Glimpses of past deeds and global curiosities in The Register
A dense column of vignettes spans politics, piracy, science, and sport. It notes M Carnot’s early craft training, debates on learning and race, excavations revealing ancient skeletal remains, an epidemic rumor about Connecticut coons, and financing quests for year round watermelons. It covers literary piracy claims, German court etiquette for African ambassadors, a sharpshooter in Georgia, a duke’s assault rights, a stenographic feat by Mrs Barrows, and reflections on American living standards and newspaper growth. It closes with a Samoa sea storm valor and parallels to a British ship’s band.
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Samoa
Band of the
Trenton
Apia Harbor
Gloria
Cape of Good Hope
Millionaires and labor in a moral economy
A columnist argues that while society respects wealth and enterprise, the system should better reward labor. It calls for protections for workers against misfortune, including food, shelter, illness, education, old age, and disaster relief, noting the rich benefit from the labor of the poor. The piece cites yellow fever in Jacksonville as an example of the poor's suffering.
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Jovery
Jacksonville
Corpl Tanner’s Joke and Duck Hunt Tale
A New York Sun reminiscence recalls Corporal Tanner known as Cap among Brooklyn friends. Fifteen years earlier he joined a duck-hunting party near South Oyster Bay, defying cold with humor. While others complained of frozen feet, Tanner remained calm and quipped about his cork legs and independence.
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Corporal Tanner
Brooklyn
Cap
Corporal
South Oyster Bay
Tanner
New York Sun
Thoughts and quotes on faith and virtue in toasts
A compact clipping features a collection of aphorisms from McDonald Augustine Addison Seneca and Swetchine. The excerpt presents reflections on faith doing God s will gratitude contentment and resignation in moral life. The closing fragmentgy adds a stray letter.
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George McDonald
Augustine
Addison
Seneca
Madame Swetchine
The Four-Leaf Clover Moral in a Twilight Moment
A mother consoles her child May who wandered seeking a lucky four leaf clover. She points to a mossy stone nearby and reveals the clover found close at hand. The exchange urges appreciating small joys at home rather than chasing distant ideals.
Jealous husband at Italian Opera unit under bed mix up
In a crowded Italian Opera house Ivan Audreitch suspects his wife of infidelity after a scented billet doux. He hides under a bed in a third floor apartment, encountering another husband and a barking dog, causing a farcical sequence ending with a dramatic discovery and a pocketed corpse.
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Ivan Audreitch
Gen. Polooitsine
Ivan Andreitch
Glatia
Ivan Andreiteh
K— House
Tapis
G Street
Dow Stairs
Ivan Anudreitch
Don Juan
Lovelace
Tvan Audreiteh
Ivan Amdreitch
Sam
Plain farmer in charge of injured man on train
A farmer named Toe tends a young man with a head wound after a train incident. Passengers discuss a separate accident where a rider received damages for a fall, while the injured youth heads home to Rochester. The dialogue mocks injuries and reflects dour humor about lawsuits and fortunes.
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Bil
Lilliunthin
Rochester
Galler
Bill
Well-Wool Accommodation Garment For Growing Boys
In a ready-made clothing shop the assistant pitches an overcoat as a long term buy for a growing child, noting it may be loose now but will fit next winter and save another purchase. A humorous exchange highlights a growing infant pianist in the family and a joking price or payment idea.
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Fedosey Ivanovitch
Ivan Audreitch
Tam
Vaska
Ivan Andreiteh
The Dead Letter Office Curiosities Exhibit Wonders
A Washington dead letter office exhibit displays toys jewelry and pictures from unclaimed mail. Among items are a parchment Lord's Prayer in 54 languages a gold crucifix a rare stork feather fan a lock of hair inscribed by Charles Guiteau a grinning ancient skull labeled Jimmy McDuff a pink shell letter a Massachusetts love note and hundreds of dollars in gold and silver quartz. Also shown are a negro doll false teeth an axe rattlesnakes a bootblack outfit a saw a washboard a gold headed cane and various worn garments daily duties and jokes brighten the workers’ routine.
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Washington
St. Peter’s
Rome
Charles Guiteau
Gartieri
Jimmy Mc Duff
Massachusetts
New York Society
On the Dot and Punctuality in Daily Tasks
The piece argues punctual people distinguish priorities and value time. They work by the clock, avoid procrastination, and keep focus on the main task with a calendar mindset. They tackle difficult tasks first and allow margins for delays to meet deadlines.
Austrian Journalist and his Imagined London Tele gram
The Vienna press once ran a fanciful tele gram claiming three daughters of the Prince of Wales saw a struggling flower seller in Whitehall and bought her flowers for hours to raise money for the poor. The tale had no basis in fact.
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Vienna
London
Prince of Wales
Whitehall
Washington Star
Every Man to His Trade in a Market of Manuscripts
A financier and a literary editor debate the value of thousands of manuscripts stored in a dark closet. The financier questions ongoing interest on money invested in the bundles, while the editor asserts each manuscript comes from a different author and will continue to buy the magazine at 35.
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