The New York Mercury 1865 prospectus and roster
January 1 1865 issue announces the New York Mercury annual agenda words on lavish features. It lists rising contributors such as M E Bravpon P T Bannon and Miss M Fatapay Taregus with plans for romances sketches humor critics and travel writers. It also promises serials by Doctor J H Robinson and Miss J E Bradlon and illustrated fashion and grotesque adventure series.
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M. A. Fatty Fatapay Taregus
Wobingon
Ned ‘Wayiting
George Arnold
W. C. Eaton
Mittle
George Alfres Townsend
Ita Crispart
New Mercury
Jennie June
New York
Metropolis
Altrel ‘Trample
Henry Gugling
Rest, Youthful Soldier, Martyr of the Right
Poem venerates a young soldier killed in battle. It laments his death and celebrates his patriotism and sacrifice. It speaks of his noble heart, faith in God, and the memory kept by those who loved him, promising ongoing reverence at his resting place.
Wedding Night Foretold By Strange Hallow Eve Powers
On a wintry Holly Eve a village wedding is haunted by whispers of misdeeds and debt. Rosa waits in proud bridal dress as a letter reveals a lover’s confession and ruin. A strange revival guides her to a new piety, while fate leads her toward a long journey with love and loss.
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Boston
Wass
Speer
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Henetty
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Starias
Lizhta
Ant
Brida
Nudridegroom
Erie
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Mergy
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Rene
Day
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Alec
Rhias Patada
Abe
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The Vast Wind Aboard and Rosy’s Remade Life
A letter recaps long years of separation and a hidden love as a man vows devotion to a woman. Rosy remains aboard the ship The Vast Wind, not listed for the mission, while in a home she becomes an honored wife whose virtuous life inspires the beacon she once heard from a rough preacher.
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Abe
Ling
Norrow
Wien
Angyl
Eleen
Dying Soldier Hears Chaplain Read Song of Liberty
A Civil War chaplain consoles wounded soldiers as a near-death veteran writes I am prepared to go to heaven in faith in Jesus Christ. He then sings with a comrade whose severed arm stump waves in the air, music rising to rouse all, and the dying man’s last smile lights the page. The scene ends with souls lifted toward liberty.
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Christian Commission
Extraordinary Casualty on Steamer Magnat Amid Fire
On the steamer Magnat on the Cumberland River during cannon fire a cabin maid Rebecca Mitchell was killed when a round tore through the cabin. The boy she accompanied lay protectively over his mother until she died, the only casualty reported on board.
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Cumberland River
Rebecca Mitchell
Mre Wetmore
Wifsom
Plaga
Cyncinnati Gazkits
Leap Year Passion in Irene Ball Room Scene
A crowded ballroom memory unfolds with a man confessing love as music swells. The scene shifts to fear and desire, ending with a dramatic, risqué line about breath and a torn action. The fragment hints at romance, alarm, and an intimate confession.
Overworked Women and a Pastor’s Easter Sermon
An excerpt discusses the dangers of overwork and constant worry for women, urging rest and reading. A Malden Mass pastor spoke on Sunday about a generous Christ presence and urged self-examination rather than worldly contempt or debt.
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Malden
Mass
Teacher Encounters Village Myths In Remote County
In a western county of Oufernda a visiting teacher debates with an elderly Varmourt woman about education and superstition. The exchange touches on what is taught, how knowledge spreads, and a playful challenge about what holds up the sun and earth.
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