Posedy Hero Puked on General Hovey at Louisville Hotel
A Vincennes Sun correspondent recalls a wartime anecdote at the National Hotel in Louisville. General Hovey slept nearby as two Hoosier captains caused a lively scene, culminating when a sick soldier vomited from the window onto Hovey, prompting a baffled search for the culprit.
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Heweyt
Vincennes Sun
Louisville
Posey County
Isthanes
National Hotel
General Hovey
Dreamland
Hovey
Huntisenuae
Saturday Night. Under the Gallows.
A condemned man near execution recounts a life wrecked by drink and crime. He describes his fall from prosperity to prison, his murdered wife, ruined family, and the torment of memory, pleading for death over the rope and lamenting the irretrievable past. Brick Pomeroy reports on the interview.
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Dead Sea
Palestine
Ad Sea
Jordan
Sodom
Priso
Fristaken
Brick” Pomeroy
Doors Open to Little Vice and Yet Greater R180 Entry
A fragmented line hints at a rebellious stance against opening doors to vice while indicating a stronger, larger entry labeled R180. The readable text centers on an internal conflict about boundaries and temptation without a clear event or person named.
Theater Audience Rejects Grant Cheer Proposal
The Capital notes a Washington theater incident where an enthusiastic supporter urged three cheers for General Grant. The crowd remained silent at Wall's Opera House as the plea for public support drew a pause then a light laugh, underscoring the unpopularity of the President.
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Grant
Donn Pratt
Washington City
Wall’s
Opera House
General Grant
The Alabama Treaty and British Claims
The Alabama claim totals 13,662,000 dollars while British subjects claim 20,000,000 dollars for cotton seized during the Civil War. If the treaty is ratified, commissioners may settle both claims, leaving the United States about 7,000,000 in debt to England.
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Alabama
United States
England
Cincinnati Enquirer
Trumbull Fears Consolidated Government Threat
Senator Trumbull of Illinois argues the true issue is whether the government will be revolutionized into a centralized consolidated state striking out thirty seven states and creating one national government. He defends Republicanism and warns against eroding federalism through the Ku Klux bill.
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Trumbull
Ilinois
Warrant Issued for Semiannual Interest on State Bonds
The Auditor of State issued a warrant on the State Treasury for 411870 48 dollars as semiannual interest on non negotiable bonds held in trust for public education. Funds will be distributed to counties according to law under apportionment by the Superintendent of Public Instruction.
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Indianapplie Sentinel
Whimsical Wills and Odd Funeral Requests From 18th Century Extracts
Whimsical testaments reveal General Blacket requests to sever a toe or finger to prove death and advise on widowhood. Rev Dr Appleby’s corpse attire and comfort details surface, along with a Bristol mariner’s bequest playfully urging hazelnuts. A Dunkirk diarist reports confusion over candles and a prankish joke about Macon.
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Blacket
Plymouth
Appleby
St. Bride's
Bristol
Thought Shapes Life Like Silkworms Coloring Silk
A reflective moral compares thoughts to silkworms feeding on leaves, arguing that constant ideas color a person’s actions and overall life trajectory. It suggests habitual thinking imprints one’s temperament and choices over time.
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Gil
Sine
Seven Year Old Girl Says She Likes Bigger Boys
A Pennsylvania girl told by a relative she is too big for playing with boys at seven, answers with innocent wit. She declares the bigger we grow the better we like em, as Grandma took time to reflect.
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Bridgeport
Tone
Robert Linus Backus
Yeps
Iset
Pennsylvania
Fragmentary muse the calm core of resilience
A fragmentary piece portrays true joy as inner peace rather than outward laughter. It contrasts serene fortitude with a world of noise, noting that happiness arises from a brave mind and stable intent despite chaotic surroundings.
Early Home Remedies and Recipes from a Historic Page
A fragmented page lists old domestic cures and recipes. It mentions salves for toothache and neuralgia using chloroform and sconite, dairy based tonics, and several kitchen recipes for breads, cakes, puddings, and stews. The text reflects period culinary and medicinal practices with measurements and steps.
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Hans
God
Tagen
Charley
Mamma
Wasae Township
Wayne Township
Dalciada
William Gladden
Young Gladden
Satellitte
Morton
Washington
Indianapolis
John Cochrane
B. F. Butler
Seymour
Ren. Wade
Moses H. Grinnell
Joseph Hooker
Fenton
A. T. Stewart
Heraclel
Johnson
Georgia
Gov. Jewell
Connecticut
Senator Harlan
Iowa
Daniel Drew
Ee Judge
Ardoso
New York
Theodore Tilton
Plymouth Church
Church Universal
Theottom
Dunkirk
Jorradi
Spain
The
Drarase
Jeriaep Bron
Caumus
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