W. F. Gray Photographic Artist Ad in New Harmony
W F Gray photographic artist offers rooms above D M Schnees Store New Harmony Indiana. services include photographs melainotypes gems porcelains large family photos framed and residence portraits. children’s pictures on bright days 9 am to 3 pm. old pictures restored copied enlarged to any size four gems for one dollar. May 15 WE Gray Artist.
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D. M. Schnee
Postoffice
New Harmony
Ind
WE. Gray
Separate or Sepperate Spellings Cause Parlor Clash
A humorous tale from the period follows Charley a naval officer and Annie his sweetheart as a spelling disagreement over the word separate erupts into a family quarrel with Mr McWorter and Mrs McWorter weighing in. The dispute ends with a dictionary check and a comic reconciliation. Also included is a satirical address on how not to run a country newspaper.
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Charley Carey
Annie McWorter
America
Charley
Annie
Robinson
Annie Iliza
Sepperrate
Mr. McWorter
Mrs. McWorter
Congress
Mc Worter
McWorter
Mr. Webster
New York Central
Kansas Pacific
Stewart's
Matilda
Brook
Brooklyn
Old McWorter
Annie Eirza MceWorter
Western Union
Wabash
Jeremiah
Nash
Logansport
Indiana
Smith
Brown
Love Is Not Made of Kisses This Is Love
The verse argues love is not physical tokens or dramatic gestures but a rare union of two souls. It compares love to blended streams and a single chord, uniting two hearts as one mind and one desire, elevating to a heaven on earth.
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Earth
The Habitual Apologist and Mrs Precision in Housekeeping
A reflective piece arguing against constant apologies for domestic disorder. It contrasts the over neat, ever apologizing housekeeper with the ordinary woman whose home shows life and wear. The essay urges readers to ignore trivial faults and focus on ideas, not cleanliness as a measure of character.
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Ivery
China
Doubtlous
Precision
Illinois woman dons Mary Queen of Scots mask at masquerade
A woman in Illinois used the Bible as a guide to study attire for a masquerade party portraying Mary Queen of Scots, seeking authentic dress details.
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Illinois
Mary, Queen of Scots
Miles Standish Adams Faces Sunday School Refusal
A Boston mother calls to her son Miles Standish Adams to prepare for Sunday school while he insists on fishing. He jokes that centennial speeches require fish thrice daily regardless of heaven. In a separate moment a mother questions her daughter about returning a kiss from a gentleman across the street.
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Miles Standish Adams
Boston
Miles
Snippet of odd sentences from a page fragment
A collection of jumbled phrases includes a boy demanding a nickel after witnessing affection, a proverb about swallows and spring, a remark on family history and office running, and a misread line about The Snake Run Academy in Indiana with odd spelling.
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Snake Run Academy
Indiana
Princess de Conti argues polygamy in Moorish reply
The Princess de Conti, daughter of Louis XIV, voices dislike of polygamy to the Moorish Ambassador. He answers that plurality of wives is allowed in Moorish country to seek diverse virtues found in one. The exchange is noted as unusually courteous.
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Gar
Princess de Conti
Louis XIV
Minnie Quandary Over Charley and a New Buckle
Minnie contemplates a social bind as Charley would be offended if she ignores him and blind to her new buckle if she cooperates. The note hints at expectations, etiquette, and personal conflict within a domestic scene.
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Minnie
Charley
A Simple Gift Lifts Spirits for a Day
A small gesture brings relief as a man receives a light, linen suit, and a white hat, momentarily lifting him above the worries and depressions of daily life.
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Macon
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Thrall & Mumford
En PLC Net
W. F. Gray
J. W. Davis & Co
J.w.davis & CO
Thrall & Mumford’s
New Michigan
New California
Yarmouth
J.W. Miller
Marble
Kay
Apliy
Addecan
Sthasua de Co
Portland
Katus
the Register
Co. v Slater
iAgiuscaes
Secvereene
Ges
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