Night Under Ground and the Great Fire of 1831
A first person reminiscence from Minna Kendrick recounts moving from New York to a Michigan clearing, building a log cabin, and surviving the "great fire" that burned forests, leaving a ruined landscape but paving the way for new farms and a larger community. Also included is an essay on doctors’ duties aboard trains, reflecting on duty and mobility in the medical profession.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Lake Michigan
Waal
Strainger
Mr. Donley
Father
Evenin
Williston
Mrs. Donley
Mother
Molly
Mollie
Donley
Pins Forest
Minna
Kendricks
Color Of Cigars In Shades Claro To Oscuro
A tobacconist note explains cigar shade names from claro the lightest to oscuro the darkest. It notes that Colorado and Maduro tones dominate good domestic cigars while imported blends favor Maduro and Oscuro. It also argues most smokers overpay for ornate tins, bands, or boxes and that ten to fifteen cent cigars are still satisfactory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clara
Colorado
Madero
Oscuro
Tobacconista
Colorado Maduro
Maduro
Chisago Journal
N. J. Journal
N. Y
Crime in Fiction and a Convict's Escape Tale
A discussion warns that crime fiction lures readers toward criminal romanticism, then reports on a convict escape tale. It recounts Louis Lamy, a French poisoner exiled in New Caledonia, who, leveraging wealth and privilege, gradually gains freedom and property before fleeing to Europe aboard a French steamer. His son and daughter-in-law manipulate his holdings, while authorities ponder mercy versus security as he ends his days back in France.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ainsworth
Jack Sheppard
Police News
Schloss Johannisberg
Chateau Yquem
Blackwood’s
Fr. Ordinaire
New Caledonia
Pacific
Ordinsire
Lamy
Noames
Europe
Noumea
Sydney
Australia
North America
New York
Ely
France
Mark Fportsness
Jim Hastings
Jim
Star
Kicker
Detroit Free Presa
The Arizona Kicker's War of Wits and Woes
A local Arizona paper recounts quarrels with a drunken judge who damaged the press, thefts by a rival editor, and a violent clash with Jim Hastings. The piece parodies rival papers, condemns vandalism, and shows a blunt stance against those who threaten their operation.
Tangier revels and a curious insect light tale
An entomologist describes a Moorish fanatic street scene in Tangier with frenzied dances, bloodied garments, and a dramatic chase through crowds near the Soko. The report blends a bizarre beetle observation with postal and scientific notes on insects, lamps, and urban life.
Woman Architect and Equal Suffrage Address Highlight Era
A Philadelphia woman architect is noted as a leading figure from old New England stock, with ties to a Civil War era family, while Rev H A Cleveland’s address champions equal suffrage for women. The piece lists wages for Massachusetts women, celebrates educated women in various fields, and cites examples of working women advancing in pilots, postal service, and business entrepreneurship.
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Philadelphia
New England
Goth A. Domne
Boston
Ea Michigan
Chicago
Gerrendering
H. A. Cleveland
South Dakota
Indianapolis
Noressom
Harvard
Cambridge
England
Paris
Poland
Germany
Ireland
Africa
sma_guage
Abraham Lincoln
Dakota
Friends of Law
M. A
Miss
E Ganzrry
Ally Bett
Newnham
Jesem Laxoroxp
Duluth
Tia Duluth Board
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Sears
Taure
Keutry
Hsculapius
Old Country
Hong Kong
Chicago Tribune
Crime IN Fiction
Hardcase
Drake's Magazine
Arizona
Toy &A
Gilbert
Ding-Dong
Ranch
Storrep
Dan Smith
Last Chance
Dan
Don Smith
Kansas State
Smith
Tangier
United States
Belstoma
Tangler
Berlin
Austria-Hungary
Italy
Spain
Russia
Switzerland
Belgium
Holland
Portugal
Scandinavian
Balkan Countries
Canada
Asia
Japan
London Times
Science and Industry
W. H. Murray
Peking
Pittsburgh
United
Wooten and Mosely
Nottingham
Scranton
Cette
Liverpool Engineering Society
Morris
America
H. A. Hazen
Saar
the Woman's Column
Mamachurstis
Miesachusetu
Martie Hesres
United State
Coméinx
Laurens County
Lothair
Montgomery County
Georgia
Westhern
Mass Dona Bear
Springfeld
Castare
Eiua & Stenano
Caroline L. Lingle
Vassar
Atlantic Highlands
New Jersey
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