The Bride From Duckport
The piece recounts the Duckport wedding of Mrs. John Scudder, the Deacon’s daughter, to John Scudder. It follows their departure for New York, the groom’s business, and the bride’s mixed reactions to fashion and luxury as she explores the Cosmopolitan Hotel's corridors and elevator, noting her impressions of luxury, mirrors, and hotel life.
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Duckport
John Scudder
Blanchard
Wls
Grandfather Cudder
John
New York
Scudder
Cosmoplitan Hotel
Marble Palace
Snake
The Lamb Tavern Keeps Nightly Vigil Over a Lost Bride
Kitty wanders alone through a grim city suburb after a city-slick prank ends in danger and theft. She reaches the Lamb Tavern by the harbor where an aged couple hosts her for shelter. John, frantic, learns Kitty’s whereabouts and reconciles at last when she returns home with her husband-to-be.
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Genevra
Kitty
John
Pareshiers
Littie
Yonder
Clover Field
Rawih Itklead
Red-Coate
New Orlane
Olice
Bridgegroom
Sohn
New York
Lamb Tavern
Duckport
Abandoned children plight shocks Atlanta neighborhood
The far end of White hall street hosts a neglected trio in a one-story house. A father, unnamed, left two children aged two or three and six to seven without care, feeding them rarely. Neighbors finally discovered the girl, faint and pale, while the boy lay exhausted on scraps, resembling death.
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Atlanta
Constitution
Whitehall Street
Tzar
Dion
alcoIear’s
Joe
Izar
Ag Biany
Mons. Izar
Shota
Csrom Joni
Horrific Starvation Case and Rescue Efforts Reported
A brutal scene of starvation is described as neighbors forced a car open to reach starving children. A young girl begged for bread while a dying youngest child lay unresponsive. Mothers and volunteers cared for the children, police hunted the father blamed for the atrocity, and officials vowed punishment for the brutal act.
Bystander Recalls Heated Political Exchange and Toonish Outburst
A bystander named George Washington Smith overheard a rancorous argument between two politicians as he walked to a whitewashing job. The clash escalated with insults and accusations of corruption, culminating in property damage and a neighbor window being broken. The scene ends with a grim moralizing remark about mob behavior and racial slurs.
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George Washington Smith
Tom
Bizarre York City Billiards Exhibition Skews Early
An unclear report from New York describes a public billiards event with players such as Joe Dion and Lynti eth cloth, noting low scores and difficulties in reaching expected performance. The fragmentary text references Albert ala 1282 and public appearance.
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York
Wade
New York
Albert Ala
Joe Dion
Lynti
Deena
Cowardly Captain Faces Off With Harrisburg Mayor
A chaotic confrontation unfolds as Captain Harry Eddine and Harrisburg Texas Mayor exchange threats. The captain allegedly fires a pistol, the mayor wrestles the weapon, and the conflict ends with the captain retreating from public life.
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Harrisburg
Texas
Harry
Eddine
S J
Chough
From a Sailor to a Changed Life at Sea
A former sailor recalls a harsh upbringing and military life. He reflects on battles, drink, gambling, and a pivotal moment when his father confronted his path. He vows to never drink again and to change his life after a period of shame and contemplation.
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Vnionville
HD. Marshall
L. W. Conger
Cashier
Putnam County
Tonville, MO
Europe
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St. Louia
Preston, Keen & Co
Chicago
Allen, Stephens & Co
New Yorke
T. C. Hatton, M. D
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Tnionville
L. D. Graham
Johnson House
Hartford
St. John
L. de Graham
M. Williams
Asa Thernburg
Missouri
Fa" Omulbua
R. Harris
Gat Clan
GFP
J. Hobkinson
J. F. Frankey
Notary Public
Sheen & Frankey
Attorneys At Law
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W. Mullins
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Supreme Court
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Johnson Hotel
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Williams
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Salem, Daviess Co
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Bex
Frisby’s Drug Store
School House
William G. Sharer
Putnam
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Bride
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