A Deserter's Fate At Morris Island Execution
Eye witness account of a Confederate deserter from the third New Hampshire regiment being executed by a Union court martial on Morris Island during the Charleston siege. The condemned man Randall faced death on the beach with a hollow square formed by troops nine muskets fired, nine bullets struck his heart, and a white sea gull circling above the scene.
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Troy
Charleston
North
Maine
New Hampshire
Morris Island
Randall
Folly Island
James
Fotty Island
Morris’ Island
Heivas
Lincoln pardons and leg cases in military justice tale
The account describes President Lincoln weighing mercy in military courts. Judge Holt presents cases from murder to cowardice, and Lincoln jokes about “leg cases” as he delays decisions. The tale emphasizes mercy versus duty in wartime justice.
Need of Ventilation in Warm Weather for Households
Advice from Mrs. EG Cook M D urges daily cellar checks for foul air and proper ventilation throughout homes. Open windows to ensure air circulation, especially in poorly aired rooms with beds, carpets, and dust. Teach children to air bedding. responsibility falls on adults to maintain fresh sleeping spaces.
Four-Leaf Clover Hunt Attracts Local Youths
A park police officer jokes about four leaf clover seekers among well dressed young women in Brass. The group roams shrubbery at daybreak hoping to find luck. One girl plans to place a four leaf clover under her pillow to dream of her future husband.
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Tam
New York
San
The Age of the Earth: Divergent Geological Estimates
The article surveys geologists and astronomers on Earth's age, noting Sir William Thomson's cooling theory placing 200 to 400 million years as the cooling period with life beginning after. It also cites Buckland and Hugh Miller arguing for vastly longer timescales beyond human history.
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Crear
Wm. Thomson
Buckland
Hugh Miller
Population figures for Edo and Tokyo in 19th century
The article notes that Edo, later Tokyo, housed 811 510 inhabitants in 1879 and 957 121 subsequently, while Edo’s population declined after the Shogun’s decree requiring clan princes to reside there. It states Bondon as the largest city with 3 814 571 inhabitants in 1881 and mentions the capital’s area of about twenty eight square miles.
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Bondon
Tokio
Yeto
Yedo
Yado
Two Johns Chained by Mischievous Boy on Kearny Street
San Francisco Bulletin reports a prank where two Chinese men on Kearny Street had their pigtails tied together by a small boy. The youths fled as the two men chased him, ending up tangled across a telegraph pole and then near a street pole, drawing a crowd. A passing policeman untangled the pair. The incident ends with the boy vanished.
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Kearny Street
Queenen
San. Francisco Bulletin
No Kickers There in Celestial Realms Says Walh Mason
A lyric fragment from Walh Mason in Atchison ob e laments that in heaven there are no kickers or cranks, no complaints or tears, and all toil is replaced by celestial robes and easy ascent, expressing faith and humor about afterlife.
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Tears
Walh Mason
Atchison Obe
I Don’t Like Musgrove Says Abbleton To Zilkirk
In the Arkansas Traveler excerpt Abbleton accuses Musgrove of plotting, claims proof exists of a slur, and asserts a trust-based friendship with Zilkirk. Abbleton recalls Musgrove denying the remark, while he reveals he called Zilkirk a fool and a foal to prompt truth in a tense exchange.
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Musgrove
Abbleton
Zilkirk
Maaprove
New Yorker Went to India to Live with Uncle and Tiger in Coffin
George, son of a prominent New Yorker, moved to India to live with an affluent uncle. A ship's voyage brought a coffin claimed to contain his body but a Bengal tiger was found inside. The uncle later confirmed George was indeed in the tiger, not the coffin, prompting an astonishing reversal.
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George
Taide
India
Orient
Snying
Mail and Express
Judge Plans Hanging Day After Court Adjourns
Foreman of a Missouri jury declares a hanging will occur in Bazoo day after tomorrow. The judge vocally contests and plans to adjourn court. he jokes about camping on the grounds and presiding over the proceedings. Jacobs Oil is advertised for horse ailments by a Fair Lawn dealer.
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Sedge
Missouri
Bazoo
R. S. Withers
Fair Lawn - Stock Farm
Kyi
Joseph Cairne Simpson
Pacific Coast Blood ‘Horse Association
Jacobs Oil
One of Mainé Old Time Teachers
A tale from Tom Wright's school shows a rogue student accused by a urchin over a stolen knife. The teacher scolds the class and, with a big fly on the culprit, identifies the thief. The knife is returned and the offender is thrashed, then the matter ends. Roger Tichborne praises St Jacobs Oil for rheumatism cure.
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Tom Wright
Dili
Uncle Tom
Diagorge
Roger Tichborne
England
St. Jacobs Oil
A Novel Courtship Tale and Miscellaneous Notices
A lighthearted Aberdonian tale shows a shy suitor addressing his sweetheart with nightly visits and clever retorts. The page also includes health advice praising Prickly Ash Bitters for digestion, notes on money in purses, newspaper outfits from the Omaha Types foundry, and brief economic and population snippets from San Francisco and California crops.
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Omaha Types
Chicago
Omaha
Lottery Prize Scandal Draws Eleven San Francisco Winners
After the May Louisiana Lottery drawing, Wells Fargo in San Francisco reports $90,000 collected for six one tenth coupons, totaling $15,000 each. Twenty winners, all women, are identified at the Colonnade House. Mrs. Kelly recounts how a $20 pool bought twenty one tenth coupons leading to a $160,000 share.
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San Francisco
Cal
New Orleans
Henry Wadsworth
Wells, Fargo & Co
All
Fortune
Market Street
Kelly
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Holt
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Pennsylvania
Florida
R. W. Pierce
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Washington
Dr. Sagea Catarth
Rem
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Ganren
Honolulu
Mexico
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Phiygiciana
North Pole
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Goda
Carter
Outfita
Bitters
Avery Town
Tansill
J. A. Tozer
Brockport
N. Y
W. Tansill & CO
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Mass
Helar ST
Steara Heatan
LE. Turner
Franklin
Ross
Isaac Thompson
OHN L, Thompson, Sons & CO
Troy, Ni Y
Safety Rein Holder Co
Holly, Mich
Witout Sknife
EB. LB. Golley
Bilwaukee, Wis
Gait Snatford
Ig Co
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Smith
St. Louis, Me
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M.D
Oxford
Brooklyn
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Asteria
Tax Corrage Company
Fulton
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Radway
Esterbrook Ste
Esterbrook Steel
Camden
N. J
John Sti
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ETS Eee
Kidders Pastilles
Cent
Enrad
J. Stephen
Olio
Wizard Oil Company
ST. Louis
Chichester
Chichesters Epelicht
Wis
Grannan Detective Bureau
Arcada
Cincinnati
Dr. Pierce
Piercé
Chema Laboraeny
World's Dispensary Medical Association
Os Nyte
William Ramior, Esq
Minden
Kearney County
Nebraska
Alk
Wanakoneta
Ohio
Cis
Catarre
Lloers
Poe Jean
Payee
Hvhrywheer
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