Modest Miller claims prize in Louis ma Mate Lottery win
August J iller of St Louis denied winning the capital prize but later admitted receiving $15,000 from ticket No. 63,850 drawn Oct 15. Miller says the funds were shared with a club. he refused publicity, insisting the amount was for others. Details tie him to Nixon & Jones Printing and 1417 South Twelfth Street, with involvement from a New Orleans bank and Southern Express agent.
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August Jiller
Nixon & Jones Printing Company
Pine Street
Coleman
South Twelfth Street
Miller
Star-Sayings
New Orleans National Bank
Pardy
Southern Express Company
New Orleans
August J. Miller
St. Louisa
Castoria and patent medicine era echoes in stray ads
A jumble of old advertisements cites Castoria cures for babies and children, Dr Kline nerve restorer claims, Dobbin’s Electric soap praise, Tonatil’s Punch, and a Shelbyville druggist endorsement. The fragmentary text hints at late 19th or early 20th century marketing.
The Wind Across the Wheat Poem Excerpt
A lyrical meditation on wind across wheat and divine care. The speaker contrasts natural sound with sacred trust, noting wind’s music and God’s unfailing watch. Images of harvest, manna, and universal guardianship frame the enduring sweetness of creation.
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Ineder
A Night at the Ball and a Tangle of Hearts
At a Christmas ball Miss Derwent attracts attention with a striking dress as Tom Treviles and Captain Tregelles mingle with peers and rivals. Family gossip swirls about Mrs Berkeley and Miss Derwent, while Tom navigates rivals and affections, hopeful for a dance with Nina Derwent and wary of Mary Stephenson's influence.
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Nestor
Galdenay
Trogoles
Caplin
Tom
Merkely
Berkeley Alan
Pentle
Pam
Waring
Tregelles
Miss Derwent
Nestor Goldeney
Merid
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Nina
Derwent
Caplan Trecelles
Agnes
Captain Tregelles
Nini
Mrs. Horkely
Sir Nestor Goldeney
Mrs. Stephenson
Mr. Rowland
Louisa
Mya
Herkeley
Louisa Stephenson
Louis
Wil
Loushe
Stephen
Miss Turtell
Mrs. Herkeley
Bible Influence on Modern Thought Across Literatures
The article argues the English Bible deeply shaped world literature and common speech, influencing poets, novelists, critics, and philosophers. It praises the Bible’s beauty, moral depth, and linguistic power and notes its impact beyond theology on figures like Shakespeare, Milton, Wordsworth, and Carlyle, making biblical imagery a universal literary asset.
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Mikton
Wordsworth
Ihe Scott
Rompnours
Bacon
Storly
Addibon
Lift
Carlyle
Muskin
Fragmentary note hints at travel and local names
A garbled passage mentions salvation oil, Havily tor, Lowney, Paleo, Parleemean, Challe Md, whisky, travelers, and various unclear terms. The text reads as a set of fragmented phrases referencing places, people, and items but lacks coherent events or facts to recount with certainty.
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Lowney
Paleo
Challe
Debt avoidance and living within income warned
The piece cautions that every man should live within his means and avoid debt. It reflects on prudent money management and cites Dickens for the maxim annual income versus expenditure, warning that overspending leads to misery and ruin.
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Dickens
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