The River Tale of Rupert and the Oak Forest Mystery
Fragmentary verse narrative recounts Count Rupert in a cloister tale with monks, an oak forest, and a sacrificial ritual. A doomed venture ends with Rupert in a tomb as the cloister walls crumble, leaving eerie questions about grain, vines, and fate. The piece is attributed to Rachel Pomeroy in Christian Union.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Count Rupert
Alice
Terethey
Rupert
Cortes
Rachel Pomeroy
No Postal Cards and a Jersey Atlantic City Visit
An unnamed narrator recalls a prank about a fake No Postal Cards sign and a sequence of misadventures with Batchler. They travel to Atlantic City in honor of the trick, endure a chaotic ride with babies in the car, face a mysterious postal card about a Duchess and a lordly identity, and endure a splashy seaside escapade with bathing suits, a mistaken aristocrat persona, flirtations, social antics at a hotel, and a LondonEngland-tinged atmosphere before an abrupt Philadelphia-bound departure.
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Batchler
Daisy
Atlantic City
Batchier
Brush
Batchelor
Shortcut
Lord Erskine
Scotia
Marlborough
Tom
Adam
Holloo
The American Lord and the Lively Hotel Hoax
A narrator recounts a breezy theft of attention and funds at a seaside hotel. He feigns nobility as Miss Toady flirts, then reveals a trick to escape debt. With a plan to wed, he orchestrates a grand escape, declaring victory as he leaves with money and a ringing farewell to the astonished staff.
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Agdio
Aden
Ldi Batchlér
Joan Valet
Atdin- Oteitigin
Fairmount Avéhidey
Coates Street
Ord
Lord Erskine
Toady
Toad
Shortcut
Hostler
Midkine
Marly
Batchler
Married on a Wagon in Frontier Ceremony
A Warrenburg Missouri Standard Says report details a roadside wedding performed by Justice Tam. In a covered wagon beside the public square William Mize and Mary Catherine Palmer were joined as witnesses looked on. The couple stood by the wagon, Mary by the hand, and the ceremony was conducted under a white sheet and blue sky.
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Warrenburg
Ashbury
Tam
Squire A
Mary
William Mize
Mary Catherine Palmer
Baxina Apples Bake Your Apple Dish Instructions
Instructions describe slow bake Baxina apples until soft with heat intact to keep the skin. After baking, core and sweeten with white sugar to form a fine pulp, then reseal and cool. The mixture is described as Spitzen burgh softened by heat, best without butter cream or spice.
Genie's Near-Miss Ends in Comic Nightshirt Misunderstanding
In a peculiar tale set near Utica, a genie’s trip to meet his wife nearly derails when a mistaken bag reveal uncovers a nightshirt. The husband’s embarrassment grows as he defends his innocence while his wife and bystanders react to the clothing mix-up and the ensuing social gaffe. The outcome remains undisclosed as the route home continues.
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Aterville
Hiti
Utica
Scarlet Fever Remedy From Onion and Saffron Warned
An 19th century note credits Robart Christie of the Potrets with a simple scarlet fever remedy. It directs stuffing an onion with saffron, wrapping in cloth, baking to extract juice, and applying the resulting juice and chest rub with grease or rancid bacon to heat and protect the patient. Christie claims years of use without failure when care is taken. An example cites five children treated successfully.
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Robart Christie
Christie
Peck's Experience with a Coal From La Crosse Wis
A man recounts his chaotic encounter with a coal stove called the Radiant Home. He describes burning pine fence scraps, the stove overheating, and the house filling with heat like a Turkish bath before finally being controlled by a helper. The tale lampoons coal stove experiences and ends with a warning to learn its operation.
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Jones
Republica
Bette
Liverman
Hanscomb
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Hanjly Cirely
Pat Deglae
Osér
Batehler
Bath
Sands
Bitton-Hole Batchler
M. E. Toady
Alabama
Alex
Cockburn
Great Britain
Batchley
Philadelphia
T. T
Peck
la Crosse, Wis
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