Prodigal Son Painting Causes Home Friction and Fire Loss
After a lavish wedding Aunt Caroline gifts a huge Prodigal Son painting that dominates the drawing room. Critiques and social pressure from neighbors follow, and the couple relocate the artwork to calmer rooms. A kitchen-table drama unfolds as guests, flies, and a fire threaten their fragile happiness.
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Eleonore
Shera
Caroline
Felix
Tleonore
Teleonore
Riks
Uncle Augustine
Uncle Christopher
Prodigal Son
Tommy
Desroidi
Carline
Diebert
Fritz Diegel
Caro
Black Forest
Herr Treuberg
Immigen
Upper Bavaria
Julie Zieber
Felix Treuberg
Zieber
Asi
Pelix
Herr Diebert
Exitz
Diegal
The Brook Anthem by William Hosea Ballou
A lyric fragment portrays a great stream from mountain peaks and glaciers vowing to be vast and eternal. It shifts from a mighty vision of universal waters to a single laughing brook today, enduring in quiet simplicity.
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William Hosea Ballou
Georgia House and Senate Prepare Bills in Late 19th Century Session
A detailed report surveys daily actions in the Georgia House and Senate from November 11 to November 18, noting debates over pensions for Roquemore, dam obstructions on the Savannah River, and numerous bills. Bills include tax shifts, school funding, divorce residency, jury rules, and bank note issuance with state bank proposals under discussion.
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HOUSE
Roquemore
Upson County
Allen
Senate
Savannah River
Augusta
Hogan
Lincoln County
Fleming
Smith
Gwinnett
Perking
Habersham
Cummings
Richmond
Chambers
Chattahoochee
Burke County
Jessup
Robert Battey
Rome
Board of Commissioners
McIntosh County
Mr. Cumming
Cumming
Lewis
Georgia
West
Hancock
Overstreet
Milton
King
Fulton
Grand
Traverse
Hodge
Martin
George W. Harrison & Company
Atlanta Law School
Georgia School For the Deaf
Calvin
Richmond County
Branch
Columbia
Charters
Catoosa
Hurn
Dodge County
Avas
O'Neill
Simirance
Keiffer
Effingham
Aten
Railroad Commission
Stiles
Murray County
Atlanta and Florida Railroad
Board of
State Savings Association
Pg Lligers
Commissioners of Roads
Terrell County
Burne Gordon
Georgia Hussars
United States
Missionary Ridge
Chicamauga Park
Louisville
Graham
Appling
Columbus
Board of Police Commissioners
Mr. Howard
Baldwin
A. Pinkus
Coyington
Carriees
Valdosta
Monpar
Burlochville
Adiltos
D.N. Speer
Commercial Travelers Bank
Supreme ‘Court
Sharon’ Turner
Powder mill explosion and other late world events
News notes report a powder mill blast at Minden Scotland near Amsterdam with two bodies recovered and several missing. Also noted are the death of John W Hogg in Rockville Massachusetts, Vienna cabinet sympathy, Reichstag voting expectations, a Milton bank robbery surrounded, Cuban revolution claims, a lynching in Warner Arkansas, a general assignment filing in New York, and Whyland company debts.
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Minden
Scotland
Amsterdam
John W.hogg
Davy Department
Rock- Ville
Navy Department
Vienna
Reichstag
Walla Walla
Walsh
Milton
Umafila
Pendleton
Francis B. Thurber
New York
Bondinot Keith
Francis P. ‘Thurber
Ae Whyland Companys
Growth Of The South Shows Industrial Rise And New Mills
The article notes a general revival in the southern economy with rising machinery demand and expanding output. It highlights about 25 new or enlarged industries including Stratton White Machine Company in Fort Worth, Hamilton Pant and Glint in Dallas, Old Dominion Trotrie Supply in Richmond, and the Columbian Company in Lambert's Point among others. New mills and factories are planned or under construction in Virginia, North and South Carolina, Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi, and Kentucky, signaling increased production in cotton, coal, iron, and related products.
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Fort Worth
Texas
Capital
WOH, Stratton and’ Associates
Hamilton Pant and Glint Company
Dallas
Hospital
EMM, Beardot and
Old Dominion Trotrie Supply Company
Rchmond
M. W. Thomas
Columbian Company
Lambert's Point
Davis Bridge
Louisville
Mobile
Ala
Biloxi
Miss
Furnitare
Mobile-Aln
Pensacola
Ehlind
Chattanoors
Williston
Fie
Davin O
Wallsvile
Grain Crop Yields Hit Ten Year Low Despite Drought
November reports from the department of agriculture show corn yields at 22.6 bushels per acre the smallest in ten years except for 1884 1887 and 1890. The drop follows a harsh drought with July conditions high then sliding 75.0 in October, mirroring the growing season.
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Department of Agriculture
Governor Banners Orders Preventive Action Against Prize Fights
A Jacksonville dispatch reports a letter from Florida's chief executive dated November 15 1593 to N Bee Broward county heir apparent urging measures to prevent prize fights or what were called play contests in Duval county The misspelled prose reflects the era and location with references to Tallahassee and local authorities.
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Ajscksonville
Tallahas
Chief Executive of
Florida
Clapangee
Pols
N. Bee Broward
Dorval County
Duval County
de Lexa
Rivaty Ear Ares
Gras
Arran
Wit and whimsy from vintage columns and quips
A collage of satirical quips from early 20th century papers. Snappy witticisms touch on rogues, doctors, love, law, and society with puns and personified objects. Miscellaneous lines hint at humorous observations from Puck Galveston News and others.
Trial of strength at Chicago rails ends with stalled engine
A chaotic scene near Chicago featured a steam locomotive and a switch engine locked in a test of strength. The old Balbngore and a 31 ton, 25 ton, and other equipment formed a stubborn pair as engineers attempted to move the ancient switch engine but could not budge it, and the stalemate ended with the challenger leaving.
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Eleonore
Dr. S
Egypt
Rika
Eleanors
Therr
Chiago
Esaloes
Pic
Fragmentary notes on silver use in industry and arts
The passage discusses silver’s extended applications beyond currency, noting its use in tableware and industry. It mentions dentistry and photography as areas where silver plays a role, and hints at a foundational aspect without detailing specifics. The text is fragmented and references industrial arts.
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Ssibofher
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