A True Heroine of the Dart Shipwreck at Hobart Town
Dora Callan dies aboard the Dart while Bridget Ryan selflessly cares for Dora and her infant. Bridget survives a shipwreck off Brune Island with Dora’s child, and names Michael Callan as the infant’s father as she fades. The tale frames exile, duty, and courage among Hobart Town settlers.
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Mount Nelson
Mulgrave Battery
Hobart Town
Stepdane
van Dieman's Land
Flobart Town
Dart
England
Cork
Dora Callan
Bridget Ryan
Dora Calan
Briget Ryan
Dora
Bridget
al Wause
Cooper
D'intrecastreaux
Shriek
Brune Island
Michael Callan
Father
Mercy
Dora the island heroine and charity in aid of her child
Survivors and island residents praised Dora for Christian charity and heroism after the wreck. Subscriptions poured in from all quarters as her longtime friend Michael Callan and his son visited her home on the Huon River each year, supporting the faithful preserver of her child.
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Huon
Michael Callan
Dora
Great Indian Mutiny Telegram Warned Punjab
Historic telegram from Delhi on May 11 1857 warned Punjab of the mutiny. Telegraphers Brendish and Pilkington maintained lines as mutineers advanced, Todd slain. Brendish retired with pension. message helped disarm mutinous regiments before they knew.
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Delhi
St. Louis Globe-Democrat
Brendish
Pilkington
Todd
Mr. Todd
Hrendish
Meerut
A Balloon Voyage to the North Pole
Three scientists plan a silk balloon voyage from Sweden to Spitzbergen to reach the North Pole using a car with life support and gas-generation gear. The expedition, expected to take four to five weeks, relies on favorable season, winds, and topography. Generating material covers six weeks, tolerating gas loss.
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North Pole
Sweden
Spitzbergen
Nansen
Mr. Andree
Blushing man hears aunt claims baby resembles him
An older man quizzes a blushing young man about his aunts saying the baby looks like him. The young man jokes, while the elder asks for his wife’s view. The wife concedes it may resemble the baby a little.
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Indianapolly. Journal
Hat torn by puppy ruins Susy art exhibit plan
In Detroit Free Press style, Susy cannot attend the art exhibition as her puppy tears up her hat. The remark suggests she wear a red lampshade instead, joking that no one will notice the difference.
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Susy
Detroit Free Press
World facts and curiosities from a bygone era
A collection of historical trivia covers imperial treasures, medical tools, royal gifts, Bible production in England, the Russian scepter, Paris newspaper circulation, doctors against alcohol use, Maori delegates, New York savings withdrawals, camel acclimation in Poland, and a Krupp siege gun shot range. Named entities include Mohammed, Queen Victoria, Sunghind, Maoris, Krupp, Paris Petit Journal, Sigismund Skorze wski, Cherniejer, Posen, and New York.
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Mohammed
Queen Victoria
Evar
England
Paris Petit Journal
Sunghind
New Zealand
New York State
Poland
Sigismund Skorzewski
Cherniejer
Posen
Krupp
Novel use for kites scales mesa by rope and wind
An old idea of using kites as aerial draught horses expands to proposing a kite powered ascent to the 700 foot high mesa near Albuquerque New Mexico. The plan envisions lifting a cable and observer across cliffs for military and scientific purposes with parachute safety and potential for dropping explosives into forts.
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Lieut
Wise
Governor's Island
Albuquerque
N. M
New York Harbor
Libby
Acropolis
Lieut. Wise
Mesa
New Mexico
Mystery Mesa Offering Aerial Lift To Ancient Ruins
Explorers may uncover a prehistoric town on a cliff mesa in western America as Prof William Libby Jr proposes using high flying kites to drop ropes over a narrow neck and pull a cable across. Bayonne inventor William A Eddy will supply kites to hoist climbers, while Langley’s winged machine echoes the concept.
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Western America
William Libby, Jr
Prineceton
Lieut. Wise
Table Mountain
William A. Eddy
Bayonne
New Mexico
His Genuine Grief at a Lost Love
In the twilight he sat caressing a brown strand of hair, recalling their past love and the mistakes of their union. Tears and quarrels marked their union, yet memories linger as he touches the chestnut braid and his own hair in a tender, regretful vigil.
Deficient In One Point Johnnie Masher Calls Regularly
Johnnie Masher visits the McGinnis mansion in Harlem frequently and talks at length but never proposes to Birdie. Birdie laments his excessive talk but notes his knowledge. Mrs McGinnis adds a prosaic remark about his lack of a clear purpose in calling.
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Johnnie Masher
McGinnis
Harlem
Birdie
Mrs. McGinnis
Aunt Visits Wealthy Aunt Prompts Biscuit Counting Joke
At breakfast Johnnie eyes his aunt, remarking she eats many biscuits. The aunt, visiting family, is said to be quite wealthy, prompting playful quarrel with parents over counting her portions.
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Chaffie
Johnnie
The Difference in Acquaintances Worldview
A brief dialogue contrasts false friendly ties with De Jonah and asserts no one truly speaks with him. The speakers claim others are merely stoning acquaintances or nothing, highlighting tension over social connections and reputations.
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Watson
de Jonah
Matson
Grave Ghouls Race to Loot Sioux Chief’s Buried Treasure
A Deadwood expedition led by W. H. Bonham and a party of respected citizens intends to exhume the grave of Winding Hawk in the Bad Lands near Wounded Knee. They seek a reported gold treasure of $50,000, guarded by Sioux beliefs and perilous gravesites. The group plans a long, armed trek with warnings of potential conflict to recover the wealth.
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Deadwood
W. H. Bonham
South Dakota
Solomon Stad
John R. Wilson
Jean P. Decker
W. S. Robertson
White Horse
Winding Hawk
Harney
Wounded Knee
United States
United States Court
Fort Douglas
Utah
Fort Bridge
White Hawk
Women College Shopper’s Secret Wish Revealed by Jenny Peters
The Portland Transcript tells of a college student’s errands being misread by John the errand boy. He struggles with a cryptic order for tub roz madder, choc cream Ip, and git a string until Jenny Peters tunes her guitar and calls, revealing she meant a string for her eyeglasses or corset strap. He jokes on the missed cue.
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Portland Transcript
John
Jenny ‘Peters
Cannibal King Fears Universal Dark-Brown Taste
A missionary questions a cannibal king about eating his own, and the king replies with a wary smile that he would hate to cultivate a universal taste for that dark-brown flavor. The remark appears in the New York Journal.
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New York Journal
Mighty Valuable Property in Hawaii Vision of Power
A Hawaii writer argues the United States gains two grand volcanoes with Hawaii, noting a scientific announcement that the heat from volcanoes could generate power, strengthening the case for annexation and strategic value.
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Hawaii
United States
Ridiculed boil cure claims for Hood's Sarsaparilla
In a testimonial from Cazrin D. Ervin of Mound City Illinois a brother’s severe neck boils are described as rapidly improving after taking Hood's Sarsaparilla. The letter claims one bottle helped and two cured him asserting Hood's Sarsaparilla as the best blood purifier.
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Hood
Cazrin D. Ervin
Mound City
Illinois
A Country of Surprises in South African Mining
An excerpt explains South Africa could become self supporting through agriculture but requires mining driven local markets. It notes coal fields cover 56 000 square miles, similar to Iowa, with iron deposits near coal, and mentions lead tin silver cinnabar and other metals present but underutilized. The Transvaal dominates mining prospects.
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Africa
South Africa
North American Review
Iowa
Transvaal
The Best of All Anxious Mother Punch Dialogue
An excerpt humorously recalls a mother asking Bobby about his party behavior. Bobby quips that he did not behave at all, while the mother replies with the phrase well and anxious, capturing a comic exchange from Punch.
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Bobby
Marital Handsprings Tidbits Letter Exchange
A humorous Tid-Bits brief mocks courtship and marriage customs as a family friend congratulates a father on his daughters' marriages and jokes about managing newlywed husbands. The light, gossip tone reflects social commentary from the era.
Habitual Squeezes and a Remarkable Phrase
A playful exchange recalls a woman operator on the board of trade who faced many squeezes. The dialogue ends with a quip about habit, followed by a testimonial line from Detroit Journal and a 1895 letter from Au Sable, Michigan.
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Board of Trade
Detroit Journal
Piso
John A. Miller
Au Sable, Michigan
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