Pilgrim meets old con artist on dusty road in misspelled tale
A wandering preacher narrator travels toward Mount Misery from Last Hope with a tintype outfit and a plan to spread cheer. He meets a venerable old man who invites him to a poker game, sees greed, and ponders virtue and the world’s wickedness as they haggle over a few dollars and moral intent.
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Conyright
O. de Warner
Last Hope
Mount Misery
Beef Trust
Urief
Pierce
Ang
Irene
Inkin
Pertickler
Perdition
Dox Creek
Wwe
Homer
Natur
Ile Sont
Poker and Pride in a Lawless Duel
A narrator recalls a tense poker game with two pairs turning into a deadly confrontation. The tale blends vice and virtue as gamblers scheme, threaten, and finally clash, leaving the venerable pilgrim wounded and the narrator fleeing with fading bravado. The fragment ends with reflections on guilt and the sting of wickedness.
Declined With Thane by a Boston Journal Reader
A Boston Journal item notes a grocer giving a reader suspicious dollar bills. The reader declines one note politely, saying he cannot use it for his purpose, though not due to lack of merit, but because it is unavailable for his needs.
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Thane
Boston Journal
Fragmentary New York Journal Dialect Quote
A torn OCR fragment from the New York Journal shows dialect dialogue with phrases about pain and a mother saying the devil was in me. The text is incomplete and lacks clear context or event.
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New York Journal
The Forlorn Rhinoceron Learns to Play on a Rornt
A playful rustic verse about a forlorn rhinoceron seeking music lessons from Professor Lyrs-Bird. The creature offers its offspring as payment for instruction while wry dialogue explores piano like horn and nose blowing with humorous wordplay.
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Lyrs-Bird
Automobile incident and club medals
A rumor notes Maud and Arthur in a minor public quarrel about a tramp being run over by Arthur. The article adds the club offers no medals for tramp incidents, reflecting a satirical local tone.
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Maud
Arthur
Chicaro News
Descent into Rough Fisticuffs on the Farm
A Detroit grocer recalls youthful boxing bravado sparked by a town encounter. A buggy rider challenged him to a fight and came down. The man describes ending with a broken nose, fear of gloves, and lasting unease with the sport.
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Detroit
Fellah
Williamston
Sayad
Laven
Fragmented overheard exchange in Balthmere Herald
A clipped exchange describes a promise to stop smoking and a remark about engagements affecting behavior. The dialogue mentions cigars in a vest pocket being crushed and a note about not smoking then, attributed to the Balthmere Herald.
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Jack
Cme
Balthmere Herald
Verse echoes on time and fate in newspaper tone
The fragmentary lines compare time and fate with light whimsy, recalling voices from Washington Star and New York World. It hints at reflections on days that speed by and mistakes that stifle progress, with a playful nod to Bertie. The piece reads as a poetic snippet from a period newspaper page.
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Washington Star
Unclear street quarrel ends in threat from Jimmie
A garbled report describes a heated dispute among Sagxentive Chosty the baker and Jimmie the dago. Jimmie declares intent to kill two people, ending the confrontation with scornful arrogance. The fragment ends with a flourish referencing Sing Sing prison.
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Jimmie
Supposedly If T Were Anywhere Bet Here
A fragmented verse contemplates identity and location with playful word play on pronouns and letters. The speaker imagines great outcomes if letters aligned differently, reflecting on self and presence with a teasing tone.
The Modern Style Letter Exchange Ends Abruptly
A fragment indicates a tense exchange where a woman asks if a confrontation is over and mentions a lawyer will contact the other party in the morning. She references a bushel and a half of letters, suggesting a backlog of correspondence and unresolved matters.
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Cateago Record-Herald
Filer Faces Public Debt Silence, Source Questions Shown
A St Louis Republic excerpt questions Filer’s embarrassment over debt while noting he remains unfazed by his financial straits. The remark highlights a public figure’s tolerance of scrutiny as creditors loom.
The Old Time Fiddler Passes In?, Death Nears in Song Legacy?
A note from the Atlanta Constitution laments the old time fiddler’s passing and hints death nearby, while recalling a merry day and a final quadrille in him. The piece preserves a nostalgic tone about a fading era.
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Fadler
Elin
Atlanta Constitution
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Secrist
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Wainttay
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