Married couple learns order by shared mercy and habit
Vivia Armstrong and Arthur Stage enjoy a year of marriage in a quiet village. Arthur, a carefree druggist, hides his clutter while Vivia keeps a neat house. After a playful week of mislaid slippers and the missing newspaper, they confess and reform. Arthur learns to value organization and teaches the children orderly habits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alton
Vivia Armstrong
Arthur
Vivia
Eve
Earl of the Serpent
P.M
Daily Enquirer
New York Proposal to Permanently Reduce National Debt
Mr. Wood of New York offers a plan to create a permanent yearly fund of 100 million dollars to pay interest and buy outstanding bonds at no more than par plus accrued interest. The current annual interest is about 3 million, leaving 7 million to reduce principal, with payments required every year regardless of convenience.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wood
New York
Eclipse of the Sun Visible Across the Union Line
The total solar eclipse on the 29th of July will trace a diagonal path from Montana to Texas, with a 120 to 150 mile wide band. The Navy Secretary sought 8000 for operations, but the appropriation committee cut the item, sparing astronomers who will serve gratis on two expeditions to Montana, two to Texas, two to Colorado, and one to Wyoming, three scientists each.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Juty
Union
Montana
Texas
Secretary of the Navy
Committee of Appropriations
Colorado
Wyoming
George Kaufman and the Nevada Senator in Odd Allegations
A fragment asserts that George Kaufman endorses living in natural terms near Dallas, sleeping in a hollow tree and eating uncooked food. It mentions a business partnership with Senator Jones of Nevada.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Kaufman
Dallas
Mines
Senator Jones
Nevada
Salem Connecticut Pioneer Digged His Own Grave Before Death
Nathan Minard, a venerable Salem resident near ninety, died May 6 after a long career in trade. He had bought and stoned his own grave and coffin decades earlier, a testament to his meticulous habits. His wealth supported a grand farm and home, and neighbors recall his exactness in business and his wish to be carried to the grave he prepared himself.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nathan Minard
Salem
Conn
Minard
Ltor
Ormel Whittlesey
The Broken Heart tribute to Woman and hoax joke
A sentimental excerpt lauds the value of a pure woman and her healing influence during hardship. The text shifts to a humor piece about a hoax claiming Emperor William’s shooting, followed by a builder's nerve testing climb atop Auburn’s High Street Church spire with a tense fall and safe recovery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B. J. Stratton
Auburn
N. Y
High Street
Texas History Timelines From Early Colonies To Capital Status
A compact recount of Texas milestones notes Stephen F. Austin's 1821 colony arrival, the Gonzales battle in 1832, San Antonio’s 1835 capture, May 1836 northern investment, the first Texas Congress in Columbus, and Austin named capital in 1836. The text also lists animal speeds, star counts, and species estimates in a didactic style.
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Stephen F. Austin
Texas
Gonzales
San Antonio
Congress of the
Texas Republic
Columbus
Austin
Marrying A Woman In Tuscarora Nevada
In Tuscarora Nevada Marancy endures an unhappy life as she elopes with a handsome stranger only to learn her husband is a woman. The town mocks the couple while a local tobacconist touts imported cigars of his own manufacture.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tuscarora
Nevada
Marancy
Witness recalls shell explosion with grim exclamation
A witness, a Black man, described the shell explosion as shocking saying See dar hell had laid an egg, capturing the dramatic moment and its impact on the observer.
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Darkey
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Graham
Young
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Sam
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Orrick—North Side Public Square
L. M. Clements
Bwld Ps
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Fr. & Purman
ys-at-Law
Graham, Texas
Court House
John M. Stemmons
Tex
Wm. Veeale & Son
Attuthty S-Aiglaw
Lb. Wheeler
J.W. Posky
Austin City
Burnet Wheeler & Posey
Law & Land Agents
Breckenridge
Stephens Co
L. T. Wilson
M. D. Kesseloo
Young County
R. N. Price
Youre County
Exas
Reed & Lathrop
505 Main Street
Dallas, Texas
Booksellers and Statigusts
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R. A. Vonbilly, Jo RP. CitarMan
McNeilly & Chapman
Rahiom
Southern Hotel
Jacksboro
McConnell
Star
Blydon Kramer
Tetaa
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Soam
Nivet
J. Christopher
Mones
Banking House
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Weatherford, Texas
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Star Saloon
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Visi
St. Louis
Zoe. Ryus
Alamo House
Donne
Worth Stt
Public Square
Wfratherford
Spalle Hilliard & Spiller
North Western
Texas Land Agency
Thicas. T
William
Baden
Unter der Linder
Himmel
der Schamp
der Emberor
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