A Bean Trick And A Wild Night At The Johnston House
A tale from New York Evening Sun recalls Robert Johnston and his brother James as they drift into reckless student life. After a jailer’s scolding and a father’s stern ultimatum, Jack and James end up in a liquor fueled escapade on Broadway, ending with a chaotic return home and a drunken punchline about the “self on ticket.” The story closes with the brothers mirroring a useless virtue and the old father’s bewildered, begrudging amusement.
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New York Evening Sun
Unclear 19th Century Note on Labor and Society
A garbled OCR fragment mixes remarks on wages in Austria Hungary Ceylon and labour mobility with mentions of Denver Plymouth and Minneapolis Tribune. It includes stray anecdotes about individual deaths births and social games, ending with a description of a coercive party game and public decorations. The text is fragmented and contains many illegible parts.
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Austria-Hungary
Ceylon
Denver
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Minnerpolls Tribune
Albert Prime
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Elevator Conversation Hums With Odd Market Talk
A fragmented 19th century excerpt shows an elevator scene with playful buzz and misheard names. The dialogue touches on authority figures, a history office building, and mentions a patent note about Cleveland yard fence with dates in 1888 and 1889, signaling a period product claim.
Gun Wa Chicess Remedy Co. touted for consumption cure
A testimonial from Miss Lizzie Landwerth of Indianapolis praises the Gun Wa Chicess Herb Remedy Co. remedies for consumption and claims restored health. The note lists hours at 25 W. Washington St and invites visitors to call, with additional sale of Wright's homemade item and bake beans for order at 76 and 73 West New York Street.
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Fancy Holiday Accessories and Baby Birth Cards
The piece notes hor tare ladies with small rings and ear-screws, Parisian novelty hair pins with coin-decorated covers, and lorgnettes. It covers glove fashions in color and stitch details and describes birth announcements and baptismal cards sent with congratulatory visits.
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Vanessa Emerges as Leading Figure in Social Scene
A note of prominence centers on Vanessa, a tall, striking figure amid New York society. As a budding ambassador for events, she is described as poised, stylish, and skilled in riding and courtly bearing, signaling a rising influence in fashionable circles.
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Address GuN Wa Chinese HBB event opens at 7 to 9
A local notice lists 26 W Washington St Indianapolis Indiana as the venue for a pagent open from 7 p m to 9 p m with details unclear in the fragment. The entry references a Chinese group and an Indianapolis address.
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