Sweetest saddest verse by late Burlington Hawkeye writer
Frank Phelps of the Burlington Hawkeye, who died recently, crafted a poem praised as one of his most beautiful and prophetic works. It laments loss with imagery of green graves, grieving trees, and a mother’s embrace, linking earthly sorrow to enduring hope in heaven.
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Frank Phelps
Burlington Hawkeye
the Hawkeye
Mamma
Brutus
Cassius
Brute
Progress
Congress
Kansas City Herald
Tourgee's A Fool's Errand Drives Republican Campaign
Albion W. Tourgee and his book A Fool's Errand are the subject of praise and controversy. Congressman Willits notes Tourgee's Michigan roots and Ohio and North Carolina ties while United States District Attorney R. C. Badger calls the work radical yet accurate. The book has sparked cabinet discussion and a large print run, with 40,000 copies ordered after the first edition sold out.
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Albion W. Tourgee
Michigan
Willits
Ashtabula County
Ohio
Garfield
Tourgee
Raleigh
North Carolinia
Col. Keogh
Republican National Committee
R. C. Badger
United States
North Carolina
Washington
Colorado
Gen. Harrison
Gen. Garfield
Republican Party
North
Editor Questions Gent Usage In Atlantic March Issue
A writer recalls a New York editor challenging the word gent in a manuscript. The anecdote notes Webster’s Unabridged missing gent and mocks slang pairings like pants with gent, urging careful writing and broader vocabularies in newspapers.
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New York
Richard Grant White
Atlantic
Longfellow at Home and Daily Life
A portrait of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow at his Cambridge home. He dresses simply in black broadcloth and is described as a genteel democrat and charming conversationalist. He rises early, walks daily, visits Mount Auburn and Cambridgeport, and keeps close ties with printers and publishers. He summers in Nahant, spends winters in Cambridge, and cherishes his children. A quip from Josh Billings reveals his sense of humor about memory.
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Longfellow
Mount Auburn
Cambridgeport
Boston
Cambridge
Nahant
Mr. Longfellow
Allegheny River improvement sketches and canal links
Engineer Thomas P. Roberts outlines Allegheny River course from Potter County to Pittsburgh, noting origins, watershed connections to Lake Erie and the Genesee, and potential canal links via Olean Rochester. He estimates 188 miles of improvement cost at 133 thousand dollars, detailing dams, rock removal, and benefits for oil traffic, limestone, lumber, and regional towns.
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Thomas P. Roberts
Pittsburg
Allegheny
New York
Ohio
Potter County
Susquehanna
Genesee
Chesapeake Bay
Gulf of St. Lawrence
Gulf of Mexico
Lake Erie
Salamanca
St. Lawrence
Olean
Chas. Ellet
New York Canal
Rochester
Allegheny River
America
Allegheny Valley
Warren
Mississippi River
St. Paul
Lake Pepin
Cairo
Conneaut Lake
French Creek
G. K. Warren
Minnesota
Wisconsin
Maumee
Conewangee River
Franklin
Mahoning
Jamieson
Limestone Falls
Conewango
Mil City
Tionesta
Brady’s Bend
Butler
Kiskiminitas
Red Bank
Mahoning River
Brady
Oil City
Parker City
Emlenton
Clarion River
Tidioute
Base Ball League Adjourns After Planning Next Season
The National Base Ball League met in Rochester New York and adjourned after adopting a full season schedule. Opening games include the Chicagos at Cincinnati May 1 4 5 and Cincinnati at Chicago May 7 8 11. the Bostons at Providence May 18 with Boston at Providence May 4 5. the Troy Club at Worcester May 1 4 5 Boston May 7 8 11 Providence May 13 14 15. Buffalo at Cleveland three games then Cleveland at Buffalo and Chicago May 13 14 15. July 5 Fourth of July clashes feature Boston at Cincinnati Providence at Chicago Worcester at Cleveland Troy at Buffalo.
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Rochester
N. Y
Chicagos
Cincinnati
Bostons
Providence
Boston
Troy
Worcester
Buffalo
Cleveland
Chicago
Worcester Club
Troy Club
Soul for Two Cents Incident Stirs Local Reflection
A wealthy neighbor, known for generosity, is caught stealing two cents in a shop when an Irish worker jokes about buying his soul for two cents. The man pays 27 cents for repairs, learns the extra two cents covered the theft, and immediately leaves.
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Springfield Republican
Hand wave signals and actions across life and history
Quotation reflects how a simple wave of the hand directs people and events from trains and armies to mothers calming sons, illustrating the influence of nonverbal command in daily life and large-scale operations.
Puzzle Talk and The Fifteen Game Grows Wild
A historical column mocks the Fifteen puzzle craze with quotes from the Boston Transcript and Jamestown Journal. It recalls public fascination, jokes about Sam Tilden, and a church timing mishap sparked by the puzzle’s demands.
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Washington
Boston Transcript
Sam Tilden
Tilden
States
Jamestown Journal
The Poisoning of Wells and Rural Water Danger
A rural health article warns that water supply from a cesspool near a well can poison the blood and cause deadly fevers. It details how waste infiltrates soil, reaches wells, and contaminates drinking water, urging households to remove this danger. The piece stresses the prevalence of waterborne disease and the need for safe practices.
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Cesspool
New Yorker
Curiosity and Rumor in Everyday Life
A New York Herald quote critiques curiosity and gossip, noting how people seek hidden flaws in others and speak prematurely. It cites German terms nosewise and foreloud describing tattlers and noisy faultfinders, arguing much conflict comes from vigilant observation of neighbors.
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N. Y
Dr Kings New Discovery Promoted For Lung Ailments
A promotional notice touts Dr King s New Discovery as a speedy cure for consumption and lung diseases including coughs colds bronchitis hay fever asthma and hoarseness. It claims high professional and press approval and offers trial bottles for ten cents and regular bottles for one dollar from A W Morck Co in Warren Pa.
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Foster, Milburn & CO
Buffalo
N. Y
A. W. Morck & Co
Warren Pa
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F.M. Knapp
Allen’s Block
Eddy & Co
Warren, Pa
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R. B. Stewart
Hazeltine & Davis
Hickory St
Union School
Crandall
Davis House
Corner Market
Short Sts
H. N. Crandall
WM. Swanson
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J.C. Parmlee
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W. D. Brown
D. I. Ball
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Front Street
Parmlee & Henry’s
P. V. Murray
Leon
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Merck & Co
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William Schnur
Morck’s Jewelry
Front St
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Second Street
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Wilbur
M. Miles
D. J. Hodges
Messner & Trushel
Sextus Keller
Smith's
Tunius R, Clark
Chas. H. Noyes
Clark & Noyes
C. H. Noyes
Brown & Stone
Alt
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VY Uwilulil
F. H. E. Brown
Notary Public
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C. W. Stone
H. E. Brown
C. C. Thompson
Warren County
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First Avenue
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Waterloo
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