Widow in Disguise Becomes Lady of the House
A middle aged widow named Annie Bronson disguises herself as a housekeeper to secure shelter with Mr Marshall a bachelor. The ruse grows complex as she falls for the mansion and his respect, and the truth finally erupts when Annie reveals her age and past while Marshall contemplates proposing marriage without losing his housekeeper.
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Harry Bronson
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A Westport minister whipped in street amid crisis of beliefs
A Westport Conn minister was horsewhipped in the street recently as debates grow over virtue money religion and respectability. Other items mock society with satirical glosses on patriotism poverty benevolence and phonography, and note a whisky seizure and a grandiose sermon.
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Literal and Figurative English Clash in Buffalo Trade Tale
A Buffalo Ledger tale recounts a brisk exchange between an eager British traveler and a local horse dealer. The Englishman questions a mare's suitability as a family horse while the jockey defensively promotes the animal, highlighting contrasts in speech and slang within a frontier market.
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England
Great Britain
Toledo
Hanswer
Johnny Bull
Buffalo Lia Press
A Game of Blum and Bluff at Fort Scott Party
A Fort Scott Post report recalls a reckless scene near Arkansas where a man named Rackensack confronted a partygoer dancing with his wife. The exchange escalated over insults and implied threats invoking an umbrella as a weapon before Rackensack fled the confrontation.
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Hogs Feed and Fatting Prospects for Cold Weather
Farmers urged to keep hogs well nourished as cold weather slows fattening. Pork pigs should be crowded toward maturity before severe cold, since more feed is needed to gain a pound of fat in cold weather. Cooked feed recommended as economical.
What is a Punch in a 19th Century Voice
A piquant description blends science and appetite to explain punch. It details lemon juice, leaf sugar and boiling water forming a tart base, then adds rum and brandy to create a complex harmony of flavors. The piece warns moderation may avert danger or, reversed, fuel excess and ruin.
Water and its wondrous mixtures across nature
A compact examination of water as an essential, abundant component in earth, air, plants, and materials. The text cites water content in land, rocks, plaster statues, air, potatoes, turnips, and sap, noting how water shapes physical properties and even plant coloration in timber and dahlias through sap-driven processes.
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France
Mark Twain on Self and Struggle in His Own Words
The narrator reflects on his life, saying he loves a small character he built over thirty years with no formal training beyond ordinary schools. He notes limited parental support, a lifelong effort for public good, and his reliance on self education and perseverance.
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Mark Twain
Thad
New York Tribune decries new Wall Street coinages
The New York Tribune blasts the coinage of new terms from market turmoil. It cites words like panicky and mocks proposals such as physicy tonicky and magicky as excessive language born from the late bulls and bears clash.
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New York: Tribune
Wall Street
Detroit lad hunted by dangerous fantasy after Indian novela craving
A thirteen year old Detroit boy, obsessed by Indian novels, believed he could live off the land. He procured a pistol and a shotgun with a satchel of clothing and scraps, then was pursued and brought back. A stray home remedy suggests using a fly blaster to raise a skin blemish for removal.
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Detroit
Hoe
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