Strange Visitor Reunites Rich Widow And Daughter In Labyrinth Of Secrets
Madame Van Dyck, a proud widow, is haunted by a mysterious child who appears as Laura in every way. The child, calling herself Dada, leads Madame to a hidden drawer and a revelation that Laura has courted a reunion. Laura explains she sent letters that were never opened, and the nurse blocked them. The two women finally reconcile as Laura vows to bring her husband Fred and their child to live with Madame, uniting the family at last.
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Madame van Dyck
Madame
Iady
Laura
Madawe
Pada
Sume
Laura van Dyck
Dada
Daia
Hilla
Fred
Fortunes and Dogs and Confederate Records
Lottery notes from Memphis report ticket No 67 558 winning $6000 and No 12383 winning $75000 with share going to a Canadaville farmer who plans a windmill. New York show features $10000 dogs Meteor and Beaufort race. Marcus J Wright advances Civil War records project seeking private papers for official history.
Nothing for Juror in Cape Breton Egg Prison Tale
A deputy sheriff detains a man calling himself a Nothing and asks for help. The tale recounts Cape Breton shipper five barrels of eggs in hay bound for Boston aboard the St Saphire. Heating inside the hay roasted half the eggs, hatched the rest, and survivors lived for two months before release.
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Cape Breton
Boston
St. Saphire
Plowboy quits cotton to farm a thriving future
A Memphis Avalanche reader recounts how a former Shelby County cotton planter transformed his fate. He moved from debt to success by growing corn and raising livestock, selling 100 pounds of butter weekly, and paying all he owes. The piece parallels Southern changes with a crowd praising an unlikely local hero.
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Memphis Avalanche
Avalanche
Howie
Shelby County
Memphis
Georgia
South
Pink Horses at Maxwell House Stump Pedestrians
A Nashville crowd eyed pink horses hitched near the Maxwell House. The driver posted a note claiming the color came from rain and red fly nets, while an American office copy documented the excuse. Also notes 230,000 Union soldiers west of the Mississippi plus a Erie prayer hospital planned by local ladies.
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Nashville
Maxwell House
Hackman
Mississippi
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