Prayer in the Tree To). Obediah and Aunt Sabina tale
A Southern dialect tale follows Obediah Jobson and his wife Presilly whose charity toward their lame Aunt Sabina clashes with debt and pride. Sabina visits, softens hearts, and in a twist of mercy reveals a hidden family fortune that saves the farm, unites kin, and heals old resentments.
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Obediah Jobson
Obedia
Enogah
Obediah
Presilly
Hull
Miss Jobson
Stephen Hopkins
Briggs
Prosilly
Jobson
Mr. Jobson
Sabina Brrans
Mir Jobson
Sabina
Presilly Jobson
Neal
Morse
Presilly’Jobson
Cordin
Aunt Sabina
Riz
Stasion
Leprosy Contagion Question Arouses Debate
A Chicago Tribune letter reports on a Honolulu case where a condemned murderer agreed to inoculation with leprosy germs to test contagion. After years with no signs, the subject developed leprosy, now convincing some doctors of contagion, prompting medical caution and scientific interest.
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Honolulu
State Department
Chicago Tribune
Monkeys threaten telegraph lines in Tabasco jungles
A Mexican telegraph battle unfolds as a monkey tribe in Vabas eco jungles and chaparral swarms the lines. Linemen report up to a hundred monkeys swinging on wires, knocking out cross arms with tails and chasing workers who shoot at them, amid the sparse Tabasco countryside.
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Mexico
Vabaseco
Tabasco
Ang
The Bride and Groom in Matrimony Epigram
A witty meditation on marriage values where the bride is given away and the bridegroom is often sold. The verse contrasts the fees and bargains surrounding weddings with the deeper choice and exchange involved in matrimony.
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Murat
Origin of the John Bull name in British history
The term John Bull appears in Arbuthnot's History of Europe where he satirically labels the French king as Lewis Baboon and the Dutch ruler as Nicholas I. The name also appears in a 1805 comedy John Bull by George Coleman the younger and in a Tory newspaper John Bull first published in 1820, backed by Theodore Took.
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John Bull
Arbuthnot
Europe
Dean Swift
Lewis Baboon
Nicholas I Rog
John Ull
George Coleman the Younger
Theodore Took
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Traverse City
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Sabe
Hannah, Lay & Co
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Cla. Crawford, Cashrein
Gnral Banking Busines
Mich
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Gay
Allroad
van Low LE
Joberts, Lorin
Traverse City, Mich
Ratt & Davis
Attorneys At Law
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Rouustroct
Kaverde City
Michizen
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H.C Davia
An Rowne
Thos W
Altornay
Solicitor
Root Street
Kaveree City
Michigan
DSIT
James
Altorney
Law
Solio
Wien Chancery
Travorkne City
Secu Sith
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Travorka Cysien
J K. Elms
Uonica
Mottatt &@ Roberts law office
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MiChief
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Ollea Tn
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GM. Chase, M. O
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Donee
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OPEC
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Urown I
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Joseph Moony
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Traverson City Lodge
Knights of Pythias
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Union
Vlastine Brothers
Rh. A
Paunkinnon
Muna
RGSS
AW. Wail
H. E. Steward
Traverso City
Ove L. Roberts
Opronica State Security
Ofivoyanra
Pratt & Davis
Attys
Traversy City
E. A. Parkinson
Insurance & Collecting Agent
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Sot
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Adies
Js Store
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J. M. Huelilmantel
Front St
Traverse Oily
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RB. Byatruck
Pierce Bros. & Shattuck
Merchant Tailors
Monroe St
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Eliable
Erkeit
Winnie
Lardie & CO
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Balina
Sorat
Daniel Morgan
Marion
Virginia
Jie
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Quebec
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Brandywine
Monmouth
Morgan
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Tarleton
W. L. Wilder
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England
Lincoln
New York State
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