The Reunion at Suscol Ranch and a Family’s Struggle
John Parsons returns with his wife Martha and children Erastus Jennie and Lucy to a cottage near Sacramento only to face a contested land claim. Rumors of fraudulent Congressional decisions spark fear of eviction, prompting plans to relocate to foothills while squatters seek legal recourse and a new home.
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Martha
Martha Simmonds
Sacramento
Jo Bronson
John Parsons
Suscol Ranch
States
Jennie
Lucy
Erastus
John
Rastus
Mrs. Parsons
Bill Ritchie
Frisco
Bill
Congras
Hul Suscol
United States
Congris
Martha Parsons
Mr. Parsons
Ritchie
San Francisco
Guylott
Reunion on the Wagon Ride
A man recognizes his wife in a wagon scene as weariness and care fade from his face. He embraces her eagerly before she steps down, the moment marked by intimate reunion amid a rustic setting.
Personal Appearance and Career of Kerr
The piece profiles Kerr once known as coauthor of The Mackerel Brigade and husband of Adah Isaac Menken. It notes his aristocratic lineage, a troubled marriage, and his decline after the union, yet references his later print of Menken’s life story and his residence in New Jersey. It closes with a street dialogue about Dr Sage's Catarrh Remedy.
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Adah Isaac Menken
San Francisco
Artemus Ward
Mr. Newell
Mr. Kerr
Menken
Kerr
New Jersey
Newell
San Francisco Chronicle
Jones, Smith
J. Dose
H. G. Root
Pearl St
New York
Local Printer "Father" Quinn’s Productions Spanning Decades
Erie Daily Herald compositor Michael Quinn, aged about seventy, has spent over fifty years setting type. His feats include setting tens of millions of ems and handling hundreds of millions of type pieces, with estimates showing a hand travel of nearly 98 thousand miles and a belt of reading matter over two miles wide.
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Michael 8. Quinn
Erie
Erie Daily Herald
Quinn
Mail and Express
Judge’s blunt charge shocks spectator in a roller rink tale
A citizen questions a judge about hanging a prisoner. The judge explains the motive was information about a prior shooting of a roller-skating rink proprietor. The exchange flows into a quip about bias and a digression on Dr. Pierce’s Golden Medical Discovery and Brown’s Bronchial Troches.
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Arkansaw
Breadmaker's Quip Cited by Press Across Ages
A clipped quotation from a 19th or early 20th century paper features a boast about bread and heat in a dialogue with a editor, followed by mock endorsements for Dr. Pierce's Extract of Smart-Weed and a note on actors reflecting nature.
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