Law and the Wood Sign Feud Between Neighbors
Cyrus Perkins and Joe Bunker clash over a six by nine trespassing sign placed on a shared wood road. Bunker insists the sign governs passage while Perkins refuses to read it literally, citing the law’s fair barriers and his right to travel. The tale ends with Perkins refusing to bow to the sign's instruction as he rides away.
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Bunker
Cyrus
Joe
Perkins
Joe Bunker
Elliott Fowler
Brooklyn Eagle
New-York Weekly Tribune
Union
New-York Tribune Farmer
Warren Mail
MAIL
Griswold Hides in Plain Sight in New Orleans
Griswold plans an alias by shaving into rough stubble and swapping clothes with a pawn broker’s “uncle” disguise. He buys jeans trousers and a calico shirt, then hides the clothes as a supposed theft, hoping to mislead police as he contemplates framing a counterfeit manuscript, pistol, and cash.
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Griswold
Canal Street
Griswold Grove
Griswold Plans a Bold Bank Run in Unseen Identity
In a Parisian style restaurant Griswold tests a disguise by dining under a false name. He tricks a bank teller with mud smeared currency and contemplates a larger daring act while mocking his own safety. He reflects on choosing his next route riverward with calm resolve.
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Griswold
Griswold Faces Flight and a Chance at a Quiet Life
Griswold wrestles with guilt after stealing money and a revolver. He helps a dying laborer, swaps places to take the man’s job, and boards a steamer toward a new inland town, briefly courting Miss Farnham without revealing his identity. He settles on Wabaska as an ideal retreat.
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Griswold
New York
Longside
Childer
Iowa
John Gavitt
Liberator
Charlotte Farnham
Wabaska
Minnesota
Miss Farnham
Bayou Bank
The Scotch Regalia Ring in Royal Lineage
A narrative tracing the Scotch regalia ring from Mary Stuart through James I and II to Cardinal York and the current royal Scottish jewels. The piece highlights tragic turns, royal transfers, and a perilous escape at Sheerness that preserved the ring for the dynasty.
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Mary Stuart
Fotheringay Castle
James
Charles I
Scone
Whitehall
Charles
Bishop Juxon
James II
Sheerness
Cardinal York
Scotland
Prince of Wales Traverses Avon Gorge Amid Local Folly Tale
The prince of Wales passed near a curious Avon Gorge structure on his Clifton Down to Avonmouth journey. A local legend says a man named Cook built a tower to shield his son from a gypsy prophecy of death by a serpent before age 21. A viper in a faggot allegedly caused the fatal bite.
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Clifton Down
Avonmouth
Prince of Wales
Avon Gorge
Cook
Leigh Woods
Cook’s Folly
London Tatler
Gentle Hint to His Flock in Buckinghamshire
Short notice from a Buckinghamshire parish church announces the vicar cannot visit hilltop residents due to age. He will still perform Sunday duties and hopes for a pony and carriage to resume visits if divine providence provides.
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Buckinghamshire
England
Chicago Chronicle
He Needed It. Mamma Explains Souls to Tommy
In a Brooklyn Eagle cartoon panel a mother explains spiritual truths to her son Tommy. The boy asks a humorous question about what he will button his pants to after death. The caption humorously contrasts a mortal worry with a cosmic topic.
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Mamma
Tommy
Brooklyn Eagle
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Jas. O. Parmlee
David L. Gerould
L. W. Dennison
K. T. Hazeltine
Levi Smith
J. G. Curtis
W. C. Norris
G. W. Campbell
Samuel Peterson
Fred P. Hue
D. L. Gerould
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Warren Savings Bank
A. J. Hazeltine
C. W. Beaty
G. B. Ensworth
Geo. H. Jackson
James Clark
Charles W. Stone
M. B. Dunham
L. RB. Freeman
Chas. Sigel
E. W. Campbell
Warren National Bank
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Wm. D. Brown
Jerry Crary
D. W. Beaty
A. T. Scofield
Nelson P. Wheeler
G. N. Parmlee
Andrew Hertzel
Charles Chase
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Christian Smith
H. A. Jamieson
F. E. Hertzel
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