Youth Author Vanishes After Selling Book Rights
A Philadelphia publishing house recounts a strange tale of a boy aged around fifteen or sixteen who offered a manuscript. John E. Potter & Co decided to publish White Rocks after brief review. A royalty of ten cents per copy was agreed, 170000 copies sold, yet the youthful author has vanished and is owed about 17000 dollars in royalties.
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John E. Potter & Co
Philadephia
Potter
Literatare
Loy
Authour
Remembering Por dunk village in Pennsylvanian lore
An aged reminiscence recalls Por dunk village in Pennsylvania, a 1000-strong hamlet watered by Goose Creek. The piece names historic locals like Roger Williams the blacksmith and Deacon Tucker, notes the one story church and red tavern, and laments vanished livelihoods and faded memories as graves and old families linger in place.
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Jand
Sue Dianham
Sue
Alwas Welkum
Ahiunk
Sue Dunham
Parson Bowell
Watera
Ehriethings
Arkeu
Deakon Tucker
Seldenaar
Bat Bluss
Prson Powell
Ez Farnham
Mt Sgaun
Pierson
Tony
Jott
Daughtee
Eyeup
Ugo
Pridunk
Dave
Beverly
Burbank
Longevity Lecture Attracts Intelligent Audience
A recent Columbus lecture by Dr. Kan bert on life expectancy drew praise from educated readers. The speaker argued age is linked to ancestry and temperament, citing examples among crafts like tailors and jewelers, and suggesting body traits reflect vitality. The State Journal summary notes lively discussion and anticipation of another turnout for the next talk.
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Columbus
State Journal
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Honszif Wathered
Fasorte
Thia
Young Man Beware a Woman Will Seek You
A rousing plea to young men about marriage and virtue. The writer argues a good wife seeks companionship and self restraint, not display or wealth. He condemns vice, brutality, and seduction, urging men to be worthy partners and resist corrupt influences.
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Mark
Yung Man
Yan
Linate—Hha
Ford
Frank Sputen
Bartol Quotation Calls Human Beings From Beast to God
A Dr Bartol admonishes a harsh adversary to abandon bestial cravings and transform into a humane, God like nature. He compares the foe to a pig or gorilla and urges the reader to renounce cruelty by embracing angelic virtue.
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Rival Papers Shape Local News Values
A conversation between Squire and Major centers on the value of country papers and the role of the editor. They discuss paying for notices, publishing marriages, election coverage, and the risk of neglecting readers who rely on local papers for community information and memory.
Indian Idol Shown Rising From River Bluff in Iowa
The Dubuque Times reports a carved idol known as Capitola Blair seven miles from Lansing sits at the river bluff Teolema. Indians and river travelers honor it with tobacco beads and offerings as a future railroad site may force its removal. Nearby a smaller overturned statue is visible at low water. The paper also notes plans for a new Atlante telegraph cable with a $1.75 million capital and contracts for laying lines to connect the United States with Europe and Asia, promising lower rates. A Methodist elder Peter Cartwright is quoted with a humorous quip about a sister’s singing at class.
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Emperors, Clouds, and a Quarry Worker’s Fate Parables
A long tale from Japan follows a poor quarry worker whose wishes for rest and riches are granted by an angel. He climbs from serf to emperor to cloud, then back to stone, and finally to a simple, contented laborer, learning that true happiness lies in humble toil rather than power or wealth. The piece shifts to moral quips about marital strife, domestic life, and a parade of pithy vignettes on prayer, temperance, and daily virtue.
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Ohio Temperance Grand Division meets in Springfield
The Ohio Sons of Temperance Grand Division reports a prosperous meeting in Springfield with 65 new subordinate divisions forming an average of 86 members each. Resolutions protest any change to liquor laws and urge committees to prosecute violations. next annual gathering is set for October 29 1872 at Perryville Ashland County.
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Ohio
Somefield
Springfield
Perryvile
Ashland Couny
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