Noted female thief Mary Ann Dowd terrorizes multiple cities
A sensational alert profiles Mrs. Mary Ann Dowd alias Dillon Smith a renowned thief known as the "higgsseahher" who has operated from New York to Providence and St Louis. Detectives recount her bold pocket picks across department stores and her repeated escapes aided by a poised appearance and calm manner.
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Sorgomny Cosgrove
New York
Mary Ann Dowd
la Boutiflier Bros
Twenty-third Atrout
Dowd
Dillon
Smith
Cortysthras
Mungin
Macy's
Indy
Ofiteam
Ly Bontillier
Coatroyu
Anil
Mary
Howmarters
Tiffany
Anerica
Sanky
Thompson
Providence
St. Leis
Chicago
Vid
Happiness Habit from the Philadelphia Ledger
The article argues that permanent states of mind arise from habit and environment. It asserts that consistent encouragement and cheerful surroundings foster self control honesty and positive feelings. Happiness is a duty as well as a privilege and spreads contagiously through example and disposition.
When Byron Wrote Don Juan in English Gossip
Mme Guiccioli recalls Byron writing the Inat cantos on scraps and with gin. She notes a capricious temper and lack of passion in person, yet a fondness for old customs including hot cross buns on Good Friday. He kept a pet goose, feeding it daily, and spared the first goose, replacing it with a second one.
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Byron
Don Juan
Mme. Guiccioli
Aida
England
Michaelians
Jean
Octavia Oland and the Mother Carey Rock Rescue
In a seaside excursion tale, Octavia Oland braves a cliff bound by Mother Carey’s Rocks as a storm looms. Duncan Ray attempts a rescue while locals dread the rising tide and the captain urges swift retreat. Octavia reveals she is safe and vows to marry Ray.
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Octavia
Mrs. Oland
Octavia Oland
Danexo Kay
Harry Bolton
Ike Duncan
Jim
Bolton
Qatavin
Gay Jay
Jaysie
Murry
Eholls
Simone
Merry
Astansepot
Octavius
Adeato
Ocayia
Eyris Montjing
Dien Ray
Dimean Bay
Anriette Hall
Helen Ray
Louis Fielding
Mothar Qaray
Guandesa Octavia
Parthers
Indies
Dorésy Wheeler
Octavio
Taft
Mother Carey
Conta
Ludy
Duncan Tay
Bot
Mcdowell
Launcelot McDowell
Mr. Ray
Younler Cliff
Duncan
Duncan Ray
New York
Mr. McDowell
Mr. McDowall
Pretty and quaint superstitions of old time marriages
A Caswell s Family Magazine piece surveys old wedding customs bridesmaids rolesdressings and symbolic tokens rosemary myrtle wreaths and pins. It notes German and American beliefs about crowns pins and omens, and mentions a tragedy in Nochouville Texas arising from a wartime event.
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Caswll
Family
Awe Dome
Indy
Adrill Mxtress
Germany
Algo
Chicago Burning 13 Years Ago Remembered In Tribute
The Tribune recalls the Great Fire of 1871 in Chicago on October 10 marking thirteen years since the blaze swept over 2000 acres. It destroyed 17000 buildings, including public works and banks, cost 190 million dollars, and left 100000 people homeless before the city rebuilt into a larger, prosperous metropolis.
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Chicago
Tribune
Titona
Religious Pessimists in Early 1800s Diary Extracts
A Boston Transcript correspondent quotes a New England Young Parson’s diary from May to December 1800 noting belief Jefferson would become president, prayers against anti religious rule, and a July 1801 remark by Theodore Dwight decrying democratic reform. The text also mentions gender and family anxieties and a fragmented, stormy nationalist mood.
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Boston Transcript
New England
Jefferson
Theodore Dwight
New Haven
Society of the Cincinnati
France
America
Blockhead
Knayves
Hell
London to Scotland and Venice through a restless diary
A fragmented 19th century travel soliloquy follows a narrator wandering London with fog and damp air, planning journeys to Scotland and Venice. He muses on sights, poetry, and a growing romance with Miss Gray, recalling past loves, guiding books, and a longing for home amid travel fatigue and literary reflections.
Eunice and the Twids of a Prosperous Home Life
A fragmentary diary style piece describes Eunice narrating a plan to house eighteen boarders in a large house in the city. She outlines welcoming relatives and friends, with growing family arrivals causing mixed reactions and eventual relocation to the town. The passage ends amid family tensions and a tragic line about an unexpected death.
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Eunice
Sammar
Ellin
Howe
Lavy
Lusdooy Sidhiewm
Sel
Bat mx
Sayin
Samen
Boerdort
USA
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Plains
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Wells River
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London
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Michigan
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Guppy
Orabe
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Teanga
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Venice
Kono
Switzerland
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Mina
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Lefl Ann
N. B
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Jove
Ramancond
Mia
Miss Gray
Tigo
Geetleman
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Scotland
Sir Walter
St. Ronan'y
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Coilay
Tam
Davyur
Bontlend
Suignoliana
Silas
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Boenjaain
Lona Glenarty
Hallant Grey
Timon
Ahe
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