Five Crowns and a Girondin Threat at Carbaix
In a dim cottage Michel Tellier faces a tense standoff as a party of mysterious, armed Girondins led by Petion enter seeking a prisoner. Barbaroux defuses the raid and spares the man yet vows he must pay for betrayal as Mayor aides reveal their power.
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Eallenly
Jade
Meracro
Girondin
Theadi
Michel Tellier
Michel
Petion
Louver
Pierre
Girondhes
Ibis
Peg Trae
Judas
Girondins
Barbaroux
Pierre Brunel
Mas
Barbsroux
Berbsroux
Stone
Ranr
Carbaix
Quipen
Wen
Bastile
Carbaiz
Jeanne
The Coffee Drunkard and Its Harsh Effects
The article discusses Mendel’s observations on coffee addicts, describing progressive symptoms from dependence to severe withdrawal. It notes temporary relief from tinctures and brandy, worsening bodily inflammation, and a tendency among nervous temperaments to develop the habit.
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Mendel
Relics of a Hero Diary of the King of Swedes at Charles XII tomb
The diary of a Swedish king recounts a 1859 visit to Charles XII’s tomb at Rid darholmen. Officials confirm the hero’s end was not by poisoning and the narrator gleans relics including a laurel leaf, a hair lock, a sword, and a Bible.
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Charles XII
Charles
Riddarholmen
Europe
Sweden
Cup and Weeds for Widows
Widow’s custom described as wearing a cap of Roman origin with peculiar attire continues to be observed in some circles, reflecting old rites. The fragment notes a tradition tied to mourning and remembrance, though details are incomplete.
Clarabelle’s Chat and Woes of Matrimony Column
A July to August New York Dispatch blends social anecdotes on marriage, hair mysteries, wills, widows, and dinners. A barber’s secret ties love to a bald head while a couple swaps hair for a toupee. A probate tale features a physician who wills his funds to his wife only if she remarries. A comical widow misadventure follows a mistaken embalming and a costly mourning outfit. The column closes with dinner etiquette on flowers and a hotel owner lamenting millionaire waste versus cost-conscious patrons.
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New York
Osrl HF
Takine
Bevreral
Carl H
Herusband
Madam M's
Chicago
Teaching teachers and the public schools in Pittsburg
A reader laments excessive speeches at teachers institutes in Pittsburg. He attacks grandiloquent edu cant rhetoric, poor English, overlong hours for students, and the politics of school appointments. He calls for practical reform, better training, and elected committees of mothers and educated voters.
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Pittsburg
Eastet Teachart
Talleyrand
Bessiz Bramdle
The Billiard Ball’s Checkered Life
A column traces the fate of ivory billiard balls from factory production to wear and cracking. It describes the lengthy process of turning, drying, polishing, and weighing, then follows balls into hot rooms, dull rooms, and Bowery saloons where damaged pieces end up repurposed or recycled.
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Africa
Asia
Saya
New York Mail
Jess
New York City
Hong
Bowery
Perfect Human Foods: Dishes Near Nutriment Standard
The New York Grocer cites fried fishballs brown bread and baked beans as near perfect nutriment for adults per Voit. The article notes reasonable portions and mentions pork stews as aligning with the standard for a week’s supply.
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New York
New England
Concho P
Voit
Fishing for Turtles From an Old Providence Journal Tale
The article describes turtle fishing methods and tackle, noting early morning as best for baiting with worms. It explains how turtles bite, the need to keep the line from the bottom, and the dangerous landing process before killing the animal by head shot.
Perfume Tales of Remembrance and Tragic Love
A Brooklyn Eagle excerpt notes how scents trigger memories and can lead to divorce, citing a rich man unsettled by his wife’s perfume matching a former lover’s scent. A second tale describes a man driven to suicide by grief after losing his wife and being overwhelmed by wealth and leisure.
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Brooklyn Eagle
Electricity And Injun Mischief On The Veranda
A narrator recalls a denoted scene at an Indian agent’s house where an unseen Indian peer emerged from a storeroom and slipped away after attempting to steal whisky. The brief episode unfolds as the agent's electrical machine is noted and the intruder vanishes amid a puff of dust.
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Carmencita
Lean bin
Fragmentary Boston Herald Caption Pieces From 1900s
Readable scraps show a pitying woman addressing a tramp and a remark about dogs. The text is fragmentary with incomplete dialogue and ambiguous context. No clear events, dates, or named entities beyond generic references to Boston.
Glory or Dollars and the Reward of Success
James C. Porpy argues that true success comes from fighting adversity and deserves tangible rewards, not mere inner satisfaction. He contrasts public credit for luck with the work and risks behind achievement, urging fair recognition for effort and discouraging rewarding failure.
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Jack
Fesson
John Milton
Ding
Penitentiaries
James C. Porpy
Bols outcasts and party loyalties in Harper's Weekly critique
The piece denounces Republican dissenters from tariff and election bills, citing Hiscock Depew Reid and others as orthodox yet opposing the presidential ticket. It recalls Higginson’s remark on belters and notes historic defections across party lines, with John Jay quoted on principled policy and honor.
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Mesers
Hiscock
Depew
Reid
Hickora
Harper's Weekly
Senator Plumb
Halstead
Herald
Colonel Higginson
New York
Evarts
Andrew Johnson
Mhose
John Jay
Physical Power test shows gender strength difference in Paris
An anthropologist in Paris conducted strength tests using a downward pressure device on 50 men and 50 women aged 25 to 43. Results show the strongest man reached about 83 kilograms, weakest about 40, with average around 56 kilograms. Shorter men nearly matched taller peers, with an average gap of about three kilograms between genders.
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Ater
Willionaire
Clara Belle
Paris
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WRON@S
Senate
Biek
Western
Wilds
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Boston
Richard Grant White
Johnnie Smith
Pistes
Sule
Germany
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Providence Journal
Howas
North
Kentucky
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Sadam
Sen Tor
Dispatch
Fate
Succese
Milton
Hetennot
Spee
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Ces
Geniua
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