A Paris Widow and the Portrait of Follette
Louis Nerac a Parisian bachelor pursues Madame Duhamel a widow. After a comic chase involving Follette the greyhound Nerac engineers a scheme, returns the dog, and wins the widow’s favor. He paints Follette from life and marries her, replacing the deceased husband’s portrait with his own.
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Louis Nerac
Cafe de Paris
Nerac
Madeleine
Place de Concorde
Nerae
Barriere de l’Etoile
Neuilly
Boulevard de Gaud
Rua de la Ville l’Eveque
Tollette
Follette
Louis
Madame Duhamel
Hesperides
Duhamel
Nearc
Monsieur
Pollette
Jie
Vollette
Tuileries
Rue Castiglione
Madame
Poictiers
Paris
Neracas
Sue
Nevac
Loilette
Monsieur Nerac
Nerac Bro
Jadin
Landseer
Monsieur Duhamel
Quai Conti
Young Massachusetts Boy Enlists Hidden Three Years Away
Charles Gates a minor from Lee Massachusetts escaped parental objection and ran away to enlist in the 10th regiment three years ago. He served without furlough, returned unharmed, and surprised his family by driving the cows home at dusk after his long absence.
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Benjamine
Connecticut
Benjie
Uncle Ben
Charles Gates
Wm. KK. Gates
Lee
Massachusetts
10Th
Ife
Snuffers Prove Handy According To Anecdote
A tale from Huntington Furnace recalls Adam Slonaker discovering snuffers long ago. He asks their use and, upon seeing a candle needing attention, pins off the snuff with his finger and pinches it into the tool, declaring them handy.
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Adam Slonaker
Huntingdon Furnace
Adam
Nashville correspondent notes Cobb visiting Washington trip
A Cincinnati Gazette Nashville correspondent reports Hon. BR W LB Cobb formerly a U S Senator from Alabama now in the rebel Congress arrived in the city Sunday night. He is en route to Washington on a mission of unknown character.
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Washincvon
Nashville
Cincinnati Gazettt
BR. W. LB. Cobb
Alabama
United States
Congress
Washington
Devil and People Squeeze Echo Courtroom Banter
An attorney speaks to a nine year old about a case between the devil and the people. The boy answers that the people have more money but the devil has more lawyers, predicting who will win. The exchange carries a sharp witticism on legal leverage.
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Papa
Mamma
Georgy
Greene town cat multiplication reaches 440 kittens
The Lewiston Journal notes a quirky count in Greene where a single pair of cats bred during the rebellion era has produced 440 cats and kittens to date, described with amused alarm.
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Lewiston
Greene
Pat and dealer tease over buying a trunk
A dealer asks Pat if he should buy a trunk to store clothes. Pat retorts that a trunk would mean going naked, reacting with surprised humor to the idea. The exchange notes Pat’s wit and provincial speech.
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Pat
Harkness on happiness through restraint and action
A reflective aphorism notes two paths to happiness. The speaker urges calm by not vexing over unchangeable things and over things one can influence, promoting steady resolve and practical effort.
Mount Washington Lacks Common Services and Tax Paying
A historical item notes Mount Washington Massachusetts has no church post office clergymen lawyer doctor income licence carriage or plate and pays no tax to the Internal Revenue Department.
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Mount Washington
Massachusetts
Internal Revenue Department
Small courtesies brighten countless homes in daily life
The quote reflects on how simple polite acts transform countless rooms from gloom to cheer, highlighting tiny gestures as powerful, magical elements of everyday existence.
Court Quips Over Nuisance Remark In Rowdy Session
A judge rebukes a defendant for nuisance in court, while the accused retorts that no one has a right to commit a nuisance, highlighting a tense exchange during a routine hearing.
The Philadelphia Cousin in Affluent Decline
A narrator revisits a Philadelphia alley shop run by his wife's cousin a once thriving locksmith and bellhanger. The tale follows his cousin's failed retirement, failed garden plans, extravagant but useless luxuries, and the drift from skilled work to idle life, ending with a depleted library and unrest.
Murder of Dean Shocks Half the Room
A rough discussion erupts over the murder of Dean and the grim image of his remains sealed in a tin box prompts puzzled questions about which Dean is involved.
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Dean
Sar Dean
Hallo Frank Death Hoax Reputed
In a brief exchange a speaker questions Frank about a false death story. Frank confirms a death rumor circulated but identifies another man as the subject and notes he heard of the hoax about six thousand times.
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Frank
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Warren Mail
LEGAL
Charles Dinsmoed
Scofield
Parmlee & Tleary
Joseph A. Neill
Johnson's Exchange
Warren
Barnett W. Lacy
Warren, Penna
Jerome Davis
Brown W Wikteley
Liberty Street
Warren, Pa
G. W. Scofield
WM. D. Brown
D. M’kelly
Brown & Jamieson
Johnson’s Exchange
Penna
H. A Jamison
Second Street
Johnson & Brown’s
L. D. Wetmore
J. R. Clark
Hackney
Second and
Liberty Streets
Joan Besseur
Grange Saior
Brown’s
State House and
Public Square
Erie
Philadelphia
Carr
L. Brown
Medical
D. V. Stranahan
Front Street
Postoffice
Hazeltine & Co
M. Shaeffer & Co
Yankee Nations, &c
Bysecker Block
P. J. Trushel & Co
Warren Pa
Randall's Drug Store
Pierce & Davis
Carver House
KE. M. Pierce
W. HW. Davis
Beecher & Colman
R.coleman
Dunkirk
Brown Brothers
Astroy
W. Brown
Thos. Brown
John Brown
Nesmith & Keller
Exchange Building
Smith & Messner
Barber House
A. Kirberger
Greenland Brothers
Water Street
George Ball
Central Clothing
O. H. Hunter
P. & W. Martin
Cortland Street
Greenwich and
Washington Sts
Peter Martin, WM. Martin
New York
Oakum
Brecher & Colman
New Hampshire
Oceans
Lincoln
Sore-Heads
Copperheads
Croesus
Mars
Copperhead
Lindon
Faren
Mr. B
Swansea Street
Venn
Mary
Andrew Robinson
Europe
Harkness
Aleck
Wife
Red Sea
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