Two Visits Contrast a Household of Harmony and Friction
A narrator recalls visiting Mrs Van Dyke and Mrs Barstow, comparing orderly home life with harmonious routines at Van Dyke’s to the chaotic, friction-filled atmosphere at Barstow’s. The piece honors training, parental devotion, and childhood manners, noting how order, promptness, and calm hospitality shape a peaceful, educative home life.
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Ejinther
Tier
van Dyke's
Jlren
Mary
Ureau
Mr. van Dyke
Longfellow
The Fatal Card on the Mississippi River Steamer
A riverboat gambler Daniel Sturdivant dominates a New Orleans to Vicksburg steamer. A calm challenger with $10,000 exposes his skill, wins big, then shoots Sturdivant after revealing an unlucky ace of hearts. The killer declares revenge for ten years of ruin and vanishes ashore as the boat nears land.
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Mississippi River
New Orleans
Daniel Sturdivant
Louisiana
United States
Sturdivant
Sth Louis
L. Didaseger
Vicksburg
Claus
Ger
Ivant
Bistel
O. O
New York News
New England
Regular Army
Purof
Uncle Sam
New York
Boston
Proctor
Bucklemen Arnica Salve Adverts in The Brat Issue
An 19th century advertisement promises Buckl ens Arnica Salve for cuts burns sores ulcers salt rheum fever sores and other conditions with a money back guarantee of satisfaction priced at 25 cents per box. It lists Crawford and Co Palmer and Kinnear as sellers and includes a poetic quotation from Anne R K Aldrich in the New Orleans Picayune.
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Ivaly
Dn Crawford & Bo
Palmer & Kinnebr
A Dream Come True at the Inn by the Fen
A young man named Philip Vince stops at a rural inn run by Hill and his daughter Jeanne after a hard day on the river. He befriends Jeanne, who reveals a secret longing and a shared sense of fate, culminating in a quiet, meaningful night before he departs with lingering, unsettled thoughts.
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Nunnisham
Hill
Philip Vince
Charles Salmont
Charles Salmont,, You Have Perhaps Heard of Hin
Philip
Charles
Jeanne
Jeanne Telt
Py Ua Besn
London
Joanne
Banks
William Banks
Mr. Banks
Banks County Gazette Editor Scored in Political Feud
Homer Ga May 18. The Banks County Gazette a third party organ sparks a row between editor Joseph Hames and W D Lockhart. Lockhart accuses the paper of converting to a political prop and attacking him as a private citizen while Hames defends lease terms, ownership stress, and future service to the people amid party clashes.
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W. D. Lockhart
Hames
Homer, Ga
Banks Unty Gazette
Joseph Hames
Gazette
V. D. Lockhart
Lockhart
Banks County
Democratic Party
The
Eagle
Atlanta
Rorie
Reform Press Association
Bank
County Gazette
Tribute of Love for Philip Cheatham Death
Bereaved Char lie and Alice Cheatham mourn the loss of their only son, Philip Cheatham, in a heartfelt tribute. The piece invokes scripture about little children and heaven, offers condolences, and expresses belief in a reunion beyond this world.
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Philip Cheatham
Charlie
Alice Cheatham
King of Kings
Handa
Philip
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Dreane
Gordon Hake
London Academy
Saiktara
LGT
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Austria
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Oglethorpe
J.C. M. Strahan
Clarke County
Thos. B. Mose
Ovlethorpe
Burton Egbert Stevenson
New York Sun
Missouri
Texas
Omaha
Edward Rosewater
Kate Field
Washington, St Angles
Buckl
Arnic
Anne RK. Aldrich
Jadis
Blakely Hall
Brooklyn Eagle
Salvation Army
New York Journal
Lapy
Stella Moser
Georgia Factory
Banks County Gazette
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