Old Scotch Ballad Letter Reveals Painter Jean Louis Tale
A Cincinnati letter from Atchison recounts an anonymous Scots ballad and a long tale of painter Jean Louis Charron. The Marquis de L- C- funds orphans, while a French innkeeper and his wife adopt the artist, changing their lives and sparking gossip in Paris and Torcy sur-Aube.
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Tade
Jean Louis
Marquis of
Attyo
Fanteuil
Invalides
Monsieur
Marquis
Marquis de L— C
South America
Madame de H
Aube
Parbley
Mr. Marquis
Tin Traffe
Charron
Toray-Sur- Aube
Paris
Marqui d& J. C
la Trappe
Torey sur-Aube
Andelys
Pope Charron
Des Camps
Torey-sur-Anbe
Longing for a Lost Wife Across the Moonlit Months
A bereaved husband recalls his wife through the twelve moons of the year, mourning her absence while imagining afterlife visits. He mourns, cherishes memories of shared feasts, children, and rituals, and yearns for her presence each night in dreams. The piece ends with her ghost promising nightly visits.
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Tean
Boseby
Tan
Tehi-nin
Tatko
Secret Mormon Danites in Salt Lake City Exposed
The Salt Lake Reporter describes secret Danite societies in Salt Lake City, with twelve leaders planning assassinations for Brigham Young to advance Mormon interests. Gentiles entering the city face covert surveillance by Danite spies and a strict police-like watch.
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Salt Lake
Bogus
Mane
Boggs
Utah
Salt Lake City
Brigham Young
Joemith
Gentile
Danite
Wéfeh Wim
Selections for a Newspaper]
The article discusses the difficulty editors face in choosing content for newspapers. It argues readers have varied tastes and editors must balance sound anecdotes humor argument and spicy material while keeping subscribers satisfied. It reflects on reader responses and the challenge of pleasing diverse audiences.
Fragmented Reflections on Fear and Fate
A fragment expresses dread that a single moment of mistake or misstep can irreparably ruin a life. It contemplates how even ordinary gaiety can trigger tragic consequences without a weapon or violence, leaving families haunted by potential disaster.
Unclear Tale of Sudden Death on Platform Trap Door
A fragmented account recalls a man on a platform who vanished suddenly after triggering a velvet trap door and becoming entangled in a robe, leading to his death. Eyewitnesses describe the scene as sudden and fatal with the doctor noting the man could not survive long.
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Rebecca Abott
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Rothschild Offer Sparks Royal Promenade Tale
An impoverished youth recounts an encounter with a nobleman in Paris about lending 6,000 francs. The baron, claiming to deal only with crowned heads, offers friendship and a walk at the Bourse, promising sizable returns and a promised “eye” to the affair.
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M. de Rothschitz
Faded Fragment Discusses Character and Advice
A partial quotation reflects on folly and ambition, noting how a person who is careless may persevere and eventually succeed. The text references beliefs of good people who admire and credit self-promotion.
Wisconsin editor boasts of titles in perplexing mail
A fragment from a Wisconsin piece shows an editor bragging about titles in a puzzling letter addressed to a reverend and others. The text includes odd phrases like dinner, trail, and a shouted You brute amid unclear context.
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Printer’s Odd Exchange About Spouses and Typesetters
Fragmentary quotation reveals a printer who employed a female compositor asking a friend if she would “make good typesetters.” The reply dismissively says a wife would make an “devil,” illustrating a dated stereotype about women in the trades.
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