Myra Trade Harp Brings Curious Neighborhood Reactions
The piece recounts Mrs Myra Trade of Detroit buying a harp and neighbors reacting with humor and confusion. Her practical husband funds the instrument. she plays tender tunes, provoking curious episodes with a curmudgeon across the street and playful misinterpretations from onlookers. The tale shifts to praise for Reuben Fields the child prodigy mathematician from Fayetteville, noting his astonishing rapid calculations, sense of time, and memory.
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Jim
Stop Whining and Embrace a Brighter Life
A short exhortation denounces chronic whiners, arguing physiology and common sense show such fretting exhausts nervous vitality. Life, it says, is shaped by us, meant to discipline toward a higher state, so stop complaining and move on rejoicing.
Salt Lake Swim Describes Buoyant Waters And Salt Crystal View
A New York Sun report recounts swimming in the Great Salt Lake where life is scarce beneath the surface aside from minute worms. The water’s buoyancy astonishes, eyes sting, salts coat hair, and fish float belly up upon contact.
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Salt Lake
Great Salt Lake
Mr. Hood
Ael
Soncca Lake
New York Sun
Remarks on a Newark Nose Incident on Broadway
A Newark man with a plastered nose faced a chorus of local remarks as he walked Broadway near Central Avenue and Market Street. Citizens mocked his altered face, joked about the revival, and a judge warned a nosey observer in court. Also noted is a wittily recited legal quip about committing nuisance and a jail sentence for bigamy ending in a double quarrel.
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Newark
Broadway Street
Central Avenue
Market Street
Boon
Boon Sassin
Weeping willows and companions as arbour trees
The article discusses planting and care for weeping willows, birches, and ashes as arbour trees. It notes willows thrive in deep soil near water but also perform well on lawns. Weeping birch offers a similar effect, while weeping ash requires tall stock and secluded spots to form a shaded retreat.
Bath Abbey Seen the Tale of Ann Maun Old Maid
The notice notes the phrase about Ann Maun who lived as an old maid and died as one, a brief memorial found among Bath Abbey records. The wording reflects a historical sentiment about her life described in this fragment.
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Bath Abbey
England
Ann Maun
Bedstead Valued at 84600 in Chinese Centennial Court
A bedstead in the Chinese court marking the centennial is valued at 84 600. The intricate carving took twenty Calentiala workers five years to complete, reflecting considerable craftsmanship and expense.
Lost calf advertises in Denver citizen slang
A Denver resident posts a quirky lost calf notice in mixed spellings. The message asks for help locating a runaway calf named Led or Caf, noting the animal was last seen near Clear Creek behind a bridge. Jacob is mentioned as the contact, with a hint of a reward.
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Denver
Jacob Ruddering
Clear Creek
Army Troop Distribution Across Regions and Commands
The army totals 26 790 troops with 4 227 at West Point detachments and 7 936 in the Territories. Texas holds 8 718 and other Southern states 8 534. Field forces against Indians show 1 123 under nu Terry and 1 790 under Gen Crook, leaving 4 000 in Northern cities and forts.
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West Point
Texas
Atatas
Nu. Terry
Crook
Bread and butter battle shadows aged editor
The New Haven reg. reter laments a century of liberty struggle shifted to daily sustenance as readers are urged to pay subscriptions promptly. The aged editor, over a hundred, is depicted as a sad, painful sight while fighting for bread and butter amid financial strains.
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The
New Haven
Reg
Reter
Mispronouncing patron tames temper at tavern
A gentleman with a speech impediment asked a waiter for roast beef in stammering terms. The waiter claimed none was available. The enraged patron lunged to strike, but a third person restrained him and quipped that stutterers spell the same as we do.
Pupil Turns Pun in Supurban Classroom Tale
In a suburban school a teacher mispronounced a word, sending it to the class as psalter. A curly headed boy repeated it as poser until at the end of the row he correctly whispered the intended word more salt, provoking laughter and a teachable moment.
Sympathetic visitor talks inmate into jail confusion
A sympathetic man toured the county jail and found one tall inmate he pitied. The inmate asked how he ended up there and the youth answered he came to get away from the crowd, prompting a simple exchange about his situation.
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Jow
Thes
Young preacher seeks applause after sermon
A young man preached for his bishop and sought public praise for his labor of love. The bishop did not introduce the topic, and a brother had to stop him, prompting the preacher to ask if he wearyed the people with length or depth.
Maidle-Tree Interruption in a Muddled Tale
An old man sits under a maidle tree humming a hopeful hymn when a harsh voice intrudes demanding violence against caterpillars on poor trees. He mutters of a burned old cat for a wife, then grabs a bucket of suds and wanders off amid confusion and vermin.
Fisherman and a slippery reply at the pier
A fisherman asks a man if he knows where to catch fish. Mr. Dorkine, hurrying into houses, jokes about getting down from Trinity Church spire by sliding a lightning rod or riding a goose. The banter centers on clever escapes and a playful misdirection.
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Mr. Dorkine
Trinity Church
Dorkine
Florence man keeps famous Brandywine token globe
Mr J P Campbell of Florence New Jersey says he possesses a grayn shot used when Lafayette was wounded at Brandywine. The cast iron globe, about 11 and a half inches, was given by his aunt who found it after the shot struck the Marquis. A heroic scene involved a woman tearing clothing to staunch the wound. Lafayette visited the country years later and sought the aunt. The globe has been preserved for over fifty years.
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Reuben Fields
Reub. Fields
Fayetteville
Inetanes
Ua Ie
St. Louis
Reud
Washington City
San Francisco
Ile
J. P. Campbell
Florence
N. J
Lafayette
Brandywine
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Troy
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