Orton’s New Orleans trek and a budding portrait
Orton wanders the bayou country near Garcia’s plantation in Louisiana, sketches Lake Garcia while courts the daughter Lalie Rochon, and savoring tropical scenes as tensions rise with Rochon plotting to strike. A forthcoming clash looms as Garcia warns of an imminent fight and Orton pledges to stand by his hosts.
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Orton
Mme. Garcia
Lalie
Mo’sieu
Ma'm
Ma'm’nelle Rochon
Lake
Larieo
Louis
Saas
Ma’m'relle
Tropic
Ree
Mo'sien
Lake Garcia
Madame Garcin
Garcia
Lea
I. Eres
Bay St. Louise
Old Rochon
Rochon
Rodhon
Ortee
Garcia Place
Zelle Garcia
Ma'm'zelle Rochon
M'Zelle
O’sien Rochon
Orion
Mme. Gearcia
Jane Rochon
Satis- Garcia
Larsie
Mo'sien Orton
Arcin
Mo'sieu
Gabe
Garein
Maurice Thompson
The Open Winter of 1816 and Its Fateful Months
A 19th century account recalls the infamous year known as the "year without a summer." Frost, ice, and snow plagued the United States from January through April, destroying crops and driving up prices. Central New York, Vermont, and other regions saw corn frozen and fodder crops harvested late, while some months in England were milder. Farmers faced scarce yields and high costs for feed, with widespread hardship described by contemporaries.
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United States
Rivera
Atlantic
New York City
New England
Pennsylvania
England
New York
Vermont
How to Deal With the Mugwumps in President Harrison's Era
A humorous satirical letter to President Benjamin Harrison from John Wanamaker's view, offering tongue in cheek guidance on tariff talk, cabinet selection, desk etiquette, and political manners. It parodies public discourse and mocks phrase making while urging humane treatment of Mugwumps and cautious civil service reform.
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Benjamin Harrison
John Wanamaker
United States
Tratton
Mr. Wanamaker
Ple
White House
Riley
Eugene Field
Bryn Mawr
B Mawr
Attinsville
Abij
America
Department
TEXAS PLEAS IN GEORGIA A Fittle Insect That Kills Coveys
Sportsmen in Texas and neighboring Georgia report partridges becoming scarce and fear extermination. Some blame wet summers drowning nests while others accuse a Texan flea carried by Texas ponies of killing coveys. The article notes a rapid decline in partridge numbers across Georgia and adjacent counties.
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Georgia
Message from Rosser J. Burdette to the President
A letter from Rosser J. Burdette addresses the President with remarks on guidance patience tact and inspiration. Burdette expresses loyalty and a desire to aid the President in facing embarrassments perplexities and trials while urging the recipient toward wiser leadership.
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Rosser J. Burdette
The Fireside Sphinx Enigmatic Nuts for Home Cracking
A compact notice from Lewiston Maine invites readers to address inquiries to E R Cransovas for this fireside department. The column promises cryptic puzzles and home cracking challenges within a community puzzle section.
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E. R. Cnansovas
Lewiston
Maine
Conundrum Riddles and Puzzling Wordplay Fragments
A collage of clues hints at cryptic categories: rail accidents cause, inflammable things, powder fires, spirits, tree stems, doctors aims, votes and more. The text blends riddles, jokes, and partial phrases about animals, desserts, anagrams, and poems with scattered proper names and odd spellings.
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Boston
Journey Around the World Through Hazy Fragments
A garbled travel piece recalls crossing two Southern states and observing strange scenes across nations and towns. Vague images include a woman wrapping a town, England near a Sey, a German crawling, and British cape amid a bay. The narrator hints at distant places, rivers, and islands but concrete meaning remains unclear.
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Ohio
England
North Ee
Asia
Atlantic
North America
Shetland
511-TELL MY NAME. A word puzzle verse and scattered clues
Fragmentary puzzle lines describe a name or term across pieces, with references to travel, ground, binding, and poetic hints, plus stray names and incomplete lines. The text reads like a torn page of riddle notes with multiple puzzle titles and partial clues interwoven.
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Latic Garcia
Garcia’s
Sagi
Pinson
Mademoiselle
Milo
Cepe
Ind
Sieu Orton
M'Selle Garcia
Diana
Hebe
Lelie
Mo'sieu Rochon
Maja Zelle
M'Zelle Rochon
Zalie
Sam
Perae
Rigelets
Borene
Porchartraty
Mamrepas
Mobile
Whitten
the Dispatch
Fifth Avenue
London
Paris
Central Park
Great Britain
Newport
Lennox
Ada
CADS
Delaionlea’s
Philadphis
France
Blakely Hall
Omaha
Bob Burdette
General Harrison
Hinman’s
Ington
Statesman
Mugwump
Indiana
Civil Service Reform
Sullivan
Samson
Napoleon
Rome
Adam
Methusalah
Hanni Hamlin
Mr. Bancroft
Episcopal Church
Prince Bismarck
Garrhabbaroot Islands
Texas
Patlore
Sonny
Paloais
Barnum
Sha
Ana
Nelsontar
NaeiLsontax
Tam
Pam
Allerman
John
Tom
Will
EL ‘Serilous
Fea
Anh A
Devas Soc
Jamater
Ioral
Met Pear Pen
Pemeil
Ae Sar
Shave
Por
Beddis
Muddie
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