The Looking Glass Moral from a Broken Mirror
The piece reflects on mercy and harsh truths, urging restraint in exposing others faults. It contrasts the harm of breaking a friend’s looking glass with choosing kindly words and gentle correction to foster virtue, urging self restraint and charitable behavior in daily life.
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Witaings Basin
Trey
Emlylson
Dousehald
Gutdten
Wastumd
Chefanaa
Uae
Bern
Jess
Abuye
Rules and Regulations at the Now International Woman's Club
A damaged OCR text outlines club rules including behavior at gatherings, seating, lip service to duties, scent room for incueables, and limited food. It mentions a president and board, a closed clubhouse, and members expected to conform to strict norms during events.
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Hite
Toome
Aml
Ane Trangiels
The Wandering Evea Dream in an Open Invitation
A fragmentary piece reads like a lyrical invitation to a city, urging readers to visit with their spouses. It paints a pastoral town scene with vines, flowers, streams, and a tranquil garden, promising a cheerful, idealized retreat and hospitality for guests.
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Audi
The Simple Heart Tale from a Murky OCR Fragment
Fragmentary OCR text presents a garbled historical note with names and places obscured. The readable pieces hint at a regional tale or annotation mentioning Wille, Wheas, Leara, Nos, Mewes A frland, Cowl's Reeat Meing, Emery Taitle in Onilog. The piece lacks clear events or dates but preserves multiple proper nouns for potential follow up.
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Howe Glyns
Walla
Emery Taitle
End of His Rope Scene in a Red Room Mystery
A troubled banker named George Oakley confronts a crisis of love and debt in a nocturnal town. Nell, his ill fated partner, battles illness and emotional pull as Oakley faces a menacing figure demanding repayment. A tense escape plan and a fateful knock at the door propel the drama toward an ominous visit.
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George Oakley
Caehter
Third’ National Bank
Adrick
Teilam
Georgi
Oyskilla
Thors
Tiarge
Tau
Sloane
Rome
Leanne
Rotary
Nate
George
Ste
Temin
Tig
Ines
Tyr
MilGnten
Hthel Gray
Nell
Han
Ethel
Nes
Ehranger
Oakley
Tam Gorry
Jorge
Nen
Totanic Blood Balm claimed to cure blood poisons
An advertisement touts Totanic Blood Balm as a universal cure for blood poisons cancer ulcers eczema carbuncles and related ailments. It promises rapid relief by killing poisons in the blood and claims it can heal sores stop pains and even deadly cancers with free samples and mailed medical advice. Fischer Springall and Bexer Brug Co distribute the remedy.
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Hale Co
Atlanta
Fischer & Springall
Bexer Brug Co
Tragic Cannibalism Aboard Vaillant Off St Pierre Island
A 1897 account details the French brig Vaillant en route from France to St Pierre and Miguelon after a wreck near St John's. Starvation and exposure drive survivors to cannibalism as the schooner Vla da later rescues four frostbitten crew members, with three more found days later and others succumbed to cold and hunger.
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Ajiell
Grand Bants
Vaillant
Francy
St. Pierre
Miguelon
al Berg
St. John's
Arlet
St. Plevre
Aery
Ant Hire
Standard Oil Code and the Amalgamator Pro Duel
A fragmented, archaic text presents ethics and rules attributed to Standard Oil and a list of injunctions about business conduct. It references law, debts, profits, and warnings against government conflict, ending with a citation to Dodds & Co and a saloon in Albert’s Buchapra.
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Thomas
Lawson
Offeridoy
Lee
Tomercow
Poem by Darden of Columbus Found in Santa Rosa Bible
A late nineteenth century poem attributed to Darden of Columbus is described as having been long sought. It depicts a weary invalid in Santa Rosa and the Sisters of Santa Rosa in prayer, with devotional lines about divine will, steadfast faith, and spiritual guidance, dated December 1982.
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Bits
Darden
Columbus
Santa Rosa
Yale
United Prayer of
Holy Sisters
Santa Mesa
Tay
Sisters of
Fear and voting duty in the Castroville election
The piece discusses fear, self control, and civic duty in voting, urging readers to cast ballots for the candidate or measure aligned with personal conscience. It cautions against coercion, emphasizes the right to save one's mind, and defends free expression while critiquing political manipulation. A local business notice follows, detailing a move by a life insurance entity and a manager recruitment.
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Kenkhil
Castroville
Arly
Usd
Ubon
TORIES The Hone Autocate in Texas Fact Find Hope
The text argues for expansion of manufacturing and local incentives in Texas. It advocates legislative action to encourage factories, support public works, and extend tax exemptions for factory operations. It claims southern states succeed with such policies and urges counties to attract capital and workers through favorable conditions.
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Loxas
Ubis
Institutienk
Texas
Altias
Feltile
Gity
Louisiaha
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