Curtis Catharmonicon and the Cat Orchestra Riot
A chaotic 19th century tale recounts Curtis staging the Catharmonicon with six dozens cats and an organ in Western Row Cincinnati. Critics praised the novelty, but a riot erupted as cats, audience, and stage clashed, water doused spectators, and police advised restraint before calm returned.
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Barrela
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Kentuckey
Ohio
Curtis
Vellava
Fenges
Joubbston
Org
Angels
Johnston
Tubal Cain
Curtis Catharmonicon
Zion
Lesanis Taney
Curt
Hisifoot
Taosb
Gurtis
Ang Quabla
Jolly Boatmen
Cinjeinnaltii
St. Louis Democrat
Floating fragments from a 19th century Gazette
A collage of brief notes mentions Laura Keene leaving the stage, Harvard president stopping morning prayers, and American professors at Heidelberg. Other items reference Josie Orton, Ole Bull’s Norway visit, a Chinese craftsman, Changemaking in New York stock, and a newsy mix of politics, sports, and curiosities with various names and locations.
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Ed Saony
California
Pacific’ Coast
Laura Keene
Elliot
Harvard
Heidelberg
University
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Orton
Roscrum
Clarence Seward
Ole
Bull
Norway
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Melville
Nash
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Ben Wade
Horace Greely
Long Branch
Ule Horece
John Morrissey
Central
Parker House
Boston
Maine
Tha
Epoola
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Charles Hamilton
Piettevis
Henry Ward ‘Beecher
Wall, Street
Owen
Kentucky
Newport
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Harvard -Crew
Oxford Four
Chicago Post
Tiogarig
Iishay
Ima
John
Morrissey
Baltimore
Massachusetta
Lafayette
Ind
Washington
Fragmented 19th century humor and quotes column
A fragmented OCR page collects casual witticisms, mishearings, and quotes. It features quips about handwriting, legal questions, hair styling, politics, and daily life with numerous attributions to authors and figures, all in a breezy period-article voice.
Fragmentary school note from a pupil’s misread line
The excerpt shows a damaged schoolroom scene with a child’s rough writing and a teacher named Miss Blodgett. It hints at playful mischief during prayer time and a teacher’s reaction, but the text is largely garbled and incomplete.
Fragmented OCR reads unclear biblical reference
Incomplete text fragments from a newspaper page mention wrongdoing and a divine engine phrase. The readable bits reference men, a claim of rape, and God. The rest is garbled, preventing a coherent event or attribution.
How to fatten a poor horse from mixed grain feed
A fragment discusses methods to fatten a lean horse using ground mixed grains. It notes that simply feeding unground hay or grain fails to add condition and suggests a blend of barley, oats, and corn ground together with a portion of linseed meal. The recommended ration is three times daily, two to three quarts per meal, mixed with cut feed.
Blooded Virginians Fragment Reflects Colonial Purity Beliefs
Fragmentary text outlines a defense of Virginians as orderly Puritans against Cavaliers and dissenters. It mentions colonial resistance to royal impositions, a sheriff’s efforts, and a brittle recounting of loyalty and lineage, with references to debt and passage payment.
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