Forty Year Folly and Census Tales in Old Verse
A garbled poem recounts aging and romance with a moonlit refrain about forty years. It segues into a humorous census scene with a young woman at a door and a chatty enumerator. A Washington telegram notes Gen. Fred Grant’s high pay and praise, hinting at alliance with third term managers and Army duties.
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Prince Fred
Washington
Cincinnati
Fred Grent
Chicago
Secretary of War
Fred
Fourth Cavalry
Sheridan
West Point
War Department
Young Grant
Europe
Cuba
Mexico
Streey
Hanis Ahah
Pancon
Mika Splace
Peraon
Mtia
Namng
Richard the Thirds Bed and Bank Vault Tales
A compilation notes a Richard III bedstead with a hidden treas ure receptacle and a Leicester tale of wealth from its sale. It also recounts a Baltimore Merchants Bank vault mystery with $20,000 in Pennsylvania Railroad bonds and a $1,000 diamond trunk found after years.
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Corporation Records
Leicester
Richard
Bosworth Field
Henry
Bescame
Babington
Rothley
Merchants’ National Bank of Baltimore
Thas
Pennsylvania Railroad
Hagerstown
Hamiton
Merchants’ Bank
Hagerstown Bank
James Dixon Roman
Robert A. Fisher
Board of Trade of Baltimore
Genteman
Wa. L. Gill
Wilersa
Miffin Coulter
Baltimore Sun
Avanta Republican
Georgia
Enquirer Sun
Fragmented 19th Century Jests and Notices Across The City
A collage of vignettes and quips covers street lore, political musings, court courtesies, and social manners. Short anecdotes touch on rail routes, language, idiosyncratic habits, and a public figure’s birthday, with assorted opinions from newspapers and citizens.
Hayes couple slept in Washingtons bed for three years
Washington correspondent reports Mr and Mrs Hayes visited Mount Vernon and used General Washingtons bed for the last three years. The note adds it is not the worst thing they did by a long shot. The item appears in a Pottsville Chronicle column from a telegraph source.
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Chronicle and
Constitution Wies
Gordon
Augusta
A. H. Colquitt
Colquitt
Joseph E
Brown
Atlanta
Georgia
Gen. Gordon
J.colquity
Ges
Gorson
Batte Anon
Tain
Red Cross
Colv
U.en
Luis
Calquito
The
Pottsville Chronicle
Washington
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Quat Valradar
Alexanven
Fawn
Atomy
Alnert L. Mircnets
Athens
Siehrp Sens Eral
Branklin
Hiwinnett
Setember
Yenie Metaneiais
Hall
Deckaon
Ceonce
Abun
Walton
Whire
Charlotte
Air Line Railway
Hmastmarn
Lala Dravo Severe Eee
Lula
Arive
Ieee Ceeseeeneerreeree
Vainesville
Sevesa Day
Burg Teall
Forkbacke
Sl Manning
Rai
Avavera
207
Daave
Winterville
Lexington
Antioch
Maxey
Woundvil
Union Poi
Allantayege
Arve Macon
Anguet
Auruste
Mace
Union B
Woudville
Maney
Ab Aine
Wintervil
Ompany H “Yesi.rd, Truine Will
Northeastern Railroad
Monuday
Northern Bet
A. LR. K. Ys
Wal
Mthene
Westley Meriwether
G. C. Thomas
Watkinsville
Gaffice
Lordinars
Lamar Cons
Owen
Gay
Clarke Vonoty
Dr. D. 0
G. Heery
E. C. Long & Co
Tread Street
Lumpkin St
Williame
Catt
Dal
Orvick
Individasis
Bhat Botto Fru
E.R. Dorsey
Georgia Railroad Company
Iclinard House
Clayon Strest
Princatal Hurinos
Epec
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Omar
Sivertisin
Pesier Propig
Bonnybell
Gillian
Marian
Tuackenay
New Haven Register
Maine
Fred Grant
Richard the
Bencke
Marburg
Thero
San Francisco
Rothschilds
Messrs. Gansel & Cullen
House of Rothschild
David
California
Justmorrow
Julius May
Sherwan
Almos
Janes
Stewart
Joe
Thebes
Andreotene
Timothy
Caritas
Farmer
Ezekiel
Zahid
Parson Jones
Tuomas
Switerkase
Chivago
Grypt
Sherman
Ewan Eid Fowseri
Wee
General Gordons
Lis
Setete
Loman
Ate
Wakil
L Hogg
New Ke
Ged Gordon
United States
Senate
Laney
Oresson
T. Bcunton
J. B. Gordon
New York
Heg
Newcomb
Louisville and
Nasayine R. R Co
Wall Street
General Gordon
Oregon
South
Victor Newcomn
Geserdt
J. B Gorpey
Nettcomb
York
Pacific
A. Bdxton Hoae
Eche Goochly Banner
Blaine
Justice Field
Sweet Ann Roo
Horatio Seymour
Brethtist
Tumed
Philadelphia Times
Brooklyn
Washburne
Spurgeon
Texas
Vanderbilt
Boston Journal
Paw
Sadler’s Wells Theatre
Dudgeon
Beck
Ayatig
jDayaltes
Ooneiee Journal
MéGrégor
Roe Cory
Jon’ Pe
Young
Narvaez
Jupiter
Saturn
Venus
Uranus
Mars
Mercury
J’rovidence Journal
Cooper's Stables
Traons
Horse and Mule Millinery
Mammoth Harness and Saddle Store
Law L
B. H. Allen
K. H. Allen
Gilleland
Council
Wan
Lewis
Road Street
A. S. Dorsey
P. Lewis
Piedmont Restaurant
Francis Louis
Xene Hityz
Jnst
Culverwell
Lids
Culverwell Medical
Copartner
Foundry Bt
Broad Street
Shere
W. Wood
Jones
Johnson
Episcopal
Clayton Bt
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