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Newspaper
Troy Herald
Location
Troy, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Sep 04, 1878
Page
6
Fragmented prose questions the origin and meaning of a long held custom. It ponders who has died or moved on and where the living souls stand, invoking walls of time and moral lands. The piece evokes spiritual guidance and the mystery of names and origins within a haunted Pennsylvania frame.
A blocked paragraph details an outdated stove and pipe polishing method using brushes, polish, and flannel cloths. The narrator describes laborious rubbing until black shine appears, with warnings about drying times and achieving a smooth reflection on castings, sleet parts, and stove pipes.
A rugged dialogue unfolds as a traveler and Bam confront each other, with mistaken identities and family echoes. The exchange reveals Bam’s insistence on real names and lineage, ending in a local, folksy confrontation and a hint of village lore near Belle Plains.
A Vilige tavern landlord refuses service to a recovering drinker, recalling past ruin and begging to die. He pledges, with trembling resolve, that this will be the last bottle sold, as the man urges him to stop and spare them both. The moment ends with the landlord swearing to keep his promise.
A damaged OCR fragment reflects a life scene with a horse collar and a man’s eyes, hinting at weariness and aging gear. The snippet references a collar, a horse, and a moment of departure, but details are incomplete and the exact events and names are not recoverable.
A fragment reports a discussion among several gentlemen about a shipment of herring and white fish acquired from a Detroit fish dealer. Most declined to judge the fish’s quality as to shape and size, but two finally inspected the herrings and declared the white fish acceptable.
A fragmentary historical note compares poet earnings, citing Nineteenth Century price to Tennyson for a long ballad at 812.50, Longfellow’s Hanging of the Crane at 64 000, and Tennyson’s Guineas per line for Tithonus, with other late 19th century payments. The text includes garbled commentary and stray phrases about effort and fame.
A tarnished reminiscence recalls Nollekens and Barry at a coffee house in the 1700s. Barry swapped hats with Nollekens, claiming a lace hat would reveal him by its ornament. A child named Annie offers a quip about prayers, saying she may pray again tomorrow, mirroring the innocent mischief of the era.
Vague text fragment mentions an event with women jumping at offers and a senior year placeholder. Lacks clear names, places, or outcomes to form a proper card.
J M McLellan and Real Estate of Troy Missouri advertise land parcels for sale within and around Troy and nearby towns. Listings include No 87 to No 68 parcels detailing acres, fencing, cultivation, houses, outbuildings, fruit trees, timber, and stock, with distances from Troy New Hope Auburn Moscow and Warrenton. Prices and terms described as low and easy.
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