A Tough Old Couple And a Hard Living Frontier Life
A New York Sun excerpt describes Mr Rose a rugged man over 75 living two miles below Mis nano je. He has survived multiple run away accidents since his youth and still drives a patched old wagon with a spirited horse. His wife, equally tough, helps with household duties despite injuries. The piece paints a harsh Delaware Valley existence with iron will and luck pushing toward a century.
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America
Mis Nano Je. A. Rose
Ile
Oso
Mr. Rose
Delaware Valley
Ihe
New York Sun
Beggar Clarionetist at Paris Coffee House
A Paris journal recounts a beggar who asked for coins to play his clarionet at a coffee house, then performed again and again, until a young man urged him to tune. A schoolgirl joke ends with a musical box mistaken for a prayer book causing a loud mishap as worship begins.
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Jones
Deine
Moe
Kilyahu
Agai
Terre Tlaute
Paris
Ilo
Ely
Dutt
Sawdust in Boots Sparks Domestic Lament in Bridgeport
A Bridgeport woman tried a recipe of sawdust in boots to keep feet dry and warm. Her husband, leaving for work, returned after a few steps, furious at the unexpected reaction, and destroyed a mirror before fleeing. The odd incident ends with the wife wondering if she used the wrong sawdust.
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Elizabeth Aady Stanton
Bridgeport
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