General Scott Outsmarts Judge in Whist Retort
After a summer 1862 at Cozzen's West Point hotel General Scott played whist with Judge Judee when the usual party was absent. They were beaten badly and the judge apologized for rustiness. Scott replied that he had been playing with latent talent, not a natural fool.
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Eneral Scott
General Scott
Cozzen
West Point
Benriem Scott
O Judee
Mers
Ain
Jose
Missed the Mark and a Self‑Important Minister
A Scotsman named McDougall, pompous and arrogant, is mocked in a tale where a minister’s sermon targets a vain neighbor. The crowd fills the kirk as the sermon scorches Mr. McDougall, who leaves with smug pride, while elders ask his opinion and he praises the effort yet laments the personal sting.
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McDougall
MacTay
A Sheer Waste of Money in Early Political Fundraising
Fragmented reminiscence recalls Finlay and an Irish born donor raising funds for a brass chandelier for a politician who “first saw the light of day” in the Emerald Isle. The tale references a fiver from an Irish immigrant, public skepticism, and parallels to historical Boston labor scenes with spinning and weaving trades that drew crowds, wheel whirs, and poverty era displays.
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Jim" Finlay
Emerald Isle
Kansas City Journal
A Curious Will From St Ives Parish
A fragmentary note describes a curious Victorian will from St Ives parish England. Trustees are empowered to spend 240 for buying eight pieces of land at St Ives, with the annual seat set aside for purchasing nineteen Bibles at seven shillings each. The document asks trustees to prepare a survey with ties to open the parish altar table for the Bibles to be set.
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Ote Br. Wilde
St Dves
Muntinseon Abr
England
St Lves
TALE OF W ROYAL RELIC AT FRENCH CHATEAU
Mrs. Andrew Lane recounts a tale at Blackwood's about Henry IV inscribing a chateau window with a Latin line. The pane was twice altered over forty years, then stolen by an Englishman who pocketed the glass, with a guide paid to avert readers while the owner arranged a replacement and kept the secret.
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Harry of Navarre
Andrew Lane
Blackswood
Henry IV
Henry
M. Budet
Chateau
A Soldier of Fortune William Walker Filibuster Biography
William Walker born in Nashville on May 8, 1824 rose as a noted filibuster and soldier of fortune. He edited in New Orleans before an 1850 California trek, led a Sonora expedition, faced neutrality charges in San Francisco, and later invaded Nicaragua declaring himself president. After repeated ventures and a shipwreck, his final Honduran campaign ended with his capture at Trujillo and execution by a Honduran court martial on September 12, 1860.
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William Walker
Nashville
Tenn
New Orleans
California
Sonora
United States
San Francisco
Walker
Nicaragua
Honduras
Truxillo
Iscaras
Truxille
First Recorded Yacht Race Impresses King Charles II
The 1661 voyage recaps the first recorded yacht race from Greenwich to Gravesend and back with King Charles II aboard Evelyn notes. The wager stood at £100 as a new pleasure boat faced a rival imperial craft. winds favored the other way, but the king saved the stakes on the return trip.
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Charles
Evelyn
Dutch West India Company
York
Greenwich
Gravesend
Old Parr's Possible Age Mystery at Westminster Abbey
Fragmentary OCR describes Dena Stipley restoring a timeworn inscription above Old Parr's grave in Westminster Abbey. The garbled text mentions old county origins, reigns, and a disputed dating while detailing efforts to renew worn teeth and references to craftsmen, Spainish smoke, and specific oddities in the monument. The passage is largely unreadable but signals a cryptic, antiquarian restoration context.
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Old Parr
Westminster Abbey
Salap
S. KL
Mark Biv
Aly
Diestad
Siti Gee Teaver
Paco
A Serious Moment in a Muddled Report
Fragmentary OCR text shows a magistrate and prisoner references. Names and full details are unclear while the main action centers on a courtroom moment and a detainee. The readable parts point to a legal proceeding and a decision regarding a prisoner.
I A Lover of Beauty and the Lost Wives
A narrator confesses a lifelong fixation on beauty in women. He recalls Ida Reynolds who lost most her teeth in an accident, then Winifred Tearle whose hair vanished, and Genevieve Turtle whose voice and later medical issues complicate marriage plans. He seeks a wife defined by pure, lasting beauty and reflects on the perils of changing features.
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George
Ida Reynolds
Ida
Chilsden
Lola
Winifred Tearle
Niice Simon Peter
Winaifred
Genevieve Turtle
Genevieve
Mike
Beaury Chen
Rey
USA
Goa
Poe Rao
Pope Paewead
Oller Caines
Family notices and travels from local residents
Weteel in honor of a number of Wilson College gitta Jack Ness of Fourch treat was called to his father's betdelde at Johnstown Mise Hermena Ge'aman 4 puree in the Philadelphia General Aoapital is visiting her mother Mra Feed Zeahne of Filth atreat Mra Frank Keener and her son Clark have returned home from Pittsburgh where the former recently completed a course of study in the University Mrs G W Swan and her daughters Margaret and Charlotte of Dam street are visiting at the home of her brother in law Daniel Gourley in Frontburg Jefferson county Samuel Hosack an employe of the Carnegie Steel Co at Pittsburgh and his son Marald are spending a few days with the former's parents Dr and Mrs William Hogack of Wayne avenue Raymond Smith engraver at the store of R W Wehrle Co left on the 830 train this morning for a trip to Philadelphia and Atlantic City He will visit at his home near Phiadel phia before returning here Mrs Mary Pollock and her daughters the Misses Margaret and Sarah Pollock of Greensburg who have been visiting in Indiana for several days left over the B R & P railway this morning for McCormick where they will be the guest of Mra Jacob Wilhelm
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Mise Hermena Ge’aman
Philadelphia General
Mra
Zeahne
Frank Keener
Clark
Pittsburgh
University
G. W. Swan
Margaret
Charlotte
Dam Street
Daniel Gourley
Frontburg
Jefferson County
Samuel Hosack
Carnegie Steel Co
Marald
William Hogack
Wayne, Avenue
Raymond Smith
R. W. Wehrle & Co
Philadelphia
Atlantic City
Phiadelphia
Mary Pollock
Margaret and
Sarah Pollock
Greensburg
Indiana
McCormick
Jacob Wilhelm
Found spectacles on Seventh street reported to Gazette
A pair of spectacles wrapped in a handkerchief was found on Seventh Street. The owner may claim them at the Gazette office by paying for this notice.
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Seventh Street
Gazette Office
For Happiness Real 4ctet of Happiness in Love with Job
President Hilct argues happiness comes from loving the work you do and believing in it. The quote highlights passion as a key driver of satisfaction and success in professional life.
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Hilct
The Dutch farmhouse living with cattle under one roof
A Leslie's article by Mrs. CG 2 Miller describes Dutch farmhouses with family rooms and cattle housed beneath the same roof. It notes square rooms with pyramid roofs, winter stores in the attic, cupboards hiding beds, white plaster walls, brass and Delft ware, and early morning visits to observe cheesemaking.
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CG. 2. Miller
Leslie's
Early Manuscript Lettering and Punctuation History
The text notes that early manuscripts used all capital letters matching metal plates and wax tablets. Minuscules were invented in the seventh century, spacing appeared, and punctuation was rare. Cursive writing emerged around the tenth century, practiced by few trained scribes throughout the middle ages.
The Swiss President. Powers and Salary Explained
The Swiss president has limited powers within a seven member council. Elected for one year, he signs Bundesrat documents, lives in the capital, and earns about 3600 dollars annually with no private expenses. Other council members receive 3000 dollars and serve three year terms.
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Switzerland
Bundesrat
Council of Seven
Agaculo
Solitude and the Crowd Reflections from Emerson and Coltan
A compact meditation on individuality amid public opinion and personal fulfillment. It contrasts easy conformity with independent thinking, noting that a life well spent leads to better ends, while one wasted remains too brief.
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Coltan
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Umhies Iid
Fanatte Huilding
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TES
Boston
Cummin Winsor
Seafety Mor Macsiagioe
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Baer
Wilson College
Jack Ness
Fourch Treat
Johnstown
Muanimakers
North Ninth Street
J. P. Mack
Mack's
Stonca, Dugan Glass Co
Normal School
East
Gazette
Carpenter Avenue
Indiana, Penn’a
Niagara Falls
Buffalo, Rochester
C. O'D. Pascault
H. E, Huntington, Neger T
Rochester, N.Y
Ralph Wade Emerson
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