Evelyn Wins Fathers Hearts in a Promised Union
In a rural home the Remingtons resist a Fifth Avenue match until Evelyn Sayre, posing as Marian Chauncey, wins over Mrs. Remington and Abel. A staged daughter proves loving Evelyn to be the real adopted daughter, restoring family harmony and revealing true affection.
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Abel
Charles
Marian Chauncey
Miss. Remington
Remington
Charles Remington
Marian
Mrs. Remington
Will
Bis
Evelyn
Mr. Remington
Ibix
Fifth Avenue
Science and Religion in Harmony Across Time
A polemic arguing there is no real conflict between science and true religion. It asserts God’s truth is shown in both nature and Bible, notes scientists can err, and warns that materialism risks denying faith. The piece emphasizes Christianity’ s compatibility with scientific discovery and the enduring value of divine revelation.
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Pature
God
Reason
Luie
South recalls plantation life under slavery and race tensions
The piece contrasts prewar slavery with postwar freedom, arguing many former slaves moved to towns, while whites warn against demoralization and race conflict. It stresses labor shortages, education, taxation, and civic responsibility, urging moderation and united action to restore peace and prosperity in the South.
Southern politicians judged by moral standards of old days
In a scathing critique the New York Seening Lies praises Southern leaders for virtue prior to carpetbagger era, arguing personal corruption is not new but calls for renewed public duty and law respect. It contrasts Northern politics and urges a return to past standards, citing Mr. Lamer as an example of principled conduct.
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New Orleans
Picayune
Louisiana
Arnee
United States
People Front
Kellogg
Conria
Sowenees
Paul Tirass
New York
Republicum Jirty
Lamer
Supreme Court
Pioneer
Pudge Mackey
Judge Mackey
Questioning the value of wealth on manliness and virtue
The text argues that men once rich are seen as high toned and chivalrous, but when they become poor their reputation collapses. It laments the slim distinction between princes and potatoes, suggesting wealth governs virtue in society and many lose their dignity in poverty.
War and Tosurance policy dispute courts feet long run
The piece discusses insured Southern residents with Norther n insurer policies before 1811 and how war affected those contracts. It notes conflicting lower court rulings and two cases reaching the U S Supreme Court. One case involves Charter Oak Life Insurance Company and Lewis Worthington of Brownville who paid premiums from 1854. Hartford refused retrospective payments after 1861 and again after 1865. The article frames the issue as a test of contract continuity during Civil War era interchanges and raises implications for similar claims and legal maxims about impossibility and tender of payment.
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United States
Supreme Court
Waite
South Carolina
Connecticut
Fragmentary OCR Ad Jumble Describes Cash Advertisers
A garbled OCR snippet discusses advertising for cash businesses. It mentions a stringer or attendant, advertising callers, and an unclear man with cash in Tawi. The text is damaged, with many unreadable words and inconsistent phrasing.
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Tawi
Curiosities of Runal Life and Animal Reason
Excerpt discusses animal behavior and emotions including dogs, parrots, and monkeys. It notes dogs show shame and modesty, animals display curiosity and memory, and higher apes use tools. Instances include a bullterrier, parrots mimicking voices, and dogs directed by instinct, with a Limburg Review tone throughout.
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Linvé Leeuw
Ant
Horaca
Limburg
Frightful burn victim scars stir public horror at Nashua
A young burn victim in Nashua, New Hampshire, survived but was disfigured, prompting fear and scorn as authorities and locals react. Reports claim her appearance caused people to faint and led to debate over public display. The piece notes a boy’s cruel remark and a dog burial in a chaotic, sensationalized scene.
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Nashau
Lowell
Matas
Nashaw
Old Catholics In South German Tale Stir Religious Fear
A South German town famed for Catholic orthodoxy witnesses a preacher’s fiery denunciation of the Old Catholics. An American with a black servant is drawn into the scene as the preacher curses the Old Catholics but ends declaring some may be good. The scene ends with the preacher fainting from terror and conceding that there are good people among the Old Catholics.
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Thinsbhirata
Pittsburg
Beistow
Westmaster
Jewell
Republican Party
Beca
Anelf
Routhery Society
Grant
Qet
Law
Federa
Tas
Bavarian
Ipsom
Tereor
Belton
Ibatill
Beelzebub
Luxuries of the Farmer Class Improve Life at Home
The Practical Farmer argues that some farmers strive beyond sheer profit, seeking means of improvement and joy. Wealthy farms can provide beauty, diverse fruit, education, and leisure for family well being, with gardens, books, music, and wholesome pleasures shaping contentment despite labor.
Prose Fragments and Humorous Notes From a Local Paper
The column collects quips about aging and advertising in home papers, sailor lore and gender humor, New York disappearances, a Cincinnati water joke, a Philadelphia kiss accusation, nursery jokes on a musical lady, mistaken lines about “Olde unded” songs, and a home preserving tip for year round tomatoes with salt brine.
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Niagara
Relgn
Abel and
Maryington
Merchanle
America
Charles Reasington
Charlie
Pen
Mallan
Science and Religion
Tabor
South
Cotiry
Appo Nin
Joan
Ahi
Wastisotos
the Treasury
Oorleans
Washington
Eensteing
Althoug
Alowinsys
Josh Billings
Turing
New York City
Ku Klux
Cincinnati
Philadelphia
Sadie
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