Unknown Poetic Fragments and 1860s Healing Springs Letter
The fragmentary text combines a lyrical vision of Amaranthine towers and flowering scenes with a prose passage praising a Virginia springs resort owned by Duolup Campbell & Co. It mentions G. H. Cowles as superintendent, notes visitors from the South and various states, and links the springs to health cures. The second portion discusses political views in Virginia on Fremont, Buchanan, dissolution, and proslavery policy, warning Union-loving readers about Southern traitors and party influence.
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Indiana
Ohio
Massachusetts
Pennsylvania
Duolup, Campbell & Co
G. H. Cowles
New York State
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Virginia
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Kansas
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Virgina Red Sulphur Springs Looms as Health Resort
Red Sulphur Springs in Monroe County Virginia, nestled in the Allegheny valley about 40 miles north of the Virginia Tennessee Railroad line, attracts visitors for its reputed cure of throat and lung diseases. The article notes easy access from Washington via rail to Newbern then mountain roads, capacity for over 2010 guests, bracing mornings, mild afternoons, and cool lights with blankets in use. Water is praised for sedative effects, calming nervous excitement, lowering pulse, and quenching thirst, drawing many with throat ailments who seek relief through professional endorsements and long-standing reputation, though results vary from complete cures to partial or no effects.
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Reo Scorupe Sraeves
Monroe county
Virginia and Tennessee Railroad
Washington, Richmond and Lyvchburg
milroad
Newbern
Richomond
carey
Lave
Jose
Hasters
Genesee
James Curtis
Chicago
IMinois Central Railroad
Urbana
Champaign County
Mr. Gortis
Kaskaskia
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A French Railcar Scene And A Snakelike Remark
In a Paris depot first class car an elegant passenger notices three gentlemen. One lights a cigar and is rebuked by a courteous reply from a refined woman. The scene contrasts aristocratic bearing with blunt social testing amid carriage etiquette and aging manners.
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France
Anelvica
United States
penpie
Fraimee
Paris
A Good Wife and a Grim Tribute to Domestic Love
An old man recalls Dr Chapin's praise of his wife, a tribute to domestic happiness. The column contrasts such devotion with a sobering confession from three years earlier, where a condemned man claimed he did not intend to kill his wife yet bitterly called her aggravating.
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Chapin
Karnes
Tale-Bearing and the dangers of gossip
A moral vignette warns against repeating others faults and spreading rumors. It urges truthfulness and restraint, noting the harm of tattling and the spread of falsehoods, with a Westminster church anecdote about a minister quelling sleepiness by singing during a deadpan sermon. It closes with a Newport quip about indulgent eating and polite conversation.
Be Careful of the Hoops and a Bad Night
In a local scene a man recalls a windy night last Sunday when his companion’s hoop skirt caused a fall and a misfortune. He explains how the wind lifted her, and he avoided blame by feigning an excuse as they parted. A later letter reports she’s in Devon after a brief ride and denounces Derby people as clever.
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Westminster
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United States
Verdict of a Negro Ingazest and the Bridgeton Chronicle
Disjointed OCR style narrative alleges a jury verdict involving a Black defendant and a lethal outcome amid accusations of corruption and saloon influence. The text references Judge, Bridgeton, Pane Ward, and local figures while describing a purported trial and its aftermath in fragmented phrases.
Hitler Cartwright Baptized the Ferrymen Anecdote
An anecdote recounts Peter Cartwright the Methodist preacher in Thinvis who confronted a ferryman at a river crossing. Cartwright overpowered the ferryman in a staged baptism act and forced him to recite prayers, promising future toll-free passage and to promote prayer and preaching. The tale emphasizes Cartwright’s wit and forceful personality in a political climate wary of ministers in public affairs.
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Ulingis
Furth
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A Reasonable Reason for a Broken Betrothal
A couple sought marriage but the groom appeared intoxicated each time. The clergyman noted the bride’s distress as she feared the union. The scene ended with the groom’s refusal to proceed and the couple’s plans undone.
Fragmentary notes on political lines and social tales
An excerpted, highly garbled page references political bluster about the double bos and democracy, a preachy sermon at a West editor’s paper, anti tilt about a titled Unelish cousin, and a Northern young girl’s misfortune narrative set amid poverty and family disgrace.
Burglary and Sideroform Use in Harrisbury Home
A burglary at the home of Mrs Ellen McClure on Market Street Harrisbury Pa was attempted by two burglars who ransacked rooms on the first and second floors and moved to the third story near Miss Sallie McClure and two young lads. The daughter cried for help, light revealed two intruders who fled after the mother and two youths pursued them. Valuables were taken, a kitchen window served as exit, and a container of chloroform was found in Miss McClure's bedchamber with a single drop saving her from danger due to the sleeping state of her health.
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Weemisburg
Lovelock
Ellen McClure
Market street
Harrisbury
Sallie McGlure
Kiadelpia Ledger
A Montreal Lady Traveler in Boston Bee
A Montreal letter describes Miss Jane Wilson, a 25 year old Dublin native visiting the United States unaccompanied, with a taste for adventure and self reliance. The piece likens her to a modern Madame Pfeiffer, noting her wealth, independence, and plans to visit Boston ahead of further travels.
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Montreal
Boston Bee
Canada
Dublin
Jane Wilson
Madame Pfeiffer
Ancient Rains Found Near Santa Cruz In California
Wilista Hawkes of Santa Clara reports from Santa Cruz that ancient rain-formed chimneys and vaulted chambers lie six miles east, with a sand-filled hill and a tunnel under construction. The block was said to be thousands of years old, suggesting long-submerged settlements and a large pine atop the hill.
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California
Wilista Hawkes
Santa Clara
Scientific American
Santa Cruz
An Illinois Farm Tale From The West
A Chicago mayoral figure, James Curtis, owns a vast three thousand acre Iowa style farm near West Urbana in Champaign County. The article questions the authenticity of Rev. Chas. P. Bush’s glowing description, noting Curtis’ urban wealth, speculative lifestyle, and the exaggerated claims of land value and wheat output while contrasting with modest eastern farms.
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Ayustad
Hinds
Illinois
Chas. P. Bush
James Curtis
Chicape
Mingis
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