Polly's Premium Farmer Mocked at Kansas Fair
Polly, a plain farm wife, pursues a Kansas premium by entering a farmer as the educated partner in a fashion driven plot. Mrs Volney presses for the prize while Polly endures social ridicule and pursuit of a mistaken ideal, hoping for a payout that never fully delivers.
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Savaei
Gwenanan
Ted
Rennil
Anid Polly
Newepaper
Anc
Farner
Polly
Garret
Cray
Shin
Mira
Volney
Sha
Abi
Aoc
Legend of Andernach Ghost Brick and River Drive
A fragmentary tale from Andernach describes Frau Martha, poor but devout, haunted by roof leaks during a storm. A man with a lantern and ladder is seen leaving her house, later linked to supernatural signs and churchyard repairs. An unrelated note reports a romantic Kentucky marriage and a Chicago curiosity at the Palmer House.
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Drachenfele
Anderpach
Longfellow
Thera
Andernach
Frau
Martha
Nersel
Dagen Angel
Antonasalt
Fran Martha
Bar Chai- 7
Con
Velr-Nickul
Bia
Eborider
Batabe
Ami
Palz- Nicke
Cestor
Florian
Fran Heidget
Bridget Seid Thas
Hana
Cooper
Aihin Hogeheads
Anc
Kipster &T
Virgil
Irim Meckler
Says & Lexington
T. J. Nichols
B. A. Mulligan
Maggie Johnaon
Shakers
Harrodsborg
Kentucky
Nichol
Ani
Nichols
Ail
Palmer House
Chicago
Sfteen
Morse
Bali
Ohio
Loring
Iowa
Mme G
Sy Auer
Warren
Fanny
East Hill
Anzious Sepgowee
Dambbelle
Moses
Olea
Xara
Greely
Untold Vision in Chapel Ends in Tragedy
A dream tale in a corner chapel describes a pale man with a lantern visiting a grieving mother and babe. The figure nails a self to a cross and vanishes, leaving only blood and a silent crucifix. The mother and child die soon after, only believed by a witness who saw the apparition.
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Abe
Treasure search at Saint Denis spurs church controversy
A Paris tale describes a woman seeking hidden gold and relics beneath Saint Denis. Officials cap the treasure claim, while excavations reveal possible vaults and arched passages. Church authorities suppress further digging arguing sacrilege, as state power clashes with religious tradition.
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Wos
Mieben Paria Freseurse
Abeld
Ministry of Fine Arta
Cathedral of St. Denis
Tus
Ager
Chateaubriand
Cardinal de Rets
Evermore
Paris
Republic
Montgom ery hotel scene on work and race in a fragment
A fragment from a Montgomery scene shows several Michi ganders and a local Ionia county man asking Black workers about jobs. He questions farming prospects while a Black worker explains white landowners withhold rent relief, hinder mule and harness access, and limit plow use, reflecting systemic obstacles to Black labor.
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Karel White
Barry
Kamel
Fragmented Humor Column Passages From Early Times
A long OCR fragment gathers jokes and anecdotes featuring political figures, lawyers, ministers, and a famed humorist. It weaves misheard lines, courtroom quirks, and social mockery with references to Morse Bali and others, plus a reminiscence of a distant humorist atop East Hill and a doctor advising exercise.
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Andy
Nicholas Fori
Boon
Premidi Dres
Voli Gordon
Aeneas
Eba
Las Mata
Aps
Kansas
Bpecans
Todyall
Bo Couli
Mr. Prugenc
Pallez
MacVotney
Ant
Amoh
Billy
Ib Agen
Polly Wes Bossan
Asabe
Nolan
Mas Wade Abe
Ae Eaton
Scis
Basshedi
Mrs. Volney
Mrs Volney
Gordon
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Anderyace
Bouic
Baltimory Americar
William Viera Bouic
George Peter
Nathan 8. White
Dawsonville
Lopelest
Elle
White
E. B. Prettytoan
B. White
William Viers Bonic, Jr
Tas
Bev
Nathson
Ella Bouic
Sarge
Tanderly
Court Honas
Sheen
ST. Desis
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