London on Skates as Thames Freezes Over
Sadie J. Nulser reports a severe London winter with the Thames frozen, crowds watching the hungry gulls along Westminster Bridge, and the Niagara Palace crowded with elites skating daily. She notes Duke of Westminster, Viennese skaters, and a packed concert scene despite the cold, with gossip on theater tickets and local outings.
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London
England
Thames
Westminster Brides
Prette
Niagara Joe Palace
Beagen
Mwolla
Lomdun
Fordé
Wukses
Mirkises
Huckleberry Finn
Duke of
Otfeins
Joke Confusion On The Prairies In A Travel Tale
A humorous travel vignette from the Boston Budget features Lord Fitanoodle and his American companion crossing the American West. The English noble fails to grasp a local joke about Muggs Corner until an absurd late night interaction reveals the humor in the sign and the banter between cultures.
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Boston
Lord Fitanoodle
Lont Dandreary
James Yellowplush
Americon
Buffalo
America
Prairies
Muggs Corner
Right versus Plight in a Wild Dash
An American Wheelman entry describes a dramatic scene with a man racing on a bicycle and shouting a defiant challenge. The narrative captures a swift escape and pursuit, highlighting a tense moment in a mid 20th century wheelmen's tale.
Fragmented OCR snippet on boys and a Sunday school scene
A garbled OCR fragment mentions a Chicago source, a person possibly named Lanivet-Jehmnie, a question about a boy dressed for church, and a reference to Sunday school with mentions of We and Oriana Tree.
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Chicago
Inter Ovenn
Mr. Lanivet
We & Oriana Tree
Insidious Temptations and the Allure of Absence
A Detroit Tribune piece warns that the strongest enticements tempt a man away from home through a wife’s absence. It argues seduction lies in opportunity, not just desire, challenging the notion that married life prevents temptation and highlighting the lure of independence and risk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit ‘Tribune
Curious Anatomy Facts From An 19th Century Page
The column lists body facts such as a hair bearing up to four pounds, perspiration rates of six hundred to a thousand din hourly, a heart beating around twenty times per minute, and lungs storing air. It notes hair color distribution, skin perspiration, and muscle counts across body regions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Tale
Saturday Reflections on Boxing Crowd and Civic Talk
A reflective piece contrasts Wednesday boxing crowd support for the world champion with an earlier lecture in the city. It questions American tastes, mentions Corbett’s fame, civic duties, and the divide between muscular spectacle and intellectual life while noting social attitudes toward class and public figures.
Musical stirring in Scranton church choirs and famed artists
The city experiences a spring surge of choir singing with untrained voices stepping into church music and famed soloists stepping back. The piece cites Joseph P. Burne on Melba and Sadie Kaiser, notes Protheroe and Jarvis, and lists a twilight recital at George B. Carters with Lillian C. A. Hammett studying in New York. regional and international figures in opera and concert life are mentioned alongside local concerns about unbalanced volunteer choirs.
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Scranton
Musivcatt
Hite
Joseph P. Burne
Wilket-Harre
New York
Melba
Marguerite
Misa Sadie Kaiser
Teddy
Mint Kaiser
England
Wales
Maureltine
Ist
Camilla Uree
South Africa
Mionle Houk
Englaah
Carl How
Fund For Crewing & Ptatie
Liget
Weimar
Worcester
Carl Zerrahn
Andrania
Merrare
Modela
Where Blizzards Are Yet Unknown
San Diego California February 12 The writer describes a train journey from Colorado to San Diego and an extended stay at the Coronado hotel. He notes high mountains snow crowned Pikes Peak warm climate and paradoxical weather as well as sea coast life. The piece also mentions Indian schools at Albuquerque and encounters with California coast residents and local figures.
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San Diego
Call
San Dies
India
Tut
Rite Cage
Burlington
Quiryey
Samba
Gantet
Colorado
Pikes Peak
Baton Mange
Bern
New Mexico
Mexico
Arizona
Thomas Liyden
Carbondale
Albuquerque
Scranton
California
W Censtant
Crivelli
San Diegno
Motel del Coronado
Pacific
Stevenson Slang and The Art of Wit
The piece discusses Robert Louis Stevenson and his use of slang in contrast to polished prose. It cites Andrew Lang on Stevenson's speech and recounts a young Stevenson who argued with a clergyman, claiming slang is just good English in a crude but honest form.
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Priday
Harris
Drury Lane
Dick Whittingg
Sto
Dirk Whittington
Drenthe
Maanalen House
Cnet
New York
Tower of London
London
Corbett
Jorge
Detie
Tom
Owel
Hockwowks
Ton
Jim the
Penmat
Gould
Anna
Jonathan
Jean de Reszke
Metropolitan Opera Company
Bradley Martin
Iniliais
Ose
Troy Times
Hubert Louis Stevenson
Andrew Lang
Stevenson
Tooran Oon
Stevenson Nory
Welsh Jottings and City Distress Prompt Subscriptions
Flood elected Huddersfield town clerk. Death of Thomas Tones at Hafod aged 8. South Wales trade decline causes distress. Canon Thompsan and others urge relief. Subscriptions planned in Cardiff Swansea Newport Aberdeen. Sir George Morgan leads burial law reform debate set for March 8.
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F.C. Flood
Cardiff
Huddersfield
Thomas Tones CM
Hafod
Dowlins
CNTV
Canon Thompsan
Horder
G. A. Jones
George Unbhorne Morgan
Trilby verse fragment hints at marriage and departure
A fragmented verse laments Trilby and a failed marriage match. The speaker urges the subject to leave with or without a carriage, suggesting a year or two apart. The text carries early 19th or 20th century diction and a playful yet critical tone.
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Trilby
Marrige
Hunter's Fall Leaves Mui's Name Echoed in Regret
A New York Press report recounts a man named Mui who joined revelry with boys at night and singing camp songs. He then collapsed with a dull thud, marking a sudden, fatal end that shocks the local memory.
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America
Pam
Vitis
Didelowes
The
New York World
Jairson
Hiss
Mui
New York Press
Cures And Prevents Pain In Minutes Promises Relief
An old advertisement claims cures for colds coughs sore throat influenza rheumatism neuralgia headache toothache asthma and difficult breathing. It promises relief from the worst pains in one to twenty minutes and asserts no one should suffer with pain.
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Hadway
Walter
Radway
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London Symphony Orchestra
Garricks
Etritivh Museum
Miss Radical
Lyceum
Trving
Boones
Mead Valerie White
Plunkett Keene
Amortes
Greene
Gene Talemen
Maud Valerie White
Queen's
Queen's Small Hall
Plunkett Greene
Berwick
Mies Dale
White
Cony
Sadie J. Nulser
Tylleemanty
United
Eistes
Bacohol
Bowles
Muniel
Falentul
Gomes
Venkew
Bhaw
Holluvae Heights
Milwaukee
New York Musical Courier
Daniel Protheroe
Mus
Bae
Aio. Com
Charles Jarvis
Philadelphia
State Teachers’ Association
Jarvis
Beethoven
Paris
de Reszke
George BH. Carter
Duilley Bick
Dessonen Loath Murmaret
Sceeee Poole
Toston Willams
Cantieni
Wise Men
du Bois -See
Mita Nevin
COWON
Williaime
Masaford
Willams
Air
Lillian C. A. Hammett
Plantat
Taylor Avenue
T. Reeve Jones
Puttaaye Whow
LU Lehman
Abe Bev
Paul
Philharmonie Orchestra
Berlin
Knetrel Quartetto
Frans Knetzel
Otto Roth
Ludwig Svecanski
Alwin Behroeder
Arthur Niklech
Hans Richter
Liverpool
Manchester
Weingartner
Sucher
Muck
Uncle Sam
Ted
San Biesu
Lin
Doug UG
Ike Ao Dreim
Chapal
Jeople
Walter Tripg
Amanda Devo
W.h.hacker
Fuftalo
Spruce Street
Jermyn
Pilin
Druggista
DR. Radway & CO
Hook of
Advica
Madea
iWell Man
Fronci Ahmedyt
Met
Circularfves
River St
Ill
Matthews Bros
Tribune
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