Night Watch on a Ship John E Redwood Tale
A seaman recalls his first deep water voyage aboard the John E Redwood in the eighties. In Bombay a night watchman’s duties spark fear of a shadowy coolie as a captain is murdered and a crewman contemplates murder or flight while the ship drifts in a moonlit harbor. The narrator endures nervous tension, a frightened mind, and a perilous moral choice aboard the vessel.
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John E. Redwood
Phillipsburg
India
China
Bombay
Bill Davis
Bill
New York
Coolie
Fragmentary ad copy with patent remedies offer
Readable lines promote cures with parilla and "Ay er" Sarat parilla and other remedies. Mentions Honduras root and consecrated alteratives. Public notice directs readers to bring job work to the Banner office at 72.
The Typewriter Tales of a Business Office Intrigue
A businessman hires a copyist, despite skepticism. Six weeks pass as Carol Welton and her elder sister and mother become regular, disruptive visitors in the office. The narrator endures distractions, delays, and witty banter before arranging a quiet engagement to Carol, preserving business decorum while navigating romantic comedy in a 19th century style record.
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George
Carol
Woodland Avenue
Caroline Welton
Richard A. Yohe
Adeware
Syoman
A Perilous Hour at the Top of a Chimney
A first-person survivor recalls a dangerous climb to fix a lightning conductor on a tall chimney. A sudden misjudgment by the windlass sends the cradle plunging. one man goes mad with fear, another clings to life, and a dramatic rescue follows as they are hauled down. The narrator’s nerves and life afterward are forever changed. Also notes Arbor Days in twenty eight states with varied scheduling and authority approvals.
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Mr. Staming
James Colly
Colly
Mr. Stanning
Dolly
Jem
Canada
Thad
Colorado
Connecticut
Indiana
Iowa
Kansas
Massachusetts
Minnesota
Nebraska
New York
Oregon
Pennsylvania
New York Ledger
Flora colors of Mississippi valley wildflowers show varied hues
Botanists report 384 species flourish in the Mississippi valley between the Missouri and Des Moines rivers. Among 884 colored species 143 are white, 102 yellow, 27 red, 73 orange, and 39 blue. grasses and grasses without clear coloration are excluded.
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Mississippi Valley
Missouri River
Des Moines River
St. Louis Republic
Mahogany trade and odd notes from distant papers
A jumble notes mahogany imports to New York spurting new uses while old houses lose rails for new jobs and gaudy bars demand more yearly. A conductor anecdote from Sir Charles Smith era and a Boxmoor paper mill lineage add to a miscellany of 19th century items with brief political taunts and local wit.
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New York
Archi
San
We May Not Drink If It Tempts A Brother
A reflective verse urges restraint with brandy in the home and warns against temptation. It recalls the question Am I my brother's keeper and calls for humility, support for the weak, and proactive efforts to help the drunkard abstain.
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Onin
Whiskey as a Medicine Refuted by Medical Authority
A New York World correspondent reports Dr Geerg, a leading city physician, dismissing whiskey as disease prevention calling it useless and harmful. He says good food prevents illness and whiskey dosing is like adding shavings to a fire, offering no physiological or moral justification for drinking as a preventive measure.
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New York World
Geerg
National
Temperance Advocate
The Domestic Wine Curse-Incidents From Real Life
In 1859 a fashionable picnic ends with a warning about wine. A woman recalls a gambler who resisted wine after a guest urged him to drink, and the moral calls for young women to avoid alcohol to protect family and society. The piece urges virtue and self discipline to curb temptation and protect future generations.
Touching lives through positive belief and hope
A compact reflection urges sharing hopeful beliefs over ailments and worries. It cites Goethe on avoiding despair and boosting cheer and resilience. The piece encourages focusing on sunlit paths, uplifting others, and maintaining inner elation despite life’s troubles.
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Ovyn
Sid Goethe
Local resident recounts recovery after novel treatment
A resident named L. King of 206 Franklin Street Richmond Virginia describes cure following a ne c as p approach used on a blood related ailment.
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Mr. L. King
Frankilin St
Richaob
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James Whitcomb Riley
Olindo Guerrini
Elder
Dauce
Miss Walton
Pettie
Andrew
Biz
Canalter
Senco Tay Sheen
Nesty
Sue
Sir Charles Smith
Dakota
England
Boxmoor Herts
Two Waters
Philadelphia
Washington. Ga
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