Canada Crime Report Attracts American Settlers
An editorial from the Times-Herald extols Canada as immune to crime due to swift punishment and scarce delays. It urges Americans to move to Western Canada, noting new settlement lands in Saskatchewan valleys, Indian reserves opening, and railways offering land for sale with nominal prices through government agents.
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Ganoreo
Oo Wai
Dominion
Canada
Quebec
Vancouver
Hook
Dreyer
Wor
Times-Herald
Western
Saskatchewan
Railhivsy
Tor
The Authorworm Turns Condolences On Rejected Manuscripts
The author lampoons polite publisher notes returned with rejected manuscripts. He crafts a mock letter to editors claiming the slip is identical to many others and offers it for use by other authors. He ends with thanks for the privilege of examining the sly slip and hopes refusals aren’t taken to heart.
Soldier hails Dodd's Kidney Pills in Dakota notice
Special letter from Peter Behres, Capt. of the 1st Minnesota Cavalry, describing chronic kidney and bladder problems after the Civil War. He credits Dodd's Kidney Pills with restoring his health after faithful use, noting his age of seventy and renewed vigor. Advise purchase through local dealer or Dodds' Medicine Co., Buffalo, N.Y.
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South Dakota
Bristol
Detk
Peter Behres Saya
Dodd
Behres
Capt. Behres
1St
Minnesota Cavalry
Dodds' Medicine Co
Buffalo
Uncertain Woonut Question Sparks Engagement Inquiry
A student of feminine nature and his chum discuss a potential engagement. The student hints at doubt, saying they were engaged yesterday but he has not opened the morning's mail yet, reflecting uncertainty about his fiancée Ther a.
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Woonut
Thera
Chicago Post
Blood Feud Ends Amid Island Duel and Betrayal
On a tropical island, Lennon and Tremayne confront a long feud as Manuel arranges a duel after Lennon reveals motives tied to Sweeney and the Ragged Thirteen. Lennon dies from a gunshot wound after the staged first shot, while truths emerge about murders, politics, and a vengeful past.
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Mim
Manuel
Lennon
Tremayne
Sweeney
Mr. Travers
Kendal
Nightingale
James
Travers
England
Raggat Thirteen
Southampton
Manchester
Fiji
Courtney's
Courtney
Nora
Rose
Noj
Jim Maguire
Maguire
Cambridge
Fergus
Ragged Thirteen
Shadows Witt We Buried a Lennon in the Little Churchyard
In a narrative closing chapter, the narrator recalls burying a man named Lennon amid tropical flora overlooking a remote shore. Details recount alliances, revelations of a revolver death, a Levuka surprise with Anguish aboard, and plans to woo Nora as England looms. The tale hints at inheritance, fatherly largesse, and awaiting judgment as letters move toward England.
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Manuel
Lennon
Casile
Tennon
Dixon
Levuka
Manchester
Hafield
D'Orville
Nora
Fiji
Levuke
Sydneyward
England
Brindisl
Mr. Courtney
Enfield
Baby's Way in Kentucky Reveals Humorous Language Lesson
In Louisville circles a young aunt teaches a child the Genesis creation tale with a pun on firmament. The anecdote uses syllables fur mama mint to explain the word firmament, ending with the baby answering First day tight and second day mint juleps, drawing a smile in local circles.
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Kentucky
Louisville
Genasis
Plona Company
Baby
Loulavilie Times
Very Comforting Words From a Bereaved Widow
A fragment from a Richmond Dispatch reply to negotiants shows a widow recalling comforting remarks of a minister and a conversation about a presumed marriage proposal. The exchange includes fatherly pressure, payment, and a blunt question about offers. The old dialogue hints at social customs and courtship expectations in a formal setting.
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Sparking
Richmond Dispatch
Peruna praised by Belva Lockwood in doctor’s claim
Belva Lockwood, Washington barrister and presidential candidate, endorses Peruna for herself and her mother, citing relief from cold and hay fever. Letters from Minnesota and others tout Peruna as a tonic and cure for catarrh, with Dr. Hartman urging women to consult him for catarrh related to any organ.
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Belva Lockwood
Washington
D. C
United States
America
Peruna Medicine Company
Hannah J. Bennet
Belvair Lockwood
Mra. T. Pelton
St. Anthony Avenue
Paul, Minn
Peruns
Peruna
Hartman
Fragmented Victorian quips and ads on daily life
A string of brief, dated quips and product pitches appears from various papers. The items mention a shopper reacting to a death in a bargain, a waker, an undertaking department, a lame back promoting Wizard Oil, a supremely teatral comment, fishing as occupation, cycling with White's Yucatan, and a joke about maiden fates and aging.
Fragmented 19th Century Phrase Maze From Chicago News
A garbled OCR style fragment references a Chicago News line about a recalcitrant drunk man and a dissolute youth. It includes stray lines about a brewery, a thoughtless voice, and a satirical line on deception and dyes. The text is largely incoherent with unclear events or identifiable people.
Witness Hopper Calls Slant Lawyer Back in Court
In a slander suit, De Woit Hopper, once a witness, faces questioning by opposing counsel who quips he is an actor. Hopper defends his stance, noting his father was a lawyer and expressing pride in his chosen path. The Detroit Ledger reports the exchange with some regional remarks.
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de Woit Hopper
Hopper
Fle
Detroit
Ink and oratory rival Brooks in Allen memoir
The memoir credits Phillips Brooks with supreme pulpit genius and notes Dr Allen’s claim of artistic craft behind his sermons. It argues intellect and handwriting reveal creative talent, with early efforts signaling literary promise and occasional inspiration from possession in Atlantic Monthly. Lost wealth can be recovered, but lost time never.
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Wau
Phillips Brooks
Allen
Atlantic Monthly
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Pra
Roy
Hartman, Sanitarium
Columbus
Julia 0. Brown
Peostonica
Spye
Julia
Brown
Philadelphia Record
Yucatan
Rangen
Chicago News
Putnam
Toaunlight
Rome
Pino
Joax R Borgén
Trinity’ Springs
Atlanta. Constitution
Carter
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