Aged critic Banck marked forty years at Dresden Journal
The report notes Carl Banck celebrating his forty years as music critic of the Dresden Journal. It recalls his earlier 1834 to 1837 writings for Robert Schumann's Neue Zeitschrift fur Musik and places him in his 76th year. The item also mentions a long roman numeral page count in a Georgia publication and a barrister cross examining an old lady.
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Carl Banck
Rebilee
Dresden
Herr Banck
Robert Schuman
Neue Zeitschrift Fur Musik
Calf Holds Girl Over Well in Curious Rescue Incident
An Alabama paper reports four year old Dollie Welsh and a Jersey calf formed a surprising bond. When Dollie peered into an unused well the calf grabbed her dress with its mouth and kept her suspended over the curb for about half an hour until bystanders rescued her.
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Alabama
Dollie Welsh
Dollie
Ealf
Local Color and Oddities From Old City Tales
Amateurs in Connecticut imitate Richard Needing reforming pranks per newspapers. A hunchback joke leads to an attempted sword toss and a gash near an actor’s eye. Chestnut protectors gain popularity in towns and cities after a Mikado performance. In Philadelphia a drowning rescue by Luke Dillon saves Bonnie Harp and a third life saved by Dillon.
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Connecticut
Richard NE
Bonnie Harp
Schuylkill
Philadelphia
Luke Dillon
Mr. Dillon
Local naturalist notes bird decline in Utica area
A Utica naturalist reports rapid declines in small birds except the English sparrow, with species like the wren and bobolink vanishing. He attributes the loss to fashion for ladies hats and egg collecting, harming fruit trees and vegetation by unchecked insect pests. The piece also recalls a Dartmouth scene where Prof Lord joked about Italy's beauty, saying he did not see a single pretty woman in travels there.
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Utica
N. Y
Merald
Tuere
Dartymouth College
Lord
Italy
Italian Beauty Question Sparks Applause at Lecture
A professor recounts during a lecture that in his travels in Italy he found no native women to be beautiful, a remark met with applause from the audience as the talk continued.
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Italy
Eureka Springs Legend of the Springs Discovery
A Boston Transcript correspondent in Arkansas recounts Col. Boudinot and Cherokee chiefs linked to Eureka Springs. An Eastern man cured by spring water’s eye treatment sparked Yankee profit, bottling and selling the water before the secret was exposed and the springs became common property.
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Boston
Arkansas
Eureka Springs
Col. Boudinot
Judge Davis Sainted for His Courtroom Realism and Fairness
A New York letter recalls Judge David Davis of Illinois famed for prudent guardianship of minor heirs real estate dealings and court ledgers. The piece also extols Harvey M. Watterson, elderly Washington figure, whose vigor and temperance are celebrated, including his habit of reading dozens of papers and his resilient spirit.
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David Davis
Illinois
Davis
New York
Lafagan's Log ic and Old Age Justice Mottoes
A clipped moral with aphorisms on anger, reason, youth, justice, courtesy, and faith. It emphasizes obedience to God's law, steadfast living, and cautions about trust within short acquaintance while urging focus on righteous goals and self-control amid worldly temptations.
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Pat
Srorld
Will
London Charter-House roots in plague and piety
The London Charterhouse grew from the Black Death’s impact on London life. Bishop Ralph Stratford bought burial ground north of the city wall, followed by Sir Walter Manny who acquired Spital Croft. Manny aided London's citizens, and the plague led to a Carthusian foundation. The project began with Stratford’s endowment and Manny’s memorial, with the site later consecrated and endowed, its cells built over time.
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London
Walter Manny
Hospital of St
Manny
de Northboroweh
Stratford
Sir Walter
Walter Maumy
Hilary
Urban VI
English Illustrated Magazine
The Fish of the Jordan in Dr Tristram's Work
The article reviews the Jordan area fishes of Chromide including Chromis Tiberiadis found from Lake Huleh to the Dead Sea. It notes abundance in lakes and large shoals, fishing methods, and the unique brood care and reproduction of Chronus Simonis and Chromis Simonig with detailed observations from Dr. Tristram and Dr. Lortet.
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Lake of Galilee
Dead Sea
Simonis
Jordan System
Galilee
Huleh
Chromis Simonig
Tristram
Dr. Lortet
Unclear portion on fish spawning near springs and lakes
A fragment describes four inch long fish and their fry, noting the male harbors about 200 offspring for weeks and faces many predators. It seems to discuss feeding of the male while carrying fry and mentions springs near lakes as spawning sites.
Lincoln's Simple Gesture at Bull Run
A July 1861 scene shows President Lincoln and Secretary Seward visiting a three months' men encampment near Washington after the first Bull Run. Lincoln greets each solider, shaking hands along the ranks, choosing a humane gesture over pomp, prompting many to re-enlist for three years. The Boston Globe reflects on the line between sublime and ridiculous in the moment.
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Abraham Lincoln
Bull Run
Bul Run
McDowell
Washington
Lincoln
Seward
Mgr. Seward
Gen. McDowell
United States
Boston Globe
Strange Things in Nature and Animal Oddities
The text describes odd natural facts and curious animal behavior. It notes spiders using self spun ladders, plants that digest animals, a toadstool cat with pockets, and various feats of animals like sea birds, carrier pigeons, camels, and whales. It explains the whale’s mouth as a natural filter with fat hoops and bristles to strain water and shrimp.
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Winlloch
The Teeth Brushing Routine From Dr. Gilbert
The text advises brushing teeth twice daily, on rising and retiring, with a morning rinse to remove night mucus and a night tooth powder to clear lodged debris. It stresses removing food particles after meals with a tooth-pick to prevent acid fermentation and tooth decay.
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Gilbert
A Happy Man Marries Widow With Fortune
A man delights a friend by announcing he married a widow with a large fortune and no incumbrances. The friend jokes about her effect, but the groom praises her goodness and vows happiness. The tale mentions she is dumb as a horse block and has ordered a family monument. National Weekly.
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National Weekly
Freddy’s First Soda Water Taste Described
Freddy enjoys a soda water with eager gusto and a tingling nostril sensation. He tells his mother it tastes like you fools was asleep, delivering a witty family moment from the New York Trine.
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Freddy
New York
Trine
A Steeple-Jack's Peril in Lancashire Spire
A summer 1875 weather vane repair on a southeast Lancashire church ends in terror as a hired assistant, a six-foot giant with a crazed gaze, turns out to be a madman. After a dangerous climb and a vanished rope, the climber and narrator circle the scaffold until the madman crashes from the weather vane to the stones below, leaving the survivor to awaken under care.
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Lancashire
England
Collected Boot-Heels Exhibit Draws Notable Curiosity
A Berlin gentleman, described as industrious though eccentric, has amassed 1,000 boot heels from various wearers and mounted them in a glass case. A catalogue lists acqusitions with dates and former owners. The tale traces back to 1861 Kinast castle visit when a Swedish heiress lost a heel.
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Berlin
London
Castle
Kinast
The Hole of Death A Plains Sink Hole Warning Tale
A vivid frontline cautionary piece describes a deadly alkali sink hole on the prairie. A rider on a bronc disappears into the mud creasing a gravelike scene as riders and cattle fearfully watch. The pastelike mud clings with deadly suction, swallowing horse and rider without mercy.
Tribute to a Mother from Captain Crawford
Captain Jack Crawford honors his mother in a moving tribute describing her Christian guidance. He recalls kneeling by her bedside as she urged him never to drink, a promise he has kept to guard his life and values through war, travel, and hardship. The piece frames a mother as guardian angel and moral compass.
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Jack Crawford
Civilization
Johnny
Reader
Ugliest City in the Union Stirs San Francisco View
A San Francisco Post critique labels the city the ugliest in the union citing gray architecture and wooden fences that mar the streets. The piece contrasts San Francisco with eastern cities and laments impediments to beauty despite favorable surroundings and water views.
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San Francisco
Union
Chicago
Cincinnati
Detroit
Boston
Convent Walla
San Francisco Post
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Jordan
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