The Duke and the Stone Lesson in Charity
A palace tale recalls Duke Leopold who blocks a road with a rock to test his people. Merchants pass by and do nothing to move it. The duke finally reveals a hidden box with a gold ring and purse, explaining he hoarded the stone for the reward of the one who moves it. The crowd learns a moral about effort and generosity.
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Leopold
Hana
Hans
Kach
Atlasé
Duke Leopold
Mary E. Bradley
St. Nicholas
A Grotesque Ride With Bud Brown in Atlanta
A narrator recalls meeting a poor eight year old Black boy named Bud Brown in Atlanta during a Sunday-school convention. He hires the boy to drive a worn carriage through crowded streets, notes the ragged vehicles and the boy’s prideful chatter about his life and lessons, and reflects on the scene and local people.
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Terry
Atlanta
Taylor Hill
Hyar
Bud Brown
Honest Bud Learns Integrity From Sunday School
A girl forgets her purse with a stranger who keeps it for her. At 4 pm the boy Bud returns the purse, declaring he goes to Sunday school and aims for the University. He explains his honesty comes from his religious schooling and future ambitions.
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Bud
Sammy Brown's Cold Walk to Mrs Packer's
In a frosty fall morning four year old Sammy Brown travels through tall weeds to Mrs Packer's seeking help. He arrives dripping wet and wearing Billy Packer's clothes after being helped by a big boy to be carried home. His mother laughs at the mix up as the tale closes.
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Sammy
Sammy Brown
Mrs. Packer
Monstrous Fossil Beasts Described By Prof Cope
Philadelphia professor Cope described two giant fossil animals to the San Francisco Academy. One, camarasaurus supremus, would be about 72 feet long with a nine foot neck and 56 inch vertebrae, while the other amphicoclius fragilissmus exceeds 100 feet with six foot vertebrae and 40 foot hind legs.
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Cope
Philadelphia
California
San Francisco Academy
Treatment of Scarlet Fever with Sulphur Remedy
The foreign medical journals report Dr. H. Pigeon using sulphur to treat scarlet fever. Patients were anointed with sulphur ointment and given sulphur doses, with rooms filled with fumes, claiming immediate improvement and full recovery within eight days.
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H. Pigeon
Okolona States Editor Defends Democracy in Heated Letter
The piece from the Okolona States editor Kernan defends Democratic principles, attacks Kirkwood, and touts secessionist and white supremacist lineages. It traces the paper’s stance to Jefferson Davis era and urges Union supporters in Pennsylvania to vote to settle the war and defend liberty. The text mixes political attacking rhetoric with calls for party loyalty and repudiation of Republican critics.
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Okolona
Muncie
Ind
Times
Kernan
Kirkwood
Miss
Messrs. Eiler & Brady
Indiana
Gestlexen
Commonwealth
Fort Wayne
Sentinel
Democratic Standard
Okolora States
Alfred ¥. Harper
Ti Hag
Radicala
Jefferson
Calhoun
Jefferson Davis
Cincinnati Inquirer
North
Maine
California
Ben Hill
Lamar
Wade Hampton
Daniel W. Voorhees
Davis
Vallandigham
Henry Clay Dean
Voorhees
Democratic Party
Stephen A. Douglas
Knights of the Golden Gaele
Seaboard
Colorado
Iowa
Ohio
Pennsylvania
Union
Fort Sumter
Appomattox
The Right Sort of Talk in Pennsylvania Politically Charged Speech
A Pennsylvania Republican Committee address denounces the rebel Democracy and warns of ruin if they gain power. It argues for national issues over state concerns and urges voters to support Republicans in the November election, highlighting a crisis of leadership and calls for strong national guidance.
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Pennsylvania Republican Committee
Lee
United States
Senate
House of Representatives
Appomattox
Georgia
Great
Tribunal of the
Pennsylvania
The Veteran Clubs to Attend Grant Reception in Chicago
The Chicago Veteran Club plans a Grant reception with many West Coast Veteran Soldiers' Clubs. Circulation urges club secretaries to request blank Toaster forms, return attendance estimates, report to Grand Pacific Hotel upon arrival, and wear white gloves with Union Veteran Club badges. Clubs with music should notify the Corresponding Secretary.
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Chicago
West
Grand Pacific
Union Veteran Club of
Grant Is The Son Of Destiny In A Nation’s Pulse
The passage extols Ulysses S. Grant as a symbolic force guiding the nation, portraying him as a living beacon and driver of patriotic energy, a magnetic thrill awakening 30 million citizens in a sweeping, resolute surge. The Lemars Sentinel framing adds a newspaper voice to this tribute.
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Lemars Sentinel
Unpleasant Snake Encounter in Jubbulpore Bungalow
An English officer recounts a terrifying night in India when a venomous bite was suspected after a wildcat leaped onto the bed. Tom Norris aids in the search for the culprit, but the two puncture marks reveal the cat as the source, ending his sleep and leaving him relieved and awake no more that night.
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India
Tom Norris
Jubbulpore
Paris Banner Names Sawyer Bonner Murderous Ruffian
The Paris Banner editors labeled Sawyer Bonner a murderous ruffian in print. Bonner proved the claim by shooting the editor dead in the street.
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Paris
Texas
Sawyer Bonner
Bonner
First American mill in Japan built in 1874
A miscellaneous column notes Mr Doyzz, Baxcroft in Washington, and several odd anecdotes. It mentions the first American mill in Japan built in 1874, a Swiss style dinner in Zanzibar, and a German stage operator in Colorado. It also reports on British investment woes, French forestry benefits, a colossal Berlin hotel, and an aged mute couple in St. Louis by sixteen years of silence.
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Doyzz
Japan
Baxcroft
Washington
Indian Service
Waldai
Novgorod
Zanzibar
Sarnaz Bernwardt
United States
Speare
Colorado
Genoa
Honduras
Senlis
Nancy
Central Station
Berlin
St. Louis
The Gentle Gift of Dr Wayland at Brown University
A Brown University president practiced delicate giving by offering small loans to poor meritorious students. The gift was presented as a loan at six to nine months, with no interest, prompting the student to sign for fifty to one hundred dollars. The approach preserved self-respect and fostered self-reliance.
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Wayland
Brown University
Curious Peach Tree Bears Full Grown Pumpkin
A garden in Hartford Kentucky features a peach tree that bears a full sized pumpkin. The tree produced no fruit this season yet a healthy pumpkin hangs from its branches, larger than a man's head. Caleb Crow is the owner of the unusual tree in his yard.
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Caleb Crow
Hartford
Ex Sexuator Stewart of Nevada Reclaims Fortunes
Former Nevada figure Stewart, once known as Ex Sexuator, has recovered his fortunes through new investments and recent deals, signaling a full career rebound.
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Stewart
Nevada
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Tam
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Burlington
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