Mademoiselle Papa and the Miracle of a Miner’s Return
The tale follows Michel Perron and his daughter nicknamed Mademoiselle Papa at the Bernard pit. After an explosion, hope persists as the girl searches the mine for her missing father, finally uncovering his body and reviving him with her faith. A banquet crowns her courage as the miners honor the bond between father and child.
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Mary Patrick
Lyndon
Bernard Pit
Michel Perron
Papa
Mademoiselle Papa
Michel
Berard Pit
Michal
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Adobe Buildings Versus Other Materials For Western Homes
An exploration of adobe construction advantages over brick stone concrete and frame. It argues adobe costs less and stays cooler in summer and warmer in winter with durable walls, discusses protective features like cornices foundations and plastering, and notes methods to improve moisture resistance and wall longevity.
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Paris
Prairie States
Payson
Utah
Far West
Mississippi Valley
Sugar from Sorghum at One Cent a Pound
Dr. Collier proposes sugar can be produced from sorghum for one cent per pound, potentially reducing US sugar costs and boosting American agriculture. He argues savings could fund farmers, refiners, and merchants if the Spanish treaty ratifies, noting a 125 fold growth in US sorghum sugar over five years.
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Peter Coliier
Agricultural Bureau
Washington
England
United States
Europe
Collier
Kim
National Academy of Scince
N. Y. Tribune
Lincoln's late night talk after Fredericksburg
In a Washington visit, a governor describes delivery of news of the Fredericksburg defeat to President Lincoln. Lincoln replies with a parable of two boys and a dog, lamenting the burden of holding onto rebellious states. The account is noted from the N. Y. Telegram.
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Fredericksburg
Pennsylvania
Burnside
Washington
White House
Lincoln
Illinois
N. Y
Apples and cider mix up in mistaken home craft
A society girl plans home made cider for her husband in a country town. She piles two bushels of hard apples in the kitchen and tries to pass them as fresh picked fruit. He questions the quantity and quality as she explains with a coy reply.
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Maud
March Weather and the Plow Share the Farmer’s Hope
Dr Thurber notes March mocks the calendar yet its bluster dries soils and fertilizes fields. The thoughtful farmer endures winds as they strip surface moisture and bring plant food upward, preparing land for spring plowing despite dismal weather.
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Dr. Thurber
American Agriculturalist
The Drummer's Mash
A merchant traveler for a Philadelphia shoe firm is described during a recent event highlighting trade routes and local commerce. The text notes the traveler's movements and interactions within the city, signaling a broader pattern of business activity and regional supply networks.
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Philadelphia
Letter from Bill Nye to President-Elect Adamant Transfer
A satirical missive from Bill Nye mocks the presidential transition with absurd furnishings and odd remedies. It jokes about cabinet reshuffles, a poison plan, and odd gifts left for the incoming leader. The piece contrasts Nye’s playful tone with a caricature of governance and political tension.
New York Society Under Scrutiny Its Rigid Standards and Hidden Vulgarity
A commentator contrasts New York and Boston social life noting New York’s rigid, image driven circles and fear of mingling across classes. It praises Boston for mind and principle while warning that New York hides vulgarity beneath wealth and fashion.
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New York
Boston
Boston Circle
N. Y
True, my son, I do not like to drive a man into heaven
A speaker rejects using fear to force salvation and questions whether scaring a person into heaven is better than forcing them out. The dialogue uses vivid similes to challenge fear as a moral tool. It contrasts terror and dignity in approaching spirituality.
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Drarr|sin
United States
White House
Indian Bureau
Department of the Interior
Sweet
White River
Ohio
Sakaet
BIL. Nye. P.S
Turner
New York Graphic Offers Prize for American Greats Quiz
The New York Graphic launches a competing inquiry mirroring London Wall Mall Gazette to name the three Americans most influential to the nation, top American writers, soldiers, orators, poets, artists, and statesmen in ranked lists.
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London Wall Mall Gazette
New York Graphic
United States
Public mood on prohibitory law across Iowa towns
Cedar Rapids Gazette reports 61 postmaster replies from 61 towns on enforcing the prohibitory law and public sentiment. Of the responses 36 favor the law, 13 oppose, 12 are mixed. No area shows more saloons, and overall tone is strongly in favor of retention and enforcement.
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Cedar Rapids
Muscentine Journal
Marriage Advice From The Courtship Era
A Victorian style exhortation urges married couples to be agreeable in daily life. It advocates mutual support, proportioning household expenses to income, treating each other as human beings, and avoiding showy public displays in favor of practical private kindness. It contrasts refined street dress with simple home attire and warns against turning marriage into mechanical routines.
Brigham Young's Son Attacks Mormonism in Salt Lake Meeting
At a Salt Lake City gathering of the Young Men's Democratic Club on the eighth, Alpheus Young, Brigham Young's son, denounced Mormonism and polygamy with sharp candor. Gentiles called it the richest moment in anti Mormon agitation, and the crowd hissed without changing the stance. The piece notes legal actions and political shifts affecting Mormon relief.
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Christian Free School
Democratic Party
Young Men’s Democratic Club
Salt Lake City
Alpheus Young
Brigham
Utah
Brigham Young
Storms Engulf the South with Rain and Waterspout Signs
As a southern storm of rain hail and sleet moves through southern Illinois Indiana and northern Kentucky residents report heavy thunder and vivid lightning. Red skies lingered and in Louisville dense darkness followed a day of storms. A waterspout over the Ohio added a bizarre note with a shower of small fish.
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Illinois
Indiana
Kentucky
Louisville
Ohio
New Colorless Liquid Destroys Wood in Half Hour
A Cleveland report claims a colorless chemical mixture can be applied to wood to kill its color and burn it to ashes within thirty minutes. The dangerous potential of this agent alarms authorities, though the report may lack corroboration.
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Purlington
Towa
Albert Lea
Minnesota
Muscatine
What Cheer
Montezuma
Iowa
Clinton
Cutan
Kimira
Iowa City
Bimira
Riverside
Decorah
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Postyileam
Madison
Tows
Mimnesota
Dakota
Allecoupon
United States
Canada
Hannegan
Chi
Pass
Dept
Cedar Rapids
Cleveland
Fire Explodes at Red Oak Home After Nightly Fire
A Red Oak man went to bed after preparing a coal fire and an explosion soon shook his house. He found the fire-bowl emptied of its contents and investigated the cause, reporting a dangerous incident linked to burning soft coal.
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