Trains Run on Atlantic Express with Boston Sleepers
Passengers from Rochester to Boston ride Wagner's sleeping cars on the Atlantic express avoiding Albany change. Old schedules show arrivals and departures between Dunkirk Fredonia Falconer's Frewsburg Fentonville Russellburg Irvington Youngsville Pittsfield Garland and Titusville with several daily time points and no car changes between Buffalo and New York.
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Garland
Pittsfield
Youngsville
Irvington
Warren
Russelburg
Fentonville
Frewsburg
A & GW Cross
Falconer’s
Fredonia
Dunkirk
Buffalo
Batavia
Rochester
Syracuse
Utica
Albany
New York
Boston
A& GW Cr
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Wagner
Atlantic Express
Palace
Cincinnati
Louisville
Mansfield
Pittsburg
Ft. Wayne
Corning
NY Central
Binghamton
Springfield
Worcester
New England
Cleveland
Toledo
Chicago
Milwaukee
Omaha
Northwest
W. B.shattuc
Ohio
P. D. Cooper
The Clock and a Household Awakening in a Quiet Home
A domestic tale shows a husband and wife trapped in long pattern of fault finding. Mrs. Truman mocks his tardiness and neglect with a week long experiment in disguise, revealing how years of pampering have bred discord and misunderstanding. The breakthrough comes as she exposes his neglect and they reform together.
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Hattie
Mrs. Truman
Mr. Truman
Papa
Abbie
Rember
California
Isle of the Sea
Flo
Hall
Tilan
James
Southbound Schedule Snips Reveal Mixed Times
Fragmentary timetable reads PM and AM era times with scattered figures 9 45 and 8 45, 1 24 and 7 50 suggesting a transit schedule snippet without clear context or route names.
Household Tips for Cleaning and Care in 19th Century Style
The passage offers practical recipes and remedies from a past era, including using cream of tartar on white kid gloves, oil and ink to clean kid boots, tea to calm diarrhoea, sawdust as a floor cleaner, and muslin wrapping to deter moths from furs and woolens. It reflects era advice and household experiments.
Visiting Cards Sparkling Agents For Hire
A witty remark notes that agents are best suited for visiting cards, implying their usefulness lies in introductions and introductions only rather than real fieldwork. The quip underscores a humorous take on niche professional roles.
No true woman will ever marry a man so tall
A humorous or aphoristic line noting that a woman should avoid marrying a man whose height makes hair reaching difficult, reflecting social wit rather than a reported event.
When a man comes home corned look out for the crib
A terse boxing era saying warns a returning man to beware the trap of home. The quip suggests danger or trouble awaiting a man who has been away, hinting at a risky or deceptive domestic scene without specifics.
There Is Always Room at the Top for the Ready
Dr. Holland urges young men to value the first ten years of work as education and to prepare thoroughly for advancement. He argues success comes to those who train, read, and build integrity, while warning against quick easy gains and crowds at the base of the professional pyramid.
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Webster
Beecher
Storrs
Hall
Phillips Brooks
Brown-Sequard
Williard Parker
Hammond
Nelaton
Paris
Moses
von Graefe
Berlin
Dr. Holland
Hmm a Milesian and a grocer in a flour barrell tale
A Milesian astonishes a grocer by asking for an empty barrel of flour to fashion a hen coop for his dog, a curious kitchen tale from a street scene.
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M’gra
Grand Western Hunting Expedition Planned by English Gentlemen
The article details a 100 gentleman party led by Col. W C McCarty planning a grand hunting expedition across North America from May to December. They will visit New York and Chicago, Dallas with 100 Texas rangers and 60 Tonkawa Indians, then traverse Colorado to California and Oregon, chasing deer elk and grizzly bears. The plan includes self sufficiency with commissary, quartermaster, a band, and a surgeon, ending back in New York and England.
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Col
W.C. McCarty
England
New York
Chicago
Dallas
Texas
Texas Rangers
Prairies
Colorado
Denver
California
Oregon
Washington Territory
Pacific Coast
Kansas
Great Lakes
Washington
Commissariat
Quartermaster’s Department
Political Points in Congress Report from Washington 1875
The House passage of the Kellogg resolution endorses Administration policy in Louisiana and boosts faith in the 1876 prospects. Republicans grow more unified, while Democrats feel demoralized as Butler presses for a new Congress meeting. The force bill dispute signals healthy partisan tension and renewed campaign determination. Cor. Phila. Press.
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Washinton
House
Select Committee On
Louisiana
Kellogg
Returning Board
Senate
Republican Party
South
Congress
Butler
Cor. Phila. Press
Ingenious Dental Extraction Gone Awry at West Street House
A hired girl devised a method to loosen a painful tooth using a loop of twine tied to a door knob and soap on the floor. After pulling herself back she struck the floor, knocking two $10 vases from a mantle upstairs. She fled the scene as the door revealed the tooth still suspended. The incident ends with the woman safe but unable to wear a bustle for some time.
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Danbury News
Phoenixville Man Forgets Pills After Hourly Dose
A Phoenixville man received a box of pills with directions to take one each hour but left home, returning eight hours later. He hurriedly took eight pills at once to compensate, leading to an unfortunate outcome.
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Phoenixville
Bradford County Men Fined for applauding Verdict
Two men in Bradford County paid fines of five dollars each after applauding the jury verdict. Judge Morrow imposed the penalties, citing disorderly conduct in court.
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Bradford County
Morrow
Centennial Buildings to Feature Elevated Railway Plan
In Philadelphia the Centennial buildings will span twenty acres and an elevated railway is proposed to ease visitor fatigue.
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Philadelphia
Beginning a Newspaper Subscription Is Hardest Task
Among subscription papers, launching a newspaper remains the toughest challenge for editors and publishers. Enthusiasm, funding, and distribution hurdles test new ventures more than any other print outlet.
Face on the Glass The Portrait and the Foolish Heart
The narrator holds a mirror or glass showing his face, claiming his own image is reflected. A playful aside to Kitty warns against envying flaws, insisting the portrait is only a likeness. He pleads to be judged by the face he loves and the heart he shares.
The Enduring Power of Song and Memory
A reflection on how old and new songs lift, heal, and energize people. Old tunes like Nearer My God to Thee and The Star Spangled Banner comfort and revive the weary, while new songs brighten a piano and daily life. The writer praises singers who move audiences and notes how poetry and music illuminate unwritten feelings.
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Boston
New York
B.C. Rude
Counting Chickens in a Danbury Back Yard
Mr. Benson of Grafton Street found a dead hen behind his barn on Saturday. To verify if it was one of his sixteen fowls he began counting aloud in a frenzy, then chased the hens with a clothes-pole until they all scattered, unsure if the hen belonged to him.
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Danbury
Eli Perkins Exposes Gould Buyout Behind Tribune War on Texas and Pacific
The Shreveport Times recounts Eli Perkins claiming Jay Gould plotted to buy Tribune stock after Horace Greeley's death. Reid, aided by Gould, allegedly edited the Tribune to oppose the Texas and Pacific bill, portraying Gould as Union Pacific owner fighting Tom Scott.
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Eli Perkins
New York Tribune
Texas and Pacific
Jay Gould
Horace Greeley
Eli
Union Pacific
Dld
Jay
Whitelaw Reid
The
Tribune
Gould
Reid
Tom Scott
Shreveport
Danbury News Critiques Frosted Pipes and Tem perance Poem
A Danbury News item mocks widespread freezing of water pipes and hydrants while condemning a lengthy sixteen‑verse temperance poem, calling critics and readers to note the impracticality of such displays.
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Danbury News
Erie Hotel to be Demolished for Dime Savings Bank
The old American hotel in Erie will be torn down in the Spring and replaced with a new elegant building financed by the Dime Savings Bank.
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Erie
Dime Savings Bank
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