Grandmother’s Yarn and a Stage Robbery Tale
A grandmother recounts her girlhood tale of traveling to Colorado by stage and attending a masquerade at a tavern. She dances with a charming mine owner who courts her then asks her to flee to Mexico. The story turns toward a stagecoach robbery as a masked thief plunders the party, revealing the lover as the robber, a twist she used to trap him.
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Colorado
Father
Fink
Marguerite Ane
McNiona
Dodie
Ainny
Erandioaa
Edie
Toomtke
Feng
Mexico
Dail
Patiolsston
Pete Ogaither
Ecorry
Annie Stokes Sykes
Immortal Love in a yellow fever era tale of duel and devotion
The story follows Douglas Bissell and Caroline La Cour whose lifelong love endures death and memory. A rival lover, Stringer, contests the bond, leading to a fatal duel at the cemetery. Bissell dies, leaving his belief in an undying love, while the tale questions what constitutes real love beyond death.
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Douglas Bissell
Caroline la Cour
Providence
Miss la Cour
Bissell
New Orleans
Crew
Misa la Cour
Puce
Famby
Hins-Be
South America
Enormous Pearl Found in Wabash River Sold by Pearl Buyer
A perfectly round bluish white pearl of three quarters of an inch diameter and 159 grains was found in a mussel from the Wabash river between Vincennes and Terre Haute. W. D. Burd, a leading pearl buyer, purchased it and plans to ship it to Europe for a handsome price. The gem, admired by locals, is described as the finest pearl yet taken from the Wabash and may command five to six thousand dollars if not for a minor surface dent.
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Wabash River
W. D. Burd
Terre Haute
Burd
Europe
Notable Chicago Reporter William E Curtis Celebrates Career
A portrait of William E Curtis of The Chicago Record-Herald highlighting his daily two column letters, world travel, and prolific career since 1872. It notes his roles from secretary of the South American commission to head of the Bureau of American Republics and his prominence at the World’s Fair Latin-Ameri department.
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William E. Curtis
Chicago Record-Herald
Curtis
Record-Herald
Mexico
India
Turkey
Holy Land
Ireland
Russia
Germany
Chicago
James G. Blaine
Bureau of American Republics
Washington
Europe
California
University of Illinois to Hold 500 Farming Talks Statewide
The University of Illinois Bureau of Agricultural Extension plans almost five hundred talks and addresses in rural districts over six months. Faculty have spoken at farmers institutes since October 1, with about fifty talks already delivered. The university aims to boost interest in scientific farming to attract students to its agricultural college.
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University of Ilinois Bureau of Agricultural Extension
Births Record Roundup with Names and Dates
Birth entries list children born in October to multiple families including Wesley and Alice Throck morton Auburn ii girl October 1 and Harry and Lena M Tobey Westfield air boy October 26. Other parents include George J and Fornes Wa baship girl October 2 Ulyses and Elizabeth E Davison Wa baship girl and boy two James B and Ava E Bell Wabaship October 24 Orville and Bertha May Biggs Casey October 2 John and Alice Marion Burr boy October 4 James S and Mary A Reece boy October 31 Hests and Nora M Bevington boy October 24 Edward M and Catherine Boyle boy Falwant and Mary Lovell Marshall September Frank and Maggie Tharp Darwin ny November 2 William and Julia Thacker Marshall boy November 1 Robert and Elizabeth Lycan girl.
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Wesley
Alice Throckmorton
Auburn
Harry and
Lena M. Tobey
Westfield
Mra
N E. Happner
George J and
Fornes
Ulyses
Elizabeth E. Davison
Wabaship
James B
Ava E. Bell
Ereo
Orville
Bertha May Biggs
Casey
Air
John
Alice Marion Burr
Jameas
Mary A. Reece
Hests
Nora M. Bevington
Edward M
Catherine Boyle
Ae Falwant
Mary Lovell
Marshall
Frank
Maggie Tharp
Darwin— Y
Julia Thacker
Robert
Elizabeth Lycan
Real Estate Transfers Warranty Deeds Summary
Real estate transfers include multiple warranty deeds spanning Nov 2 to Oct 4 1874. Transactions list grantees such as Nathan Ting ey Milton c King Julia Partlow Lena Jackson and John Reynolds with lands in county Perry s and Dulaney additions Casey and Marshall. Amounts range from 75 to 7000 dollars with numerous parcels and subdivision references.
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George Meehling
Nathan Tingey
George W Wiley
C. M. Woolery
Dulaney
Casey
William King
Milton c. King
Yswand
Towell
W A. Cunningham
le Pelomrm Roberta
Elphur Roberts
Arthur Henley
K StcDaniel
Deuhl
John Ho McFarland
S. S. Yonaway
John T Perry
Sarah Adama
Perry
Snt
Maary Manard
Julia Partlow
Srd
Thomas Bell
Manon Partlow
Same
Lena Jackson
John Reynolds
Katie Reynolda
N'Y
Weassford Dulaney
Marshall
Otto Fulcher
J. Vocanaday
Harrison Osborn
Uriah Coop
P Canady
Dame
Ebisce Tabi
John Crow
John Canaday
Curtis Shotwell
Trustees
Ohio Cemetery Association
Dune
IsFi
Maguie King
Aly Awand
W . Ae
Wncline
Archer's
Marshall -Lu
Evaraville Brewing Association
John de McFarland
Electric cooking tests begin at University lab
W C Maddox of the Engineering Experiment Station at the University of Minnesota will lead two tests to gauge electric cooking practicality. One will feed a club of twenty students and the other compare electricity with other fuels for a family of six. Electric ovens boilers coffee pots and irons are being installed in test houses. The two to three month trials start November 15.
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W. C. Maddox
University of Miimvix
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