Fort Lafayette Proclamation Forger Memoir From May 24
The fragment recalls a visit to Fort Lafayette urged by Gen. Dix and a U.S. Marshal. It mixes raucous diary notes about meals and military life with a didactic African folktale about a white man, a snake, and a jackal, ending without a clear conclusion.
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Howard
Fort Lafayette
Mowaap
Durance Vile
Brooklyn Egle
Baaur
Gen. Dix
Bob Murray Bright
Bob
U.S. Marshal
Geb
Fort Lnfayette
Manesien
Bia
Jackal
Society Meetings Notes From Aurora Masonic Bodies
Society notices list regular meetings for Masonic bodies at Aurora. Items include Aurora Lodge No 48 meets Tuesday evenings. Vernon Chapter and Encampment schedules. several other lodges meet on first or third Thursdays. officers and secretaries named. details are terse and partly garbled.
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Washington
Prasetn
Jos Paws
Monat Vernon
Frasers
Renee
Herorider
Cat ‘Arampment Na
Mason
Wiibling
Loy Beeins Bey
Church Directory and Local Notices colophon
Directory lists Sabbath services at various churches with times and locations, plus county officers and travel schedules. Includes Pastor names, church addresses near Court and Washington streets, and transit timetables for Portsmouth routes and mail packets to Cincinnati and intermediate ports.
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Babath
Tewtor
Beveath
Betoe
Sery
Paanvies
Paettor
4Th Street
Court
Fourth Street
Market
Church of the Huly Redeemer
O'Desanne
Gay Street
Sant Mary's Church
Cath Ter
Fraser Kaxge
Mavisen Stal
Serv Scy
A. M
Sa'elock
Washington
Third Nis
Pacitittes
Portemouta Br
Portsmouth
Anndava
Jackson
Namden
Manetta
Chillieetha
Cincinnati
Hamden
Bantana
The Apple Drawer Mystery in the Suburban Home
A husband recalls fifteen years of marriage and three daughters, a humble yet contented life near Sand metropolis. After apple theft rumors, the family questions children and a servant, while a cloud of suspicion lingers over the household drawer and the missing fruit.
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Tran
Ron
Mysef
Jiliza
Maria
Mary
Nell
A Lesson on Truth and a Child’s Confession
A father recalls fearing his daughter had lied about an apple theft, but after stern questioning and tears the daughter confessed to lying. A later revelation showed the household servant was the thief, teaching the father to avoid threatening a child into falsehood and to hire servants more carefully.
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Garrett
Lagaio
Mary
Parrett
Mars
Npan
Theeaten
Ivan
Towate
Cley
Sten Waa
Pratoine
Good Associations and The Value of Wise Society
A dated exhortation on choosing virtuous company over vulgar influences. The text urges young men to seek intelligent, good company to gain knowledge, avoid ribald and indecent talk, and pursue mental excellence and integrity. It contrasts positive social influence with a tale of a scuffle ending in paternal pride.
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Lord Clarendon
Jim
Crbane Calon
Loyalty politics and war talk stir 1860s era scene
A columnist mocks loyalties in business and politics, dividing players into groups from officeholders to nosey gossips. The piece cites Ohio enlistment data, criticizes abolitionists, and quotes figures on conscription, war aims, and Lincoln era debates, with sharp notes on New England and Banks.
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Anavrast Geveral Cowen Liss
Ohio
National Guard
Thia
Uno
Abraam Lincoln
Pincer, &E
New
Stanton Dispatches Questioned By Press Contention
The Cleveland Plain Dealer criticizes Secretary Stanton for unreliable dispatches and batchy fragments that obscure truth. It argues official statements blur with sensational newspaper accounts as readers struggle to judge military positions.
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Stanton
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Tpcodents
Sines Stanton
Lee
Spottsylvania Court House
Lemuel Gulliver
General Buell praised as veteran officer amid political uproar
FragmentedOCR reporting reflects civil war era political rancor. Mentions General Buell praised for Kentucky and Indiana actions, discontent with administration, and debates over Charleston Baltimore conventions. References to Fremont, Lincolnites, and party criticisms emerge amid editorials and public notices.
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Kentucky
Louisville
Fargotten
Bief
Urhend Carian
A Witty Milkman and the Post Office Jest
A town milkman famed as a clever figure drives a troublesome steed outside the post office. Tom Parsons teases him with a Balaam joke, prompting the milkman to respond in quick wit. The scene blends humor and local color with lingering curiosity about memory and recognition.
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Fanny
Thore
Tom Parsons
Allen
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