Two Lovers and a Family Conclude in The Wilderness
A serialized tale closes with a double wedding and a move to Denver. Charles Wearmacott and Clara, a reformer, depart England for Texas, while Admiral and Mrs Westmannstane reconcile with Mrs Denver. Doctor Walker’s firm prospers as the tale ends with lasting family ties and hopeful futures.
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Admiral
Ida
Denver
England
Wealmacott
Emancipation College
Rom
Old
Clara
Pussen
Doctor Walker
Charles Wearmacott
Texas
Harold
Babylon
Throgmorton Street
Norwood
Man Demands Dentists Pay Back Gold In Quixotic Bill
A man named Dentint Brown known for his strict sense of justice refused to pay a $15 dental bill for a gold filling for fifteen years. After the filling fell out he valued the gold at $41.60, credited labor at $5, and sent a check for $14 to the dentist with a demand to return the gold and the balance.
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Brown
No Mope of Kellet Beats Down Bargain Plea
A padfaced man in a second story window heckles a downcast musician in the street asking for a price of an accord. The musician replies he has moved from home and continues playing the tune Honey Moon Mare, insisting no sale is possible.
Mysterious Phrase From Historic Trade Note
Fragmentary OCR reveals a cryptic old phrasing referencing a young barrister and a young lady, a quoted line about playing the part, plus mentions of wheat crops and a measurement detail around 1801. The text is garbled but hints at a legal or social note in a historical period.
The Two-Cent Postage Letter Mixup in Philadelphia
A Philadelphia street scene centers on a woman and her companion at the stamp window. A light letter prompts debate over postage, weighing four cents, and a humorous test with a soda wager. The crowd watches as the letter is correctly stamped for four cents, then sent, while the man foresees the cost of extra postage for lighter letters.
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Point Office
Chicago
New York City
Sam Witl Deeeanil
Malis
Ani
Philadelphie Ledker
Tiara of Leo X Jubilee Gift by Milani Crafted in Silver
A detailed report on a silver tiara presented to the Holy Father for the Jubilee of the pontificate of Leo X. It describes Augusto Milani of Bologna as the artist, notes the tiara’s ovoid form with a cross and globe, three gold crowns, olive twig motifs, and three popes depicted in medallions. The piece weighs about a kilo and is valued at 24100 dollars per Jewelers' Circular.
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Leo Xit
Augusto Milani
Milan
St. Peter
Prus IX
Leo XII
London Burglar Sparks Nighttime Rescue by Loving Wife
A bedridden London man faces a malignant illness as his wife sits vigil at his side in complete silence. In the critical moment a burglar enters the room aiming to steal, but the wife signals for quiet and offers her purse and shawl to deter him. The intruder departs without attacking the patient.
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London
Cevelier
Nile
Che
Gempiiments Exchangeit Youth Says Ambiguous Words
Fragmentary OCR text presents garbled phrases about a youth and a bus ride. The readable bits mention a statement by a youth and an unclear exchange, with no coherent event, location, or identifiable names to anchor a proper summary.
Battle Field Vision Before Antietam
In the open plain two vast armies in blue and gray confront each other on gentle undulations and a narrow green valley. The author describes the dramatic view of Lee and McClellan’s forces, the strategic stakes, and a mysterious note guiding a flank move that reflects on Civil War warfare and leadership.
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Antietam
Lee
Batte
McCiellan
John B. Gordon
Scribner's
Wrightsville
Wrightaville
Susquehanna
Columbia
Catherine
Maine's First Artillery History Told in Civil War Toll
Major Charles J. House and Capt Horace H Shaw near completing a Bangor dated record of the First Maine heavy artillery mustered August 21 1862. It notes the regiment suffered 441 total losses, the heaviest of 4000 regiments, with Petersburg casualties the worst single action. About 63 survivors remain.
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Maine
Charles J. House
Office of the Labor Commission
Horace H. Shaw
Portland
Maine Heavy Artillery
Bangor
New York ‘Heavy Artillery
Petersburg
New York
Cold Harbor
Spottaylvallis
Meno
Spottylvania
Jold Harbor
Cordton Road
Putersburg
Deauville
Jerusalem Plast Road
Massachusetts
Ares
V. Croceman
Charlas Hamil
Declslena
Fort Land
Kentucky Soldiers Recall Scouting and Guerrilla Skirmishes
A veteran recounts early scouting near a ravine where Ohio scouts faced armed guerrillas. He recalls shooting a guerrilla leader who burned a father’s home, plus later ambushes and defections. Cavalry volunteers from Wyford’s First Kentucky Cavalry earned a fearsome reputation for scattering on campaigns.
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Kentucky
Ohio
Wylford
Veterans Will Be Welcomed Encampment Returns to San Francisco
The San Francisco Chronicle notes the Grand Army of the Republic will hold its annual encampment in the city for the second time, likely the last visit. Seventeen years hence, few veterans will attend, and while the city honors the survivors, the overarching sentiment is farewell to the veteran body.
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A. R
San Francisco Chronicle
Grand Army of the Republic
San Francisco
Aneust
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Mirak
Rajenaler
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Eleer
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Hever
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Sacerdos
Nescivus Errandi Fidel Mory
Mquee
Omne Regis Christi Pastorum
Pastor Ovile
Wight
Earl
Lohaive
Parmdten
Tre Tales
the Soldier Boy
Poe
Gordon
Augusta
George Moore
Sherman
Marcy
William Gary
Smythe
Imimnetioth
John W. Clark
Ehorst
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