Old Troglodyte and the Arkansaw Cave Tale
A wandering narrator tells of a night at a lonely station in Arkansas where a flute warns of danger. He meets a cave-dwelling troglodyte, exchanges words with a wary family, and returns with a plan to visit the cave again. The narrative follows echoes of loneliness, rugged scenery, and a wary romance in a frontier setting.
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Jed Moseley
Gsmrath
Arkansaw
Gilda
Sacha
Bane
Lentie
Saidoe
Sim
Kansas
Murthar
Cap'n
Treckon
Opie P. Read
Cm Drkane
The Cost Of Living Compared With Early America
A Philadelphia Record summary notes Senator George of Mississippi argued against the claim that modern living costs are threefold those at the nation's founding. The piece cites prices from 1795 to 1834 for beef, corn, coffee, sugar, wheat, and rice, noting fluctuations yet showing lower overall prices in recent decades. It discusses broader shifts in necessaries and comforts, and suggests caution before accepting axiomatically higher living costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George
Mississippi
Washington
Disnon-Manufi
Cottee
Ae Cay
List Poter
Chicago
Philadelphia
Sawdust Incendiary Causing Fires Warns in Boston Bulletin
The Boston Commercial Bulletin warns against the sawdust spittoon as a hidden fire hazard. It ties sporadic blazes to improver use, noting fires in warehouses and offices where sawdust under a jet ignited matches and burned floors. Insurance officials urge prohibition and safer alternatives.
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Boston Insurance Companies
New Hartford
N. C
Boston
Molto 8
Ie Eis
Seqasakty
Tse
Boston Conemercial Bulletin
Mission-tied fund boosts education and missions
The English Methodists have raised a fund of 100000 dollars to aid education in neglected areas. A Princeton class will receive ivy from an author plant, and the Southern Methodist Mexico mission reports a 600-member church in Larabee, with Guadalajara work growing and several conversions. The Church Standard warns parents about sermons shaping children’s hearts.
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Indepet
Reece Irving
Princeton College
Abbotaford
Harper
Lichfield
Maclaenalae
The
Ve College
Sion
W. M. Patterson
Southern Methodist Mexico Mission
Eae Larabee Lexico
Een
Guadalajara
Human Curiosities at Bowery Museum Lecturer Speaks
A Bowery museum lecturer describes alleged manipulation of human curiosities and contrasts it with modern exhibits. He recounts a Chicago scam involving fake life insurance fraud, railroad accidents, and stamp fraud to illustrate past museum deceptions. The piece, from the New York Mail and Express, captures the lecturer’s provocative vanity and cautionary tale about authenticity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bowery Museum
Wall Street
New Street
Fifth Avenue
Chicago
WN. Y. Mail and Express
Value of labor and mechanical conversion of iron to a sewing shuttle
A steel bar of modest value can gain over forty times its initial worth through labor and precise machining. The process includes punching, shaping, finishing, drilling, and assembly with a tension spring, yielding a wholesale price of twenty to thirty cents. Also noted: Frederick T Frelinghuysen elected president of the American Bible Society. Boston reputedly leads in music teachers.
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Mechanic Arts
Scientific American
Frederick T. Frelinghuysen
United States
The
American Bible Society
S. Wells Williams
Ll.d
Frelinghuysen
Society
Theodore Frelinghuysen
Reformed Church
PUNGENT PARAGRAPHS ANDWITTY QUOTES IN CLIPPED NOTES
A collage of snippets from jokes and anecdotes collected from various papers. It surveys odd claims about London horse deaths, a Nashville parrot and tobacco chewer, mistaken ear burning notes, a Connecticut to Texas fortune tale, a Burlington murder remark, editor humor, a Quaker pocket joke, a doctor’s misstep, a railroad motive quip, a Chicago Jews courtroom line, and a trousers theft verdict joke. The items reflect playful reportage and social commentary through brief quips and anecdotes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Iphia Press
Nashville
Herald
Connecticut
Texas
Why Wood Warps In Spruce Timber
A historical note explains warp tendency in spruce logs and shows how quartering logs and angling sawn boards reduce warp. It outlines differences by tree side, explains why middle boards resist warp, and describes trimming a triangular strip to square edges for piano sound boards.
The Universal Carryall and an Airship Vision
A whimsical tale in a youth department frame describes a public conveyance called the Universal Carryall, an immense aerial craft likened to a mammoth air ship. Readers hear Aunt Maris read from a manuscript about its voyage around the world and the eerie, endless journey, with children debating its name and pondering infinity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Plessant
Universal Carryall
Charlie Page
Aunt Maris
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Wright
Mitre Tata
Moseley
Shackrg
Thad
Iif
Eesputtein
Nancy
Redman
Cei
Fenee
Mr. Moseley
Lucy Stone
Msa
Burlington
Boston Post
Colman
Rea
Puck
Lapland
Pat Es Serfamay Maton Sf
Peay i
Eptand
the Universal Carryall
Marcus
Shove
Bret
Weezy
Paps
Baby Haynes
Kittie
Catoh
Oadl
Papa
Wallewpatairs
Liberia
Stepaiak
Buck Williams
Buck Ole Hoss
Supreme Cort
Detroit Free Press
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