Noted items and musings from distant times
A collage of notices touching on 19th century topics. English army drills, bee hive women, Emperor William gifts from France, Yous B Gouan’s New York debut, temperance anniversaries, Parsten Annix on marital laws, Greek Hebrew scholars on the deceased wife’s sister question, American Newspaper Directory stats, and local matchups of Mary Poythres and John Gross with a wedding after years of refusals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henex Jackson
William
France
Yous B. Gouan
New York
Gough
Me.t. Parsten Annix
England
Europe
America
United States
Canada
Mary Poythres
Sylvania County
John Ginsa
Texas
John Gross
Mary
Rhubarb recipes and nun orders cited in cookery notes
A fragment from a cookery page recounts rhubarb simmering with butter and cornstarch then folded into whipped eggs, hinting at pies. The piece shifts to a grandmother’s pancakes recipe and a New York correspondent’s note about New Jersey nuns, their cloistered life and needlework.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Boston
Newark
N. J
Order of St. Dominic
Prouville
Wee
Prize Essay On Butter Making Tips For Cows And Cream
A guide titled Prize Essay on Butter Making offers practical advice on dairy care. It covers water quality for cows, gentle cow handling, milking in clean conditions, cream preparation with steady temperature, utensils, and churning. It details souring, gradual churning, whey removal, and proper salting and aging.
Bears at Water Love Fishing in Vivid Portrait
A Lewiston Journal recounts a large bear in a swamp fishing from a hollow log. The bear baited with a forearm through the log, waited for trout and red-sided suckers, then pulled his catch into the log, displaying keen fishing instinct and surprising proximity to the observer.
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Lewiston
Bfe
Fragmented Poem Fragment Reveals Engith Belt Imagery
The text recalls Oliver Wendell Holmes in The Atlantic discussing a character named Engith and her evolving adornments. It describes a golden belt with diamonds at the waist, then as a headdress, a diadem, a roseate necklace, and finally a bracelet and ring as years pass.
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Oliver Wendell Holmes
Nothing in the Paper and a Quip About Sermons
A fragmentic line hints at a joke or aside about the day’s contents being dull, contrasting with a neighbor’s claim that something might scare away a past or sermon themes. The text suggests casual dialogue and a reminiscence of a church visit.
Odds and Ends From a Bustling Era of Notes and Tales
A miscellany of curios and anecdotes from a past era. Butterflies and a summer at Newport silhouette. We hear of a New York living cost, Scottish and British rail speed, and a grand jury indictment for pilfering. Notes mention Montana Indians’ destitution, Baltimore cable projects, and a Kleptomaniac in London. Also tales of a yacht, ruined monuments, bridal wreaths, and a Paris residence.
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Reavon Ps
Mus
Neuram Gnasi
Santon
Newport
Jessim Juss
New York
Salmi Morse
Eee
San Francisco
Great Britain
New York Saltabestal
Lance
Montana
Baltimors
London
Prince of Wales
Sydenham
Florida
Sroxzs
Jm Fisk
Rockaway
Suasra
San Diego
Uni
Tax Board of Trade of
Cleveland
Objio
Boston Common
Namouna
Mediterranean
Trandan
Pranaere
Hannibal
Amouth
Morrixay
Mexico
Secreranxy Liscore
Kazan
Russia
Senoranr Mason
Virginia
Paris
Henry Sonorr
Cacraivemarats
Cal
New Haven
Warren Soretat
Ulm
Wurtemburg
Fi 'Er Elon Tansoma
Beri Aas
Oconee
Not Well Response Cited by Mr Pipesbey
A terse exchange notes a doleful reaction to a remark about health. The fragment mentions Mr Pipesbey and a bleak tone, with unclear context or action. Further readable details do not reveal a clear event, date, or involved organizations.
Train reunion under rain at the depot in Philadelphia Call
In heavy rain fans and locals gather at the railroad depot hoping for a reunion with Cann. Nel Bor expresses longing while a terse exchange echoes the paper’s slang and urban voice of the era.
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Philadelphia
Where to Go In Sickness Combines Schoolyard Wit
In a New York town, a pompous ballot official corners a student asking where a sick person would go. The student answers with quiet humor that he would go home to bed, provoking laughter from the crowd as the scene ends with the town hall roar.
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Sim
What Shall the Harvest Be Tenue Bistings Quote
A fragment from Tenue Bistings features a young lady urging her sweetheart George to grow a mustache when it appears. The line reflects playful courtship language and social humor of the era.
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George
William B Rindge’s revival called miraculous
A fragment recounts a dramatic case where a young man, William B Rindge, seemed near death from a mysterious illness. His sister defied doctors to administer an unorthodox remedy, after which he slowly recovered. The tale frames this as a near-miracle and warns about deceptive early symptoms of serious diseases, urging microscopic analysis for proper diagnosis.
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New York
Clarke
Cambridge
Moss
United States
Mr. Clarke
Ace Aent
Pesac
Custom House
Ality
Howe
William
William B. Rindge
Cortland
Osc
A Very Dark Day at the Diner
A rainy gloomy morning in a diner leads to a comical demand for light and electricity. Patrons joke about borrowing from Doctor Smith’s magnifying machine to see in the dark while the waiter contemplates opening shutters and lighting gas.
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Montague
Doctor Smith
Dr David Kennedy Favorite Remedy Promoted in Wareety
A damaged page promotes Dr David Kennedy’s preferred remedy for various ailments as a universal cure. The ad claims extensive testimonials and speaks of a patent medicine marketed from Hoestout New York with assurances of safety and healing benefits.
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Sickvar Howl
Wareety
Chewang County
New York
Damahier
Beremn
Fiat
Trendeim Ceskexill
David Kenedy
imRomdeat
X.Y
Reomedy Peredvet
Bearl
David
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New Jersey
Senkin
Anand
Odds and
Mr. Pipesbey
Cincinnati
Chicago
Dairymren Geeting
Wells, Richardson & Co
John Davis, Ray
Woodburn, Il
Sxtoy Rohan
Peete
L. Lange
Brios
Broadway
Ray
S.H. wWood & CO
Durid
Faverna Remely
Hte
Reo
Arty Ain CX Ert
Herve
Clyde
Eansee
Bale
Beaver
Palmytro
Syntereet
Bs Herder
Scribner's
Eden Ier
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