Millionaire Palate Sparks Madeira Price Debate
The New York Press notes Madeira wine valued at 75 dollars a gallon for rare stock, yet experts say upkeep costs, rental, and aging charges push a bottle’s cost to millions. Charles Bellows warns the wine starves after lees aging, suggesting blending demijohns to sustain character and offer a tonic after decades in glass.
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Nestor-Gordon
Cuillingssworth-Oglethorpe
Hotel de Ville
Bremen
Charles Bellows
New York Press
Peculiarities of Asthma in New York Homes
A New York woman with asthma suffers when moving from the lower city to a house near the North river. Her discomfort lasts a week before abandoning the new home. A New Yorker restricted to upper floors of tall buildings also faces distress once on solid ground, illustrating asthma’s vagaries.
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Anthina
New York
North River
Vasthma
Aew Yorker
New York Sun
Tit For Tat In Unsolicited Rug Exchange
A brief exchange centers on a rug valued at 60 sent unsolicited. The recipient refuses the rug and the seller replies, insisting on payment for the rug and on charity entertainment tickets, exposing mismatched business methods and courtesy.
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St. Paul
Ain't no use of worry says a colored philosopher
A colored philosopher sits on a barrel in Hickory alley and tells Mose there is no use worrying about life. He notes his wife and child are dead or gone, he has little food, and he will not work while the bar is comfortable and the bar is good. He walks away slowly.
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Hickory Alley
Columbus Dispatch
His Uncertainty
A satirical line from Puck questions the young nephew referred to as a doctor or healer. The speaker debates whether he is a dentist, boss physician, corn curer, band leader, or merely a floctor who harms people.
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Farmer Honk
All Embracing. Edmund Jean in varied meals
A Cleveland remark contrasts Edmund Jean the famed English actor with his onstage roles. He would adapt to characters by choosing pork for tyrants beef for murderers and mutton for lovers. The quote notes a plan to eat hash when playing multiple parts.
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Edmund Jean
Cleveland
The Devil In Missing Pages A Hunter’s Preface
An essay on rare books with pages lost for centuries. A cautious book hunter cites a Macmillan’s Magazine piece wondering if missing leaves betray hidden wisdom. The narrator urges thorough collation of books when contemplating purchases.
Amusing Kansas City Marriage Fee Triggers Laughter
A Kansas City clergyman recalls marrying a young couple with a striking scene. The groom, proud and elated, handed the license fee a crisp five dollar bill, then whispered he would never have paid the parson enough for the job. The exchange drew chuckles from witnesses as the couple became man and wife.
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Kansas City
Parson
Baltimore Sun
Jefferson as an Inventor and His Copying Press
The Chicago Herald notes Jefferson’s invention of a portable copying press sent to Madison in 1787 and to Lafayette as a gift. It describes his copying device as successful, urges trials, and mentions his revolving chair invention praised by The Federalist as a versatile “whirligig” in offices.
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Jefferson
Mr. Madison
England
Marquis de Lafayette
Mr. Jefferson
Chicago Herald
Wonderful memory saves Messiah performance by memory only
Sir John Stulner demonstrated remarkable musical memory at the Crystal Palace by playing the Messiah from memory when a score was unavailable. The conductor despaired until Stulner delivered a faultless performance, likely the only instance of such a memory based rendering.
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John Stulner
Crystal Palace
John
London Standard
Story Told by the Bones in A Vault Observation
A bystander at a vault viewing suggests the deceased was a well off man with many daughters. A scientist prompts a closer look while the crowd notes the skeleton shows an uneven leg length, sparking speculation about his status and story.
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Chicago Tribune
Can't Call It Home Perkins Wealthy Englishman
Dialogue reveals Towne and Browne arguing about Perkins status claiming he is wealthy yet lacks a real home. Browne asserts Perkins is English and always calls it home, while Towne disputes the notion. Source tone mirrors comic/bantering exchange in a newspaper snippet.
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Towne
Browne
Catholic Standard and Times
Do You Ever Look Back On Your Life And Reflect
A fragmented prompt asks a reflective question about life opportunities and choices, inviting contemplation of past decisions and the direction one’s path has taken. The text emphasizes regret, hindsight, and consideration of opportunities that may have been missed.
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Danger
Missed Chance Quips From Washington Star
A melancholy man asks if a delay was missed and a hustler replies that it would be lucky to miss more while pondering what could be helped. The exchange reads like a clipped street scene from a Washington Star item.
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Mira
Washington Star
Port au Prince Described As Filthy By Chambers Journal
Chambers' Journal describes Port au Prince as the filthiest place in the world with open drains and cesspools. It notes broad streets handled by rubbish and animals, and portrays the free black population as idle yet peaceful, with police avoiding trouble and women and foreigners doing trade.
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Manning
Pitcher
Boyd—Anu
Borton Transcript
Port-au-Prince
Chambers’ Journal
Uncle Mingo Visits Savannah Eating House Tale
Uncle Mingo, visiting Savannah, stops at a colored restaurant near the Plant System depot. He orders fried fish in the window, fried chicken, doughnuts, ham, town bread, and a cup of tea, insisting on strong store tea and joking about quires of succafrax. The scene, reported by the Savannah News, captures local humor and character.
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Mingo
Walter
Savannah
Plant System
Uncle Mingo
Savannah News
Now They Are Married
A bashful young man visits three times to ask a beautiful young lady for marriage. Each visit ends with his heart failing him until she hints at a screwdriver to “screw up his courage.” He blushe d, asks what for, and she replies she does not know but he will need courage before he leaves. The tale closes with the couple.
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Pearson's Weekly
The Jaw of an Otter Adaptations in Nature
The jaw of carnivora such as otters is fixed in the sockets, making dislocation impossible. In some cases the jaw cannot be separated from the head even after death. This arrangement allows biting to the greatest advantage without risk of loosening the chewing apparatus.
Man scolds cattle with emphatic farmer slang
A New England man fancied himself a cattle whisperer and spoke with hearty gusto. One sunny day the herd's frolics drew a dry remark about scattering despite the abundance of cows.
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New England
Blamarck Philosophy of Life Note in Love Letters
A fragment from Love Letters of Prince Bismarck extols duty to God and fearless endurance. It urges dutiful trust, deep resignation, and readiness to face grief with dignity, likening life to a wild horse leaping over hedges on its uncharted course.
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Blamarck
Prince Bismarck
Grandpa's Pet
A boy asks his grandfather if he will leave the watch after death and when he will die. The grandfather hesitantly predicts he might die someday, prompting a mix of curiosity and humor as the boy ponders the future. Columbus Dispatch.
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Grandpa
Grandpapa
Columbus Dispatch
A Tougher Rail
A citizen challenges a barnstormer as they converse about past town incidents. The reply notes rugged plains life and shift to barb wire barriers, reflecting frontier tension and travel hardship.
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the Plains
Philadelphia Record
Borax Soap Recipe From Scraps Becomes Cleaning Jelly
A historical note describes making borax soap by dissolving three ounces of borax in two quarts of warm water from scraps and feces derived soap. The mixture forms a jelly when cooled and is touted as an excellent cleaner that does not fade washed items.
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Macmillan
A. Jones
S. Manuel
Ante Bet T
Ndeh Workers
Metalic
Asing
Hawkinsville
Goodman & Strozer
Tifton
Prqaaire
R. T. Kendrick
Tiiton
Hall
Berrein County
GRO
Goodman & Strozer Vlatm
Uhere
Mora Rox
P Thurman Tilton
Wallis
OP Young
Varoy
McWhite
Lever
Merare Goodman & Strozor
Olty
Muir
W P McDuffie
Lifton
Messrs Goodman& Strozer
City
Hurat
Arlington
Messrs Goodman & Strozer
Wm B Corey
Gay
Vienna Drug Company
Titton, Ga
GRO O
Plymouth Rocks
Brahma
O.P. Swearingen
Vienna
W. B. Fitzaeraup, J. G. Firzorrato
Big Creek Poultry Farm
Elke
Georgia
B. P. Rocks
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