Lawsuit Ends With Sudden Marriage Accord
A Lincoln style tale recounts Mr. Popkins and Miss Sallie Hopkins dissolving a bitter meadow dispute via an unexpected engagement. He admits folly, she yields, Uncle Ben’s stage mishap, and a Baptist minister’s fee yield a final, quiet settlement. The Hopkins feud ends with vows and a shared secret kept by neighbors.
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Popkins
Mr. Hopkins
Miss Sallie Hopkins
Miss Sallie
Lincoln
Mr. Popkins
Mr. Pop
Mark Twain
Holy Land
Cardiff
Harrow
Misa Sallie
Ben Draper
Mr. Popkine
Uncle Ben
Johu
Sallie
Law
Solomon
George
Mr. Popkina
Popkina
Hopkins
Mrs. Hopkins
Josse A. Dobson
Prarie Farmer
A Boy's Journal and Notable Notices
A six year old boy Dorry records a year of small daily events and meals from March to April including notes on pudding cakes and tea. The passage also includes brief clippings about canal trustees elections, a Knoxville senator remark, an intoxicated printer incident in East St. Louis, and remarks on violin string issues amid a cat epizootic.
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Dorry
Charley Slack
Forgit
John
Debby
Issy
Fight Between Chandler and Hannegan in Dining Room
A vivid Washington letter recalls a savage clash at the National Hotel during a dinner hour. Zach Chandler of Michigan and Mr. Hannegan of Indiana exchange blows and improvised weapons as bystanders and witnesses recount the melee.
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Zach. Chandler
Michigan
Hannegan
Indiana
Prussia
National Hotel
Zach
Voorhees
Dan
Chandler
Zachariah
Michigan Ajax
Chicago Tribune
Washington
Unexpected School Answer Teaches Washington Birthday Lesson
A school trustee, touring his ward's school with guests, asks history questions. A dirty-faced pupil finally explains Washington's birth day is celebrated because he never told a lie, provoking loud laughter and the trustee's retreat. Another notice ponders long childhood years and a plan for a new English city Victoria.
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Washington
Louisville Courier-Journal
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