Postmaster Changes Reported in Stevenson Annual Review
First Assistant Postmaster General A E Stevenson reports for the year the rise in fourth class postmasters under resignations promotions and term expirations. He notes increases in new offices and lists state by state changes including North Carolina Texas Virginia Kentucky Alabama and more with hundreds added in several states.
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A. & Stevenson
Svasmuneros
A. E. Stevenson
New England
Middle States
North Carolina
Texas
Kentucky
Alabama
West Virginia
Arkan
Pennsylvania
Newly Married Couple Tours Chevy Chase Honeymoon
Wasmineton reports Mr Joseph Cham x lain and his bride honeymooning at Chevy Chase with guests feeding their home. They drive the countryside, while Chamblain plans to join England on the 28th. Four army appointments canceled and Oakview sale rumors discussed.
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Wasmineton
Joseph Cham
Tea Production Process Described in Historic Factory
The excerpt outlines processing of tea leaves from withering to fermentation and drying. Leaves are weighed, spread, pressed, fermented to coppery red, rolled again, dried to black, then sifted through graded meshes to keep each grade separate. Skilled workers operate machines for precise drying and grading.
Sheridan's Narrow Escape in Gravelotte Newsroom Tale
In Scribner's Magazine a Gen Sheridan narrative recalls a chaotic Gravelotte scene. Dispatches reach the queen as Bismarck orders a signature, then a French-identified rider is halted by armed soldiers who misjudge him. An officer from the king's HQ rescues him and a pass is granted for future safety.
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Count Bismarck
Gen. Sheridan
Scribner’s Magazine
Diet of 614 Farmers and Their Food Choices
The article discusses an entrenched belief about diet among New England farmers. It notes a simple fare of salt pork beef fish vegetables, poorly cooked, with pies and indigestible cakes. Tea coffee are questioned for longevity while tobacco and alcohol are mentioned as harmless to temperament.
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New Raglan
New England
The Man Who Forgot and Other Odd Dispatches
A Philadelphia to Detroit Free Press fragment recounts a railroad labor dispute and a landlord’s threatened violence over a meal protest. A commuter recalls a strange berth swap on a train and a citizen’s refusal to abandon a principled stand despite pressure.
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Philadelphia
Poon
Securiy
Detroit
Fragmentary wartime recollections in a Chicago Herald fragment
A damaged Chicago Herald page fragment recalls wartime street scenes including a woman at a staircase, a general named Grant, and a ceremonial cigar moment amid a citywide closing of businesses. It reads as a mixed memoir snippet with unnamed characters and shifting events.
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Lowen
Cinchunetl
Bartae
Senerey
Thas
Gen. Grant
Chicago Herald
Vapor volumes cited in public opinion
A quoted statement claims that more than 58 billion cubic yards of vapor are sent into the country, totaling over 470 billion cubic yards. The line appears to reflect an opinion piece or statistical assertion rather than an official figure.
Old Railroad Reliance Ties to Early Boston Figures
Fragmentary note from the Boston Transcript discusses Gridley Bryant senior, father of Gridley J. F. B. Bryant, in connection with Col. Perkins of Boston and a model rail line. It mentions utilization as a part of the Granite Branch of the Ohio Colony railroad, referencing historic ties and prominent local figures.
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Gridley Bryant
Ant
Gridley J. F. B
Boston
Col. Perkins
Oki Colony
Boston Transcript
After a Day's Fishing at Night at the Fish Market
A garbled Epoch fragment describes a character trying the fish market door at night and a hiccuped exchange about going fishing. The scene hints at a late visit, a closed market, and a colloquial mood from the era.
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Tian
Alretty
Citison
I Was Present at a White House Proposal and Tragic Death
An interview recounts a young woman’s memories from Washington on President Harrison’s era. She describes attending a grand White House birthday reception, a marriage proposal from the president, and a later collapse after a fatal gun accident that wounded her father.
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Europe
Paris
Harrison
Tyler
Ower
Joba R ‘Mhington
Bat
Tyke
White House
Washington
Miss. Gardiner
Stockton
State
Fe Dend
Imperfect Bunches Sent to the West Chicago
Fragmentary OCR notes reference AiG and a wine in the west with unclear context in Chicago. The readable items hint at a shipment or event but lack complete details or dates to determine exact meaning.
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Chicago
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Wassixorom
Oakview
Wasarsoror
Farwell
Aoe Pare
Illinois
Smarried
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F. H. Winston
Persia
Mra Whitney
Guattanooga
Sema
Thie
Nelochuky River
Gravelotte
Keleg
Nashville
Kick
Worth
New York
Bhoteln
Brooklyn
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