Eulogy and Anecdotes on Railroad Engineers
A long excerpt praising railroad engineers for saving lives and keeping trains on time. It recalls dramatic incidents such as a Des Jardin’s Bridge warning and a fatal plunge, extols the engineer’s skill, and contrasts with the perilous fireman’s work, ending with moral reflections and local anecdotes.
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Brick Pomeroy
Lacrosse Democrat
Satanile
Yio
Ile
Weance
Des Jardin’s
We River
Almot
Oh Never Never Flirt Girls Warns On Hearts And Love
A rhymed admonition cautions girls against flirting to avoid heartache. It counsels restraint, urges choosing true love over shallow play, and warns that careless flirtation can cause lasting hurt despite seeming harmless in youth.
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Cuped
Affecting Scene At Police Station Bridges Mother and Son
A Richmond Inquirer report recalls a moving incident at a police station where a distressed mother confronted her intoxicated son. She pleaded for restraint, describing drink as ruin and urging abstinence to save his health, reputation, and life.
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Lola
Ruth
Richmond Inquirer
Police Sana
Sud
Phu
Imaudlin
Hiv
grotesque san francisco corpse nuisance scandal
A Speiningfeld Republic correspondent reports a gruesome San Francisco incident where a widower kept his deceased wife’s body in his residence. Neighbors complained of the odor and health risk as the man washed the corpse with a garden hose and displayed the ghastly scene, prompting health officials to remove the nuisance.
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Speinigfeld Republican
Waung
San Francisco
Endurance of Soldiers Under Prussian Command
Reported feats compare Prussian army under Gen Harwand with 60 000 men marching 1400 miles Dresden to Vienna in 22 days. Mention Mossile Register and Stonewall Jackson’s forces, noting 17 miles daily on good roads and over 20 on bad roads amid campaigns around Richmond and the Wilderness.
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Harwand
Dresden
Vienna
Stonewall Jackson
Barry
Richmond
Voltaire on Marriage and Social Order
In this fragment, Voltaire argues that marriage anchors men and reduces crime by giving a center for thoughts and affections. He claims married men are less likely to drift into vice, drunkenness, or crime, and that marriage benefits both individuals and society as a whole.
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Virginia
Commonwealth
United States
Voltaire
Voltsire
Fall Bonnets Spark Large Demand for Artificial Hair
Fashion notes on bonnets describe striking styles and the growing reliance on artificial hair to augment natural locks. The piece explains how women boost volume with silk mohair blends and goat’s wool pads, reflecting trends seen in portraits and weddings of the era.
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Ava
Walter
Eugenie
Normandy
National Character Quiz From Dalian Paper Laughs At Stereotypes
A humorous exchange lists national stereotypes in a mock quiz. The Frenchman is the heaviest, the German the strongest, the English serious, the Swiss vivacious, the Spaniard proud, the Russian humble, and the American widest sweater. The Russian is crowned sleepiest, and the treasure goes to “The Turk” as the laziest.
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National Characteriatica
Fragmented road meeting yields crude racist banter
A traveler remarks about encountering a man with crepe on his hat and a racial jab. The exchange reveals hostile humor, a mock affectionate dialogue, and a dismissive, derisive tone toward Black people.
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Indianapolis
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Gen. Grant
Ferragut
Grant
Seward
Johnson
Morton
Waterbury
Conn
Secession
Leicher
Lexington
South
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North
Kentucky
Confederacy
Solomon
Israel
Lincoln
British India
London Times
Celeuna
Orissa
Midnapore
Mulnapore
Santhal
Po |Nwmsn
Aidas
Mulaspere
Joue
Ils
Ganjam
Madras
Oriesa
Haxall & Crenshaws
Fallie Ann Harlow
Julio P. Warelow
Taylor
Kansas
Egypt
Pharoah
Wysndott Gazette
Cross Creek
Topeka
Wasmego
Marshall County
Kearney Herald
Kansas City Journal
John R. Grifin
Junction City
Lawrence Tribune
Union Pacific
Wyandotte
Weken
Romney
Hampshire County
Thomas Harrison
Clarkesburg
Bunker
Board of Registration
James D. Armstrong
Harrison
Armstrong
Boards of Registration and Registrars
Armeiono
Hampshire
Jacob Thompson
Oxford
Paleon
Dublin
Jaccob Thompson
Lecare
Perenn
Cirrus
Charlotteaville Chronicle
Dan Castello
Thad Stevens
Old Butler
Judge Underwood
Gresley
Ike Generel Lee
General Jackson
Generel Grant
Forney
Louisville and Neshvitle
Mitsuurian
Perragut
Washington
Virginia Lovale
Hypa
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