Heiress Plot Twist on a Westward Train
Augustus Wetherby pursues Minna Gray in a scheme to wed an heiress. On a train to Verdon he meets Minna and her father Peyton Gray, exposing his vanity and awkward scheming as she unravels his plan. He exits at a wrong stop and recalls his failed gambit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Augustus Wetherby
Grs
Minna Gray
Minna
Agnes Merrow
Mr. Wetherby
Nin
P. G
Peter Grubbs
Peyton Gray
Chesterton
Mr. Gray
Verdon
Merrow
Cincinnati
Old enough to mind my own affairs
A Western traveler at a hotel meets a curious landlady who grills him about his age and past. When asked if he ever met Daniel Webster or was born in Webster's day, he deflects with a wry reply and asserts he is old enough to mind his own affairs and trouble nobody.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daniel Webster
Conrantor
Hood
John Battenfield
Marlon
Kent
Smith
Farm and household snippets mix of tips and recipes
A collage of short notes on rainfall measurements gardening fruit care and kitchen recipes. Tips include orchard and vine guidance and poultry advice, along with drink and baking ideas such as milk toast, currant cake, and a raspberry vinegar method.
Viennois cake and Fairy gingerbread from Miss Parloa
Recipes from Miss Parloa lessons in Boston describe Viennois cake with butter sugar eggs lemon juice milk flour and baking powder baked in sheets with strawberry filling and icing. Fairy gingerbread uses thin batter baked hot and cut into squares, then boxed for storage. A separate cream-filled pastry yields sixty cakes with custard style filling. Credits Cortral New Yorker.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cortral New Yorker
Immunity of Physicians From Disease Compared
A Lancet study notes doctors die at higher rates from scarlet fever diphtheria and typhoid than the general public. It contrasts physicians’ vaccination confidence with greater laity susceptibility to smallpox, while lawyers and clergy show lower mortality.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ogle
England
Lean Meat Demand Shifts From Fat to Lean Across Livestock
Bell's Weekly Messenger discusses how consumers push for leaner pork beef and mutton as feeding practices change with cheap corn. It notes increased fat in modern animals due to feeding, and predicts future demand for a balanced lean to fat ratio in beef mutton and pork.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bell’s Weekly Messenger
The Clover Crop and Fertilization Benefits
The article analyzes clover as a fertilizer noting its rich nutrient return and the power to liberate insoluble soil substances. It compares biennial use versus returning to seed, describes root reserves providing nutrients, and cites experiments showing clover absorbing atmospheric nitrogen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bostow Post
Remarkable Salpetriere Patient With Prolonged Sleep State
A Paris hospital case describes Eudoxie Helouin admitted in 1862 for hysteria and paralysis. After years of bed confinement and a months long lethargy with irregular breathing, she remains in a deep sleep state in her forty seventh year, weight over a hundred and eighty pounds, with digestion intact and no mobility.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salpetriere Hospital
Eudoxie Helouin
Varis Cor
London Standard
Soldier writes of a comrade's death in battle
A rough soldier from the Civil War era recounts the death of a beloved comrade. He describes their final night in the tent, the hero’s yearning for home, and the promise to send messages to his mother, sisters, and others. The letter laments the fallen youth and preserves keepsakes. Mack, Chicago Inter-Ocean.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mack
Chicago
Inter-Ocean
Battery Hold At Antietam Echoes Of Close Fight
A veteran artilleryman recalls at Antietam how eight guns faced a Confederate division near Franklin’s line. He describes dense woods, corn fields, and a fierce infantry charge that threatened to overrun their post before a timely brigade arrival turned the tide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Franklin
Dunker Church
Jackson
Burnside
Hill
Bold Rescue Prevented Union Break at Dawn Clash
The article recalls a Civil War moment when a left flank support arrival likely saved the Union from division and a Lee advance toward Washington and Baltimore. The narrative centers on General W. F. Smith whose quick action halted the attack, as described by the Cincinnati Commercial.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burnside
Washington
Baltimore
Lee
W. F
Baldy
A Dangerous Spy Baxley Smuggler Exposed at Sea
A London era style tale of Mrs Baxley a notable female spy who crossed from Maryland to Richmond and Fortress Monroe under a flag of truce. Her corset contained a commission from Jeff Davis to a Dr Septimus Brown and other treasonable papers leading to her capture and the detention of Brown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baxley
Potomac
Maryland
Richmond
Fortress Monroe
Baltimore
Bingham
Jo Cosely
Brown
Fort MccHenry
Davis
Ben
Perley Poore
A Southern Story of a Lieutenant and a Bogus Pill Trick
A Confederate Lieutenant at Fort McHenry plays sick call for Captain Ned Bridges while guards escort prisoners. The officer tricks the doctor into dosing the bogus Bridges with a dangerous potion, forcing the Lt to drink the vile mixture as punishment for the prank. The tale, told as a wartime anecdote from Captain Tip Harrison, ends with the Lt confessing the heavy dose given.
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Tip Harrison
Fort McHenry
Ned Bridges
Bridges
Atlanta Constitution
General Palmer Conducts Military Funeral For Slain Hog
On the march near Elk River List Ohio troops killed a hog and hid it with a blanket. General Palmer ordered a grave prepared and the body buried with military honors. The unit performed a solemn funeral march with reversed arms before resuming the march.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elk River
List
Ohio
Palmer
Marck
Tts
Philadelpia Times
Japanese and American coiffure exchange described
The text notes Mrs Murakami copying American hair style after teaching Japanese methods. It describes mutual delight in redressing styles and praises Japan’s hair care. It mentions a native neck support pillow a foot high, wooden frame with cushioned top, designed to keep hair intact.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Murakami
Japan
Odd Western Invention and Random Medical Advertisements
A scroll of quirky clipping notes from Dansville and beyond includes a boastful dog tree-climber invention, comic snippets about lovers and melons, then a rapid parade of patent medicines and cures. The page mixes humorous fiction, local quips, and worldly health claims from Pierce, Ayer, Glenn, Hall, and Sage's remedies.
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Dorothy
Piquant
Wright
Newport
Imogen
Usher
Scott
N. Y. Mvil and
Express
Verdon Station
Wetherby
Princeton
Mr. Weatherby
Loston Post
Boston
Troy Times
Chicago Journal
Boston Globe
Orange County
World
N. Y
Cleveland
Orangeville
Toronto Globe
Boston Post
Soldiers’ Department
Antietam
Jon “Baldy” Smith
Brooklyn Eagle
Dansville
Carson Valley
California
Larronr
Merchant Traveler
Pierce
Golden Medical
Hall
Ayer
Boston Bulletin
Glenn
Huw
C. Picayune
Tennyson
Dr. Pierce
Somerville Journal
Armorio Ros
S. M. Irwin
Decatur
Illinois
Aleago Journal
Beans Thompson
N. Y. Ledger
Zdc
Lowell Courier
Down
Dr. Sage
New York
Bartey
Liberty
Philadelphiss
Kood
Sarsaparlla
Hood € CO
Apothecaries
Lowell, Mass
Cockle
Fullleer & Fuller CO
James Bagley
Seve Crenan C
Winkle
Athlophoros CO
Wall St
Brown's Bitters
John Bull
Vileey
Webster
Webster's Onaeriogers
ALL Library
G. &C. Merriam & CO
Springfield
Mass
Ely
Oo USA
Ator
Sun
A.n.kellogs
Jackson St
Chicaga
Frazer
Urtess E. Hociate
Lake Nt
B. Mayer
Phila
Omi
Golden Belt
Kansas
Woin County
Ruoens
Sena Adr
Waterman Bros
Lincols
Martales
Acres
Dee John
Albany
Lott
Weatherby
Kansas City
d.Stephens
Lebanon
Lully
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