Negro boy finds Confederate dollar coin worth big money
A Duluth bank tale describes a negro boy named Jerey Jolson finding a small yellow coin he suspects is gold. Lawyers and buyers compete for the Confederate dollar, with offers ranging from one dollar to thirty, as the coin’s rarity and value are debated.
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Gale City
Duluth
Laweyers
Frank Walker
John I Redwine
Jerey Jolson
Brett
Walker
Woolfolk
Mr. Walker
Ant
Col. Redwine
Mollan
Rentieman
Jin
What They Eat In Hawaii From Delicacles Home
A fragmented reminiscence of Hawaiian meals and coastal life recounts feasts with roast pig and tropical fare. The text shifts to inland scenes as writer describes sea bathing, dog cruelty, and a grim tale of an old man and his dog. It ends with reflections on Mississippi River floods, levees, and warnings about flood-prone land.
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Barnum
United States
Captain Conestaution
Sk Nm
Mrminature Art Gallery
Anitelrone
Afries
Glicksles
Toledo Blade
Kalokanane Kenta
Kunal
Hawa
Tin Wind
Nile
West Wighly
Teres
Milwaukee
The Masher and the Homeliest Woman in Town
A satirical piece explores the masher archetype and attitudes toward women in the Southwest, contrasting brash flirtation with social norms. It notes resentment of insults to the homeliest woman, with reflections on cowboy culture, flirtation, and a dismissive portrait of public behavior in St Louis and similar places.
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Lold
Rotunna
St. Louis
Fragmented OCR Letter Noting Unclear Age Inquiry
The readable fragments show an unclear inquiry about age and a quoted phrase. No decisive names, dates, or places are identifiable. the text appears as garbled OCR with partial words and stray punctuation. Further context is needed to establish a coherent item.
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Anegro
Menaging Ediitor
Geamu , Daou
Congress
Arkaisan Traveler
Omaha
Hawaii
Privay Sula
Business Directory
SCR
Bory Sanday Bethoneah
Beening Nat
Hawi
Episcopal
Aplecna
Bunihay Tvertiie i Ascii, Minaieniaey
ALMA
Perini
Anaa
Nt. Meyer
Pama
Cate
Saigots OF
Pethias
Dr. W. Kelly
Hilton
Welsh
Oni
Turck
Hedsinee
J.P. Suydam
M.D. Heyseatan
L. Downie, M.D. Sebliwe
WMG
Rafi Comite
D. Yerincton
A. Bagley
M.D
Sedo Hope Pye
Res
Shean
Evan B
Len Avaig
Alma, Mich
Francis Palme
GAN
Gratiot
J. L. Clark
Milner
Chega Ory
Tony Aade
W. A. Baklee
Rae
Waldlow
Haaiee
Dotroit
Lansing & Northern
Comal
Sather
King Rast
JH. Nurson
Wren Hk
Aia
Alice Las Ues
Hbwi
Saad
Mitoa
Seilamuis
F. A. Leonard
Quis, S. Et Loveland
Tintern
Pere Marc Iette
Anne Arbon
Detroit
Truit
Birainre
Toledo
Ann Arbor
North Michieau
Fly Neil
Dee Vandrsdale
Neil & VanArsdale
Wright House
Alma Insurance Agency
New York
Uriow Ctr
Rantford
Pike Association
Pulia
Agncultor
Wawrtown
Mich, Pike & Marini
Tirand Rapides
North Amerim
Etta
Justice of the Peace
Willhandie Real Estate
Elieensmore
A. Yerington
Ithaca
Cynwation ‘Foreste
Manhatten Dunetion
Rte
Monroe
Allan Dy
Ian
Bane
Pat Nowell
Piensman
Hessert
Gen. Pass & Frit
A. d. Lebo
Mie
Tsa
Pti
Wid
Bone
Uaung Acker
He. S. Webt
Bucklen
Webb
Ronk & Baughmans
Twisled
Zanilla
Ronk & Baughman
Fee SS CP Low
L.kehn
Oppositn Ost
Armers
Twine
Miller Bros
Wright Mouse
A. W. Wii
Alma College
J. S. McDonald
State Street
McFee
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