Sunset lectures and oddities from The Register
A collage of brief items: Sunset Cox to lecture again, pests in Oklahoma, an Augusta woman’s house fire to drive witches away, Parisian press about Buffalo Bill, Russia’s Czarina learning cornet, Gov Ames to travel abroad, salvation army in Berlin, clergy debates on sermons for children, a New York beef firm’s British shops, a London miniature typewriter, Rubinstein’s jubilee, Put-in-Bay hatchery plans, Senerary Tracy’s reading habit, a Buffalo alderman bribe tale, Arbor Day plantings in Nebraska, English yacht hopes, Austrian Empress health decline, Atlantic passage death rates vs rail travel, Wanamaker ad line, French procurer general profile, British divorces 1887 stats, Kennel Club dogs’ quirks, Harrises’ dream of hidden money, Irish linen town liquor ban, Somerville whistle petition, and a Georgia court’s truth admonition.
A Strange Tangle of Odysseys and Daily Quirks
A miscellany of oddities and brief sketches features a Prattville couple with a four week old baby, a Washington dinner with Chinese, Japanese and Korean ministers using identical written language, up and down tales from Jean Duvol of Sonora California, a Port Huron barber profiting from puzzle prompts, and several humorous anecdotes from New Haven and Philadelphia.
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Washington
Japan
China
Corea
The Weary Pennies Of Daily Family Life
A lyrical meditation on the endless flow of small coins between family needs and daily expenses. The speaker laments taxes schooling and rising costs, noting how pennies slowly enter the home only to rush out again to meet bills and purchases. The verse contrasts humble toil with a heartless economy.
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Westead
Beau's Secret Love and a Soldier's Hidden Family
A Louisiana 1864 camp tale follows Beau Blakely, known for charm and valor, who must marry for his mother’s plan. Flora, the French Creole girl, becomes his secret love. Beau later reveals to Felix that Flora is his wife whom he sheltered as a devoted, now aged, recluse. Beau dies, leaving fortune and a brother son pact to Felix, Flora, and the child Velix.
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Beau Blakely
Beau
Louisiana
Bean
Flora
Mater Tam
Bartram Blakely
Felix
Lora
Lova
Reneh
Tsaw Flora
Thadder
Toronea
Europe
New Orleans
France
Velix
Flore
Floating Island Wonder on Henry Lake in Idaho Territory
An account describes a 40 square mile Henry Lake high in the Rocky Mountain divide near Idaho and Montana, with a curious floating island roughly 300 feet in diameter. The island rests on a dense mat of roots and supports trees and a willow thicket, moving across the lake with breezes. Henry Lake is praised for scenery and wildlife, while a second essay by Junius Henri Browne discusses the superior qualities of American women, contrasting them with European views and praising their independence and refinement.
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Rocky Mountain Divide
Idaho
Montana
Yellowstone National Park
Henry Janke
Snake River
Henry Lake
Junius Henri Browne
Detroit Free Press
Smoker's Heart and its Lessons from a Cincinnati Enquirer Tale
A Cincinnati Enquirer excerpt describes smoker's heart, its irregular pulse and fainting spells caused by excessive smoking. It cites Edwin Booth's case in Iuchester and warns moderation, noting stimulants briefly relieve but worsen the condition. The tale emphasizes careful eating and restraint, ending with a proverb on life’s compensation.
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Edwin Booth
Iuchester
Cincinnati Enquirer
Death to the Carpet Bug and Home Pest Remedies
The article warns carpet beetle infestations thrive where yearly house cleaning is rushed. It prescribes thorough room-by-room treatment using benzine sprayed into cracks, heating and lightly spraying carpets, plaster of Paris fills, tarred roofing paper borders, and careful re‑laying of carpets. It also covers treating cloth furniture and stored clothing with benzine or steaming, and a damy cloth hot iron method to kill pests.
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Paris
Plutocrat's Code Inspires Wealth and Charity
A 20th century reminiscence on John D Rockefeller's fortune of at least 100 million dollars. The piece notes daily dividends of about 16 666 dollars and advocates accumulating wealth while spending on churches, education, and the poor, urging continued business activity in health.
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John D. Rockefeller
Ohkia State Journal
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