Miss Keith and Percy in a Harbor of Choice and Duty
Miss Keith, betrothed to Dick Thurston, falls for Percy Everett at a fashionable hotel. A sea cave confession tests honor as Thurston is wounded, and Keith becomes his widow. Years later Percy asks to reclaim their fate, confronting duty and lasting love.
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Miss Keith
Percy Everett
Dick Thurston
Percy
Parey Everett
Plains
Indiana
Keith
Gove
Percy Meerett
Misa Keith
Perry Everelt
Jia
Sle
Margaret
Margaret Keith
Dick Phurston
Pearl
Fragmented Verse and Bits of News From An Era
A collage of poems and quips interspersed with brief notices. The piece includes a love lament about severed bonds, then shifts to anecdotes about General Sherman, a debt case in Elizabeth New Jersey, a shooting duel in Nebraska, and assorted humorous sayings and oddities.
Col Tom Crittenden Infatuates Crowd With Fussy Baby Gaffe
At a hotel gathering Col Tom Crittenden mingled with guests and flirted with a baby. He claimed the child as a candidate for governor while the mother revealed her husband had died two months earlier, leaving a sorrowful scene in St. Louis.
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Colonel Allen
Tom Crittenden
Col. Tom
Kay
Col
Tom
Col. Pont
Ull
Col Tom
Taffy
Colonel Tom Crittenden
St. Louis Times Journal
King of Denmark in Seaside Carriage Collision
A Danish king narrowly avoids harm when his carriage collides with a distracted actor on a seaside road. The king ribs the actor about his performance and warns of future consequences if his acting does not improve. Observers note seasonal Hop crop prospects tied to English demand.
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Denmark
Artemus Ward and His London Triumphs in Humorous Lectures
A recollection of Artemus Ward as a premier humorist praised in London where his shows at Egyptian Hall drew large crowds. The New York Clipper quotes Vandyke Brown on Ward’s rise from minstrel jokes to lecturing, the public’s warm reception, and his keen ability to misdirect solemn narration with timely humor.
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Artemus Ward
London
Picadilly
New York Clipper
Vandyke Brown
Grental
Cleveland Plaindeeder
Bull Run
Artemus
Washington
Want of Courage and the Call to Action
The passage argues that talent is wasted by timidity and urges bold action. It laments perpetual risk calculation and delays, noting modern life offers fewer chances to learn from hesitation. The author, Sidney Sneith, extols decisive efforts and defiance of cautious doubts, ending with a quip about a melancholy prince and Hamlet.
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Sidney Sneith
Kicks and juror challenged in mock trial exchange
A playful jab about a mule’s kicks appears in a lighthearted note while a juror is peremptorily challenged, prompting the juryman to ask the lawyer whether he preferred knives or pistols.
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resThe Tuxan
Some Unthought of Statistics from the Boston Transcript
The article compiles surprising scale comparisons, showing how many people and how much land would fit into various places. It estimates world population, U S population, and country sizes in terms of square feet, acres, and national areas, with many bold proportional facts.
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The
Boston Transcript
Boston
United States
Brighton
Dorchester
West Roxbury
Martha's Vineyard
Brookline
Newton
Needham
Dedham
Hyde Park
Milton
Massachusetts
Maine
New Hampshire
Vermont
England
Georgia
Ilinoi
Iowa
North Carolina
Kansas
Scotland
Ireland
France
Wales
Texas
New Jiampshire
Rhode Island
Connecticut
New York
New Jersey
Pennsylvania
Delaware
Maryland
Ohio
Indiana
Newspapers Are Read From Start To Finish Says Pittsburg Leader
The Pittsburg Leader notes that newspapers are routinely read and valued, unlike handbills which are often ignored. Advertisers recognize this and pay premium for newspaper reach, understanding readers pursue content from beginning to end.
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Pittsburg
Richelieu and De Grammont Jumping Duel Tale
The Chambers Journal recounts Cardinal Richelieu’s playful leaps at home and a wager with De Grammont. The courtier pretended to jump but kept his leaps just short, losing a few louts yet earning swift promotion from the triumphant opponent.
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Comte de St. Vallier
Berlin
Death
St. Vallier
Cardinal Richelieu
de Girammont
de Grammont
Chiamhers’ Journa
Society of the Damned Dines Monthly in Paris
In Paris a curious group called the Society of the Damned gathers monthly of dramatic authors at Brebant's. Members must have been kissed to be eligible. An eminent dramatist chairs for three months, with past chairs including Meilhac Damas Jr Zola and Offenbach. Dinners occur on the last Friday and are described as extraordinarily hilarious.
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Paris
Society of the Damned
Brebant’s
M. Meilhac
M. Damas, Jr
M. Zola
M. Offenbach
Treasures Unearthed In Summitt County America
A Colorada Letter reports discoveries around Summitt county and near Decatur City. Four globular substances resemble cannon balls found twelve feet underground during mineral exploration. In Kokomo the base of an iron column was uncovered with one end scooped out resembling a mortar. The ages or races of these relics remain undetermined.
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Summitt County
Decatur City
Kokomo
Undertaker Ad Promises Castiva For Head Cold Cases
An Eastern undertaker advertises castiva as a remedy for head colds with no cough, claiming it suits any case. The ad presents a curiosity of medical product language and marketing in a funeral home context.
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Ger
N. B
Castiva
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NEW Harmony Register
Wollowe
New Harmony
Noware
the Register
Slater
Misseith
Sherman
Kentucky
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Leavenworth
Oflizabeth
N. J
Elizabeth
Jade
Big Springs
Neb
Paddy
Jey
Cincinnati
Sax
Texarkana
London Police
Hamlet
Richelieu
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