Modest Louisian lottery winner denies claim
A Louisiana State Lottery winner, August J. Miller of St Louis, is described as humble and reluctant to publish his name after drawing a $15000 share from ticket 63856. He says the amount was split among a club of 15 partners, though he claims he drew it for others and did not keep the prize for himself.
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J. Miller
Pricter
Nixon & Jones Printing Company
Pine Street
Coleman
South Twelfth Street
Miller
Star-Sayings
New Orleans National Bank
Purdue
Southern Express Company
New Orleans
August J. Miller
St. Louis
St. Tauia
Cyrus Edson
Board of Health
New York Herald
Molor
Winkow
Molson
Dr. Edson
Vienna
Augusta Young Pin
Count Sandor Way
Ted
Hoogary
Klirentort
Oliver
Father Lire
Fenbeney
Phil
Pesth
Oes
Bandar
N. Y. Sun
Castoria Recurring Phrases and Odd Scattered Texts
Fragmented OCR brings vintage ad copy and stray phrases about Castoria and products. It mixes local notes on Hokkaido coal estimates with unrelated marketing lines and garbled place names, yielding a collage of historical ad and fragmentary content.
Old-Fashioned Schoolma'am Revered In Nostalgic Verse
A rambling collection of verses and prose sketches recalls the old-fashioned schoolma’am. Memorable lines celebrate a strict teach as seen through boyish recollections, with tales of rulers, punishments, and a classroom atmosphere. Also recounts modern gossip about Countess Savolia View and social tales from Vienna.
Thanksgiving reflections on world and fashion
A reflective piece praising gratitude and social norms, noting beauty in everyday life, modesty in women, and dated fashion changes. The author contemplates kindness to elders, gentility, and the virtue of clean, wholesome living, with remarks on sewing and mending practices in French convents.
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Annie Reeve Aldiich
Nepfert
Clergevnien
Sila
Embroidering Technique From Emma M Hooper Guide
A brief excerpt describes stitching along a tear edge with edge centering, threading two or three stitches on each side, finishing the paw area, and sewing over and under small stitches. It advises working on the right side, then ironing the covered area with a moderately warm iron using a damp cloth.
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Emma M. Hooper
Ladies’ Home Journal
Minister Narrates Humorous Early Life Prank
A Vermont pastor recounts a comic incident from his youth when a note invited him to perform a hurried wedding at eight. A couple arrived expecting a ceremony but the minister mistook the situation, creating a humorous scene that ended with embarrassed antics as the youth sought to proceed. The tale comes from a Young People’s Society report within the Methodist Church.
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Vermont St
Sand
Young Won
Homer
Miss Cros
Dari
Gsi
Youngs People's Society of the Methodist Church
Iit
Tsi
Francisco Argomuit
Hypnotism as a medical tool and its perils
An article reviews hypnotism Mesmerism history and methods noting diagnostic limits and dangers of abuse. It argues law should restrict hypnotism to physicians, citing the potency of suggestion and risks of public exhibitions, with emphasis on safety and ethical use.
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Mesmer
France
Deserts fade as civilization reshapes vast lands
The article argues that deserts in America Africa and Australia are being transformed by modern farming and rail transport. It cites Kansas Nebraska Dakota inner Australia and other regions as previously barren yet now fertile with grassy plains lakes and traces of minerals. The iron horse and educated farmers turn barren regions into productive fields and pastures.
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United States
Missouri River
Kansas
Nebraska
Dalcota
Africa
Australia
Inner
Iron Horse
America
Asia
Illinois Visitors at Washington Reception Stirs Dancing Plea
In January 1844 the Illinois Press association held a Washington reception at Gast street armory. Gen Green B Baum presided and introduced speakers including Gen Logan and Senator Cullom. A Chicago youth urged ending speeches to allow dancing, prompting Baum to close the program and end the speaking turn.
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Illinois Press Agsovkition
Washington
Post
Gastreet
Green B. Baum
Logan
Cullom
Congress
Gen. Baum
Chicaago
Raum
Rattlesnake Oil Trade In South Georgia
The Athens Banner reports a Georgia practice where men extract oil from rattlesnakes to treat rheumatism. Snakes are killed after a foreseen method using a forked stick and cord, then dried and oil drawn at two dollars per ounce. The large snakes yield substantial oil, making the industry profitable.
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Athens
South Georgia
I Italla
Tell-tale tales and town's danger in youth fostered by gossip
Fragmented text portrays fear of gossip and tale bearing among children and adults. It highlights consequences for happiness and moral growth, warning mothers to curb spreading rumors and noting cultural references and scattered names.
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