Strange Story of Charley Parkhurst Revealed After Death
Telegrams from Watsonville report the drastic discovery that Charley Parkhurst, famed California stage driver and frontiersman, was a woman. After a life of driving stages, farming, lumbering, and cattle raising, his death unveiled a fully developed female body, stunning friends who knew him as a man. The tale underscores Parkhurst's legendary secrecy and the era's surprises.
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Charles Parkherst
California
Watsooville
Hack Monk
Ben Fuss
Golden State
Charley Parkhurst
Romanos
Hive
Parkhurst
Lent
Gee Hase
San Juan
F. A. Gian
Santa Cruz
Aptos
Watsonville
Seven Mile House
Parkharet
Charley Parkharet
Charley Erate
Be Still My Soul in a Summer Eve
A reflective poem cataloging fading youth and lost dreams. The speaker mourns aging and missed joys, contrasts bright childhood memories with a stormy present, then pleads for divine peace beyond earthly trials. The piece dwelling on memory, longing, and spiritual solace through imagery of light and storm.
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God
Stolen Fruits of Cupid Echoes in Verdant Verse
The poem recalls innocent secret love and tender glances as a wary heart questions cleverness in the art of passion theft. It contrasts quiet longing with prudes and angels and ends by asking who would deem the heart unwise.
Ivy Over My Window Poem Fragment
A fragmentary poem describes ivy climbing over a window from dawn to dusk. The speaker invites a friend to enter and share the light and breeze. The verse contrasts humble daily life with the ivy teaching the soul through day and night.
Curious Vegetable Blossom in a Grave
A grave in Swanesy Massachusetts sealed with bricks and a flat stone housed a decayed coffin long untouched. When opened 25 years later a thread like vine covered the coffin forming a dense net one inch thick. The coffin remained intact and was raised with the vine clinging to it. A six inch square fragment is preserved and shown by Mr William H Wood of Swanesy. The vine’s origin and nature intrigue locals.
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Taunton Gazette
Swaneey
Mass
Wm. H. Wood
Swanesy
Hall
Grst
Nebraska
Thirsting for Ji Cured by Bitters, Aims for Sobriety
A fragment describes a young man cured of a compulsive thirst attributed to Ji and prostration. After using a bitter remedy, he regains calmness and remains sober for over two years, ending his dependence and restoring health.
Man Denounced Over Bent Pin Incident
A man associated with a bent pin incident is denounced in a local report. Details remain unclear as the article provides vague references to the event and involved parties without names or locations.
Maine Court Advice on Governor Davis Legal Authority
The Maine Constitution makes Supreme Judicial Court opinions advisory and not binding on the Legislature. The analysis notes that Davis, as acting Governor, may lack rightful authority since he was not elected governor. It discusses quo warranto as a possible remedy and questions over the legislature’s own election processes and jurisdiction.
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Alaine
Davis
Maine
New To Be Herald
Smith
Greenback
Supreme Court
House
Senate
Garcelon
Supreme Judicial Court
Supreme Court of Maine
Parson Sam and the politics of a southern town
A humorous Victorian-era column parodies political talk at a river town gathering. Parson Sam, dubbed “Parson Sam,” dispenses frontier satire as he recounts Republican and Democrat struggles in Jerusalem and Arkansas, urging practical talk to the Creator rather than long speeches.
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Fidetle Beck Gasette
Sais
tGen
Republican Party
Jerusalem
Democrats
Damocrats
Ebery
Cody Onory
Joan Standin
Effeck
Terdiay
Arkansas
Evolution of the U S cent from Washington to Liberty
The article traces the cent’s history beginning in 1792, noting Washington’s portrait and thirteen links, the French Revolution’s influence bringing a Liberty figure, the olive wreath, and later a shift to a new bust and evolving scenery as time passed, per the Washington Star.
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Robert Morin
Washington
America
Ashington
Guides of Liberty
Ington Star
Market rumors on butter price differences and supply
Fragmentary notice suggests farmers may flood the market with butter from Waite Co's perfected product. It hints a potential price spread of three to six cents per pound, implying persistent oversupply and pricing pressure affecting buyers.
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Waite Co
Patch on Breeches Sparks Quick Fix Request
Mr. Holcomb complains about a missing patch as he dresses. He declines to repair it himself, offering to carry the patch to show he can repair it for others. The exchange hints at a broader effort to fix clothing before leaving.
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Maris
Mr. Holcomb
Leadville Residents Largely Comprise Miners
Leadville earns the label as a town with a population dominated by miners, reflecting its historic mining economy and culture.
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Leadville
Milton and the cruel education of his daughters
A critical essay condemns John Milton for Oriental beliefs about women that withheld schooling from his daughters. It says he prevented language learning, making them read in five or six languages by rote under a house schoolmaster, and notes the bitter consequences when Mary finally rebels and laments her father’s arranged marriage and death.
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Milton
Mary
Athenseom
Ignorant Bet The Seven Men Recite The Constitution
In a Michigan avenue grocery seven men aged around seven or eight sit and bet who can write down the first ten amendments from memory. They study the document, cough and sneeze, while a boy reports a horse running away, and the group tries to recite the Constitution by heart without error.
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Michigan Avenue
How to Get Well and Kidney-Wort Claims
A dubious claim describes Kidney-Wort as acting on organs to release polesse and cleanse the system. The text asserts simultaneous effects but lacks clear evidence or practical guidance, suggesting a sensational health cure.
Married Man’s Indicator and the Domestic Barometer
A New York World item touts Mickley of Boston for inventing the Married Man’s Indicator, a sensitive domestic barometer that signals a wife’s mood via a keyhole reading. It humorously suggests outcomes for late returns, meals, and lodging, plus a tale about hunter Clewson at a Webster county gathering and a preacher’s prayer.
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New York World
Mickley
Boston
S. A
U. S
Colones
Washington as a Fireman and Early Friendship Engine
A fragment from a 19th century chronicle recounts George Washington as an honorary member of the Friendship Fire Company founded in 1774. It notes his purchase of a small engine in 1775 and a dramatic incident in Alexandria where he helped steady a poorly manned engine. The tale is followed by a Maine girl’s plea for a wax doll that spurred a United States Express shipment, illustrated by a Chicago firm’s waybill and a moral about the gift’s journey.
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Crnaburg
Philadelphia
Continental Congres
Ens Gibbs
Boston Heights
Friendship Company
Alexandria
King Street
Friendship
William F. Crane
Harper's Magazine
Maine
Chicago
Alowg Ts Bie Associates
Cica Norwood
Buckeport
United States Express
Coenen
B. Schermerhorn
Co Po Im
Mysterious Bargain Borne From a Curious Exchange
An odd small town exchange unfolds as a customer disputes over prices and a rival trader. The unauthenticated dialogue centers on perceived losses and a claim of debt for goods bought despite tension with a rival shop.
Kidney-Wort Advertisement Explains A New Play Strength
An advertisement notes an alternative volume and promises explanation of the equal strength of a play. It suggests a comparison of effects and potential benefits for readers seeking guidance.
Seats Wanted for Medicine Sales in Diana Illinois
Advertisement offering sales agents a monthly income of fifty to one hundred dollars to sell medicines in Diana and nearby towns. No capital required, but good recommendations needed. Address Brooks & Co New York City, 180 Chambers St. P.O. Box 2567.
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Diana
Illinois
Kaneas
Articulara
Brooks 4 Co
Chambers &J
Terms for 1880 Patable Strictly In Advance
Fragmentary OCR text discusses terms for 1880 with references to Blackwood and a periodical or ledger. Details are unclear but imply advance payment or strict terms. No clear people, places, or dates can be confirmed from the readable fragments.
Expense shift lowers per cent for subscribers
A fragment notes that the item of expense now borne by the one reduces the per cent on the cat to subscribers in former years.
Discounted Subscriptions for Clubs Offered
A twenty percent discount is available to clubs of four or more persons. Four copies of Blackwood or one Review go to a single address for $12.80, four copies of Reviews and Blackwood for $48, and similar tiered options follow.
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Blackwood
Subscriptions Open for 1880 Periodicals
Readers applying early may secure numbers for 1880 periodicals. The text references Fear Raviewe and Four Reviews along with Blackweed’s Se pontare ahd eokesetlens new die. Retreat ne Be noo Owens Re se ee.
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Iain
Calconide
Tao Akere
Leonard Scott Publishing Co Ad
The Leonard Scott Publishing Co based at 43 Barclay Street New York advertises its printing and publication services for newspapers and periodicals. It highlights distribution and subscription options for potential customers.
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the Leonard Scott Publishing CO
Barclay Street
New York
Trains Schedule North Vernon Madison Indianapolis 1879
After Sunday November 1879 trains run north and south from Madison with mail service. Departures include 30 pm and 6 45 am to North Vernon with connections to Cincinnati and Louisville. Through tickets available at the depot and at Rogers Drug Store. B H R Dering and J R Shaler provide final details.
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Madison
North Vernon
South Accommodsticn
Indianapolis
Colombia
North Venace
Madieve
North Verfon
Cincinnati
Louisville
Hare
Imlianzpolin
Wall Pointe
North Eset
W. Hi
United States
Louinville
Lord
Williams & Berton
Malinon
Louis A. Sherley
Gen. Pike
Medinon
Intermediate
Ohio
Tadianapolis
J. BR. R
Aurora
Rising Sun
Fatrict
Pr.s. Vevay
Carrollton
Ghent
Warsaw
Rock
Haneter
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Atranger
Spain
Tee
Effie Glenn
Sley
Andy
Ebon;hue
Courier-Journal
Eden
Tia
Jennie Jones Cunningham
Mary Mapel Dodge
Odds and Ewds
D. C
Evie
Alfonso
Lucy
Papa
Mamma
Hisself
National Finance
St. George
A. Ward
Arabia
Ella
Norn
Rev. Jones
Gray
Jones
Balbville
John Milton
Webster County
Clewson
Him
Jabu
Sisk
Reed
Edinburgh Review
Westminster Review
the London Quarterly Review
the British Quarterly Review
Edinburgh Magazine
Bailegar
Jefersceville, Madiece
Indianapoli
ST. Louis
Kansas
Texas
Louisville Packet
Maggie Harper
R. Humphrey
J. M. Girtxen
Ville
Illiams, Ston & CO
Bath
Daily Mass
Tri-Weekly
Repsintia
Orne Peat
Lick
Ee Bexvi
St. Magdalene
Marion
Titusville
Cansan
Hane’s
Farcaetthie
Versailles
Tambaye
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Gnian
Volga
Cresswell
M. C. Garber
F. Harper
Main and
Main Cross
Madison, Indiana
Brown
Barnett & Mason
Harper
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