Lottery ticket nets big prize and farm dream
A Louisiana State Lottery ticket bought by John Schultz, a stop wagon driver, won $40,000 on May 14 and $5,000 was paid by Salina National Bank on May 31. Schultz plans to invest the money in real estate, aiming to double his fortune with a dream of owning a 80-acre farm.
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Eayrenu
Lamar
Louisiana State Lottery Company
John Shultz
Salina National Bank
Shultz
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Schultz
Salina
Kas
Repullivan
Southern brigadier recalls desertion tale and courtroom quips
A southern brigadier recounts how he joined the Confederacy then sought desertion for glory, aided by Stonewall Jackson during the Fredericksburg crisis, and was promoted to Major after a failed battery charge. The piece also recalls courtroom anecdotes from Ireland, France, and a Juliano Mexico bill proposal against bull and cock guts.
Castoria Slogan and Odd Advert Incoherence
A garbled OCR ad and notice text shows Castoria spiel and Hall's Catarrh Cure claims mixed with place names Atlanta Georgia and Havana Segur. The fragment references a sheriff sale and a druggist in Indiana with dubious statements about cures and satisfaction.
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A.M. Priest
Kholhyville
Ynd
Enya
Out on the Hills Rev Dr Talmage Sermon on Heaven Rooms
Rev Dr Talmage preached on John xiv 2 about heaven as a great ancestral home with many rooms. He described reception and throne rooms, music room and family room, stressing that each Christian gains a palatial place if they enter through Christ and live rightly.
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T. DeWitt Talmage
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Christ
M al Feanes
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Mary
Tull
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God
Jerusalem
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Berlin
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Winter Palace
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Jesus
Nion
St. John
Earth
Puller
Beaufort
Mozart
Handel
Mendelssohn
Beethoven
Doddridge
Heber
Greenland
India
Coral Strand
Dr. Reffles
Fatta
Thomas Abney
Augustus Toplady
Charles Wesley
George W. Bethune
Pather
Meridian
Oller
Old Ab Tucker and the spirit awakening at Pos sum Ridge
A Detroit Free Press tale recounts Old Ab Tucker resisting a religious revival at a Pos sum Ridge meeting. The stubborn farmer weighs sins small and large from hog trades to a dead steer sold to city buyers, debating if minor wrongs count before repentance and salvation.
Count’s Title Postad for Sale in City
Madame Lina Moletti, a French milliner visitor, advertised in newspapers that a noble title could be transferred for payment. She planned to find a purchaser in the city and secretly broker the deal with a ten percent commission, using Count Carlo dil Carpi as the potential holder of the title.
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Shela
S.A. C
Tribune
Europe
Carlo Dil Carpi
Italy
Paris
Mme. Moletti
Count di Carpi in peril over reporter betrayal
The New York Tribune recounts a tale of Count di Carpi facing exposure and threats after a reporter learned the nobleman’s name. The piece notes di Carpi’s fortune loss in the Panama crash, his possible self harm or harming others, and a quip about selling a title amid a volatile market and a titular broker’s wife amused by the scheme.
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Count di Carpi
Count Carti
Italy
Panama
New York Tribune
Much May Be Dona By A Gentle Loving One
A Hebrew Journal meditation calls earnest minds to avoid vanity and ease and to pursue duty. It extols the gentle loving one who breathes mercy, consoles the weary, guards the weary pilgrim, and whispers celestial truth, noting much may not be done by such a figure.
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Hebrew Journal
Sham Tastes and the Modern Tastes in Chicago
The Chicago Times surveys cultural life noting how air overheats with pretension when sipping culture's elixir. It questions the sincerity of Browning clubs Shakespeare fandom and German opera audiences, asking if admiration masks an intellectual pastime rather than genuine appreciation.
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Chicago
Shakspeare
Chicago Times
Man Hangs Self At Florida Southern Rail Station
A man at a small Florida Southern railway station stripped the mail sack from a crane and hanged himself to avoid being left behind by a fast mail train. The rooma agent, catching the bag, pulled him in and the man, in short breath, declared he had been left too many times by the narrow gauge line and would not be left again, even if it killed him.
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Hood
Brother Tucker
Wal
Parson
Ole Joel Wade
Joel
Paulatka
Mia
Florida Southern Railway
Rooma
Poe and critics clash over Edgar Allan Poe
Alexander N. De Menil defends Poe in St Louis Magazine while contrasting James Howells and Stoddard. He argues Poe remains morally solid and intellectually superior to critics who condemn him, noting wide English and American readers’ trust in his genius.
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James
Poe
Howells
America
Mr. Stoddard
Edgar Allan Poe
Alexander N. de Menil
St Louis Magazine
Not in Trim for Work Shows in Rural Talk
A rural exchange questions a man about going to a show while his wife plows the field. The traveler explains he lacks a horse and must hoe or fish, but plans to attend the show despite the workload and long walk. Time.
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Possum Ridge
Seenaria Proba and the Sealing of a Winter Coat
A fragment notes a principle about sealing something by friends. Mentions a last winter’s coat with lining and a person or place named Marobent or Sess son. The readable text is incomplete, hindering clear identification of event or entities.
New Soda Engine Generates Heat From Steam By Recirculating Gas
A historical report describes a boxed field engine about 16 feet long using soda as a heat medium. Five tons of soda dampened by steam absorbs heat intensely, then saturated soda releases heat when rehydrated. Exhaust steam reuses moisture, making the system self-contained and efficient. These engines, first of their kind in the country, rival New York elevated trains in power and are used in Berlin and Alps tunnels where ventilation is limited.
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New York
Berlin
Eurocities
1. Gothard Tunnel
Alps
Social Q and A Reveals Noble Guest Question
Mrs Struckite asks about foreign nobles as guests while Mrs Manorbora notes only Os servants have visited. The exchange hints at limited guest status and social curiosities in a small circle.
Half Rate Harvest Excursion to Northern Jawa and More
A travel offer lists departures from Cilcage and Milwaukee via the Wedd and MA emac routes for multiple destinations including Northern Jawa Mile Wesola Neri Dakota Mouton Colorado Watsas and Nebraska with dates September 1 and 24. Tickets are valid for return within 50 days from sale and circulars provide fare plots. Contact A. VS EL Canpenten Milwaukee for details. Additionally a proposal mentions establishing a penal colony on Isla de Pines and a workhouse for vagrants in Cuba.
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Cilcage
Milwaukee
Wedd
Jawa
Mile Wesola
Wid Neri Dakota
Mouton
Colorado
Watsas
Nebraska
Canpenten
Wis
Isla de Pines
Velvet remedy and street widening in late 19th era notices
A fragmented item praises Dr. Pierce's products as a universal remedy for female complaints and laxatives while a Seattle notice discusses widening streets and building projects. It also notes Wisconsin and Minnesota spring wheat harvest decline due to a pest, with unrelated stock on lifestyle claims intertwined.
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