Covington Banking Company General Notice and Services
Notice from Covington Indiana announcing a general process in all courts by a notary public Yount. Settlement of estates finances and favoring law a specialty with money to loan. Agency best insurance common. Office on state public square over Jatter's store.
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Agency
Best Insurance Coinmon
Onstaie
Public Square
Jatter’s
Covington, Indiana
Office Mayer
Real Estate and Exchange
East Side Square
Covington
Rescue Plot for Napoleon Said to Have Failed
The article recounts a French exile group led by Lallemand and Lafitte planning a sea escape for Napoleon from St Helena. Key figures include Lallemand Rigaud and Lafitte with a swift Charleston built ship commanded by Boissiere. Napoleon’s death halted the daring 1816 plan.
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St. Helenia
Resere
Atlantic
Admiral Cockburn
Ascension
United States
England
Latie Whates
Warerio
France
St. Helena
Philadelphia
Lallemand
Lallemands
Sombigbee
Trinity River
Texas
Baron Rigaud
St Louis
Louis XVIII
Lafitte
Bordeaux
Jackson
New Orleans
Galveston
Charleston
Boissiere
Napoleon Bonaparte
Bertrand
Anarchist joke and senator on gratitude in dialogue
A comic exchange features a father defining anarchist as someone who blows up people. Willie asks if his mother is an anarchist, sparking family humor. The piece then notes Senator Gorgum’s remark on compensation being independent of constituents’ gratitude.
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Little Willie
Argonaut
Senator Sorghum
Washington Star
Disraeli
Indianapolis Star
A Case For Harry and Miss Calumet Dialogues
Excerpted lines show a humorous exchange where Cleverton proposes with a taximeter device and Miss Calumet asks for time to think. The quip about considering the expense and a cheerful life with a contented heart adds a light, ironic tone reflecting social wit.
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Harry. Cleverton
Mount Fujiyama Sacred Summit Draws Pilgrims in Summer
A. H. Edwards describes Japan's Fujiyama as sacred and the white clad pilgrims who climb it during a six week period each summer. The path features white staff bearings and bells, led by a bell crowned guide, as winds and storms define the season. The 12,565 foot volcano rises solo from sea to plains and dominates thirteen provinces visible from afar.
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Japan
Fujiyama
A. HH. Edwards
Alwys
Lord Fujiyama
Friivaina
Tokyo
Atmospheric to artistic: aerial feats and social quirks
A December 1783 tale surveys early balloon ascent at the Tuileries with Marquis de Villeroy’s dramatic conversion from cynic to believer. It traces progress from ballooning to dirigibles, notes motor limits, and contrasts aristocratic vanity with rising athletic commoners in a broader social caricature.
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Tuileries
Charles
Robert
Marquis de Villeroy
Chateau
Moon
Venus
Mars
Jupiter
Pierre Giffard
Dupuy de Lome
Ren
Gray haired youths seen on Wall Street in New York
A Cleveland observer returning from New York notes many young men appeared with gray hair in Wall Street offices and along the streets. He wonders if their premature graying results from years of high pressure in the financial scene. He suggests it might be coincidence but reflects on occupational stress.
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New York
Wall Street
Financial Region
Cleveland Plain Dealer
No for Peter Sloman and Kate dispute
Peter Sloman laments Mary's refusal while cousin Kate claims Mary explained she would not accept no as an answer. The exchange centers on who can justify the no and why.
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Peter Sloman
Kate
Philadelphia Preas
Rome's Gormandizing Decline Feeds Eel Pit Tale
A historical remark links Rome's decline to gluttony and inhumane food practices, noting slaves fed to eel pits to enhance flavor. The sensational image illustrates decadence as a symbol of national collapse.
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Rome
Veil of Success Hides Demesthben's Evil Deeds
An observation notes that success often conceals wrongdoing by Demesthben, suggesting prosperity clouds awareness of harmful acts. The remark implies scrutiny is needed to reveal hidden misdeeds behind achievement.
Socialist Labor Party nominates Martin R Preston for president
At the New York convention the Socialist Labor Party nominated Martin R Preston of Nevada for president with Donald Munro of Virginia as vice president. Daniel De Leon praised Preston as an honest worker while noting he is jailed in Goldfield Nevada for a 1899 shooting during a strike.
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Wce
United States
Socialist Labor Party
New York
Martin R. Preston
Nevada
Donald Munro
Virginia
Preston
Daniel de Leon
Martin R Preston
Goldfield
Presten
de Leon
Silver
Peaceful Panama Election Follows Candidate Resignation
The resignation of Senor Arias as presidential candidate calms tensions and signals an orderly nationwide election. Observers attribute the shift to strong majorities for Senor Obaldia’s supporters in recent municipal votes, marking a historic defeat of an official presidential candidate backed by a foreign government.
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Senor Arias
Panama
Senor Obaldia
Slain engineer in Springfield home stabbing
A. Ballard a hoisting engineer in Springfield Illinois was stabbed to death at his home early Sunday. Joseph James a Black man was arrested and charged with murder amid reports lynching is being discussed. Ballard woke to an intruder in his daughter’s room and fought with the attacker through the house leaving at least eleven wounds.
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C. A. Ballard
Springfield
Ill
Joseph James
Ballard
Diamond Fire Demonstrates Burning Properties in Sunlight
The Chicago News recounts an 1814 experiment by Sir Humphry Davy and Michael Faraday in Florence showing a diamond burning when subjected to concentrated sunlight through a two-lens burning glass. The diamond burned in a hydrogen-filled globe, glowed purple, and was consumed after several cycles of heating.
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Sir Humphry Davy
Michael Faraday
Florence
Tuscany
Chicago News
Quote on luck versus wealth from a young widow
A young widow quotes a saying about luck and wealth while speculating that the phrase was coined by an old fool whose wife married him for money. The remark reflects wit and social commentary in a Chicago-based joke column.
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Chicago
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Attorney AT Law
Alien’s Block
Voliva
Newtown
Indiana
E. A. Gilson
Ind
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Sewell
Homer Sewell
Col
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Wilkey & Bonebrake
Troy Township
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Dearborn
Judy
Napoleon
Vandyck
Mount Fujiyama
Aerial Navigation
Socialist Laborites
Davy and Faraday
TANDC
Nick Meal Gasoline
Mayer’s Hardware Store
G. W. Martin
Liberty and 4Th Sts
Covington, Ind
Coleman &Coleman
U. S
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Cnippe
ORDE
Givney
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