Caspar Athwold's Fatal Will and a Love Redeemed
A failed suitor, Caspar Athwold, plans to leave his wealth to Kate Norman after death. A beggar similar to him dies, the will is read, and Caspar fakes death to protect Kate. In the graveyard at night, Kate finds the living Caspar, revealing she loves him and they unite as husband and wife.
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Caspar Athwold
Athwold
The
Hudson
Kate Norman
Childen
the Firat
Casper Athwold
Kate
Green Lane
Albany
Belvidere
Athwold Park
Cold Springs
Iawyer
Church Yard
Theon
Casper
What I d o Would Do by Samuel Lover
A poetic dialogue about faithfulness and longing between lovers separated by sea. The speaker questions how they would respond to distance, betrayal, and danger while vowing steadfast devotion and hope through storms and return.
The Early Fall Mosquito and Miscellany
A fragmentary 19th century miscellany contrasts a poem about the early fall mosquito with assorted quotes and remnant notes. It references Gov Jonathan Jennings and John C. Calhoun and quotes Clara Louise Kellogg on American women studying music. There are brief moralizing lines about a woodman, filial obedience, and a remark on rain during fairs.
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Clara Louise Kellogg
Boston
Bonnet Brag Turns Morning Show In New Haven
A New Haven man, late from a millinery errand, returns with a new bonnet. His wife critiques his purchase, mocks his suit, and parades in the bonnet around the room while he sleeps, only to wake to a public display and a comic dressing-down.
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New Haven
Hamburg
Zenobia
Andabe
New Haven Register
Behalf of Marauder Praised The Morning Paper
Fogg compliments the Matutinas Marauder editor after naming a breakfast beefsteak as the nicest thing seen in the paper. The editor responds with curiosity about a leader on the situation or the Bungtown railroad.
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Wwj
Fogg
Matutinas Marauder
Supreme Protector Leads Knights and Ladies of Honor
Mr. Gage of Boston has been chosen as Supreme Protector, head of the Knights and Ladies of Honor, a position seen as of fearful responsibility. The order also names a Guardian Mr. Levy of Mississippi, a Guide Mr. Lawyer of Ohio, and a Sentinel Mr. Brown of Illinois, but none equal to the Supreme Protector.
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Gage
Boston
Knights and Ladies of Honor
St. Louis
Knights and Ladies
Levy
Mississippi
Lawyer
Ohia
Brown
Illinois
Chicago paper ponders Guiteau interview by Francia Train
A Chicago paper contemplates interviewing Guiteau via George Francia Train as a possible feature. The piece hints at sensational storytelling, recalling a bizarre tale of a sailor placed in a cage with an anaconda by an African king, with an improbable twist suggested by the reader.
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Chicago
Guiteau
George Francia
Neighborly Advice On Bills And Boundaries
A terse instruction warns a young man to help others without letting paternal relatives saddle him with repair bills. The quip blends moral exhortation with practical caution about avoiding unwanted financial obligations from family.
Forrests Metamora Tale Stirs Western Indians in Theater
An anecdote from Edwin Forrest s Metamora performance in a western theater recounts White Cloud and his warriors in a stage box reacting to the action. The Indians, unable to understand the words, grow restless until a simulated war cry from Metamora and Forrest triggers a dramatic rush onto the stage. The crowd roars as Indians join in, boosting Forrest s triumph and marking the scene as a memorable theatrical moment reported by San Francisco Vanity Fair.
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Edwin Forrest
White Cloud
Washington
Mr. Forrest
Metamora
John McCullough
Simonpare
Forest
Indiana
Toman Bhawk
Forrest
San Francisco
Vanity Fair
Walter Crane Accused of Pin Prank at School
In a Burlington Hawkeye vignette a teacher suspects Walter Crane of placing a pin in the chair, but the culprit is revealed as Sammy Johnson. The scene unfolds with classroom satire as the accused boy protests innocence while the real mischief-maker grins.
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Walter Crane
Walter
Atudious
Sammy Johnson
Herodotus
Burlington Hawkeye
The Philosophy of True Love Tale
A man knocks at his beloveds door. A voice asks who is there. He says it is 1 and is refused. He wanders into the desert, fasts, prays, and after a year returns. He knocks again, calls it thysels, and the door opens.
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Dover
Desert
Wanted Comet with Two Tails Appears at Office
A notice seeks a comet described as having two tails and states it will be left at the office for inspection. A suitable reward is offered and ten questions will be asked.
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Goder
Engineless Train Reported to Cover 14 Miles in 17 Minutes
A historic note records an engineless train traveling fourteen miles in seventeen minutes on an English railway. The remarkable run suggests possible early experiments with locomotive efficiency or alternative propulsion methods described in the era's transportation reports.
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Slater
Teeeseanes
Samuel Lover
Jonathan Jenninga
Lodiana
John C. Calhoun
Joan C
Jonathan Jennings
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