A Century Old Letter and Kellar in Mauritius Remake
A fragmented tale blends a romantic family reminiscence with magician Kellar recounting a Mauritius episode. He describes card sharping tricks, casino deception, and a revenge scheme that yielded 8 000 rupees, along with lively anecdotes of officers and social escapades on the island.
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Port Louis
Mauritius
Indian Ocean
Kellar
Philadelphia
Cant
Powers
Chinese Gordon
Khartoum
Sam
Capt. Powers
Gemblers
Farmer Lang's Husking Bee Brightens Derby Neck
In Derby Neck, Eugene Lang faces a tough corn harvest and dull spirits. His wife suggests a husking bee inviting neighbors from nearby Seymour to gather on a clean barn floor set with lanterns and straw, forming a Turk fashion circle around stacked shocks of corn.
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Mr. Lang
Seymour
Andreeled
Derby
Lang
New Haven County
Eugene Lang
Derby Neck
Ansonia
Conn
N.Y. Law
Seynour
Meager Reward for Lincoln Biography Project
Col. Hay notes long publishing journey for Lincoln life by Nicolay and Hay. He recounts $50,000 advance split, but says about $1.50 per day in compensation and heavy costs for archives and manuscripts including Jefferson Davis letters. They plan a linked edition of dispatches after the main book.
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Abraham Lincoln
Col
Johnee
Nicolay
Century Company
Apeyar
White House
Mr. Lincoln
Col. Hay
Jefferson Davis
Fickett
United States
Poneil
Jefferson Day
Judah P. Benjamin
Stide
Davis
Benjamin
Mercier
Lord Lyons
Seward
Maximilian
Mexico
State Department
South
Europe
Lincoln
Capitol
Century Magazine
Werything
Ben
Sherman
Cincinmnali Enquirer
Tracey at Highbeach Courtship and_Gossip Amid Moonlit Duet
Willis Tracey, partner in Tracey Stokes Tracey bank, arrives at Highbeach with Alice Lee and Juliette Bossamy under public gaze. He contemplates love for Alice while Juliette schemes, Rudolph causes delays, and rumors swirl about shifting affections and a remodeling plan for the Tracey house.
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Bighheath
Willis Tracey
Tracey, Stokes & Tracey
Tracey
Lord Fauntleroy
Juliette Bossamy
Mr. Tracey
Lndies
Highbeach
Alice
Tragey
Willis
Juliette
Wensoman
Society of the Indies
Willis Dimecy
Mars
Leach
Peuce
Mama
Alice Lee
Tracey House
Mamma
Westend
Traecey
Fred
Mr. Traecey
Plaice
Rudolph
Tracey Ras
Miss Bensamy
Miss Lee
Belsamys Learn Tracey Stayed Night Nearby
After Master Rudolph reports through a closet keyhole that Mr Tracey spent the night in the apartment, the Belsamys consider their options. Tracey remains friendly toward Rudolph, whom he owes for his wife Alice, in a Saturday Night chronicle tone.
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Belsamys
Rudolph
Mr. Tracey
Alice
Farming in the South Invites Northern Farmers
The piece notes a shift from stiff New England farming to Southern opportunity after the war. It contrasts stubborn soil and rising mortgages in Vermont and New Hampshire with Mississippi plantations and mule labor. It suggests many farm families leave the North hoping to prosper in the South.
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Cee
New Hampshire
Vermont
New England
N.Y
Cattle Brands Noted At Runningwater and Rawhide Buttes
Postoffice Cheyenne Wyoming lists cattle brands including 919 96 MP 200 LN VL on left side and both sides, and horses branded GY on left shoulder and YL on left hip. Located at Range head of Runningwater and Rawhide Buttes in Laramie County Wyoming.
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Postoffice
Cheyenne
Wyoming
Laramie County
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Eplome
Avi
Jon O
Lucy
WNP Journal
Kel
Lar
the Wizard
Farmer Lang
Hay
Sophie
Lily
Fencey
Master Belsamy
Dolphy
Billy Blewitt
William Knabe
University of Pennsylvania
University of Maryland
Baltimore
Bay View Hospital
Maryland
Normandy Hotel
Wye
Cattle Brands
L, Voorhees & CO
D.m.ferry&co
D. M. Panay & Co
Peanan
Perros Wing
Pier
D. M. Ferry
Detroit
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