Mysterious lodger at boarding house teased by secrets
The tale follows Barnabas Stoller, a quiet new boarder in a city boarding house. Landlady Mrs. Jones, curious maid Betty, and several tenants devise a plan to uncover what he hides in his locked Saturday room. They stage a fire alarm to force him out and discover his harmless yet puzzling activity.
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Barnabas Stoller
Fair Nex
Mr. Stoller
Hunt
Barnabas Staller
Mrs. Jones
Betty
Stoller
Sal
Alex Stoller
Bad Manners Guide From A Past Era
A list outlines behaviors deemed improper such as peeking over shoulders while writing, walking with a companion while smoking, occupying seats when others stand, entering homes with hats on, using profane language, and other social faux pas. It condemns rude talk, rude jostling, boasting, lying, and eye contact avoidance, urging respect and proper decorum.
Fragmented satirical notes from a 19th century column
A jumble of brief items references Young Smith at a goat pasture romance dam remarks and a proposal halt. A grave marker in Arkansas memorializes a devoted husband’s praise while Admiral Wilkes resettles in North Carolina. A Salt Lake paper attacks Brigham Young. Miss Rye brings 650 English girls to America. A Keokuk social movement promotes a Hunt-up Husband Society.
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Sar Young Smith
Smith
Mystery Lodger Reveals Odd Saturday Routine
In a crowded room Mr Stoller unveils a secret about washing his own shirt every Saturday. Embers glow by the chimney and a wash-basin sits by as the lodger explains the unusual demand. The men react with disbelief before the lodger pays his bill and leaves.
The Practical Values of Coal Ashes
Readers debate coal ashes as fertilizer with farmer testimony from Indiana and New Jersey. H Wooden reports plum trees improved after spreading ashes around roots and trunk, boosting fruit size and yield. A Northern New Jersey farmer notes several bushels around apple trees increased fall crop quality and quantity.
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H. Wooden
Indiana
New Jersey
Chase
Y. Iferald
Salt mine pillars prove timber durability wonders
In Hungarian and Polish salt mines wooden pillars last ages due to impregnation by salt while brick and stone supports decay. Wooden piles in salt marsh mud last indefinitely and treating seasoned timber by sea water immersion improves durability. Dry rot is caused more by heat than dampness, painting cannot stop it. Toothpicks economy grows with 500 million sold by a Boston firm. two thousand cost 25 cents, while quill toothpicks fetch $4 for the same amount. Hotels and restaurants drive demand. export trials loom. The other items describe a theater incident in Louisville and a Dubuque youth’s Sabbath schooling reply, with a final note on spirits miles from Earth.
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Hungary
Polish
Boston House
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Byrunswick
Miss Sawyer
Elizabeth Coomes
Wendel Schmitt
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New Harmony
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Lishtenberger & Sons
Rospectus
Cincinnati Weekly Enquirer
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Enquirer
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THE
Enquirer Almanac
Cranger
Faran & McLean
Cincinnadi
Ohio
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Thrall & Mumford’s
the Register
Co. V.sdoater
Arkansas
Sar
Wilkes
Mason and Slidell
High Shoals
Lincoln County
N.C
Salt Lake
Garden of Eden
Adam
Madam
Ehve
Keokuk
Shan
Louisville
Charles
Dubuque
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