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Sentimental Elephants [published Sep. 20, 1885]

jpkntz November 19, 2023

The death of Jumbo by bein’ run over...

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1840s New York: Quakers, Millerites, Native Americans [published June 11, 1882]

jpkntz September 23, 2023

Every now and then there is quite a...

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A Miscellany of Performer Anecdotes [published Jan. 8, 1882]

jpkntz September 5, 2023

I got interested the other day in readin’...

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The Deadly Triple Somersault [published Sep. 30, 1883]

jpkntz August 8, 2023

The sad death of poor George Ryan, last...

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Jumbo’s Wedding [published Apr. 23, 1882]

jpkntz July 18, 2023

I was sittin’ in my library in my...