Fatal Shot on Maine Island Dream Bedlam Severs Lovers
On a moonlit Maine island a violent abduction ends with Walter Kelsey’s rescue of Rachel Chester. After a nighttime siege a gun is fired, Walter is mortally wounded, and Rachel, in a frenzy, kills her mother’s would be killer and shoots the door, then learns her mother dies and Walter dies in her arms. The scene ends with Rachel driven insane by grief.
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Life in a Hundred Years Ago in Homes and Hearths
A historical sketch describes daily life a century ago with no coal or gas, no iron stoves, fire used for cooking and warming, and lighting by pine knots and candles. Houses were sparsely heated, wells supplied water, and matches were unavailable. People endured freezing nights with minimal comfort and little complaint.
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Franklin
What is that which is taken from you before you get i
A riddle asks what is taken from you before you get I and presents a play on words with portrait imagery and self reference. The question invites wordplay rather than factual reporting.
Custers Command and Easter Customs Across Lands
The piece blends a wartime tribute to Custers 300 and Easter observances from England to Durham, detailing rituals such as clipping the church, shoe theft for fines, lifting women on Easter Monday, pudding pies in Kent, and elaborate egg decorations and games. It notes historical echoes from Edward I and connects eggs to the Resurrection with a Pebsian origin claim.
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charity schools
Durham
Edward I
Kent
OLIVE Yvonne
St. Nicholas
Printer's Downward Spiral and Editor's Subtle Debt
ACW editor kept a drawer credit system with a printer who served him drinks. The drawer held 409 dollars after 17 months as the printer ruined his position while a mechanic repaid the loan, now with wife, two children, and assets worth 5000 dollars. The amusement of wit fades when misfortune climbs a ladder.
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ushier
Chief notes strange tale of counterfeit bill and swindle
A Western editor, angered by editor wages, contemplates self typesetting. He reports a bizarre exchange where a man claimed to look up an estate in Boston, produced a counterfeit $20, and vanished with a satchel and board money. The chief notes the tale as far fetched.
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Solitude as Transformative Symbol in Christian Revelation
A compact reflection on solitude inspired by Christian revelation, noting the shift from negation to sacred meaning. It frames solitude as a hidden hieroglyph of God, casting a shadow of His dimst truths across human experience.
Millificers of Paris Photograph Hats for Ladies Abroad
Paris hat merchants who supply out of town ladies require photographs before choosing shape and color. The process ensures models and styles match client preferences prior to shipment or fitting.
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Paris
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OFFICIAL DIRECTORY
Ciroline county
CIRCLIT COURT
Johbn M.Robmneon
Conhieville
J. A. Wickes
Chestertown
F. Stump
Perryvile
John
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L. H. Gadd
Coca
Geo. M. Russum
Reynolds Y. Collins
James Hignutt
Hy. Irwin
Wm. L. Davis
Thos. P. Davis
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Robert
Greensborough
H. F. Willis
Preson
Register of Wills
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J. Gale Steele
T. MM. Whitby
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Elijah Towers
Potter's Landing
T. F. Johnsen
Board of Control
J. Boon
Dukes County
James E. Douglass
Preston
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H. C. Comegys
Geo. F. Beaven
Richard Jones
Henderson
J. P. Fierve
Wm. C. Willoughby
Ponting Creek
Wm. T. Slughter
Federalsburg
W. W. Richards
Luther Whitby
kh. J. W. Garey
E. M. Towers
Firth
Elijah Higuatt
ALMS HOUSE
Henry C. Culbreth
Esma Lowe
J. Boon Dukes
Matthew Patton
A. N. Davis
Win. Driggis
CHURCIL DIRECTORY
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CATHOLIC CHURCH
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CARPENTER & BUILDER
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Uncle Williams
Dan Duncan
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CUSTER’S
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