A Comic Misadventure That Led to a Wedding
A Paris clerk recounts a wild postal mix up that risked breaking off his marriage. He chases a misaddressed letter across France, survives rain and ditch mishaps, then meets Countess Amelia at her chateau where love prevails and they wed.
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Lyons
Southern Express
Jacques
Nice
Marseilles
Var
Paris
Normandy
Louise
Louvre
Maxime
The
Bois
Tuileries
Jericho
Europe
Beillous
Barjois
Dijon
Saint Maxime
Barrols
Barjols
Louis
Amelia
Chateau
Argonaut
Leon de Tinseau
Locust Tree May Be More Common In Europe Than In Its Native Land
The article recalls William Cobbett 1763 1835 and his promotion of locust trees after 1819. It notes the tree’s extended planting in England and America, its naturalized spread east of the plains, and the insects that harm timber. It concludes Europe may have greater locust abundance than its homeland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cobbett
United States
Long Island
England
Atlantic
Hudson River
Seaboard
Great Plains
Allegheny Mountains
Pennsylvania
Georgia
Mississippi River
Michaux
Europe
The Voracious Insect Captures Its Prey in Cage
A vivid excerpt describes a devil’s riding-horse catching a live fly in a cage. The insect stalks and pounces with patient, inexhaustible perseverance until the meal is finished, as a narrator withdraws before the final scene.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miss E. W. Bellamy
Popular Science Monthly
Fatalities from Hidden Faults in Skilled Careers
The San Francisco Bulletin notes that long trusted workers men with years of skill and caution can suddenly fail. It cites engineers boat captains and sailors who suffer fatal accidents after decades of safe service, suggesting sudden mental lapses or miscalculations as possible causes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco Bulletin
House Inspection Finds Damp Walls and Leaky Roof
A buyer notes the property is damp with half-off shutters, poor drainage, a flooded cellar and a leaky roof. The agent concedes the flaws but cites the block's lack of a piano as a quirky advantage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
N. Y
Braiding Machines Show Marvels of Textile Craft
The article highlights novel braiding machines in a factory, focusing on the applique unit that cuts upper-layer figures and sews them onto a thicker underlayer. It also describes a three-spool machine laying worsted and silk to create durable, affordable thick silk braid, plus beading, feather edge, cornelly, and soutache machines for elegant embroidery.
Best Method of Fastening Cattle for Easy Stable Care
A detailed design for a high drainage barn with concrete base, balloon frame, and sixteen inch thick low wall. Stalls are double for two cows, with a trench and water-tight box, neck pieces, and four V chains that avoid kinking, allowing freedom while keeping cows separate at meals.
Precedence of River Boats Over Trains Under Old Easement
A St Paul Pioneer Press excerpt explains why a train waits for a boat at a drawbridge. The old common law principle of easement gives boats priority on navigable streams. Despite modern conditions favoring locomotives, custom keeps boats ahead when waters must be shared.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Paul Pioneer Press
Magnets Proposed to Prevent Boiler Scale
An inventor proposes placing magnets in a cylindrical arrangement to keep water in constant motion and prevent deposits in boilers. He claims the same setup could be used economically to aid the aging of liquors.
Cantankerous Richmond Man Spars with Wife
A Richmond man quips that not all fools are dead, sparking his spouse’s witty reply that she would be a widow if they were. The brief exchange appears in the Richmond Record.
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Richmond
John
Richmond Recorde
Earthenware Fountain for Watering Fowls Suggested
The cheapest and best device for watering fowls is an earthenware fountain shaped as a cylinder with a convex top and a side trough. Water flows only as fast as used, keeping fresh drink available. In winter hot water in a warm house won’t freeze. A substitute is an airtight keg with a small gimlet hole, stood in a pan so water covers the orifice and stops, though the fountain is preferred for durability.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George H. Northrop
Washington County
N. Y
American pork quality and feeding reform urged
The article argues American pork is clean and sweet when hogs are fed with good wholesome feed. It condemns swill barrels and rotten garbage as dangerous, urging swine raisers to provide fit food to improve hog health and pork quality.
Domestic Concerns and Home Remedies Across Several Kitchens
Practical tips on restoring faded rattan with golden brown paint and cushions, keeping eggshells airy, cheese making from sour milk, summer mince pies, treating cuts with resin powder, chicken pudding with batter layers, and making sticking plaster from balsam of Peru and isinglass. Also instructions for canning pears and German Puffs with orange sauce.
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Boston Globe
Peru
Boston
Boston Herald
Sweet Odors and Perfume Making Across History
The article traces perfume origins from ancient incense and natural gums to modern essential oils. It explains distillation, maceration, and enflourage, and notes key substances like ambergris civet musk and spice notes such as nutmeg cinnamon and lemon grass. It highlights rose verbena magnolia heliotrope and magnolia extracts as perfume bases.
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Otto
Nero Il
Nero
Jockey Club
West End
Millefleur
China
Ceylon
India
New Arrival Sparks Gossip in a Seaside Town
In Munsey's Weekly, whispers spread as Clara Beachly becomes the center of town talk after she gets engaged to the sole eligible bachelor, triggering friction among the habitues who accuse her of spoiling the season.
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Daffodil
R. H Titherington
West Shore
Clara Beachly
Munsey
Evansville Route Announces Low Southbound Round Trips
The Evansville Route plans sale dates Sept 9 and 23 and Oct 14 from Chicago and all lines to Alabama Arkansas Florida Georgia Louisiana Mississippi Tennessee and Texas at a one fare round trip. Tickets valid 30 days for return. Through trains from Chicago to Nashville connect to South cities. Pamphlet info available from William M Hitt General Passenger and Ticket Agent Chicago.
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Evansville
Chicago
Alabama
Arkansas
Florida
Georgia
Louisiana
Mississippi
Tennessee
Texas
Nashville
Union Depot
South
East
Northwest
William M Hitt
Home Seekers Excursions to Western States on One Fare
The CarcaGco Rock Island and Pacific Railway offers round trip excursions to Kansas Nebraska Missouri Arkansas Indian Territory Texas New Mexico Wyoming Utah Idaho Minnesota Northwestern Iowa South and North Dakota Montana and Colorado. Tickets go on sale Tuesdays Sept 9 and 28 and Oct 14 1890. Tickets valid 30 days for return. read via C R L and P Ay. Inquiries to Jno Sebastian G T and P Agt Chicago Ill.
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CarcaGco, Rock Island & PaciFic Railway
Kansas
Nebraska
Missouri
Arkansas
Indian Territory
Texas
New Mexico
Wyoming
Utah
Idaho
Minnesota
Iowa
South
North Dakota
Montana
Colorado
Great West
JNO. SeBastian, G. T. & P. Agt
Chicago
Home-Seekers Excursions Offered by Railway Agents
On Tuesdays September 9 23 and October 14 1890 agents of the Chicago St Paul and Kansas City Railway sell Home-Seekers Excursion Tickets to principal points in the West Northwest South and Southwest at one fare for the round trip Tickets are good for return within thirty days from sale dates Call on or address agents for full particulars.
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Chicago, St. Paul
Half Rate Route Fares Announced For Southwestern Travel
The notice states Wil be run at half rates via WaxbAsH Lixz on September 9 23 and October 14 to many states including Missouri Kansas Nebraska Arkansas Indian Territory Oklahoma Texas Colorado New Mexico Wyoming Utah Idaho Montana North and South Dakota Iowa Minnesota. Rate One Fare for Round Trip. For timetables tickets and further details consult nearest ticket agent of WaxbAsH or connecting lines. Hatt stones for publication are usually as large as hen eggs.
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Missouri
Kansas
Nebraska
Arkansas
Indian Territory
Oklahoma
Texas
Colorado
New Mexico
Wyoming
Utah
Idaho
Montana
South
North Dakota
Iowa
Minnesota
The Bradfield Regulator Co. Ad and Various Snippets
A collage of ad blurbs and quips including a promoter for a pregnancy aid from The Bradfield Regulator Co. urging readers to inquire in Atlanta Ga. and druggists to sell. Notices reference theater outings at McVicker’s Chicago and excursion discounts. Additional items praise Dobbins Electric Soap, a humorous quip about a penknife, and medical pills Carter’s Little Liver Pills and Hall’s Catarrh Cure.
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Bradfield Regulator Co
Atlanta
Favorite Prescription for Women Promotes Dr. Pierce Remedy
An advertisement extols Dr. Pierce and his Favorite Prescription as a guaranteed remedy for women's ailments. It claims women are quick to understand it, urges immediate use, and promises money back if dissatisfied. The copy targets female readers and urges spreading the news.
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Dr. Pierce
The Little Regulators: Dr. Pierce’s Pellets for Headache
The ad claims the cause of headache lies in the stomach and promotes Dr. Pierce’s Pellets as a remedy. It presents the pellets as small regulators that balance internal conditions to cure headaches without detailing clinical evidence.
The Receiver and Thief Clash Amid A Loser's Shame
A muddled phrase compares a receiver and a thief with a loser, asserting mutual blame and lingering heat. The wording suggests frustration and parity in consequences without clear events or names.
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Dove Song
Stella
Lyons Division
Binghamton
Shallenberger
Rochester
A. T. Shalleenberger & Co
Rochester, Pa
South Side Observer
McVicker’s Theater
Boston Bulletin
I. L. Craery & Co
Phila
Mfrs
Dobbins
Amanona Pullman
Washington Star
Carter
Albert Brien
Toledo
Ohio
Hall
Eo Ee Ana
Puck
Goff
Glenn
Hill
Asava
California Fig Syrup CO
San Francisco
Cal
Louisville
New York
Tutt’s
Nomor
Capilline Manufacturing CO
Pes Moines
Sterearyeine
A.N. Keltogs Newspaper Co
A. N. Keltocs Newspaper CO
Dearborn ST
Ill
Walnut Street
ST. Louis
Ontario Street
Cleveland
Elm Street
Cincinnati
Wyandotte Street
Kansas City
Jefferson ST
Memphis
Tenn
ST. Paul
Minn
OwEn
Duvy
Will Leure
Cwen Electric Belt & Ape Pliance Co
North Broadway
Broadway
New York City
R. R
Ridge
Woolrich & CO
Palmer, Maas
Beech
Thos, Beecham
St. Helens
Lancashire
B. F. Allen CO
Canal St
Befcham
Bae
Fasshian
Ee A Ed
W. L. Douglas
W.L. Douglas
Congress
W. UL. Douglas
Ekton
Mass
Joliet Business College
Add
Prof
I. Russell
Joliet
Htnion College of Law
H. Booth
Clara's Academy
Usinawa Moundent County
Wisconsin
Acader Fords
Dubuque
Galena
Mother Superior
University OF
Free
Mno
Sweetman
Currie
Mina
Loomis & Nyman
Tiffin
Hower
Bray
A. J. Tower
Ile Salestie ST. Paul, Minn
Broynov
Druga
Narocetica
Bronson Chemical Co
Providence
Forsy
Nsio Jounwclorris
Washington, D.C
U. S. Pension Bureau
J. B.cranle &v
W. T. Fitegerald
D. C
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