Firewood, family life, and old friends on a winter evening
An elderly narrator recalls gathering wood for a big winter fire with family neighbors. He details splitting oak and hickory, cooking at home, and the comfort of plentiful fuel. He reflects on farm life, memory of youth, and a wish to reunite with old friends.
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Ellinbeth
Joule
Lemus
Jack Henderson
Miewaya
Ringrayin
Mayest
Department of Agriculture
Menderson
Ralph
Arp Cio
Cean
Carl
Jessie
Joneson
Simetimed
Erosa
Meg
Ton
William
Avianta
Rome
Bowdy
Jack
Howdy
Jim
Athista
Vermont Cat Tricks Dogs Into Well
A Vermont anecdote recounts a cat in a village near Island Pond that used a barn well as a trap. Dogs chasing the cat fell into the water as the cat jumped the wall, an odd anecdote about a clever animal and village humor.
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Rover
Convict Labor and Deaths Report at Penitentiary Yard
Correspondence details convict employment in the Penitentiary yard and nearby works, noting daily numbers, mortality by location, and shifts in work. It cites 140 prisoners expected to work this month, with death tallies across Georgetown, Lane's Railroad, phosphate works, and farms. The report covers factory output, branches in Columbia Charleston Augusta and plans for Atlanta, plus gear of the mill, leather goods, and other manufactured products. It also highlights the growing hospital and workshop activity and a new women workers project while documenting prison health concerns.
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Cunpoiita
Tigre
Renvence
Mimber OY
Jayne
Pringles Yliia
Tat Galil & Wise
Cumbia
Fillunes
Gheorpetown
Lane
Cabillive
Mringiw
Teoiy Sisewie
Shu
Jes
Seagees
A.C. Dihert
Wenitentiary
Liber
Vinvieta
South Curoliny
Lo Handy
Columbia
Charleston
Augusta
Leo Fifi
Atlante
Chariton
Louis
North Carolina
Georgia
Tennessees
Mississippi
Alabams
Arkamas
Texas
Lecarder
Angie
News and Courier
Fragmented 19th century discourse on violence and manners
A lengthy rambling reflection contrasts gentility with weapon ownership, arguing that only crude fighters carry guns. It cites Garfield and Guiteau, questions arming rights, and mentions a Lumpkin camp-meeting anecdote, ending with a clergyman punchline about discounts on railroad tickets.
Walker's benevolent school founder linked to Spartanburg
An article extols ALF Walker founder of a humane educational institution admired for growth and reforms. It recalls his life, late wife Mrs Martha Walker, and son Newton F. Walker now leads the school. The narrative praises the Charleston era pioneer and notes the institution's success and progressive ethos.
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Ainie
Philadlyrey Mrn
C. Walker
Gouiie
Ehuireter
Nies
Amd
Alf Walker
Pune
Virginia Eppes Walker
Walker
Howe
Laura Tridyuooy
Mae
Mra. Hawthorne
Sophia B. Mewbody
Clevinge
Tawra Lindpronn
Hinne
Han
Ta Ickens
Laura Bridgman
Iam Ulin
Ator G. Brooks
Bost
Coder Boeigs Tnatiuchen
Ty Gorey
bin Machood
Mra
Mortha Te. Walker
Crimband
Spartanburg
Newton F. Walker
Einaar
Leuchars
United States
Ubrreaponiteure News and Courier
True Manliness in Life and Games of Chance
The piece argues true manliness lies in virtue, courage, and godliness rather than brute strength or bravado. It contrasts Samson’s weakness to artful wiles and cites Lord Bacon’s intellect. It also explains a quirky sugar game from New York Times, noting its trivial charm and lack of mental effort.
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Francis Bacon
Tower Hill
John B. Qaugh
New York Times
Strange Death of a Physician in Chicago
August 12 report from Chicago describes the death of Dr. Frank J. Ronaniatant, anatomy demonstrator, after a facial carbuncle lead to septic spread and brain involvement. The account follows his diary entry, illness progression, and notes on his last days and cause, with medical observations and a closing sales plug for Brown's Iron Bitters.
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Jacobson
Ani
Exgle
Wwe
The Great Trade Shift and Idle Labor in the South
The piece argues that many able bodied men shift from farming to speculative trading, burdening families with new duties while the real producers suffer. It notes a decline in traditional work, rising reliance on dealers, and calls for self sourced prosperity as a remedy. A travel anecdote contrasts honesty and danger on a secluded road, ending with a failed gubernatorial bid.
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Jesavery
Stu
Mintrena
Tayland
Kelven
Anny
Tiele Park
Catan Exchange
Thin
Journal of, Commerce
Ark Preserved in Glacier Sparks Noah Claim
Constantinople reports Turkish commissioners probing a glacier near Mount Ararat uncovered a brown painted gopher wood structure. The entrance vessel shows partitions and a life like scene, while ice seals the interior preventing full measurement. Local reports say a Noahs Ark monument was found in Northern New York as well. A short anecdote follows about a man placing a square stave over his wife’s grave, intending a memorial.
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Constantinople
Mount
Ararat
Eoglintesae
Neal's Ark
Mall Gazette
Almertown
United States
Prine
New York
Hind
Ton
Waublury Away tie Earth and Demotion Grind
A rhapsodic meditation on erosion and the water cycle. The piece describes atoms traveling from land to rivers to oceans, noting countless streams and creeks feeding the process. It muses on geology, formation, and a cosmic “demitation grind” ending in a billiard ball like Earth turning to future forms. It ends with a proverb about child discipline and health.
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Falda
Neal Ware
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