Retrenchment, Reform, and Bend of the Times in Brief
A collage of public concerns notes political divides and the fizzling of party rhetoric in New York and beyond. It cites a college banning football after a student’s death, a drowning incident, temperance marches in Brooklyn, and debates over legal reform. It also covers riparian water rights, Donnelly’s mortgage fund, and the lawyer‑heavy makeup of Congress. The column ends with a Providence Public Library bulletin listing popular novels and enduring reading in Scott’s era.
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Walter Scott
Providence Pab
Buobletin
Evils of Auctions Countered by Innocent Hidders
The piece argues against auctions as harsh for shoppers especially women. It praises first class stores where customers can inspect goods, consult friends, and trust fair treatment. It warns of deceptive auction practices, inflated bids, and misrepresented items from prominent citizens to whet bidder vanity.
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New York Times
Rat Infestation Strikes Eastern Anderson County Farmers
An Anderson report notes six months of rat overrun in the county’s east, with thousands colonizing a six to seven mile radius. Farmers report heavy losses from undermining wheat and burrowing into buildings, while “rat drives” record many rats. A Vienna dispatch adds Galtee More, an Irish Derby winner, was sold to Hungary for £2060.
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Indiana
Muncie
Wecagey
Vienna
Galtee More
John Grubbins
Newmarket
Fudece
Woubuy
Lincoln Anecdote Recounts Humorous Early Courtroom Tale
A young Lincoln is remembered for a courtroom exchange where the opposing lawyer delivered a long wild speech. Lincoln rebutted by likening the speaker to a steamboat on the Sangamon River, saying the mind stalls whenever he talks. The tale highlights his wit and doubt about the speaker’s truthfulness.
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Lincoln
Ilinois
Sangamon
A Fault of Young Men in Ladies Home Journal
A discussion by Ni ward W. Bok in Problems of Young Men argues the fault of youth lies not in surroundings but in attitude. He contends God sets each man where he should be and urges steadfast effort, discipline, and faith to grow beyond libertine impulses and fulfill one’s intended path.
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Niward W. Bok
Ladies’ Home Journal
Tod
Electric Railways Crossing Europe and Massachusetts
A garbled report notes extensive electric railway progress linking Europe and the United States. It mentions thousands of miles of electric lines, including over 9,000 miles elsewhere and about 3,100 miles within Massachusetts.
New scam targets writers using typewriter deception
A deceitful scheme unfolds as a man posing as an author asks a young woman to forward a $5 security deposit for a manuscript of incalculable value. After receiving the deposit, the con artist cuts off all further contact.
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Villin
Nobility of France and the carriere system in diplomacy
The article discusses how during the July monarchy and the Second Empire, French officials often gained noble titles through service, Rome grants, or by modifying names to sound noble. It cites examples like Delamare becoming de Lamare and Durand de Romorantin, and notes mothers’ names were used to enhance status. It also reviews claims about fish diets and digestion, favoring saltwater fish and simple preparations for brain nutrition, with advice on cooking methods and sauces.
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France
Rome
M. Delamare
M. de Lamare
M. Delestrade
M. de Lestrade
M. Dervilley
Durand, Regnault
Dupont
Dupont de
A Satisfactory Proof In Sligo Hills A Legendary Lake
In County Sligo a small lake famed for its depth attracts a professor and a native guide. While rambling among the hills last summer, Pat asks the guide if he wishes to see the renowned lake, for
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Sligo
Ireland
Pat
Kentucky man’s curio graveyard features statue tribute
Henry G. Wooldridge known as Uncle trenty lives in Mayfield Kentucky. He bought cemetery land and erected a family monument. Marble statues of himself and wife followed by an equestrian statue. He added statues of his foxhounds and brothers and may expand the plot and add family groups.
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Henry G. Wooldridge
Uncle Trenty
Mayfield, Ky
Sone
Mayfield
Henry
French Society and a Humorous Irish Anecdote
The article discusses French society noting old families, the nobility of the countryside, and professional classes while contrasting intelligence and public esteem. It includes a humorous interlude where a professor and a cousin recount an Irish gentleman proving a point by diving into a pond and later sending a cable from Australia.
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Agricultural Society of France
Dent
la Noblesse de la
Pat
Vorr
Corr
Sorr
Australia
Philadelphia Inquirer
What He Was After
A humorous exchange in the Sanmerville Journal scene shows a congressman questioning an applicant about public service while the applicant reveals a wish for office and a reputation for seeking a good ediary.
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Sanmerville
No Theaters In the Country County Towns Opera Houses Cited
A New York Weekly dialogue notes country towns lack theaters and instead host opera houses academies of music and temples of Thespis. The exchange contrasts urban theater with rural entertainment.
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Thespis
New York Weekly
Count Lyof Tolstoi and His Moral Reforms Highlighted
A 19th century review praises Lyof Tolstoi, actor in social reform and author of Anna Karenina. It notes his Russian prominence, War and Peace’s stature, and his creed of living by the Sermon on the Mount. The piece mentions Kreutzer Sonata controversy and his 1892 autobiography.
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Ount
Lyof Nickolaivitch Tolstoi
Peter Tolstoi
Peter the Great
Tolstoi
Os Anna
George Meredith
Jesus
University of Kazan
Caucasus
Russia
Kreutzer
America
Count Tolstoi
Rumyanzoff Museum
French change their ideas on women education and work
The Figaro argues for practical education for women in France beyond marriage, advocating nursing training, stenography, and craft skills. It cites nursing as acceptable for educated women and urges schools that teach hygiene, arts, and trades, with Paris and provinces already offering classes in painting, elocution, and crafts.
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Figaro
Igaro
England
France
Mme. de Maintenon
Sant-Cyr
Paris
Rome
Norway
Alreaddy
Strange Marriage Customs in Siam Elope to Marry
A Catcatta publication reports that poorer Siamese couples need no priest for marriage as they elope and return three days later, reflecting a fringe rite among lower classes.
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Catcatta
Marriage Customs and Polygamy Practices in caste society
The text describes arranged royal marriages with multiple ceremonies among the upper classes. It notes the king’s two queens and a large harem, and explains legal fictions used to avoid costs. Girls may be wed to flowers or to already married men to be considered widows for cheaper remarriage.
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Bombay Presidency
Charles A Dana and the Sun editor’s enduring spirit
Harpers Weekly lauds Charles A Dana for his literary standards and devotion to the underdog. He inspired staff from San Francisco to Eastport, balancing art and work while remaining accessible and kind to colleagues and visitors.
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Pathy
Harper's Weekly
San Francisco
Eastport
Dana
Sun
Sun Office
Tie
Girls Run Wild Captured After Two-Month Desertion
Emma Howard aged 13 of Oakland and Louisa Montana 12, fled with weeks of roaming the Ramapo valley living in woods and huts. They raided farms for food and hid in caves and an old sawmill before Constable William Smith captured them near Hackensack New Jersey and jailed them.
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Hackensack
N. J
Ramapo
Emma Howard
Oakland
Louisa Montana
Louise
Harriet Montana
India
Albert Smith
William Smith
Franklin Lake
Smith
Emma
Origin of the ancient Etruscans in scholarly view
Popular Science Monthly notes the Etruscan language was primitive and distinct from Aryan tongues, possibly related to Basque and the broader language families that span Lapps Finns and Hungarians. The text critiques race based conclusions from superficial linguistic similarities and cites theories by Taylor Pauli and Deecke.
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Popular Sciences Monthly
Europe
Asia
Americ
Pauli
Deeeke
New Ballot Box Aims to Curb Fraud in Philadelphia
A sheet steel ballot box measuring 12 by 8 inches and four inches deep demonstrates a fraud preventing device. Voters insert ballots through the front, press a top knob to cancel and grasp the ballot, pull a rear handle to feed it along a track, and a dial records its number. A bell rings when the ballot is deposited, making the box ready for the next vote.
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Whiladelphia
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