Dora Miller Finds Home Then Marries Benefactor
A poor girl Dora Miller runs away from harsh work to New York, finds aid from Rosey McMahon and Mrs Murray's circle, grows into a capable, musical governess, and is courted by Mr Selwyn who offers marriage and a secure future. The tale follows her rise from adversity to a settled, respected life with the Murray family and the Selwyn household.
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Dora Miner
Dora
Mr. Gregory
Ma. Gregory
Gregory
Abrihim Grevory
Tex
Dora Adler
Thad
Toliver
Father Mulloney
Cork
Dors
Losey McMahon
Rosey
Bridget
Childer
Rory Morison
Dora Miller
Murray
Litte Panny
Fanny
Mr. Selwyn
Dore
Lins
Dean
Panny
Uncle Charles
Mr. Hearn
Nobody Yet: The Mischief Maker Mr Bodie
A playful verse describes a tiny, unseen troublemaker blamed for every household mishap. The speaker invokes a mysterious figure named No-bod-ee who quietly causes wear and mischief, breaking plates, tearing hooks, pulling buttons, and leaving doors to squeak until oiling by Ady.
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Ady
English American Buyers Trade Slang Misreadings
An American buyer and English partners clash over slang meanings in a Manchester like exchange. Misunderstandings about terms such as played up plaid and guineanyard lead to humorous misinterpretations until a younger clerk intervenes to straighten the deal.
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England
Dowlas
Bull
Yankee
Boston Commercial Bulletin
Old Wade Bale M Described Na
A fragment from a local page notes a description of Wade Bale M and related bers from shich re have Aea. The unreadable text preserves minimal names and places, offering limited factual context for a brief card.
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Wade
Bers
Shich- Re
Reports Of Harsh School Punishments Across Places
A Kingston Ulster County teacher burned a matches under a girl’s nose and a Poughkeepsie master forced a pupil to run four hundred times. An Indiana suitor to another woman lost his reward as she wed someone else. Also Congressman Heflin found in bed by gas, claiming someone stole the wick.
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Paris
Sax
California
Prince Arthur
Fish
London
Josh Billings
Ward
Joe
Dutchess County
N. Y
San Diego County
Cal
Virginia
Maryland
United States
Utah
Cleveland
Bowdoin College
Smithsonian Institute
Tichinebeck
New York
Baltimore
Boston
Bur
Pennsylvania
Scotland
Maine
Tiyons
Bastrace Greenwood
Saniner
Kingston
Ulster County
Poughkeepsie
Brown
Lis Fernle
Anthony Bheir
Anthony Blair
dAllany Argus
Indiana
R. Heflin
Congress
Uber
Washington
Wielk
Flight Speeds of Birds and Pigeons Revealed
A fragment notes hawk flight at 150 miles per hour and a pigeon at 90 miles per hour. It mentions the albatross also at 90 miles per hour while the American passenger pigeon is said to fly a mile per minute.
Writing by Sound and the Future of Automatic Writing
The article argues that eventually words may be written as spoken, producing sound pictures or sonograms. It compares sound waves to light, photography to be extended to sound with a material able to record strong waves. A vibrating apparatus could transcribe melodies and spoken words onscreen, predicting future speakers' devices.
Enigmatic Tale of a Pointers Loyal Field Work
Sir Walter Scott loved dogs and told many stories of their quirks. He once took actor Daniel Terry to Abbotsford with a veteran pointer, hoping for a sure pheasant covey. The dog pointed as the hunters shot, missing every time, and calmly trotted home, leaving Terry puzzled.
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Walter Scott
Daniel Terry
Abbotsford
Tolen
Terry
Sir Walter
A Child's Training and Civic Duty in Early Life
An editorial urges forming a child’s mind with competent instruction in physics, intellect, and morals to prepare for life’s duties and trials. It notes Fortress Monroe testing a new gunnery device and mentions a North Carolina nonagenarian living on vegetables and spring water, with reflections on longevity and aging.
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