Professor of Signs Trickery in Royal Court Tale
The Register recounts a tale where a Spanish ambassador seeks a universal sign language after King James hosts him. To dodge the awkward situation, Aberdeen professors hire a sly butcher, Geordie, who impersonates the Professor of Signs. A comic exchange follows, ending with Geordie’s triumph and a demand that the ambassador not bind his hands or tongue during the performance.
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James
England
Scotland
London
Aberdeen
Spain
Bon Accord
Signs
Seo
Highlands
Geordia
Ile
Geordie
Senate
Geordio
Love and Age in an Old Family Garden
A reflective poem recalls childhood sweethearts split by time. The speaker traces love from six and four, through marriage and children, to aging companionship. While youthful passion faded, enduring kindness remains as years pass toward an uncertain final night.
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Garhlunds
Lancrand
Pye
Night Winds Over Dreaming Fields in Lindianupolis
The reader is carried through a dreamlike nocturne where night winds sweep over forest and field. Imagery of firelit glows, petals, and shadows frames a poetic scene as distant night sprites and corn ricks set a mood of tender, mystic delight. The voice drifts with the winds, lifting thoughts toward the moonlit corn and a distant sentinel in Lindianupolis.
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Lindianupolis
The Hour and the Man in a Blunt Defeat
The Peoria Democrat quotes a sharp remark about Blaine's defeat by a “d-d fool” as Colonel Ingersoll returns home from the contest. The passage laments the long effort and mocks the outcome with terse satire.
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Bax
Ingersoll
Ife
Blaine
Peoria
Tre Beadly Mustang and the California mustang comparison
The Sacramento Union weighs the army mule against the native California mustang noting the mustang as the originator of bucking. It describes the rider’s brutal experience and the strong disdain toward the author, likening it to dangerous ancient beasts. The piece contrasts parabolic riding with lethal danger and ends with stark ruin.
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California
Torgan
Exhibition Necklace Earns Philadelphia Woman Silk Dress
A Philadelphia woman who views a $30,000 necklace on exhibition will receive a new silk dress upon returning home. The prize is awarded to the visitor who shows the greatest lack of desire to possess the jewelry.
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Tar
Philadelphia
Edwin Booth Donates $500 to Shakespeare Memorial
Edwin Booth has sent five hundred dollars to the Shakespeare Memorial Association at Stratford on Avon. The gift supports the society's aim to erect and maintain monuments and educational initiatives honoring William Shakespeare.
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Edwin Booth
Shakspeare Memorial Association
Stratford on-Avon
Detroit real estate trade for a three hundred acre farm
A Detroit agent recalls a tall stranger seeking a three hundred acre tract with six hills a central lake and a waterfall all while a Baptist brick church with organ across the road proves a deal breaker after the buyer declares he detests church organs and walks away. The tale blends other city anecdotes and a Savannah News item about Methuselah and a crooked hay sale.
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Detroit
Detroit Free Press
Spring Love Making Amid Mild Night Murmurs
Brunskiek Mo News reports a faint risqué dialogue about spring warmth and weather, featuring Consatina and an advised confidant. The piece centers on romantic tension and fear of cold, ending with the couple embracing as observers fade.
Solid Elko County witness from Humboldt Brewery
A Nevada lawyer recounts a trial in Elko County Court where Bishoff of Humboldt Brewery testified. The exchange shows the witness refusing to reveal his residence, insisting on hospitality and charges, while the judge intervenes to direct him to state where he lives.
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Eiko
Bishoff
Humboldt
Rand
Elko
Bischoff
Bischoff Vot
Editor wishes Emerson opens local grocery store
A Connecticut paper quips that Ralph Waldo Emerson should open a neighborhood grocery, riffing on his saying that men should trust each other more. An English doctor warns passionate love may cause heart disease and advises restrained affection.
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Connecticut
Ralph Waldo Emerson
sarAn English
Detroit
Ree Press
Portrait sales reveal fame’s price for photographers
The piece notes rare demand for celebrity portraits with figures like Parepa Rosa and Mrs Scott Siddons selling tens of thousands of copies. It highlights Prince of Wales, Grand Duke Alexis, and Edwin Booth among others, showing how fame drives photographic demand in New York and beyond.
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Charles Dickena
Ben Gurney
New York
Prince of Wales
Gurney
Lord Juyons
Starry J. Montague
Wallack’s
Mora
Sarony
Lester Wallack
Edwin Booth
Jidwin Forrest
John Brougham
Capoul
John Wilkes Booth
Lincoln
Jrumpty Dumpty
Tox
Fechter
Thorne
Stevenson
Barrymore
Sothorn
Parepa Rosa
Mrs. Scott Siddon
Christine Nilsson
Adelaide Neilson
Clara Morris
Fanny Davenport
Maggie Mitchell
Horace Greeley
Astor
Vanderbilt
Stewart
IV. Y. Illustrated Weekly
Humorous Moments at The Cincinnati Convention
The Cincinnati Convention featured both humor and drama with Tur ner's jab about Curtis and Dana. The funniest moment came as Richard H. Dana, heftily dressed, seconding Bristow, drew laughter when a gallery taunt urged him to pull down his vest as his clothes seemed to threaten a seam.
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Cincinnati
Turner
George William Curtis
New York
Richard H. Dana
England
Ile
Bristow
Massachusetts
Mgr. Dana
Massachusetta
Jnd. Journal
Quotable ladies from across cities in a playful arc
At the Centennial the Philadelphia ladies exclaim Isn’t it cunning New York ladies declare How superbly lovely Boston ladies praise Ah how exquisite Tiociaville ladies call Beautiful for shuah Chicago ladies wish I owned that Rural Yankee girls respond with Gee whimming but you not there a stunner neow
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Philadelphia
New York
Boston
Tiociaville
Chicago
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Perrey
Toulouse
Academie Des Sciences
Paris
Consatina
Brunskiek
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