Lottery Windfall for San Bernardino Man Mor se Wins 15000
A December Louisiana State Lottery prize awarded to A P Morse of San Bernardino nets him 15000 from a 1 investment. Morse, 35, married with children, runs a paint and picture store on Court Street and is brother to E H Morse, cashier of the local bank who was murdered last year. The sale of extra lottery tickets led to Morse receiving the last remaining ticket after an elderly woman choosing between two tickets sparked controversy. Morse plans to reinvest most of his winnings. he is a Republican and a prominent Odd Fellow. The Herald notes the curious tale of the last-ticket draw and the public interest it generated.
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Fragmented 19th Century Ad Fragments and Gossipy Lines
A garbled collage of medical elixirs and patent remedies, slang quips, and social snippets. Includes claims for Scott’s Emulsion cures, Kline nerve restorer offers, agricultural notes from Oregon, and light theater banter with names and playful lines.
Dress Reform and Fashion Skeletons Stir Public Thought
A valentines era discussion on women's dress reform highlights healthier garments, eliminating heavy skirts and wasp waists. It cites Annie Jenness Miller's system, explains undergarment changes, and notes social resistance to drastic fashions. A humorous Fitzroy needle tale and an account of Edith M Thomas, a deafblind child, contrast progress with tradition. Royal wardrobes and dress skeletons are described, showing how high society manages fittings.
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Annie Jenness Miller
Princess of Wales
Leo
Victoria
Windsor
Veiled Painting Wins Father’s Favor in Artist Lovers Tale
A minter’s daughter attracts two suitors both claim to paint the best portrait. One shows a scene of Cruz with birds and lush nature. The other’s painting is hidden by a veil which proves itself to be the masterwork, revealing the artist’s deft deception.
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Manten Chen
Humorous sketches and oddities from a Victorian column
A collection of light anecdotes and anecdotes from a Belle époque page includes Miss Hurry up and Mr Holdoff as romance suspense, a botany lecture mishap with a boastful visitor, a three months old talkative infant in Hopkinsville, a grim tale of Gilles de Retz known as the Original Bluebeard, reflections on a married woman's resources, and a fragment titled The Small Boy and the Doctor.
Country dances and the rural social scene described
A Chicago Herald style column reflects on country dances as a persistent rural ritual. It recalls guests arriving by horse, gossip in the barns, flirtation restrained by custom, and a night that can devolve into boisterous revelry. The piece notes both charm and danger in these gatherings and claims ongoing cultural value. A separate note covers Pre-Adamite footprints found in South Dakota, described as natural rock markings likely formed by geological processes, with a plan for a geological survey to assess age and transport.
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David
Polonius
Silvera
South Dakota
Geological Survey
Why Pape Opened the Bear
A fragmentary account describes a Maine scene with a flaxen haired child and a doorway incident. The dialogue hints at surprise and a door yielding, but the text is incomplete and unclear about who acted or why.
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Maine
Wild turkeys and hunting tales from Clay County crowds
A rustic reminiscence features Nance spinning hunting misadventures near Dillard House and Clay County. The anecdotes describe turkeys within 20 feet and a failed shot, plus a creek-side ambush with mallards. interwoven are quirky wordplay, nicknames, and era advertisements. The prose also glimpses General Crook, Commodore Perry quotes, and various health remedy notes from period publications.
Jewels and Laces and a Woman’s Self Cure
An advertising plea for Dr Pierce’s Favorite Prescription aimed at women’s health issues. It claims strength and vitality for overworked and waning women like seamstresses and housekeepers, offering a money-back guarantee and an illustrated booklet mailed for postage.
Village Life on the Upper Congo
Description of upper Congo villages focusing on gender roles and women as wealth, domestic routines at daybreak, beauty practices, crafts like nets and baskets, pottery forming from clay, and the blacksmith’s shop as a social hub. The piece highlights craft, initiation of boys, and local industry in a vivid field portrait.
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