The Anticipator and the Art of Murder
A fragment from The Anticipator depicts Carter Esplan debating originality with Bertord and Vincent as he grapples with inspiration. Esplan's obsessive pursuit leads him to write feverishly, spiral into morphine use, and plot a grave crime that mirrors his artistic hunger before a fatal culmination.
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Carter Esplan
Bertord
Vincent
Esplan
Sumer
Parberiion
Hugh
Bered
Faud
Ford
Imine
Avery Maenad
Aureau
Remarkable career of Jacob Jones Iowa's first senator
George Wallace Jones of Iowa, born 1804 in Indiana, served as Michigan delegate, Wisconsin delegate, and Iowa’s first U S senator. He fought in the War of 1812 and Black Hawk War, escorted Lafayette, and helped name Wisconsin and Iowa. He held posts from surveyor general to minister to Colombia, endured suspicions over a Jefferson Davis era letter, and later retired from public life.
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Eorge Wallace Jones
United States
Iowa
Vincennes
Ind
Congress
Michigan
Wisconsin
Monroe
Lafayette
Cilley Graves
Seward
Jefferson Davis
Chesterfield of Washington Society
Lake Huron
Pacific
Wisconsin Territory
Lake Michigan
Oisconsin River
Marquette
van Buren
Northwest Territory
Dubuque
William Henry Starrigan
Polk
Towa
Colombia
Jones
General Jones
Fort Lafayette
Staty
Lincoln
Daniel Webster
Maglison
Wis
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Iona
Jonathan Cilley
Willam J. Graves
U&88
South America
John Mer Wgnes
Benjamin Franklin
Sears
Leg
Supreme Court of Missouri
St. Genevieve
Linn
Dores
Andrew Jackson
Washington
America
Kentucky
United States District Court
Missouri
Sinsinawa Mound
Michigan Territory
Dubaugne
Henry Dodge
Alexander Hamilton
Mineral Point
Gaz
Dante as Lunatic or Genius Debate Sparks Lombroso Row
A Lombroso influenced controversy argues Dante’s visions stem from a diseased brain rather than vivid imagination. Proponents compare genius and insanity, citing Shakespeare Napoleon and Mahomet as similarly afflicted minds, while Dr Cyrus Folson critiques the language and blames overstimulation of modern life for nervous disorders in children.
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Lombroso
Lombrogo
Dante
Shakespeare
Julius Caesar
Napoleon
Mahomet
Dryden
Cyrus Folson
Hee
Maulstey
Unclear Tale From Guddleedale Baffles Readers
A confusing report from Guddleedale describes a creature described as a carer to animals. The account mentions a man named Barnes at his home involving a mix of lambs, a kitten, and a deer as part of a puzzling rural scene. The details are fragmented and not fully coherent.
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Funsy
Coo
Barnes
Acato
Guddleedale
Noe
Shade of Arhoom Conflicts with Detroit Tribune View
Fragmentary text discusses death in battle and the nature of pessimism versus optimism. Mentions Shade of Arhoom and Detroit Tribune with scattered phrases about glory, disease of the mind, and a figure named Mev D HW Over Ton.
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Detroit
Mev
D. HW
Straw hats show which way the crcery goes
A garbled mosaic of quotes from multiple papers mocks politics and society. The fragment cites insults about journalists and statesmanship, noting insurance for royalty and a deacon collecting buttons. It combines misquoted lines and stray aphorisms from various sources.
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Hoston Globe
Atchison
New York Press
Kansas City Times
Genaneji
L. A. W. Bulletin
Louisville Times
Philadelphia Ledger
Washington Star
St. Lows Fiumorist
Old Wooden Church Borgund Norway Described
A wooden church dating about seven centuries stands at Borgund Norway. The building features a square main hall with a narrow choir ending in a sernt-chealer recess housing the altar. Light filters through small round roof holes creating a dim meditative interior.
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Cess
E Ebereh
Elwazyn
Fragmented Note on Receptions and Missing Umbrella
A brief, fragmentary remark recalls two receptions last night and the loss of an umbrella at the test. The speaker jokes about misplacing it at the first event and mentions Thess where I got it, attributed to Trath.
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Burford
Ligtet Wien
Gibbon
Harford
Home truths for young women and marriage risks
A satirical wartime style warning on courtship and marriage roles critiques young women and the social pressures to marry. It warns against vanity and folly, urging resilience and self worth while mocking conventional romances. It uses humorous riffs on aging, gender expectations, and the idea that a man’s worth is tied to social scarcity.
Denver Editor Hoarsely Praises Hamlet Night
Charles Frederick Robinson Hay ward, a Denver editor, praised the actor's Hamlet performance at the Academy of Music, noting the run to two o'clock. A separate Leadville report on a barnstorming Richard III carried a dramatic headline about many lives lost.
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Charles Frederick Robinson Hayward
Denver
George C. Miln
Hamlet
Academy of Music
Leadville
Tragic Paris Death: Bass Viol Player Found Inside Instrument
A distressed bass viol player in Paris reportedly died after entering his instrument to evade rent payment. He was missing a day before landlady found the man with the viol seized for rent. Authorities noted the scene was hard to access and the man's sanity remained in question.
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Paris
Duty as a Debt We Owe to Others
Aley M J Savage argues duty is an obligation owed to others and must not be delayed for unsettled questions. He urges readers to avoid excuses and take action promptly.
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Aley
M. J. Savage
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Esplge
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Berford
Vincert
Espian
Bloomebery
Peadan
Hurford
Darren
Pieplan
Hepley
Jeter
Iseric
Borford
Jase
Eagil
Esyian Hiad
Ender
Maliee
Meena
Ehmoet
Spourgeon
Mane
Novikaff
London
Guy
Russia
George Wallace Jones
Firat
Michgan
Hawkeye State
Popocatepell
Mealeo
Ban Fuet
Tlarearus
Amd Oh
Gho. W, Jones
Prof. Lombrose
Cardera
West Haney
Neni
Wwe
Mercury
Ida
Tor
Noman
Hillonatre
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