A Gallant Deed and a Kentucky Hero Compared
Dispatches praise a British gunner who quenched a burning shell in water and recount a Stone River incident where George Hunt of Company C, First Kentucky infantry, shielded comrades with mud and coolly claimed the shell would not explode. The tale elevates civilian courage to a heroic level.
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Alexandria
Chicago
Stone River
Croft
Palmer
George Hunt
Comany C
First
Kentucky Infantry
Hair of the Widow: Mamie Wells and the Midnight Tramp
In a Pennsylvania village story Mamie Wells endures a ten day absence of her husband Harry and shelters a hungry tramp. When masked raiders threaten a hidden sum of 4500 dollars, Mamie and her maid Sarah trap them with Harry’s loaded rifle. The revelation shows the hair turning white from grief as Mamie survives the ordeal.
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Mamie
Harry
Sarah
Rock Creek
Mum
Hetrry
Tom propos es to marry and keep May at home
Breakfast talk reveals Tom Dean’s plan to marry May and keep her in the house, despite mother’s worries about upheaval and May’s lack of claim. The narrator, Aunt Annie, and Will Bromley observe the strange household as Tom contemplates an engagement and a future he envisions, with tension over the expected changes.
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Pennsylvania
Madrazo
A. T. Stewart
Jove
Harry Wells
Mamie Clausen
First Presbyterian Church
Mamie
John Clausen
Harry
Tage Wells
Princeton
Old Jack’s
Pius
Scranton
Sarah
Letty Walters
Letty
Tom
Mother
Leny
Annie
Tom Dean
Rawhy
May
Will Bromley
The Dearest Spot on Earth Found at Silent Store
A fragment from a misc section notes that the famed dearest spot on earth has finally been located at a store that does not advertise. The piece contemplates wrecks and shores of existence, suggesting lure can resemble a shipwreck where debris include friendship, glory, and love.
The Brightness of Youth in Life’s Early Hours
A reflective moral note on how the early years of youth shine with a piercing splendor not matched by later experiences, suggesting the irreplaceable value of youthful moments.
Fragmented Agnostic Verse Fragments From The City Saint
A stray, misty verse laments a doomed city and a present God. The text invokes stars, grass blades, and living souls to reflect on fate and faith in a somber, literary tone.
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Arlyle
Differences in religious opinions benefit mankind
Differences in religious opinions are of incalculable benefit to mankind. They excite thought, and, though the discussions which arise often fan the embers of discord, they serve also to keep alive the pure flame of true religion.
Is there mob law among birds and the sparrows
A gentleman found sparrows building a nest in a tree and a nonconforming bird watched. The mob of sparrows attacked him, then a bird with a string around its neck appeared, prompting questions about mob law among birds. An Eprrot comments on editor selections over mere word count.
Two Civilizations and the City Letter Between Fathers and Sons
A Boston tale contrasts two men, John and James, and their sons Jack and a Chicago visitor. Jack arrives in Boston seeking his father’s roots, meeting a critical stranger who notes his resemblance. In Chicago, James’s son encounters a hospitable friend who welcomes him warmly and invites extended city exploration, delaying his return home.
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John
James
Boston
Kilby Street
Chicago
Jack
Pearl Street
Advertiser
Trinity
Malt Bitters touted as best remedy on shelves
Croice extracts promote Malt Bitters as a superior tonic. The ads claim the product contains thops quinine bark and asparagus and is praised by lady customers and physicians alike. They call it a sure cure for chills and liver diseases and note the best bottle and medicine on their shelves.
Carter's Little Liver Pills Offer Quick Cure Claim
A vintage advertisement extols Carter's Little Liver Pills for curing sick headaches and various ailments with minimal cost and medicine. It claims superior efficiency to other remedies and notes sale by J. H. Young & Co. The text also promotes Parker's Hair Balsam as preventing hair loss and graying, framing it as enhancing a fair appearance.
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Deumists
Orcxywhers
Mai
Carter Siedioine
J. H. Young ¢ & Co
Carter
J. H. Young & Co
Navona
O Carter
York City
J.H. Young & CO
Blind bridles harm horse vision and justify cruelty
The piece condemns blind bridles as a cruel instrument that forces horses to use oblique vision, degrading sight and failing to serve its claimed purpose. It cites horses’ side-eyed anatomy, the risk of eye diseases, and notes most harness horses wear blind bridles with owners unable to justify their use.
Golden keys of knowledge for memory and reading
Corin ce A Bap Memory offers two secrets to cure memory failure. Read with interest and, after reading, pause to recall ideas aloud in your own words. Warns against inattentive reading and skimming newspapers and trashy novels, citing a gray-haired woman ruined by such habits.
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St. Nicholas
Two Bottles of Ely’s Cream Balm Touted for Catarrh
A Providence doctor forwards a testimonial from Dr Hitchen praising Ely’s Cream Balm for catarrh. He notes a woman in Rhode Island found more relief in one bottle than in prior remedies and sends $1 for two bottles. The letter mentions a $1 order and a claim of cures for army officers and Gen Fremont's wife in Arizona.
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Oxty
Johnson, Holloway & Co
Philadelphia
Arizona
John C. Fremont Goy
Ely
Evy Bros
Owego
N. Y
James Hitchen
M. D
Providence
Happiness and adversity in life’s sunbeam and rain
A reflective saying compares happiness to a sunbeam easily blocked by the smallest shadow, while adversity is likened to spring rain. It emphasizes how small obstacles can obscure joy and how challenges recur with seasonal weather.
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Bristol Phenis
Cc. A. Greene
Phoenix Building
Hope Street
Courages
Royal Baking Owder Co
Wall St
James Pyle
Pearline
New York
Iver Pills
Rick
Vance
Mamie Wells
Scotland
London
Saanders
Saunders
Parker
Hoop
Hoon
Messrs. C. L. Hoop & Co
Lowell
Mass
Hood
Moody
Broadway
Lowell, Mass
C.1 Hood & Co
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