SLOQUENOS. The Independent recounts a camp meeting sermon
An 1840s style reminiscence describes a Georgia Methodist camp meeting sermon that blended humor and sermonizing. The speaker, small and sincere, lampoons biblical animals with Goldsmith references while tracing Noah and the ark through a rambling, affectionate homily. The piece ends noting the era’s prophetic cadence about the end times.
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Georgia
Shem
Goldemirth
Goldsmith
Thia
Nater
Heroic Ride Saves Frontier Fort in 1815 Incident
The Boonville Advertiser recalls Joseph Cooper of Howard County and an 1815 Indian attack on Cooper Fort by the Missouri river. Millie Cooper rides to Kincaid Fort, braving arrows, to summon reinforcements and save settlers from massacre.
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Joseph Cooper
Howard County
Ths
Cooper
Missouri River
Aida
Kincaid
Millie Cooper
Indiana
Boonville
The Boot Blacks Hear Jim Cocoanut Tale Of Marler
In a rough group on the Custom House stairs Jim Cocoanut tells a tall tale about Marler, a rich orphan girl with yellow hair and blue eyes. A runaway horse and a bootblack rescuer lead to a brief romance, then counterfeit gold ends the marriage, delivering a moral about chasing wealth over love.
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Goldsmith
Terice
Shem
Ham
Japheth
Abraham
Jobah
Neor
Seri
Secord
Noer
Noerah
Custom House
Aeap
Jim
Marler
Stampa
Tom
Maer
Alze
Suspender Johnson
Fragmented OCR note on money offers and names
The readable text shows a messy mix of money offers and references to a lifetime deal, with scattered fragments mentioning friends, bills, and names. The legible parts imply a sale or promotion but lack clear entities or a coherent event.
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