Reforming a husband makes a family lesson shine
Lina Worthington visits her brother Herbert to curb fault finding at Essie’s home. Her drastic housekeeping reform backfires until Essie’s recovery and a heartfelt talk reveal the root issue. Herbert embraces praise over blame, restoring harmony and respect in their household.
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Pauline Worthington
Herbert
Lina
Mrs. Worthington
Essie
Bert
Linal
Louie
Fleury
Henry
Jassie
Tiina
Ferbert Worthington
Hssie
Hssio
Worbert
Jenny
Trouie
saidLerbert
Susan
Lioa
Jane
Jina
Easio
Heaven's Gate and a Fallen Star Romance
A verse exchange between St Peter and a couple in a tale of celestial wonder. The wedding night dream yields a tale of a newborn and a questioning gatekeeper, with a back and forth about heavenly origin and mortal longing.
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St. Peter
Love Me For What I Am A Silent Plea
Poem warns against loving for imagined improvements and urges acceptance of true self. The speaker begs to be loved as is, noting that changing to please would erode intimacy and invite a distant, unfamiliar scrutiny from a future partner. If love cannot accept the real self, it may be preferable to remain apart.
Parting
Poem fragment in which the speaker bids farewell to a beloved, expressing enduring love and a wish she thinks of him kindly even if fate parts them forever. The speaker vows to die to serve her and to clasp her again if possible.
Ex-P M Gen Jewell Reveals Russia Leather Scent Method
Ex Minister to Russia Jewell used birch bark tar in dressing skins to impart a distinctive scent to Russia leather. Tar costs about ten dollars a barrel. He shipped ten barrels to U.S. manufacturers with instructions, enabling America to make Russia feather goods likely at prices well below prior costs.
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Jewell
Russia
America
W. Y. Avening
Boucicault’s London and U S earnings top 300000
The actor Conn in the Shaughraun earned $157000 from 216 performances at Wallack’s in New York. He also took $29000 for four weeks in Boston, $27000 for four weeks in San Francisco, and $12000 for two weeks in Philadelphia. Combined with his London proceeds, total earnings exceed $300,000.
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Mr. Boucicault
Watts on the mind and a wedding in a month
A curious exchange unfolds as a lady asks an old bachelor if he has read Watts on the mind. He exclaims that if she knew what is on his mind he would not dare reveal it. The dialogue ends with the wedding taking place in a month.
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Watts
Mormon ciders seek converts in Wisconsin baited with polygamy
Eight Mormons are active in Wausau Wisconsin aiming to recruit converts. They use polygamy as a controversial bait while presenting their religious message and seeking followers.
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Wausau
Wis
Pretty Mean Doctor Exposes Ex-Patient Over Bill
A Detroit doctor stops a former patient on State street to demand payment for medical services. The patient jokes he cannot pay, then the doctor prods with a crude dynamic about dying and rising. The exchange ends with the man asking for a chart and the doctor driving on.
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Detroit
State Street
A Paris Clockmaker Traps a Simple Frenchman
In Paris a naïve visitor from the provinces falls for a clockmaker's ruse at the Palais Royal. The man questions watches in the shop window and learns to wind them every twenty four hours. The clockmaker notes Romien is usually drunk in the evening, highlighting the jest.
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Romien
Paris
Palais Royal
Jenter Romien
Mind and Microscope Exchange Sparks Curiosity
A gentleman urges a lady to study his mind while remarking on her use of a microscope, provoking surprise at his opinion and suggesting a playful clash of intellects in a social dialogue.
Paris Exposition Opens April 1 1878
Work advances on the Paris Exposition building with April 1 1878 slated as opening day.
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Sas
Where are the blessed and what do they do
The text lists various blessings for people who mind their own business, avoid nagging, handle household chores, keep contentment, and stay out of others affairs. It ends by asking where the blessed are and who answers with Where.
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Blessed
Nebo
Theater clash over clergyman sermons in New York
The Rev. Wm. Alger, Unitarian, preaches on theaters and church society relations. Some managers asked him to repeat his address but Wallach opposed it. Clergymen attend plays, drawing comparisons with Edwin Forrest and sparking debate on theater influence. A later tale recalls Lord Tweeddale in a boxing duel with a constable, ending with a boastful quip about who could lick whom.
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Wm. Alger
New York
Wallach
Alger
Edwin Forrest
Union Square
Lord Tweeddale
Tweeddsle
Twiddle
Polar balloon plan gains traction with aeronauts
Captain Cheyne, a retired British naval officer, volunteers to lead a balloon over roughly 400 miles untraversed, backed by Mr. Coxwell who calls the expedition feasible. Gas supply at high latitudes is the main concern, with fire balloons and Montgolfiers proposed to carry sledges, dogs, and boats as a forlorn polar feint. Coxwell's design aims to move at a rapid atmospheric pace, potentially completing the journey within a day.
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Cheyne
Coxwell
Montgoltiera
Mustard Pot Fracture Mystery In Quirky Exchange
A sad lady questioned her servant about how the mustard pot cracked. The servant replied with gravity that he did not know but supposed the mustard was so strong it caused the fracture.
Woman Sold at Auction in Front of Currie's Store
A then unheard spectacle occurred as a woman was sold at public auction in front of Currie's store. Crowds gathered as the unknown seller, once a millinery worker on C street, stood poised and calm during bidding. She fetched eight dollars from a married man who joked about melting her wax for Christmas tapers, after originally costing eighty dollars in New York.
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England
Currie
C Street
New York
Broadway
Comstock
Virginia Chronicle
Poisonous Color in Glasgow Toy Balloons Warned
The Sanitary Inspector of Glasgow reports yellow toy balloons contain chromate of lead and carbonate of lime, making them poisonous for children who suck or mouth the openings to fill them with air. Caution urged as many painted toys may be harmful, with advice to choose colorless alternatives.
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Sanitary Inspector
Glasgow
Scotland
The Latest Wy aists Fashion Notes in 19th Century Dresses
A fashion writer notes ladies waistlines extend behind the spine due to bodices and long skirts. Modistes seek length with minimal breadth, aided by patron wearers who lace stays over skirts. Many discard muslin petticoats for flannel alternatives and embroidered flounces for evening wear, paired with a long sarah over a short flannel petticoat.
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Sarah
Cleopatra's Needle to Grace London's Embankment
London letters report final settlement to install Cleopatra's Needle on the Thames embankment. The Board of Public Works assigns a site and the transportation cost will be borne by Erasmus Wilson of the Royal College of Surgeons. The obelisk is expected to arrive and be in place before year’s end, becoming a major London attraction.
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Magiaund
London
Board of Public Works
Thames Embankment
Erasmus Wilson
Royal College of Surgeons
Death of Trusted Traveling Salesman in Ashtabula Disaster
A commercial house issues a circular mourning its longtime traveling salesman lost in the Ashtabula disaster. The note notes his fine line of samples and promises due attention to all orders sent by mail, reflecting the blend of regret and business insistence.
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Ashtabula
Raka~ Mar
Courage to cut an agreeable acquaintance with no principles
A reflection on friendship urging that a true friend endures faults but rejects vice. It contrasts bearing with infirmities against tolerating corrupt behavior, highlighting moral limits in closeness and loyalty.
Montgomery inquiry on piano maker Knabo pronunciation
A correspondent from Montgomery Virginia seeks the correct pronunciation of the name Knabo, the piano manufacturer, noting it is pronounced Ken ab by.
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Montgomery, Va
Knabo
Ken
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