Susan Amanda Matilda Jane in Silent Mourning
Poem recounts a husband praising his deceased wife Susan Amanda Matilda Jane. A grieving speaker contrasts her virtues with the living, noting her punctuality, frugality, sewing skill, and unwavering church Attendance. The piece laments the beloved wife through a lamenting refrain and vivid memory.
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Susan Amanda Matilda Jane
Peerles
The Old Scout Sacrifice on Arizona Trail
In Arizona Territory, Captain Raton survives an Apache raid aided by Dick Arguson and the steadfast Old Scout. After rescuing Neleta Raton, the scout is mortally wounded guiding them toward safety, dies at dawn, and is mourned by all as Captain Raton rebuilds and Dick marries Neleta.
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M. Victor Staley
Jack
Yonder Hill
Rio Grande
Territory
Arizona
Jack Ankerney
Dick Arguson
States
Capt
Raton
Capt. Raton
Ile
Neleta
Captain Raton
Aaton
Neleta Raton
India
Dicix
Coes
A Proverb Disproved By a Wife's Heavy Weight
A Boston Budget quip derides the saying that a man is master of his fate noting that when his wife weighs him down his fate overpowers him. The lighthearted comment reflects domestic humor in the era.
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Boston
Central American theater in San Jose described
A description of the first theater in Central America located in San Jose. The theater has three tiers of boxes and a prominently lit stage. It notes society’s full dress attendance, the presidential box opposite the stage, and a vivid scene of Costa Rican culture and public behavior during interludes.
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Central America
San Jose
Costa Rica
Bernardo Soto
Joe
Fire Eater's Explanation From Georgia Portrait of Bob Toombs
An anecdote from Georgia portrays the brusque Bob Toombs on his deathbed with a caller from Connecticut. The exchanged sharp politics reveals enduring tensions between Yankee and southern perspectives as Toombs proclaims their struggle and triumph.
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Georgia
Bob Toombs
Connecticut
Penceres
Toombs
New York: Times
Max the Skye-terrier Delights Guests With Tricks
A family gathering features Miss Chamberlain and her dog Max performing for guests. Max waves from the window, shuts the door with a paw, dances on hind feet, plays piano keys, and waltzes with lively charm. The terrier learns sneezing to impress a visiting gentleman.
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Miss Chamberlain
Ella
Mrs. Chamberlain
Max
Dangers of House Plants Spreading Malaria
Dr. Saulsbury warns that malarial fever can spread among sleepers in rooms with earth from malarious soil. Pots with such earth foster germs in moist warm closed spaces. Dr. Eichwald notes a patient cured in her chamber relapsed when in the parlor until roots were removed, after which no recurrence appeared.
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Saulsbury
Eichwald
University of St. Petersburg
Havin
Pittsburgh Gazette
Found His Man and the Reporter Hunt
In a Life magazine style exchange Brown and Robinson discuss Dumley’s condition after seeing him across the street. Dumley appears worn but is suspected to be recovering significance as the Bugle article sparks a search for its reporter.
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Brown
Dumley
Robinson
Yester
The
Bugle
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