Local prose from Newark Middling 1876 farming rant
Newark Missouri May 16 1876 Holitore Herald reports a peaceable mood and public discourse about farming along the St Louis Keokuk and Northwestern railroad. The piece notes mortgage strain on lands near the river valley and calls readers to visit Murri Cane to see wheat and clover, with remarks on wheat bread, stock feeding, shipping facilities, and a grateful tone toward local agriculture and roads.
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Newark
Holitore Herald
St. Louis
Keokuk
Or. Urelter
Walia le
Wall Domain
Falmouth
Murricane
Weelert
J. W. Palmer
B. Dap
Tow Line Imagery and a Child's Question Fold into Tale
A fragmentary narrative recalls a ship being towed by a smaller steam tug under a vast hull, with a warning of danger if the line breaks. Interwoven are reflections on steadfast crew and the sea’s pull, followed by a brief domestic vignette where a boy asks for bread and a mother retorts from her memory of scarcity.
Washington praised by English historian in Harper's review
A Word from William Smyth on George Washington appears in Harper's Magazine as quoted in Life of George Ticknor. The English historian describes Washington as virtuous and steadfast, noting his balance between liberty and restraint, and his enduring moral influence across revolutions and wars.
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Shman
Washingtee
Harper's Magazine
Washington
William Smyth
Engiiah Cambridge
George Ticknor
Mr. Ticknor
Rogers
Poet
Marquis of Lanslowne
Marquis de Taneien
Cambridge
Duvall
Grouse Tale at Emmigrant Gap on Central Pacific
Dave Caffin, a boarding house keeper at Emmigrant Gap, encounters a stranger on the Central Pacific line while returning home with a grouse. The man asks the distance to Cisco, and Dave humorously replies about making a good stew as the exchange grows tense.
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Dave Caffin
Emmigrant Gap
Central Pacific
Dave
Cisco
Cafin
Ile
The Great Bells Of The World And Their Weights
The article catalogs historic bells from Moscow to Notre Dame, listing weights from 9,000 pounds to 448,772 pounds and sizes across continents. It notes domes and towers housing famed bells like the Tear Kolokol, York Minster, St Pauls, and the Suzanne of Erfurt, with figures for their masses and origins.
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Moscow
China
Russia
Peking
Father le Dumpte
Stealde
Rangoon
England
York Minster
Oxford
Lincoln
St. Paul's
London
Paris
Vienna
Olmutz
Suzanne
Erfurt
Montress
Canada
Notre Dame Cathedral
Cathedral
Lea
Bradley the Brave: A Wounded Soldier's Final Moment
A dramatic battlefield tale recounts Bradley sustaining a fatal wound to the bladder after a shot and a shriek. The doctor and Captain Johnson, along with Bradley, exchange lines as he asks to write to his mother that he died bravely facing the fire. Bradley survives a moment, only to return to duty amid laughter and ongoing mischief.
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Bradley
Lili
Captain Johnson
Worldly men doubt disinterested action motive
The passage argues that people believe actions lack pure motives and are driven by desire for admiration or tangible gain. It suggests even when the sun shines, a person may only stand to be observed, implying vanity or self-interest underlies behavior.
Leavenworth Preacher Delivers Odd Sermon Moment
A female preacher at Leavenworth stirred the audience by placing her fat on the table during the sermon. Keathy cried out about love and prophecy, saying Suran WH and Anthony marry, predicting a lean male tyrant in the world.
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Leavenworth
Keathy
Suran
Anthony
Humorous Fragments From A Curious Evening
A string of comic quips and anecdotes on life, manners, and memory. Skits touch on friendship, laziness, and daily foibles, with shots at prudishness and pretended wisdom. Jokes range from an iron horse and greenbacks to a coroner's inquest and a father kissing a cat, all in lighthearted prose.
Fire at the crisis, Bragg orders salvo in joke exchange
A war joke recounts a general telling Captain Bragg the crisis has arrived and Bragg telling his lieutenant to fire. The lieutenant objects not seeing a target, and Bragg repeats the command to fire at the crisis. Presented as humorous Civil War era quip.
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Bragg
Get Up With the Sun Advice in Winter Health Note
A quip about health and sun time suggests rising with the sun in winter. It notes that when sunrise occurs around four o'clock, the wisest people space their mornings two hours apart and let their wives gather wisdom.
Nail Driven Nails for Healthier Fruit Trees
Fragment describes driving nails into fruit trees near ground level to boost health and fruiting. Claims rust from nails oxidizes and impregnates foliage, deterring worms and improving vigor, though details are unclear and the explanation mixes technical terms with errors.
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Chris Ane
Sean
Bearn
Punch
Lille Eta
Bill
Milwaukee
John
Bheesid
Ataira
Sarah
Willan Kudtemann
Liovoin
Troy
C. Kutemany
Adm'x
The
Ieee
Kiellip
Lerald
Beatty
Grand Square
Upright
Daniel F. Betatty
New Jersey
Nichols & Sydnor
Troy, MO
Ilave
Main Street
Ram Ree
Louis Wolfgram
ORK
Sane Mo
Von
Vau Vorsons
Walil
Alizabetil Wende
John Knox
T. W. Withrow
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