The Fighting Parson Moody Dies at Mount Vernon Iowa
Rev Grawile Moody known as the fighting parson died at Mount Vernon Iowa His death recalls his Civil War command at Stone River where he urged mercy for attackers and then led his troops into fierce combat The report also notes Moyds faithfulness to the Union cause and support of Andrew Johnson amid wartime turmoil
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Chicago
Grawile Moody
Mount Vernon
Iowa
Stone River
Moody
Columbia
Lincui
Olio
A Critical Look at Daily Shave Costs and Books
An essay surveys barber shop prices from five cent to one dollar uses satire to show how money wasted on daily shaves could finance books and education. The author compares high end salons to low cost shops, calculating yearly savings and imagining personal gains like new books, a photograph album, or lessons.
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Hin
Oles Dyer
Patc
Uai
Alstraton
Geandwether
Lofien
Alluin
Wade
Witel
Fe TS
Tsaow
Inaugurated year notes and a musee visit
A reflective fragment discusses not hoarding money, preferring experiences over books. The speaker favors observing reality and visiting the Chasmber of Horrors at the Musee to refine the mind, noting some Americans are literate yet ignorant.
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Musee
Asult
How Not to Talk to Children in a Car Seat Tale
A pale tired Southern woman in a Lehi railroad car answers a string of curious questions from two boys, Willie and Ann, about hay, stars, the moon, whales, and other wonders. The scene portrays a lax, unguarded manners lesson as Willie’s probing prompts escalate. The piece ends noting eight million boys like Willie in the United States and roughly half as many in Bolton.
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Cronk
Willie
Annijel
Tim
United States
Boland
Advice to Old Man From the Arkansaw Traveler
An Arkansas Traveler item offers cautions for elderly men. It warns against theatre in damp weather, suggests dressing for cold, and advises avoiding rail tracks with trains passing. It notes heavy freight trains are hard to digest and cautions against swimming after January or reclining on ice. The piece ends with a cynical moral about age and mortality.
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Ngone
Wellend
Arkansaw
Patent Pickerel Trap Creates a Curious Local Tale
A New York Sun correspondent recites a barroom yarn about Emily and Bildy’s failed patent pickerel trap. The contraption used a coiled spring and a trigger to haul fish heads from holes, but the heads snapped off, leaving Eddy disappointed as the trap backfired and left two dozen heads on the ice.
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Plounitivil
N.d
New York Sun
Barkespor Baldy
Bower
Elly
Emily
Blacksith ’S
Care
Bildy
Ike McPherson
Newark
Brestin
Ike
Ghana
Bally
Jase Meads
Henial
Joe Utong
Asprin
Bulls
Ely Bieds
la Pickoro
Wall
Elty
Eddy
Wim
Wael
Fragmentary old article about a man’s mood and behavior
The passage notes the subject feeling too good and describes a hesitant venting. It mentions a fellow’s act, avoiding strong political topics, and hints at fishing or baited phrases while a line of howls is mocked on a bar. The text remains unclear and disjointed.
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Scriber
D. A. Sargent
Harvard College
Sargent
How To Write a Love Story by Carlotta Perry
A fragmented poem expresses longing for a grand romantic tale with a youthful hero, dramatic trials, and a reunified couple. The speaker calls for ink, paper, and a country setting to craft a melodramatic love story filled with duty, temptation, grief, and a triumphant ending.
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Ketet
Ari
Carlotta Perry
Through the Suez Canal How Many Great Ships Are Engineered
A Saturday Review writer describes the Suez Canal traffic control from Terreplein near Suez. A model fleet with flags tracks ships in the canal, with signals guiding passes and fleet movements like a clockwork system. Fees for passage are sizable, with large liners paying up to £1800 per passage and passengers charged per head. Three fourths of ships passing are English.
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Saturday Review
Sues
Terreplein
Exatyle
Terre Plein
Nome
Orient Service
Temperance Deacon Serves Raisin Wine Turns Parishioners Queasy
A Salem Massachusetts story notes a temperance deacon who objects to wine and water for communion. Each Saturday he buys raisins, has his wife press juice, and serves small portions to parishioners the next day. Members grimace as they sip the improvised drink.
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Salem
Mass
The Wasp as a Voice for Forthright Genius
In a St James's Gazette essay, the wasp is praised as a vigorous, independent thinker challenging routine. Bees are praised for industry but mocked for complacency, while wasps are depicted as fearless, proactive, and military in nature, inspiring progress and resisting stifling habit.
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St. James's Gazette
Pickle Milk Joke Stumps Local Readers
A lighthearted snippet from Popular Science features a playful exchange where Susie declares she drank milk at lunch and a pickle claims it won t leave the scene. The cartoonish dialogue highlights a humorous, childlike misunderstanding to end with a wry note about the day s antics.
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Susie
Mamma
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Erie
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