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Newspaper
Henry Republican
Location
Henry, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Apr 01, 1880
Page
3
Ghost of a Chance Guides a Railcar Romance
A barrister in search of meaning narrates a tale of a mysterious railway encounter. A mysterious young woman appears in a carriage and vanishes, an ear ring is found, and a crash reshapes fate. The narrator reveals the incident inspired a romance between two old flames, Rose Naughton and his friend, ending in a marriage and a mystery resolved by a spectator’s stubborn memory.
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Peterrough
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Grantham
Specia
Muc
Joan
Miss Naughton
Rose Haughton
Cain
Rosa Naughton
Peterborough
Gaga
Wify
Weil
Rose Naughton
Pbs
Naughton
Rose
U & Young
The Aged Greenback Destroyer at Treasury Building
The Graphic correspondent tours the Treasury, describing seventy-five female sweepers, the macerator grinding condemned notes, and the gruesome fate of worn currency. He notes many workers, red tape, vast ledgers, and the transformation of money to small decorative objects, amid odor and decay.
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Fragmented World of Wit and Snippets Across Columns
A collage of quirky lines and anecdotes from newspapers and letters. Snatches mention a prester stranger, a New York World staple for Adam monuments, jokes about a man stealing cotton, and a tailless cat tale from a Southern plantation. The voice reflects late 19th or early 20th century humor and whimsy through brief quotes.
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Jose Erx Cook
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Nornine
Iowa
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Detroit Free Press
One Dollar for Fifty Cents Warns Against Lottery Schemes
Kele Thorn warns in a New York Weekly piece that schemes promising one dollar for fifty cents are common frauds. He cites stock gambling and gift enterprises, recounting a Vermont farmer and a Pennsylvania miner among victims. He urges readers to avoid such advertisements and seek solid knowledge instead.
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Kele Thorn
N. Yo Weekly
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