Love and Flight in a Russian Suitor Tale from 1855
A fragmented reminiscence recounts a convoluted romance involving Miss and a Russian count named De Guerbel. The narrative traces travel from Nice to Paris and Moscow, with elopement plans thwarted by Russian law and Greek church rites. The speaker recounts a proposed marriage, parental and brotherly opposition, and a final church ceremony that did not fulfill the vow.
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Enine
Rome
Abe
Weedle
Riviera
de Guerbel
Marche
Nice
Paris
Russia
St. Petersburg
Goerbel
Tiga
de Guerbol
For Sale Notice On Wayne Avenue And Grandview Lots
Real estate brief lists Choice lots on Wayne avenue and Grandview and an address at Young 626 Church street. Available Tuesday Thursday and Saturday for inquiry or viewing.
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Wayne Avenue
Grandview
Young
Church Street
Bon Ton Opening Sale Prices 19c Goods
1200 yards of cotton challies usually 7c a yard offered at 7c. Beautiful Persian patterns for kimonos sacques and more. Also snowy white plisse crepe for underwear and many uses. Go to the Bon Ton for these 19c goods at low prices.
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Ife
Bon Ton
Bed Sheet Shipment For Sale 81x90 Bleached Hemmed
Large stock of ready to use bed sheets 81 by 90 inches. They are fully bleached with heavy thread and sold without dressing. Limited quantity at 69 each while supplies last.
See Our Table Linens Price List
See Our Table Linens offers a full line of table linens with regular prices lower than competitors. All linen damask fabrics include various patterns from plain hemmed to scalloped, available in square and round sizes. Prices range from $1.75 to $7.98 per item, damask from 50e to $1.49 per yard, napkins from $1.25 to $4.98 per dozen, with special values in 20x20 inch napkins at $1.49 per dozen.
Pigs and Figures as a Study in Mathematics
A whimsical discussion contrasts pig breeding with arithmetic and geometry. It imagines a pig’s daily routines and growth measured by numbers, ratios, and practical counts, mixing jokes about breeding rates and farm tasks with brief newspaper quotes and ad-like insertions.
Lost purse with two gold pieces reward offered
A small three cornered purse is missing and a reward is offered. Call the Gazette Office for details.
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Gazette Office
Funeral of Mrs Sheesley in Jefferson County
The funeral for Elizabeth Sheesley of Winslow Jefferson County occurred Thursday at 1:30 pm led by Rev. Spayde of Punxsutawney English Lutheran Church. Interment followed at Mt Pleasant cemetery. Survived by four children Peter Fisher Malinda Fisher Carrie Zimmerman Agnes Lyke Charlotta White and George Lyke with siblings listed.
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Carrie Zimmerman
Near Winslow
Agnes
Plains of Argentina Roads and Wagon Wheels
Plains of Argentina show dust in summer and deep mud in winter, making wagons feed on them need wheels from six to fifteen feet in diameter. The altered wheels adapt to severe road conditions across seasons.
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Plains
Argentina
Birds Fear Battles Echo In Chickamauga Skirmish
While the fiercest fighting raged at Chickamauga, a soldier noted alarmed birds taking to flight as two to three crows chased a frightened owl. The scene showed the chaos of war even in the skies as the man dropped his gun and exclaimed that even birds seem to fight in the air.
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Chickamauga
Fragmentary Quote Puzzle From A Mixed Up Text
A garbled quotation heavy on misspellings and stylistic quirks hints at cold imagery and scattered author attributions. The legible bits mention a proverb about being cold yet not frozen and a vague exchange about seeing through a name or place while noting a wise man acts within his means.
Fragmentary Washington Star Quote on Marriage and Insanity
A Washington Star fragment notes uncertainty about a man's marital status and mental condition. The lines imply legal complications depend on the state he is in, with phrases suggesting confusion or misquotation. The piece reads as a clipped historical quote or caption.
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Euys
Washington
Star
Fragmentary Quote Refuses Clear News Context
A garbled OCR fragment discusses wronging others and retaliation with unclear phrases. The text lacks identifiable people, places, dates, or events to form a coherent news item or confirm a specific incident.
Net What He Meant
Fragmentary text appears to mix dialogues and garbled phrases about a maiden, a bashful lover, and a faculty dinner. No coherent events, names, or dates are extractable to form a factual news card.
Murtha Warned to Boil Teakettle Before Chu Tea
In a dated kitchen vignette the wistress advises Murtha to boil the teakettle before making Chu tea. Martha agrees but notes only the wash boiler is large enough for boiling miscellaneous items, reflecting a humorous domestic scene from the National Monthly.
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Campbell
Murtha
Martha
National Monthly
Circumstantial Evidence in a Tangled Case
A garbled note hints at a court or police matter involving a suspect and unclear motive. The text suggests questions about intent and timing, with references to actions and consequences that remain ambiguous in the readable fragments.
Lux Uric Purges and Cures Promoted in Ad
An advertisement touts Lux Uric as a thorough cleansing remedy for the stomach liver bowels and kidneys claiming immediate effects. It invokes Carlsbad and Bohemia springs and lists gout rheumatism constipation jaundice and other ailments as treatable. Priced at 25 cents with 10 cent samples offered for a limited time to promote the product.
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Carlsbad
Bohemia
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Bell Phone
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Inquire Gazette
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Gadette
Sixth Street
Johnstown Sanitary Dairy Co
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Thirteenth Street
North Ninth Street
Moorhead Bros
Indiana
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Philadelphia Press
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Fred
C. Nelly
Torehy
Alfred Elden
Maine
Tommy
Sauhay Echoo
Alaeiwa
Jindie
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Ordanas
Joseph Horne
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