France Votes in New Chamber Debate Ends in Uncertain Tide
Theodore Stanton analyzes France’s party organization as voters begin the chamber elections. He notes the lack of a party machine, central government influence via prefects, and the risks of Boulangism. Outcomes hinge on whether Republicans gain or lose ground and which faction dominates.
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Paris
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Boulanger
New York
Washington
Friends of Reform
America
Ima
Batilf
Clemenceau
Theodore Stanton
Chicago Conductor Wins on Cord Table Wikest Making Mooney
A Chicago conductor who plays Pedro with regulars during layovers on southern suburb routes wins a string of pennies and nickels from his own pockets after a noon session. He discovers later the coins were his winnings but caused him to reimburse friends to keep quiet about the incident.
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Chicago
Mooney
Pedro
Be Sure You Are Right and Then Go Ahead Motto Origin
The origin of the saying Be sure you are right and then go ahead is linked to Davy Crockett in Jackson's 1812 campaign. General William Moore recounts Crockett accompanying him to present a complaint, earning the motto's popular use among soldiers and across English language speakers.
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New England Magazine
Jackson
William Moore
Davy Crockett
Young Crockett
Moore
Crockett
Conflicting Views in Court Echoes from Chieaco Tribune
The exchange shows a defense objection about a juror being pigeon-toed and closs-eyed. The judge overrules the objection, and the attorney objects to perceived bias, reflecting tensions in the courtroom reporting.
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Chieaco Tribune
Young Man Proposes To Beauty Despite Poverty
A shy clerk on weekly pay asks Nell to marry him, claiming love over wealth. She wonders what he dared to say and recalls that her heart would not be bought by money or status. The scene unfolds with questions of fate and fortune.
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France
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Happy Land
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Rhea
Cork
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Menephtah
Moses
Mae Peter of
Amon
Tomorrew
Baie
Egypt
Ocean Greyhounds. What will it be in 100 years
A historical overview traces trans Atlantic steamship progress from the Savannah’s 1819 launch to 1870s giants. It notes early fuel limits, the shift to screw propulsion, and record speeds set by Arctic, Pacific, City of Paris, and City of Brussels as industry competition drives bigger and faster liners.
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Dispatch
Fastnet Light
Sandy Hook
Atlantic
Upper
New York Bay
Erie Basin
Savannah
Francis Pickitt
New England
Moses Rogers
New London
Stephen Vail
Liverpool
Collins Line
New York
Arctic
Baltic
Pacific
Adriatine
Inman
City of Paris
Queenstown
Halifax
Brussels
Berlin
Trans Atlantic steamers push speed and scale into the future
A. B. Seaman notes record breaks from 7 days 7 hours on early runs to 6 days 19 hours on twin screw ships. He highlights triple expansion engines, shifting from single to twin screws, and the looming role of electricity as a future motive power.
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Columbia
Victoria Augusta
Teutonic
Inman
City of New York
City of Paris
Versels
Paris
Centy Oak
Fastnet Light
Umbria
Etruria
Atlantic
A. B. Seaman
Expert Driver Hints At Stakes Not Horses In Chicago
An insurance broker on La Salle Street recalls hiring a driver with an odd yet striking face. The man claimed ten years of experience and mentioned Forepaugh, the circus man, but his chatter about “driv[ing] stakes” instead of a horse team reveals the mismatch.
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Chicago Tribune
la Salle Street
Foreaugh
Adam Forepaugh
What Causes Wrinkles and Their Distinctive Lines
Dr. Peppenbrook from the Globe-Democrat explains facial wrinkles arise mainly from laughing and expressions. He notes each habit leaves specific marks: smirks cause semicircular cheek lines, habitual frowning deep lines from nose to mouth, cadaverous jaws with two wrinkles, scholars crease the brow, and schemers produce eye spokes around the eyes.
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Dr. Peppenbrook
Globe-Democrat
Adam's Apple Tour Shapes Collar Fashion Debate
Joe Beardsley explains how deformities influence neckwear styles from low to high collars. He notes the choaker and later turned down ends left gaps at the throat, but many men with prominent Adam's apples prefer the booker to hide the feature.
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Washington
Joe Beardsley
He Loves Me Not and the Last Leaf of Love
A lyric meditation describing a broken heart and the phrase he loves me not as a flower’s petals fall. The speaker clings to a blossom and a hopeful vision of Pisgah while a final line reveals love remains with the speaker. Contains motifs of loss and reliance on enduring faith.
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Washington Post
Night Coons Hunt Led by Uncle Jack in Antebellum Style
A vivid account chronicles a nocturnal raccoon and opossum hunt led by Uncle Jack among enslaved darkies, dogs, and torches. The trek moves from Uncle Jack's cabin through forest trails to treed game, with cheers, dangers, and ritualized prep for carrying game home.
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Ole Ring
Dar
Darkey
Hunter No
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Chile
The Ol y Man Played Ol How a Maine Teammtrr Proved His Business
A Lewiston Journal reminiscence recalls Colonel John Goddard, first Maine Cavalry, a lumberman with iron resolve. A tall Yankee applicant proved his skill as a teamster by forcing Goddard to yield to the yoke, earning a job and later serving as a private who fell under Grant with lieutenant epaulettes.
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Maine
Lewiston Journal
First Maine Cavalry
John Goddard
Goddard
Grant
Colonel Hicks Sues Himself Over Small Debt
A former Union Colonel and judge, G H Hicks, faced a $25 debt to a firm after war service. He sought time to pay but was told a suit was needed. He proposed taking the case himself, hired a lawyer, collected $50 in fees, then settled the judgment to take the firm’s business.
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G. H. Hicks
Minneapolis Tribune
Hicks
No Sales At That House In Irate Book Push
A Detroit Free Press brief recounts a book agent visiting a Sec ond avenue home to hawk Lives of Plutarch. The resident complained of a sick headache and jokingly threatened the agent, who left with both volumes under his arm and a regretful retreat.
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Detroit Free Press
Second Avenue
Plutarch
Putarch
Butler on Nagasso Company Investments Revered
In Boston Budget a reporter records General Butler remarking on his stake in the Nagasso guano island company. He says I may be an owner in that company but I do not remember that I am. The General is noted for his average memory.
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Boston
General Butler
Nagasso
Skipper-Swordfish: Harlem River Swim Myth Debunked
Local wit recalls disbelief at rumors of swordfish in the Harlem River and jokes about improbable sea life in urban waters. The remark playfully challenges wild tales while highlighting urban folklore in a humorous tone.
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Harlem
Chaos Follows Hebrew Massacre as Tanis Slaves Cleanse City
In Tanis Hebrew quarters lie ruined and abandoned after mobs burn homes and murder a Hebrew usurer and family. Base, carried by a litter, surveys the destruction while Pharaoh Menephtah contemplates Moses and the fate of Egypt, scenes of divine wrath and political intrigue unfolding.
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Hornecht
Archers
Mesu
Oweelli
Nun
Hosea
Joshua
Beartha
Mehela
Moses
Tanis
Pharaoh
Eaje
Hichriest
Baie
Mesa
Ten Dollars to See a Lord in an English Ocean Voyage
A Boston Post reader recalls a voyage story where a California miner pays ten dollars to glimpse a real lord on a ship. The English aristocrat examines the coin as the miner asks how it should be spent, revealing satire on wealth and status aboard a maritime crossing.
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Boston Post
England
California
Ange
Parnell's Dominance in Ireland Exposed in Abroad
The article claims Parnell uniquely controls Ireland by directing candidate selection and voting, surpassing leaders like Bismarck and Gladstone in practical political power. It asserts no one else can nominate or elect as many candidates or sway party votes as he can, shaping Irish politics directly.
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Udett
New England
Parnell
Ireland
Bismarck
Gladstone
Hia
Lena
Cosa
Fragmented Verse Memoir On Engagement and Regret
A garbled diary style piece reflects on an engagement ending and lingering feelings. The narrator questions Tom’s sincerity and addresses love’s illogic, while cryptic lines hint at conflict, remorse, and social judgment. Strong, unnamed voices evoke confusion and longing.
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