A Soldier's Letter to Josie Dear
A sentimental verse expresses a soldier's hope that his absent partner will stay steadfast. He asserts she will not be kinder nor happier until he returns home, warning that future happiness depends on his coming home safely. The poem centers on longing, fidelity, and the promise of reunion after a long voyage home.
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Tootle & Jackson
Orwarding & Commission
Council Bluffs City
Iowa
Cowell Bluff
Livermoore & Coole Io
Navia & Co
Humphreys Putt & , Bt
Boul, Mo
Tootle & Fairleigh
T. Iam
B. Cheneworth , Co
Cincinnati
Ohio
Coolbunshe
Burlington
Towa
Itd
Josie
Josie Dear
Aca
Done-Backbone: A Call for Courage and Integrity
A poem argues that outward grace and politeness pale beside inner strength. It demands a man who stands straight, acts justly, speaks plainly, and works firmly for others, praising backbone over polish in a virtuous life.
Descriptive School Composition on the American Eagle
A student piece by Lie Ike Partington describes the eagle as the greatest bird, noting its nest on cliff eyries inaccessible to men. It portrays the eagle as ferocious, perched high, seeking plunder and surveying land and sea from the sky.
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Lie Ike Partington
Eyrie
The American Eagle and a Comic Cartoon Chronicle
A long humorous block of text discusses the eagle as a symbol, its traits and depictions, then shifts to an anecdote about Rev. W. P. Strickland in Newark, a funny misplacement in a pulpit, and a series of assorted notices on land, prison wives, coal discoveries, and cable news with varied commentary.
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Council Bluffs Bugle
Albany Statesman
Pick up de stobe and faith at Hayti meeting
A Washington Pennsylvania correspondent recalls a rural scene in a colored church where a stove leg falls and a red hot stove tilts as the preacher urges belief. Belah tries to lift it but burns his fingers, shouting faith to avoid the danger.
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Washington
Hayti
Brudder
Belah
Youngster Refuses to Wear New Boots, Citing Punishment
A youth newly promoted to the first pair of boots pleads for clemency after a plea to escape punishment fails. He declares he will remove the new boots rather than endure maternal chastisement, insisting he won’t be whipped in them.
Jumbled Fragments of Wit and Vices in a 19th Century Page
A montage of lowbrow jests and anecdotes from a country exchange page includes quips about snuff taking and liberty measures, a tombstone inscription joke, and a Missouri editor delaying his paper. It also features a sailor misunderstandings, a shade tree comparison for loafers, and temperance moralizing about the fuller she gets and horns.
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Bellevue Gasette
Bellevue City, N. T
Henry M. Burt & Co
Ween
Bowen & Strickland
Real Eistate
Alsewhere
Cook
New Wilding
Fifth and
Main Streets
L. L. Bowen
Bellevue, N. T
A. Strickland
LAW
Bellevue, N. I
T. B. Lemon
Fontenella Bank
Bellevue
Nebraska ‘Territory
T. Holloway
N. T
W. H. Cook
Eneral
Bellevue City
Nebraska
W. H. Langsdorf
Main
Twenty-Fifth
Teenie Sixth Streets
W. W. Harvey
Sarpy CO
Main Street
B. P. Rankin
P. E. Shannon
Q Commission
St. Mary’s Landing
Peter A. Sarpy
D. J. Sullivan
M. D
Praca
Burgeon
Mand
Broadway
Council Bluffs
Jona
M. A. Smitim
J. Smith
Smith & Brother
Nebraska Territory
Benton House
Macon
D. H. Solomon
Ae Cae
Owila Co
Lowa
Supreme Court of
Flowa
Lee’s
Exchange Bank
Omaha
Gustav Soeger
Neer
Anne
Gregory Street
Mary
Mills County
Bellevue House
Astomito Darton
J.T. Allen
Greene, Weare & Benton
Ankers
Potowattamie County
Greene & Weare
Cedar Rapida
Greene, Weare & Rice
Fort Des Moines
GEO. Snyder
Joun HH. Sherman
Snyder & Sherman
2K& Law
Madison Street
J. 1
Brown
LAW General Land Agent
Plattsmouth, Cass Co. N. T
Lyman Trumbull
James Knox
M. c. Son
O. H. Drowning
Suthees
James W. Grimes
H. P. Bennett
Del
N.T. Green
Weare & Renton
Tf. Nuckelle & Co
Gleswood
Ira A. W. Buck
Old State House
UW. 5
A. R. Gillmore
Lowe
John Finney
J. Sterling Morton
M. T. Clarke
A. M. Clank
Clarke & Bro
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P. A. Sarpy
Forwarding & Commission Merchant
ST. Marys
S&s. D
Bt. Marys
Boyes & CO
Western Lithographic Establishment
Florence
Main &I
Joeie
Vyhe Times
The
American Eagle
Ile
Jesus
Rocky Mountains
Atlantic
Pacific Coast
Harpers’ Monthly
W. P. Strickland
Newark
New Jersey
Clinton Street
Cheach
Marning
Strickland
Brother Strickland
Methodist Church
Congregational Church
Method Church
Sexton
Acparss
Minatas
Coxpress
Cincinnati Enquirer
Congress
Conorrox
Tux Artanric Canis
Niagara
London Post
Mesars
Shion de Co
Washington Avenue
Pacific City Enterprise
Agamemnon
Keyham
Bright
Valentia
Monsieur
Tobaccy
Missouri
St Louis
Tion
Satvasse
Paul
Quear
Jack
Pharaoh
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