The Slugabed and a Dream Foretelling Trouble
A narrator recalls writing a rash letter to Afyva urging Mr Thayer to join them, causing Myra distress over an engagement. Myra shares a vivid dream of Freeman in a magic mirror, hinting at ominous consequences. The two discuss dream theory and try to quell fear while planning to keep calm.
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Mr. Thayer
Myra
Father
Boston
Mother
Academy
Ife
Ray
Jaioh
Myra Denstow
Freeman
Arvatrial
Sr. Thayer
Larksville
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Kingley
Hinsley
Feld
Myrac
Crermy
Thayer
Mr. Denslow
Mya
Bers. Denstun
Markeville
Marksville
Myin
Rand
Clemmy
Aunt Clementine and a Dreaming Girl’s Memoir
In a chatty reminiscence a woman recalls her elderly aunt Clementine sharing vivid stories from youth. She narrates memories of Marksville life, a childhood friend Myra Denslow, and a secret engagement to Freeman Thayer, set against a small river town backdrop and a stage ride from Marksville to the settlement.
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Jere
Myra Denslow
Markesville
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Father
Marksville
Hat
Anyra Denslow
Myca
Alarksville
Jyra
Clemmy
Ysi
Freeman Thayer
Footnote to a River Dream in January Tragedy
Narrator recalls Myra Denslow and Freeman Thayer, linked by a haunting January dream of a frozen river. A fatal ice crossing reveals Thayer’s drowned body beneath the ice while Myra, terrified by visions, later succumbs to illness. Myra and Freeman are buried near Marksville, and the tale links dreams, love, and death with a final note of superstition tempered by love and loss.
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Freeman
Myna
Viero
Markeville
Agae
Hreenian Thayer
Marksville
Chaver
Joe
Avast
Freeman ‘Bhayer
Myra Denslows
Thanksgiving Proclamation by Governor Rutherford in Ohio 1869
The Ohio Governor Rutherford declares Thursday November 18 as a day of Thanksgiving for national blessings. He urges residents to pause work and gather, aid the poor, and offer thanks, with the state seal attested in Columbus on October 23, 1869.
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United States
Gai of Nations
Ohio
J. Rutherford B
Columbus
Rutsterford JR
Isaac TR
Sugawoop
Railroad Disaster Near Baggeston Utah Claims Several Lives
An October railroad accident near Bggnston Utah on the Union Pacific left multiple dead and many wounded. The westbound passenger train derailed and was struck by a following emigrant train that ignored signals. Passenger Joan Bustino was killed and Percy wounded in the head. Three Mormon emigrants died and five were injured. Two physicians aboard the train treated the wounded. The emigrant train crew and its engine driver were dismissed by Superintendent C H. Schaller for fault.
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Union Pacific
Bggnston
Utah
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Aulfiss Percy
Passengr
C. It. Sehaller
Steamboat Stonewall Burned With Heavy Losses Near Grand Tower
The steamer Stonewall burned last night fourteen miles below Grand Tower. An estimated 150 to 218 lives were lost with about 250 aboard including 60 crew. Survivors report the fire started when a passenger left a lit candle on hay. The Belle Memphis rescued 15 passengers. Captain Scott, Frank Murrey, and several others are listed as missing or dead. The ship carried cattle and freight valued around $15,000, with extensive insurance coverage.
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Louvre
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Greece
St. Louis
Memphis
al Carbondile
Hfe
John Shaw
Dennis Lane
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Eureka
Choose honest labor and aim for the life you love
A fragment from a Phrenological Journal urges pride in any honest trade, warns against vanity in law or medicine, and counsels farming if that life brings peace. It condemns vice, counsels plain dealing, and advises self-respect and clean living despite social pretensions.
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Phrenological Journal
Rant Against Debt and Hypocrisy at Akron Meeting
An 1870s Akron gathering features a speaker denouncing debt abolition and taxation while praising General Grant. The address defends Republican principles, attacks meddling neighbors, and laments village tattlers as moral poison in society.
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Ofid
Pendleton Anya
Brother Pendleton
Grant
General Grants Administration
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