Concord Dramatics and Other 19th Century Reflections
George Bartlett surveys Concord dramatics in the era of Little Women. Maude Burton and Elizabeth Cumings share Fourth of July tales while Cromwell Gelpin recounts a Welsh discovery of America before Columbus. Caroline Ticknor’s Fantine story, Etta Donaldson on ostrich farming, J P H Gastrell on electric tricks, Annie H Ryder’s Look out with Columbus, Jeannette A Grant on Scottish Highlands, and John Graham's Wide Awake Athletics cover outdoor gymnastics. Includes plant notes on Sweetbriar and a travel push to Colorado Utah by Missouri Pacific.
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George Bartlett
Concord Dramatics
Concord
Maudei Burton
Elizabeth Cumings
Cromwell Gelpin
America
Columbus
Caroline Ticknor
Africa
J. P. H. Gastrell
Annie H. Ryder
Jeannette A. Grant
John Graham
Charleshank Gymnasium
Unclear historical ad copy cites stomach tonics and tonics
Fragmented OCR text references various patent medicines like Hostetter s Stomach Bitters and Cal uma, claiming cures for stomach ailments malaria rheumatism liver complaints constipation and dyspepsia. Mentions vendors and dubious medical claims with stray names and phrases.
A Song of Summer by Frank Dempster Sherman
Poem describing summer's arrival and nature's awakening as joy and love spread across the countryside. The verse celebrates birds, meadows, rivers, and June, with imagery of dawn, dusk, and sylvan life. Attributed to Frank Dempster Sherman in Christian Union.
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Frask Dempster Sherman
Christian Union
Marseille cler ksd with Parisian girl ends in Monte Carlo raid
A Marseille clerk and his friend, both enamored with Parisian Estelle Tiecu, travel to Monte Carlo after borrowing funds. They split eighty thousand francs across two tables, then scheme to take four more thousand from the bank, a plan influenced by misfortune and a shared dream of wealth.
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Ruyter
Hanar
Siedane Saeine
Marius Hales Ain Elisson
Tsa Dai
Aille
Estelle Tiecu
Aime
Heeot
Hee Des Petits-Champs Lourdalin Hipiat
Usiochaml
Eatelle
Marius
Marseilles
Cuib
Tle
Heurdalia
Mimi
Inaelab
Hourdalin
Iren Romeaux
Monaco
Marseillais
Arlesien
Bordelais
Houndalin
Halochard
Fortune
Spain
Balochard
Beurdatin
Turkey
Charles Dudley Warner
Hartford Conn Press
Warner
Five Franc Piece Sparks Casino Windfall and Moral Lesson
In a tale of luck and desperation two men borrow to gamble at a casino. A five franc coin wins 80 000 francs on roulette, leading to a police encounter and a lifelike moral: thrift and effort can change fortunes. The duo later invest in a house, marry, and raise children while recalling the origin story.
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Balochard
Bourdalin
The Head of the House and the Neck That Turns the Head
A humorous exchange unfolds about household power. A husband proclaims rule over his home and Caesar order, while his wife retorts that though he may be head he is merely neck, directing the head’s direction. The dialogue ends with a clever comeback about control.
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Onesuch
Julius Cassar
Julius Cysar
Berlin hotel tale of counterfeit notes and public jest
A German proprietor in Berlin recounts a hotel encounter where a visitor boasts money scarcity and then exposes a purse filled with fake notes used for pranks. He later realizes only two genuine notes remain after lighting a cigar with others. The anecdote, quoted from London Figaro, contrasts inattention to value with a sharp-eyed mischief.
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Berlin
Times
Honiface
London
Fiddling Jimmie Resigns From No 18 Outpost Tale
In a western frontier vignette, Fiddling Jimmie, the lone post at Station No 18, endures isolation and Indians to play his fiddle until Big Tooth and allies seize his arms and supplies. Jimmie escapes by mule, returning to civilization with a broken fiddle bow and a tired rider’s tale.
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No Man's Land
Jimmie
Kansas
Fool of No Ik
Dearse
Creek Valley
Big Tooth
Yellow Horse
Immie
Arkansas Traveller
Walley
St. Louis Globe-Democrat
Getting a Start in a Queer Way A Drummer’s Tale
A wealthy man recounts his unorthodox rise from creditor to success as a ventriloquist’s drummer. He tells how a failing sideshow left him with a cobra sized stock in trade and a 20 foot anaconda that helped him survive a train mishap and spark his later career in St Louis Denver and Detroit.
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Mer
St. Lous
St. Louis
Denver
Detroit Free Press
Homemade haystacker saves time and heavy lifting
H P Edmonds shares a detailed plan for a home made haystacker using two wooden poles up to 40 feet long to form a stack 25 to 30 feet high. The design uses 6x6 lower timbers and 4x4 upper sections with pulleys and ropes to lift hay onto a growing stack, allowing easy movement along the field without dismantling the structure.
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H. P. Edmonds
Orange Judd
Roomy Hen House Cost Effectively Oriented for Sunlight
An 10 by 15 foot poultry house design promises space for twenty fowls with a flat roof for maximum room at minimum cost. Tin or tarred paper may roof it, and windows on the east and south ends allow sun rays to enter for daylight and warmth.
Cheap and Roomy Chicken House Design Promises Warm Light
An article from Farm and Fireside describes a southeast facing hen house with ample sunshine from sunrise, adjustable sash windows for ventilation, rear or west placement for nests, and a south door to shield from west winds. The design emphasizes low cost and multiple advantages for fowl.
Splitting Stove Wood Device for Bright Boys
A simple device to aid stove wood splitting is described for boy readers. Cut a notch in a hardwood piece and attach a hollowed block to end. rest one end in the notch and the other on the block to split wood easily. Cor. Orange Jadd Farmer.
Rare Animals of Tropical Forests and Malay Lemurs
A century old essay contrasts tropical forest life with temperate regions, noting scarce four footed land animals in Africa Asia and the New World tropics. It describes nocturnal arboreal lemurs Madagascar and lorises as beautiful, elusive, and tied to local spirits, then shifts to social vignettes on China and Anglo American prejudice with anecdotes from 1841 to 1868 and light humorous quips.
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Equator
Brazil
Corfu
Madagascar
Asiatic Archipelago
New Guinea
Guinea
Amazon
Moluccas
New World
Africa
Asiatic
Europe
Tropics
London Spectator
China
California
San Francisco
John
John Chinaman
Columabia
Frederic J. Masters, D. D
Auction sales reveal eccentric duchess wardrobe in London
The 16 hundred lots from the late Duchess of Somerset included hundreds of lace handkerchiefs gloves shawls stockings and dresses spanning forty years of fashion. Reports note she lived as a recluse ordering outfits from a milliner for year round court dress rehearsals.
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London
Duchess of Somerset
Boswell
Maximilian of Mexico
Harper's Bazar
Infanta Seen in Crowds as Carriage Passes
In a crowded scene Mrs Chugwater recalls seeing the infanta in her carriage. Josiah notes the crowd cheered and she bowed graciously, responding with a smiling bow as she passed. Samantha recounts the moment with fondness and nostalgia.
Cruelty in Shipping Poultry Draws Humane Alarm
Commentary calls attention to the suffering of poultry shipped to markets during hot summer days. Observers cite lack of water cups in coops and birds kept in sun for days, cramped and thirsty amid crowded conditions at city wharves and markets.
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Ineu Resari
Colorado
Utah
Faust
Puebto
Colorado Springs
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Trinidad
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H. C. Townsend
G. BP
7. Agt
Louis
Heaith and Picassure Resorta
Bulffacs Courier
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Almont Insista
Jacker
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Fic Berup Co
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Sashrite
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Locis
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Aong
Mior
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Habbhard
Estelle
Julius Cesar
United Cooks and Pastry Cooks’ Association of the
United States
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Kate Field
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Childrens’ Home Society
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la Salle Street
Chicago
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Park Place
Elmira
N. Y
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A. Flsmith & CO
Hartsho
Minnesota
North Dakota
Mentant
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Oregon
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Critiers
B. Lambors
Lend
P. BR
B.S Paul
Mina
Thomas A. T
Rencinied Corre
Maysy
Harm Birks
Tras Brates
Thomantee
C. W. FE. Snyder
Arte Vickers
Gones Cil
ALN
RTE Cee
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