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A Lovers Invocation and Sailor Humor From The Richmond Mail
A poetic fragment invokes a beloved as a divine muse and memory of roses. The piece is followed by a long humorous diary-like account from Sleepy Hollow describing red war waltz antics, crowd dancing, tangled couples, and comic mischief in a tavern scene. The column also includes scattered quips and anecdotes on life, morality, and slang, tied to late 19th century newspaper culture.
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Jenston
Johnston
Baltimore Lock Hospital
Johnson
South Frederick Street
Baltimore Street
Royal College of Surgeons
London
United States
Paris
Philadelphia
Bourne
John- Ston
Europe
America
Dr. J
Baltimore
N. B
Papera
Dr. Johnson
McKle
Arabia
M. Morse
Morse
Mlxir
Annals of Medicine
Morsh
Materia Medica
Chas. I. Ring
Broadway
New York
Sleepy Hollow
Christendom
Asi
Tam
Ben
Col
Jonsing