Fragmentary 19th Century Dates Incoherent Entry
Incomplete OCR fragment lists numbers and years 1887 to 1892 with stray letters and marks. No clear event, names, or places readable. Likely archival note or table header.
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Newspaper
Bristol Phoenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Oct 21, 1893
Page
1
Incomplete OCR fragment lists numbers and years 1887 to 1892 with stray letters and marks. No clear event, names, or places readable. Likely archival note or table header.
Lawrence Talbot Neal born September 22 1844 at Parkersburg West Virginia. He grew up in his native town attended local schools and at 18 began as a dry goods clerk. He moved to Chillicothe Ohio in 1863 where he practiced law and held roles as district attorney legislator and two term congressman. He has long pursued the gubernatorial nomination and stood out at the 1888 and 1892 Democratic national conventions.
The article profiles Eugene Pereire, a prominent banker at Banque Transatlantique, likening him to the Jay Gould of France. At about age 60 he has driven reforms in European banking, earned respect among bankers, and supported arts and sciences that bolster France's stature.
In Vinelands a young companion Gertrude Ross becomes the center of Mrs Langley’s social circle. Gary Fane, secretly courting Gertrude, unveils a plot by jealous guests to ruin her. Fane reveals his marriage to Gertrude, ending the scheme as the plan backfires and the couple wed.
A reflective line on inner thoughts in solitude, family temper at home, and public speech in society, emphasizing self discipline across private and public life.
A New York corresp on the Philadelphia Stageland page reports a young man who told a tale of a day with $25 and, by night, only 20 cents. He claimed he was entertaining five sisters’ friends for a week, while planning rides and outings amid chances of rain and delays.
Neighbors on King street awoke to cries for help from a woman claiming burglars were downstairs. A ladder was used to enter the home via the roof, but no intruders were found. A lamp left in the cellar by the woman explained the supposed threat, as a daughter saw light and alerted her mother.
Two prominent Conservative MPs plan a curious contest departing Parliament to sail from Southampton and circle the Isle of Wight. The participant who completes more circumnavigations between tomorrow's rising and Monday's meeting wins a prize offered by a third party.
Report notes a man in the south is paying a full year’s subscription to his town paper before each spree. He has prepaid through January 1, 1987, prompting a press association inquiry into his motives and beverage of choice.
Two men joke about saving a man teetering on the edge. One urges action while the other admits fear and reluctance, reflecting dark humor in a dangerous moment.
A Brooklyn tale recounts Mary Ellen a slender powerful figure born near Raymond Street Jail. The piece portrays her as both dangerous and redeemable, noting her strength in a wrench episode and an exwarden’s claim kindness could steer her toward a better life away from corner saloons.
A New Jersey clergyman received two cents in a monogrammed envelope as a marriage fee. another got a 3 cent silver coin hidden in wrapped paper traded for a watermelon. A groom tossed old gloves to the minister's wife, who later found a $5 bill in each of the ten fingers.
A Texas Siftings item recalls Esmeralda hosting Freddy Bondclipper and dismissing Fannie. The younger sister asserts she must stay awake as instructed by mother, claiming she was told to keep her eyes open while the two were together.
A reflective line compares reading to sea water that grows fresher as it ascends, suggesting enlightenment rises with aspiration and spiritual ascent. The terse meditation links nature to pursuit of higher understanding.
An advertising snippet touts Hood's Sarsaparilla as reasonable and trustworthy, claiming widespread endorsements and informing about its use for liver ills constipation biliousness jaundice and headaches.
A long, transcription heavy tongue recounts campfire aged tales of spectral visits and animal sightings in winter woods near Rocky River. It also notes a curious polymath claim of refraction amid moose hunts and a strange apparition vanishing without tracks in fresh snow.
The quote notes that handling a household servant requires greater tact than managing national matters, emphasizing subtle social skill over grand policy in daily leadership challenges.
Letters from Willard and Geo E Crandall praise Ely's Cream Balm as effective for chronic catarrh and cold in the head after years of trial with other remedies. Crandall, a postmaster, endorses its reliability for nasal symptoms.
Fragmentary OCR text presents a quip about fencing precipices and waiting with an ambulance, attributed to Alice Hopkins. A dialogue line with Justice O Halloran questions Mrs Kelly about children, showing garbled punctuation and missing context.
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