The Siege of New Orleans and the Mother Shannon Convent
A dramatic Civil War vignette centers on Mother Shannon at the Sacred Heart Sisters convent in New Orleans. As Yankee forces block the city, a courier pleads for aid for orphans trapped by hunger and war. General Butler orders bread trains to the convent, while the nun debates mercy, duty, and the cost of relief.
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Ben Butler
Mother Shannon
Quauhtecheatl
Amaquemecan
Cacamatzin Teotlateuchtli
Tlalmanaico
Chicaco
Rock Island & Pacific R’y
Chicago
Joliet
Peoria
Ottawa
la Salle
Ceneseo
Moline
Rock Island
Ilinois
Davenport
Muscatine
Washington
Keokuk
Knoxville
Oskaloosa
Fairfield
Des Moines
West Liberty
Iowa City
Atlantic
Avoca
Audubon
Harlan
Guthrie
Council
Ilona
Callatin
Trenton
Cameron
Kansas City
Missouri
Leavenworth
Atchison
Kansas
Great Rock Island
Threrassas
Richmond
Cincinnati
Indiana
We River
Theewport News
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St. Paul
Canada
R. R. Cable
E. ST. John
T & Pase
T & Den'l
Cer
United States
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D. Layng
Marvin Hughitt
BH. Stennett
Arker
Parker
Hiscox & CO
William St
New York
Octavia Oland on Mother Carey's Rocks Adventure
A sailing excursion ends in peril as Octavia Oland climbs Mother Carey's Rocks to wave to companions. Duncan Ray leads a rescue attempt with Bolton and McDowell while Octavia reveals her courage and insists she is safe, prompting gratitude for the lifesaving sacrifice.
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Octavia
Oland
Octavia Oland
Radiant
Euphrosyne
Bolton
Ang Il
Cary
Bootes
Amile
Duncan Ray
Dunca Ray
Aunette Hall
Helen Ray
Via
Mother Carey
Kingdom Come
Amie
McDowell
Christian
Duncan
Duncan Mr Ichees
Harry Bolton
Ray
Launcelot
Patent Abatement Device Aims to Cut Smoke Nuisance
The report outlines a steam exhaust chimney device that mixes exhaust with steam in a perforated frame to trap heavy particulates, claiming a 25 percent fuel saving and reduced smoke. The feature also notes a Chicago fire escape with a vacuum brake mechanism to control rope descent and safer egress.
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Chicago
Nutriment in Grain and Hay in Farm Practice
Western Rural notes fat producing corn is inefficient as feed for young or heavily worked animals. It argues oats exceed corn in protein, timothy provides bulk, and proper winter care boosts egg production in fowls. Dairy industry gains from cream gathering, reduced skim milk waste, and improved machinery.
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Timothy
Ohio
Tyes
Interesting Facts From an Odd Lot of 19th Century Notions
A collage of curiosities on science and history: salmon egg survival, a grand railway bridge, Bank of France note engraving, Georgia wealth, life tables, Wyoming cattle range, nickel pennies, matrimony odds, Christ birth calculations, Pequonoc oyster farming, and building varnishes and fuels.
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Atlantic and Pacific Railway
Canon Diablo
Atizéna
Ronach
Bank of France
Vaudey
Henry Todd
Darien
Georgia
Confederacy
Wyoming
Fort McKinney
Philadelphia
Aecen
Knots Of Love And Lesson In A Verse Dialogue
A speaker explains three knots the true lover chooses. He demonstrates a true lover's knot a bowline and a weaver's knot as metaphors for steadiness in affection and life. The braided dialogue ends with a playful question about which knot the maiden prefers.
A Little Lady. Lizzie Gould Poem of June
A poem celebrates a smiling little lady named June. The speaker notes her green hat trimmed with red roses and a blackbird on the brim. She greets friends with courtesy, kisses, and sunny glances, claiming she is the sole sweet maiden whose name is revealed by the roses and the blackbird’s tune.
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Lizzie B. Gould
Sunny
Littl
Tennessee landlord pays $700 for kiss incident at hotel
A Tennessee landlord is ordered to pay 700 dollars after kissing an Indian woman guest at his hotel. The case highlights tensions over decorum and liability in hospitality settings.
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Tennessee
Entry of Spaniards into the Valley of Mexico
The narrative describes how a turn in the road reveals the Valley of Mexico with its green prairies, golden fields, and blooming gardens, stretching from the forested slopes to the horizon as an object of toil and suffering. It presents a picturesque intermingling of landscapes surrounding a sequence of features.
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Valley of Mexico
Valley of
Mexico
Hideous big snake terrifies children club scene
In a playful Children’s Corner verse Mary M Bowen depicts kids and pets reacting to a menacing gray snake. Robby, Harry, Bessie, Benny, Mattie and others stage a mock hunt, ending with the snake fleeing after a noisy bang and comic chase.
The British House of Peers in Reform Debate
The passage argues the House of Lords is an obsolete hereditary body with vast land and income, opposing reform. It notes their influence in both conservative and liberal ministries and cites pension costs. The piece calls for abolition, quoting the Fortnightly Review on its anachronistic status.
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Legislative Assembly
House of Lords
They Met by Chance The Drummer
A young western town drifter meets a woman from his eastern home on the street. She greets him warmly expresses homesickness and eagerness to reconnect even with a dog from the old place. Their chance encounter captures a moment of shared origin and sentiment.
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Shannon
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Germany
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Tzihuacpopoca
Montezuma
Tialmanalco
Tezcatlipoca
Cuitlahuatzin Vin
Cacama
Cuitlahuatzin
Drusilla Dickinson
Margaret Sidney
Patty
Mrs. Punderson
Agai
Grandma
Sandma
Patty Punderson
Mother
Patty Panderson
America
the Valley of Mexico
Children’s Corner
Mary M. Bowen
Robby
Harry
Bessie
Benny
Mattie
Bruno
Georgie
The
House of Peers
Spkru
Pati Tata
R. E. Sellers & CO
Lindsey
Ruth
Sellers & Com
Pittsburgh
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St. Louis
Deera
Sherwood School
Belding
Mich
S. Canal ST
Si Hali
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Floreston
Cologne
Burlington
Burlington & Quincy
Rai
Redman Palace
and & City
C Bluffs
St. Josamen
Cars Moines
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