Kelter word long used in English dialects not Americanism
The text traces kelter from Danish and Latin roots through Johnson and dialect dictionaries, noting its wide English regional use to mean order or condition. It cites parishes, Sussex, Surrey, Whitby, and various counties, arguing kelter is a genuine vernacular term found in England long before any Americanism.
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Nek
Kellter
Kilter
Kelter
Skinner
Ray
Dan
Kilt
Rietz
Johnson
Barrow
Bailey Tell
Haliwell
England
Surrey
W. D. Parish
Sussex
Norles
English Dialect Society
Whitby
Mid and East Yorkshire
Weet
Woman's exchange item shows baby bottle cozy
A visitor notes a knitted baby's bottle cozy at a city women's exchange. The cozy suits railway travel and Miss Dosby's carriage, keeping milk warm and offering protection against breakage. Padding and knit versions are seen, though not as useful as the snug plain knit.
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Dosby
New York Times
Safety seamless pockets and notable literary figures
A quirky item praises a Yankee invention called safety seamless pocketed garments woven in one piece for no sew use and tailored fit. The page then offers a whimsical NYJ assertion about animals and youth, followed by a sketch of Robert Buchanan’s rise from a poor village boy to a leading London literary figure.
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Hwan
New York Journal
Robert Buchanan
Lie
London
London West End restaurants pay hidden tips to waiters
Fragmented text notes that some West End eateries extract tips from wealthy diners, with varied amounts from a few pence to two shillings, and mentions a wealthy waiter earning up to £32 weekly. It also oddly discusses malleable iron articles polished with curries shavings and New York pie bills and public costs, though context is unclear.
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West End
London
Carlings
Forgotten Baptism Sparks Reunion With Dr John Hall
A man recalls being baptized by Dr John Hall twenty five years ago in Ireland and accuses the clergyman of forgetting him. Hall reflects that it was a moment of levity and that the meeting underscores how memory can falter even for an educator of souls.
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Atravgely Fargettal
John Hall
Bindren
Hall
Everald Isle
Fall
Tam
Dr. Hall
Tan
Ireland
Dr. Hail
Pats
Catamaran Arrival Off Our Deck In Fijian Waters
A Boston Journal correspondent describes a native felucca like catamaran made from a hollowed coconut log with a bamboo platform and a mat sail. The windward craft paddled by a dozen natives maneuvered near the launch, spraying water as the vessel tilted but remained stable due to its broad hull. The catamaran tacked toward shore when wind fell, offering a vivid, barbaric spectacle.
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Boston Journal
Etiquette Recall Delays Imperial Departure at White House
A Washington Anthropologist notes a confusion over protocol when Dom Pedro I of Brazil visited the White House. The president's wife corrected guests that they should leave after the emperor, until a tired woman’s illness at dawn broke the stalemate. The anecdote emphasizes that etiquette yields to common sense in practice.
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Dom Pedro
Brazil
Washington
The Inn in Literature and Its Rise in England
The Inn in Literature traces its social importance from Chaucer through Elizabethan times, noting how Canterbury Tales begins at an inn with pilgrims and how the Ta Bard memory preserves the Talbot inn name, reflecting the tavern’s growing role in daily life as literature evolved.
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Chaucer
St. ‘Thomas
Thut
Hat of 150 Years Said to Belong to Family Dealer
Auburn second hand dealer George Allen claims a beaver top hat in his possession is over a century old. He notes the hat, likely from New York City, was made with a silk facing on the rim to permit lifting without disturbing the fur. The relic is described as father’s and grandfather’s hat in local Auburn records.
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George Allen
New York City
Auburn (Mase.) Gazette
They Prefer Old Styles Across the Atlantic Trade
An American firm ships 1000 lumber wagons annually to South America while local buyers in cities like Barnos Ayres favor ancient cart designs. The carts are drawn by a single yoke of oxen even when empty, yet people resist experimentation.
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South America
Barnos Ayres
Detroit Free Press
Watteau gown sparks comment in New York Weekly
In a fragment from a New York Weekly item a wife displays a new Watteau gown to her husband who recoils in disgust. The exchange notes the gown as the latest style and frames the domestic scene with humor.
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New York Weekly
Sharyeon-Phlatz Pride Glows as Aera Pokes Steelf
Phistz-It glows with pride as it pokes at others, a bold display of rival power. Sharyeon-Phlatz frames the moment as a striking sign of strength in a tense scene.
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Aera
Thomson and His Rats Marine Vengeance Tale in Lewiston Journal
In a Lewiston Journal account, Thomson tries to drown rats by placing them in a hogshead bag then releasing them from a boat. The rats swarm, leaving Thomson to swim ashore with injuries after the failed ruse. The incident spans four towns and three counties with rain complicating the tale.
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Lnstead
Thomson Usong
Trulition
Joe Thomson
Joe
Lewiston Joural
How a Spider Spins Its Web in Nature
The Cornhill Magazine describes how a common geometrical spider builds a web starting with a foundation area and about thirty radiating lines meeting at the center. It then lays concentric threads, thick with viscous drops, except near the center. After finishing the web, the spider adds a nearby cell connected by a thread that signals captures and guides the spider’s patrols.
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Cornhill Magazine
The Nose as Breath and Smell Organ Highlighted
A Youth's Companion excerpt notes the nose serves dual roles as a breathing passage and smell sensor. It explains the nasal structure directs air to the upper nasal chambers where olfactory nerves sense odors, while inhalation mostly uses the lower passages.
Powers and duties of France's president in the Third Republic
The president is chosen by a joint parliamentary assembly by majority vote for seven years and can appoint ministers, conclude treaties, and appoint military and civil chiefs with Senate concurrence. He can dissolve the Chamber of Deputies and trigger new elections. The executive Carlo-Was won the presidency on December 8, 1887.
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France
Senate
Chamber of Deputies
Carol
St. Louis Globe-Democrat
Not Badies. Teacher Encourages Youthful Confidence
A new teacher tells students that in the bright lexicon of youth there is no such word as fail. A Boston boy then raises his hand seeking clarification.
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Busines
Eles
Bostom
They Elope on a Raft Near Brady's Bend
A lumberman and his daughter elope with Frank Snyder after a tense clash with her irate father Andrew Myers near Brady's Bend on the Allegheny Valley railroad. Snyder wins the girl, but Myers pursues the couple as townsfolk name the romance daring and fraught with danger on the Clarion river rafting season.
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Wien
Brade Bend
Allegheny Valley
Andrew Myers
Aman
Myers
Brady's Bend
Wight
Clarion River
Clarington
Frank Snyder
Snyder
Jover
Thia
Paya
Rafia
Uber
Oothag Fx
Bina Self
Ani
Moyers
Union Depot
Mr. Myers
Camden
N. J
Othe
WM HENNEY TW AstLEY Pa vt Maiagor AUF
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WM Henney
Astley
Pa Vt
Maiagor Auf Fretioek
Alma
Chicago Berry day debate week divisons only part
Fragmented text references Grant Hapida Frew Cheer rary Chienge 16 pi Trae from Grand Rape Buiter Parloreer to Chicane Seats Ov JLB p. m. Traky from Geaiid Harylde Warner Tham heeyne rar 2 Chien ce. Mentions Grand Tapite Pree Mir Musslates Gen'l Pass. Agent. Grand Amissin warns about life and honey arnica salves. unclear details.
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Grant
Grand Rape
JLB
Grand Tapite
A Little Girl's Experience in a Lighthouse
A historical advert describes a lighthouse keeper family and a young girl narrator. It highlights Dr Ijenovery and a tonic offered with a free bottle, plus Bucklen's Arrive Salve and a pile remedy. The piece promotes Central Directory Bookstore as a sale point for these products.
Mortgage Sale Notice in Gratiot County Michigan
Public foreclosure notice records a mortgage by James McGarry and Catherine Garry to Thomas Mebiain dated April 71 1889 and recorded April 19 1889 in Gratiot County Michigan describing the sale of the premises at the front door of the court in Ithaca Michigan. The notice lists the mortgage balance and fees and sets a sale date by the county court with publication in a local newspaper for three weeks.
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Thhees
J. Potts
Kathy
Shen
W. Hughes
Anid
Tmuria
Vaustag
Potes
Probie
UDR
Mutan
Sith
Coancery
Mall Ading Ip
Grasiot
Tibace
Ie Ii
John Daxher
Sarat Sax
Utda Tit
Sarat Saxbee
Tte Tomtnion
Canada
Meee
Salk
James McGarry
Catherine Garry
Thomas Mebiain
Ruth
Henin
Datowin
Thomas Metin
Mortamgeo
James Po Stromit
Machel
Chester
Martin
Gratiot
Milhigan
Wiceues
Isha
Martie
Rowe O Thompton
Wren
Shieh
Morten
Ithaca
Anid Mertvave
Michigan
Preogise & Batowis
Titoarpas
Yetor Aestinee
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Arnica
Hung
West Michigan
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Verial
Renee
Dresemre
Peter Doetors
Elie
Ijenovery
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Bucklen
Arriva Salve
Tessrumrantond
Porhiccs
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Geo. Moore
Ohanorey
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