Remarkable mix of 19th century notices and verse
Various short items report place name changes, odd animal notes, weather lore, temperance fervor in Pittsburgh, a Roman Catholic move in Rome New York, and December warmth in London. Interwoven verse features Grandmother Gray and dream of wealth, while news covers naval naptha fuel in Baku, Cairo scandals, and Moody’s Chicago revival impact.
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Rome
N. Y
Protestant Episcopal Church
London
Brave Girl Foils Tavern Murder Plot in Canadian Winter
In 1842 a gentleman and his daughter Carrie stop at a tavern in Canada. Carrie discovers murder eyes in a bust and devises a plan to escape by riding away with their horse. She signals for help, returns with the sheriff, and traps the landlord and crew. A hidden murder victim is found behind a brick hearth, leading to their execution.
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Canada
Carrie
Mr. Spencer
George III
Spencer
Tie
Sire
Jem
Daugher
Tommy
Rman
Mr. James
James
Man in China Sells Hanged Substitute for Fifteen Dollars
A man in China sentenced to be hanged reportedly offered to pay 15 dollars to substitute another prisoner for the execution. Local authorities did not confirm the claim, and details remain unclear.
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China
Unloved Heiress Finds Work at Eagle Saloon
Ermina Hall, penniless daughter of Judge Hall, leaves courtly life after marriage fails to materialize. She seeks work, facing cold refusals from relatives, hunger, and social stigma, until she accepts a waitress job at a modest Eagle dining hall and resolves to support herself through honest labor.
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Ermina Hall
Ermina
Mr. Clay
Mademoiselle Lefern
Bellairs Belton
Mrs. Bellairs Belton
Benny
Papa
Miles
Eagle Eating
Mr. Bellairs Belton
Amusing Niagara Falls Letter About a Tragic Train Widow
Mr C C Fulton writes from Niagara Falls to the Baltimore American recounting a widow who traveled with her brother in law to Ash tabula to search for her husband’s remains. On a train near Buffalo she shared her grief, then flirtatious behavior and laughter emerged as the widow comforted her companion with lingering closeness and subtle touches.
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C. C. Fulton
Niagara Falls
Baltimore American
Ashtabula
Buffalo
Anen
Last Time and the Pain of Final Acts
A reflective meditation on saying farewell to life’s simple joys and roles. Bishop Foster notes the sting of final performances, from kissing the dead to a last sermon, and wonders if death opens a land of promise beyond grownup duties. The piece muses on memory, aging, and existential hope.
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Bishop Foster
Sudden New Year Marriage and Army Literacy Reform
A young couple in the city wed at a New Year’s gathering after a playful banter about marriage. The ceremony occurred with a minister’s consent, and the bride received a certificate on Tuesday. Also in the item, the War Office limits married women in regiments to four percent, replacing seven percent, with vacancies filled at the lower level. A Khedive in Egypt favors military clerks’ literacy, prompting a reform order that all officers and soldiers must be literate before promotion, turning the army into a school.
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Washington National Republican
London Echo
War Office
McClellan
Scribner
Egypt
Khedive
Aaron
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Georgiana CO. Glenn
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Washington and Jefferson
H. G. Davis
Kepler St
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Calla
M'Gavres
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HH. C. McGavren & Son
Physicians and Surgeone
Siemen & Gipe
McGevren & Webster
William Smith
A. L. Teubner & Co
Main
Jackson Sts
Co. B. Steman
A. S. Burt's Bank
Main St
J. M. Stutsman
Puneiim
McKim's Sre
Corner Main
Washington Streets
Shannon Street
Opposte
Attorneys AT Law
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Helst
Ohio
A. J. Porter
J. Cc. Glenn
Glenn & Porter
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John Darnell
Aer AT Law
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Heist's Block
Alexander
G. M. Saltzgabrer
Alexander & Saltzgaber
James M. Barr
Esaney
O. Office
W. Price
Ira P. Silissler
Price & Shissler
Rene
AT Law
McCurdy’s
First Rational Bank
W.j. Beers
Jas. Clark & Son
P. Edson
J. B. Brodnix
Edson & Brodnix
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Arber
A.P. Linn
J. W. Penn
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Main ST. van Wert
Joseph Cassel
Grocers
Old Country
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S. Swineford & Sons
Yhio
H. Weible, Pres
R. C. Grason, Sup’t
Delphos
Cassimeres
Filannels
G.C. Graham
South Washington St
van Wert, Ohio
American Sewing Machine Company
Madison St
Toledo
H. P. Eysenbach
Johnetersw Prt Woud
Jacob Fox
I. N. Alexander
S C. Casto
B. Gleason
F. J. Bonewitz
E. W. Wilson
C. P. Richey
C. A. Melsheimer
James Webster
M. F. Richey
Isaac N. Alexander
A. Melsheimer
C. D.swartout
Bonewitz
Assixtant Cashier
Ginger Snapps
Shoe-Heel
North Carolina
Tilden
Baltimore
Pacific
California
Pittsburgh
Grandmother Gray
Mary K. Boutell
Jet
Tsay
Vanderbilt
Chicago
The
Times
Emil S. Gebhardt
Vellejo
Cal
Baku
Caspian Sea
Mansfield Island
Lake Erie
Chicago Tribune
Brother Moody
Tabernacle
Great Tabernacle
Farwell Hall
Alexander Hamilton
Hoboken
Frederick the Great
Khedive of
United States
A. Lynch
C. C. Knapp
Drug and Book Store
EK. Pennell
Ard
Come
Seth McGuffy
M. H. Tuttle
Lucy Hooper
Paris
Evening Telegraph
Holy Land
Messrs. Drexel & Co
Joaquin Miller
Mina
Clay
Rudolph Penfield
Penfield
Madison Avenue
Rudolph
Ballairs Beltons
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