Prank on the Mississippi steamer ends in comic crash
Banyara's Stories by Baarard recounts a April fooling on the Mississippi river involving a masquerade sawyer, paper-faced backwoodsmen, and a staged plunder scene that fools a steamer crew. The fake robber is snared by his own light and falls overboard, only to be hauled aboard laughing passengers and crew.
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Baarard
Hawani
Prophet's Island
Ordarato
Stuffy
Biepberl
Chipper
Banda
A. Agal
Tvrth
Drew
Alhanda
Ageha
Banvard
Abvancn
Friends of Improvement
D. D. T. Moore
Rochester
Benet
Cis
Jonny Parleaoe
Uuider
CIA
Broadway
New York
Robert Teter
Fox & Painting Office
Joba Aga
Subterranean Lake on Rail Line Between Sanducy Urbana
A damaged historic note describes the Mud River Railroad line between Sanduc ky and Urbana near Balfonising Ohio. It mentions an 80 acre prairie site with a round stake feature and repeated foundation attempts. The text recalls track disappearance and costly repairs, including sixty acres of timber work and about ten thousand dollars spent, with a curve added at noted expense. The fragment ends with reference to a care on a date in 5.
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Sanducky
Urbana
Balfonising
Ohio
Mud River
Jhich
Phelps
Centreville
Janesville
Thellerae Ste Bes
Marshall
Aulilus Muataval Life Insurance Company
C Walrad
Ita
Galid Ag
Rational Inns
James S. Ganlord
Zenae Tilloton
Office of Register of Deeds
Calhoun County
Todetitara
Mortgege-Wan-Alt
Zenes Tillotson
John H. Montgomery
Mont. Schuyler
John H
Lerumber
Vilage
Marehall Township
Céart
Exit
George C. Gibds
Michigan
Calhoun
George W. Mitchell
Clarendon
Spelling reform and odd notices in a journal fragment
A fragment from a periodical discusses phonetic spelling reforms and sound-based pronunciation ideas. It notes various curiosities including a mishmash of letters and phrases about language and education, and then shifts to short items: a child nearly dies from ingesting nic, a lightning event at a telegraph office, a Leicester jail device for labor, and miscellaneous musings on wit and virtue.
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Davotediaih Ia
Wall
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Agut
Zancavilla Courier
Net
Leicester
Eng
Michigan
Moreball
Horace A. Noyes
George Brown
Ira Samper
Marshall Stores
Bih
Marshall
Yeadee
Muratall
Cathoun
Marshall Township
Calhonatate
Francis Pitts Fanning
Merahall
George c, Gibb
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Petter McChesney
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Charles Dickey
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Edward Butler
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