Indians in Our Civil War and Related Notes
A survey of Civil War pensioners in Indian Territory shows about 3 399 pensioners with last year payments around 312 000 and local Oklahoma contributions of 573 000. It recounts mixed Indian loyalties, Confederate and Union numbers, and the limited impact of Indian forces in the war amid ongoing territorial changes and later notes on naval topics and historical reflections.
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Indian Territory
Ohi Hewa
Okhlaems
Confederate Congress
Oklahoma
Confederacy
War Department
Thas
West
Siasino
Enis
Kntima
Okishema
Patemw
Yo Sun
Worth Living Sermon by Dr. Talmage in Australia
Dr. Talmage tours Australian cities delivering a sermon on Worth Living drawn from Lamentations. He argues worldly wealth and social status fail to satisfy, citing Solomon and Jeremiah, and emphasizes a life of virtue, charity, and faith as truly valuable. He contrasts the emptiness of money worship with examples of enduring worth.
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Talmage
Bass
Solomon
Pordh
Soponten
Jeremiah
Starti
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Innersd
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Fife
Reyer
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Groemites
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Firet Pines
CPI
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Wall
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Amer- Huai
Srebetiy
Pathetree
Dave
Feng
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Cejme
Anoopler
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Ehatlelier
Sviare Ealiur
Cauipnaue
Hetter
Beth
Evans
Svalusiglessea
Morbid Self Deceit and Self-Persecution Narratives
A Pittsburgh Dispatch item reviews cases of sensational deception by women who fabricate illness or persecution letters to gain sympathy. Examples include a Canadian girl driven to death by her own anonymous accuser and a spinster who burned belongings to attract attention. Portsmouth history recalls a forged engagement with imaginary suitors.
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Portsmouth
Last Words Scraps of Conversation from a Dy Parting Stenographer
Fragments from a dying message capture farewells and instructions. The speaker asks for daily routines, warns not to forget, and requests letters and mementos be kept safe. Names and places hint at a personal, intimate farewell amid final moments.
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Stenaner
Taci
Sher Sre
Pont
Piocet Uv
London
Clifford
Frank
Mernot
Old People and Retirement Beliefs in a 19th Century Era
A column discusses attitudes to aging and retirement, warning against excessive work and stressing balance of private life and exertion. It reflects on health decline with early retirement and notes clinics and social norms. Anecdotes include misnamed places and humorous mishearings about fashion and language.
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Intel
Fife
Boita
Anxiety and playhouse dialogue about prince dreams
A brief exchange shows anxious mothers and fathers debating Johnny's worldly desires and imagination. The dialogue features a boy wishing to be a prince and a father suggesting a dog as a consolation.
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Johnny
Ohio Road Improvement Urged by Senator Brice Opinion
Senator Calvin S Brice argues for improved highways to boost economy and connect communities. He notes farmers shoulder road costs and calls for tax relief to fund better roads without raising rates, linking good roads to regional prosperity and efficient transport.
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Ohio
Deziictato
Federal Union
Bhappy
Ghia
Gol Roads
Sur
Ighor
Moner
Calvin S. Brive
Bench for Cooling Milk and Related Farming Notes
A bench design to improve milk cooling by allowing air to circulate around vessels. Instructions cover frame, wire or iron rack, placement, and keeping the bench in a cool place. Additional items discuss road reform views and farmer accounting for milk production and farm profitability.
The Best Things to Eat with Royal Baking Powder
The ad extols ROYAL BAKING POWDER as essential for bread biscuits cakes rolls muffins and pastries. It claims light tender delicious wholesome results and that ROYAL BAKING POWDER 2 saves time and labor while economizing flour butter and eggs and improving digestibility.
Splendors of the Golden Chamber in Constantinople
A historical note recounts the Golden Chamber as the palace’s grandest space with Theophilus and Constantine VII adding silver furnishings and architectural marvels. The pen tapyriren and the Easter feast throne concept are highlighted, along with decorative mirrors, tiles, and elaborate roof-and-wall embellishments.
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Constantinople
Lintprand
Vremeria
Nicephonrus F Phoecas
Golden Chamber
Justin
Theophilus
Constantine VII
Pernicious solitary practices warned by medical association
An association of medical men offers a home treatment guide for nervous debility melancholia memory impairment and related disorders caused by solitary practices. A mail copy sealed in a plain envelope can be obtained by sending 10 cents for postage to Wosth's Dispensary Medical Association, Buffalo New York.
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Wosth
Dispensary Medical Association
Buffalo
N.Y
Fragmented dialogue montage from early 20th century papers
Collage of comic exchanges featuring a father sent up for years and quips about weather and culture. Text includes humorous exchanges on punishment, fashion collars, and Canadian snow. OCR quality is poor, with fragmented phrases and mispunctuated lines.
Low Rates to St Paul for Convention Excursion
North Western Line offers excursion tickets to St Paul Minnesota at half fare for the round trip due to the Cerbolic Total Abstinence Union of America convention. Tickets on sale July 30 and 31 good for return until August 6 1804. Apply to Chicago and North Western Railway Agents. NEBIER quote on intellect and wine in glasses ends with Arkansaw Thomas Cat.
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St. Paul
Total Abstinence Union of America
North-Western
Minn
Chicago & North-Western Railway
Remedy Ads and Humorous Snippets From a Penny-Slade Page
Readers encounter health pitches for Hostetter's Stomach Bitters and Glean’s Sulphur Soap plus Hills Hair Dye. Quips about English spelling and a joke about mussed shoes appear alongside ads for Hall's Catarrh Cure and an elastic stair-climb boast.
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Glean
Syrup of Figs Promoted As A Healthful Laxative Remedy
An advertisement extols Syrup of Figs from the California Fig Syrup Co as a pleasant laxative that cleanses the system without weakening organs. It claims benefits for colds fevers and constipation and notes availability in 50c and 1 bottles through druggists. The ad also promotes the Davis International Cream Separator and urges readers to mention seeing the ad.
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California Fig Syrup Co
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