Tige Vindicates Kinney In Wolf Hunt At Alden
In Alden on the Adirondacks slope a farmer’s flock is slaughtered and a hunt is set for a wolf blamed for the deed. Joe Kinney and his dog Tige pursue the culprit through cedar swamps, culminating in a dog battle where Tige defeats the wolf. The Squire rewards Kinney and offers a livestock job, while Kinney vows to stay in hunting.
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Alden
Adirrondack Mountains
Joe Kinney
Joe
Tige
Bie
Nover
Joe Fancy
Thadd
Fenton
Adirondack Forest
Ron
Squire Fenton
Squire
The Eternal Feminine Hides Keys In Odd Places
A humorous look at women who hide keys rather than lock items. Anecdotes show husbands late to dinners due to locked suitcases and hunted clothes pockets, with families borrowing cutlery when guests arrive. The piece quips that women prefer hiding to locking, and key baskets have fallen out of fashion.
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Huff
North Carolina
Motorman John Tripp Faces New Wealth Obligations
Editorial excerpt on Maine motorman John Tripp who earned a fortune yet vows to keep his job. It argues wealth brings duty to improve society, to educate, support workers, and help the poor, while balancing work and leisure as Harvard president Elliot advised. It also critiques Canadian Niagara Gorge concessions and Niagara nitrogen extraction fears.
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Maine
Harvard
Boston
John ©. Tripp
Tripple
Root
Elliot
Boston Symphony
Charles River
New York World
London First Nights and Shaw Mockery in Broadside
Reported anecdotes from London first nights reveal Shaw’s sharp wit as a crowd roars. Other notes reference a private matinee flop and playwrights who avoid performances, underscoring the era’s taste for bravura satire and distant authorship.
Learn to Forget Injuries and Move Forward
A San Francisco Bulletin piece urges forgetting injuries and abandoning revenge. It promotes honest, productive labor to gain real returns, arguing most enemies are misjudged and misunderstandings can lead to friendship. Focus on future fortune and happiness, not tearing others down.
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Nfe
San Francisco Bulletin
Vandalism at Niagara Falls Outcry Over Industrial Intrusions
The article rails at powerhouses and progress marring Niagara scenery. American side shows some protections in New York reserves while Victoria Park on the Canadian side faces strong complaints about the damage and noise from developments along the river.
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Victoria Park
Horseshoe Falls
Canadian Commission
New York
Niagare
Wells
Niagara
Victoria Park Commission
Canada
Harper's Weekly
Niagara Falls
The Metric System Gains Global Traction
The article notes unanimous support at a congress in New York for adopting the metric system and cites widespread adoption across Europe, the Middle East, and parts of the Americas. It discusses growing sentiment in England and Russia, U.S. opinion division, and a Berlin consul’s report highlighting Germany’s seamless 1872 transition and potential trade benefits.
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New York
England
Russia
Mexico
Turkey
Egypt
House of Commons
United States
Europe
Mason
Berlin
Germany
Conaud Mason
Cansul
Philadelphia Press
Shall Clergymen Work as Mechanics
Prominent Philadelphia clergyman urges young men contemplating the ministry to learn a trade before or after ordination. He argues many ministers lack charges, and the plan could reduce supply, risking poor clergymen or poor mechanics. He stresses high scholarship is essential as lay readers demand sharper explanations amid scientific debates.
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Philadelphia
Minstry
Heta
San Franciscel Bulletin
Absent Minded Victims and Extraordinary Tales
A humorous survey of absent mindedness features stories from a Cambridge professor misreading his umbrella, a car passenger mistaking teeth for a display, and a lady in church chasing a red parasol. An Oxford don and Lord Lyttleton are cited among other episodes of mental aberration.
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Cambridge
Proseguor
Ther
Nvslat
Thomas
Oxford
Lyttleton
China Opens to Civilization Brings New Delights
A fragment discusses China opening to the West and potential imports from China. It mentions fruits such as an exceptionally sweet orange and a winter melon, judged among the best and possibly adaptable to American climates. References to bird’s nest soup and other dishes appear, with a note that fruits in China surpass those of other lands. A Scotchman story ends with a quip about death and misery.
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China
Garden and Farm
Europe
America
United States
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Wolf
Old Tige
Pbey
Fale
Pige
Work and Leisure
London
George Bernard Shaw
Mr. Shaw
Anawer
Leslie’s Monthly
Josh
Corntopsel
Washington Star
Hagley
Bergaement
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