Factory Romance at Carter Mills Ends in Wedding
Hortense May, a trusted worker at Carter Mills, attracts Granger Sterne as visitors tour the mill. After surviving a near accident and enduring social pressure, she agrees to marry Sterne, leaving the mill within two months, amid Miss Doncaster’s envy and public curiosity.
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Tortynse May
Mr. Hart
Bex
Wollispossud
Hortense
Lontense
Fichtaitu
Carter Mills
Salt
Hortunse
Hart
Mart
Pia
Granger Sterne
Crovt
Cataline Ib
Eugene Donesastier
Rs. Grundy
Sterne
Miss Doncaster
Mr. Sterne
Dager
Carlet
Mr. Bierne
Miss
Hortensy
Ble
Jenny
Squire Bart
Orfense
Doncaster
Mr. Storie
Hortoose
Delang Etrent
Granger Stovoe
Miss May
Hortouse
Hortonse
Milas Doo
Indy
Granger
Sturne
Eiffel debunks Colossus of Rhodes claim with engineering critique
The Herald reports M. Eiffel’s analysis shows the Colossus of Rhodes could not exist as described arguing weight would crush its legs. The piece mocks ancient engineering pretensions and praises Eiffel's demonstrations against grand statues and towers.
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M. Eiffel
Rhodes
Pevcil
Bardens
Babylon
Diana
Ephosius
W. ¥. Herald
Plow Novelty Baffles North Carolina Worker
A North Carolina farmer finds a workaround when his steer refused to pull the plow. He hitched the steer to a cart and attached the plow behind it, successfully plowing with the unconventional method.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Carolina
Cottrells in Florida and the Cedar Keys clash
A visiting reader reports on Florida town politics and the Cedar Keys clique led by a county judge. He describes a court dominated regime using selective law enforcement, recounting a knife incident, a sheriff intervention, and a controversial verdict over a portable tool. The piece likens it to czarist tyranny and warns against threatening oranges industry.
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Florida
N. ¥. Tribune
Cottrell
Cedar Keys
Russia
Floridy
Hai
Oranges
Towas
Steiko
Child Porters in Alpine Labor Train tun of Swiss Regions
A Baltimore News reprint details travelers observing young Swiss girls, sometimes as young as 12, forced to carry heavy loads in mountain paths. It notes legal protections for male guides but not for girls, who bear increasing burdens as they age, often performing grueling work across the region.
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Theeghild
Alia
Baltimore News
A Skirt Dancer’s Secrets in Late Night Attire
An anonymous dancer describes nightly routines with eight skirts each carrying twenty yards of lace, totaling 160 yards per performance. She notes heavy weight from tights and garments, discards dirty skirts, and avoids starch to keep fabrics pliable.
Millionaire Splitlog the Wyandot Chief in Missouri Deals
A Denver News writer reports on Matthian Splitlog a Wyandot chief and wealthy landowner born in Conde later adopted by the Wyandot tribe. The tale recounts his dealings including a 140 acre land sale for 140000, his gold payment method, and his fleet of Missouri properties plus his family and church ties.
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Arkansas
Indian Territory
Denver News
Matthian Splitiog
Splitlog
Conde
Wyandotty
Olid
Missouri
Taian
Kansas
Kansas City
Kaw
Link
Katinas City
Novel Newcastle Watch Studs Feature Timed Device
A Newcastle watchmaker completes three gold shirt studs linked by silver. the middle stud houses a well timekeeping watch wound by twisting the top stud, while the bottom stud winds differently. Nearby Knoxville Tennessee hosts thirty marble quarries under operation within ten miles.
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Newcastle
England
Knoxville, Tenn
Charity That Paid and a Niagara Falls Tale
A broker named de Bia shows generosity to a disguised ex convict asking for 50 cents, then loses his watch to the beggar who returns it after a prank. The piece recounts Niagara Falls halting on March 29, 1848 due to ice damming and a later break as water resumed. It closes with Vanderbilt philanthropy and a note on Cornelius Vanderbilt’s projected People’s Palace in New York.
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de Bia
Saga
Do B
Nong
Mr. de B
Lori Balpa
Youngs
Niagara Falls
Lake Erie
Niagara River
Niagara
Vanderbilt
Commodore
Deems
Church of the Strangers
Vanderbilt University
Nashville
William H
University
College of Physicians and Surgeons
Church of Bartholomew
New York Central Railroad
Egypt
Central Park
Cornelius Vanderbilt
People's Palace
New York
Cigarette Consumption Rise in Austria Despite Decline in Smokers
Austria reports 1,085,000,000 cigars smoked last year, down 72,000,000 from the year before, while cigarette use rose to 895,000,000 with a 174,000,000 increase. Government tobacco sales held steady despite declining cigar and cigarette demand. A San Francisco woman attacked her 14 year old stepson as a police officer arrived to arrest her.
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Austria
San Francisco
Popping the Question and Other Bits of Wit from 19th Century Papers
A collage of humorous quotes and quips from various newspapers, including the Binghamton Leader, Boston Post, Philadelphia Times, and New Orleans Picayune. The items poke fun at honesty, religion, money, and social mores with banter on manners, courtship, and everyday trials. Notable gags involve lovers, creditors, and boastful characters, reflecting light, satirical tone.
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Swankee Journal
Binghamton
Boston Post
Indianapolis
Philadelphia Times
Harper's Bazar
New Orleans Picayune
Terre Haute Rae Press
Lowell Courier
Lerre Haute Erpress
Atchison G Lobe
Cape Cal Lem
Atchison Globe
Barnuin
Initoli
Puck
Coalman
Kentucky
Washington Post
Washington Lost
Fritz
N. Y. Sam
Bobby
Woodshed
San Frapiecisco
Jack Uppers
Seadds
Russell & Seadds
Judge
Stouler
Foston
Eral
Angallus
Henry
Golden
Angelina
N.o. Herald
Rocent
Minneapolis Tribune
Mme
Boston Courier
Timate
Maude
Matic
Mandar
Horali
New York
Yonkers Statesman
Bostonian
Rev. Litelwait
Burlington Free Press
Bersune
N.Y
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Cottrells
Dodge
Splillog
Kan
Hegre
Anngre
Sin
Madison Square
Llitin
Lisband
Ho Wan
Eoualry
Wigom
Avery
Gotham
de B
Jie
Srime
Charities
Cigarettes
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