Courage and care echo in a child’s farewell tale
A family tale from The Children’s Corner recounts a small girl’s plea for comfort and a father’s tender devotion as illness nears end. It blends lessons on courage, gentleness to mothers, and the enduring bond between parent and child amid impending loss. The piece honors young Livcoln’s courage and a girl’s quiet asking to meet God with grace.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cauce
Doca Gadd
Pater
Baya
Papa
Heaven
Extraordinary Corsican brigand tale and a drowning reed escape
A long fragment recalls a Corsican adventure told to President Carnot about a French traveler pursued by brigands. He escapes by sealing a hollow reed with clay, submerging underwater for hours, and surfacing unseen at Ajaccio, claiming to have endured four hours of submersion. The tale ends with the reed portion as proof.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fenimore Cooper
Carnot
Corsica
Corsaea
Ajaccio
Dragon Trees and cautious wit in old notes
A collection of antiquated anecdotes on student blunders and the dragon tree of the Canary Islands. Humboldt’s lofty age estimates are challenged by later measurements, showing rapid growth in the Scod de los Binos tree. A Highlander in a kilt creates a scene aboard a Boston car after misreading a street sign asking if he wears pants.
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Canary Islands
Madeiras
Alexander von Humboldt
Orotava
Teneriffe
Humboldt
Scod de Los Binos
Cunard
Boston
Boston Courier
Newport Aristocracy In A Fair City Of The Sea
A breezy sketch of Newport Rhode Island’s season, contrasting codfish aristocracy with old money, English visitors, and social display. It notes lavish cottages, driving by Bellevue Avenue, and the gap between wealth and refinement, ending with a humorous portrait of mandolins and fashionable folly.
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Newport
Littin Rhodyg
Newrork
Long Hranch
Saratoga
Millonaire
United States
Hellevue Avenue
Ochre Point
Longest Day Versus World Clocks and A Turbulent Spaniard
A humorous fragment reports Senor Arturo Ildefonso, a handsome Spaniard hired to teach mandolin to cottage ladies, indulging in bees and champagne and whispering to ladies. The piece lists varying daylight lengths around the world, noting Stockholm, Spitzbergen, London, Hamburg, Wardoo, Saint Petersburg, Torneo, New York, and Montreal. It ends with a quip about aging and manners.
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Arturo Ildefonso
Arturo Hdefonso
Stockholm
Sweden
Spitzbergen
London
England
Bremen
Prussia
Hamburg
Germany
Dantzig
Wardoo
Norway
At &J. Petersburg
Tussia
Tobolsk
Siberia
Torneo
Finland
New York
Montreal
Canada
Practice over precept as gospel in English views
An American in England praises Bishop Potter as an ideal churchman and notes bishops imitate his courtly presence. The piece argues heart over head driving evangelization, asserting "practice is better than precept" and that inspired lives, not writings, advance Christianity.
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England
Potter
New York
Wealth Of Churches In 1685 New York Revealed
A careful digest shows Episcopalians leading real estate wealth at 13 319 000, with Trinity Church alone contributing much more. Catholics total 1 879 000, Presbyterians 5 484 000, Methodists 2 733 000, Baptists 2 555 000, Reformed Dutch 2 480 000, Jewish 2 194 000, and smaller groups plus others total modest sums. The piece urges clergy to raise public moral standards amid widespread dishonesty and materialism.
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New York
Trinity Church
Fifth Avenue
Fifty-fifth Street
Broadway Tabernacle
Methodists
Baptists
Reformed Dutch
Twentieth Street
First Baptist Church
Fourth Avenue
Thirty-ninth Street
Forty-third Street
Society of Friends
Mount Sinai
Canada
Indiana
Silcott
Wesk
Mammon
Christ
St. Lowis Republic
Fire, Water and a Promised Wife in Mercury Style
A playful exchange between George and Maria from Sunday Mercury centers on love devotion and a mock vow. He asks for lifelong fidelity even through fire and water and she agrees to marry if she will courageously meet the cold mornings and perilous tasks. The tone reflects sentimental witty dialogue from a 19th century mass-printed page.
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Maria
George
Sunday Mercury
Turnout figures spark talk of rising political stature
Citizens discuss McHeffer driving turnout and affording a $2500 cost as he rose from hard times to the State Senate this year. The scene unfolds with two townspeople debating how he can manage the expense and public ascent.
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McHeffer
State Senate
Boston Herald
The Waiter Dilemma Menace to Ladies in Public
A 19th century sociable-wide critique laments the public imposition of hotel and cafe waiters on women. It argues men casually spend, while women economize and endure delays during busy hours. The piece blames male behavior for the nuisance and urges men to curb public tipping and service costs.
Plan to cut fat to build beauty debunked
A Paris notes dispatch in London Truth mocks a claimed obesity reduction plan via fat removal as a hoax. The piece cites Dr Foote's Health Monthly, urging readers that the tale is not true and should not be shared as fact despite its sensational appeal.
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Paris
London
Truth
Ritter Gives a Puinter and a Legal Debut
A Boston courter tale recounts young Ritter starting a legal career after hanging out his sign. He explains his success by making the sign look aged, fooling passersby into believing he already had experience and attracting clients. This anecdote underscores a practical lesson in client perception and business approach.
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Ritter
Washington Street
Gut Hissi
Doston Courter
Revitalizing tonics and aerial photography via rocket camera
Encouragement for the feeble cites Hostetter's Stomach Bitters as a potent restorative renewing appetite sleep flesh and color while digestion improves and blood nourishes vital organs. A French inventor M Devesse develops a rocket attached camera with umbrella parachute enabling a descent shot protected by twelve lenses and instant shutter action.
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Hostetter
M. Devesse
Philadelphia
Harvest Excursions Sell Tickets Across Western Regions
The Burlington Route C B and Q will offer harvest excursion tickets from principal stations on itsines on September 9 22 and October 14 with Salt Rates to farming areas in the West Southwest and Northwest Tickets and details available from any C B and Q agent or P S Enstis General Passenger and Ticket Agent Chicago Il. Pot-Hunters dialogue references cruelty of hunting and sportsmen's views. A petrified human remains find at Jack Creek near Rawlins Wyoming will be sent to Rawlins and eventually to the Smithsonian Institution. TK 92 Dobbins Electric Soap advertising claims dirt removal and fabric preservation. Beaton Courier notes social chatter and a real estate dealer Mr Munn in Southern California.
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Burlington
P. S. Enstis
Chicago
Irgs
Jack Creek
Rawlins
Wyoming
Smithsonian Institution
Mountain resort lemonade price sparks protest
A hotel guest, charged 10 cents for lemonade, denounces it as highway robbery while clerks defend hotel policy as public service with profit. The exchange reveals tensions over pricing and fairness at the resort.
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Nviwe
York Sun
Gracious praise for Syrup of Fiza and luxury in England
Gratifying to all, the Syrup of Fiza is extolled as the best liquid laxative by the California Syrup Company. English society shows unprecedented luxury with jewels replacing natural flowers and extravagant diamond gowns at a state ball.
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California Dis Syrup Company
England
Brooke
Leinster
Ben Johnson Pun On Life And The 47er
The text presents a playful quip attributed to Ben Johnson about the meaning of life linked to the 47er. It contrasts two life outlooks the lively and the listless, noting how worry and illness grow with a blue mood. It promotes Dr. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets as a mild, effective remedy to improve health with small doses.
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Ben Johnson
Mallock
Mild Catarrh Remedy by Dr Sage Promises Healing
The advertisement touts Dr Sage's Catarrh Remedy as mild and soothing and describes it as a healing product offered for the price of fifty cents. It emphasizes gentle relief from catarrh symptoms.
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Jack” Livcoln
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Jesue
Sreof
Smith
Codfism
Bellevue Avenue
Regent's Park
Clow
Condhtion
Footian
Virginia
Hadson River
Nnn
Kentucky
Lord Nobnoddle
Burridge
Nobnoddla
John Falstaff
Lida Lee
Chicago Ledger
New York City
Promitse
Mince
Beaton
Mr Munn
Southern
California
Hood
Detroit
I. Griffin
Jackson
Michigan
Hall
Druguista
Norristown
W. J. Loran
Login
A Wang
Dr. Bull
Begenam
Pirus
Stuman
Isang Thompson
Druggista Sell We
Tmso
Tansill
Northwestern Military
Pasadena
Los Angeles
Cal
Ely
Weltey
Wead
ELY Bros
Warren St
N.Y
Nero
Tutt
Owen Thonaanda
Washington D
Puteielk Ofarreenalan
Washington, D. C
W. P
Palamis
Ates
W. Dudley
Pensecons
Bayer
Fitch & CO
Carcoran
Washington, D.C
Pehelona Ant
Satta
James Tanner
Penaiona
Jones
Binghamton
M. Hill Pub CO
East 3Th
Hewes
Smith & Wesson Arma
Wesson
Petar
Tela
Smith & Wesson
Springfield
Mees
Chichester
Wien
Beecham
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