Home Circle Essay Warns Against Whiskey's Toll on Families
A vivid allegorical critique decorates a saloon wall with images of ruin from drunkenness. It urges moral reform and warns readers about loss of home, father figures, and mothers, ending with a religious note that no drunkard shall enter heaven. The piece shifts to a moralist tone urging self restraint and the value of a strong, educated youth prepared for leadership.
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Pentine River
Whiskey River
Kentucky
Angel of Justice
Kingdom of God
Epitaph For Nathaniel Grigsby At Attica Cemetery
In Attica's blue burying ground lies Nathaniel Grigsby who died in 1890. A strong Republican and ardent G O T member, he served as a second lieutenant in Company G Tenth Indiana Cavalry. The epitaph notes his steadfast loyalty even in death.
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Attica
Nathaniel Grigsby
Tenth Indiana Cavalry
Grigsby
Entering Dying Protest Against Democratic Party
A writer condemns the Democratic Party as treasonous, claiming close observation since days of Jachron and stating that all national fortunes have come to it. The message warns readers to beware of this party of treason.
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Democratic Party
Epitaph Controversy Over Grigsbys Will
Heirs resisted a tombstone inscription while a lawyer ruled the will required it. The epitaph, titled by Grigsbys will, is unusual with a carved marble traveling bag and a line about where Grigsby stopped. The Kansas City Journal notes the odd epitaph.
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Grigsby
Bill
Kansans
Vision on the veldt reveals mother apparition
A narrator recalls a spectral sighting while scanning rock formations in the veldt. He initially doubts Eb’s soldier guess, then sees a woman between two boulders. The figure turns, reveals the narrator’s mother, who approaches briefly before vanishing. About three weeks later a letter confirms her death and burial.
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Dart
Grenadier
Occult Review
Gambling Foresaids and a Bridge Fiend Mistress Tale
A New York Sun report relays a manager from an employment bureau recounting an odd gambling tale. A late mistress, a bridge player, bet maids against each other for money and attempted maid swaps based on the card game outcomes. One girl resisted the swap and sought new employment instead.
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New York Sun
Rough on His Lordship and the Wave of Indulgence
A carpenter delays a gibbet for a hangman until paid and learns it was for the judge. The Paris Figaro condemns modern indulgence as clever thieves win admiration and the rogue is hailed as a genius.
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Paris
Honor Comrade Captain John D Alesander Receives Badge
Bedford honors Captain John D Alesander retired as department commander of the Indiana G A R at Crawfordsville encampment. He is presented a six inch gold past department commander's badge set with diamonds and rubies by a committee from the Indiana department including Captain David Beem Colonel W V Williams and Colonel John R Fesler. Beem delivers the presentation address.
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Bedford
Indiana G. A. R
Crawfordsville
Indiana
David Beem
W. V. Williams
John R. Fesler
Indianapolis
Beem
He Discovered Why
A humorous exchange shows Mr Oldboy asking why so much water is needed belied by Tommy’s quip about a dry habit. The dialogue hints at a humorous family dynamic and a locally printed cartoon caption style.
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Mr. Oldboy
Tommy
Quote on bargains and wheels from Brown and Friend
A brisk exchange on a bargain in motors features Brown praising a seller while Friend quips about a bill. The dialogue plays on retail brengen and cynical humor in a London Punch tone with a wry view of desire and commerce.
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Motors
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