Misss Nangous Advocates of Not Paying a Quarter Dollar
A Boston to Worcester journey ends in tragedy as a wayfarer who could not pay a quarter fare is ejected from a second class car. He later learns six former passengers were killed in a crash. gratitude toward the conductor turns to remorse as he vows to become wiser. Best. Irens. The First [Pedding] There is always a vague sadness attendant on the first wedding in a family.
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Worcester
Boston
Charon
Best
Irens
The Doctor and IMS Horse Pranks on a Sabbath
A Scottish paper recounts Dr Chalmers leaving a horse in the garden when the stable key was missing. The sister fears damage to beds, but the doctor believes the horse will refrain. The garden proves ruined, revealing the horse’s imprudence. Also notes Grand Duke Constantine’s Sabbath-keeping in Scotland and a cathedral keeper's refusal to unlock tomb stones.
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Chalmers
dettor
Constantine
Russia
Scotland
Staffa
Tona
Acbries
Cathedral keys
Robinson
Donald
Died Rich Russian Landholder and Vast Inheritance
The St. Petersburg papers note the death of M. de Wiszkie the wealthiest landholder in Russia Lithuania. He left his three sons 2090 villages with over 80,000 serfs and 10,000,000 crowns in ready money. His daughter’s marriage to Prince Sabicha yielded a 2,000,000 crown dowry. Reports claim 16 vast domains with 20,000 peasant families and 56,000,000 Polish florins in wealth, leaving six children of whom three sons and a daughter survive. The eldest may inherit all but one fourth shared with his two brothers.
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Cresits
M. de Wiszkiewics
Russia
Lithuania
St. Petersburg
Alexander of Wartemberg
Maria d'Orleans
Sabicha
Goose and Hen Guard Ducklings Tale Ends In Laughter
An anecdote from Tubberakeena near Clonmel tells of a lone goose guarding ducklings under a hen, both waddling the pond with the brood in tow until the young ducks mature. A New York tale about an Irish bride and a delaying uncle ends in a humorous stalemate.
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Casar Otway
wieder
Tubberakeena
Clonmel
Judge Mlean and the War Letter from 1848 urges Congress to end Mexico War
The Cincinnati Gazette prints a Washington letter praising Judge Mlean and urging Congress to halt the Mexican War. It argues the war began unconstitutionally, calls for peace talks, and warns against Treasury notes and a government bank. The writer also notes taxation as essential to any war effort and cites England’s war funding. It ends with a observation about Egypt’s five million population under a despot.
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Sir
Mexico
Congress
House
treasury
Joans Ganhot
republic
England
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St. Valentine's Kingdom
Cupid
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