A Stratus of Inventions and Royal Reflections in The Register
The article notes Eli Whitney’s gin invention pedestal at New Orleans’ Cotton Exchange, mentions Williams College theft cases involving Rockwell’s son and Harry Garfield, cites Prov Mazzerero’s lecture on destroying Britain, discusses Queen Victoria’s reign and royal salaries, describes Presidential diningware gifts, and debates Cleopatra’s statues and Hadrian era coin portraits in the British Museum.
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Eli Whitney
Massachusetts
New
Cotton Huchange
New Orleans
Youxe
Harry Garfield
Col. Rockwell
Williams College
Young Rockwell
Young ‘Garfield
Cleopatra
Siddonshie
Antiochus
Antony
Becky Sharp
British Museum
Arlington estate suit seeks recovery of Gen Lee homestead
Heirs sue over 1100 acre Arlington property at Washington valued at 300000 tied to 1862 63 tax sale. United States purchased in default sale. validity argued as tax collection commission did not take taxes from others after advertising. Gen G W Lee won ejectment in lower court. Supreme Court appeal follows.
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Arlington Estate
Washington
G. W.C. Lee
Supreme Court
President and West politician meet in odd encounter
A Norwich Bulletin item recounts a humorous scene where a Western statesman compliments the President as the first he has seen, noting the fatigue of office. The tale shifts to a Norwich man and his elderly dog in a botched euthanasia ending with the dog alive the next day, prompting a decision to let the pet die naturally.
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New York
Directory
Rit
Tom
Western Statesman
Tur
Norwich
Growth of Methodist church surpasses early 1881 gains
The Methodist Episcopal church reports 39,652 converts from 1,294 churches since January 1, 1881, ahead of Presbyterian gains. The comparison highlights massive growth potential as yearly additions approach historic highs amid 17,666 Methodist churches.
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Methodist Episcopal Church
Presbyterian Church
Pillar Saints and the Life of Simon of Stylite
The article recounts the anchorite practice of pillar saints in Syria led by Simon of Stylite. It details his ascent from a three foot diameter first pillar to sixty feet, his iron neck chain, and his thirty seven years atop the pillar. It notes crowds visited him and adds a reflection on economy.
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Ali
Syria
Simon
Stylite
Stiles
Barber Quips About Tonic and Bald Head Affection
A barber teases a patron about thinning hair and promotes his tonic while a man named Jones declares affection for a smooth bald head. The exchange shows playful banter over hair and grooming.
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Jones
A Fragment of a Quarrel Between Letty and Rick
A heated scene shows Letty Lounsberry and Rick clashing over trust and a missing charm. She accuses him of deceit while he refuses proof, threatening to end their engagement as Letty frets over a flirtatious rival Lena Varian and the perilous implications for their future. Meanwhile Baby, in the household chaos, becomes part of the domestic fallout.
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Rick
Letty
Lena Varian
Letty Lounsberry
Baby
Arlie
Try
Dantina
Lem
Letty Lounsberry Chooses Rick Over Aunt Emory Wealth
In a Victorian tale Letty defies Aunt Emory’s 30000 dollar fortune and Brougham Brown by racing to Rick Creighton after discovering his hidden note. Rick returns, and Aunt Emory’s plan to control Letty’s inheritance collapses as love triumphs.
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Grandmamma
Emory
Baby
Letty
Rick Tiss
Rick
Nica Rick
Lounsberry
Baby, Missing the Merry Tones and the Happy Laugh. But Mrs. Lounsberry
Brougham Brown
Richard Creighton
Stephen Ford
Letitia
Mia
Lounsbeirry
Brougham
Norah
Laughing Till New Tales Arrive in Harper's Weekly
Margaret Eytinge recounts a humorous character who laughs loudly at life and old yarns. Mrs. Lounsberry questions their livelihood as Aunt Emory advises looking after them, delivering a concluding note to the sweet tale from Harper's Weekly.
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Emory
Margaret Eytinge
Harper's Weekly
Inventions and Legends From Historic Civilizations
A compact survey notes Pascan’s wheelbarrow claim and the Bank of England’s 1695 founding. It traces Norse and Scottish banking, Briton carpentry in Persian Hebrew Phoenician history, and references to Derryrroor, Calderon, Emanuel Swepensore, Prescott, Bruno, and early maritime thought.
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Pascan
Bank of England
Norway
Scotland
Czsak
Derryrroor
England
Calderon
Philip IV
Emanuel Swepensore
Stockholm
Surroundings of the Great French Realist Zola
The article portrays Emile Zola as a tireless writer who begins work at daybreak and writes again in the evening. It contrasts his Parisian luxurious home with his Medan country residence, noting lavish interiors at home and a stark, modest tower with a simple yard near the railroad.
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Zola
Medan
Paris
Henry II
Skey
Boston Herald
Practical Joke Worthy of Sothern
Henri Monnier famed as creator of Joseph Prud homme played a prank at a porter’s lodge. He pretended to be asking for himself then revealed his identity, repeating with disguises. The porter warned and finally punished guests with a broomstick for arriving.
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Henri Monnier
Joseph Prud'homme
Galignani
Porter’s Lodge
M. Henri Monnier
Monnier
Sagain
M. Henri Mounier
Sleep posture and dreams tied to memories and marriage sayings
The article notes a belief that sleeping on the right side yields old or childish dreams while the left side inspires dreams about present remarks from a wife. It also reports a Connecticut case where twenty inmates were pardoned after long prison terms, averaging eight and a half years.
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Delaney
Connecticut
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Boston Transcript
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