Lincoln and Milroy Restored to Service After Suspension
A Lincoln paper discusses Milroy’s restoration after disgrace, citing President Lincoln’s insistence on merit and courage. The excerpt notes Milroy’s earlier fall from grace, Indiana congressmen pushing for return, and Lincoln’s private endorsement to Grant. Milroy then received another command and proved his competence.
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Lincoln
Lippincott's
Leslie J. Parry
Rox
Baltimore
Shenandoah Valley
van Dep
Baltro
Winster
Arpern Ferry
Bfe
Efe
Redemphor
Indiana
Congress
Miloy
Milroy
Grant
Tennessee
Qalroyre
A. Lincolm
The Drugging Habit Critics Call for Fewer Meds
An ex preeminent physician argues against overprescribing by family doctors. He notes foreigners use far less medicine and urges compact pharmacopoeia, with three trusted physicians Diet Quiet and one others shaping safer care. He concedes none can treat broken bones or typhoid yet praises reduced drug use.
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Tie
Diet
Quiet
Columbus believed the world larger by land and sea
The text argues Columbus overstated landmass and misjudged the distance to the East Indies by a western route. It contends these errors fueled his drive and the success of his epoch, suggesting knowledge of vast oceans and polar barriers might have deterred him.
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Columbus
East Indies
Hardee
Humorous Talk of Royalty and Market Transport
Two women in a carriage gossip about meeting the Prince of Wales and enduring chatter of their conversation. The discussion reveals social aspirations and fears. The piece also notes a Japanese method for packing fish for shipping, claiming a ship could carry thirty times the usual load using a special receptacle.
Quack Pills Debate On Superior Tone and Taste
Respondents argue Chamberlain and Stormnah liver tablets are easier and more pleasant to take, milder and gentler than pila pills, more reliable and invigorating to tired people, while pila pills are harder to effect and often cause unpleasant effects.
Dance of Death and Diplomatic Dread in Brussels Ball
The Waterloo era scene recounts a lavish ball at the Duke of Richmond’s Brussels residence with 220 invitations. Wellington consults generals in a private room as Napoleonic threat looms, while staff monitor dispatches. many English residents flee, though some officers attend. A separate London court scene features Erskine cross examining a tailor’s bill witness over sleeve length, provoking laughter and a pointed exchange.
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Osath
Duchess of
Richmond
Rue de la Bl 5
Brussels
Wellington
Ducy of Richmond
Antwerp
Napoleon
Duke of Wellington
Duke of Richmond
Welpington
Ravan
Europe
London
Erskine
A Persian Made of Punishment
A historical account describes an extraordinary Persian punishment for repeated theft. The first offense uses bastina docd beating the soles with an iron rod and a signed pledge of reform. A second offense leads to right hand amputation, and a final act of defiance results in decapitation.
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Persia
Fragmented Quote From Baltimore American Text
A damaged Baltimore American fragment shows a young man in a red rooster decor and a sarcastic exchange about a habit. He tightens his coat over an offending garment, yet cannot fully suppress the garment’s statement.
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Baltimore
Truffles: a rootless subterranean fungus discovered by swine
The truffle is a wonderful vegetable with no roots, stomata, flowers, or seeds. It grows just beneath the soil surface. In France, swine aided by their keen scent locate this fungus. Dogs are trained to search as well.
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France
The Mont Costly Book Declared World’s Costliest
A garbled report notes a book titled The Mont Costly Book called the most expensive in the world. References to Hebrew Dibla and a Vatican setting appear, with phrases about a notable figure and a supposed price or confinement tied to the item.
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Mont
Vatican
Mie Boot and Shoo Workers' International Convenes in Dorralt
The Mie Boot and Shoo Workers' International plans a convention in Dorralt in January. Officials say the event will gather workers’ representatives to discuss standards, coordination, and shared goals for the year ahead.
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Mie Boot and Shoo Workers’ International Wilhn Bid
Cealdedi
Dorralt
Joon
Trick Riders Not Circus Folk In New York Cabmen Complaint
A New York cabman, blaming women for petty schemes to stretch rides, criticizes women as the chief offenders in the city’s taxi trade. He claims many women ride short distances, then hire a cab for long segments to appear grand before hotel crowds, a practice he deeming legitimate but irritating.
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New York
Twenty-third Street
Wogaen
Twenty-third
Istance
Mondam
Cours
New York Press
Mother of Pearl from a Nautilus Chambered Nest
The article describes the nautilus as a cephalopod related to the cuttlefish that yields the finest mother of pearl. It explains its shell as a chain of chambered compartments connected by a pneumatic tube, which the creature uses to regulate air in its dwelling to rise or sink. The outer shell layer is removed with muriatic acid to reveal the nacre beneath.
How the Continents Attract Seas And English Rulers
The article discusses gravitation shaping ancient seas around continents, describing ships crossing global oceans via underwater valleys and hills of water with a mid Atlantic depression. It then shifts to English rulers and language, noting foreign governance and limited use of English by kings over centuries.
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Atlantic
Coast Line
Francisco
Yokohama
Cates
Lesst
Ile
A Valuable Medicine For Coughs and Colds In Children
A testimonial proclaims Chamberlain's Cough Remedy as effective for coughs and colds in children. Charles M. Cramer of Golambo Ceylon praises its rapid chest-cold relief and hoarseness cure, noting its wide use at the City Dispensary and growing popularity among buyers.
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Chamberlain
M. Cramer
Golambo
Ceylon
Firav
Mynesé
Sao
Or-Oiay Drag Co
Walt Whitman and Ingersoll at the Hermitage Panel
A Camden poet and agnostic Ingersoll entertain a circle including Colonel Rob ert G. K and a literary professor during Whitman's stay at the hermitage. Whitman, aging and dignified, listens as Ingersoll rails at Christian ideas. A Philadelphia Ledger note recalls a naval chaplain story about Admiral Goldsborough asserting the Lord is not in the temple until he is on deck.
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Ingersoll
Oanade Wiaktman
Camden
Whch
Hermitage
Robert G. K
Whitman
Shakespeare
Walt Whitman
Trwee Ingersoll
Philadelphian Ledger
Mediterranean
Tose
Admiral Goldsborough
Handel Appetite Anecdote and Mysterious Charm
A brief reminiscence pairs Handel the prodigy with a dinner anecdote showing his thrifty appetite and humor. It also tells of Madge who writes a joke by letter if only the spelling is spelled out to her father, then hints at humor in the unsaid.
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Handel
George Frederick Handel
Madge
New York
Wegnaney
The Rattlesnake Campground Hair Lariat Trick
A fragment notes a camping myth about rattlesnakes avoiding a hair rope around a camp and claims it protects the camp at night. It mentions a cure tactic with Dexative Primo Quinine Tablets and a short course of Prickly Act Ditters as blood purifiers, with stray brand-like terms scattered.
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Ivana’ Pharmacy
Fragmented Aphorisms and Reflections on Wit and Virtue
An OCR fragment presents scattered lines about praising others, gendered judgments, and cautions on honesty. It includes aphorisms on wives, bachelor friends, and doing right by the dead, with a mix of incomplete phrases and older prose style.
Voltaic Pile Invention and Its Enduring Impact
Volta, an Italian, discovered that two or more metals with moistened paper can produce electricity. He built the voltaic pile using silver and zinc with moist paper, achieving currents rivaling frictional electricity. The pile’s basic design has seen little change since its origin and early experiments.
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Volta
Ife
Obeyed Orders Johnny Chopped Wood While Eating Cake
A Philadelphia North American item recounts Johnny ignoring his father by eating cake while chopping wood. The father forbids eating and working together, but Johnny claims he is merely following orders. The short anecdote highlights strict obedience and multitasking confusion.
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Johnny
Philadelphia
Why Indeed A Quizzing Riddle From a Dog Fancier
A buyer asks why a dog runs sideways or diagonally and a fancier replies the dog was raised that way. The dialogue compares odd animal habits to astronomical problems, noting similar difficulty in solving questions about roosting chickens owl eye habits and pigs fleeing before rain.
Fragmented Proverbial Snippet on Wisdom and Fortune
A set of condensed maxims notes how religion, misfortune, and restraint shape character. It contrasts the lightning rod of faith with the burden of bearing fortune, and hints that prudent men keep valuable knowledge to themselves as old flames fade.
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Rituta
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Worten
Bradfield Regulator Co
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John T. Burriss
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J. G. Hollenbeck
Louisville & Nashville R. R. No
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Union Depot
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Bank OF Anderson
J. A. Brock
Mauldin, i
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Peoples Bank of
Anderson
Dow
Paul E
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John
Campbell
Dean & Ratliff's
W. M. Wallace
Church Street
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Price Co
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