Welcome Back Home Boy Sparks Old Grocery Reunion
A long piece recounts a return of a young man known as the Bad Boy to a small town grocery. The scene blends reminiscence of hazing, personal growth, and a warm embrace with family and friends, as the groceryman welcomes the prodigal son back and reflects on past mischief and the degree of loyalty in their bond.
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Hldin
Gam
Leon
Awell
Anid
Anatory
Wilege
X Spa
Relie
Bovim
Ayelle
Lim
Woonae
Tom
Bens
Plooatequis County
Maine
Tean
Congress
Hue
Congressional Record
United States
Chicago Daily News
Fragmented account of a cremation at Lancaster
The report describes a cremation procedure at Lancaster, detailing arrival and placement of the body, wrapping in white cloth soaked in alum, use of an iron cradle on a movable track, and charging into a furnace hotter than Nebuchadnezzar’s. The interior scene notes dense vapor and a blazing body, with the process concluding as the furnace door closes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lancaster
Nebuchad Nextar
Maui
Daniel Emerges as Virginia Senator Choice After Turbulent Campaign
The 1886 Virginia campaign featured ex Senator Mahone’s push for the Senate seat, with John W. Daniel nominated on December 7, 1885. Daniel, born in Lynchburg in 1842, fought in the Confederate Army and later served in Virginia’s legislature, cited as a fitting selection for the United States Senate by Democratic leaders.
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Virgina Elvenon
Rex Striggle
United States
Mahone
Fils-Hugh Lee
Fr Governer
John W. Daniel
John 8
Barbour
Cancee
Lynchburg
Stonewall Jackson
The
Henry House
the Wilderness
Virginia
Country Girls and Country Dances in a Humorous Anecdote
A Cincinnati drummer recalls a country dance where a freckled girl sparked a comic romance. He describes kissing and a lively porch moment, praising country lasses and standup bravado in a breezy dated voice.
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Cincinnati
Short Hair Craze Captures Washington D C Dwellers
Washington on a bright afternoon shows daughters of notable men strolling Pennsylvania Avenue in short boyish cuts and fashionable outfits. Some look striking others less so, with the trend altering appearances and provoking talk among Senators and Representatives.
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Washington
Pennylvania Avenue
Howev
Senators
Boy in tenement dies after charity visit and tale of abuse
A visitor learns of a bruised, starving boy living among chips and shavings in a tenement attic. The child pleads for secrecy and recounts his drunken father’s beatings. The helper plans to move him to safety, but finds the boy dead hours later, a tragic result of neglect.
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Mission School
God
Heaven
Jesus
The Sorcery of Drink and its Victims
A speaker warns of drink's ruinous grip, recounting clergymen, students, and a writer who fell to alcohol. He argues drink alters heart and conscience, destroys virtue, and poisons happiness, urging purity for both men and women to prevent such ruin.
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Isaac Harr
Johnson City
Tenhensee
Telinessee
Knoxville
Sindty Waret
Rob’t Burrow
Amiorpays
Ak Law and Solicitors
Ghanoer
Tenn
Washington, Sullivan, Carter, Johnson and Cries
East
Tennessee
H. H. Carr
Aioranyak
Saleitor
Chasen
Geo
H Berry
Trojan's Block
Dentistry
J. A. Pierce
Sam W. Rhea
QAI
Smith's Gallery
Main Street
Bristol
Medical
S. H. Toy
M.D
Johnson City, Tenn
J. B. Jones
City Drug Store
C. J. Broyles
Truslow Block
Johnaon City
Tens
Migs Sallie Rothrock
Drassmaerher T. A. Faw
W. A. Kite
A.M. Clvil
Johnan City
Sim Hyder
BE. B. Clark & Co
Main St
City
A. P. Hart’s
Public Square
Brewer
A. Harve
Brewer & CO
Alto Gener! Life & Fire Insurance Agents
Aus Cuimas
Peck's
Prom Feck
Lowisraye
M.dantecome
France
J. B Ootah
Ming
Pashion
Alen O
Hate
St. Louis
Chicago
Tim
Ben
Cannon Farrau
Chaples
Cambridge
Acollars
London
King’s College
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