The Coach and the Quiet Creature
A man named Simon Althope recalls buying a luxury coach and horses with a windfall after meeting a sharp stranger. The sly seller guides him to a hidden private sale, leading to a deal that brings misdirection and a mysterious passenger aboard. The voyage ends with a strange disturbance as he ferries two terrified Midwives and a fainting woman, leaving questions about the carriage and its hidden passenger.
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Peggy
Simon
The Ballad of My Breeches A Storm Memory
A speaker recalls a childhood storm on washing day when breeches flew like witches and the narrator mourns the loss of his boyhood garments. The vivid storm imagery contrasts with the material loss of pants and pride, ending with a lament for neglected clothes and time.
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Las
The Haunted Carriage Witnessed by a Stage Coach Driver
A carriage driver recalls two pale passengers and a ghostly woman in white within his coach. The tale escalates as a wife refuses the coach, a man is arrested for murder linked to the same carriage, and the driver burns the bridge to the eerie vehicle.
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Peggy
Dentists and the American dental trade in early days
It is estimated there are about twelve thousand dentists in the United States in active practice who use annually more than half a ton of pure gold and cheaper fillings. The proportion of sound teeth is about one in eighty in early times.
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United States
Unreadable dental health warning from archival text
Fragmentary excerpt discusses teeth care and habits harming dental health. It notes obedience to sanitary laws, smoking, hot foods and drinks, frequent sweets, and excessive belief in science that teeth can be saved. Highlights ugly mouths, sunken jaws, and prominent mouth lines as common.
PALL AND WINTER FASHIONS
Reticules return in silk or velvet with wrist cords. Broad pale blue rose or cream collars worn with dark dresses. Recamier hair updo with fringe forward. Bonnets favored with plush or velvet, feathers and flowers, bird of paradise for expensive pieces. Hats include felt round styles and jockey hats with ostrich plumes. Wraps feature long sacques in rough cloths and smooth fabrics with embroidery. Mantles and capes vary from Dolman-like to circular forms.
Annexation debate colors ex-President Sumner clash
The dispute centers on the Santo Domingo annexation proposal. President Grant pressed Senator Sumner for aid while Sumner clarified committee roles, pledging to act consistently to support the administration. The exchange concluded with Grant withdrawing.
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Sumner
Santo Domingo
John W. Forney
Ben Perley Poore
Poore
Forney
Gen. Grant
United States
Chauman
Foreign Relations Committee
Judiciary
Tana Republican
Boston Commonwealth
Names and Fame How a Claim to Greatness Hinges on Given Names
Essay argues that historic figures achieved fame due to their distinctive names. It jokes that comic or ordinary names might have doomed Moses, Cleopatra, Napoleon, and Joan of Arc to obscurity. The piece underscores parents’ role in naming for future greatness.
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Moses
Mortimer
J. Byng
Pharaoh
Joe McClafferty
Cmnsar
Lemuel
Toombs
Hannibal
B. Tomlinson Pugh
Sam Mneilheamy
Galvin
Washington
Philadelphia Bulletin
Market prices and livestock ratings from regional trade list
A fragmentary trade sheet lists prices for hogs cotton oats and lard alongside mixed Western and local steers and heifers. It references Chicago and Park New Mess with numbers that indicate bids and quality grades for livestock.
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Pete
Cess
Chicago
BF Ryuu—Western
Park—New Mess
Perils of the Telephone crossing wires in Providence
Rhode Island agent for Bell's telephone, Louis W Clarke, heard a catlike noise while linking Rocky Point to the city. A wire crossing allowed a businessman and a proprietor's wife to hear a distant third party. No harm, but demonstrates potential for mischief from crossed lines.
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Louis W. Clarke
Rhode Island
Bell
Telephone
Rocky Point
Providence Journal
Stimulant Bitters Prove Vital in Restoring Activity
Physicians praise Hostetter's Stomach Bitters as the most salutary tonic stimulant for torpid bowels liver stomach and kidneys. The preparation blends pure old rye with restorative life sustaining elements from medical botany and is said to endure in adverse climates.
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Hostetter
Raman Cloakings Featured for Winter Wear
Advert says taritan Matelasse Cloakings in thick woolen goods for ladies and children. Suitable for cloaks sacques dolmans circulars and jackets. Marketed as stylish and cheap and available at reading dry goods stores nationwide. Readers urged to request Raman Cloakings only.
The Book of Wonders Giveaway at Boston Press
An advertisement describes a free distribution of The Book of Wonders a curious title with wonders of Heaven and Earth including witches dreams and curiosities. It invites readers to request via postal card from F Guirason & Co 788 Washington Street Boston Mass. Also notes Honest vs Fraudulent Weight and praises Dovey's Yeast Powder as full weight and pure.
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F. Guirason & Co
Washington Street
Beston, Mass
Dovey’s Yeast
NEW York Commercial Advertiser
Club of Ten
Club of Thirty
The
Commercial Advertiser
Hugh J
Fulton St
Noy
City
Davis
Tawien
Ll Medicina Delors
American Publishing CO
Martford, Conn
Chicago
Cincinnati
Ohio
Murray x Baer
South Desplaines St
Beatt Pinno
Organ Best
Slacula Q News
Daniul J
Beatty
Washington
Winnorrs Toxic Chill Tonic Promises Cure Without Doctors
An old advertisement extols Winnorrs Toxic Unramine and infallible Chill Tonic as a cheap safe and prompt remedy for chills. It claims no doctor visits no prescriptions and no large bills, praising it as friend to the poor and a boon for the rich. Also includes endorsements and a milling patent note.
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New Orleans
Pond
Kfarmers
First Norsemen
New York City
Ponds Extract Company
Maiden Lane
New York
Haines Upright Pianos Dominate State Fair
Telegraph note from New York announces Haines Bros upright pianos winning the first gold medal at the State Fair with demand for two uprights. A. Rep & Sons of Chicago advertise Five-Ton Wagon Scales at 350 each with trial and prepaid freight, urging buyers to avoid old prices.
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Haines Bros
Fifth Avenue
New Yon Town
Haines
A. Rep & Sons
Chicago, Il
Jones
Binghamton
N. Y
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