Crossing the Illinois River Ferry and Western Hospitality
A traveler recounts a long detour to reach Dr Field's in Canton Illinois, stuck overnight waiting for a river ferry at Tom Higgins Ferry. Guide Tom Higgins and his family supply meals and shelter, refuse payment, and finally help transport the traveler across the slough and toward Dr Field's, illustrating frontier courtesy and rough travel conditions.
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Rushville
Canton
Illinois
Farst House
Furder
Tom Higgins
Higgins
Tom
Hindostan
Gopher Hills
Dr. Field
Virginia
Romance of a Poor Girl in Washington Society
A Washington tale follows Maud Bullion a clerk who rises from social ruin to cope with a debt ridden world. After her fiancé dies in 1873 economic collapse she journeys to Washington seeking work amid cabinet rooms and crowded mansions. She confronts betrayal and sorrow while showing resolve and charity as Senator Bogan appears.
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Washington
North Pacific
Erie
Europe
Maud
Jay Cook & Co
Old Bullion
Bogan
Miss Maud
Miss Bogan
Emma
Senator Bogan
Cardinal McCloskey Prepares for Red Hat Ceremony
The Louisville Courier-Journal reports on Cardinal McCloskey facing a solemn rite next month to receive his red hat from the Pope. The ritual includes kissing the Pope’s toe and hands, a warm embrace by the Holy Father, and a kiss from the college of cardinals. After these acts he must close his mouth until the papal ring is conferred and the title is given.
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Lousville Courier-Journal
Cardinal McCloskey
College of Cardinals
Ireland Triumphs In Elcho Challenge Shield Race
The Irish crew defeats the English and Scotch eights while the Americans are not counted. Observers note the Americans outshoot the Irish and imply the world team title belongs to the imperial team as England prepares for a Centennial match against the Yankees.
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England
Adjutant Parsons
Yankees
Boston Street Car Incident Ends With Beaching The Loafer
An eighty four year old man named John Neal jerked a cigar from a loafer in a Boston street car after the fellow asked what he planned to do about it. The elderly man then sat down on the offender. The event reflects a sudden street confrontation between a pedestrian and a commuter.
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Buffalo Express
Inth
Albert Abattey
Niagara Falls
Canada
New Bridge
Abattey
Kingston
Thomas Conroy
Prospect Park
John Neal
Boston
Break up of Yankee Robinsons circus stirs city unrest
A St Paul report describes the collapse of Yankee Robinsons show. Hunger riots at Merchant’s Hotel prompt city aid. Sheriff seizes remaining property while riders flee toward Dakota County line. About 100 workers left Penniless awaiting help as a charity show raises funds.
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Chicago Times
Robinson
Merchant’s Hotel
W. H. Dyke
Faribault
Cooper
Scott
Express Printing Company
Rochester
N. Y
Dakota County
Shakespear
Falstaff
Creation of Man According to Yate Legend
The myth describes the earth hidden in mists until the Great Spirit clears it with arrows. He first forms a white man who fails, then a black man who overbakes, and finally a red skin man who emerges as the most perfect type.
Kate Field retorts on nasal in nation and other items
The piece notes Kate Field’s witty reply about the American nasal in speech and cites a Florida family feud where six members died after a dispute. It also mentions Brigham Young accused of lumber theft, a Salt Lake elopement, California milk men forming a mutual aid group, and a wart backed toad’s disruptive charm.
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Kate Field
Miss Field
United States
Plymouth
Sussex
Perdido
Escambia
Florida
Hallett
Salt Lake
Brigham Young
Brother Brigham
California
San Francisco
Maud’s Appointment Sparks a Capitol Romance
A brief excerpt recalls Maud being installed as translator and clerk at $1,200 yearly, with a push from a press inflaming Bogan. The tale, once stirring in the national capital, reads like a compact real-life drama fit for a playwright.
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Maud
State Department
Bogan
Don't Hide Truth From Your Mother Young Women
A cautious editorial urges girls to confide in their mothers, warning against schoolgirl flirtations and risky behavior. It stresses honesty, self restraint, and intelligent self-development, noting mothers as the best confidantes and advocates for wholesome choices. The piece cautions against gossip and misplaced trust.
Old English to Early Modern Lord’s Prayer Samples
A collection of historical renderings of the Lord’s Prayer from 1258 to 3685, showing language shifts. Each version preserves core phrases such as Our Father in heaven, hallowed be thy name, thy kingdom come, give us our daily bread, and deliver us from evil with variations in spelling and phrasing.
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Hevene
Erthe
Yves
Earth
Euer
Beecher man challenges Moulton to duel in public
Francis D. Moulton agreed to a duel after an insult from a Beecher man. They met at dawn with seconds. Moulton remained calm while the opponent fired and then demonstrated his intent with a derringer, sticking a malacca cane into the ground and threatening to shoot off its handle.
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Francis D. Moulton
Beecher
Moulton
New York
Man Dashes for Refreshments on Boston Express
A man with a blue umbrella rushed to the Stamford refreshment counter as the Boston express stopped, devouring coffee, ham sandwich, custard pie, and doughnuts with the umbrella and custard in hand. He quipped about oat meal porridge and Graham bread. The narrative ends noting a Virginia springs dyspeptic hanged himself, calling it a joke on dyspepsia.
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New Haven
Stamford
Boston Express
Dio Lewis
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