Thieves and a Love Affair in a Chicago Night
Eleanor Deering, a progressive young woman and aspiring novelist, recalls a street accident when a horse and car collide. she later meets John Welton, the man she saved from danger, in a chance encounter sparked by months of haunting memories. Welton thanks her with flowers and a budding romance unfolds.
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Eleanor
Miss Deering
Ate
Ameelf
John Welton
Welton
Michigan
Arunk
Ecase
Clude
Hhis Slater
Wolton
Tim
Bean
Mr. Welton
Providence
Henry
Franny
Tommorrow
Jack
Chicago
Teibune
Not Named in Witt reflects on Duchenois death
An old intimate friend laments Duchenois death and reveals he received nothing in her will despite dining with her at her house for years. He says his sorrow stems from her ingratitude and lack of provision rather than her loss.
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Witt
Duchenois
Charles A. White
Tam
Correspondent and figure linked to the Matabele war
The text mentions a correspondent of the London Chronicle during the Matabele war and notes a person of notable ability. The fragment identifies a journalist role connected to the conflict and hints at a capable individual, but details are sparse.
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Ell
The
London Chronicle
Hela
Touches of Battle and a Pension for Capt Houghton
Capt Ethven W Houghton of 528 West Fourteenth Avenue has just received a $30 monthly pension for Civil War service. He recalls fierce fighting with the Third New Hampshire and the Fifty fourth Massachusetts at Fort Wagner and Morris Island, describing Sharps rifle fire, wounded officers, and the bravery of colored troops. He later suffered paralysis but remains proud of his wartime memories.
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Ethven W. Houghton
West
Fourteenth Avenue
Denver Post
Houghton
Taverhill
Mass
New Hampshire
Army of the South
Shermig
Secressionville S.C
Port Royal
Beramda Hone
Dow Run
Virginia
Morris
Italy
Fort Wagner
Col. Shaw
Fifty-fourth Massachusetts
Wagner
Moultrie
Sumpter
Secess
Kunset
Strong
Alevin Libbey
Shaw
Col Jackson
Col. Jackson
Gen. Stroup
Jackson
Statue
Strang
Angual
Pleasure Before Business On A Civil War Porch Remark
An anecdote from the Civil War recalls Gen Palmer remarking Pleasure before business on a rain soaked campaign porch as a cavalryman greeted his beloved. The story frames a clash of duty and romance amid flooded rivers and forage for fordable streams.
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Army of
Palmer
Fordalle
Indy
Murfreesboro
Miniature Castle in Virginia Built by Two Inquisitive Girls
In 1807 at Karihurst Virginia two young explorers began a summer project to craft a miniature castle from local rock on a lawn near Barhurst. They dug a stone dungeon, built windows with wire gratings, and added a top box and concealed roof. The castle rises about two feet high on a ten foot rock base, with towers, battlements, a drawbridge, and a flag bearing a red rampart on yellow. Neighbors watched, some calling the endeavor foolish, while others admired the craft and its imaginative inhabitants.
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St. Nicholas
Bilun Garnett
Virginia
Karihurst
Allegheny
Montana
Ont
Tlora Madyer
Barlhurst
Alte
Caytl
Catheway
Enti
Uni Ttle
Indies
Child Snake Charmer Edna Powers Amazes New York
Six year old Edna Powers of New York City exhibits a remarkable affinity for snakes. She handles rattlers and cobras with calm, claiming reptiles prefer her and that they “hug” her. Edna recalls a childhood sighting that sparked her passion and insists snakes are better than dolls.
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Nn Towers
New York
Elty
Edna
Teft
Elsie Venner
Holmes
Wouldn't That Be Funny A Nanny Goat Song
Fragmentary verse ribbing gender roles with imagined mischief and reversal. The speaker mocks a sequence of characters like a nanny goat and a capta, imagining silly outcomes if roles were swapped and each person behaved as predicted.
Notable Garden Roses and a River Riddle
A father catches Nellie Clossom at age four with a bouquet of roses, her reply twisting a moral line into a playful misquote about keeping the tongue and lips pure. A trivia note claims the Dakota River is the longest unpaingable river at 1Aburs 00 miles, a likely OCR error.
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Nellie
Dakota
lAburs
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Ted
Them
Tore Petloma
Tenvernal
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Eral Palmer
Schuyler County
United States
Gettyneburg
Lowa
St. Louis Globe-Democrat
Mollie
Mintrons
Soula GlobeDemu
Fann
Nea
Constance Mr. Lowe
Cassell
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