Luck and Thrift in Louisiana Lottery Prize Tale
In a San Francisco detail from The Call, Henry Kappeler and his wife, a thrifty German couple living at 542 Natoma Street, share how they won 15,000 in The Louisiana State Lottery after buying a coupon for $1. They plan to invest the money for old age and keep buying tickets monthly. A Portland boy’s prayer narrative closes the column.
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Henry Kappeler
Clars
Kappeler
Natoma Street
Louisiana State Lottery Company
San Brancis
Letter in coat pocket sparks domestic dispute
A wife asks her husband why he is fumbling in her over coat pocket and reveals she is searching for a letter she gave him to mail last week. The exchange shows tension over a presumed misplacement and affair.
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Vin
Mystery Fragments From A Cracked Ledger
Jumbled phrases describe a man always seeking money and a Cherokee land issue. The garbled text hints at debt, lending, and property questions tied to a tribe, with references to a bank, printer, and clothing. No clear events or names emerge.
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Adrianelal Cvish
Juwtan
Chrrokee
Temptations of business life exposed by Talmage
In a Brooklyn Academy sermon T De Witt Talmage warns buyers and sellers about temptations in commerce. He ridicules false bargains and urges immediate devotion to faith, family, and virtue. He likens dishonest trade to ruin and foresees divine judgment as the ultimate balance sheet.
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T. de Witt Talmage
Brooklyn Academy of Music
Talmage
Beyer
King Solomon
Jerusalem
Cleathem
Fitem & Srotlers
Solomon
Wishley
Eays
Brooklyn
New York
Patrarch
Cardinal Colonon
Petrarch
Petrarul
Dusloe
Hur
Broodahol
Hell
Down-Oaster Irish Cook Applicant Tale
A Boston Courier excerpt humorously describes a job applicant, Sara, claiming a Down County Irish origin with a comical mispronunciation. The dialooe highlights regional stereotypes, miscommunication, and a vendor’s irate customer scene amid a clothing discussion.
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Sara
County Down
Here
Boston Courier
How Grave Men Died At Mobile Bay Battle
A fragmentary account recalls the August 5 1864 Mobile Bay action. Admiral Farragut led a risky ascent to gain control of the waters as the ram Tennessee changed course and was struck by torpedoes. The Tecumseh exploded, sinking with 110 of 111 aboard. Commander Tunis A M Craven died rateably, choosing to stay with the ship while the pilot escaped. The wreck later showed crew at stations with the engineer clutching a letter as he sank dead.
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Mobile Bay
Farragut
Hitchin
Tennessee
Ft. Morgan
Moolak
Frighitt
Tunis A. M. Craven
Captan Criven
Ueberied
Gels
New York
Ron
Unknown Cosmic Field Sparks Nonsense and Fable Fragments
Fragmented OCR text mixes speculative science notes with jokes and folk- reminiscences. It references infinitesimal life, a supper of dirt as nourishment, a submersible concept, and a humorous money bet tale, all presented in a dilapidated, magazine-essay style from an older era.
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Portland
Sequishing
California Fig Syrup CO
San Francisco
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Beperianes
Partidulara
Cincianadi
Grannan
Barcan Ue
Mia
Georgie
Judean
Hartford
Vonn
Rly Bron
Warren
Gowe
Darit
Grouds Yarchased
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Ste
Merchants’ Exchange
Olhira
Wien
Awai
Vesaal
Pompey
Fire and Life and Marine Insurance
New England
Audi
Jourosla
Oakwood
Ivy Hill
Fulton Street
Murchass
Trush
God's Angels
Kingdom of God
United States Mint
Reat
Melis
Dinavenert
Beri Hiri
Auhiwelle
Beneth
Siverden
Gia
Cs Delle A Gillie
Gus Williams
Mark
Davautsts
Deaumas
Charles A. Vogeler'co
Baltimore
Sarah
Mary
Tata
Mery
Heres
Mary Keedil
Mierow
Pletwe
Wilton
Tistrynary Minnical Association
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Uta Erik
Xerec Pacific
Lamoun
Aline
Asticaa
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Mall
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Indtanapolis
LND
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Howes
Perms Fond Bk
Moray
Mann
Urwingtas Americie Selva
Hity Awnokiv Journal
Devataad
Sind
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J Wey Bragnite
Gouda
Haile Aurea
Ues
Apowes
Florida
Chou
Rowe
Tanwinn
Waat Panoma
Maeveen Myatt
Willamtte Voller
Osur
Svubtaont
Duel
Lear
VCU
Babyarriages
Nals & Kuprray Charnes
Esciatonte
Densiones W.2ornes
Washington
Judeaine
Syma
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Prhildren
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Henry Tadiehe
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