Trinkets, Tricks and Tricks of a Drug Store Crowd
A St. Louis Post-Dispatch piece recounts humorous and grim incidents in a West End drug store. Night clerks, stamp begging ladies, soda dispensers, and a host of “fiends” for morphine and other substances populate a vivid slice of urban shop life with tales of forgetful patrons, vanished luggage, and patients guided by quirky prescriptions. The article surveys petty thefts, unusual requests, and the foibles of customers, all framed by the druggist’s duties and patience in a bustling outlet.
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West End
Cincinnati
Tadrayys
Jamaica
Legion
St. Louis
Mamma
Smamma
Olive Street
South St. Louis
St .Louis Post-Dispatch
Heroic act of a society girl in a patrol wagon
A Chicago Tribune excerpt describes a socialite chasing a patrol wagon to rescue her nervous young nephew, who sprained an ankle. She ends up riding in the wagon herself as lawmen transport the boy home, provoking moral outrage among shoppers.
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State Street
Washington Street
Bitter Uder
Summmer
Chicago Tribune
Man Lived Twenty Years Inside a Coffin in Alliance
Old Barney Frickers of Alliance Ohio believed nightly he would not see sunrise and dressed in coffin clothing each night for over twenty years. He died in fall 1890, in a coffin he made himself, a carved curiosity covered with allegorical patterns.
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Barney Frickers
Alliance
Barney
St. Louis Republic
Rats in the Thames Amid London Warehouse Fire
A London blaze at grain warehouses near Blackfriars Bridge sent a black mass of rats flowing from Surrey to Middlesex. Thousands escaped the fire by crossing the river but many could not climb the embankment and were swept downstream to drown. The article ends with a Cicero quote and two moral reflections on human nature.
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Richard D. Doyle
Southern Magazine
Erskine, Wirt, Webster
William Pinckney
Rufus Choate
Charles O’gonor
United States
Thames
London
Blackfriars’ Bridge
Surrey
Middlesex
The Old Ginhouse Poem by S. M. Peck
A nostalgic poem about a derelict ginhouse on a ruined plantation. Vines and jasmine cloak the worn roof while memories of cotton fields and past songs linger. The speaker recalls faded beauty, birds and bats around the gunhouse, and the plaintive reminiscence of a once fair location. The verse ends with a lament over lost glory and beauty yielding to time.
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Liullowy
Gmbunse
Lyme
S. M. Peck
New York Independent
Desk to Buffet Transformation Leads to Family Friction
A suburban wife persuades a cabinet maker to convert her great-grandfather’s mahogany desk into a buffet. The project swells from a desk to a half-room sideboard, prompting shock, bill shock, and a revealing note from the craftsman. The husband and wife clash over the transformation as a bill arrives.
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New York Times
Prayerful Revenge and Witty Quips in Puritan Tales
A Puritan preacher Boyd is cited inveighing against Cromwell with threats of being shot by Secretary Thurlow. A witty exchange has Boyd dining with Cromwell while praying for three hours, and a French abbot's joke about Noah's ark leads to a church appointment. Poultry leg cramps are treated by hot water soak and rubbing with lard alcohol. The sea nettle uses venomous tentacles to kill its prey.
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le Temps
France
Boyd
Cromwell
Thurlow
Francis I
Seven Years of Sorrow Over a Broken Mirror
In a Detroit Free Press fragment, a girl frets over a broken hand mirror and the omen of seven years of sorrow. Friends debate the superstition, with one claiming the crack is only moist air. The group resolves to reconcile with Sue and dismiss the quarrel, uplifting the mood.
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Phere
Charlie
Sue Garland
Sue
Detroit Free Press
Kentucky Humor Anecdotes of Humphrey Marshall
Edward J. McDermott recounts in The Century a collection of anecdotes about Humphrey Marshall. A large feisty figure and debater turned Confederate general, he warned invasion of Kentucky, joked with a Northern officer, and clashed on the stump with Mr. Blank in a sharp, humorous political exchange.
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Humphrey Marshal
Edward J. McDermott
Humphrey Marshall
Congress
North
Kentucky
Mr. Blank
Marshall
Father Ducey Named For Wide City Influence
A New York World account praises Father Ducey of St. Leo’s Church for broad influence beyond Catholic circles. It recounts a Delmonico’s episode where he persuaded a table of wealthy men to donate $100 for a dying destitute family, with every contributor non Catholic.
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Father Ducey
St. Leo’s
Delmonico
New York World
Warning on naming children after relatives in Kentucky
The Louisville Post warns parents naming children after kin, citing Knott county on Caney creek. The Sloan family there reportedly includes many "Isom" derivatives such as Big Isom Sloan Hard's Tom Son's Isom Isom's Isom Jailer Isom Sorrel Head Isom Jim's Isom Little Isom Andy's Isom Suman's Isom Jamubo's Isom Big Isom's Isom and Sorrel Head Isom's Isom.
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Isom
Jamubo
Big Isom
Sorrel Head
Louisville Post
Identical With the Bible on Sennecherib Death Tablet
A deciphered Babylonian tablet in the British Museum recounts the death of King Sennecherib in nearly identical terms to II Kings xix. The Philadelphia Record notes the striking alignment between the ancient account and the biblical narrative.
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British Museum
Sennasherib
Philadelphia Record
Up-to-date Grocery Offers Superior Hams and Variety
A local grocer invites households to visit the store to compare brands and learn why Ferris hams stand out. The ad promises quality, unusual goods, and easy list creation, noting the transition from old to modern grocery service and urging patrons to try the up-to-date shop.
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Pullman
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Tome
Worth
Ornce
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Liberty St
Hazeltine Woolen Mills
Warren
N. Greenland
Qiegefried
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