Riverboat poker and a deadly blast from the past
A veteran recounts a Nile river steamer tale of snags gamblers and a fatal poker game that led to a vanished fortune a violent explosion and a long awaited repayment to a bank all threaded through the Belle Island disaster and a ominous reunion with the blackjack foe revealed on the voyage to New Orleans
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St. Louis
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Vicksburg Levee
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Cincinnati
Belle Island
Cairo
Red River
Millbank
The Liley of the West love lyrics fragment
A youth from Indiana writes to a Minnesota girl in a rustic ballad. He recalls courting, misfortune, laboring under heartbreak, and a fatal duel sparked by jealousy with Clara the Liley of the West as the central figure.
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Minnesota
Naples
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Rest and Renewal in Poetic Seasons
A reflective verse sequence pairs natural stages with human solace, linking endings and new beginnings. Images move from aftermaths of weather, battle, and sorrow to peaceful continuities such as wedding bells, radiant roses, and waking seeds, suggesting renewal after hardship.
Beatrice Blessed by Gentle Grace Beyond Frost and Heat
A poem extols Beatrice not driven by winter frost or summer heat but by a perfect gentleness. Her meek glow rises like a lamp, drawing an exceeding glory that stirs envy in heavenly fire. An eternal desire awakens in the divine, inviting her to aspire above this weary and evil place.
Debt Stalled by Promises in Findlay Courier Tale
A lament from the Findlay Courier recalls promises to pay debts that never materialize. Editors recount a series of would‑be payers, excuses, and delays, noting how many vanished or delayed funds. The piece mirrors editor frustrations seen in the Fremont Journal and hints at administration action as a distant hope.
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Education of the Presidents in Syracuse Herald table
The Syracuse University Herald reproduces a table listing presidents and their education. It notes Washington prized English, Adams and Jefferson ties to Harvard and William and Mary, Lincoln's very limited schooling, Grant at West Point, and that Monroe and Harrison did not graduate. It cites ages at graduation, ranges of knowledge, and claims two thirds of presidents were college men.
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Jefferson
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Madison
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Monroe
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Harrison
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Tyler
Polk
University of North Carolina
Taylor
Barks
West Point
Gen. Grant
Centennial Admission Wee in Philadelphia Exhibit
The price of admission is fifty cents payable in one note and registered in boxes. Centennial Bank exchange offices will change money for visitors lacking the note. The system aims to prevent fraud and keep cash and indicators aligned, with rules on note denominations and a single-file arrangement for those without the required note.
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Centennial National Bank
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Centennial Commission
New York Times
Funniness and Folly in Everyday Banter Across Cultures
A collage of humorous snippets about daily life in various voices. Jests on advertisements, snoring, fruit stalls, post offices, sermons, fashion, and misheard sayings. Characters include a fruit vendor, a colored preacher, and an Irishman, each delivering light verbal quips and social observations.
The Black Hills and surrounding ranges overview
The Black Hills cover 8000 square miles with an estimated length of 120 miles and width of 0 miles. The region, including the Bighorn and Powder ranges, spans 60000 square miles with agriculture on a fifth and grazing as the main use. Mineral areas are small. gold fields lie at Varney’s Peak, Bear Lodge, and nearby locales. Gold seekers have visited since 1537. A Phoenixville man raises canaries, teaching one to sing Home Sweet Home via a mirror and a magic box. A Cockney tourist asks about barefoot Scots, and a Scottish lassie replies that some go barefoot, some mind their business.
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Powder Ranges
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Varney
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Bear Lodge
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Wall
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Sweet Home
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Tassie
Sebastopol Declared Commercial Port to Flourish as Grain Center
Sebastopol was declared a commercial port just one year ago and has become the second corn granary in Southern Russia. New buildings and boulevards have sprung up as if by magic, signaling rapid growth and development.
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Russia
English Language Cost Advantage Shown in Telegraphic Use
A study shows English is cheaper for telegraphic purposes by about twenty five to thirty five percent compared with French, German, or other languages. The finding highlights efficiency differences across language systems for international messaging.
Napoleon at Gotha Retold In Poetic Narrative
Cor. Boston Gazette recounts Mr Bayard Taylor's poem Napoleon at Gotha and the tale of a jovem ducal huntsman’s son who seeks to shoot Napoleon. The emperor’s calm gaze causes the youth to drop his musket, illustrating Napoleon’s perceived grander fate. The anecdote, shared as factual by Taylor, shapes a dramatic portrait of Napoleonic power.
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Boston Guvzette
Forensic Eloquence in Trial Ends in Guilty Verdict
A defense lawyer in an Ashe town pleads for a handsome young woman accused of stealing from an unoccupied dwelling at night. He extols her beauty and innocence, but the judge sums up, and the prisoner is found guilty. The rhetoric fails to sway the jury.
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Asnage
Brazil
Washing Dishes With Milk Not Soap
Advice on cleaning dishes using a small amount of milk in water to soften water and grease, producing glossier results. Recommends heating stone vessels with water after removing victuals, claims no grease floats in water and tins stay brighter without soap or scouring. Encourages avoiding scouring tins as wasteful for modern tinware.
Fiddling Grasshoppers Attract Female Favor In Norristown
The Norristown Herald editors note male grasshoppers use their hind legs to fiddle on wing edges and claim the best fiddler wins a female’s affection first. They admit they noticed this behavior but found it not worth reporting.
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Sam Darwin Anys
Norristown Herald
Avery
Von Bulow Praises American Women’s Handsome Vara
The article notes Von Bulow praising the charm of American women and remarks that the aging diplomat has learned they respond to flattery. He suggests they are open to compliments, reflecting social attitudes of the era toward gender and diplomacy.
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Vara
McFarland Held in St Louis Jail for Murder
A man named McFarland, who killed Richard, is jailed in St Louis as a common drunkard. The incident is presented as a strong case for capital punishment.
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Richard
St. Louis
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