Southern Railway Sells Limited First Class Round Trip Fare
For the International Glirivlian Endeavor Convention in Washington D C July 7 18 Southern Railway offers round trip first class fare. Tickets on sale July 7 with continuous passage in each direction and final return by July 26 1896 from Tennessee points via Knoxville Hot Springs and Asheville known as The Land of the Sky. For details contact railway agents in Chattanooga Knoxville and J L Meek in Chattanooga.
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Washington, D. C
Southern Railway
Tennessee
Whehington
Knoxville
Hot Springs
Asheville
W. H. Doll
International Christian Endeavor
Hedd
Washington
Doll
Young Men's Christian Association
Tenn
Rae
Minit
Boll Hb
Ay Gingad
Dy Meek PA
Knoble
MTA
Leill Kavillen
Teyad
Lexington
Gir
St. Louis
Retina
Riker
Padukie
Balpainn
Baia
Anton
N.C
Southeyra
Hirmingham
Sas
Tieeet Craton
Marys Lamb and Marys World in an Odd Scene
A shambolic mix of garbled phrases recounts a whimsical Mary narrative alongside scattered notices about household ads and a Pittsburgh streetcar accident. It blends ad copy, domestic tips, and a wreck report with moonlight observations from Times Herald dated May 26.
Scandal Echoes From Breckinridge Pollard Trial Era
Lexington files recall the 1894 Breckinridge Pollard scandal linked to Sayre Female Institute. The article notes board ties to Col. Breckinridge and Motrline Pollard as a former pupil, with boarding enrollment shrinking to eleven. A $100 reward appears amid garbled cures and medical patter embedded in the text.
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Lexington
Breckinridge
Sayre
Natritute
David A. Sayre
Mystery Box Found With Youthful Body in Fuerte Ventana
A box hidden on the Island of Fuerte Ventana contained a watermarked container with the body of a young brunette about 20. She wore a white embroidered bodice and black dress. photographs are being taken for ID. Johnstown observes memorial day for flood victims of May 31, 1889. 5300+ died.
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Pittsburg
Uar
Second Avenue Traction
Adam Bachman
M. L. Kreiger
South Side
Bachman
Kreiger
Theother
Madrid
Fuerte Ventana
Onpance
Vox
Lost Ring Found After Pond Plunge at Mossy Creek
Mossy Creek Tennessee May 29 Mr Al Rhoton a well known citizen recalls a strange tale from last winter when ice broke beyond a red flag and he fell in losing a gold ring during the scramble on Mr George Timmion s pond. Last Wednesday he dived again and surfaced with the ring in mud on his finger.
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Mossy Creek
Tinn
al. Rhoton
Rhoton
George Timmion
Eboton
A Mother's Error Revealed By Hidden Coin Bag
A Liverpool paper recounts a curious money recovery tale. A chimney sweep found 40 in coins tucked in a bag while cleaning an oven flue. The woman, shocked, confessed she had placed the money there years before, then accused her son of theft and drove him away. In another item, a father’s safe mix up leads to costly repairs after a two year old plays with the lock, delaying access for days.
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Liverpool
Muncie
Ind
Fred W. Heath
Perry
Heath
Bennett
Mr. Heath
Cincinnati
Smith
Kate Field Dies in Honolulu at 90
Kate Field died in Honolulu on May 19 after a long career as a prominent American woman writer. The Times dispatch from ex Minister Thore ton provided the date and place but offered few other details about her death.
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Chicago
Kate Field
Honolulu
Times
Thoreton
Ina
Sank
Unclear OCR Fragment Highlights Local Graduation Note
Fragmentary text mentions an 80 year old from Newark and a university commencement context. Details are garbled, names and locations are partially legible, suggesting a local graduation or commencement reference without a clear event date or full identity.
Was Not for Wiel Chicago Sermons Tackle Fire Phenomenon
Sunday sermons in Chicago attributed the Wiel incident to natural causes rather than punishment. A Kentucky man, Goo Tk Allen of Clear Springs, describes a long fever and lung trouble followed by a recovery after using Delle Pine Tar Feeary. He credits the remedy with restoring his health after months of illness.
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Chicago
Wivkadinane
Mr. Goo Tk Allen
Clear Springs
Tyen
Tony
Goon Boy Anna Campbell a life tragedy in Laurelville note
May 3 in Logan Ohio 16 year old Anna Campbell attempted suicide by morphine over a broken heart after a failed romance with Ort Glarke. The fragment also notes ongoing murder trial coverage in Newport and advertisements for tonics, salves, and medicines.
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Logan
Ohio
Anna Campbell
Laurelville
Yeaterday
Ort Glarke
Orr
Ort
Anna Camperet
Broad way druggist signals new era in drug selling
A Broadway New York druggist hangs a sign heralding a new era in drug selling. The notice implies rising business, with busy clerks and a need to enlarge quarters on the bustling thoroughfare.
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Broadway
New York
Turbulent Times Across Borders And Domestic Shifts
The dispatches note easing tensions between England and Germany while omens of upheaval abroad surface. Moscow reports over 100 lives lost at a coronation festival, and Crete faces Turkish denials of disturbance. France pushes Madagascar as a colony, and Duke of York's absence at the czar’s coronation draws remark. In sports, Kid Lavigne defeats Dick Burge in London. New Africa dispatches touch on Transvaal and German alliance proofs, with Cuba studies by General Lee. Kentucky primary results favor silverites. a Newport officer dies from a lightning strike. Wealthy Armenians contemplate Alabama settlement to aid persecuted peers in the United States, joining a growing migration.
Old World Rituals in Early American Weddings
Ancient marriage customs in New World towns showed postnuptial feasts, processions to meeting houses, and public sermons. Brides wore finery in galleries while ministers selected sermon texts, with notable examples linking Abigail Adams and Parson Smith daughters. The piece notes Puritan propriety and comic displays alongside canonical texts.
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Judge Sewall
Sewall
Newburyport
Cotton Mather
Larned
Windham County
Connecticut
Brooklyn
Conn
Parson Smith
Mary
Abby
John Adams
John
Abigail Smith
National Democratic Convention schedule and related notices
Fragmentary OCR notes describe convention timing in Chicago with travel schedules via Southern Railway agents and A Shipman Breming in. It also reports Judge Helm overruling a new trial motion for Boots Jackson in Pearl Bryan murder case and a pending appeal, with slated execution dates and court actions.
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Jackson
Newport
Helm
Boots Jackson
Pearl Bryan
Court of Appeals
Word Contest Offers Prizes With Monon Seeds Grow
Monon Seed Company of Chicago announces a word-building contest using text from Tao the tetvors. Prizes range from 1000 dollars to 10 dollars in gold for the top word lists, with rules about letter use and a postpaid reply envelope for entries.
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Tao
Noe
Woods
Ramo
Monon Alien Company
Motion Ride
Chicago
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Taland
Madagascar
Duke of York
Kid” Lavigne
Dick Burge
National Sporting Club
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Fitzhugh Lee, Jr
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Ala
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National Democratic
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le A. Shipman
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New York City
Aig
Prscilvory
Nat Hyder
Main
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Sarmapuritia
Moement K
University of Tenneseer
University of Tenneaser
Southsero Railway
Tennemce
Toxne
Nes
Memphis
Charleston
Pasiciger Agwi Aformatnny
CA. Decaussure
G. A
Washington, D
Summer School of
Knoxville, Tenn
Summer Seboo
Young Women's
Christiam Endeavor
Asheville, N.C
Rodoed Ra‘os
Reun
United Confederate Veterans
Richmond
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Southern
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