Old Time Days and Brightest Skies In Memory
Fragmentary verse recalls days of youth and a vanished era. The speaker muses on lost time, old towns, and a hopeful longing for better days under bright skies and remembered lovers.
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25 Oct 1894
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Malvern Leader in Malvern, Iowa
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Newspaper
Malvern Leader
Location
Malvern, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 25, 1894
Page
1
How Angels Got Religion in Wicked Camp Tale
A fragment from a historical newspaper recounts a rough mining camp where vice thrived. It notes a preacher named Dursoo threatening to convert the camp led by Five Ace Hobe and Old Bil Jones amid saloons, gambling, and cussing, shaping a rough origin of religion among rough men.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pete
Nisipardger
Bil Jones
Golden West
Playfox Bank
Fete
Camip
Parson Preaches at Campden Saloon Fight Night
A ragged camp tale recalls Pete and the parson at Shifty Sal’s dance house. The preacher denounces drunkenness, urges restraint, and calls for reform among gamblers and lovers as the crowd recalls mothers’ admonitions and a night of jailhouse warnings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pete
Jones
Bill
Nelk
Ace
Lucky
Barnes
Lirzy Smith
Shifty Sal
Lo Shifty
Holmes
Veleaney Ives
Feller
Fleoak Heye
Camp preacher allocates church roles amid anxious state
In a rough camp tale Pete presides as deacons and wardens are named. Old Bill Jones seeks prayer for his future, sat by the anxious bench as the parson prays. Gicky Latnes and Alabam join the scene while Pete claims to mold Ab into a Christian.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pete
Bill Jones
Gettleman
Bern 'O
Ilya
Chris Mins
Emi Jones
Ivor
Banda
Prophet Parson and the Creek Baptism Robbery
A frontier camp narrative recalls a Christmas meeting led by a stern parson at Buller’s Flat. Pete Ace and Ah Foo inspired church deacons to gift the parson, then a masked raid ensued, the preacher’s crew looted to around fifty-four dollars, while Ah Foo stayed silent and avoided capture.
Ruler of the Navy Described As Autocratic Power
A naval officer contends the Secretary of the Navy wields autocratic control over officers. He cites possible fines from 3400 to 4000 dollars annually and shows how pay can be slashed without court martial. The critic warns of arbitrary dismissals and reduced incomes for admirals and lieutenants under secret orders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rotary Herbert
United States
Secretary of the Navy
Navy
Army
North Atlantic
Hii
Bureau of Navigation
Bowlins
Mustangs and Battles Contested in A Fragmented Text
The passage discusses mustangs as hardy prairie horses and traces the word origin to Spanish. It then shifts to historical warfare, claiming a battle where Marius conquered the Teutons and Cimbri was the bloodiest of its era, with massive casualties. It cites the Leipzig battle of 1813 as the bloodiest in modern times, detailing troop numbers and fatalities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thue
Marius
Teutung
Cimbri
Blore
Leipsig
Silk Station in Kansas Shows Silkworm Industry Hope
The State Silk Station at Seabody, Marion County, Kansas, is highlighted as a unique U S venture established eight years ago to raise silkworm eggs for free distribution and above all to reel silk for sale. Dr Buck supervises ten acres, employing several workers. eggs distributed locally, cocoons sold, and reels paid high wages. Production remains limited by crude reels, high labor costs, and dependence on mulberry feed, with calls to expand government support beyond Kansas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minton Comney Hina
Kansas
Seabody
Marion County
United States
Saya
St. Louis Republic
Ibt
Buck
Hare
France
Buel
Trench Silk Commissioner
Peabody
Peabody Station
Beldleg Brothers
New York
di Buck
Pesbody
The Lost Utility of the Three Cent Silver Piece
An article discusses obsolete U.S. coinage the three cent silver piece and gold dollar. It argues the three cent silver was impractical and the gold dollar served little use outside banks and trinkets, noting public perception and minimal circulation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Manila
Maurice Mullerman
Hbben
The Half Dollar Trick On a Cracked Board Walk
In a retired city district a man peered through a cracked sidewalk board hoping to find a lost half dollar. An accomplice fetched an axe and a hammer, then retrieved a dollar from the same crack, keeping quiet and whisking away as the other man realized his guess about the coin’s value was wrong.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allvar
Lovac
Alarmed Critic Reads Browning Poem Sordello
A London parcel brings Browning's new volume Sordello to Douglas Jerrold at Brighton after illness. He reads aloud in secret, exclaims an insult as his mind reels and his wife struggles to interpret the poem. Brownell recounts the moment as a paradox of brilliance and gibberish.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Browning
Douglas Jerrold
Puozh
Brighton
Londno
Brownleg
Corrupt Police Probe Hits New York City
A historical letter argues widespread police corruption in New York City, alleging bribe payments to patrolmen and other officials by saloonkeepers and operators of illegal venues. It credits witnesses as credible, noting political manipulation in police selections and calls for a pure force to uphold laws and protect citizens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York City
New York
Phil
Ion Itany
Jude
Nationul
Fragmented OCR Summary of Technical Note
Incomplete article fragment discusses removing Lilt Boote and an exchange recon wound by dissolving. Mentions Ian Moadd and light antimony. Reference to a keeping pad adding ulllelent Hin paste.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ian” Moadd
Dollar Fear and a Vault of Gold
A man recalls an early life lesson from Idaho mining days. After saving gold dust, he nervously waited at a bank for his deposit, fearing loss. The teller revealed a vault full of gold, proving the sum was safe and teaching the value of patience over panic.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ani & Dirdat
Rignes Steep
Redantry
Idaho
Ned
Butt
Gulog
Wroe
New York Tribune
Use of Mules in the Mines
A McClare's Magazine excerpt describes mules kept long in mine deep dungeons. It recalls their surface reaction when freed, their fear of daylight, and a mule named China enduring years in darkness before returning to the surface. The piece likens mules to children, noting their instinct to move toward light.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dhey Ace
China
Iather
Moon Mule
Yaara
Plang
Hoy
Jin
MccClare
Early Life Fragments of Lord Macaulay in Trinity Days
A garbled fragment recalls Lord Macaulay in his early days at Trinity College. The text hints at election hustings and debates, noting misuses and colorful descriptions tied to his youth and the college scene.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lord Macaulay
Trinity College
Liltish Ae
Ang
Macaulay
Prodigality in Ancient and Modern Wealth Compared in Acurate View
A long antiquated reflection contrasts ancient Roman lavish banquets with modern extravagance among Vanderbilts and gilded elites. It cites Lucullus, Caligula, Nero and Vitellius as examples of opulent feasts, then notes Ceero paid 4250 for a table while pagans “lived high.” The piece argues present excess pales ancient excess and questions what prodigality truly means in civilization.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. Backatona
Europa
Lucullus
Miley
Joses
Aploius
Crajan
Drusllls
Vitellius
Thal
Cleero
Kite Altitude Studies and Historical Post Facts
The excerpt discusses estimating kite height, noting that single kites may reach about eighteen hundred feet, but multiple kites can achieve higher altitudes. It cites experiments by Franklin and others, plus historical notes on post houses and early mail systems in Europe and Britain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hinklemany
Huda-Vesth
Irson
Watson
Ilo
Bint Academy, of , Sciences
iPep
Regalta
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