Woman's grit on river voyage ends in dramatic duel
A river steamboat tale recounts a gambler losing large sums to a calm Georgian who played cards. A dramatic confrontation unfolds as a wife confronts the gambler with a revolver. She wrests the weapon to force his surrender and then urges a jump to safety over the rail, ending with the man leaping into the river while the woman weeps.
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Ous
Missiota
Ome Ons
Baen
Shery
Georgien
Mondy
Belgian Oddities and Flemish Cigar Folklore
A humorous, uneven dispatch describes Belgian funeral processions with a white-frocked child laid out on a black board then a long priestly retinue. It jokes about a Belgian cigar costing 0.36 cent and mocks Flemish impartiality while detailing pig herding by women and the humble, broken figures of Belgian life.
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Sur Army
Flanders
Daches
Balgium
Irish “Tepper
Foreign Nobility and Royal Visions Across Europe
The piece surveys rulers and claimants from Russia to Wales with notes on estate sizes and heraldic legitimacy. It mentions Thiezer of Russia as a vast landholder, Prince Albert teaching his sons crafts, and a London mayor’s political fall from grace. It also alludes to a Cardiff claimant to the Prince of Wales title and a feature on Cardiff heritage.
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Thiezer
Russia
France
Prince Albert
Boos Binéer
Joseph Savery
London
London School Board
Tharefore
Albart Victor
Warsa
Cardiff
Prince of Wales
Owen Glyndwr
Machynlleth
Padigres
Vandalia Excursions to St Louis From Indianapolis
Wandals fare notice lists excursions between Indianapolis and St Louis from Sept 4 to Oct 16 1890 with round trip prices 10.26 and 8.00 for limited dates including fair admission. German day Veiled Prophet Day events set single round trip fares Oct 6 and Oct 7. Tickets available at Vandalia ticket office Washington and Illinois and Union Station. H.R. Derine A. G. P. A. Vandalia Lina.
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Wandals
Indianapolis
ST. Louis
Vandalia
Yeahington
Illinoissts
Union St
Fish in Augusta Streets After Heavy Rain
A fierce rain in Augusta Georgia on the night of the 23rd left streets swarming with small fish the next morning. Elsewhere a boy near Orlando uses a steel trap to catch water turtles, and Mrs. Pierce survives a moccasin bite after a dramatic yard scare.
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Augusta
Orlando
Odd Taste of the Times: Nonsense Words in a New York Herald
A quirky column catalogues absurd lines such as hot rolls at the watter and onion salad as a joke about modern manners. It notes odd phrases and a line about spectacles invented 630 years ago this fall, reflecting humorous newspaper banter of the era.
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New York Herald
New York
Ben Johnson and the Life Worth Living Puzzle
A whimsical meditation links Ben Johnson to a Mallock question about life’s value, contrasting a lively rosy existence with a dull blue one. It promotes Dr Pierce’s Pleasant Pellets as a mild, pleasant cure that strengthens the system, available in sugar-coated pellets.
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Ben Johnson
Mallock
Mild Catarrh Remedy Ad by Dr Sage
An advertisement promotes Dr Sage's Catarrh Remedy as a mild gentle healing treatment available for only 50 cents. The copy emphasizes soothing relief and accessible price for the remedy.
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Autaumm
Ness
Danbury Hat Co
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Meil
Lerge
Cole
J. W. Cols & Co
Black River
Tag Oink Hat
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ELY Bros
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F.H. Rupert & CO
BAY & Willits
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Chas. Girton, Undertaker
Indiana-ave
Pennsylvania
Tg Dressmakers’ Bazaar
Kes
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W. Wash
St. Ouposite
Bouse
Erie Medical CO
Buffalo
Pantler
Estes Mouse Pharmacy
West Wash
Indianapolia
Ind
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Senind Becreau
Tri WU
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Daniel Stewart
Mleper & CO
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HART
Harry Hine
America
Geand Opera House
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Battle OF
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Travelers’ Register
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Academy of Moete
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