Comanche Remembered Amid Black Hills Battle Echoes
A poem recounts the death of General Custer and his men at the Little Big Horn, noting Miles Keogh and the horse Comanche. It cites Sturgis order to cherish Comanche and parade the horse draped in mourning, praising soldierly honor and comradeship. The Atlantic publication reflects on the war’s memory and national character.
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Little Big Horn
Custer
Seventh Cavalry
Comanche
I. Ghail
The Deathbed Wish for Youth
A speaker insists she is not dying but longs to regain youth. She rejects death as final and laments fading strength, declaring youth a priceless boon. A companion doubts her odds while she grips hope, fears a grave, and questions what lies beyond.
Cloud Fancies in a Winter Aquarel Verse
A dreamlike scene imagines a billowy cloud at a window, transforming into roses then cherub faces. From the cloud emerges a graceful form bearing the sacred Child, a vision of divine tenderness and maternal praise. The poem blends air, light, and reverent imagery in a lyric meditation on love and holiness.
Evolution and excess in Tammany Hall history
The piece traces Tammany Society from its 1789 anti monarchist roots through its six epoch evolution, detailing rituals, Indian imagery, and leadership under figures like Josiah Ogden Hoffman and William M. Tweed, and notes how public money funded party favorites while insiders shaped the city’s politics.
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Tammany Hall
The
Tammany Society
Columbian Order
Washington
Nassau and
Frankfort Streets
Fourteenth Street
Tammany Hall Democracy
New York
Jefferson
Jay
George Clinton
Duane
Columbus
Tammany
America
William M. Tweed
Street Department
Board of Supervisors
Randall’s Island
Donation Returned After Church Refuses Stolen Money
A Methanist church refused to accept $200 given by him, deeming the money stolen, as noted by Van Buren Denslow in the International Review for April. The episode highlights tension between generosity and ethics in religious giving.
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van Buren Denslow
The
International Review
Auditor Warns County Officials on 1880 Property Assessments
The Indiana Auditor issues guidance to county auditors and township assessors to value real estate for taxation by its likely sale price in cash. The Marion County Superior Court rules widows and unmarried women’s property tax exemption unconstitutional, aligning with the attorney general. The Supreme Court holds Western Union stock not taxable, while telegraph properties face county-level assessment. The piece notes past schemes that hid personal property from taxation and urges diligent, accurate appraisals.
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Mindianapolis
Auditor of State
Assensor
Superior Court
Marion County
Supreme Court
Western Union Teegraph Company
Bureau of Statistics
Birth of Blind Tom Georgia Fool with a Canon Bach
The text traces Blind Tom's birth in Georgia and early signs of his musical excess at age four. It notes his fascination with sounds, rhythmic dancing to cries, intense behavior when separated from piano, and violent incidents with an agent and a visitor. It also describes weather effects on his playing, a shift from discord to harmony, lifelong labeling as an idiot, a large repertoire of about seven thousand pieces, and a dislike for Sunday school music.
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Blind Tom
Georgia
London
Tom
Washington
The Points of Law As Told By An Old Black Man
An elder recounts a run in with a Black man at Central Station about borrowed tools. He claims the man refused to return items using “nine points of law” as leverage. The tale humorously centers on misunderstood legal jargon and dignity.
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Juline
Don’t know Half their Value Hop Bitters Claim
A Rochester witness praises Hop Bitters noting it cured herself and two daughters of ague bile and kidney complaints after doctors failed. She attributes their recovery to the tonic and warns that readers may not know half its value.
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Rochester
N. Y
Witness’s glib tale cracks over November’s days
Rising witness spins a vague alibi in court as the attorney questions daily tasks from the twenty sixth to the thirty fourth day of November. The witness is interrupted by his wife who shouts a reminder that November has only thirty one days.
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Elias
Size of the Great Lakes Reveals Five Lakes Outline
The measurements list Lake Superior at 333 by 160 miles with a mean depth of 688 feet and area 81 000 square miles. Lake Michigan spans 300 by 108 miles, depth 690 feet, area 23 000 square miles. Lake Huron 100 by 169 miles, depth 600 feet, area 20 000. Lake Erie 250 by 80 miles, depth 84 feet, area 6 000. Lake Ontario 180 by 65 miles, depth 500 feet, area 6 000. Total length 1 265 miles and area over 135 000 square miles.
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Lake Superior
Lake Michigan
Lake Huron
Lake Erie
Lake Ontario
Cutting Glass Underwater With Shears and Scissors
The article explains cutting glass underwater with scissors, stressing two key points. Keep the glass level in water during cutting and start from corners and edges to shape gradually. Soft glasses work best and sharpness is not essential, though edges may remain rough after each cut.
I Don’t Want a Plaster Kidney-Wort Cure Ad
A sick man asks a druggist for a cure for kidney trouble. He has a lame hack and disordered urine, symptoms of kidney disease. The druggist prescribes Kidney-Wort and the man is cured. If you have these symptoms, get a box today before it is too late. It is the cure safe and sure.
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Hawkeye
Men and women contrasts in self perception noted
A brief reflection from Somerville Journal remarks that men seek praise on looks while women rely on self admiration in mirrors. The piece adds that even fierce abuse from enemies harms less than misguided praise from friends in the eyes of the discerning reader.
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Somerville Journal
Privacy and Safety Advice in Detroit Free Press Travel Note
The Detroit Free Press study promotes railroad or steamboat excursions with tips for young couples. It urges holding a partner’s hand from departure to return, avoiding unnecessary actions, and advises bringing money for modest spending in the city.
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Detroit Free Pres
Campfire Tales of Killers Stir Somber Night
A group sits around a camp fire as Dill, six feet three, recalls tales of killing. Bil is pressured about his claimed act while Todid and others question details. The men debate who ended whom as one says the victim died while attempting to run him down.
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Dill
Bil
Doct Aryen's Laboratory Promotes Beauty Restorer
The advertisement touts a potent beauty restorer from Doct Aryen's Laboratory. It claims the product renews hair growth and counteracts age related hair loss, offering healthier looks and benefiting the community's appearance.
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Aryen
Fragmented Odds and Ends in a Bustling Paper
A patchwork of quips and short bits quotes from various sources. jokes about drinkers, clergy, bankers, and daily life mingle with aphorisms, notices, and stray anecdotes. The item reflects a late 19th or early 20th century humor column vibe with fragmented captions and satire.
New Crop Sugars and Molasses Catalog Listing
Advertisement lists various fresh harvests including CHOICE NEW SORGHUM ORDINARY NEW ORLEANS MOLASSES GOOD NEW ORLEANS MOLASSES CHOICE NEW ORLEANS MOLASSES CHOICE SUGAR-DRIP SYRUP BROWN NEW ORLEANS SUGAR CHOICE NEW ORLEANS SUGAR STANDARD WHITE SUGAR.
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New Orleans
Fragmentary Verse Fragments on Youth and Travel
The passage offers brief Latin style lines about nursing sorrow and lingering from lowland to mountain tops. It includes a playful tag conscriptum and a question about where a young man goes on his twentieth birthday, hinting at transitions into adulthood and later years.
Blackwood's Magazine Review Offer Note
Advertisement lists payable in advance options for reviews. It mentions prices for one to four reviews and combinations with Blackwood's Magazine. OCR is garbled but indicates payment terms and multiple review packages.
Advertising expense shifts cut subscribers' costs
This item of expense, now borne by the publishers, is equivalent to a reduction of 20 percent on the cost to subscribers in former years.
Discounted Subscriptions Offer for Club of Four
A twenty percent discount is offered to clubs of four or more. Four copies of Blackwood or one Review go to one address for 12.80 dollars, four copies of four Reviews and Blackwood cost 48 dollars, and so on.
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Blackwood
Early Subscriptions Offer For 1580 Periodicals
New subscribers applying early for 1580 may receive without charge the last quarter of 1879 for subscribed periodicals. Subscribing to two three or four of the listed titles yields one Four Reviews for 1879. all five get two Four Reviews plus one Blackwood's zine set for 1879. Premiums require direct remittance to publishers. clubs receive none. Limited stock necessitates early application. Reprinted by The Leonard Scott Publishing Co New York.
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Leonard Scott Publishing Co
Barclay Street
New York
Blackwood
Trains to Run as Follows After Sunday March 1
In an outline of service change, rail schedule for after Sunday March 1 shows trains operating as follows with adjustments noted for expected delays and revised times. Passengers are advised to check local timetables and notice boards for final departures and platform updates.
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Porand
Bo Custer
Miles Keogh
Keogh
Sturgis
Sturgie
Garlington
Earth
Atlantic
Ella Wheeles
Thame
Emrace
Alt
Mara
Ronea
Yalan
Litera
Shakspere
Johnson
J Fuself
Young
Lavater
Terence
Sydney Smith
la Fontaine
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Richter
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James Wardlow
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Great Lakes
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Harvard
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George
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Savannah
Czar
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W. D. Wells & CO
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Saxtorp
OS TV
Sanford
New
Roan
Edinburgh Review
Westminster Review
the London Quarterly Review
the British Quarterly Review
Evangelical
Edinburgh Magazine
Blackwool
the Leonard Scott Publishing CO
Darcley Glucet
York
Jig WM. & J. Railroad
Jeffersonville, Madison & Indianapolis Railroad
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North Vernon
Indianapoliz
St. Lonia
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Indianapolis
Vernon
ST. Louis
West SF
Kanaga
Texas
Bates
Cincinnati
Louisville
Harest
W. ET
Rogers’ Dinestore
H.R. Dering
J. RK. Shaler
U.S. Mail Line
Gen. Lyne
United States
Williams & Barton
Madison Paczeta
Louis A. Sherley
Pike
Thomas Siterlock
Prest
Carrollton
Louisville Packet
Nmaggie Harper
R. Hummvitreyn
J. M. Grurer
Madeon
Louisville St
Matson
Lauraville
Williams, Barton & CO
Ohio
Loninville
M. J
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Aurora
Rising Sun
Patriot
Vevay
Ghent
Warsaw
Hanover
Lexington
Milton, Ky
Stony Point
Mud Lick
Bryantaburg
Rexville
St. Magdalene
New Marion
Titusville
Canaan
Banesy’a
Barbouraville
Versailles
Tucsulaye
PooMoon
Manville
Mooretichl
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AL. Garrer
Poatmaater
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