Strange Deliverance in a Post Civil War Encounter
A provost marshal recounts being captured by three gunmen near a Mississippi town while returning from a visit to Colonel C’s plantation. After brutal coercion, a snake and a brave Black woman disrupt the execution, allow escape, and the narrator returns to base with a harrowing tale of survival and relief.
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Mississippi
Louisiana
Old District
Colonel C
Georgia
Jamaica
Mat Kingsley
Mer
Bill Kingsley
Kingsley
Jean Mole
Kengsley
Wilson
Lafayette Statue Controversy Shows Commission Choices
Washington letters reveal a congress approved 1885 act providing 50 000 for a Gen Lafayette statue. The commission limited competition to five artists inviting Bartholdi French sculptors Bartholdi and two Americans, with bids reviewed and a dispute over fair process.
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Mercie
Falxaire
New York World
Washington
Congress
Gen
Lafayette
Secretary of War
Senate Library Committee
Edward Clark
Senateverman
Senate Foreign Affairs Committee
Senator Sewell
New Jersey
Gen. Sewell
Senator Hoar
Massachusetts
Edicott
Hoar
Messrs
Falguire
Paris
Bengan
Buartholdi
M. Bartholli
ML Bartholdi
Faleuire
Clark
War Department
Augustus St Gaudens
New York
D. C. French
Afairs
St. Gandens
St. Gaudens
M. Bartholdi
Larkin G. Mead
Bartholdi
Tme
Commission Chooses Mercie and Falguire For Statue Design
A commission selected designs from five artists and invited two French sculptors. Mercie and Falguire were chosen after independent expert review, with both experts unaware of designer identities. The statue is to be completed in two years.
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Endicott
St Gaudens
Paul Louis du Bois
Fine Arta
Paris
Antoine Mercie
A. Falguire
McLane
R. M. Hunt
New York
Mr. St Gaudens
M. Bartholdi
St. Gaudens
Bartholdi
Hunt
New York Harbor
Grape Growing on the Rhine and Buffalo Extinction
The Rhine vineyards span sixty to eighty miles with peasant owners tending steep rocky slopes. October harvest draws crowds, with three grades of wine produced from each grape patch. A note on buffalo extinction follows, describing bone-piles along the Northern Pacific rail line and the near total loss of bison, with skeletal remains exhibited in museums and a lament for vanished herds.
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Sa Wile
Rhine
Danube
Adieus
Cincinnai Enquirer
Northern Pacific Railway
Jamestown
Ealogical Gardens
Bad Landa
The Practice Loo Complex in Wyoming
A young lawyer recounts failing in Wyoming practice after a disbarment. He explains attempting to collect a three month debt, the Bar Association action, and a judge's ruling that harshly judged his knowledge of territorial law. He returns to New Jersey seeking simpler practice.
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Wyoming
Bar Association
New Jersey
How Girls Sit Down And The Tournure Dilemma
A Sun reporter observes two girls finding their seats in a theater and dealing with their rigid tournures. They move with careful, undulating motions to settle, avoiding damage as pressure risks misplacing the elaborate dress supports. The piece notes the difficulty of seating and the need to ease the dress into position without injury.
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Sun
Surgeons Make Breakthrough in Nerve Disease Treatment
A city medical college lecturer lauds rapid progress in nerve disease care and surgical cures. He cites a private hospital operation on a German grocer’s forearm, performed with expert technique, healing nerves and restoring movement after injury.
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Atlantic
Wee
Te Larne
Pater Lim
Ead
Ding
Misread dialogue fragment in archaic notice
Fragmentary OCR text shows a misread dialogue involving a Mr Seacock and mentions a wife telephone call and a bar. The readable portion hints at a dated, informal exchange but lacks coherent context, names, or a clear event to describe further.
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Mr. Seacock
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Sharpe
National Museum
Red Buttes
Sigat
Cosmpolidan
Paladia
Trom
Walt
Ehiance
Vic
Chester Times
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