War talk and relics of a torn South in Sarge Plunkett letters
Sarge Plunkett reflects on war talk sweeping the nation, the 1860s conflict, and a Confederate veteran named Charlie Holland. He recalls the cruelty of crusades and the burden of war on families, including a widow and her children waiting for a returning husband who never comes. Brown cautions about England and trade, while the writer notes the lasting sorrow of war beyond battles.
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England
Brown
Charlie Holland
Ife
Charlie
Flint River
Auch
Sarge Puonkerr
Style and Sentiment Clash in Divorce Court Talk
A Chicago man voices a bizarre plan to wed his friend’s wife, citing a noisy marriage and alleged physical faults. He asserts the wife is irritable from deafness and loss of smell, while praising a woman’s scent and breath as a vital asset. The oddly mixed dialogue shifts to geography, noting the US size and Yellowstone hot springs area.
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Chicago
Tam
Incomplete Historical Ad Claims Cure for Cavity Disease
An OCR fragment advertises Wall's Catareh Cure offering a hundred dollars for cavities not cured. It cites Cheney & Co Toledo and Warnind Kitwan Marvix as druggists, with vague claims of curing ailments by acting on mucous membranes and glands. The text is garbled but presents a medical patent remedy promise and price offer.
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Wall
Cheney
Toleda
Kuawa Pd
Hele Fira
Waat & Teva
Wholeare Drugglers
Warnind, Kitwan & Marvix
Wholemiste
Toteda
U. A
Jy Lakas
The Shooting Match Reveals Historic Turkey Shoot Snags
An extended tale traces the shooting match from ancient folk traditions to American frontier bravado. It recounts Robin Hood era feats, a Montana style tale, and a pivotal pinewood crossroad turkey shoot where a 15 cent shot wins a gobbler amid breechloaders and muskets. Judges, nerves, and a cheering crowd frame a colorful rural pageant.
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Termate
Ipas
Stephens
Caleb Sizer
Kee's Cross Roads
Cross Roads
Virginia
Wade
Noras Dunham
Turkey
Bicycle Industry And Its Rapid Rise In Modern Transport
The piece traces bicycle origins from a toy to a major capital industry, detailing early high wheels, safety designs, pneumatic tires, and springs. It notes exhibitions in Chicago New York and Denver, praises ball bearings and tires, cites Lieut Wise’s 400 mile army ride, and highlights American leadership in wheel development and pending tire improvements.
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Chicago
New York
Denver
Scientific
Atletican
Ainastite
Hugh D. Wise
Sackett's Harbor
Governor's Island
New York City
Thut. Wise
Ninth Infantry
U.S.A
America
Conte
Teds
Nadaim
Remarkable mountain sprinter Tank Childers of Fort Payne
An Alabama tale tells how Tank Childers, a swift barefoot sprinter from Fort Payne, outran a pack of six swift hounds in a mountain chase during a court recess. He also reportedly raced trains on several occasions, walked 120 miles from Fort Payne to Chattanooga in a day, and is said to catch deer by hiding behind trees. Childers climbs trees with catlike agility and defies local bullies with a fearless, civil demeanor.
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Caro
Fort Mayne
Alabama
Tank Childers
Edness
Fort Payne Superior Court
Alshama
Lank Childers
Childers
Wort Payne
Father
Hala
Solleitor
Aaurhe
Parklayne
Brinlee
Alabama Great Southern Hoad
Childer
Fort Payne
Chattanooga
Tort Payne
Clilders
Jedro
Busiess
Pyer
Goodreich
Wyld
Spain
Mexico
Siam
Bismark
China
Philadelphia
Hhe
Mr. Blinks
Twanta Sere
eNeto Yorks Weekly
Neah Bay
Washington
United States
Port Garland
Col
Madagascar
Orthodox Congregational Church
M. G. Jonsson
Minneapolis
Johnson
Cincinnati ‘Tribune
Mrobert, Rawls
Yollands
Yaet Winter
Chamberlain
Hill Bros
Corea
Boton
Adn
Perry Cameron
Flushing
Michigan
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B. C. Evans & CO
Will. R. Hubbard
Hank
Ghos
Gar L
Americo
Yates Shoe CO. Masonic Building
Anderson, D. C
Merrick
Brown & Bro
John M. Hubbard
P.G
J. M. Subbard
John H. Subbard
Syracuse
Yours Truly
Brock Brok
Sarge Plunkett
Atlanta Constitution
Democratic Party
Folke
Europe
Englan
Brunswick
Brunewick
Confederacy
Tennessee
Savannah
Hoe
Army of Virginia
Richmond
Canada
Australia
Yellowstone
Tell
Scott
Tocksley
Robin Hood
Subert
Hastings
Hubert
John
Nevada
Agincourt
Crecy
Poictiers
St. George and
Mary England
Edith
Tillytudlem
Miluwond
Cooper
Davy Crocket
Daniel Boone
Kentucky
South
Piedmont
Poland
Paradise
India
Texas
George Washington Billings
Big Bethel
Tyre
George Washington Billings’ Dock
Hig Reach
Will Bros
Thomas
John — Yoppa
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