Diverse 19th century items span figures and lore
A collage of short notes covers Lund students, Geneva church work, a Albany diamond loan, a 1600 Strasbourg German paper find, Gen Harney in Florida, Canadian forest depredations near Manitoba, Major Carsox as a House clerk candidate, Alabama Senate clerks, Kansas beaux vs strike, Isaac Colen vs Lena Broner damages suit, Foaneison’s partnership, Shoshone scout Pay, a Raphael texture sale, a restaurant tooth loss suit, a Russian religious vision in tomb, Seward’s Hudson home, Astor’s health habits, claims against the government, Shaler’s Economic Club for cheap college life, and an Edinburgh servant ad.
Foreign intrigues and portents in a world on edge
A stream of brief items covers diplomat LavaceroTe in Washington, a yellow fever scare tied to parrot plumage, a pastorate vow tale of three Price brothers, the suppression of the Patriotic League in France, an Ohio anecdote about Dr. McCosh, and Brazil’s mounting railway debt under a booming but costly expansion plan.
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Versailles
France
South America
Boston Journal
St. Louis
Sylvester Videlet
Celeus Price
Quenius Price
Ohio
Horace Porter
Princeton College
Dr. McCosh
Porter
Princeton
Braz
Fer
TSSI
Inemme
Razil
Future of the Engine and electricity promise
The author argues current non condensing engines use about 2.5 pounds of coal per hour per horsepower and condensing engines about 2 pounds, nearly like James Watt. He predicts a future steam engine using only three quarters of a pound per hour per horsepower if large enough, cutting fuel costs to under one third. Electricity is seen as a growing, cooperative force, not a threat, urging study of nature as divine law.
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James Watt
E. M. Dickersen
New York
Givetric Club
Lost child in wind asks for name Shiney Eyes
A frightened baby wanders after wind tears at her, and a caregiver searches for her name. The child insists she is Shiney Eyes and finally mentions Dust Shiney-eyes. A moral aside notes a mother who rarely scolds except when stones are being thrown, a line quoted from a figure named Meritable Sapphira Fones.
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Shiney-eyes
Retribution by James Franklin Fitts a tale of lost love and remorse
A narrator recalls a dramatic past involving Annice DeWolf, her forced marriage to Morris Alton, and his own heartbreak. Years later he meets the aged woman in need, revealing the long arc of deception, guilt, and a cautious act of mercy as she pleads for her husband’s release amid poverty and hardship.
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Mr. Benton
Dle
Air
Benton
Theeine
Ainice DeWolf
Jackallapes
Thaddeus
Warsaw
Moore
Byron
Annice
Aunice
Wei
Adam
de Wolf
DeWolf
Rae
Morris Alton
Ellis
Annice de Wolf
To'elock
Forlock
Devoh
Lelus
Pie
Miun
Annies de Wolff
Thnadeles
Blate
Annive
The Four Greatest Railroads by Mileage Listed
The list ranks the largest rail systems by miles run. It names Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe 7 039, Pennsylvania System 7 039, Missouri Pacific 7 039, Chicago and Northwestern 7 082, Canadian Pacific 4 960 in the sequence.
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Atchison
Pitiless
Pennsylvania Rail
Missouri Pacific
Chisago
Northwestern
Canadian Pacific
Archdeacon's Bold Letters Move Nobles to Pay
A reforming archdeacon, famed for blunt letters, quotes a bishop who kept seats for papers as a cautionary tale. He recalls forcing a nobleman to honor a church subscription by threatening a County Court, then tears a paid receipt in protest before an apology arrives.
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Arehdon- Coop Salen
Hfe
Indiaence
Owas
Jus Relmen
Sandor
Ones
May Alen
Viineifield
Eenpliss
Mairy
Allen
Bonn
Litcbfield
Donete
Terefore
MN Allen
Dfe
Atul
Courage and the virtue of pride in bravery
The San Francisco Argon argues courage splits into moral and physical forms. Moral courage grows from principle, while physical courage stems from pride and instinct. It praises the proud man for facing death and leading in battle to gain social esteem and applause.
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San Francisco
Argon
Cure for Hydrophobia Found in Peru Incident
In Ayacucho Peru a man bitten by a mad dog developed hydrophobia. He reportedly drank plant juice and fell among spiky plants, with partial details suggesting a sought cure emerged from native remedies amid the scare.
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Ayaculho
Peru
Peuca sap cured hydrophobia in dogs, old Indian remedy
The account describes an Indigenous use of peuca or maguey leaves whose milky sap is swallowed to treat hydrophobic symptoms in dogs. After a man swallowed leaves and regaining consciousness, friends carried him home and he recovered, illustrating traditional knowledge of the sap as a cure for hydrophobia.
Misuse of Ordinary Word Highlights Language Confusions
A Hartford Globe reader laments slang and word misuse noting examples such as potwalloper and mattress voter. The writer urges frequent dictionary use to correct common misimpressions of terms like transpire livid lurid huid and similar misreadings.
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Webster’s
England
New York
Harlford Tilohe
Gracious Clemency and a Royal Dinner Calamity
A brittle royal dinner scene ends in panic when the Queen mocks a courtier over a frayed collar. Sir Walter Raleigh faces punishment, but the sovereign later pardons him and delays harsher action. The anecdote reflects Tudor court tensions and the social codes of the era.
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Lanndyyid
Earl of Leicester
Raleigh
England
Siberia
Order of the Gavier
Harpers Dieg Zie
Hindoo Pig Taboo Amid Dinner Party Antics
A late grand dinner in India reveals strong pig aversion among Hindoo guests as servants publicly spit on a ham course. The scene underscores deep cultural dietary restrictions and echoes the era's curiosity about non Western practices.
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India
Ieshand
Yale Men Debate Athletics in Mental Training Debate
In a Delmonico's gathering of Yale alumni, remarks argue that athletic training supports mental growth. They urge New England colleges to join Yale in a policy of integrating physical training with study, criticizing the lack of gym facilities and calling for broader athletic freedom within college duties.
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Yale
Delmonico’s
New York
New England
Boston Advertiser
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Fla
Manitoba Line
Dominion
Joan M. Carsox
Washington
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Philadelphia Ledger
House of Representatives
Jem Weakley
Alabama Senate
Kansas
Tssac Colen
Lena Broner
Ressenn Foaneison
Abn, Arkell
Black Leslie
Weekily
Tarrison
Montana Enterprises
Wasrakis
Wyoming
Raphael
South Kensington Museum
London
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Naples
Deis
Afadonna
Perugia
Colunna Raphael
Russia
Freperton W. Sewarn
Lincoln
Fontrose-On the-Hudson
Hudson Banks
Mr. Seward
Joan Jacon Astor
Cal. Nicholas Lists
Reading
Treasury
Prof. Shaler
Harvard College
Economic Club
Edinburgh
Fdinburgh
A. F
Scotsman
Sin Junian LavaceroTe
Foreign Office
Philip Currie
Turreneh
Patriotic League
M. Paul Derodede
League
Alsace
Lorraine
Boulanger
Anna
Plersea
Mmama
James Franklin Fitts
Eve
Baltimore
Iate
Philadelphia
Hoadie
John S. Wise
Perry Wick
Johnny
Soleamilyj
Koys
Brainy and Brown
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