Hermit on Mississippi Island Aims to Appeal to Congressman Hitt
An elderly Prussian born hermit on a Mississippi river island seeks intervention from Congressman Robert R. Hitt. He lives isolated in a ten by ten foot room, farms from a self made plow pulled by his body, keeps chickens a cow and two cats, and endures high water intrusions that have displaced him thrice. He asks Hitt to cross lowland barriers to help build a dam and protect his farm on the island.
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Robert R. Hitt
House Committee On Foreign Affairs
Tinels
Mississippi River
Jo Daviess
Sze
Gotstieb Lettsof
Porterania
Prussia
Eecomes
Oletingy
Avetria
Bis Congress Nnd
Leitsot
Prom Aid Ag
Philadelphia Press
Frish Fancies in Narrow-Striped Taffeta Fashion
A Dry Goods Economist feature describes a stylish women’s outfit with black and white striped taffeta. It details a completed toilet with a black net jet and white winged tour, white gloves, rhinestone buckles, and layered trims in black and white. The design highlights diagonal stripe panels, lace borders, and decorative yokes and tucks inspired by French modes.
Blackbeard the Pirate of the Atlantic Coast
Frank R. Stockton depicts the notorious Blackbeard, real name Teach, as a fearsome sea robber roaming the North American coast. He is described with a long black beard divided with ribbons, pistols in a belt, and a knife, making him a formidable figure who ruled a North Carolina mint-town stronghold in the early eighteenth century.
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Blackbeart
Atlantic
North America
New England
West Indies
Blackbeard
Teach
American
North Carolina
Frank R. Stockton
IV St. Nicholas
Bearded 1416-born man grows beard to unusual length
A fragmented report details a man born in 1416 from Vendee who, at 92, saw beard growth reach remarkable lengths. He aged 34 inches in growth, standing five feet three inches, with a beard that wrapped around his neck in winter and exceeded the wearer’s height. Other figures reflect questionable data and archaic contexts.
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Tegmart
Coten
Tecker
Lecherdrack
Norigos
Vendenesee
Cnice
Henar
A Lesson in History from Early American Currency and New York
The text recounts origins of the U S Constitution’s framing by James Madison, details Granby Higley Tokens from 1737, and notes the first Boston mint under John Hull in 1682. It also covers Peter Stuyvesant’s surrender of New Amsterdam to New York in 1664, and New York City’s population at surrender, about 1,500, with Dutch being common.
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United States
James Madison
Connecticut
John Wigley
Granby
Higley
Point Comfort
James River
Poynt Comfort
Goode
Marsachusetts
Boston
John Hull
Amsterdam
Peter Stuyvesant
Porerser
Starvoomt
New Amsterdam
New York
York
New York City
The Late Fashions Show Somber Imported Dress Moods
A fashion overview notes sleeves with close arms and various trims from paits to epaulets. Pinky waists and scalloped skirts appear. hats include dark blue velvet with furrowed rims and velvet crowns. European furs are finished by American workmen, signaling a shift in who makes the garments.
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Tate
Glance at the Past on Silk, Lords, and Clothiers
A fragmentary antique piece notes early spider silk experiments in Philadelphia 1814, silk culture attempts that failed after spiders died, and traces the origins of British peerage families dating to the 12th and 13th centuries. It mentions the Groavenor line and the Bisaket clothiers of Drigtol, with a remark on the invention of a fabric once worn by peasants.
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Epiders
Fough
Scotland
Argyll
Groavenor
Edward Tit
Drigtol
Gagland
Set
Bisaket
Fragmented Newspaper Quips and Jests Mixed In Short Phrases
A compilation of witty lines and quips from various papers. Snippets include remarks on actors, babies, a photographer, the Klondike, and political intrigue. The tone alternates between satire and domestic humor, reflecting a late nineteenth or early twentieth century newspaper style.
Geronimo and other frontier notes in found text
A fragmented serialized item profiles Geronimo a famed Apache leader noting his youth at nine years old, his card playing at Fort Sill, and a long history with Victoria and campaigns in Arizona and New Mexico. It shifts to Montenegrin army structure and a brief note on a sharp nosed bicycle feature and sea life density discoveries.
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Old Geronimo
North America
Fort Sill
J. T
Monte
Geronimo
Victoria
Arizona
Lewis Teras Rar
Arezona
Mexico
New Mexico
George Crook
Crook
Mijed
Miles
Fort Bowie
Lawson
Boreales
Horida
Sif
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Custer County
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Challis, Tdaho
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Challis
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Idaho
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Attorney-Al-Law
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