Night at the City Tenement and Saratoga Weddings
A dramatic zephyr of scenes moves from a New York tenement where Nell kills no one yet, to a seaside Saratoga where Nell and Jasper Meade navigate estranged pasts, and a comic miscue in a rural hatched marriage ends with a tangled family riddle about a man claiming to be his own grandfather.
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New York
John Berger
Nell
Meta
Berger
Jasper Meade
Jasper
Christy
Sway
Whitehall
Here
Mrs. Mead
Phaeton
Beger
A Mother's Influence Honored by Thomas Benton
A tribute by Hon. Thomas H T Benton recounts his mother's guidance against tobacco gambling and hard drinking. He recalls a seven year old vow to abstain from drinking and credits her pious wishes for his self control and enduring usefulness.
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Thomas HT. Benton
Ventriloquist in Cask Prank Frights Steam Crew
A shipyard crew rolling a cask heard a voice from inside as they turned the hoop. The cask opened to reveal bacon and a ventriloquist who joked about the prank, leaving the mates puzzled and amused as onlookers laughed.
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Cooper
Father’s Lesson Turns Boy From Cheap Books
A father uses a basket and chips analogy to show his son that cheap novels fill the mind beyond capacity, leading to a dropped school average. Since adopting the lesson, no cheap novels have been seen in the house. The piece closes by noting a forthcoming political earthquake next Tuesday.
English Court Rules Ghosts Void Tenant Landlord Contract
An English court ruled that the presence of ghosts in a house justifies annulling the landlord tenant contract. The decision emphasizes superstition as grounds for terminating rental agreements.
Monomaniac Aims to murder child appeals to magistrate
A refined teacher from Gers reveals to a magistrate an irresistible impulse to strangle a child. He explains his acts stem from monomania not madness and seeks asylum to overcome the urge. A fourteen year old boy case near the magistrate triggers immediate confinement in a lunatic asylum.
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Department of
Gers
Quinine Cultivation Sought in United States
The article notes quinine costs three gollers per ounce and urges Congress to allocate public land for cinchona tree cultivation. It highlights the Sierra Nevada in California as best suited for growing the native tree, comparing climate to the Andes and Himalayas with English experiments cited as successful models.
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Sys
New York
Congress
America
United States
Sierra Nevada
California
Himalayas
India
Hair color and temperament linked in old physiology tale
The article links hair color to temperaments and intellect, noting black hair with strength and bilious temper, red hair with ardor and purity, auburn with refinement, and dark brown as desirable for strength and sensitivity. It ends with a quip about an editor courting, saying he was going to press.
Prize vase from Athens 399 BC found in Greek excavations
A vase won at Athens gymnastic games in 399 BC was unearthed in Greece. It shows Athens goddess and victory figures and wrestlers with a dated inscription. The article notes the prize and a likely tomb relic, then shifts to Charles D. Warner on baked beans and moral uses in New England prisons.
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Greece
Athens
Charles D. Warner
New England
Old Bay
Chaiestown
Fleece Weight Shrinkage Revealed by Washing Tests
A New York wool maker reports a fleece from near Skaneateles weighing nineteen pounds seven ounces yielded three pounds eight ounces of clear wool after washing. A St Louis dealer’s Merino fleece weighed twenty seven pounds, unrolled and sun dried for three days, reduced to nineteen pounds, then to nine pounds after scouring. The tests show fat sheep carry dead gum in wool, boosting apparent weight before cleansing.
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New York State
Skaneatelis
St. Louis
Tribute to Queen Victoria by Joaquin Miller
The article quotes Joaquin Miller praising Queen Victoria as the Queen of Ireland for her virtue charity and simplicity. He admires her civic focus education of her children and rejection of courtly extravagance noting she never wears hoops or false hair and deserves a crown for these qualities.
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Queen Victoria
Joaquin Miller
Whitehall
Ireland
Three Widows Build Society Hill Preserve Trade
After the war at Society Hill South Carolina three widow ladies in need asked Charleston merchants for credit to buy glass jars and sugar for preserves. Credit granted preserves shipped to New York sold profitably. Now forty families are supported by this industry alone started by three widows.
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Society Hill
South Carolina
Charleston
New York City
Man Leaps From Moving Train in Umbrella Misadventure
An elderly passenger on a westbound Detroit and Milwaukee line leaps from a moving train near a city, performing about forty somersaults before stopping against a fence. He later reenters the depot, jokes about fetching his umbrella, and vows to claim it from under the seat.
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Detroit Free Press
Detroi
Milwaukee Road
Dixon
Tonia County
Clergyman Foregoes Notes in Massachusetts Sermon
A Massachusetts clergyman forgot his notes on a Sabbath morning and told the audience that he would rely on the Lord for what he said, planning to be better prepared in the afternoon. The remark reflects a candid, humorous moment during a rural worship service.
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Massachusetts
Advice on Asking Favors and Reciprocity
A reflectiveThree guiding questions precede any favor ask. Consider if you can avoid it if the recipient can grant it and if reversed roles would warrant your aid. The guidance suggests thinking through the moral implications before requesting assistance.
A Young Man Finds One Good Thing About Sea Voyage
A light anecdote notes that a cheerful young man on a sea voyage can drink daily with impunity, as others assume his behavior is mere sea sickness rather than intoxication.
Water Request Among Tender Conversations
A playful line suggests a brother may begin a task of fetching water during a chat with a sweetheart and not return without being missed, implying a lighthearted social dynamic about interruptions and etiquette.
Jerseyville Woman Promises Plough Duel for $100
Mary Butler of Jerseyville Illinois offers to plough a match with any man in the country for a prize of 100 dollars.
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Mary Butler
Jerseyville
Ill
Laporte City Funds Go to Separate Colored School
City records show an annual expenditure of $800 to educate eight colored children in a separate colored school, highlighting segregation-era funding and schooling costs in Laporte.
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Laporte
What was his age in the riddle XL
A lady asked a gentleman his age. He answered What you do in everything. The phrase hints at age being 40 a common riddle solution where the word what you do in everything implies 40 as in four tens.
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Sally Dame
Athens paper Cat motto reading 1 cancerates
A brief note from Athens Georgia notes a local paper known as the Cat displays a motto reading 1 cancerates, reflecting a curious or humorous local branding. No further context given.
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Athens
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