communities practicing communal ownership and equal distribution. The piece notes these communes function as a form of practical socialism, distinct from agitator rhetoric, yet questions why broader mass adoption has not occurred. It highlights historical experiments and contrasts them with national social movements.
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Hemia
Maria Theresa
George III
England
Louis XVI
France
United States of America
Napoleon
Arthur Wellesley
Magdalene Ponza
Viennese
Vienna
United States
Mount Lebanon
New York
Shakertown
Kentucky
Cheltenhall
Stonis
M. Cabetan
Ishakertown
Jxy
Henry George
A Nation of Rest and Restlessness in One Opinion
The St Louis Republican opines that many prefer tranquil retreats for the old and content, while nine of ten Americans aspire to rise above contentment and help others. Lifeless communes fail to inspire ambition, whereas active striving defines the restless American spirit.
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St. Lowis
Skin care guide from von Ziemssen's dermatology text
Auspitz notes that health does not guarantee beauty of complexion and stresses cleanliness as key. He advises moderate water use and temperature, rejects excess cold or hot baths, prefers hard soda soaps with minimal perfumes, and warns against alcohol-rich washes. Simple powders protect skin, while oils and fats benefit hair and scalp care.
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von Ziemssen
Heinrich Auspitz
Vienna
California
An Old Mexican Hotel and Its Quiet Charm
Solomon B. Griffin recalls a venerable hotel with stone wells and a calm, homey atmosphere. A sharp American traveler clashes with a courteous Mexican clerk over rooms and payment while the guard of keys guides guests upstairs to sunlit chambers and a balcony view. The piece contrasts American briskness with antique hospitality and ends with a quip about describing a girl's hair.
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Iturbide
Solomon B. Griffin
Serene Shore Day Turns Mortal as Shark Attack Hits
A tranquil seaside scene shifts to danger as a half mile long silent wave draws near and a sudden shark attack shatters the calm. Onlookers, including children, watch ships pass while a schooner capsizes and crew struggle amid foam and spray, all narrated from a rocky coast perch.
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Zivirolt Jree Press
Ants Cleaning and Burial Habits Described by Naturalist
A naturalist notes ants maintain cleanliness with brushing and licking like cats, and even re treat to remove dead nestmates. Campanorus ants bury their dead in water pails as a sepulcher, while strangers are cast away. Masters rest in a graveyard, slaves lie near the nest as refuse. Life spans vary by caste, with workers dying by months.
Popular Science Notes On Telescopes And Natural Wonders
A May 2009 era Popular Science item surveys advances in telescope power, lunar visibility limits, Crater Lake depth records, glass annealing methods, a German ventilating window pane with 5000 conical holes, an Amazonian bird spidernest, arid Australian dwarf eucalyptus water content, electricity to condense dust, and pest and disease observations across chemists and distillers, with notes on cholera immunity among stable workers and perfume factory workers.
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Twr
Mse
Crater Lake
Oregon
Capt. Dutton
United States Geological Survey
Henkels
America
Australia
Joseph Dbosisto
Victoria
Linneus
Moms ‘Yonn
Ternate
London
Paris
Advice for Verdant Youths and a Desert Philanthropy
A quip from the Pittsburgh Dispatch contrasts Miss Pertness urging Verdant Youths to travel to Africa and locate on the Sahara as a philanthropic act. The dialogue ends noting the scarcity of green spots in the desert, followed by a Goldsmith quotation about our fortunate circumstances arising from our own efforts.
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Miss Pertness
Africa
Bashful
Sahara
Pittsburgh Dispatch
Burning the Diamond and the Fateful Fire of Truth
The passage recounts ancient belief in diamond indestructibility and traces experiments that burned or cracked diamonds. From De Boot in 1009 to 1675 and 1694 trials by Averant and Targioni, culminating in a 1771 test in Macquer's lab with Le Blanc present, it shows the shift from myth to demonstrable combustion under focused sun and furnace heat.
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Adamas
de Boot
Averant and
Targioni
Cimento
Cosmo Til
Florence
Newton
M. Macquer
M. le Blanc
Vareet
Rouelle
le Blanc
Cornhill Aagazine
Electricity and the earthquake mystery
Prof. Joseph Le Conte dismisses the idea that electricity causes earthquakes. He argues there is no scientific proof linking electricity to seismic events and notes the public overreaches by blaming electricity for inexplicable phenomena including vital and nerve force.
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Joseph le Conte
Tombstone Tirade From Old Tom Alvord
An elderly Tom Alvord rejects praise and insists on plain words as he remarks on epigraphs and tombstones in a brief, wry exchange. The quotation captures his blunt humor about memorials and acknowledgment after death.
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Tom Alvord
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Frank James
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