Soldier's wife and battle scars of the old regiment
In a Fort Scott room two years after the war era, Kinsey and Floyd Walton hear tales of loyalty, sacrifice, and army injustice as veterans face consolidation, forced retirements, and shattered hopes for rapid promotion. A widowly resilience and a soldier’s enduring love anchor a changing postwar landscape. The piece closes with reflections on marriage, duty, and the cost of service.
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Old Fort Scott
Kinsey
Floyd Walton
Mnatessee
Peatles
A, P. Close
Deenth Infantry
Farnham
Lambert
Minor
Theteenth
Floyd
Texas
Close
Washington
Senate
Jefe Davis
Spirit Lake
Hawkeye
Mtoshine
Tugalpo
Mae
J.P. Close
Sposin I Hadn’t Married For Love And Other Tales
A historical snippet recounts a woman’s vow to marry for love not wealth beauty or status, noting happiness in fidelity yet sorrow at her husband’s fading health. An Irish soldier tale from Fontenay during a siege follows, with a guard’s password anecdote and a witty line about a miller’s son.
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Cincinnati
Pat
Fontenay
Sexe
Semimund
Saxe
Dliver
Sneks
Sentinel
Harper
Wonderful Lamp Snake Seen by Natal Natives in Umvoti Pools
In Natal South Africa natives report a lamp snake called running, a huge pale serpent that frequents swamps and rivers like the Umvoti. It emits a dazzling light visible from miles, blinking eyes when first seen, with a story of carcass filling wagons after a Boer hunt.
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Qanta
Tyre
Natal
South Africa
Umvoti
Thorn
Thieves Who Stole Millions Defalcations 1805 Embezzlements
An 1895 survey by insurance companies reports total embezzlement and defalcation of 9 465 921 across 240 cases. Officials, banks, agents, forgers, and others are listed with specific loss amounts. New York leads with 2 389 816, Delaware the smallest at 1 100.
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Cleveland Leader
Postminsters
New York
Heat Radiations From a Heated Body in Photography
Substances sensitive to heat radiations can form faint images via chemical changes. Copper sulfate and potassium bromide mix yield olive brown images that turn black with silver nitrate. bichromated paper and copper compounds react to heat, producing varied browns and blacks after treatment.
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St. Louis Globe-Democrat
Magnetic Mountain Similar to Arabian Nights Tale
A Baltic island Bornyolin belonging to Denmark consists largely of magnetite and exerts a strong magnetic influence on navigators, steering needles away from their courses. Mariners avoid the needle and rely on lighthouses. A submerged rock bank between Lorrholm and the mainland endangers ships, with compasses dipping to the bank.
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Bornyolin
Baltic
Denark
Lorrholm
White House Silver Worthies and a Russian Baron's Plate
The article recounts the 1833 purchase of silver for the White House, legislating that 388 pieces plus a gold plated dessert set of 140 pieces came from Baron de Tuyll, formerly Russia’s minister to Portugal, totaling 4 208 82 dollars. It notes the servant use of the treasured ware, its diminished compare to private citizen holdings, and compares to Indiana’s battle ship gift costing 7 785 10 dollars.
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Monroe
United States
Harrison
Nome Journal
M. le Gen. Baron de Tuyll
Russia
Portugal
White House
Indiana
Stamps as Diet Involves Goat In Ceylon Incident
A remote Ceylon residency reports a comic food tale. Official Pieris left judicial stamps worth about two hundred rupees on his table and his goat ate about fifty rupees of them. The goat’s stomach purge recovered stamps were sent to the commissioner.
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Ceylon
Pieris
American Apples in England Seaboard Trade Note
American apples sent to England amount to seven hundred thousand barrels yearly in a trade overview highlighting agricultural exports and cross Atlantic commerce dynamics.
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England
Subpoena and Bonds in Venice Legal Notices
Civil and criminal docket items include subpoenas, warrants, garnishees, appeal bonds, mittimus, security to keep the peace, notices by publication, writs, attachments, information, affidavits, recognizances, and various bonds such as replevin and bail. The collection lists multiple bond types and court actions without detailed case names or dates.
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Venice
Artesian Water Wells by County’s Only Drilling Machine
A I Darley promotes water well contracting in Annona Iowa. Offers steam drilling for towns cities and railroads with farm well focus. Employs expert drillers and provides estimates.
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A. I. Darley Annona
Iowa
Notice of Divorce Petition in Iowa Kaossuth County
Original notice in district court of Iowa state Kossuth County May term 1907 Grace ord plaintiff against Ezra ord defendant informs that by May 1 1907 petition will be filed seeking divorce from bonds of matrimony unless Ezra ord appears and defends by noon of the second day of the May term commencing May 24 1907 in Algona. Dated April 14 1907 Raymond Raymond attorneys for plaintiff.
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Grace Ord
Plutntif
Ezra Ord
Towa
Koassuth County
Plutntiff
State of
Iowa
Kossuth County
Algona
A. D
Raymond & Raymond
Plainthtt
Notice in Iowa court against named defendants over contract
In the district court of Kossuth County Iowa May term 1907 to J W Well John C G Hopkins R E Johnson Frank Dingley and L Rake you are notified that by May 17 1907 the plaintiff will move to cancel a contract dated September 27 1895 between Frank J Conley and J W Kell covering the north half of the southeast quarter section 12 township 64 range 28 west in Kossuth county Iowa due to nonperformance unless you appear and defend before noon of the next term default will be entered. Dated April 14 18 30-33 Raymond Raymond Attorneys for Plaintiff
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Malknup
Vlament
J. W. Well
John G. Hopkins
RY. Johnson
Frank Dingley
FY. Rake
District Court of the State of
Algona
Raymond & Raymond
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Aird Meyer
Tamshert
Calmise
Ani Meyer
Mather
Jenny
Vally
Fais Lucans
Ihe
Francis Albert
Phoenix Hotel
Hampton
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Rondont
N. Y
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Alf
Justice Blanks
Republican Office
A. F. Datley
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