Fragmented Letter Reveals Local Social Gossip and Weddings
A jumble of names and events hints at village society news. The note mentions Carey, Lillian Lea, Ralph Sands, Mary, Jack Whitney, and a Paris trousseau, with September wedding plans for a young Boyd and Grace Gold.
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Carey
Lillian Lea
Rilph Sands
Mary
Jack Whitney
Da'o
Trousseau
Couredt
Paris
Muggle McKoo
Vinton Girls
Beatrice Harris
Celia Carter
Boyd
Williardy
Boor
Tia Grace
Ty Gold
Dani Grundy
Aoay
Muriel Warner and the River Murder Mystery
A moonlit river scene frames the murder plot as Muriel Warner confronts the man who killed her husband Fred Warner. Ralph Resseguie, a banker, reveals a staged romance, buys Muriel’s wealth, and she moves on with Norman Van Ness after a dramatic boat rescue and revelations.
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Rocky Hill
Misteriusz
Muriel Warner
Fred Warner
Marvel
Lis
Mariel
Tio
Ald
Msn
Sivan
Fred
Muriel
Ralph Ressemure
Resseguie
Ralph Resseguie
An Affecting Scene of Poverty and Charity
A charity seeker discovers a barefoot, injured boy hiding in a tenement attic after his mother died and his father beat him for not stealing. The boy sings a hymn about Christ as aid, and the rescuer returns with help to find the boy dead upon return, prompting reflections on mercy and the angels of charity.
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Rey
John Ericsson
Monitor
Vaure
Capt. Ericsson
Sion
Johnny
Heaves
Mervieni Travese
Ny Boy
Mission School
God
Heaven
Jesus
Little
Lynn
Johi B. Gougies
Eehoes
Mr. Lenox
Sturgess
Desser
Lenox
Spurgeon
Detroit Tribune
Rov
Ryan
Charleston
W. Va
Sophia Jex-Blake
Edinburgh
Scotland
Jex Blake
Aaron
Jenny
Tennessee
Postoffice
Texas
Florence and Willie Adver tisements Bedtime Roleplay
A Chicago News clipping recalls Little Florence six and her brother Willie two as they imitate their mother. Florence plays mamma and tucks Willie into bed while the mother reads the morning paper.
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Florence
Willie
Mamma
Chicago
Neics
The Reign of Terror and Its End in Paris
An abridged history of the 1793 1794 Terror in France detailing Robespierre Marat and Danton, the rise of the committee of public safety, the guillotine as ruler, mass executions in Paris and across France, and Robespierre's fall and death ending the Terror.
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Robespierre
Committee of Public Safety
Marat
Danton
Louis XVI
Marie Antoinette
Elizabeth
Hebertists
Paris
France
Convention
Inter Ocean
Varied 19th century quips and social notes from Boston papers
A collage of jokes and anecdotes recalls social snobbery and travel, with quips about the upper class, ladies versus tradespeople, and a story of a Yankee coach. It includes remarks on longevity, a failed business, and a tale of Motleys in Boston asides.
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Turkey
Morocco
New York
Boston Courier
Cal
Riggs
Tam
Carl Pretzel
Somerville Journal
Wease
Nahent Bease
Lyn
Hai
Nai
Howe
Lynn
Lothrop Motley
Boston
Motley
Thoms Motley
Edward Motley
the Conelman
Silas
Tom
Ned
Nel
Boston Herald
Bank crime statistics trap yields unlikely confession
A curious statistician interviewed a prison inmate about crime careers but was blocked by strict rules on conversation. The inmate disclosed he entered crime via a bank job, saying he stole with a jimmy instead of clerking, illustrating early methods criminals admit during questioning.
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Jimmy
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TY Tacmh
Aca
Mario
Harrs Magazine
Andre
Lenith
Maniel
Bahama Islands
Norman van Ness
Bahamas
van Ness
Marie
Freda Warne
Earth
Mabel Ressegnie
England
D'Issonval
Europe
Hapsburgs
Constantinople
Se Petersburg
Jonathan Sturgess
Robert Lenox
Jonathan
Cape Cod
Wall Street House of Worship
Broadway
Est
Loore Esyjoy
WD. Howells
Ruskin
Leman
Morro
G Wrest
Leanie
Estelline Ll
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