Lines to a Skeleton Remains Of a Morbid Poem
Sixty years ago the London Morning Chronicle published a poem about a skeleton found near a display at a museum. The verse honors the eye, tongue, and feet that once served virtue and duty, imagining eternal rewards beyond earthly fame and wealth.
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What Is to Become of Sam in a Quiet Village Tale
Sam Frere, regarded by family as backward and silly, shocks the church by interrupting Mary Frere's banns. Amid mockery he proves steadfast, later becoming a skilled lawyer under the steady mentorship of his London uncle. His sister Mary supports him, and the family learns to value his heart and hidden ability over surface judgments.
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Free Kindergarten brings joy to city children dances and songs
In Harper's Magazine a vivid scene contrasts harsh rigid schooling with a lively Free Kindergarten. Children sing Birds in the Forest, move in circles, and play while teachers explain nature and trees. The method stresses activity, variety, and balanced mind and body to curb mischief and build discipline.
Patent two-horse street sweeper meets a determined woman
A two-horse street sweeper is cited as an unpleasant encounter, yet overshadowed by a hallway scene with a determined woman and a broom. The Memphis Avalanche notes parents deserting children and children deserting parents, but no wife deserts a husband.
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The Burlington Hawkeye On a Vicious Mule Tale
A humorous Burlington Hawkeye piece recounts Farmer John touting a bay mule as perfectly kind and sound. The exchange turns comic as questions about shoeing, harness, and ownership reveal the mule’s unruly nature and end with the man fleeing before he is harmed.
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Educated Taste and the Rise of Aesthetic Home Furnishings
The piece argues that people misremember room details under interrogation and urges cultivating esthetic taste. It cites Greek art as a model for lifelong visual education, criticizes machine-made furniture, and contrasts American comfort with European display driven by cost, urging more thoughtful, purer design in homes.
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Europe
Paris Ball Joke Sparks Sea Themed Gown Banter
In a Paris fancy dress ball a woman wore a green gauze low bodice gown. A gentleman asked whom she personated and she replied the sea. He quipped at low tide, provoking a blush from the lady.
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Folding crib fiasco ends with baby safe at aunt’s upstairs room
The Atkinsons suffer a night of frantic searches when a folding crib collapses sending the baby onto the floor. Mrs Atkinson fears abduction while police, a carousing chase, and a misled investigation reveal the baby was quietly with Miss Boggs all night. The morning brings a table turn and a sheet iron bottom fix.
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Hat decorations mocked as flowers in memory of killed men
A wry remark accuses ladies of decking hats with flowers in memory of men killed by milliners bills, reflecting satirical take on mourning and fashion. The line suggests social commentary on expense and loss, with a playful jab at feminine adornment during wartime or labor conflicts.
Railroads carry 3,000,000 passengers safely
The report notes 3,000,000 railroad passengers travelled safely while a single fatality occurred, highlighting overall safety performance as trains moved across routes. Authorities emphasize preventive measures and ongoing safety programs aimed at reducing serious incidents nationwide.
Widow of Daniel Webster at New Rochelle Portrait
The New Rochelle scene shows Mrs. Caroline Webster, widow of Daniel Webster, aged seventy eight, seated in the Leroy mansion grounds. Reporters note her frail mind, but she displays courtesy and brief eye for flowers as words reveal a link to the historic past.
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A Century of Cold Homes Before Modern Heating
A century ago fire use was limited to brick ovens and hearths with pine knots and candles for light. No pumps, matches, or modern stoves existed, and homes were often at zero temperatures with only one warm room unless illness required others to endure the cold.
Widow Seeks Final Style for Deceased Husband
A woman visits a C street barber weeks ago asking the price to dye a man’s hair and mustache. She explains the husband is dead and asks the barber to dye him for the funeral. The barber completes the dye, and the widow calls the corpse the loveliest buried on the Comstock.
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Signs of a Hard Winter Warns of Cold Months Ahead
Rural observers note signs of a severe winter from muskrat houses and deep water fish to thick fur on squirrels and heavy woodpiles. Adirondack residents report bears and small game edging toward clearings, signaling scarcity. A Danbury News item recalls a Western church fair where young women sold kisses for ten cents, yielding five to ten dollars for the treasury, while one elderly donor gave a dime for a kiss from a tobacco-chewing blind man.
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Clermont Courier Ad Rates and Terms
The Clermont Courier lists advertising rates: legal and transient ads at 1.00 per square for the first insertion (ten lines) and 0.50 for each additional insertion. Yearly discounts offered. Ads not exceeding six lines cost 36.00 per year.
An Unpublished Form by Hall Ackk
An excerpted verse fragment describes a cold wintry scene where a tear on snow becomes a gem in a maid’s diadem. An angel observes the tear, takes pity, and places it as a treasured jewel among the diadem. The verse evokes the moon, frost, and a cold dawn as the tear endures.
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Dewey
Miscellany of Quotations and Notices From The Era
A collage of witty excerpts cites actors, singers, and writers with quips about pumpkins fairs and fashion. It notes a vogue for patches on trousers and jokes about gardens, frost, and October quips. Also mentions a forthcoming book of humorous writing and a chess origin debate with India and Persia referenced.
Man in Dubuque buried whisky forgotten for years
A Dubuque man reportedly hid two dozen whisky bottles in his cellar twenty three years ago and forgot them until last week when they were unearthed. Critics doubt the tale, suggesting extraordinary explanations for the forgetfulness.
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