Tale of war and longing from Leys Croft and Talavera
An aging farmer and a wandering soldier share memories of a lost son Sergeant Richard Blackthorn from Talavera. The tale contrasts wartime glory with quiet rural hardship as the farmer recalls his boy while a stranger listens amid a weary countryside.
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Tom
Tacmocles
Tank Pipe
Tauthins
Tom Blackthorn
Farmer Blackthorn
Hayrick
Nobuily
Ation
Talavera
Spain
Wmer Blackthorn
Hlackthorn
Jackthorn
Richard Blackthorn
King George
London
Parner Sthorn
Laws of Descent and Estate Settlement
The article explains how property passes when someone dies without a will, contrasting English primogeniture with American policy to allow broad inheritance rights. It covers heirs, unborn issue, illegitimates, Jews, and forfeiture, plus duties of executors, administrators, and the need for lawyers to avoid title disputes. Z. S. Judi, Prairie Farmer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
United States
Z. S. Judi
Prairie Farmer
Bilious Pneumonia Sees Unusually High Fatality in Boston
Boston doctors report an alarming surge in pneumonia this season with biliousness and delirium as new features. Experts attribute marked fatality to pleuro-pneumonia and volatile spring weather, noting coast and mid Atlantic regions most affected. Dr Loomis links chronic arterial inflammation from regular drinking to worse outcomes, while episodic drinkers fare slightly better between sprees.
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Boston
New England
Parumonia
de. Loomis
Centenarian Clarissa Raymond of Wilton Connecticut
Mrs Clarissa Davenport Raymond aged 103 or 104, a Wilton resident, recalls War of 1812 memories and Davenport lineage. Born in Stamford and married in 1804, she has outlived five generations photographed in 1482. She remains cheerful with regular meals, tea or coffee, and a keen memory though sight and hearing dim with age. Hartford Times report notes her long life and gentle demeanor.
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Ing
Connecticut
Clarissa Davenport Raymond
Wilton
Conn
the Times
Amd
Congregational Church
Mrs. Raymond
Raymond
John Davenport
Coventry
England
New Haven
George
Church Streets
Henry Ward Beecher
George Street
Hartford Times
Manifest Destiny and the Rivalry for World Power
A historical commentary argues Russia and the United States may divide the world, with Russia expanding from Persia to China and the British Indian domain facing uprisings. It praises Russia as a civilizing force in Central Asia while noting American interest in a future continental dominance. The second item notes a New York fad called the electric party, with dangerous experiments generating electric sparks among youths.
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Russia
America
Persia
Afghanistan
British
India
China
Hindostan
United Kingdom
Asiatic
Central Asia
Krs
Notant
Demarest’s Monthly
New York
N. Y. Tribune
Buffalo
Albany
Syracuse
Bismarck
Baptist Church
Indian Territory
San Francisco
Christian Advocate
Episcopal Church
England
Chicago
Nate Building Fund
American Congregational Union
Clinton Avenue
Brooklyn
Taylor
Broadway Tabernacle
S.A
Columbia
S. C
Eliot
Harvard
Colege
Boston Journal
Sam Jones
Georgia
Chattanooga
Dalton
Heaven
N. ¥. Post
Body in the crypt? Dr Hall bets Stewart remains buried
Rev Dr Charles H Hall of Brooklyn asserts A T Stewart lies in the Garden City Cathedral crypt and was never buried or stolen. He calls the grave robbery tale a fabrication, citing anonymous letters and claimed searches, while noting no independent proof exists of the body’s location.
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Charles Hall
Stewart
Charles H. Hall
Church of the Holy Trinity
Brooklyn
Church of the Holy Incarnation
Garden City
Stewart Memorial Cathedral
alWorld
Gentleman
A.T. Stewart
Henry Hilton
Hall
Holy Trinity
A. T. Stewart
Long Island
Judge Hilton
Mrs. Stewart
Cathedral of the Incarnation
Dr. Hall
Hilton
Indebted Merchant and a Civil Reply From a Debtor
A merchant who repeatedly pressed a debtor with bills received a reply written on a postage stamp style card. The debtor thanked the merchant for the bill, claimed no prior trouble about the matter, and warned that when he owes someone he treats him kindly but firmly. He asked to be sent another bill when nothing else is pressing.
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Paule
Ior
Esentena
Agai
Escalona
Santa Lala
Tien
Enidld
Ton
Mackthorne
Krasinska
Poland
Slonaly
Hsaring
Ile
Leys Croft
Blackthorn
Jim
Hale
Tom Blackthorn
Arkansan
Gansen
Milwaukee
Boston Post
Norristown Herald
Emma Nevada
Sierran
San Francisco
Burlington Hawkeye
Cape Ana
Pungent Paragraphs From A Gag Packed Page
A collage of quips and short satire from various papers mocks editors, singers, domestic life, hymns, and lawyers. It highlights harsh, witty takes on debt, roller skating fads, marriage, and misread speech reporting with a playful, clipped old newspaper voice.
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Brother Bros
BR. F. Prancilion
Piawslk
Enoch
Ilmnchester
Patience
Leys Crofts
Manifest Destiny
Clara
Utica
N. Y
Birmingham
Alx
North
Japan
Emerson
Olterl
Somercille Journal
Chicago Journal
Texax
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