The Man in the White Cravat
A 19th century Mississippi River tale recalls a sharp gambler and a cloaked stranger in a white cravat who coins a lesson in cheating and trust aboard a river steamer. The narrator Emery Thorne loses and recoups, then learns the stranger’s true mercy and forgives the betrayer.
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America
Mississippi River
Northwest
Gulf
Cincinnati
New Orleans
Endire
Loa
Ermery Thorne
Emory Thorne
Tom Clarkson
Emery
Thack
Sha
Favorite Prescription Promises Relief for Women’s Ailments
A Victorian era testimonial touts Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription as a cure for uterine disease and female weakness. The letter from Carrie Johnson of Lowesville, Virginia claims six bottles plus Golden Medical Discovery cured her misery and ringing in the head, alongside mention of Dr. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets for liver stimulation.
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Mary
Carrie Johnson
Lowesville
Amherst Co
Dr Pierce
Dr. Pierce
Anecdotes and a Quick Witty Exchange Among Irish Characters
The dialogue features a physician praised by some and criticized by others amid a tale of emergency care mishap. A humorous arithmetic quip by Patsy Dooley follows, pondering how many mothers the sixty four brothers might have given the claim of eight brothers each.
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Patsy Dooley
Patsy
Ivery Wan O' Thim
Arrah
Banter on brains stomach ties in with politics and cuisine
A string of quips contrasts science and learning with political and financial dealings discussed at banquets. The Washington Star jokes about brain stomach links and banquet talk, while the Chicago News notes British readers' reactions to American kitchen honesty and a joking rabbit stew remark.
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Washington Star
London
Chicago News
Resignation and a Poet’s Offbeat Offer
A brief note from the New York Times shows a tug of pride and pay for poetry. The publisher offered three dollars for a poem, prompting a sharp exchange and the poet storing the supposed insult in his pocket.
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New York Times
Local Quip About Sweetness From Boston Transcript
A brief dated joke note from the Boston Transcript about a man praising a girl as the sweetest in the world. It contrasts with her reply that others have said the same.
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Boston Transcript
Kindness Deters Bystanders From Noticing Friends’ Suffering
Readers reflect on how compassion leads people to avert eyes rather than confront pain. The editorial suggests empathy prompts action to ease friends' distress and prevent neglect.
Are you fond of pictures
A short dialogue from Washington features Broncho Bob expressing a strong preference for high value playing cards over tens or lower, saying he loves sticks queens or kings and dislikes dealing with ten spots or less.
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Broncho Bob
Washington Star
A FACT ABOUT THE "BLUES"
A fragmented society note contrasts a boy seeking food at a party with old wave losses. The item mirrors terse editorials from Atchison Globe and Chicago News on public appetite versus missed chances.
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Atchison Globe
Chicago News
Remarkable Private Sales Offer Several American Farms
A string of farm properties is offered at private sale including the Marry E Moore place of about 135 acres on Whistle Creek with a large house, outbuildings, timber and fruit trees. Also listed are a 76 acre Alum Springs road farm, Kerrs Creek tract of about 180 acres, a 400 acre South Buffalo tract with a mill, two smaller plots near Ebenezer church, Timber Ridge Depot lot, Mountain View Farm on James River at Lackeys, a 244 acre tract six miles from Lexington, and a Green Valley property of 83 acres near White Sulphur Springs. Also mentioned are a 12 mile Lexington area vast 2500 acre holding with multiple improvements.
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Marry E. Moore
Whistle Creek
Lexington
Ebenezer Church
Mountain View
James River
Will
Green Valley
Barth
Sid Sprigs
Selections on Balzac, Blackwell’s Island and Ruskin
The text recalls Balzac’s twenty two day isolation in Paris to finish a manuscript and notes Blackwell’s Island price at fifty thousand dollars when bought by New York City. It also recounts a debate between John Ruskin and Newman Hall on church building and ends with a Chicago Tribune quote about moving and rent.
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Baron Rothschild
New York
Brown
Grace Church
Ladies’ Home Journal
Jules Sandeau
Paris
Balzac
Blackwell's Island
New York City
Manhattan Island
Robert Blackwell
Manning
Hog Island
John Ruskin
Newman Hall
Tosald
Venice
Ruskin
Het
London Chronicle
Striped Exhibits at State Penitentiary Interest Visitor
A visitor asks the warden to show items in stripes, and the warden, once a dry goods clerk, offers several objects of interest from the penitentiary. The Ohio State Journal quotes the exchange.
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Ohio State Journal
Leap to Fame Cat in Smithsonian Glass Case
A Smithsonian glass case displays a cat famed for a 100 foot leap from the Washington Monument shaft. The cat climbed ropes during construction, leaped to the ground, was killed by a workman’s dog, then preserved as a skin and mounted under glass.
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Smithsonian Institution
Washington
Washington Monument
Train AY Schedule Connecting Harrisonburg and Valley Railroad
Train AY links with Southern Route to Ro. Strashurg Junction for Harrisonburg and Valley Railroad points. Stops include Staunton and Lexington with arrivals at 3 45 pm and 8 22 pm, pulling toward 400 pe ve.
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Southern
Rt. Ro
Strashurg
Harrisonburg
Staunton
Lexington
Train Schedule Fragments Mention Connections and Sleeping Cars
A historical timetable lists Lynehbi aid Richmend with arrival and departure times between Lexington and Lynchburg through Balcony Falls and Clifton Forge. It notes connections to Southern Railway North and South at Lynchburg, and describes Pullman Sleeping Cars to Cincinnati Louisville and St Louis from Clifton Forge.
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Lynchburg
Southern Railway
Balcony Falls
Clifton Forge
Pullman
Kneinnati
Louisville
St. Louis
Lexington
New Castle
Virginia Hot Springs
Obeinnatl
Chicago
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Alice
Lenekonee
Ne Ghd
Bin
Emery Thorne
Jiulian Varnilam
Muayning-hsien
Kwangsi
Yenyen
Washington Times
Tutt
Arker
Bok
South Buffalo
Immer
Timber Ridge
Lonewowl
Balzac's
Price of Mackwell's
Chicago Tribune
James G. Dixon
Aot
the Gazette
Yager
Man
Beast
Marte
Cilbert Bros. & CO
Baltimore, Md
Mexican Herald
Elizabeth A. Withey
ICA Akes
Alend
Rease Cod
Standard Off CO
Nassau St
Ling
Lextnutes, Va
Joh W Davison
Dannah A. Davidson
W. Kelley
Smith Street
Balanes
Bennett N. Bell
Conner Bros. Lopp
Presbyte
Rockbridge
Notary Public
Hateleon Ture
Lana
Sothern
Athet Hop Jerotion
Ly Strashure Junction
Capon Road
Winchester
Stephierson Chath -Town
Harper's
Perry Washington
Baltimore
Philadelphia
Midaelelptia
Joshurton
Harpers Ferry
Charlestown
Phason
Cehester
Midaletown
Ar Strashurg
Baer
Ain
BL & O
E. Dudrow
Harper's Fern
W.va
BE Jarrett
Marpin
Manguer
C. & O. Roote
Sehowdite
Bled
Lynehbi
Richmend
Lodo
Buena Vista
Balcony Malls
Richmond
Crxers Nall
Louisvile
ExSon
Wam
O. Campbell
John D. Potts
Richmond, Va
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