Verse on a robin and mercy in spring by Whittier
A grandmother defends a robin from a cruel boy by explaining the bird’s mercy as a symbol of divine pity. The speaker joins, praising the bird as a sign of God’s love and the virtue of charity. Prayers and tears are described as cooling dew that lessen hell’s fire.
Miscellaneous items and curious notes from Philadelphia to Detroit
A pithy miscellany covers topics from Philadelphia’s wind color discovery to Norfolk and New Orleans letters about cattle and markets. It cites railway speeds in Britain and America, treasure of ice flowers, rent by auction in Chicago, costly trials of Mrs Fair, Minnesota strawberry abundance, trout declines in New Hampshire, and palm leaf hats in Massachusetts. It also notes a Niagara Falls annexation convention, a Detroit tunnel plan, and an English merchant’s clever use of counter orders to defeat rivals.
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Philadelphia
E Weddin
State Department
Europe
Wild Cat
Arkansas
Isabella
England
London
Bristol and
Exeter and Great Western Railway
Exeter
Paddington
Chicago
San Francisco
Izaak Walton
New Hampshire
New Orleans
St. Louis Republican
Missouri
Texas
Kansas
Nebraska
Cincinnati
Messrs. A. Gunnison & Co
Pacific
Massachusetts
Cuba
Amherst
Palmer
Barre
Fitchburg
Niagara Falls
Canada
United States
Liberty
Michigan Central and Great Western
Detroit
Tely
Lost button sparks love and ambition in a small town
Tom Shelly resists a dull life in Dunning's shop after Lucy Ware loses a button at the depot. He keeps the button, turns toward invention, earns a partnership with Mr. Dunning, and wins Lucy's heart as he pursues a bold future, amid flirtations and class ambitions.
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Tom
Mr. Dunning
Washington
Shelly
Tom Shelly
Miss Ware
Presents For Young Ladies
A humorous critique of young women giving trifling gifts to "friends" that place men in obligations. The piece mocks mutual flirtations, the chorus of complaints about generosity, and urges restraint and mutual respect within courtship dynamics.
Eighty Thousand Dollar Trade Catalogue Shown
An illustrated catalogue of the Mal lory Wheeler & Co lock and hardware catalogue costs nearly 80000 dollars for 2000 copies. The 290 page volume, 18 by 14 inches, uses rich binding and extensive engravings to showcase locks, keys, and hardware with exact detail. The work is praised as a remarkable advertising vehicle likely to pay for itself through expanded trade.
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Messrs. Mallory, Wheeler & Co
New Haven
Wm. C. Hutchings
Hartford
Heaton & Denekla
Commerce Street
Philadelphia
Bristol
Bird Migrations and a Cromwell Intercepted Letter
Notes discuss bird migration mysteries and adaptive warmth tolerance in various species across Europe and Africa. The piece transitions to a historical anecdote about Cromwell and Ireton intercepting a letter from Henrietta Maria at the Blue Boar Inn in Holborn, revealing political tensions and ending with Cromwell's decisive stance.
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Europe
Africa
England
Italy
Algeria
Egypt
Mediterranean
Britain
Nile Valley
Malta
Cromwell
Leiter
Blue Boar Inn
Holborn
Charles I
Ireton
Henrietta Maria
France
Dover
Windsor
Gideon
Lord Orrery
Lord Orford
Richardsoniann
Lord Bolingbroke
Charles
Garter
Essex
Belgravi
Helioype prints claim independent permanent photography advancement
A new heliotype process prints photographs without light exposure on gelatine sheets. After preparation the sheet is pressed in an ordinary press using standard ink, duplicating oil paintings engravings and drawings with light and tonal integrity. The method yields 300 to 400 impressions daily and can be integrated with book type, demonstrated at a Burlington House Royal Society event with varied specimens.
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Heliotype
Conversazione
Royal Society
Burlington House
France
Spring Fashion Trends Highlight Hair, Hats, and Fabrics
The piece outlines evening dress tints Opal and cameo and spring fabrics foulards pongees and light gros grains. It notes Grecian hair arrangements, gipsey bonnets, yellow lace-trimmed dresses, blue ribbon chemises, crepe de chine neckties, tambourine earrings, the Lorne Gypsy hat, and parasols used as walking-sticks.
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Lorne
Fisheries Commission Extends Lease on Vineyard Sound Pound
Massachusetts Fish and Fisheries Commissioners lease a fish-pound on Vineyard Sound to study its impact on the coast fisheries. The project aims to determine how this apparatus affects local marine resources and state interests.
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Massachusetts Commissioners of Fish and Fisheries
Vineyard Sound
Pro
Savannah scene shows rattlesnakes boxed for voyage
The Savannah Republican reports a visit to A Meves's garden and museum where rattlesnakes are removed from cages and boxed for a long sea voyage to Bremen aboard the John Bunyan. Snakes range from venomous to harmless as Mrs Meves oversees the operation with care.
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The
Savannah Republican
A. Meves
Mewes
Meves
Snake
Florida
Carolinas
Georgia
Europe
Bremen
John Bunyan
Love of the Beautiful in Child Rearing and Home
A persuasive piece urging parents to nurture love of beauty in children through art, flowers, and gentle morning routines. It argues that exposure to beautiful scenes shapes character, imagination, and practical sense more than strict discipline.
Fricatrun Monster and Unfeeling Ransom Style
The text mocks how enlargement of a baby to adult size creates a monstrous, deformed image. It presents a sensational, provocative comparison using marble and Venus de Medici to argue that scale distorts innocence into ugliness, ending with a chilling judgment on infancy.
Boston Gentleman Continues Floral Tribute After Wife's Death
A Boston man widowed six months ago has sent $50 monthly to a florist for flowers for his wife's grave. He vows to honor her memory, while observers joke a pretty widow may imitate the gesture.
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Boston
Saving Life and Sight in the Abenaki Camp
An Abenaki chief saves a young English officer from execution by two pursuers. He nurses the man, teaches survival skills, and they grow close as war resumes. The savage reflects on fatherhood, tears, and the oath of vengeance, then urges the Englishman to return home to share in his father’s joy before the sun rises.
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Lucy Ware
Tom
Mr. Dunning
Shelly
Miss Ware
Calcutta
Donglison
London
Minnie
Nettie
Josie
Ella
Angelina
Edwin
Bere
Harry
Howard, Glyndon
St. Patrick's Day
Ireland
Dublin
Queen’s County
Trinity College
England
Wexford
Scotland
Milecross
Emerald Isle
America
Savage
Advertising and Puffing in Trade Promotion
The piece explains how public favor favors well advertised goods over merit, differentiating puffing from honest advertising. It discusses costs, the goal to retain attention, and the potential to generate vast demand, citing examples like tobacco and penny items to show advertising’s payoff.
Binghamton Horse Case Prompted Witness Question
In a noted Broome County legal matter a lawyer asked a veterinary surgeon if he had examined the abdominal region. The witness answered that none of his examinations had been made in the abdominal area and stated all his exams were in Broome county.
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Binghamton
N. C
Broome County
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