Hunter and Fox Among My Vines
A short verse recounts a hunter pursuing a crafty fox among tender vines. The speaker alternates between attempting to chase the fox and expressing uncertainty about success, ending with a vow to drive the fox away from the vines and into the sunlit memory of Sunshine and Shadow.
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Hunter True
Sunshine and
Teddy the Maine Coon Cat Finds a Maine Home
A New York Tribune note describes Teddy a Maine coon cat who sheds in with the Sanden family, grows tame and affectionate, loves vegetables and sweets, and even samples pumpkin pie. He returns to the woods each summer for a few days, then comes back to bask in domestic life.
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Maine
Teddy
Sanden
N. Y
Inside of a Watch Reveals Tiny, Mighty Its Craft
A Cincinnati Commercial Tribune feature explains watchmaking complexity from the balance wheel to hairsprings. It notes 98 parts, 2,000 operations, and microscopic screws weighing a pound worth 1,585 dollars. The hairspring limits, tempering secrecy, and vast labor are detailed with comparisons to gold value and endless revolutions.
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Cincinnati Commercial Tribune
Faithful Old Horse Makes City Deliveries
A plain brown horse named Bony on Puget Sound islands is trained to dive and swim to city docks to fetch produce. The rancher owner uses the horse to pull a cart with vegetables after surfacing from the water. The feat mirrors show horses in demand but Bony performs it without special training.
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Puget Sound
Bony
Chicago Record-Herald
Cats in Nerppolitan Churches
In Naples a race of cats lives in churches kept and fed by authorities to catch mice. The animals roam among the congregation and sit gravely before the altar during mass.
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Naples
Grandpa and grandson share a moral lesson in a joke
A five year old asks for a quarter from his grandpa and reframes the request as a teaching moment. The boy quotes a version of the golden rule, and the elderly man responds with polite agreement as the exchange ends with a light moral twist.
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Grandpa
Johnny
Weather and longing weave poetry across dawns and farms
A collage of verse from Washington Star and Boston Budget blends weather mood, sorrow turned to calm, and rustic home longing. It moves from meteorological grays to twilight peace, then toward a rural homecoming and a father’s welcome, loving mother, and steady homefires.
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Washington Star
Mandy Slams the Door In Albany Times Union Verse
A humorous verse upholds Mandy's patient labor and quiet mood until anger flares when she slams the door. The narrator reflects on gender roles and the common irritations of domestic life with a light, old time newspaper voice.
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Mandy
Albany Times-Union
When to Criticise with a Warm Heart for Enemies
Poem excerpt urging constructive criticism born of love and integrity. It counsels seeing the whole person, admiring what is good, and guiding improvement through positivity. The piece attributes the exhortation to Amos R. Wells in Christian Endeavor World.
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Amos R. Wells
Christian Endeavor World
Hymns of friendship and divine steadiness in nature
A reflective poem excerpt by William Cowan from Chambers' Journal praises enduring friendship with nature. It likens winds, flowers, snows, and vernal showers to teachers and ministers guiding the speaker toward inner peace and loyalty to the divine.
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William Cowan
Chambers’ Journal
Those Terrible Little Things
Poem excerpts warn about small forces shaping history and lives. References to a fuse, a child delaying trains, and Pierpont Morgan illustrate fragile links between minor events and great outcomes. The other lines compare battlefield casualties and the cost borne by women in two nations.
Peruna lauded by federal officials for catarrh cure
A U.S. Marshal and several lawmakers praise Peruna for rapid recovery from catarrh. Congressman B B Deviner and Mrs Mary C Fentress credit Peruna as a successful remedy and tonic. The ad notes Peruna’s quick action on inflamed mucous membranes and invites readers to request free medical advice from Dr. Hartman in Columbus Ohio.
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B. B. Deviner
West Virginia
Washington, D. C
Peruna Medicine Co
House of Representatives
Mary C. Fentress
Paradise
Tex
Perups
Hartman
Ex-US Marshal Matthews Declares Cataract Cure Letter
Hon S S Matthews ex US Marshal of Mississippi writes from Hazelhurst to The Peruna Medicine Company Columbus Ohio stating he is cured of catarini and needs no further treatment This letter notes his relief and endorsement of the product from a public figure in Hazelhurst Mississippi.
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Peruna
Easily Acquired Fame in Politics and a Runaway Horse
A Detroit Free Press tale quotes an aldermanic candidate noting how easily public praise follows in politics after a simple act. He recalls stopping a runaway horse, a breeze of heroism, a five dollar tip, and a sensational article that crowned him a hero, while a Baltimore American cartoon mocks rigid office traditions and a baseball game distraction.
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Detroit Free Press
George
Mr. Oldskule
Baltimore American
Break Bread with New Jersey Bridegroom? Ohio State Exchange
A fragment shows Jack Jester seeking work and a reply about manual labor. The dialogue hints at social or comedic dinner banter with an Ohio State reference. Further context needed to identify people, places, or event.
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Jack Jester
Ohio State
Palmer's Lotion Advertises Skin Cure Power
An advertisement touts Palmer's Lotion as a universal skin cure for pimples eczema and mucous membrane diseases. It promotes Palmer's Lotion Soap as complementary and urges readers to request samples from Solon Palmer New York.
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Palmer
Solon Palmer
Pearl Street
New York
Coughs Colds and Croup Cure Ad and Witty Quotations
An advertisement for Hoxsie's Croup Cure Noopium priced at 50 cents appears amid a column of quips. The page also features brief humorous quotes about dress, skepticism, and outlook from the Washington Democrat Detroit Journal and Philadelphia Bulletin.
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Hoxsie
Noopium
Legislature hears tale of senator robbed in Paris
A legislator recalls the recently elected senator being beset by footpads in Paris and robbed, with the other member commenting on French methods. The notes include a quip about an empty-headed man and a fact about the Mississippi branches totaling 15,000 miles.
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Paris
Washington Star
Mississippi
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