Bohemian Printer Exploits Authority At Governor's Residence
A Bohemian printer touring the city sought a dollar from Secretary Frolich and a ride for a dollar from a hackman. He then tried to borrow five dollars from Governor Miller, presenting a bold now-you-see-it attitude. The tale ends with a wry note on archival gaps.
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Faira
State House
Frolich
Col
Hackman
Gov. Miller
Itotel
Fle
Arkansas Gazette
Magic age table prompts young ladies to reveal ages
A clipped table titled Her Age offers a puzzle where a girl states her age, the solver finds that number in two columns, then sums the top figures of those columns to obtain a secret. The example uses age 17 found in columns one and five, yielding the combined top digits.
Frightful fretter harms homes and towns
A sermon style moral about the harm caused by fretting and gloom. It laments how a fretter unsettles families neighborhoods and even city councils, and how such mood worsens civic life and public spirit. The piece includes quips about name puns and a doctor’s plea to ease illness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tur Scientific American
Scientific American
Munn & CO
Park Row
New York
Mesers
Mayg & Co
F & 7Th Sts
Washington, D.C
Poker Prodigy Roars Through Silent Game Of Chance
A fragmented line hints at a boastful poker player who thrives on rhythm and nerves, depicting a man whose steady beat guides his bold moves at the table. The cryptic note suggests mastery without explicit details or names.
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Germany
Shenandoah Valley Railroad
West Virginia
Queen Victoria
H. Danierr & Co
Porthind
Maine
Seriff's
Circuit Court
Posey County
Indiana
William Wiley
William Skeeters
Daniel Skeelera
Sarah Skeeters
Mount Vernon
Ephraim Wackett
Alex. Crunk
Truscott & Edson
Geo. W. Engler
Aving
Wm A. Kight
James E. Rogers
John R. Hugo
Mary Drinkwater
Mullinery
John Walz
Boots & Shoes
Main Street
Post Office
New Marmony
Ind
Eugenes. Turant
Horace P. Owen
New Harmony Banking Company
Eugene
Thrall
Thomas Mumford, JR
Eugene FP. Owen
Charles A.parke
William HW. Owen
Alfred Dale Owen
R&p
Fir
Stinson & Co
Portland
Maile
Lichtenberger & Sons
Kimmerlin & Mann
Tamber
Thos. Ferguson
Kimmberlin & Mann
Simon Gerlick
Gilmore & CO
Chipman, Slosmer § Co
F Street
Warner
Craig
Bright
Warener
Warne
Olner
Batti
Warner's
H. H. Warner & Co
Rochester
N. Y
Patent Office
Congress
United States
Supreme Court of the United States
Court of Claims
Court of Commissioners of Alabama Claims
Southern Claims Commission
Executive Departments
United States General Land Office
General Land Office
Department of the Interior
Giemore & CO
P.c.box
Geo.h. B. Wnye
National Metropolitan Bank
The
Truk & Co
Augusta
Luciudyi
Peter Weber
West Main Street
Tavern Street
New Harmony
Westings
EAGLE
Monitor
Main and
Tavern
New Harmony, Lind
J. T. Eagle
Proprietor
J.T. Eagle
Mrs. James
Viets Hotel
Root & Tinker
Duane St
N.Y
Peter Heckman
Jacob Breith
Hovey & Menzies
Ee Brapiise
Supreme Court of
Posey
Vanderburgh
Court House
Sept
George L. Williams
Third Avenue
High Street
Evansville
Harmon
Randolph House
Noah Frank
Foserph West
Louis Prador
JOS. West & CO
E. J. Goodwin
E.f.owen, RE. F. Owen & Co
H.P. Owen
Church Streets
C. A. & L. J. McCormick
Nichols, Shepard d& Co
Battle Creek
Eagle Machine Works
M.& J. Rumely
Birdsell Manufacturing Co
Clover Muller
Hoover & Co
Buckeye
American
Eagle Machine Co
John Deere
Furst & Bradley
Garden City
Avery
South Bend
Heisman
ELC. Owen & CO
William Hartman
Main St
Bet
Henry Brown
Centennial
East Main Street
New Harmony,Und
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Texas
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