Apples and plots in a boys' porch tale at Cloverbobs
A historic tale recounts mischievous Cloverbobs boys led by a clever hider to raid Mrs Pinnicker's fruit store. They descend a chimney with improvised rope and basket, steal apples and plums, and are gently forgiven by the doctor who oversees a reform of behavior. The story closes with moral reflections on restraint and responsibility.
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Rounder
Hanes
England
Mone
Amelad
Parallel Tale of a Double-Body Monster in Scotland
Dr. H Besse cites a Scot land case from the reign of James III described in Reum Scotarum Historia. A man with two heads above the waist and one below lived at the king s court and learned music languages and debated with his twin. The lower body felt tickling with both, while touching one upper head affected only that head. The monstrous being died at twenty eight. one body died days before the other.
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H. Besse
Delaware
Gazette
Morrow County
Scotland
James III
Reum Scotarum Historia
Drink will ruin the noble in man, says John B Gough
A 1847 tale from a gospel minister describes a drunkard father who returns home drunk, causes his son's death, and drains a wife into lunacy. The minister later attends the funeral and vows to fight drink, declaring it debases every noble trait and unites brethren in a lifelong struggle.
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Gosple
Boston
John B. Gough
Sudden Fainting at Holt County Missouri Wedding
At a Holt County Missouri wedding a groom fainted after greeting a former suitor. He recovered after calling in a physician and fresh air, with no explanation given for the collapse. An eastern paper recounts a contrasting story of a hardworking widow and family pressure to conceal her occupation.
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Holt County
Missouri
Notice to Liquor Sellers From Massachusetts Citizen
A Massachusetts resident proclaims in newspaper ads that no liquor or beer sellers may supply them with alcohol or beer. Any violation will trigger legal action in the future.
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Massachusetts
Lincoln Statue Erected in Union League Square New York
A bronze statue of Abraham Lincoln stands ten feet high on a stone pedestal in Union League Square New York erected by the Union League without formal ceremonies. Lincoln is shown in a standing pose with the emancipation proclamation extended and is cloaked, costing about $10009.
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Abraham Lincoln
Union League
Union League Square
New York
Lincoln
Speaking Rock Appears in Seine During Drought
A submerged rock in the bed of the Seine near Paris reemerges only in extreme droughts. Locals call it the speaking stone and claim inscriptions reading Those who have seen me have wept and those who will see me will weep are carved there.
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Seine
Paris
Portugal debates religious liberty after Jew elected to Legislature
A Jew was elected to Portugal's Legislature by a large majority but cannot seat due to a constitutional oath to Catholicism. Liberal papers push repealing the clause and full religious liberty nationwide.
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Portugal
France Under Strain Described by Foreign Correspondent
A foreign correspondent depicts France in turmoil with no trade, absent army leadership, idle populace, uniforms without soldiers, and a nation gripped by excitement, marches, and misleading telegrams.
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France
Physician witness to Lincoln assassination dies in Milford
C. D. Gatch physician and one of Lincoln assassination witnesses who first examined the wound and declared it mortal died last week at Milford in Clermont county.
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C.D. Gatch
Lincoln
Milford
Clermont County
Chicago Girl Seeks Help to Bury Her After Breakup
A Chicago girl who faced heartbreak and planned suicide wrote to her faithless lover asking him to help bury her when she died, citing that her family is poor and unable to pay burial costs.
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Chicago
Local Woman Lifts Flour Barrel for 200 Yards
White county Indiana highlights a young woman who shouldered a heavy barrel of flour and walked two hundred yards without rest, showcasing surprising strength and endurance.
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White County
Indiana
Buffers Play 10,200 Games of Seven Up in Half-Year
In Joliet two old buffers have accumulated 10,200 seven-up games over six months. The best man leads by four games. The year 1871 will have fifty three Sundays, starting and ending on Sunday. A prediction suggests buffalo extinction within twenty years.
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Joliet
Buffalo hams sold in Hays Kansas at two fifty
Buffalo hams cut from hind quarters with skin on sell in Hays Kansas for 2.50 each. They weigh two to three hundred pounds. The hams tongues and rump steaks are described as delicious eating.
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Hays
Kansas
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Ene
Montha
B.f.cessna
Hertz’s
Foot Bridge
C. B. Stemen, M1. D
Melodeon Hall
Jacobs’ Clothing Store
A.n.krout
M.D. Pysicianandsurgeon
Overswineford’s Grocery
Wr. Smith
Hysicianandsurgeon
Purmort & Springer’s Grocery
W.n.longsworth
van Wert
Ohio
Oibos
Longsworth & Pennel’s
J. L. Reid
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Melsheimer
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van Wert Hotel
Rail Road
Ami
C. Neff
C.E. Miruver
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J.B. Brodni
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Arcade Block
Bramback
Theo. W. Brotherton
Delphos
J. D. Clark
AVC AT Law
Orrer
A. Jacobs
N. Alexander
G. M. Saltzgaber
Alexander & Saltzgaber
Wert
James M. Barr
Noble & Baker's
Price
Joan Darnell
Price & Darnell
McCurdy’s
I.S. Hartsock
Heist & Emerson
W.A. Clark
Clark & Puurmort
SER
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J. Alonzo Gleason
Andrew J. Gleason
J. A. Gleason & Bro
Polis
Pic
Hatchret and Hammer Hanpies, &c
NEW Tailor Shop
Anon Liberal Sasoe
A. Jacob's Clothing Store
Samuel Rinehart
R.p.moonn
J. W. Penn
Main ST
First National Bank
Cc. Emerson
St. Swineford
A. Conant
Horace E. Wells
Mulan
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G. A. Schuuqvist
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Star Bakery
Main Street
van Went
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Lard, &c
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Swineford
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W.N. Longsworth
W.H. Pennell
Longsworth & CO
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Dr. Rounder
Dr. Morgan
Spear
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van Wert, Ohio
Jean
Cassimeres
Cuslfom Department
R.C. Gibson & CO
Court House
L. W. Moss
G. W.day
G. W. Day
A. Lynch
Ife
Metz
Grant
Vicksburg
Jerusalem
Titus
Napoleon
Sedan
Babylon
Insurance Company of North America
Auditor OF State
Department OF Insurance
Columbus
Rance Company of
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Philadelphia
Pennsylvania
Jas. H. Godman
James Williams
D. A. Johns
DR. Melsheimer
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New York City
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