Potter and Pryor tale of a famed fair and a duel threat
A long fragment provides an account of Potter and Pryor and their dispute over a noted fair of honor. It recounts Pryor a Virginia lawyer and Potter near a farm, the challenge, and a proposed duel with navy revolvers. The piece also touches on Washington politics, Samuel Pryor, and an évent of 19th century social- and street-life scenes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. Potter
Mager A. Pryor
Virginia
Mr. Pryor
Wall Street
Washington
Lincoln
Pevin
Futter
Dumertet
Pryor
Nutter
Rand
Aml
Chismnan
Chinnan
Alain Mr Pryor
Roente
Putuer
Poche
Col Willan & King
Minna
Tuller
Irish American politics and a barber shop scene in New York
The piece sketches Irish political tensions in New York with O Maher and Timed, noting Timothy and O Donavan Rosse amid debates over Ireland’s fate. It references Billy Wade Hampton and Senator Brown of Georgia, describing wealth, influence, and public perception in postwar Southern and urban power dynamics.
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Ireland
Sam
New York
San
London Bridge
O'Donovan Rosse
Metropolis
New York Sun
Wade Hampton
South
Menate
Brown
Georgia
Atlanta
Livia Bentses
Giteon
Louisiana
Gilson
The Jews of London in social shifts and trades
A historical survey recalls how Jewish families moved from the East End’s crowded lanes to semi fashionable areas, noting Rothschilds as bankers, Jewish run clothing shops and markets, Sunday fairs at Petticoat Lane and Spitalfields, and communal arbitration over disputes while detailing social perceptions of Jews in finance, trade, and daily life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Francisco
Bovia
Hountsditch
Minories
Hinddon Square
Goodmais Fields
Waltechapat
Pottiorat Jane
Middlesex Street
Spitalfielda
Nocinty
Sun Hannah
Engina Vite
Israel
Mar
al- Saag
Alfred
de Rothschild
Lionel
Leopold Rothschild
House of Rothschild
Stock Exchange
United States
Havana
Key West
Mae
Gustave
Keeton
Metropolis
Fragmented Notice and Local Notes Remain Readable
A garbled page from a Rochester paper mixes remarks on eye care with anecdotes about music and insanity. It includes an optician describing lens types and fitting, followed by brief items on editor killings, a Chinese consul remark, and stray mentions of schooling and health laws.
Elevated Brake Man narrates a love tale among commuters
A New York elevated car tale follows a cheerful brakeman who recalls a romance with a girl on a crowded uptown train. He narrates jealousy and a memory of a distant hitch in September, then shifts to reflections on a parson, a nephew, a sister, and a prince, ending with a musing comparison between love and social class.
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York
Hanover
Wall Street
Ant
Tony
Alice
Sams
Sis
Brother Gorton
Ustiarn
Uslarn
Hind
Fragmented Text From Early 1900s Court Opinion
Fragmented OCR narrative references an American case in New York circuit court about damages over boarding house exposure to a contagious disease. The judge’s partial opinion notes failure to prevent spread, costs awarded, and urging prudent avoidance of contagion. The garbled lines mention return of guests and care of infected children among boarding house owners.
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New York
Pakind
U Siwg
Collowe
Bie
Carr
Inter
Little Feet and Silent Paths in a Levee Tale
Fragmentary verse passage describes mothers watching children near a levee with imagery of white cows and tearful scenes. The narrator contemplates fate, care, and guidance as a mother’s watchful eyes fade from view and a future passes to the next generation.
Tantalus in Ebony and the Beasts of Vice
Fragment from a 19th century column recounts a lurid tale of crime vice and violence. It weaves a sensational narrative about a notorious thief and a violent confrontation with a man named Jinny, ending with a brutal accusation and a moralistic reflection. includes a medical anecdote about Bright's disease and rheumatism and a sensational juvenile crime note from Idaho.
Alter Ctreamata Wall street Sewn Coal oil tale in hints of oil found
Report circulates that coal oil was found near a Maryland farm by a local political figure and a Baltimorean notes oil on a pond bank. A farmer claims the source may be from under a clay bank or a barrel, with speculative talk of shipping and payment arranged later.
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Wall Street
Svd
How Nasby Reformed A Thirteen Year Drinker Quits
A Detroit reformer recalls a 30 year drinker who quits by willpower after a crisis. The man describes quitting whisky overnight, enduring sobriety with improved health, appetite, and work, noting that abstinence reveals life’s value and that drink is a disease. He warns one drink would lead to forty. The tale blends period slang and personal exchange.
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Rochester Democrat and Chrontete
Rochester Optician
Malu
Optician
Paris
Graduten
Ucet
Becaus
Nesby
Felowshunkard
Americum
Carmet
Toouks
Elogi
Sam
Alcoa
Chase
Toleja
Uas
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Potter and Pryor
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York Mail
New Yor
Cambridge
Croom
Oise
Leadon
Crapon
Christeas
Tom Gay
Taby
Brudder Brown
Weil
India
Bulent J. Burlete
Mage al- Vinn
Beye Bes
Leo-gaper
Trieg
Piteburg
the Jews OF London
Trede—Kag Fair
Pattionat Lane
Jews & Sober
Melly’s Island
Cleveland
Adar Schatdt
Kelly's Island
Kelly
Quijot
de Kelly
Tower
Earl of Exsex
Tower of London
Bill Long
Laurie East
Meer
Lowe
Drusien
Dili
Uwe
Bret Fatah
Siniine
Bill Lang
Tne
San Frimley
Bertram Bolter
Thin-City
Megum
K Hyed
Birdie
Supomeion
Bolter
Hegre
John H. Digg
Marios County
Rane
Diag
Vermile Dimam
Bix
Cagayan
Parsons
Dean Kere Toy
Hamlin
Florence Percy
Phaenee
Lilw
Lala
Terry
Sarrie
Howe
Tantalus
Detroit
Jisny
Tn Yan
Persica
Ciary
Cpater
Ieee
Isaae
Bright
Mont Rohimeon
Fairmount
Mla
Bacaina
Chicago
Callet
Ren
Schenck
Vermont
Hian
Tuyler
Akien-Nellie
Texas
Houston
Mgr
Pete
Huta
How Nasby Reformed
Mia
Maruina
Carl
Bradderlaw
Myssif
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