Storm Lays Waste On Warsaw Streets And A Royal Ring
A harsh winter night in Warsaw drives Dorby the Polish peasant to seek aid from a king after finding a jeweled ring dropped by a bird. The king rewards Dorby with a garder and a home, proving faith and deliverance. In Louisville a sunlit street scene then unfolds a vivid trio of girls amid spring color and dreamlike statues, ending in a playful chaos as the scene breaks into a whirlwind exit.
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Louisville
Heloise
Sapphos
Cassandras
Margaret
Leonine Cassandra
Mouse
Wit and Wisdoms From a Rural Paper
A collage of witticisms and proverbs about life, health, aging, crime, and humor. Observations touch on marriage, work, religion, etiquette, and human behavior with urban and rural references and playful wordplay.
Whittier River Dream and Mountains of Home
The speaker wanders a river valley flanked by pines and mountains, feeling a familiar guide amid unfamiliar landscapes. A dawning sense that love will temper change grows as the vision lingers, suggesting a bridge between earth and Heaven.
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Earth
Heaven
No Pity Could Change a Heart Toward Mercy
Poetic fragment depicting a plea for mercy and reform. The speaker asks for cleansing of guilt and transformation from sin to virtue, invoking a merciful stance despite a hardened past. The verse underscores penitence and divine forgiveness.
Senate approves bill for tenth census with appointed supervisors
The Senate passed the census bill nearly unanimously, creating a Superintendent of Census who will nominate up to 150 Supervisors of Census to oversee district enumeration and data collection. Enumerators earn 86 per day. Supervisors receive 500 for their services. The act funds 3 million dollars for taking the census and 250 thousand for printing, with enumeration set to begin June 1, 1880.
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U. S. Senate
Secretary of the Interior
House of Representatives
Great Britain
Desperate cancer cure ends in secret self surgery
A young woman in Portville area, after doctors called her mother helpless and declared her cancer hopeless, secretly performed an improvised operation on her arm. She threaded an artery with a needle, cut out the cancer, and buried the removed tissue behind the cottage before anyone noticed. Her current condition is unclear but she shows no immediate ill effects.
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Ind
Portville
Mary Langdon
Maury
Juliet
Romeo
Verona
Jeff Davis
South
Mohammedan Funeral in Africa
A Springfield Republican correspondent from Tunis describes a Mohammedan funeral with hundreds of Arab bearers, a bier, and a ritual exorcism using gold offerings to drive away spirits before burial. The report notes witnessing restrictions for non Muslims and details the ceremonial elements in vivid local color.
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Springfield Republican
Tunis
Blummer Heeds Vest Buttons in Card Party Joke
Old Blummer plans a card party and discovers his broadcloth vest holds six mismatched buttons. Each button is a humorous memento from his wife’s finances, from a pearl shirt-button to a poker chip, provoking laughter and a vow that no button money will be spent again.
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Maria
Elv
Mrs. Blummer
George
U.S
Slummer
Blammmer
Childhood Home Reflections Stir Sentiment Across Ages
A meditation on how the family home shapes character and affections. Nostalgic memories of hills, gardens, and green meadows revive feelings across life, while snippets touch on biblical views on temperance, a homely marriage anecdote, and a note on language in the German crown prince’s home.
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Fancy
Germany
Toad Performs Unusual Molting Display in July Observation
In mid July a man watched a toad on a melon hill undergo a remarkable molt. The toad rubbed its body until its skin split and peeled away in folds. It removed each limb’s skin, swallowed the shed skin, and continued until the full molt was complete, a surprisingly calm, brief process.
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New York Graphic
The Way To Get It
A crowd at Snyder's saloon hears a stranger who asks workers if they will seek true employment. After proving hopeful, he declares the only path to work is to go out and look for it, leaving the men groaning in disappointment.
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Venice
Mark
Chicago
Sour
Grant
Hood
Georgia
Foote
Norristown Herald
Potted and Then Enslaved. Caucasian Females and Labor Roles
A fragment remarks on Caucasian women as elegant and cherished at home before marriage, then burdened with farm and household duties that erode their youth. It also quotes Joaquin Miller in a party scene and ends with a promotional note for Dr. Bull's Baby Syrup.
The Sun's 1879 Promise and Independence Stated
The Sun pledges daily publication throughout 1879 with the same independent, truth seeking policy. It vows to serve all readers, oppose frauds and rogues, and cover current events, politics, and Congress, guiding readers through the year with accuracy and clear analysis. The Sun offers subscriptions for the year including Sundays and weekly editions, with postal rates and club offers.
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Tus Son
Tue Sun
Sun
Congress
Republic
Vermifuge Vermifuge McLane's pill notice
A historical medical advertisement describes worms symptoms with pale face dull eyes and nervous signs followed by a claim that Dr McLane's Vermifuge will cure. It emphasizes the preparation contains no mercury and bears the signatures C McLaner and Felmine Bros on the wrapper.
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Dr. McLaie
Cy McLane
Fremine Bros
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