London Fog and Rail Disasters Appearing in Recent Reports
A late November London fog halted river traffic and caused rail accidents with multiple derailments and injuries. Reports describe workers signaling trains near Wandsworth and a clerk killed on the rails. The fog is noted as extremely dense, with extensive rivercraft damage and several injuries.
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London
London and South Western Railway
Sightiman
Wandsworth
Cross
Siniin
Nfe West Reading
The Little Outcast Fostered by a Gentle Woman
A hungry, shoeless boy seeks shelter at a cottage on a windy September day. The couple, after initial doubt, take him in and feed him. Years later the boy recalls a brutal past, but his foster mother’s compassion forges a lasting bond, transforming him into a strong, grateful youth.
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Scotland
Loth
Jean
Women as Poetry of the World and Stars of Heaven
A lyric comparison elevates women to planetary roles guiding humanity. The metaphor pairs women with celestial beauty, light, and harmony, likening their influence to stars that illuminate the heavens and shape destinies on earth.
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Heaven
Pedlars Tale Of Narrow Escape From Robber In Wagon
Lemuel Viney of Dover New Hampshire recounts a spring night ride from Hancock County Indiana where a masked robber hid in his wagon. Using a pistol and quick thinking Viney steered through twelve miles of mud to Jackson and captured the criminal with sheriff aid earning a potential reward.
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Enngland
Pedias
Lemuel Viney
Dover
N. H
Hancock County
Indiana
Jackson
Shad
Firge
Fort
Sol
Villian
Jackson Village
Sherff
Express
Indianapolis
Prisoner who attempted to kill and rob me jailed for life
The narrator reports that after a heavy powder charge and heavy pistols, the Sheriff paid him $200 in gold to recover the villain. A Portsmouth post office letter from the Shen of Hancock County confirms the man who attacked him is sentenced to life in prison.
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Portsmouth
Hancock County
Gamblers Alarmed by Powdered Card Scene in Store
In a rural 1844 December evening at Mr. Putnam’s store, townsmen gamble at a high low game around a fire while four men sit on kegs of gunpowder. Putnam prevents disaster by dousing the floor, saving all, and the group vows to quit liquor and cards. A later note recalls a charitable act by a kind woman feeding a hungry child in a city bakery episode.
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Charley Hatch
Lev
Hatch
Caine
Barclay
Barelay
Birclay
Mr. Putnam
Putnam
Indy
Harper's Magazine
Wicked young offender tricks bailie in Glaseford street
A juvenile offender, after a lecture to the loch, evades inquiry by asking the bailie if he knows the pump well in Glaseford street. The youth then declares he will be hanged if forced to pump, prompting a wry exchange about punishment and place.
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Glaegon
Glaseford Street
Traditional balsam for decayed teeth recipe
A honey balsam is prepared with two scruples of powdered myrrh one scruple of gum juniper and ten grains of rock alum. The preparation is to be applied frequently to the decayed teeth for treatment.
A Living Boy's Prayer
A child recites nightly prayers with siblings’ needs in mind. One nap interrupted his blessing for Elizabeth then Henry, and he jokes there are too many of them. Later he asks God to bless father with a new heart, and bless Mary and mother with suitable hearts.
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Atepee
K LE
Elizabeth
Henry
Father
Mary
Taking Stock Report Shocks Merriweek Street Store
The door of a dry goods store on Merriweek street was found closed during business hours with a label reading Taking Stock. A look into the window revealed that the stock had indeed been taken to unknown locations, per the Lowell Citizen report.
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Merriweek
Paul’ Pry
Lowell
Hair Turning Black Overnight in Grief Tale
A conversation recalls Mrs. G who, after her husband died last winter, lost twenty nine years of age in reality as her hair turned completely black within twenty four hours of the bereavement. The anecdote compares this to Byron's description of fear and states the speaker knows nothing about sudden hair color changes.
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Bloscom
Byron
Mrs. G
Huseband
Clergy Urges Courageous Stand Against Wrong Doers
The Rev. E H Chapin praised those who openly commit to the right while condemning the indecisive as the meanest of men. He urged clear, brave positions in moral matters from the pulpit in a recent diet course.
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E. H. Chapin
Dublin Soldier McDonnell Remembered After Loss at Sebastopol
A young 18th Royal Irish soldier named McDonnell from Dublin was killed near Sebastopol. His widowed mother, given his medal with four clasps, held a wake with candles and whiskey, while neighbours gathered, mourning her only son.
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18Th
Royal Irish
McDonnell
Dublin
Sebastopol
Curragh
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