The New Professor at Pe Jotrope Female Academy
A comic tale of a wealthy patron, a clever but naive headmistress, and Professor West who doubles as the suitor Dick Granger. The professor mingles with teachers and students, while Edith Sands becomes entangled in a romantic ruse. In the end the professor is revealed as Granger, marrying Edith and leaving the headmistress unsettled.
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Betsy
Jotrope Female Academy
West
Helicope Academy
Indies
Col. Sands
Edith
Pye
Rascal
Dick Granger
Wrest
Miss Brown
Alice
Charanante
Monsieur
Professor West
Mam'selle Pelicie
Miss Turner
Edith Sands
Thas
Suly Deith Titver
Gil
Aliss Turner
Ananias
Sapphire
Tonerd
Alouz
Tdith Sands
Month Sands
Dick West Graxgren
New York Mercury
Naturalization Trends Among Nationalities in St Louis
The naturalization scene shows Germans leading in filings, with many taking oaths to the United States soon after arriving. Few English applicants are naturalized, reflecting reluctance to renounce allegiance. Irish, Swiss, Polish, Canadian, and Italian groups follow in varying, yet notable, numbers as the process progresses.
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Vnland
St. Louis
America
United States
Naturalization Clerk
Globe-Deninociat
Notable Trees in Holmes Europe England Elm and Others
In Oliver Wendell Holmes One Hundred Days in Europe he compares large elms, noting many claim to be the largest in New England and describing the fragility of English elms. He recounts horse chestnut trees, Lombardy poplars in Cambridge, and compares English and American apple trees, wildflowers, and roadside roses.
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Europe
Oliver Wendell Holmes
New England
Boston Common
Holmes
Salem
Rockport
Cambridge
England
New Way of Earning Money by Reading Circles Womens
A Hartford Courant report from Moston describes women adopting reading circles as a new income source. Members pay per session to listen to a topic read aloud by an instructor who cites sources. occasional commentary is minimal and classes are large, with participants reading aloud between readings. A Boston report notes similar paid instruction as ladies in society supplement incomes.
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Moston
Loston Cor
Hartford Courant
Manning's Marvelous Memory Demonstrated in Albany
A report from Albany describes Manning's extraordinary memory after he could repeat a lengthy poem almost verbatim after hearing it twice. He matched or exceeded any piece recited by others and offered to repeat any similar length passage read thrice, confirming his recall of reports motions and resolutions read months earlier.
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Aline
Mr. Manning
Manning
Albany Arzus
How the Blind See and Dream Visualizations
The New Princeton Review discusses blind vision in youth or later loss, noting many retain vivid visual images in waking life and dreams. It cites a musician who became blind at 15 yet has strong visualization, and explains how imagined faces of famous people or friends can evolve with time, influencing self-perception as unchanged.
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Kitte
New Princeton Review
Being Pressed Up in Confidence of Dress and Appearance
A Philadelphia Call quote notes style does not define satisfaction but confidence in appearance. A life seasoned woman recalls children and women with varied attire, contrasting self doubt and poise, then comments that men too feel scrutiny and must endure poor gear to show genius resolve.
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Philadelphia
Record low barometric pressure noted in 1885 storm
The barometer dipped to 27.155 inches during a Bay of Bengal storm in 1885, remarkable for its small size and fierce center. Separate note reports American investments in Mexico totalling about one million dollars.
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Bay of Bengal
Arkansaw Traveler
Stray Jokes and Humorous Fragments From 19th Century Papers
A mosaic of whimsical quips and faux dialogues from multiple papers. Snippets joke about travelers, dueling, authors, and ladies with hats, alongside brief scenes of conversation and social satire.
Twins in the Field Trick Mother with Coat Riddle
A mother of two twins questions one boy in a field about who is speaking. The conversation hinges on who wears whose coat and who is the brother, ending with the mother realizing the child is his own brother. The Ararat Herald cites a humorous domestic puzzle about identity and mistaken resemblance.
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Ararats Herald
Omaha World Item Offers Prize For Turning Locusts To Grease
An Omaha man reading aloud in a street car debates a prize amount of 4000 dollars or 49000, discussing a proposed method to convert locusts into grease or another useful article. The exchange includes questions about who the gentleman is and references to De Fatte, a noted maker.
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Omaha
Venozu
Parion
Miy St
de Fatte
Omaha World
How to Make Money Book Author Seeks Support
A caller presents as a book author and requests subscription support for a treatise on How to Make Money. In the exchange he asserts he is not a tramp and recounts years dedicated to preparing the work. The piece includes snippets from humorous or picaresque Columbus-style exchanges.
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Chicago Tribune
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Stone
Miss Grown
Ldith
Juno
Rascal Granger
Lorrioh We
Mexico
Hall
Rider Waggard
Lochester Post- Express
Charley
Waterbury
Norristown Herald
Lincoln
Andrew Garnegie
Jay Gould
Mediterranean
John
Washington
Bridget
Burlington Free Press
Doctora
Dall
Reeko
Savings Bank
L. G. Noyes
Warren, PA
Peter Greenland’s
Water Street
Episcopal Church
Warlor Bulls
Ita
Ligh Street
Hazel and
Laurel
Dr. Schenck
Treomtaf
Drj
Wousiness Directory
Charles A. Peterson
Warren
Brown & Stone
J. T. Neill
New Xchange
Leonhart Bros
J. A. Schofield
Notary
Attorneys AT Law
Second Street
First National Bank
I. Brown
J. E. Brown
Ball & Thompson
Beatty Klock
A. A. Davis & Co
Ball
Thompson
Dinsmoor & Cable
Office Water Street
Scofield
Hunter & Sons Dry Gandy
Chas, Dinsmadil
Jas
CABLE
Welmore, Noyes & Hinckley
Johnson's
Nxebauge
Wetmore
C,h
MYER
K. Hincklet
WW. G. Trunkey
W. E. Rice
Offica Beatty Block
A. A. Doyle de Cole
Geo. C. Cornelius
the Percy
Supfield Block
Frant
WY. N. Yates
Warren Klaus Genk
L. &. Noyes
Ja.heal
Lepore Ofice
J. M. Baines
Ofice and Residences
Liberty Street
Dnaptist Church
Pion
McAlpine
Merck’s Drug Store
Carver Trouse
J. Danforth
Liberty Streets
John Sager
Gus
Wise
de Carver House
Exchange Ve Hotel
G. TI. Leonhart
Lew Meyer
Fashionatike
Larber
Exchange Block
Suspension Bridge
Down Stairs
Palace Barber Shop
First Street
Lurch
Smith
Booth
G. & E. Bartle
Water St
Clamond Block
peaTel
Eves
Edz. Thompson
DR. Ridpativs
Bomon Courier
Seth Arnold
Med. Corp
Wooncockst
Itm
Kentucky
Penn
Dorye
D. Arnheim & Co
I Second Avenue
Fittsburgh
Dulei
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