Young Daniel Webster In Judge Thompson's Office Story
Recalled by the son of the engineer who built part of the 1805 turnpike in New Hampshire the tale follows Daniel Webster as a young law student assisting Judge Thompson. The incident involved issuing writs to town officials for malfeasance in office to force payment, revealing Webster’s early legal prowess and later confirmation of the account.
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Daniel Webster
Boston
Salém
Newburyport
Portsmouth
New Hampshire
Connecticut River
White Hiver Junction
Seaboard
Corporation of
Portamouth
CAS
Thompson
Judge Thompson
Young Webster
Corporation
Turnpike Company
Webster
Pranklin
David
Theola eVentuy
Franklin
Richard 2. Kimball
New York
Unser Fritz Saves Filippé and Her Cow in Paris War Night
Frederick William the crown prince, later emperor, intervenes when German soldiers attempt to seize Filippé Lerouge and her cow Fauchette during a night guard near Paris in 1870. The princess-like act unites danger, courage, and compassion as onlookers witness the prince’s mercy.
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Sanday School
Frederick William
Germany
Paris
Filippe Lerouge
Fauchette
Anil
Wilden
Pilippe
Fanchitte
Filippe
Ailippe
Werluni
Pauchettel
Cruif
Pauchette
Filippo
Demando
Faychette
Filipe
He Pumped the Organ in a Small Village Tale
Eli Saunders a tall, eccentric villager pumps a Sunday organ for love and pride. A visiting organist praises his steady pumping though locals doubt his claim to musical importance. The tale follows Eli’s vanity and reaction to the city musician’s assessment.
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Eli Saunders
Neitheir
Eli
Maxon
Cure for rheumatism offered by famed physician
A well known doctor promotes Rhemanativan oil of wintergreen remedy as a universal rheumatism cure. She prescribes ten drops on sugar every two hours, with Rochelle salts, claiming it will end all symptoms and save lives while charging nothing for the advice.
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Jealoud
Rochelle
Mt. Ful
New York Herald
Wynning man describes prairie water wells with secret access
The Wynning man explains how prairie residents obtain drinking water by digging wells with concealed openings and circular stairways to water. He notes several such wells located in villages. The St Louis Republic adds mention of fruit enjoyed by animals and humans, including elephants and livestock.
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Wynning
Asaya
Eich
St. Louis Republic
Darling Changes Kept Marking Hearts Across Time
A fragmented lyric excerpt portrays a lover noting repeated changes in affection and sentiment. The speaker laments shifting promises and requests one final, decisive signal of enduring devotion amid lingering doubt. The piece hints at emotional tension and a plea for steadiness.
New Conquest of Egypt by Fashion and Pleasure
Charles Dudley Warner in Harper's writes that English visitors transformed Egypt not by arms or religion but by leisure and fashion. He argues centuries of conquest by Arabs and Persians were outpaced by a modern wave of tourism, taxation, and social change embodied by the new goddess Fashion reshaping Cairo and its temples.
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Khalif
Granada
Cordova
Alhambra
Rayyit
Nimrod
Shishak
Tiglath
Shubek
Marladdon
Sardanapulus
Psanmetichus
Cathysea
Hystaspes
Alexander the Great
Ptolemy Soter
Crear
Anthony
Omar
Ali
Menilocks
Napoleon
Mohammed Ali
England
Gladstone
Salisbury
Sir Garges Wolseley
Crmbyses
Haron al Aschid
Egypt
Keypt
Bypype
Nile
Pashion
Charles Dudley Warner
Harper's
Inoculation and the Practice of Induced Illness
Sheridan Delepine discusses historic inducement practices in Africa Persia and China. The piece notes inoculation reached Constantinople in 1673 and England via Lady Mary Wortley Montagu. It warns of unsafe beliefs about inducing measles for immunity and cites unprofessional use.
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Africa
Persia
China
Constantinople
England
Mary Wortley Montagu
Pam
Sheridan Delepine
M. B
Popular Science Monthly
Emersons final portrait session ends in tragedy
The account recalls Emerson visiting a gallery with relatives to sit for a photo. The sitter’s expression altered as the camera paused, prompting the relatives to destroy the negative. The visit ended without any photographs being delivered and soon after reports of his mental decline emerged.
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Emerson
Ameryon
Gaeerer
St. Louis Globe Democrat
Boy in Kilts Chases Chicken Outside Then Back Inside
A suburban boy in Kilts faced a setting hen on his yard during a cheeky outdoor chase. The chicken tugged at his kilts as he shouted and cried, then retreated indoors. He warned the bird he would “kill you” when he wears pants.
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Ben
Lia Feathered
Kansas City
Salutes by a Clever Dog Guarded Bear Island Light
A dog keeps watch at Bear Island light and rings the bell for approaching boats. The bell ringing, once done by a human, passes to the dog who uses his teeth to salute each vessel. Additionally, notes on Dr. Messenger Monsey and a tangent about youth and reformers close the piece.
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Bear Island
Rockland Iree
Convicts’ Returnees Get Care at Mission Helps Start Anew
The Bible and Fruit mission aids ex convicts after prison island release. It runs a lodging house and broom factory in New York City, with meals, work training, and daily chapel services. The program aims to reintegrate men into honest work and society.
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New York City
Con
Tnenwat
Penologista
Branditin
Society Hospital
Actig
Wekwelllx
Ust
Twenty-sixth Street
First Avenue
East River
Bellevue Hospital
Medical School
University of the City of New York
Bible and Feast Mission
Commission of Charities and Correction
Mere
Gluck Marin
Hera
Bible and Fruit
Phila
India
Brasilor
Ce Joorest Patrona
Secon Hiodate
Secia
Listart
New York Advertiser
Debate on Inheritance of Acquired Mental Traits
The article discusses whether cultivated mental faculties are transmitted to offspring. Professor Weismann and Neo-Darwinians deny such transmission, arguing education benefits only the current generation. It notes the contrast with accepted inoculation of knowledge.
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Weismann
The American man and his frayed manners in Cosmopolitan
An essay laments the untidy appearance and behavior of the average American man on trains and in public, praising British cleanliness while critiquing salutes and demeanor. It ridicules the “dude” and notes female preferences for foreign companions, ending with a defense of the dude’s role in outdoor life.
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London
Tam
Fis
Kalke
Devausa
Psstiuaa
Fife
Gay L
Julien Gordon
Cosmopolitan
Microbes Powering Decomposition and Bronze Corrosion
Professor William Crookes reports that microscopic organisms drive decomposition of dead matter into basic components and even form nitrates and salts in the presence of potash. He notes bacteria influence the aging of bronze by creating micro life on antique bronzes.
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Schloesing
Manta
Marcagno
P. F. Frankland
William Crookes
Hamlet performances praised across eras by noted actors
The piece surveys famed interpreters of Hamlet from Edwin Booth to Richard Burbage and later actors such as Irving and Salvini. It notes Baterrton Garrick Kemble Kean and Fechter among the greats, with a nod to Porrest, Mus, and Shakespeare’s own regard.
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Edwin Booth
Batterton
Garrick
John Philip Kemble
Edmund
Charles Kean
Richard Burbage
Shakespeare
Musready
Porrest
Charles Edward Fechter
Irving
Salvini
St. Louis Globe-Democrat
Free Child Fare Dispute On Transit Policy
A conductor tells a passenger that the boy should pay half fare while the passenger claims the child has ridden free for over six years and refuses to start paying now. The exchange reflects ongoing questions over transit fare rules and exemptions.
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Tadde
The Magistrate's Mule and the Richfield Bargain
In Richfield a judge fines Winn 12.50 for a street game under marshal supervision. Winn offers a mule as payment and the judge agrees to accept the bill of sale, but the deal collapses when the mule is seized to settle the debt. The mule travels the town in a funeral procession ending with the judge paying the fine and burying the episode.
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Winn
Richfield
Bar of Justice
Jas- Hee Orrick
Brother Orrick
Utah
Orrick
Singular neuralgia in amputated limbs discussed
A medical note describes painful nerve sensations after stump healing where damaged nerves in the residual limb trigger phantom pain in the buried extremity. The report cites a above elbow amputation and a leg amputation case, explaining terminal nerve sensitivity and referral of pain to distant ends.
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A Mun
St. Louis Republic
The Theater Manager and the Mysterious Stranger
A successful theater manager, nervous and near sighted, leaves after a frat production and bumps into a stranger. The exchange yields a humorous mishearing and later leads to a salary increase after contracts are renewed. The stranger privately praises the manager’s work.
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Lyas
New York Tribune
Quite Probable Old Ghappie Cartoon Exchange
A Pittaburg Bulletin quip highlights a playful exchange between two characters, noting fluctuating age and enduring charm. The brief dialogue showcases light banter on youth and fascination.
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O. C. No
Pittaburg Bulletin
Lushley Faces Criticism in American Grocer Mocking Verse
In a short quip the American Grocer mocks Lushley and Weeks Ah with stereo-typed jabs about speed and career aims, contrasting Wentman No and a nut career as a jab at their public personas. The fragment reads as satirical notices from a trade journal.
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Lushiey
Wentman
Lushley
River Prayer of William Cowan in Chambers Journal
The quoted verse describes a flowing river from moorland and meadow to the sea, with sun and moonlit scenes of happiness and beauty. It contrasts joyous landscapes with a sense of dreary exile, contemplating movement toward the eternal. The piece is attributed to William Cowan in Chambers Journal.
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William Cowan
Chambers’ Journal
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