Fragmented 19th century ledger oddly lists towns and sums
The OCR reads numerous place names like Alleghany City Camden Jersey City Reading Pa and Wilminton Del with figures such as 9285 91 1707 801 and 882 82 plus notes of increases decreases and original statements. It also includes long excerpted prose about Blaine Cleveland Langtry and political figures, interwoven with a bizarre narrative about a mutilated baby and a dramatic verse about Dadeville.
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Alleghany City
Camden
Brig
Fliglao
Jersey City
Pettorwn
Reading
Bloitiao
Sctanton
Trenton
Willinenport
Willigtton
Del
Dheeronant
Roth
York
A Sweetheart's hake
Murphy asks De Jones why he hurries through the street, noting he seems unwell. Jones grumbles that his girl gave him malaria and he suffers a bad shake from it.
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Murphy
de’ Jones
Jones
Tucker and Blaine in a Reform Era Political Parade
A fragment discusses Tucker Blaine and a press round centered on Republican discourse. It notes heated exchanges about legal matters in a parliamentary setting, referencing the Ingleene Court and state Constitution while Blaine questions legal sourcing amid a roiling House debate.
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Blaine
John Randolph Tucker
Iain
Treks
Horneff
Ingeme Court
United States
Figures From the Post Offer on Reduced JutTer Rates
A July report by Third Assistant Postmaster Hazen shows quarter end receipts for 169 letter carrier offices at 5,169,879.9 dollars, down from the prior year’s 5, ???. The drop reflects reduced rates and reveals sixteen offices already showing gains while Cincinnati and Philadelphia report declines and Pittsburgh and elsewhere show varied results.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wasnixutor
Gevern Hazen
Cincinnati
Philadelphia
Mowark
N. Ot
Governor Cleveland vetoes five cCon hire bill
The New York Tribune notes Governor Cleveland vetoed the five cCon hire bill despite popular clamor. Roosevelt, a leading city figure, admitted he had supported it under pressure and now believed it shouldn’t pass. The veto reflected respect for the law over public demand.
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Cleveland
Roosevelt
New York Tribune
Drunken Arkan sas Official Prepares Feather Test
Harver Blades, a prominent Arkansas official, returns home intoxicated and obsesses over trivial objects. He spots a feather on the floor and debates removing it to show sobriety, recalls past bed making, then tosses the feather out window. He then seeks the water bucket to prove his courage.
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Harver Blades
Arkansas
Harvey Blades
New Orleans Exposition Seen as Major Economic Lode
Mae for B A Darke and others in Chicago argue the New Orleans Exposition will boost national commerce, linking the United States with South and Central America. Major Burke notes fifteen American republics lie south of New Orleans, with $420 million in annual trade. U S share is small but growth possible through reciprocity, shipping, and expanded markets. The article predicts benefits for the South in industry and mining, northern manufacturers, and overall national prosperity.
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New Orleans
Apahan
Mae
B.A. Darke
Orleatis Toiee Democrat
Chicago
Wenlge
Republic of South America
South
Content America
Blaine
Europe
Ameria
Burke
New Or
United States
Bel
Philadelphia
Hawkayn
Blaine Record Portrays Rifts Amid Postal History
Blaine's record is attacked by former allies who accuse him of corrupt methods as Speaker to divert public funds. The largest bolt in political history is cited as the deserters’ stand at Chicago. Democrats present these charges as evidence of Blaine’s alleged plunder and betrayal.
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Dade
Dydevitte
A.C. Burton
Brooklyn
Dadeville
Ulve Mall
Goft
Dudeville
Henry Ward Beecher
Peekskill
Blain
Blaine
Maine
Bite
Cleveland
Amci
Cwent
Matele
Henry Carey Baird
George Washington
Logan
Falwtalf
Pitteburg
Washington
Jackson
Clay
Cane Dale
Lincoln
Johnson
Goat
Hayes
Garfield
Artin
Jie
Blaing
New York
Dinky
New Jersey
Perhama Mattechnsetta
Connvetiant
Sid Joseph Pariah
Philadelphians
George Willian
Codman
Hik
Muaaxaehusetia
Bumool Wagner
Deleges
Wigner
New Yorkia
Pentaylyan
Tana
Blain Conll
Gere
Charlot Richaedean
Richardson
Manaehu“oite
Ong
Chicago
Blaine Ail Hie
Wook
Tven
Window Lovers At Kentucky Market Courtyard
A romantic scene unfolds as a young couple kiss and embrace at a northern window facing Green street near the Kentucky Market. Bystanders and a police officer at the Market watch the couple for two hours as spectators chatter and joke, while the crowd amplifies the public display in a busy street ambiance.
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Ifthe Avenue
Wallean
Green Street
Kentucky Market
Elengglo
Tentirell
Efe
WiTiirs
Chen Wll
Courier-Journal
Presidential tickets and party logos amid literacy worries
The Philadelphia Times reports on competing presidential nominees across parties including Republican James G Blaine and John A Logan, Democrat Grover Cleveland with Thomaz A Mendricks, and others with varied ticket lineups. The piece notes alarm at rising illiteracy, noting Massachusetts aims a literacy test law penalizing employers using uneducated minors and those employing uneducated teens.
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Richard Vaux
Greely
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Grant & Ward
Naw
Jeromy R. Chalfe
Wwanriiten
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Elaine
Sure United
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A. 8. Crant, Jr
United
West Virginia
Young Grant
Omar
Bango
Tucker and
Blaine Organon
New Orleans Exposition
Wepulican
James Geblaing
John A. Logan
Ilinois
Grover Cleveland
Thomaz A- Mend
Ricks
Indiana
Pomeroy
Kansas
J. A. Conant
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Kan
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Benjamin PF. Butler
Massachusetts
Colin Kelly
Mr. Dana
Gener Butler
Philiadelphia Times
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