Pittsburg Gossip and national jabs in a rowdy column
A brisk column mocks Pennington stock, Turman wealth, and New York’s glassy glare on the ober lisk. It jokes on labor delegates, whisky accidents in Cincinnati, Patti tours, and Most’s prison stay, while noting Kentucky whisky stock, a French mechanic’s suicide, a Boston snorer fine, and public hat fashion wisdom. It criticizes cab crew beer smuggling, Niagara Falls photography, Saginaw Bay fisheries decline, St Louis politics, and school closet cleanliness.
Equally treated? Notes on marriage and the law
A miscellany of social commentary and commentary on language features a discussion of a wife's status after her husband’s death, a humorous tale of a Montana man returning his wife, and critics debating the term electrocution. It also covers letter carriers pensions, a Washington obituary phrase, and a note on Encke's comet. The piece blends satire with observations on gender, fame, and science.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amman
Railroader’s Remarkable Yarn From Fort Worth Tale
An Atlanta man recalls a Gulf, Colorado and Santa Fe run in 1865 near Fort Worth. He claimed to snatch a child from the track with a lasso, unhooking the engine and seven cars to save the child but killing 300 passengers, a sensational anecdote attributed to the Atlanta Constitution.
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Atlanta
Santa Fe
Fort Worth
Atlanta Constitution
Paradoxes of Passions and Dreams in Hearth and Hall
A reflective verse compares passions large and small to signals on the shore. Dreams persist yet fade, while larger yearnings influence all. paradoxes endure as life’s light shines from every direction and each day offers a star and a matin song.
A Household Angel Nurses a Wealthy Recluse
Lenna Roberts, a young woman of modest means, tends Felix Harley, a reclusive millionaire, in his shadowed city home. Her care earns trust and a gift of a work box, a cane, and a secret jewel cache revealed after months, exposing Jean Harley as the hidden benefactor and leaving Lenna poised between loyalty and fortune.
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Harley
Lenna Roberts
Lenna
Jean Harley
Iaenna
Felix
Felix Harley
Jean
Cane
Roberts
Hidden spring in hollow cane yields deed to property
Lenna and Mrs Roberts search a cane for nearly twenty minutes and find a hollow chamber containing a white paper roll. Unrolling reveals a warranty deed granting Lenna sole ownership of valuable town property, sparking ecstasy as she vows to finish her education.
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Lenna
Lenny
Ginderella
Contempt at Court and a Dog Named Bitters
A surrogate ejects the dog Bitters from court after Rawley insists the animal attends as he testifies. Bitters defies the scrivener, then leaves when commanded, with the surrogate warning contempt. A second item recalls a disgruntled man in a Grand River shoe shop seeking a long-ago retribution.
The Cold Shoulder in Polite Society
The piece argues that true courtesy avoids hypocrisy and teaches the quiet art of giving the cold shoulder to those we dislike. Tone and manner reveal our esteem, and polite speech can mask real disinterest while maintaining social propriety. If avoidance fails, communicate indifference with tact to protect self-esteem.
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Samon
Eccentric Forks Township Man Laid To Rest In Ash Coffin
Jared Wharton, a 91 year old eccentric from Forks Township, died after living a starkly unconventional life. He avoided church music, refused artificial teeth, and walked barefoot in summer with rolled trousers and a cotton umbrella. He built his own coffin from white oak, lined it with fox skins, and requested a bear skin robe under his head with his sons as bearers. His coffin featured horsehair handles from a mare he treasured, and he was finally buried in the ash casket as his odd wishes were fulfilled.
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Senna Roberts
Senna
Mrs. Roberts
Oak Hill Cemetery
Papa
Felix
Lenna
Felix Harley
Lenna Roberts
Jean Harley
Jared Wharton
Forks Township
Jared
Scranton Republican
Living Library Unearthed Ancient English Law Book
Barkhamsted Hollow correspondent notes discovery of a book found in a tree by Jehiel Case over sixty years ago now in his descendants. The volume contains Francis Bacon rules of common law from 1630. A Hartford church music book from 1817 by George Goodwin & Sons is also described, with psalmody rules.
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Barkhamsted Hollow
Winsted
Conn.) Herald
Jehiel Case
England
Francis Bacon
London
John Moore
Esquire
Kimberly
George Goodwin & Sons
Hartford
Peculiarities in Women and Social Oddities
A fragment from a 19th or early 20th century column notes that after age 30 women attend dances less, but their fashion endures. It Recounts how a well mannered thirtyish woman remains a social magnet for younger girls, who borrow her accessories. It also mentions old beaux recognizing mementos from dances of a decade earlier. The piece adds a note on the sulky carriage origin and a remark that marriage promotes longevity among men despite its premature tendencies.
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Dichison Globe
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Mr. Pennington
Turman
America
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Durance
Cincinnati
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John Most
Most
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United States
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Kentucky
Boston
Somzzopy
Niagara Falls
Saginaw Bay
Mich
Sak
St. Louis
Ino
Washington
Lydia
Illinois
Montana
Ohio
BrrNarp
Encke
Detroit
Marshall
Mr. Rawley
Slagg
Mr. Jagger
Mr. Slage
Walker
Drairs
John J. Irving
Grand River Avenue
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