The Gold Owl Gift Sparks a Courtship Scene
In a large city theater circle, Augusta Bevan and Capt. Hornblower share a flirtatious interlude after a performance. Mrs. Trentham schemes to draw him away as a party scene unfolds with social bravura and a jewel given as a token.
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Hornblower
Essy
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Mrs. Trentham
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Lost gold owl returns to owner amid village intrigue
In Augusta Bevan’s tale Tam the gold owl is lost then found through a chaotic sequence. Mrs Trentham forgives, Augusta Bevan retrieves the jewel, and Riddell buys back the sparkling trinket after a chain of betrayals and schemes. The episode ends with renewed friendship and a cautious moral.
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Various Oddities and Notable Feats in Touched Times
A scattered set of curious reports includes a Tallahassee fisher catching a kettle full of coins, Southold eel hoard, a bear scaling a tree in Edgefield, and a storm uplifted barn near Worthington. Other items note a Sunday contract being binding, a river church seen amid floods, a Cheyenne boy selling a tooth for $100, and a legless Russian copyist in Hamburg.
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Charles Martin
Edgefield
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Worthington
Henry Buck
Princeton
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Twose Cildren
Hamburg
Richmond machinist Walker survives a series of injuries
Walker, a Richmond, Virginia machinist, reportedly endured a string of harrowing incidents including a 40 foot fall into scrap metal, a skull scar, a broken nose, gunshot wound, lightning strike, severed fingertips, dog bite, bowie knife wound, and a recent nose and head injuries from a factory accident.
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Desert of Sahara Aerial Theories and Explorers
The article discusses Dr Fasaz and a Paris lecture about the Sahara from Morocco to Pini, noting corrections to editorials, claims of a vast plateau, and speculation on reshaping the Sahara into a great bow. It mentions limited water, fossils, and reports of Fourney’s expedition and Timbuctoo efforts amid sparse inhabitants and new schools.
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Cheoreau
Srete
Fourney Tripes
Seatmra
Timbuctoo
Drefen
Bennet's Diamond Ball in Pau Wows West European Society
The Vienna Salopblatt reports Bennet's wealth and influence as he hosts a grand ball in Pau with an audience of French and European elites. James Cordon Bennet invites famed performers, including Strauss, for lavish entertainments and private trains, amid a spectacle of diamonds and jewelry.
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Paris
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Where Drums Come From Granville Corners Drum Factory Story
Granville Corners near the Westfield River hosts a drum making operation dating to December 1783. The firm produces toy drums from wooden shells using 4000 sheepskins per batch and ships 79 000 churns plus other play items including toy pistols and boxes of wooden teeth picks.
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The Female Nihilists in Paris
The essay portrays daughters of poor army and civil officers rising with ambition. They gain scholarships, attend high school, and after becoming teachers at 19, leave home for frugal lodgings. Discontent grows as parental ties fade. they join socialistic circles, adopt radical ideas, and dedicate themselves to the cause, even unto death.
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John Brown’s Death and Final Words in Court
The fragment recalls John Brown after capture and his defiant statements in the guard-house. He cites the golden rule and condemns slavery, warning Southerners to prepare for a coming settlement of the “negro question” as his sentence looms.
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Fateful Confession on Slavery and Faith Amid Martyrdom
A fragmented letter fragment speaks of resisting oppression, courage in death, and a plea for justice. It references abolitionist causes, courage of John Brown, and a readiness to sacrifice life for freedom while addressing broader religious and moral questions. The voice hints at radical empathy for enslaved people and defiance against a violent slaveholding system.
Fragmented plea for multiple pensions in 19th century note
A jagged text records a petitioner requesting Dudley be sent for, claiming several chronic diseases and a request for pensions. The writer cites drunkenness, disloyalty rumors, and claims toward disability, seeking government action and recognition for multiple illnesses. The piece preserves raw names and disputed motives without clear context.
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R.A. Hanker
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Hirst
Mnthershin
Pde
Roverane
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Madman Hunter Becomes Healer and Harlot of Duty
The narrative follows Janse D Riymus, once cared for by Mrs Bigelow using moral fusion to cure insanity, and her later marriage to Rhymus, a physician who turns Grand View Hotel near Denver into an asylum. A violent outbreak, patient escapes, and a fatal tragedy ensue, with Riymus’s later life tied to high society marriages including Disraeli.
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Dr. Rhymus
Attorneys at Law in Sullivan and Terre Haute notices
A compilation of attorney advertisements from Sullivan Indiana and Terre Haute Indiana. Firms listed include Bess and Massif Sullivan, Gourn, Soutson and Coulson, Spellivan Taddaga, and others with office locations near Crowder Block Young’s store McCamion’s Store and Maine Street. Also medical ad for physician and surgeon over Kelly’s jewelry store noting 24 hour calls.
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Attorneys At Law
Crowder Block
North Side
Sullivan, Ind
Young's
McCamion
Liun
Maine Street
4Th
6Th
South Side
Terre Haute
Iidiana
Sullivan
Kelly
Indiana
Burks’ Grocery Store
Public Square
Sullivan Indiana
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