Fate and a Servian Lieut Die in a Cossack Circle
In a Russian frontier village a Servian lieutenant named Voulitch wagers against fate in a card game with officers. He loses his nerve and later dies by his own hand, leaving a note to Lieut. Petchorin refuting the oracle of fate. The narrator recounts the eerie sequence and the others' reaction to the tragedy.
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Boston
Maj
Voulitch
Maj. S
Fohitch
Tan
Vouliteh
Lieut
Petchorin
Odor of Economy in New York Hat Test
A Buffalo Express reader notes a satirical test of a man’s finances by sniffing his silk hat. If the odor reveals turpentine or hartshorn, the wearer is seen as frugal or pretentious, hinting at cheaper barbershop treatments over hatter blocking. The tale mocks ostentation and cost cutting.
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New York
Buffalo Express
Baby on the Train Awakens Hal to Fatherhood
On a bleak December night the narrator and Hal travel toward New York. A crying baby aboard the limited express triggers Hal’s gentleness, and he bonds with the child, tenderly cradling her all night before returning her to her grateful father. The scene unfolds amid curious fellow passengers and a long, cold journey.
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Hal
New York
Chicago
Will
Miss Baby
Astory
Pittsburg Penny Press
Am id Squirrel Story Newly Dressed
A Greensboro Ga. Herald reader recounts a humorous hunting tale about coon hunting in southwest Georgia. The narrator describes damp dawns, treed dogs, and a moving log that confounds the hunters, ending with a sly twist about what lay beneath.
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Squirrel Story
Greensboro
Georgia
Unclear OCR Note From Early City Court Briefs
Fragmentary text from a New York legal notice appears to reference an attorney and a court filing. The legible items mention a father, a subject, and possible motions or statements, but the overall meaning is obscured by garbled OCR characters.
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Mia
Brown Chemical OO
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LLEN
Jents
Cret
Apprson
Balsa
Dad
H.C Coney
Allen
Sam la FavorTree
Tutt’s
Murray St
Bitters
Walt Bitters
Cmon
Noyes Bras, & Cutler
8T. Paul, Company
St. Paul
Eyean We Drug Co
Minneapolla
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