Curious contrivance for secret courtship in old Baltimore tale
A detailed, morally mixed frontier anecdote describes a makeshift speaking tube used by lovers to communicate through a window, ending in a farcical exposure to a stern father. The piece then shifts to temperance resolutions at a Kentucky Methodist conference, urging abstinence and abolition of tobacco, followed by a satirical miscellany of quips and anecdotes on manners, morals, and daily life.
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Kentucky
The
Methodist Episcopal Church
Louisville
Committee On
Temperance and Tobacco
Cole
Advert Pricing and Church Notices from The Appeal
Local rates for subscriptions and advertising in The Appeal are listed with one year at 306 dollars and six months at 200 dollars payable in advance. Transient ads require payment on insertion, obituaries over five lines paid at standard rates, and political notices 5 dollars. Preaching times and Sabbath school are noted for Presbyterian services.
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Jon Worx
Love and the Hungry Heart in Franklin Verse
A fragmented poem page from Franklin Georgia 1871 presents verses on love longing and mercy. It includes reflections on beauty and desire, poems about hungry hearts and feminine influence, and final playful lines about being a married man and westward labor. The readable text preserves period voice and scattered stanzas with names and affectionate praise for women.
A Dollar Brings Consequences in a Stormy Visit
Mrs. Wharton enlists seamstress Mrs. Leggett for work then cheats her at payment with a five dollar bill claiming a dollar is all she has. A string of solicitations from society women test her charity and end with a dream in which a dollar determines her fate. Her husband provides the needed dollar. a moral on respecting the poor’s dues emerges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mrs. Marvin
Mrs. Leggett
Mrs. Wharton
Clarence FitzGerald
Wharton
Styx
Charon
John
Helen
Ohio
Extraordinary Trial Ends in Acquittal and Return to Court
An inn in western England hosts a dramatic robbery trial after an alibi testimony hinges on a Dover meeting. A stranger with a scar proves the defendant’s innocence by confirming a Calais landing date. The acquittal sparks a new case where the trio is later accused of mail robbery. The tale blends courtroom wit with a sensational justice arc.
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England
Sam Innocent
Dover
Calais
Southern Pacific distances and projected route details
The article outlines the Southern Pacific plan from New York to San Francisco via the Northern Pacific, noting 3 373 miles total and 3 094 miles New York to San Diego. It lists intermediate segments, notes proposed eastern connections at Shreveport and Chickasaw, and mentions six bridges in 850 miles. It highlights a strong agricultural and mineral region, stock capabilities, and potential economic impact for the South, with critical remarks on government honesty and public sentiment. It also mentions Knoxville’s Louis Ruckert performing feats and a Chicago sausage-maker advertising as dog cheap.
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New York
San Francisco
Northern Pacific
San Diego
Southern Pacific
Washington
Chattanooga
Meridian
Alabama and Chattanooga
Vicksburg
Prairie
Timekeeping Across Empires And A Woman’s Plea For Simple Living
A historical survey describes how ancient civilizations divided day and night into parts before hours. It notes sunup beginnings in Chaldea and Greece, the Egyptian water clock, and Turkish time cues from minarets. A personal piece laments fashion’s shackles, urges economical dress, sensible courtship, and a return to grandmotherly simplicity.
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Egypt
Ciselbrus
Alexandria
B.C
Rome
Catalia
Turkish Empire
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Ara
Twee
Seville
Spain
Mark
Baltimore
North Carolina
Fmen
Chicago
Peter
Lot
Europe
Jimmy Wyett
Milwaukee
Indiana
Tom Smith
Privar
Lawtell & Christian
Methodist Church
R. B. Lestex
Stor
P. Mena
F. M. Carter
Pass
A.M
P.M. Sabath School
Presbyterian Church
Prachine
P. M
Cuthbert Rippeal
Franklin, Ga
Date Grove Fair
California
Leland Sanford
Albany
Golden Gate
Pacific Railway
Astor
Mississippi
South
Knoxville Tenn
Samson
Louis Ruckert
Calico
Harré
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